§ 1-8-15 PERMIT ISSUANCE.
   (A)   Building permits. Building permits shall not be issued prior to Zoning Administrator approval of the required landscape plan.
   (B)   Certificate of occupancy. Certificates of occupancy shall not be issued prior to completion of landscape installation and acceptance by the Zoning Administrator, or the posting of the appropriate surety as provide in Vol. II, § 1-8-10. Compliance with this requirement shall be recorded in written form and released through the Zoning Administrator to the Building Official.
TABLE 8-2: PROTECTED NATIVE PLANT LIST
 
LATIN NAME
COMMON NAME
PROTECTION
Carnegiea gigantea
Saguaro
NPL
Castela emoryi
Crucifixion Thorn
NPL
Cercidium floridum
Blue Palo Verde, 4" caliper
NPL
Cercidium microphyllum
Foothills Palo Verde, 4" caliper or more
NPL
Echinocactus horizonthalonius var.
Blue Barrel Cactus
NPL/ESA
Ferocactus wislizenii
Fishhook Barrel
NPL
Fouquieria splendens
Ocotillo
NPL
Mammillaria thornberi
Thornber Clustered Pincushion
NFL
Olneya tesota
Ironwood
NPL
Peniocereus greggi
Desert Night-blooming Cereus
NPL
Prosopis pubescens
Screwbean Mesquite
NPL
Prosopis velutina
Velvet Mesquite
NPL
Tumamoca macdougalii
Tumamoc Globeberry
NPL
Yucca elata
Soaptree Yucca
NPL
Zizyphus obtusifolia var. canescens
Greythorn
NPL
KEY:
"ESA"=Plants protected by the Federal Endangered Species Act.
"NPL"=Plants regulated by the Arizona Native Plant Law.
 
(Ord. 1402, passed 5-6-2014)