(a) Detailed landscape and irrigation plans shall be required for all applicable development. Plans shall be prepared by a registered landscape architect for review and approval by the public works director and community development director prior to issuance of building permits.
(b) Landscaping shall be designed as an integral part of the overall site plan to enhance building design, public views and spaces, and to provide buffers, transitions, and screening. Landscape design and construction shall be compatible with the surrounding urban and natural environment.
(c) For the purposes of this chapter, landscape materials shall include any live plants, tree, shrubs, turf, groundcover, or other vegetation. Landscape materials do not include concrete or other solid surfaces, fountains, decorative paving, fences or walls, or other non-living materials.
(Ord. 612 Exhibit A (part), 2008).