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ORDINANCE 2007- 012 (3) Irrigation plan required. In conjunction with a landscape plan, an irrigation plan shall be required. Such plan shall indiea4e use of a low veltifne 4figa*ieft system designed speeifieally for- the pfoposed 6-ndseape installation, delineate planting zones if pfoposed, and clearly illustrate compliance with section 926.11 of this chapter. (4) Certificate of occupancy. No final certificate of occupancy shall be given or issued to the an owner or his agent until all conditions of this chapter have been met and the code enforcement official has given an approval. Hew�zTemporary power, however, may be issued in those instances where all improvements on a site except landscaping have been completed, where power is required for the irrigation system, and where the developer of the project certifies in writing that the required landscaping for the project will be installed as depicted on the plan and provides a timetable for installation of the landscaping. Failure to fulfill the proposed timetable shall be grounds for immediate and summary revocation of the temporary power allowance. (5) Prohibited plant species. For all new development, or redevelopment of existing property, the applicant is required to remove under county environmental supervision all invasive exotic plant species defined and listed in Appendix B prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy or certificate of completion, whichever is applicable. (Ord. No. 90-16, § 1, 9-11-90) Section 926.06. Landscape materials standards. (1) Quality. Plant materials used in conformance with the provisions of this chapter shall conform to the Standards for Florida No. 1 or better, as given in the most current edition of "Grades and Standards for Nursery Plants" Part I and Part II, State of Florida, Department of Agriculture, Tallahassee, or equal thereto. Grass sod shall be clean and free of weeds and noxious pests or diseases. Grass seeds shall be delivered to the job site in bags with Florida Department of Agriculture tags attached, indicating the seed grower's compliance with the department's quality control program. Plant materials which are known to be intolerant of paving environments, or whose physical characteristics may be injurious to the public, shall not be specified for use. (2) Drought tolerance requirements. A minimum of fifty (50) percent of total cumulative landscape plant material used to meet the provisions of this chapter shall be "moderately" or "very" drought tolerant, as classified and listed in the most recent edition of the "South Florida Water Management District Xeriscape Plant Guide" or a comparable publication. Existing native plant species preserved on-site may be considered as credit toward the drought tolerance percentage requirement. (3) Trees. (a) Canopy trees. 1. Canopy trees shall be species having an average mature crown spread of Underline: Additions to Ordinance 25 Strike .4,,,,gh Deleted Text from Existing Ordinance ETommunity Development\Users\CurDev\ORDINANCE\2007\2007- 901, 911, 913, 926, 930, & 934 Landscaping.RTF