An application for a Building Permit for construction of a new residential dwelling pursuant to 1301.11 shall be accompanied by a landscape plan for those portions of the lot which will be deforested. The landscape plan shall contain the following requirements and shall be incorporated as a part of the building permit:
(a) Lawn and Other New Landscaping.
(1) The minimum new landscaping to be installed upon the deforested portion of the lot shall be for either a sod lawn or a lawn seeded for an appropriate type of grass in a sufficient base of topsoil to allow proper rooting.
(2) For new construction on a lot in a subdivision for which a master residential landscaping plan has been adopted as part of the approval for the subdivision, the landscape plan for the new dwelling shall comply with the specifications of such master landscaping plan, such as but not limited to minimum quantity, size at planting and placement of plant materials.
(3) Street trees required in Section 1172.12 of a type and size as established in the approval for the subdivision shall be included in the landscape plan if the required street tree(s) has not already installed at the time the application for a building permit for new construction of a residential dwelling is submitted.
(4) Additional landscaping beyond the minimum required in this section is encouraged in order to ensure the newly developed lot is compatible with the existing character of the neighborhood in which the lot is located.
(5) The plan shall acknowledge that all temporary construction drainage and silt controls will remain in place and be maintained until the landscape plan has been carried out.
(b) Builder to Install Lawn. Every builder who obtains a building permit for the construction of a new residential dwelling shall on the face of the permit sign an agreement that within thirty (30) days of completion of the home and installation of a driveway to the required garage he/she shall provide the sod lawn or planted lawn and the street tree specified in subsection (a) above and to fail to do so shall be a violation of this ordinance.
(c) Cash Deposits to Guarantee Installation of Lawns and Landscaping. A cash deposit of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) shall be deposited with the Village of Glenwillow for landscaping and lawn installation. Said deposit will be returned to the applicant if the lawn is properly installed, landscaping is completed and the lawn has been installed and eighty percent (80%) growth as determined by the Inspector of Buildings, within the required time frame. If the lawn and landscaping is not planted as required, the Village may, in its sole discretion, use the cash deposit to hire a private landscaper to finish grade, place topsoil, seed, mulch, landscape and water, as necessary, up to a total cost not to exceed the full amount of applicant’s deposit.
(d) Penalty. Whoever violates Section 1310.01 shall be guilty of a first degree misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor imprisoned for more than 180 days or both. Each day such violation or failure to comply shall exist shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ord. 2023-09-29. Passed 12-6-23.)