A. As applicable, a scaled landscape plan showing required landscaping must be submitted to the Zoning Administrator in electronic and paper format for review and approval as a part of the application for a building permit.
B. When a stormwater plan is required, it must match the approved landscape plan. Landscape plans must be submitted to Public Works with the engineering plans if above-ground stormwater facilities are included.
C. A landscape plan must be prepared by a licensed landscape architect or professional landscape company or installer. A landscape plan must at a minimum include the following:
1. Name and address and location of the project;
2. Scale (scale shall be at least 1:20 or larger for sites of 2 acres or less and at least 1:50 for sites greater than 2 acres in size);
3. Dimensioned locations, size, and species of existing and proposed trees and vegetation within required landscape areas, including public right-of-way, and indication of which trees will be protected, and which trees will be removed pursuant to the tree retention requirements per Section 11-4-6;
4. Property boundaries, significant existing physical features, playgrounds and equipment, easements, rights-of-way, vision clearance triangles, streets, sidewalks, paths, driveways, parking lots, areas to be paved or graveled, retaining walls, fences, detention ponds, drainageways or swales, areas affected by the 100 year floodplain, existing and proposed structures, building entrances, freestanding lights and signs, service or loading areas, open spaces, and recreational or resident amenities;
5. Existing and proposed contours and elevations;
6. The location, size and species of all qualifying trees or groups of trees. Qualifying trees will be identified by botanical/common names and applicable size (refer to Section 11-4-6 regarding “qualifying trees”);
7. Trees to be removed or altered in any way must be marked in the field and matched on the tree plan. Number of trees, species and caliper as measured four feet (4') dbh must be identified on the plan;
8. Identify the size, location, number of replacement plantings, the total caliper inches being removed of qualifying trees, and the total caliper inches being replaced;
9. If tree mitigation or replacement is not feasible, the plan or accompanying materials should demonstrate why mitigation or planting of some or all of the required replacement trees is impracticable;
10. The location and type of any irrigation systems (with water source noted) to maintain plantings unless exclusively drought tolerant species are used, and an acceptable watering plan is approved by the Planning Department;
11. Plant legend listing botanical and common names with size and quantity information;
12. The location of all existing and proposed underground utilities and any electric/communication facilities;
13. Description of the long-term proposed maintenance plan;
14. Description of how the proposed plan meets the requirement for water conserving design;
15. Plans for the removal and continued maintenance for removal of existing prohibited invasive species from the site;
16. Metal caging or breathable trunk protectors around trees for the first three (3) years after planting for protection from wildlife.
17. Estimated date of completion of the installation of plantings and finish materials;
18. The approved landscape and maintenance plans must not be changed or altered without review and approval by the zoning administrator. All landscaping shown on the approved plan must be installed and maintained;
19. Limits of disturbance must be reflected on the landscape plan and any engineering plans and must be delineated and permanently maintained throughout the project;
20. Photos of any existing trees/landscaping to be retained must be submitted with the landscaping plan;
21. Cost estimate of any elements of the landscaping plan that cannot be installed prior to certificate of occupancy due to season or weather that will need to be bonded for; and
22. A cost estimate for all labor and materials for any project requiring a maintenance bond. (Ord. 23-08, 6-5-2023)