A. The following general requirements apply to all development as required in Section 18.72.050:
1. No person shall destroy, mutilate, remove from a site, or relocate on a site any native plant, except in conformance with the requirements of this chapter.
2. Grubbing, grading, or clearing permits shall not be issued, and no person may grub, grade, or clear a site or any portion of a site having one or more native plants existing prior to the effective date of this chapter, except in conformance with an approved grading plan and after the preservation plan approval requirements in this chapter have been met, and the required permits have been issued.
3. No plans for a site with one or more native plants shall be approved and no permits shall be issued by Pima County for any development prior to submittal and approval of a preservation plan except as provided in Subsections 18.72.050 B and C.
4. A preservation plan and its implementation shall comply with this chapter, the preservation manual, and the Arizona Native Plants Statute (A.R.S. § 3-901 et seq.)
(Ord. 1998-39 § 1 (part), 1998)