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SECTION 13 PERFORMANCE SURETY FOR LANDSCAPING IN NON-RESIDENTIAL. DISTRICTS 13.1 Requirements. All landscape plans for construction in a non-residential district shall be accompanied by an owner supplied performance security which shall provide the. City with cash,. corporate surety bond, approved letter of credit or other surety satisfactory to the. City to guarantee the proper installation and vigorous growth of all landscape elements and screening required. 13.2 Time period surety to remain in effect. Said surety shall remain in effect for two (2) full growing seasons. The first year the amount of the surety shall be equal to one hundred ten. percent (110%) of the estimated costs of plant material, installation and tree preservation. The second year the surety shall be reduced to equal twenty-five percent (25%) of the estimated costs of plant material, installation and tree preservation. 13.3 Requirements for lots with irrigation systems. Lots or sites provided with an irrigation system covering one hundred percent (100%) of the area improved with landscaping need only provide surety for one (1) full growing season. SECTION 14 MAINTENANCE OF LANDSCAPING IN ALL DISTRICTS 14.1 Responsibility for replacing dead materials, The property owner shall be responsible for replacement of any dead trees, shrubs, ground covers and sodding shown on a landscaping plan. If any of these plant materials are not maintained or replaced, said plant materials will be replaced by the City and the cost thereof will be taken from any posted surety or, if a surety does not cover all costs, assessed to the property. In residential districts the City's replacement costs will be assessed to the property. 14.2 Responsibility for maintenance. The property owner shall be responsible for maintaining: the landscaping on every lot and parcel in the City in good condition. Every occupied and unoccupied lot and parcel shall be maintained to limit the growth of weeds or poisonous or harmful vegetation. Weeds shall include all weeds, grass, brush, wildings, second growth, rank vegetation or other vegetation that is not growing in its proper place, having a greater height of ten (10) inches or spread more than ten (10) inches. . Grass must be mowed and shall not be allowed to grow more than ten (10) inches. Moving shall occur only between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. Every property owner shall keep all yard spaces around a residence or non- residential in a manner such that the appearance will not detract from the neighborhood Vegetation blocking visibility on corners or along the edge of roads or strCet and unreasonably impeding the view of motor vehicles traveling along public roadways is expressly forbidden and vegetation that grows to cause this problem must be trimmed or removed. 11