Any landscape and irrigation work, incomplete at the time of request for occupancy, that does not constitute a safety or health hazard, may be assured by the submittal of a performance guarantee as provided for in the City's current ordinance establishing acceptable types of guarantees.
The applicant must submit a written request to the City detailing specific circumstances that warrant a delay in completion of required project improvements and a cost estimate for all incomplete landscape and irrigation work to be verified by the Planning Department.
At its option, the City may accept the performance guarantee and establish a completion time line, not to exceed six months, from the date of issuance of the certificate of occupancy.
(Ord. 2074 § 8.2(A), 1995)
A maintenance guarantee shall be provided by the developer/owner for all completed landscaping and irrigation required by the City for any development project.
The maintenance guarantee shall be in an amount equal to 20 percent of the total landscape construction costs and shall be in effect for at least two years from time of acceptance. The Community and Economic Development Director may extend the duration of the maintenance guarantee for restoration projects or under other special circumstances.
The maintenance guarantee must be on file with the City prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the development project, except for those items for which a performance guarantee has been accepted by the City.
(Ord. 2074 § 8.2(B), 1995; Ord. 2838 § 4, 2023)