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q8 (C) Number of plant materials required. In order to achieve an appropriate and complete quality landscaping of a site, the following minimum number of plant materials shall be provided as indicated below: (1) One overstory deciduous shade tree for every 2,000 square feet of the total building footprint; (2) One coniferous tree for every 2,000 square feet of building or one coniferous tree for every 200 feet of site perimeter, whichever is greater; (3) One understory shrub for every 300 square feet of building or one shrub for every 30 feet of site perimeter, whichever is greater; (4) One ornamental tree for every 2,000 square feet of building or one ornamental tree for every 200 feet of site perimeter, whichever is greater; (5) The number of plant materials required in divisions (C)(1) through (C)(4) above may be reduced by 15% in each category in the I-1 Districts; and (6) In the event a site plan layout does not have adequate space to accommodate plant quantities as required herein, such quantities per species can be reduced, provided that total required height or caliper is maintained. The Community Development Director and City Forester must approve all changes. (D) Minimum size of plantings and species requirements. (1) Only tree species from high value tree list or other tree species as approved by the City Forester shall be used; (2) Overstory deciduous: two and one-half inch caliper; (3) Coniferous: six feet in height as measured from grade; (4) Shrubs: 24-inch plant (potted); and (5) Ornamental trees: two-inch caliper. (E) Method of installation. All deciduous and coniferous trees shall be ball and burlap and staked and guyed per National Nurserymen's Standards. All shrubs shall be potted. (F) Use of landscaping for screening. Where natural materials, such as trees or hedges are approved in lieu of the required screening by means of walls or fences, density and species of planting shall be such to achieve screening year round. (G) Maintenance. (1) Property owners shall be responsible for the upkeep of all required plantings and landscape materials. Upon written notice from the city, a property owner shall be required to trim broken or damaged tree boughs, remove fallen trees or storm damaged trees and remove diseased trees as identified by the City Forester. Uprooted, damaged or diseased tree stumps shall be removed or ground down below grade. (2) It shall be the property owner's responsibility to maintain the boulevard areas between the property and any adjacent street frontage. (Prior Code, § 1127.05) § 160.420 PLAN REVIEW PROCESS. All tree inventories, preservation plans and landscape plans shall be reviewed by the City Forester. The Parks and Recreation and Forestry Commission may also review such plans at the request of the