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ORDINANCE NO. 97-29 <br />8. LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE & REPLACEMENT <br />Amend landscape chapter section 926.12 as follows: <br />(1) Installation. <br />(.a) All landscaping shall be installed in a sound workmanlike manner and <br />according to accepted good planting procedures, with the quality of plant <br />materials as hereintr described. Prior to or at the time a certificate of <br />occupancy inspection is requested of code enforcement staff, the project <br />landscape architect or landscape contractor shall certify in writing the date <br />he or she last inspected the landscape installation and that all installed <br />landscape material that is required by ordinance is Florida No. 1 or better. <br />All elements of landscaping, exclusive of plant material, shall be installed so <br />as to meet all other applicable ordinances and code requirements. <br />Landscaped areas shall require protection from vehicular encroachment. A <br />code enforcement official shall inspect all landscaping, and no final <br />certificates of occupancy or similar authorization will be issued unless the <br />landscaping meets the requirements provided herein. <br />Bonding <br />installation. <br />landscape <br />be <br />(b) <br />to <br />guarantee <br />Required <br />materials <br />can <br />bonded <br />-out <br />for future <br />installation <br />in <br />the <br />event of a Board <br />of <br />County <br />Commissioners <br />disaster <br />freeze hurricane) <br />recognized <br />(e.g. <br />or <br />that <br />adversely <br />landscape <br />At <br />it <br />affects <br />availability <br />of <br />materials. <br />the time <br />that <br />recognizes <br />such a <br />disaster, <br />the <br />Board <br />shall <br />set a <br />timeframe <br />by which <br />required <br />landscaping <br />be installed. <br />must <br />In addition to bonding=out after such disasters, the Planning and Zoning <br />Commission is authorized to approve bonding -out for installation of <br />required landscape materials where such installation needs to be delayed in <br />coordination with adjacent road construction that would disrupt adjacent <br />landscape areas. <br />To bond -out for future (post C.O.), installation, a cash bond must be <br />posted with the county in the amount of 115% of the contract installation <br />price, <br />(2) Maintenance. <br />(Ja The owner, or his agent, shall maintain all landscaping depicted on the <br />approved plan in good condition, so as to present a healthy, neat and <br />orderly appearance, free from refuse and debris, and in a manner quantity <br />and variety required by this article, for the duration of use of the site. All <br />landscaped areas shall be provided with an adequate irrigation system, as <br />provided for in section 926.11. Completed project sites shall be reviewed <br />periodically by code enforcement officials for compliance with these <br />provisions, and any violations shall be presented to the code enforcement <br />board. <br />Ub Native plant areas used for landscaping purposes may be left in their <br />natural condition, providing they are maintained so as not to create a health <br />or safety hazard. These areas may also be excluded from the water supply <br />requirements, providing they are in a healthy condition upon issuance of a <br />final certificate of occupancy. Consistent with section 929.08, all approved <br />additions. <br />