Landscapes shall be maintained to ensure successful establishment following installation, and to ensure water use efficiency consistent with this chapter. A maintenance schedule shall be established and submitted to the Director of Community Development or his/her designee, either with the Landscape Documentation Package, with the landscape installation report, or any time before the landscape installation report is submitted.
A. Schedules should take into account water requirements for the plant establishment period and water requirements for established landscapes.
B. Repair of all irrigation equipment shall be done with the originally installed components or their equivalents or with components with greater efficiency.
C. Maintenance shall include, but not be limited to the following: routine inspection; pressure testing, adjustment and repair of the irrigation system; aerating and de-thatching turf areas; replenishing mulch; fertilizing; pruning; replanting of failed plants; weeding; pest control; and removing obstructions to emission devices.
D. Failed plants shall be replaced with the same or functionally equivalent plants that may be size-adjusted asappropriate for the stage of growth of the overall installation. Failing plants shall either be replaced, or be revived through appropriate adjustments in water, nutrients, pest control or other factors as recommended by a landscaping professional.
(Ord. 16-2142 (part), 2016)