§ 28.06.080. Maintenance.

A.

The landowner is responsible for the maintenance of all Landscaping Materials and shall keep them in a proper, neat and orderly appearance free from refuse and debris at all times.

B.

Maintenance shall include mowing, trimming, weeding, cultivation, mulching, tightening and repairing of guys and stakes, resetting plants to proper grades and upright position, restoration of planting saucer, fertilizing, pruning, disease and insect control and other necessary operations.

C.

All landscaped areas, except those in the Central Business District "CBD", shall be provided with a readily available permanent water supply; provided, however, that landscaped areas utilizing drought-tolerant plants may use a temporary above ground system and shall be required to provide irrigation for the first two (2) growing seasons only. Irrigation shall not be required for established trees and natural areas that remain undisturbed by development activities. Irrigation systems shall be designed and operated in a manner to avoid water on impervious surfaces and public streets. Long, narrow landscaped areas are difficult to irrigate efficiently, therefore landscaped areas less than five (5) feet in any dimension shall not be irrigated with overhead spray sprinklers. Drip irrigation is acceptable.

D.

Disturbed soil between trees and Shrubs in the planting beds shall be mulched, planted or otherwise treated to prevent wind and water erosion.

E.

Plants which die shall be replaced within sixty (60) days or, if weather prohibits replanting within that time, then replanting shall occur within the first thirty (30) days of the next planting season.

(Ord. No. 50-340 § 8, 10-11-16)