§ 20-1177. Plan submission; time of completion; financial guarantees.

The property owner or developer shall prepare a landscape plan drawn by a registered landscape architect or other professional acceptable to the city for review by the city. The city shall apply the following conditions in approval or disapproving the plan:

(1)

The contents of the plan shall include the following:

a.

Plot plan, drawn to an easily readable scale, showing and labeling by name and dimensions, all existing and proposed property lines, easements, buildings, and other structures, vehicular use areas (including parking stalls, driveways, service areas, square footage), water outlets and landscape material (including botanical name and common name, installation size, on-center planting dimensions where applicable, and quantities for all plants used).

b.

Typical elevations and/or cross sections as may be required.

c.

Title block with the pertinent names and addresses (property owner, person drawing plan, and person installing landscape material), scale date, north arrow (generally orient plan so that north is to top of plan), and zoning district.

d.

Existing landscape material shall be shown on the required plan and any material in satisfactory condition may be used to satisfy this ordinance in whole or in part.

(2)

Where landscaping is required, no building permit shall be issued until the required landscaping plan has been submitted and approved, and no certificate of occupancy shall be issued until the landscaping is completed as certified by an on-site inspection by the building inspector, unless a financial guarantee acceptable to the city has been submitted.

(3)

When screening, landscaping or other similar improvements to property are required by this ordinance, a letter of credit or cash escrow shall be supplied by the owner in an amount equal to at least 110 percent of the value of such screening, landscaping or other improvements. The security must be satisfactory to the city and shall be conditioned upon reimbursement of all expenses incurred by the city for engineering, legal or other fees in connection with making or completing such improvements. The guarantee shall be provided prior to the issuance of any building permit and shall be valid for a period of time equal to one full growing season after the date of installation of the landscaping. In the event construction of the project is not completed within the time prescribed by building permits and other approvals, the city may, at its option, complete the work required at the expense of the owner and the surety.

The city may allow an extended period of time for completion of all landscaping if the delay is due to conditions which are reasonably beyond the control of the developer. Extensions which may not exceed nine months, may be granted due to seasonal or weather conditions. When an extension is granted, the city shall require such additional security as it deems appropriate.

(Ord. No. 153, § 1, 11-4-91)