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2. The amount of the bond or surety shall be 125% of the cost of materials and installation. 3. The bond or surety shall be provided prior to the issuance of any building or grading permits and shall be valid for, two full years, from the date of installation, or three years in the case of an extended timeline. 4. For any landscaping or screening that is not in accordance with the approved landscaping plan at the end of two growing seasons,the applicant shall replace the material to the satisfaction of the city before the guarantee is released. Where this is not done,the city, at its sole discretion, may use the proceeds of the performance guarantee to accomplish performance. F. Minimum Landscape Requirements. 1. Caliper Inches. The minimum caliper inches required per building site shall relate to the gross square footage of all floors of a building and the building height. A single story building in excess of thirty(30) feet in height shall be considered a two-story building for the purposes of determining gross square footage. Minimum total caliper inches= Gross Square Footage of all Floors of Building 320 2. Tree Ratio. The minimum total caliper inches shall contain the following minimum percentages of trees in various size ranges: Building Height In Stories Percentage of Trees of Various Caliper Inches 2.0 - 3.011 3.5 -4.011 4.5 - 6.0 1-2 50 % 30% 20 % 3-4 50 % 30% 20 % 5 and over 30 % 50 % 20 % 3. Coniferous Tree Measurement. Coniferous trees may be considered equivalent to the sizes shown by dividing the height of the coniferous tree in feet by 2.4. 4. Minimum size at time of planting. a) Two and one-half(2.5)caliper inches for deciduous trees. b) Six (6) feet in height for coniferous trees. 5. Trees Along Street Frontage. A minimum of one tree shall be provided along the right of way for every fifty(50) feet of public street frontage.tage. 6. Perennials and Shrubberies. At least ten(10)percent of the total landscaped area p P shall be covered with perennials and/or shrubbery and be planted within the perimeter of private parking,building, and driveway areas. 7. Planting Islands. Planting islands shall be required to visually break up expanses of hard-surface parking areas, to provide safe and efficient traffic movement, and to define rows of parking. Planting islands shall occupy at least ten(10)percent of the parking area. Planting islands shall be edged with concrete curbs. Parking lot planting 3 221909A