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Composition of plant material for screening shall be composed of these minimum standards: A. Not less than thirty-three percent (33%) coniferous B. Not less than twenty-five percent (25%) deciduous C. Not more than thirty-five percent (35%) shrubs D. Not more than forty-five percent (45%) of one species Planting screens shall be maintained in a neat and healthy condition. Plants which have died shall be promptly replaced. SECTION 12 LANDSCAPING PLANS 12.1 Content of Plans. A landscaping plan for any construction or land disturbance site shall be indicated either on the site plan and building plan, or on a separate to -scale plan drawing. The. landscape plan shall address the matters raised by Sections 4 through 6, as well as visually depicting conformance with the performance standards of this Ordinance. Where streetscape plans or other landscape guidance from the Zoning Ordinance are applicable to the proposal, the landscape plan shall incorporate and visually depict compliance with those standards. When a landscaping plan is required by this. Ordinance, the applicant shall submit a number of copies equal to the number of copies of site plans required for the permit or authorization (e.g. CUP, building permit) sought. 12.2 Submission - residential districts. If the construction is proposed as part of a subdivision, planned unit development, or other application requiring Planning Commission review, the landscape plan shall be submitted with the applicant's other materials for the permit or other entitlement. In other cases, the City's building official shall ensure that such a plan exists before issuing a building permit. 12.3 Submission non-residential districts. In non-residential districts, a detailed landscaping site plan shall be submitted to the Planning Commission by the subdivider, developer, builder or property owner as part 'of the application for zoning entitlement or other permit. This plan must be approved at the same time as the site plan and building plan and the landscaping plan must be approved before any building, demolition, grading or filling permit is issued and construction is started. In cases where Planning Commission review is not required to issue a building permit, such as additions to or remodeling of existing structures, the City's building 'official shall ensure that such a plan exists before issuing a building permit. 12.4 Land filling or reclamation. Each request for a land filling or land reclamation permit in all zoning districts shall also include a landscaping plan. This plan shall be approved by the Planning Commission before a filling permit is issued and filling is started. 10