(A) Submission of landscape plans shall be as follows.
(1) No site or development plan required under this chapter shall receive final approval unless a landscape plan has been submitted and approved.
(2) No zoning permit or certificate of occupancy shall be issued unless such plan has been fully implemented on the site.
(3) Any property or site to which this subchapter applies shall illustrate all proposed buffers, screening and greenbelt materials on a site plan or on a separate landscape plan at a reasonable scale.
(4) All plans submitted shall include a table listing all plant materials within the required greenbelt and buffer areas. This table shall include the common and botanical names, sizes and other such information as necessary to fully describe the plant material selection.
(5) Detailed cross-sections shall be provided identifying the proper planting of trees, shrubs and ground cover within the required greenbelt and buffer areas.
(B) Approval of landscape plans shall be as follows.
(1) Landscape plans including the information as identified in division (A) above shall be submitted to the Building Commissioner for review as part of the application for a location improvement permit.
(2) The Building Commissioner shall review the information and approve, deny or approve with modifications the plans as submitted.
(3) The Building Commissioner may seek professional advice from a licensed landscape architect or nurseryman in the review of the submitted plans. The cost of such consultation may be passed on to the applicant.
(Ord. passed 9-26-2006)