9.2.5 Installation

1. Trees can be planted in access or utility easements, including stormwater control measure access and maintenance easements, provided that they are a species adapted for the nature of the easement.

a. Approval by the entity or Department responsible for the easement shall be required for the location of the trees proposed for planting.

b. Compliance with additional requirements by the responsible entity or Department shall be required.

2. Shrubs shall be installed at least five feet away from the flow line of a swale.

3. Shrubs can be planted in a public utility easement provided they are approved by the utility provider.

4. If the entity responsible for an existing easement denies the location of landscaping material that is otherwise required by this Article, the required landscaping location can be modified to the minimum extent necessary to avoid conflict with the easement.

Tree grates for required trees shall not be permitted in the Rural Tier. When used, such grates shall be sized and maintained to ensure continued health of any required tree and installed so as not to create any pedestrian hazard.

1. Groundcovers can be planted around trees, provided they are located outside of the planting hole.

2. Mulch shall be used in all areas where no other ground cover or grass is used to avoid bare spots.

Certification by a licensed landscape architect or licensed landscape contractor verifying that all plants have been installed per all UDO and Landscape Manual requirements shall be submitted before a certificate of compliance will be issued.