The following provisions shall apply with respect to trees in required parkways and public service easements:
(a) A lot or parcel of land in any zone adjoining a primary, secondary, collector, or residential street in connection with which a parkway is to be installed shall have ornamental trees planted in the parkway, right-of-way or public service easement.
(b) No building permit shall be issued for any construction on a lot or parcel of land required to have trees planted in the parkway until the required trees have been planted or a bond or security deposit is on file in the Public Works Department to assure that the trees will be planted prior to the occupancy of any structure. A condition to this effect shall be attached to all development and other permits hereafter approved by the City.
(c) Public service easements or peripheral right-of-way property on streets with monolithic sidewalks in residential, commercial, and industrial developments shall be planted with ornamental street trees prior to the issuance of any occupancy permit for any unit of the affected development. The type of tree to be planted shall be one identified within the planting pallets of the City’s Forestry Master Plan and approved by the Public Works Director and the Community Development Director or their respective designees for the particular street in question. As a condition of a tentative tract map for large lot subdivisions (one acre minimum lot size), the Planning Commission may, under special or unique circumstances, modify or waive this requirement.
(d) For single-family residential subdivisions, a developer or owner shall submit to the City Engineer two (2) prints of the tentative subdivision map or the plot plan showing all streets and lots. The City Engineer shall indicate thereon the required trees and return one print to the subdivider or developer.
(e) To carry out the purposes of this section, the City shall prepare standard specifications for street tree planting which shall include, but not be limited to, the amount of bond required, the species of tree, planting methods and location, and maintenance. The specifications shall be effective upon adoption by the Council.
(f) That all planting shall conform to the City’s Forestry Master Plan and any other City specifications.
(§ I, Ord. 549-NS, eff. November 13, 1975, as amended by §§ 7 and 9, Ord. 1217-NS, eff. September 27, 1994)