Gardena's zoning landscape standards require water-efficient planting: under GMC Section 18.42.075, at least 75% of plantings must be water-efficient and no more than 5% may be high-water-use plants or turf. California native plants are encouraged, and Mediterranean-climate species are permitted.
Gardena directly encourages native and drought-tolerant landscaping through its zoning code. Under Gardena Municipal Code Section 18.42.075 (landscaping standards within Chapter 18.42, General Provisions), covered landscape designs must be water-efficient: at least seventy-five percent (75%) of plantings must be water-efficient plants, and not more than five percent (5%) may be high-water-use plants or turf grass. The standard references the WUCOLS (Water Use Classification of Landscape Species) system for the applicable climate region to identify low and very-low water-use plants. California native plants are encouraged, and the code also permits plants native to other Mediterranean climates such as South Africa and Australia, giving property owners a broad palette of climate-appropriate, low-water species. These water-efficient landscape provisions function as Gardena's local implementation
New or substantially altered landscapes reviewed under Gardena's zoning must meet the 75% water-efficient-plant standard and the 5% cap on high-water/turf plantings in GMC Section 18.42.075; noncompliant landscape plans can be conditioned or denied at planning/plan-check review. Front-yard paving beyond
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