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• a plan view showing the areas of revegetation, to include location of different species; • the type size and spacing of the plants to be used, canopy, subcanopy, ground cover in proportion to that illegally cleared; • a schedule for completion; and • a maintenance plan to include success criteria for a period of up to three (3) years after reve etation. The of the RevegLetation Plan is to establish a native plant communilYto replace the plant purpose above shall be subject to a fine of two hundred community destroyed by the illegal activity. the largest plants that can reasonably be expected For the lost of to survive mature native plant communities, (and can be procured) will be only authorized for reve etg ation. day for each saved tree that does not have Any person who commits a violation specified in para rg_aph (1)(e) above shall be subject to a fine of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00) per day starting on the 61s' day after commencement of the tree removal or land clearing. If the date of the commencement of activities cannot be determined the fine shall start ten (10) dys after the landowner and/or agent for the landowner is notified in writing that the debris must be removed. If an extension has been granted, the fine shall commence on the day after the end of the extension. Any person who commits a violation specified in paragraph (1)(f) above shall be subject to a fine of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00) per day for each saved tree that does not have properly installed. The fine the date that installed and maintained protective barriers shall commence on any development activity begins on the property associated with the proiect and the protective In that the date the barriers are either improperly installed or not installed at all. the event development activity cannot be established the fine shall commence on the date that Indian River County staff has verified that development activity has begun and that the protective barriers are Permits required by this Chapter may be obtained after -the -fact for land clearing and protected or specimen tree removal activities, upon determination by the Environmental Planner that such activities were performed in accordance with permit issuance criteria specified in Section 927.07. The issuance of an after -the -fact permit abates the penalties described in this Section for those actions or activities authorized by the after -the -fact permit. The fee for an after -the -fact permit shall be three (3) times the amount of the normal administrative fee as provided for in Section 927.11(1)(f). With respect to any violation of this Chapter, the owner of the property on which the violation occurred is presumed to have undertaken, caused to be taken, or authorized the illegal activity. The owner may present evidence proving that the presumption is incorrect in their his or- hei case. 11 A violation of any provision of this chapter shall be punishable upon conviction by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail up to sixty (60) days, or both such fine and imprisonment. The destruction or alteration of each tree or plant under this chapter shall be considered a separate offense. The destruction of an historic or a specimen tree; mangreve, or any dune vegetation, contrary to this chapter shall receive the maximum penalty provided by law. Coding: Words in S..ii�[rnce through are deletions from existing law. Words underlined are additions.