16.2.5 Required Vegetation when Creating Vacant Lots
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Any lot that becomes vacant due to demolition, for which a building or construction permit has expired or does not exist, shall meet the following standards in addition to any sedimentation and erosion control requirements of paragraph 12.10.4B, Stabilization of Disturbed Land:
A. The lot shall be planted with ground cover, grass or other appropriate landscape material, or covered with hardscape material, and maintained. No bare earth shall remain visible.
B. These actions must be completed within 30 days of demolition or the expiration of a building or construction permit, whichever comes last.