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Land Use Bylaw1P2007

The City of Calgary Land Use Bylaw 1P2007

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Low Water Landscaping Option

1105 For the Low Water Landscaping Option, the required landscaped area may be reduced by 3.0 per cent of the area of the parcel where:
a a low water irrigation system is provided;
b the delivery of the irrigated water is confined to trees and shrubs;
c trees and shrubs with similar water requirements are grouped together;
d a maximum of 30.0 per cent of the required landscaped area is planted with sod and the remainder is covered with plantings, mulch or hard surfaces;
e a minimum of 30.0 per cent of required trees are selected from the list in Table 5: Low Water Trees; and
f a minimum of 30.0 per cent of required shrubs are selected from the list in Table 6: Low Water Shrubs.
Table 5: Low Water Trees
10P2009
Table 6: Low Water Shrubs

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