(A) Landscape plan required. A detailed landscape plan shall be submitted to the village as part of any planned unit development or site plan review application for townhouse, multi-family, non-residential or mixed-use development, and must be approved prior to the issuance of a building permit.
(B) Content of landscape plan.
(1) The location and dimensions of all existing and proposed structures, property lines, easements, parking lots and drives, roadways and rights-of-way, sidewalks, signs, refuse disposal and recycling areas, sidewalks, bicycle paths and parking facilities, fences, electrical equipment, recreational facilities, drainage facilities, and other freestanding structures, as determined necessary by the Zoning Administrator.
(2) The location, quantity, size, name and condition, both botanical and common, of all existing plant materials, including trees and other material in the right-of-way, and indicating plant material to be retained and removed.
(3) The location, quantity, size and name, both botanical and common, of all proposed plant material including, but not limited to, shade and evergreen trees, shrubs, groundcover, annuals/perennials and turf.
(4) The existing and proposed grading of the site indicating contours at one-foot intervals. Proposed berming shall be indicated using one-foot contour intervals.
(5) Elevations of all proposed fences, steps, stairs, retaining walls both fixed (cast concrete, unitized walls) and any natural rock outcroppings on the site.
(6) Elevations, cross-sections, and other details as determined necessary by the Zoning Administrator.
(C) Minor changes to approved landscape plans. Minor changes to the landscape plan that do not result in a reduction in the net amount of plant material as specified on the approved landscape plan shall be approved by the Zoning Administrator. Changes to the size and amount of plant materials of an approved landscape plan shall not be considered a minor change. Major changes shall be approved by the body granting approval of the landscape plan initially.
(Ord. 929, passed 1-25-11; Ord. 1076, passed 1-23-18) Penalty, see § 153.999