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(a) In general.
(1) Except as provided in this section, automatic irrigation systems must be installed in conjunction with new required landscaping for commercial and multifamily uses with combined landscape areas of 500 square feet or more per building site.
(2) The automatic irrigation system must be:
(A) shown on a landscape plan or irrigation plan; and
(B) adequate to maintain the plant materials in a healthy, growing condition at all times.
(b) Renovations and additions that require landscaping. For building sites or artificial lots with an area of two acres or less, all required plant materials must be located a maximum of 100 feet from an irrigation source with a permanently installed threaded hose connection. Proposed watering methods (irrigation or otherwise) must be:
(1) shown on the landscape plan, if any; and
(2) capable of maintaining the plant materials in a healthy, growing condition at all times.
(c) Alternate irrigation. The building official may authorize an alternate method of irrigation for required landscape areas if the alternate irrigation method is:
(1) certified by a landscape architect or licensed irrigator;
(2) shown on a stamped landscape plan or irrigation plan; and
(3) capable of maintaining the plant materials in a healthy, growing condition at all times. (Ord. Nos. 22053; 25155; 30929)
(a) Required plant materials must be maintained in a healthy, growing condition at all times. The property owner is responsible for regular weeding, mowing of grass, irrigating, fertilizing, pruning, and other maintenance of all plantings as needed. Any required plant that dies or is removed must be replaced with another living plant that complies with this article and the approved landscape plan, if any, within 90 days after notification by the city.
(b) Any damage to utility lines resulting from the negligence of the property owner or his agents or employees in the installation and maintenance of required plant materials in a utility easement is the responsibility of the property owner. If a public utility disturbs a landscaped area in a utility easement, it shall make every reasonable effort to preserve the plant materials and return them to their prior locations after the utility work. If, nonetheless, some plant materials die, it is the obligation of the property owner to replace the plant materials. (Ord. Nos. 22053; 30929)
A landscape and tree manual is provided by the director as a technical guide for conserving, protecting, maintaining, and establishing the green infrastructure, landscape, and urban forest of the city in conjunction with this article. The director shall maintain the landscape and tree manual. (Ord. Nos. 22053; 22581; 25047; 25155; 30929)
(a) In general and landscaping.
(1) The board may grant a special exception to the requirements of Division 51A-10.100 and Division 51A-10.120, other than fee and notice requirements, upon making a special finding from the evidence presented that:
(A) strict compliance with the requirements of Division 51A-10.100 or Division 51A-10.120 will unreasonably burden the use of the property;
(B) the special exception will not adversely affect neighboring property; and
(C) the requirements are not imposed by a site-specific landscape plan approved by the city plan commission or city council.
(2) In determining whether to grant a special exception under Paragraph (1), the board shall consider the following factors:
(A) The extent to which there is residential adjacency.
(B) The topography of the site.
(C) The extent to which landscaping exists for which no credit is given under this article.
(D) The extent to which other existing or proposed amenities will compensate for the reduction of landscaping.
(b) In general and urban forest conservation.
(1) The board may grant a special exception to the requirements of Division 51A-10.130, other than fee and notice requirements, upon making a special finding from the evidence presented that:
(A) strict compliance with the requirements of Division 51A-10.130 will unreasonably burden the use of the property;
(B) the special exception will not adversely affect neighboring property; and
(C) the requirements are not imposed by a site-specific landscape plan or tree mitigation plan approved by the city plan commission or city council.
(2) In determining whether to grant a special exception under Paragraph (1), the board shall consider the following factors:
(A) The extent to which there is residential adjacency.
(B) The topography of the site.
(C) The extent to which landscaping exists for which no credit is given under this article.
(D) The ability to plant replacement trees safely on the property.
(E) The extent to which alternative methods of replacement will compensate for a reduction of tree mitigation or extended time for tree replacement. (Ord. Nos. 22053; 25155; 30929)
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