§ 17.24.080. Maintenance of required landscape materials.

The property owner shall maintain landscaping required by this chapter in accordance with the following standards:

A.

Use of Required Landscape Area. No required landscape area shall be used for accessory structures, garbage or trash collection, parking, or any other functional use contrary to the intent and purpose of this article.

B.

Watering. All required landscaping, excluding trees planted or preserved on residential property in accordance with Section 17.24.100 of this chapter, shall be watered by one of the following methods:

1.

An underground sprinkler system;

2.

An outside hose attachment within one hundred feet of all landscaping.

C.

Replacement of Dead Materials. The property owner shall replace required plants which die. Replacements shall be installed at the earliest possible time within a planting season, and replacements shall be as shown on the approved landscape plan.

(Ord. BL2008-328 § 2, 2009; Ord. 2001-750 § 4, 5, 2001; Ord. 98-1268 § 1 (part), 1998; Ord. 96-555 § 6.2(G), 1997)