Showing ordinances that apply to Fruitridge Pocket, CA
Fruitridge Pocket is an unincorporated community (population 6,102) in Sacramento County, California. Because Fruitridge Pocket is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Sacramento County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The native plants rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Sacramento County encourages native and drought-tolerant landscaping through MWELO and regional water-wise programs. New development over 500 sq ft must meet Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance water budget rules.
The California Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO, 23 CCR 490 et seq.) applies to new and rehabilitated landscapes over 500 sq ft for permitted residential or 2,500 sq ft for non-permitted installs. Water budgets must comply with the Maximum Applied Water Allowance using an evapotranspiration adjustment factor of 0.55 for residential. Sacramento County Landscape Ordinance (Chapter 19.12 and MWELO incorporation) enforces hydrozoning, high-efficiency irrigation, and recommends California native plant palettes suited to the Sacramento Valley (valley oak, deergrass, toyon, redbud, California poppy). Sacramento Regional Water Authority provides River Friendly Landscape rebates up to several dollars per sq ft of lawn conversion.
Plan check denial for noncompliant new landscapes. No retroactive requirements for existing lawns, but conversion incentives are offered.
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