Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Credit for existing healthy trees/shrubs
Existing healthy trees and shrubs shall be credited toward any minimum landscaping required
- Landscaping installation timing
Any required landscaping shall be installed prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
- Owner maintenance responsibility
The owner of the property upon which the required landscaping or buffering is installed shall be responsible for maintenance and replacement.
- Native plant preference
Landscaping materials should generally be sustainable and biologically diverse with emphasis on trees and plants native to Virginia.
- Landscaping shall not obstruct motorist view
Landscaping shall not obstruct the view of motorists using any street, private driveway, parking isles, or the approach to any street intersection
- Surety for off-season planting
When the planting of landscaping conflicts with the planting season, a certificate of occupancy may be issued subject to the owner or developer providing surety
From the ordinance
Any required landscaping shall be installed prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy... Existing healthy trees and shrubs shall be credited... All plantings shall be maintained in perpetuity...