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ordinance, for the duration of use of the site. All land- scaped areas shall be provided with a readily available water supply having at least one outlet located within 50 feet of all plant material to be maintained, or an adequate irrigation system. Completed project sites shall be reviewed periodically by Code Enforcement Officials for compliance with these pro- visions, and any uncorrected violations shall be presented to the Code Enforcement Board. Native plant areas used for landscaping purposes may be left in their natural condition providing they are maintained so as not to create a health or safety hazard. These areas may also be excluded from the water supply requirement providing they are in a healthy condition upon issuance of a final certificate of occupancy. C. Plant Material 1. Quality. Plant materials used in conformance with provisions of this ordinance shall conform to the Standards for Florida No. 1 or better as given in "Grades and Standards for Nursery Plants" Part I, 1973 and Part II, 1975 State of Florida, Department of Agriculture, Tallahassee, or equal thereto. Grass sod shall be clean and reasonably free of weeds and noxious pests or diseases. Grass seed 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 phys- ical characteristics may be injurious to the public, shall not be specified for use. 2. Trees. a) Trees shall be species having an average mature spread of crown of greater than fifteen (15) feet when growing in the County of Indian River, Florida, and eventually having a trunk(s) which can be maintained in a clean condition over five (5) feet of clear wood. Trees having an average mature spread 4