Whenever any property is affected by these landscape requirements, the property owner or developer shall prepare a landscape plan for submittal to the Zoning Inspector for review. Where such plans are part of an application for rezoning, variance, conditional use, or other matters which must be approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission or the Board of Zoning Appeals, such plans shall be submitted to the Zoning Inspector fifteen business days before the first meeting of the approving body, or along with the application if there are other required plans. All other landscape plans shall be approved by the Zoning Inspector prior to issuance of a building permit.
(a) Plan Content. The contents of the plan shall include the following:
(1) Plot plan, drawn to an easily readable scale no smaller than one inch equals twenty feet, showing and labeling by name and dimensions:
A. All existing and proposed property lines;
B. Easements;
C. Buildings, and other structures;
D. Vehicular use areas, including parking stalls, driveways, service areas, square footage, etc.;
E. Locations of structures on adjoining parcels;
F. Water outlets;
G. Landscape material, including botanical name and common name, installation size, on center planting dimensions where applicable, and quantities for all plants used;
H. All existing trees.
I. Such other documentation as may be necessary to determine conformance.
(2) Typical elevations and/or cross sections as may be required;
(3) Title block with pertinent names and addresses, property owner, person drawing plan, scale, date, north arrow (generally orient plan so that north is to top of the plan), and zoning district.
(b) Zoning Permit and Certificate of Zoning Compliance.
(1) Where landscaping is required, no Zoning Permit shall be issued until the required landscaping plan has been submitted and approved, and no Certificate of Zoning Compliance shall be issued until the landscaping is completed as certified by an on-site inspection by the Zoning Inspector, unless a performance bond, or irrevocable letter of credit from a banking institution, has been posted.
(2) If the required landscaping has not been completed and a temporary Certificate of Zoning Compliance is issued, a performance bond or irrevocable letter of credit from a banking institution shall be posted at that time.
(3) All trees and plantings shall meet the requirements of Section 1187.04
, including the restrictions of Tables 1 and 2, and a written certification to this effect shall be submitted by the landscaper upon completion.
(c) Posting of Bond or Irrevocable Letter of Credit. After a bond or irrevocable letter of credit has been posted, the landscaping material required in the approved landscaping plan shall be installed within six months after the date of posting the bond or irrevocable letter of credit. A one-month extension of the planting period may be granted by the Zoning Inspector upon a demonstration by the property owner or developer that such an extension is warranted because of adverse weather conditions or unavailability of required plant materials. No more than three such one-month extensions may be granted. Foreclosure proceedings shall be brought against the performance bond or irrevocable letter of credit if the required landscaping plans have not been complied with by the end of the approved planting period.
(Ord. 13-11. Passed 10-24-11.)
(Ord. 13-11. Passed 10-24-11.)