A. General maintenance. The property owner is responsible for maintaining all plant materials and irrigation facilities within the approved landscaping plan in a neat and orderly condition for the life of the project. Any unhealthy or dead plants must be replaced in conformance with the landscaping plan and landscaped areas must remain free of invasive species. Maintenance includes, but is not limited to, proper pruning of trees and shrubs, mowing of lawns, noxious weed mitigation measures/weeding, removal of litter, fertilizing, replacement of plants when necessary, and the regular watering of all plantings. When required, landscaped areas will be provided with a permanent watering or sprinkling system consisting of piped water lines terminating in an appropriate number of sprinklers or hose bibs to ensure a sufficient amount of water for plants within the landscaped area. Where the water system consists of hose bibs alone, these bibs must be located not more than one hundred fifty feet (150') apart.
B. Maintenance Assurance. For multifamily, commercial, and industrial development, the Zoning Administrator will require a maintenance bond or letter of credit valid for a period of eighteen (18) months from time of approval of the landscaping plan to ensure compliance with this section. The value of the maintenance bond or letter of credit must be twenty percent (20%) of the total cost of materials and labor. The fee-in-lieu will be ten percent (10%) of the cost of materials and labor, as outlined in an approved landscaping plan. Duplexes are exempt from maintenance assurance requirements. (Ord. 23-08, 6-5-2023)