(A) Installation. Landscaping plans and the improvements identified therein meeting the requirements of this Zoning Code shall be completely installed no later than six months subsequent to the date of issuance of a building permit. A single three-month extension may be granted by the Director upon request of the applicant upon demonstration that such extension is warranted because of adverse weather conditions or unavailability of approved landscaping material. All landscaping material shall be installed in a sound, professional manner and according to accepted landscaping and planting procedures.
(B) Maintenance. All landscaping material shall be maintained in proper and healthful condition. Property owners shall maintain landscaped areas in a proper, neat, and orderly appearance, and free from refuse and debris. The village may call upon professionals from the public or private sectors to prepare a determination, the cost of which is to be jointly born by the village and applicant/owner, as to the quality of maintenance undertaken by the applicant/owner and to forward a recommendation as to actions necessary to ensure compliance with this chapter. Upon issuance of a citation, corrective action shall be completed within 60 days unless the Director determines that whether constraints require one additional 60-day period. Failure to meet the requirements of this section shall constitute violation of this Zoning Code and enforcement and penalty requirements of §§ 153.030 through 153.045 and § 153.999 shall apply.
(C) Dead or diseased trees. It shall be unlawful for any property owner to maintain or permit to stand on his or her property dead, diseased, damaged or alive, trees, shrubs, evergreen, or other plants which are deemed by the village to be a menace to the public peace, health, and safety.
(Ord. 96-152, passed 10-7-1996) Penalty, see § 153.999