(a) Installation. Landscaping plans and the improvements identified therein meeting the requirements of this Zoning Ordinance shall be completely installed no later than six (6) months subsequent to the date of issuance of a building permit. A single three (3) month extension may be granted by the Planning and Zoning Commission 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 Planning and Zoning Commission may call upon professionals from the public or private sectors to prepare a determination, the cost of which is to be borne by the 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 sixty (60) days unless the Planning and Zoning Commission determines that weather constraints require one (1) additional sixty (60) day period. Failure to meet the requirements of this section shall constitute violation of the Zoning Ordinance and enforcement and penalty requirements 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 Planning and Zoning Commission to be a menace to the public peace, health, and safety.
(Ord. 22-089. Passed 12-5-22.)