(A) If, athe time of an application for a certificate of occupancy, any required landscaping is not installed, the developer or owner of a site must submit a performance guarantee (by bond, letter of credit or other security approved in writing by the city attorney) satisfactory to the city in the amount of the value of a bona fide contract to install such landscaping. Such a contract must be reviewed and approved by the City Planner.
(B) The developer or owner shall grant the city permission to enter upon the land to install required landscaping if this has not been done within 12 months of the effective date of the certificate of occupancy.
(C) The city shall release any bond or other arrangement immediately when the Department of Development Services verifies that required landscaping has been installed.
(D) These provisions shall not apply to single-family or two-family residential uses exclusively.
(Ord. 4280, passed 4-4-2022)