Criterial of approval for landscape plans shall be as follows:
(a) No site or development plan required under this Code shall receive final approval unless a landscape plan has been submitted and approved.
(b) No certificate of occupancy shall be issued unless the following criteria are fully satisfied with regard to the approved landscape plan:
(1) Such plan has been fully implemented on site; or
(2) Such plan, because of seasonal conditions, cannot be implemented immediately, but has been guaranteed by a postponed improvement agreement between the developer and the City in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor and secured by a letter of credit, cash escrow, or other instrument acceptable to the City Solicitor in an amount equal to the cost of such installation plus a ten percent (10%) allowance for administrative costs, inflation, and potential damage to existing vegetation or improvements.
(Ord. 2017. Passed 1-26-17.)