Landscaping Considerations and Practice Clause Samples

Landscaping Considerations and Practice. Plant material selection and mulch types shall be in accordance with pest control policy guidelines with exceptions defined as follows: 1. Near Building Zone (to 30’ away): A. Slopes less than 3:1 (3 horizontal to 1 vertical) shall be designed with in accordance with plants recommended herein for pest control. B. Exception: Steep slopes equal to or greater than 3:1 shall have plant selection and mulch which provide slope stabilization and erosion control, while also providing pest control to the best level possible. 2. Outlying zone (farther than 30’ from buildings): A. Slopes less than 3:1 within the Outlying Zone represent a significant portion of Genentech’s SSF Campus. Landscaping shall be designed with in accordance with plants recommended herein for pest control. Exception: The use of wide spreading shrubs and groundcovers may be considered on a site-by-site basis. Example: The landscape designs of parking lots are often large and distant from manufacturing buildings and may contain deviations from the EP-Yxx Engineering Practice Title Revision Number: 0.0 pest control requirements. Note: The BCDC Trail zone falls outside of the GMP area as outlined in the Pest Control procedures. B. Exception: Steep slopes equal to or greater than 3:1 shall have plant selection and mulch, which provide slope stabilization and erosion control, while also providing pest control to the best level possible. The use of wide spreading shrubs and groundcovers may be considered on a site-by-site basis. Ornamental rock groundcover or crushed gravel track fines (l/4”by dust), shrubs and groundcovers that do not provide slope stabilization and erosion control shall not be used when possible.