§ 33-14. Landscape Performance Guarantees.

A.

Performance Guarantee Required. A bond, escrow, letter of credit or other performance guarantee, with surety satisfactory to the County shall be furnished to the County by the landowner or developer in an amount sufficient for and conditioned upon installation and maintenance of all required plantings and improvements shown on an approved landscape plan prior to the issuance of final land disturbance or construction permits. This performance guarantee may, at the discretion of the County, also be used to correct violations for failure to comply with any requirements of this Article or with the approved landscape plan.

B.

Release of Performance Guarantees. This performance guarantee will be released upon acceptance of the site work after the final inspection performed by the County and determination by the Zoning Administrator that all plantings and improvements have been installed and all plantings are in healthy condition, but not sooner than one year from the last planting date.

TABLE 33-1. PROPOSED SCREENING REQUIREMENTS

	A. Type of New Use	B. Abutting Use to Screen From	C. Screen Width
1	Multi-Family Residential	Land designated on the Future Land Use Map or zoned Agricultural, Rural Area or Rural Residential	30' Screen
		Existing Single-Family Residential use	20' Screen
		Existing Commercial Use	20' Screen
		Existing Industrial Use	20' Screen
		Existing Public/Institutional Use	20' Screen
2	Public Institutional Use	Existing Residential (Single or Multi-family)	20' Screen
		Existing Commercial use	20' Screen
		Existing Industrial Use	20' Screen
3	Commercial	Land designated on the Future Land Use Map or zoned Agricultural, Rural Area or Rural Residential	30' Screen
		Residential Zoning District or Use	30' Screen
		Public/Institutional Zoning District or Use	20' Screen
		Existing Industrial Use	20' Screen
4	Industrial	Land designated on the Future Land Use Map or zoned Agricultural, Rural Area or Rural Residential	30' Screen
		Residential Zoning District or Use	30' Screen
		Public/Institutional Zoning District or Use	20' Screen
		Commercial Zoning District or Use	20' Screen

 

New Use refers to proposed new use requested under a land use development application. Abutting Uses described as "Existing" refer to such uses existing as of the date of submittal of the land development application. Screen width may be reduced by the Approving Authority for good and reasonable cause.

(Ords. of 8-1-2006(2); 2-6-2018(1), Att. A)

Editor's note— Attachment A of an ordinance adopted Feb. 6, 2018, renumbered former § 33-13 as § 33-14.

(Ords. of 8-1-2006(2); 2-6-2018(1), Att. A)

Editor's note

Attachment A of an ordinance adopted Feb. 6, 2018, renumbered former § 33-13 as § 33-14.