10-03-05 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

SUBD. 5. MAINTENANCE A. Surety. To ensure that landscaping and screening is installed as proposed and survives through at least one full growing season, a landscape performance surety must be submitted prior to issuance of building permits for new development where a landscape plan is required. 1. A landscape surety for providing, installing and warranting typical landscaping and screening materials must be submitted in the amount of 125% of the value of the proposed landscaping. 2. Once the landscaping and screening has been in place for one year, Planning Department staff will review the landscaping on site. If site conditions match the approved landscape plan and all material is healthy, the surety will be released. If landscaping or screening is missing or incorrectly placed or some material is not in a healthy condition, the owner will be contacted and given an opportunity to correct these issues. Once the issues are resolved, the landscape surety will be released. B. Material Maintenance. The property owner must maintain all landscaping and screening materials shown on the approved landscape plan in a manner consistent with the intent and purpose of the plan. Approved landscaping and screening materials that die, become diseased or are significantly damaged must be replaced at the next appropriate planting period with new materials in conformance with the approved landscape plan. c. Structure Maintenance. Landscaping and screening structures such as fences and walls must be maintained in good condition, free of graffiti, peeling paint, decay or warping, must be repaired when needed and replaced periodically to maintain a structurally sound condition. SUBD 6. REDEVELOPMENT COMPLIANCE A. Redevelopment or Large Addition. When either full redevelopment of a site is proposed or an addition that would increase total floor area on a site by twenty- five (25) percent or more, a landscape plan for the entire site, demonstrating compliance with the requirements of this Section, must be submitted for approval. B. Small Addition. When an addition is proposed that would increase total floor area of a site by less than twenty-five (25) percent, but would physically impact the existing landscape, a modified landscape plan for the portion of the site affected by the addition, demonstrating compliance with the requirements of this Section, must be submitted for approval. C. Constrained Sites. The City of Hastings recognizes that highly constrained redevelopment sites may have difficulty meeting the requirements of Section 10.29. Given that the City would like to encourage redevelopment rather than