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5 <br />Figure D: Example elevation view of screening between land uses. <br />7.Maintenance and installation of materials. Installation and maintenance of all landscape materials shall <br />comply with the following standards: <br />1.All landscape materials shall be installed to current industry standards. Special attention must be <br />paid to initial soil preparation, drainage, and proper initial planting of plant root mass. <br />2.Irrigation or other water supply adequate to support the specified plant materials shall be <br />provided at the time of, or immediately after, plant installation. <br />3.All required landscaping and screening features shall be kept free of refuse and debris. <br />4.All landscape plantings, seeded, and sodded areas shall be maintained to manage weeds and <br />ensure establishment of intended plant materials. <br />5.All landscape materials shall be guaranteed for two years. Any landscape material that dies, has a <br />dead or broken central leader, exhibits 30% or more crown death, is damaged by construction, or <br />becomes diseased before the end of the second year after installation shall be replaced by the <br />developer. <br />6.For nonresidential projects, continuing maintenance and replacement of landscape materials shall <br />be the responsibility of the property owner, including after two years of initial installation. <br />Improvements identified on the landscape plan, including non-plant materials, such as fencing, <br />shall be maintained for the life of the project for which the plan was required. <br />8.Topsoil Borrow Requirements. Earthwork and top soil shall comply with the following standards: <br />1. The topsoil stock pile location and erosion controls shall be called out in the plan set when building <br />permit for new residential or commercial construction is submitted to the City. All areas disturbed, <br />outside of paved areas, shall be excavated to a depth of four (4) inches and tilled to a depth of six <br />(6) inches to remove compaction. The depth of the topsoil borrow shall be no less than four (4) <br />inches, not including sod depth.