In cases where an owner of property is required to install and maintain landscape materials, said owner shall observe the following standards:
(a) Installation. Landscaping shall be installed in a sound, workmanlike manner and according to accepted good planning procedures with the quality of plant materials as hereinafter described. Landscaped areas must be protected from vehicular encroachment, by such means as, but not limited to, wheel stops. If building or paving construction is completed during a planting season, then no certificates of occupancy will be issued unless the landscaping meets the requirements herein provided. If building or paving construction is completed in an off-planting season, the certificates of occupancy will be issued only after the owner provides a performance bond to ensure installation of required landscaping in the next planting season. Temporary certificates of occupancy will be issued only after the owner provides a performance bond to ensure installation of required landscaping in the next growing season.
(b) Maintenance. The owner of landscaping required by this Zoning Code shall maintain such landscaping in good condition so as to present a healthy, neat, and orderly appearance, free from refuse and debris. All unhealthy and dead material shall be replaced within one year or the next appropriate planting period, whichever comes first. All landscape areas shall be provided with a readily-available and acceptable water supply, or with at least one outlet located within 100 feet of all plant material to be maintained. Maintenance of landscaped areas in public right-of-ways adjacent to required landscape areas shall be the responsibility of the owner of the adjacent private property.
(Ord. 106. Passed 12-9-81.)