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5. At the option of the City, the applicant may submit a separate financial guarantee for that portion of the required work consisting solely of landscaping improvements with another financial guarantee for all other exterior amenities and improvements which comprise the work. All trees shall be warranted to be alive, of good quality, and disease free for 12 months from the time of planting. Any subsequent replacement shall be warranted for 12 months from the time of planting. (d) The time allowed for completion of the required improvements shall be set out in the site improvement performance agreement. The agreement and the financial guarantee shall provide for forfeiture to the City to cure a default or reimburse the City the cost of enforcement measures. As various portions of such required work are completed by the applicant, are in compliance with City requirements, and are approved by the City, the Zoning Administrator may release such portion of the financial guarantee as is attributable to such completed work. Landscaping improvements shall not be deemed complete until the City has verified survivability of all required plantings through one "winter season" which is defined for the purpose of this section as the period October 31 through April 30. (e) The applicant shall notify the Zoning Administrator in writing when all or a portion of the required improvements have been completed in accordance with the approved plan and may be inspected. Upon receipt of such notice, the Zoning Administrator shall be responsible for the inspection of the improvements to determine that the useful life of all work performed meets the standards for the particular industry, profession, or material used in the performance of the work. Any required work failing to meet such standards shall not be deemed to be complete and the applicant shall be notified in writing as to required corrections. Upon determination that the work has been completed, including the winter season survivability of all landscape improvements, a notice of the date of actual completion shall be given to the applicant and appropriate action, to release or to reduce the amount of the financial guarantee shall be taken by the Zoning Administrator.