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ORDINANCE NO. 1309
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCILI Ur 'I Mt GI i r
PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 5.95.010 OF THE
PALM DESERT MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING SECTION 5.95.010A,
RELATING TO A REQUIREMENT OF COMPLETION OF A COURSE ON
WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPING FOR ISSUANCE OF BUSINESS
LICENSE TO LANDSCAPE -RELATED BUSINESSES IN THE CITY OF
PALM DESERT.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 5.95.010A be and the same is hereby added to the Code of
the City of Palm Desert, California, to read as follows:
"Section 5.95.010A effective thirty (3) days from the date of adoption, as a
prerequisite to the issuance or renewal of a business license for any entity providing
services or nursery products in the city of Palm Desert related to or used for landscape
installation, maintenance, or design, the applicant shall present proof that at least one
employee has, within the twelve months immediately preceding the application, completed
a two-hour course developed by the Coachella Valley Association of Governments, the
Coachella Valley Water District, and local stakeholders, on water efficient landscaping.
(Ord. 1153 § 3, 2008)
Section 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published once in the Desert Sun, a newspaper
of general circulation, printed and published in the County of Riverside and circulated
within the City of Palm Desert, and the same shall be in force and effect thirty (30) days
after its adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Palm
Desert, California, at its regular meeting held this day of 2016, by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ROBERT A. SPIEGEL, MAYOR
ATTEST:
RACHELLE D. KLASSEN, CITY CLERK
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA