§ 62-4343. Maintenance and inspections.

(1)

Except as allowed by subsection 62-4341(17), the health and viability of all required landscape materials on the site, whether preserved or newly planted, must be maintained through proper care or replacement in perpetuity after issuance of the certificate of occupancy, certificate of completion, or restoration as may be required to resolve a code violation.

(2)

For multifamily, residential subdivisions, commercial, institutional, public and industrial projects, failure to have viable landscape materials or preserved areas consistent with the approved landscape plan after of the issuance of the certificate of occupancy or certificate of completion shall constitute a violation as described under section 62-4336. Failure to remove nonnative invasive plants and control re-growth prior to the final landscaping inspection is a violation of this division and shall be enforced pursuant to section 62-4336. The county reserves the right to enter property to make the necessary inspections.

(3)

An on-site inspection shall be conducted prior to the approval of the land clearing permit.

(Ord. No. 06-55, § 14, 10-24-06; Ord. No. 08-01, § 12, 1-8-08; Ord. No. 09-24, § 10, 9-15-09)