CESGA FINAL PAPER QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS FULL REVIEW
RESOURCE
●● Contract contents
Answer: description of project, description of services, basis of
compensation (price, method of payment), licensure statement, name
address license #, name and address of client, project address,
description of process for additional servies, procedure to terminate
contract, procedure to change contract or scope/fee/payment method,
identify ownership and use of instruments of service
●● instruments of service
Answer: plans, specs, estimates, other deliverables. Typically remain
property of designer
●● contract exceptions
Answer: pro bono work, LA is sub, LA has done similar work for same
client in the past, client provides written permission to proceed without
contract
●● Practicing without a license
Answer: misdemeanor, unless property owner. Nursery workers can
make plans for customers. Architects/engineers can overlap with LA.
,Licensed landscape contractors can make plans for projects they are
building. Irrigation design is unrestricted; LA can stamp irrigation plans
they did not design
●● License
Answer: LA can hire/partner with unlicensed as long as work is directed
by licensee and under their name
●● Revoking License
Answer: board can revoke due to complaints - can be submitted by
anyone in writing. Allowing someone to use your stamp for work you
did not supervise is grounds for revoking
●● Who can make plans?
Answer: garden/landscape designers can prepare schematic design for
private home gardens & irrigation plans, but cannot move further unless
working under license. Private residential designers can also partner
with contractors (different board: CSLB) - general license with special
classifications C-21 license can act as permit stamp in some cases
●● Unlicensed Designer
Answer: Can prepare conceptual drawings for single family homes.
Cannot prepare construction docs, details, specs for any site, and cannot
prepare anything for grading/drainage
,●● Federal Regulations
Answer: Most general - sets overall goals like water/air quality. Details
for achieving goals are left to states (legacy of states rights) - allows
flexibility for climate, local code, culture
●● State Regulations
Answer: agencies to execute federal mandates; state is responsible for
figuring out how to meet standards & reporting results to fed gov. State
law= detailed code: establish chain of review, funding to accomplish fed
goals. State laws can be stricter but not more lax
●● Local regulations
Answer: actual work of reviewing plans and interpreting law. New
projects go through local planning dept to navigate layers to get building
permit (issued locally). Local laws can also be made stricter
●● Building Codes
Answer: regularly revised, cities often delay adopting new codes. All
states have IBC, revised in rolling 3 year cycle (2024, 2027) cities
sometimes skip a cycle. All public documents
●● Title 24
Answer: CA Building Code
, ●● Occupancy Codes
Answer: sorted by land use. Important for enclosed spaces, schools,
hospitals due to need for egress plans. HCD, DSA, HCAI, CGBS
●● Agency
Answer: catchall term, often towards top of chart
●● Department
Answer: can be top or anywhere in chain of command
●● Board/Council
Answer: Usually advisory, expert input to policy
●● Authority, Office, Panel, Bureau
Answer: Generally very specific area of focus
●● Accessibility for Public Places & Building Code
Answer: Stricter than ADA
●● Accessible route
Answer: same definition as ADA: continuous, unobstructed path
connecting accessible elements (parking, curb ramps, crosswalks, ramps
etc)
CORRECT ANSWERS FULL REVIEW
RESOURCE
●● Contract contents
Answer: description of project, description of services, basis of
compensation (price, method of payment), licensure statement, name
address license #, name and address of client, project address,
description of process for additional servies, procedure to terminate
contract, procedure to change contract or scope/fee/payment method,
identify ownership and use of instruments of service
●● instruments of service
Answer: plans, specs, estimates, other deliverables. Typically remain
property of designer
●● contract exceptions
Answer: pro bono work, LA is sub, LA has done similar work for same
client in the past, client provides written permission to proceed without
contract
●● Practicing without a license
Answer: misdemeanor, unless property owner. Nursery workers can
make plans for customers. Architects/engineers can overlap with LA.
,Licensed landscape contractors can make plans for projects they are
building. Irrigation design is unrestricted; LA can stamp irrigation plans
they did not design
●● License
Answer: LA can hire/partner with unlicensed as long as work is directed
by licensee and under their name
●● Revoking License
Answer: board can revoke due to complaints - can be submitted by
anyone in writing. Allowing someone to use your stamp for work you
did not supervise is grounds for revoking
●● Who can make plans?
Answer: garden/landscape designers can prepare schematic design for
private home gardens & irrigation plans, but cannot move further unless
working under license. Private residential designers can also partner
with contractors (different board: CSLB) - general license with special
classifications C-21 license can act as permit stamp in some cases
●● Unlicensed Designer
Answer: Can prepare conceptual drawings for single family homes.
Cannot prepare construction docs, details, specs for any site, and cannot
prepare anything for grading/drainage
,●● Federal Regulations
Answer: Most general - sets overall goals like water/air quality. Details
for achieving goals are left to states (legacy of states rights) - allows
flexibility for climate, local code, culture
●● State Regulations
Answer: agencies to execute federal mandates; state is responsible for
figuring out how to meet standards & reporting results to fed gov. State
law= detailed code: establish chain of review, funding to accomplish fed
goals. State laws can be stricter but not more lax
●● Local regulations
Answer: actual work of reviewing plans and interpreting law. New
projects go through local planning dept to navigate layers to get building
permit (issued locally). Local laws can also be made stricter
●● Building Codes
Answer: regularly revised, cities often delay adopting new codes. All
states have IBC, revised in rolling 3 year cycle (2024, 2027) cities
sometimes skip a cycle. All public documents
●● Title 24
Answer: CA Building Code
, ●● Occupancy Codes
Answer: sorted by land use. Important for enclosed spaces, schools,
hospitals due to need for egress plans. HCD, DSA, HCAI, CGBS
●● Agency
Answer: catchall term, often towards top of chart
●● Department
Answer: can be top or anywhere in chain of command
●● Board/Council
Answer: Usually advisory, expert input to policy
●● Authority, Office, Panel, Bureau
Answer: Generally very specific area of focus
●● Accessibility for Public Places & Building Code
Answer: Stricter than ADA
●● Accessible route
Answer: same definition as ADA: continuous, unobstructed path
connecting accessible elements (parking, curb ramps, crosswalks, ramps
etc)
