(A) Soil preservation and final grading. No certificate of occupancy shall be issued until final grading has been completed in accordance with the approved final subdivision plat and the lot precovered with soil with an average depth of at least six inches which shall contain no particles over two inches in diameter over the entire area of the lot, except that portion covered by buildings or included in streets, or where the grade has not been changed or natural vegetation seriously damaged. Topsoil shall not be removed from residential lots or used as spoil, but shall be redistributed so as to provide at least six inches of cover on the lots and at least four inches of cover between the sidewalks and curbs, and shall be stabilized by seeding or planting.
(B) Lot drainage. Lots shall be laid out so as to provide positive drainage away from all buildings and individual lot drainage shall be coordinated with the general storm drainage pattern for the area. Drainage shall be designed so as to avoid concentration of storm drainage water from each lot to adjacent lots.
(C) Lawn-grass seed and sod. Lawn-grass seed shall be sown at not less than four pounds to each 1,000 square feet of land area. In the spring, the seed shall be sown between March 15 and May 15; and in the fall, the seed shall be sown between August 15 and September 30. The seed shall consist of a maximum of 10% rye grass by weight and a minimum of 90% of permanent bluegrass and/or fescue grass by weight. All seed shall have been tested for germination within one year of the date of seeding, and the date of testing shall be on the label containing the seed analysis. All lots shall be seeded from the roadside edge of the unpaved right-of-way back to a distance of 25 feet behind the principal residence on the lot. No certificate of occupancy shall be issued until respreading of soil and seeding of lawn has been completed; except that between October 1 and March 15, and between May 15 and August 15, the applicant shall submit an agreement in writing signed by the developer and the property owner, with a copy to the Zoning Officer, that respreading of soil and seeding of lawn will be done during the immediate following planting season as set forth in this section, and leave a cash escrow for performance in such amount as shall be determined by the Zoning Inspector. Sod may be used to comply with any requirement of seeding set forth herein.
(Ord. passed 2-2-2010)