§ 88-425-11. INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE

88-425-11-A. INSTALLATION

1.

GENERAL

a.

All landscaping must be installed according to sound nursery practices in a manner designed to encourage vigorous growth.

b.

All trees must be staked and include at least 2 inches of organic mulch over the planting area.

c.

Landscape plant material suitable for planting must be balled and burlapped or container grown. In all cases, a planting area that is at least twice the diameter of the root system or the container should be prepared.

2.

IRRIGATION

All required landscaped areas must provide irrigation in accordance with one of the following 3 options:

a.

a permanent, built-in irrigation system with an automatic controller;

b.

a temporary irrigation system designed and certified by a licensed landscape architect as part of the landscape plan, which provides sufficient water to ensure that the plants will become established; or

c.

irrigation by hand.

3.

PROTECTION

All required landscaped areas, particularly trees and shrubs, must be protected from potential damage by adjacent uses and development, including parking and storage areas.

4.

TIMING OF INSTALLATION

Prior to issuance of a final certificate of occupancy, all landscaping as shown on the approved landscape plan, including trees, plant material and structural elements, must be in place and healthy, as certified by a sealed letter submitted by a registered landscape architect licensed in the State of Missouri.

88-425-11-B. MAINTENANCE

1.

The property owner or successors in interest are jointly and severally responsible for proper maintenance of landscaped areas in accordance with the approved landscape plan.

2.

Landscaping must be continuously maintained including necessary watering, weeding, pruning, pest control, and replacement of dead or diseased plant material. Any replacement of dead or diseased plant material must comply with the approved landscape plan and must occur as soon as practical, no later than the next planting season.

3.

Failure to comply with an approved landscaping plan constitutes a violation of this zoning and development code and is subject to penalties and enforcement under 88-615.

(Ord. No. 120783, § 1, 10-4-2012; Ord. No. 150600, § A, 7-23-2015; Ord. No. 160341 , § 1, 5-12-2016)