18.57.070 Approval of Landscape Plan and Installation of Landscaping:
A. After receipt of a complete landscape plan, all development applications shall be reviewed by the Community Development Department for compliance with this chapter concurrently with and as a part of the review process of the principal use or structure and prior to issuance of any grading, building, or land use permit or approval except subdivisions.
B. For residential major plats and residential short plats, required landscaping shall be installed at the time each lot is developed, and no Certificate of Occupancy for the building shall be issued until the landscaping for that lot is installed or bonded for, as specified in 18.57.070.C.
C. No Certificate of Occupancy, or final inspection approval if no Certificate of Occupancy is required, shall be issued until one of the following occur:
1. The required landscaping is installed.
2. A bond or some other form of cash surety acceptable to the city is submitted at a value of one hundred twenty percent (120%) of the estimated cost to complete the landscaping according to the approved landscape plan. Upon completion of the landscape installation, the city shall promptly release the surety. If the required landscaping improvements are not made within six (6) months of occupancy of the building, the city may use the surety to install the landscaping.
D. For existing developed sites, if the width of a buffer is not met but the entire points for the project are met, staff can approve the alteration. (Ord. 2647, 4/10/12; Ord. 2534, 11/10/09; Ord. 2144, 12/9/03; Ord. 1947, 5/9/00; Ord. 1857, 6/8/99)