§ 10.8. Compliance.

10.8-1  Artificial materials prohibited. All artificial plants, trees, shrubs, grass or other vegetation shall be prohibited from fulfilling the requirements of these regulations.

10.8-2  Warranty or maintenance surety. Upon final installation of new trees, shrubs or other landscape material planted to meet the requirements of this ordinance, and following acceptance by the department in accordance with the procedures set forth in the development regulations, the owner shall either provide proof of warranty or post a maintenance bond or other acceptable surety, warranting the new trees, shrubs or landscape material for a period of no less than one year.

10.8-3  Inspection.

a.

The department shall perform an inspection of the plantings and landscape materials required by these regulations prior to expiration of the one year warranty or maintenance period. The owner shall be notified of any replacements or restoration that must be made to maintain compliance with these regulations or conditions of zoning or variance approval.

b.

Required landscape material found to be dead or near death shall be replaced prior to release by the department of the warranty or maintenance surety. In no case shall replacement be delayed more than 30 days from notification, unless a performance bond is posted with the department.

10.8-4  Buffers for interior subdivision lots. When a lot within a residential subdivision fronts on a local street within the subdivision and the back yard is located along either an arterial street, a collector street or freeway street, then any and all buffer requirements shall apply to the back yard of said lot and the arterial, collector or freeway street.

(Ord. No. 03-Z-004, 6-3-03)