§ 74-86. Landscape plan.

(a)

All applications for major landscape permits shall contain a site plan for the property drawn to a scale of one inch = 20 feet for all parcels and shall include the following:

(1)

An inventory of existing trees, or groups of trees, having trunks with diameters of six inches in diameter or greater, measured at diameter breast height 3.5 feet above grade on the oceanfront;

(2)

Existing trees, shrubs and other native plants proposed to be removed;

(3)

Trees and other native plants proposed to be retained and methods to be utilized for the purpose of protecting existing vegetation; and, the tree density per 1,000 square feet of pervious area prior to development and the resulting tree density per 1,000 square feet of pervious area, excluding septic field area, after development;

(4)

The location of proposed or existing structures on the property including driveways;

(5)

The location and the design of proposed landscape areas and varieties and sizes of plant materials to be planted, including the size and quantity of trees and shrubs;

(6)

Existing and proposed topography, clearly representing the extent of any proposed grading, excavation and fill;

(7)

The impervious surface area calculation.

(b)

If the major landscape plan is to include excavation (other than for building footers), fill, or grading (other than minor leveling of the construction site and installation of not more than four inches of topsoil following construction) the permit applicant must submit certification from a registered surveyor or professional engineer that normal and natural drainage patterns on adjacent properties (including streets) will not be changed and that the amount of stormwater runoff on or over adjacent properties (including streets) will not be increased.

(c)

All applications for a minor landscape permit shall include at least an 8½ inch × 11 inch sketch of the property, its current structures, the proposed improvement, current regulated trees near the proposed improvement, any of these trees to be disturbed, plantings to be added, any other pertinent information important to the approval process.

(d)

The landscape plan required by subdivision IV shall clearly define for oceanfront property those areas where existing dunes, berms, and maritime vegetative cover shall remain undisturbed and shall include plans for restabilizing and revegetating areas disturbed. Disturbance of the natural vegetation shall only be permitted in those circumstances in which such disturbance is reasonably necessary to allow safe construction of the proposed structure and its appurtenant facilities, such as septic tank and driveway (and in those circumstances in which property values would be significantly devalued by completely restricting view). Such special consideration must be given to preserving as much natural vegetation as possible.

(e)

Failure to comply with the requirements of the approved landscape plan is considered unlawful and the offender shall be subject to the immediate issuance of a stop work order by the building inspector and to the other procedures and remedies of section 74-28.

(Ord. No. 2010-22, § XIX, 11-9-2010; Ord. No. 2017, 12-13-2017)