Surety in an amount equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of the cost of materials and
installation of landscaping, screening and buffering materials, including fences,
shall be provided in a form acceptable to the county attorney, prior to the issuance
of a certificate of occupancy (CO) or final inspection to ensure the landscaping was
installed properly and remains healthy. This surety shall be released at the end of
two (2) years from the issuance of a final certificate of occupancy or final inspection
date, if an inspection shows the landscaping remains healthy. All required landscaping
shall be the responsibility of the property owner(s). All plants damaged by insects,
disease, vehicular traffic, acts of God, or vandalism shall be replaced. (7-7-05;
4-21-16; 7-19-18.)
