§ 8178-8.9.3. Landscape maintenance and monitoring.

a.

Required landscaping shall be maintained for the term of the subject permit to ensure continued compliance with the approved landscape documentation package and shall include the following as may be supplemented in the landscape documentation package.

1.

Pruning shall be conducted to keep plants within spatial limits, and weeds and litter removed in the landscape area.

2.

Plant materials that are not successfully established or that did not meet performance criteria may be replaced with alternative plants as recommended by a licensed landscape architect, landscape designer, landscape contractor, or qualified biologist. Plant substitutions that do not change the MAWA or ETWU do not require a permit modification pursuant to Section 8178-8.7.2.

3.

Tree supports shall be inspected frequently and removed as soon as the tree can stand without support and be able to resist wind damage.

4.

Mulch shall be replenished.

5.

The irrigation equipment shall be monitored for any necessary repairs.

6.

Any defects in landscape maintenance shall be remedied within thirty (30) days following the County's notification.

b.

Failure to maintain required landscaping and/or irrigation systems shall constitute a violation of the subject permit (see Article 13 Enforcement and Penalties).

(Ord. No. 4492, § 6, 6-21-2016)