The harvesting process in whole as described in this section is strongly encouraged, but not required. If a property owner allows harvesting of plants not identified for preservation in place or salvaging and transplanting on-site, the following procedures shall apply:
A. The property owner shall, at the time of his first submittal to the county of a preservation plan for the subject site, mail a notice regarding a forty-eight- (48) hour harvesting process to the planning division, all abutting property owners and those agencies identified in Section 18.72.100.H.1.h who have previously notified the planning division of their interest in the harvesting process. The planning division shall provide the property owner with a harvesting list of agencies and individuals who have previously notified the planning division of their interest in the harvesting process.
B. After preservation plan approval and at least five (5) calendar days prior to the commencement of grubbing, site clearing, and grading operations, the property owner shall mail a notice to the planning division and to individuals and organizations on the harvesting list who have notified the property owner of their interest in harvesting plants on the subject site. The notice shall establish a forty-eight- (48) hour harvesting period during which existing plants not shown on the approved preservation plan as preserved-in-place, salvaged and transplanted-on-site, located in a set-aside area, or otherwise reserved at the discretion of the developer may be harvested by harvesters.
C. The harvesting of native plants shall be done by bonded professionals qualified in the identification, salvage and transplanting of native plants and whose harvesting services shall be provided for and paid by the harvesting individual(s) or organization(s). The harvesting process shall be monitored by the property owner's monitor to assure that harvesting of native plants is limited to plants without an identification tag and located outside all set-aside areas.
D. Permits required by the Arizona Native Plants Statute (A.R.S. § 3-901 et seq.) shall be secured by the harvesting individual or organization.
(Ord. 1998-39 § 1 (part), 1998)