(a) Every owner or occupant of any land, lot, or premises or a subdivision thereof abutting any alley, road or highway upon which new construction is planned to occur, shall be, at the time of application for a building permit, required to post a performance guarantee and landscaping inspection fee guaranteeing the installation and maintenance of landscaping within the public rights of way adjacent to the property within one year of the issuance of the occupancy permit which is required by the building code.
(b) Landscaping and tree planting plans for public or private property, when required herein or in other sections of the Codified Ordinances shall be submitted to review and approval by the City. A final set of approved landscaping plans shall be a condition precedent for the City's final approval of projects which require the landscaping or the planting plans to be submitted. The landscaping and tree plans shall be prepared by a registered landscape architect or architect.
(c) Every person required to secure an approved landscaping plan shall post a performance guarantee with the City in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the City's estimate of the cost for approved landscaping proposals. Upon expiration of the performance period, the applicant shall post a maintenance guarantee, with good and sufficient surety, in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the amount of the performance guarantee for a one-year period to assure proper maintenance and survival of the landscaping.
(d) The performance of required and approved landscaping shall be inspected and approved by an agent designated by and under the administrative responsibilities of the Service Director. (Ord. 90-2016. Passed 1-12-17.)