Sec. 7-2.903. General requirements: Landscape plans.
   (a)   Where residential, commercial, or industrial development is proposed adjacent to primary or secondary highways, including scenic highways, it shall be the responsibility of the developer to prepare or have prepared a precise landscape plan for that portion of the right-of-way improvement adjacent to the proposed development. A registered landscape architect selected by either the City or the developer shall be retained to prepare the landscape plan and oversee the implementation phase of the project.
   (b)   The developer and the landscape architect shall meet with the Public Works Director and the Community Development Director during the preliminary design and planning stages of all median islands and parkways on primary and secondary highways.
   (c)   All median landscaping, trees within the public service easement, and parkway trees required to be planted by a developer shall be installed in accordance with the intent and content of the City’s Forestry Master Plan and approved by the Public Works Director and the Community Development Director or their respective designees. Additionally, landscape plans for primary and secondary highways adjacent to a project shall be prepared, and the implementation overseen, by a California Licensed Landscape Architect.
(§ I, Ord. 549-NS, eff. November 13, 1975, as amended by § 5, Ord. 1217-NS, eff. September 27, 1994)