§ 8178-8.9.1. Landscape documentation package approval.

a.

The landscape documentation package shall be submitted to the Planning Division and other required County agencies for review and approval as part of the permit application for the proposed development.

b.

After preliminary review by the Planning Division and other required County agencies, for large required landscape areas, the Planning Division shall send the landscape documentation package to a consulting licensed landscape architect for review, at the applicant's sole expense, to determine consistency with Section 8178-8, conduct an onsite inspection, and to provide recommendations regarding any document contained in the landscape documentation package.

c.

Following approval of the permit application for the proposed development, a zoning clearance shall be required to verify that the proposed landscape construction documents are consistent with the approved landscape documentation package.

d.

Prior to issuance of any zoning clearance authorizing construction or use inauguration for the approved development, the permittee shall be responsible for the following:

1.

The applicant shall include, on a separate informational sheet to be recorded with the conditions of approval, an 8½ inches × 11 inches reduced copy of the approved landscape plan and the required fuel modification zone.

2.

Enter into a reimbursement agreement with the County to cover the Planning Division's costs of monitoring the approved landscaping and irrigation improvements pursuant to Section 8178-8.9.2(b) below.

(Ord. No. 4492, § 6, 6-21-2016)