No property owner obtaining a permit for a project involving a new building or building addition shall be required to expend more than 1-1/2% of the total construction cost for materials and installation costs associated with landscaping and parking lot screening required by this chapter. No property owner obtaining a permit for a project involving only a new or expanded parking lot, with no building construction, shall be required to expend more than 3% of the total construction costs for materials and installation costs associated with parking lot landscaping and screening required by this chapter. In order to qualify for this exclusion, the property owner must submit a bona fide bid from a licensed contractor or nurseryman for materials and installation costs for an approved landscape plan. The bid for landscaping must distinguish those items which are required by the ordinance from any other items which are not required. If the total cost of required landscaping items exceeds the applicable percentage as specified above, then the property owner may select items at his or her discretion to delete from the approved plan, and submit the list of items to be deleted as an addendum to the approved plan.
(Ord. 24-2007, passed 8-21-2007)