(A) (1) In the event that topsoil is removed, prior to, during or after construction, it shall be replaced to a depth not less than four inches in all lawns and planting areas.
(2) Said topsoil shall be provided and spread by the general contractor or subcontractor.
(B) All unpaved areas within the street right-of- way shall be seeded or sodded.
(1) Before the release of the two-year maintenance bond can be recommended by the Village Engineer, all unpaved areas between the edge of the road pavement and the right-of-way line must support an adequate mat of grass.
(2) Provisions shall be made to assure the growth of all landscaping.
(C) All parkway plantings shall be in accordance with Chapter 158: Landscape Ordinance.
(D) (1) To minimize adverse conditions of sight and sound, protective screen planting may be required to secure a reasonably effective physical barrier between residential properties and adjoining uses.
(2) The screen planting plan shall be prepared by a landscape architect and shall meet the approval of the Planning and Zoning Commission.
(E) All stormwater basins, owned and maintained by the village, shall be designed to enhance water quality, control erosion and sedimentation, and discourage nuisance waterfowl. Wet stormwater basins, owned and maintained by the village, shall be landscaped from the normal water line to ten feet beyond the high water line with 70% grasses that have a mature height of 30 inches and 30% woody species that have a mature height of at least six feet.
(Ord. 176, passed 3-6-78; Am. Ord. 934, passed 1-20-97; Am. Ord. 1233, passed 5-20-02; Am. Ord. 1530, passed 4-7-08)