Requests for exceptions from the Native Plant Preservation requirements in accordance with Sections 7.7.3.D.3 and .4 of the UDC are reviewed by the Planning and Development Services Department (PDSD). Submittals are required to document that the site does not contain, or the proposed project does not impact, Protected Native Plants. Submittal requirements shall consist of one or more of the following items:
3.1 An aerial photograph, taken within a maximum of three years of submittal, of the site at a minimum one inch equals 100 feet that delineates the site boundaries and clearly shows the absence of plants within those boundaries or a site plan that clearly shows that construction will not impact any plants. Any aerial photograph submitted, which was taken more than one year prior to submittal, shall be accompanied by a letter stating that the site is substantially unchanged from the date of the aerial photograph;
3.2 A signed statement from one of the plant professionals listed in Section 7.7.4.D, Professional Expertise, of the UDC who has visited the site and verified that Viable Protected Native Plants are not located on the subject site; or
3.3 Other documentation, acceptable to the PDSD Director, which clearly indicates that the site does not contain, or the project will not impact, Protected Native Plants. Such documentation includes, but is not limited to, photographs of the site taken from all sides of the property and a signed statement from the property owner that Protected Native Plants are not located on the subject site.