a) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS - The property owner must comply with the following general requirements:
1) TRIMMING, HEALTH - All landscaping, ground cover, and street trees must be maintained in a healthy, growing condition so as to present a neat and orderly appearance. Branches extending over the street must be trimmed in accordance with Article 913 Trees and Vegetation. Any tree or shrub which overhangs any arterial street shall be trimmed to a minimum height of fourteen (14) feet above the roadway. Any tree or shrub which overhangs any public pedestrian walkway shall be trimmed to a minimum height of eight (8) feet above the walking surface.
2) MAINTENANCE - Maintenance of all plantings includes watering, weeding, pruning, pest control and replacement of dead or diseased plant materials.
3) LITTER, WEEDS - The site is to be kept free of trash, litter and weeds.
b) IRRIGATION - Hose attachments must be located within seventy-five (75) feet to one-hundred (100) feet of all required landscaping.
c) LANDSCAPING PLAN - A landscaping plan must be submitted for review. The plan should include at a minimum the following components:
1) Date;
2) Scale;
3) North arrow;
4) Title;
5) Name of property owner and applicant;
6) Total site area;
7) Existing and proposed utilities;
8) Locations and size of named plant materials;
9) Projected date of completion; and
10) Irrigation information.
Such plans must be sealed by a Registered Landscape Architect (RLA) when submitted with a land development or subdivision plan.
d) BONDING - Upon completion of the required landscaping plan, the property owner or applicant shall provide a two (2)-year maintenance bond in the amount of one-hundred ten percent (110%) of the estimated cost of landscaping improvements installed by the developer. Such bond shall be in favor of the City of York and shall provide surety satisfactory to the York City Solicitor. In lieu of the required bonds, the applicant may deposit funds or securities in an escrow account satisfactory to the York City Solicitor. Funds deposited in this account for guaranteeing the construction or maintenance of landscaping shall be used for these purposes only.