§ 10.700. Required landscape maintenance.

A.

The property owner shall maintain on-site landscape areas, and landscape areas in the adjacent right-of-way.

B.

These are the minimum maintenance requirements for all landscape areas subject to an approved landscape plan:

1.

All landscape areas shall be maintained in a neat and clean condition.

2.

All landscape materials shall be maintained in a healthy, trimmed and weed-free condition to conform to the approved landscape plan.

3.

Landscape materials shall be replaced as necessary to conform to the approved landscape plan.

4.

Plant material that dies shall be replaced promptly upon its demise.

5.

Plant material shall be maintained in a natural growth pattern or characteristic mature form.

C.

Areas designated and intended for stormwater management shall be maintained in accordance with the Scottsdale Revised Code.

D.

Except for routine maintenance of landscape areas in accordance with this section, modifications to existing landscape materials subject to an approved landscape plan, are subject to Zoning Administrator approval. The Zoning Administrator may determine that, based on the scope of the modifications, a new landscape plan must be submitted, subject to approval as provided in this Zoning Ordinance.

E.

It shall be unlawful for any person to:

1.

Strip, excavate or remove top soil, or store soil on a site, except in accordance with approved plans.

2.

Severely prune plant materials to the extent that the plant materials' purpose in the approved landscape plan has been nullified.

3.

Alter, or allow deterioration of, areas designated and intended for stormwater management, to invalidate the purpose of the stormwater management area.

(Ord. No. 2818, § 1, 10-17-95; Ord. No. 3920, § 1(Exh. § 122), 11-9-10; Ord. No. 4099, § 1(Res. No. 9439, Exh. A, § 46), 6-18-13; Ord. No. 4143, § 1(Res. No. 9678, Exh. A, § 270), 5-6-14)