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27.71.090 REQUIREMENTS FOR USE OR ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.

(a) Prior to use, final inspection, or the issuance of certificate of occupancy, all landscaping shall be installed in conformance with the approved plans.

(b) Phased Projects. Incremental landscape installation may be permitted by the Zoning Administrator when building construction is phased.

(c) Financial Security. Financial security shall be required for all projects with over 10,000 square feet of landscape area and for all residential condominiums. On smaller projects where adverse weather, drought conditions or project phasing prohibit the installation of landscaping, the Zoning Administrator may allow financial security to be submitted to the City in order to allow use or issuance of a certificate of occupancy. The security shall be in a form which is legally sufficient to ensure the preservation of trees and the installation of all approved landscape improvements. Financial security shall be returned to the applicant upon completion of the plant establishment period. The City shall be the beneficiary and the sole determinant of compliance and completion. A detailed cost estimate of all landscape improvements plus the value of any existing trees to remain, as determined in Section 27.71.150, shall be used to determine the amount of security.