Section 479-05-130 - Project landscaping and aesthetic improvementsCost of landscaping and aesthetic improvements is limited to five percent of the total eligible construction contract amount.
(1) Landscaping includes: (a) Cost of trees, shrubs, sod, and other plant material.(c) Irrigation and tree grates.(d) Labor for installation.(2) Aesthetic improvement includes:(b) The local agency share of the cost of undergrounding of utilities.(d) Special surfacing treatments (stamped concrete, pavers).(e) Labor for installation.(3) Items not considered landscaping or aesthetic improvements are: (a) Erosion control treatments.(b) Wetland mitigation (plantings) required by federal or state regulations.(c) Property restoration.(d) Landscaping integral to safety performance of active transportation separation/buffers.(e) Landscaping and aesthetic improvements (except cost of undergrounding utilities) when the project is located within zoned or planned central business center/district.(f) Landscaping contributing to speed management treatments (such as, but not limited to: Traffic circles, chicanes, lane shifts, median refuge areas, or added vertical friction to induce slower speed selection, etc.). Requests for increases in landscaping and related costs are subject to WAC 479-05-201, 479-05-202, and 479-05-203. Landscaping costs in excess of the five percent limit may be paid for by funding sources other than TIB funds.
Wash. Admin. Code § 479-05-130
Amended by WSR 23-08-032, Filed 3/28/2023, effective 4/28/2023Statutory Authority: Chapter 47.26 RCW. 12-08-060, § 479-05-130, filed 4/3/12, effective 5/4/12; 07-18-050, § 479-05-130, filed 8/30/07, effective 9/30/07. Statutory Authority: Chapters 47.26 and 47.66 RCW. 99-24-038, § 479-05-130, filed 11/23/99, effective 12/24/99.