A. A landscape plan must be prepared in accordance with the requirements of the standards in Chapter 6, Art. Three and approved before installation of plant material.
1. Certificate of Occupancy. All required plant material must be installed and approved prior to the issuance of a final Certificate of Occupancy by the planning and development department.
2. Temporary Certificate of Occupancy.
a. The Chief Building Official may issue a Temporary Certificate of Occupancy for a period of up to 90 days if, at the time of a request for a Certificate of Occupancy, the required planting areas are not complete and it can be determined that:
i. Plant materials are temporarily unavailable but will be available within 90 days, or
ii. Completion of the planting areas would jeopardize the health of the plant materials; or
iii. Weather conditions are not conducive to planting.
b. In order to receive a Temporary Certificate of Occupancy, the landowner must submit a copy of a signed contract for installation of the required planting areas and must post a surety equal to the amount of the contract.
3. The Chief Building Official may not issue a final Certificate of Occupancy until the planting areas have been completed and approved.
(Ord. No. O-21-06-15-5, §1, 6-15-21)