(A) All new plant material shall be of good quality, installed in a sound, professional manner and meet the standards set forth in the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) A300 standards. The contractor shall warrant all new plant material for one year from time of installation.
(B) All trees shall be properly guyed or staked and mulched in accordance with accepted practices in the landscape industry.
(C) Where large maturing trees are required and overhead utility lines exist, small maturing trees planted one per 30 lineal feet shall be substituted with the approval of the Planning Director.
(D) In no instance will the City of Mount Holly be responsible for the maintenance of any vegetation unless such vegetation is located on property owned by the City of Mount Holly. At installation, large maturing trees shall not be less than ten feet in height with a minimum two-inch caliper. Small maturing trees shall be a minimum of one and one-fourth inch caliper and have a minimum height of eight feet. Installation and construction practices shall be utilized which preserve and replace existing topsoil or amend the soil to reduce compaction. New trees to be planted shall come from the list of approved species found in § 10.4 of this ordinance. At installation, evergreen trees shall not be less than eight feet in height with a minimum two-inch caliper.
(E) At installation, small shrubs shall be a minimum 18 inches in height and medium or large shrubs a minimum of 30 inches. Installation and construction practices shall be utilized which preserve existing topsoil or amend the soil to reduce compaction.
(F) No plants shall be planted within the sight distance triangle at an intersection, or driveway access points unless an unobstructed view between 30 inches and 84 inches of height is maintained.
(G) Existing vegetation may be applied toward the requirements of this ordinance upon approval of the Planning and Development Director.
(H) A minimum of 50% of new trees must be native species, and sites with more than 20 trees required will have to install multiple species pursuant to the Tree Ordinance Guidelines.
(Ord. passed 5-13-1996)