HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-11-03-Ordinance 2449_Property Maintenance, LandscapingORDINANCE NO.2449
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 401,SECTION 401.4,WAUKEE )
MUNlCIPAL CODE,PROPERTY MAINTENANCE,BY ADDING AS SECTION 401.4(D)
THE WORDS "LANDSCAPING MAINTENANCE.ALL LANDSCAPING AND
LANDSCAPED AREAS REQUIRED BY WAUKEE'S SITE PLAN ORDINANCE (SECTION
304)MUST BE MAINTAINED CONTINUOUSLY.THIS INCLUDES GRASS,TREES,
SHRUBS,ETC.REQUIRED FOR SITE LANDSCAPING,PARKING AREAS,BERMS AND
BUFFERS.MATERIAL SHALL BE REPLACED AS NEEDED IN APPROXIMATELY THE
SAME LOCATION AS APPROVED ON THE SITE PLAN.REPLACEMENT PLANTINGS
SHALL BE THE SAME SPECIES AS THE ORIGINAL LANDSCAPING.PLANTING
REQUIREMENTS FOR SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENTS ARE EXCLUDED.";AND BY
RE-LETTERING EACH SUCCESSNE SUBSECTION IN SECTION 401.4 IN
ALPHABETICAL ORDER.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Waukee:
Section 1.Chapter 401,Section 401.4,Waukee Municipal Code,Property Maintenance,
is hereby amended by adding the following as Section 401.4(D):
"Landscaping Maintenance.All landscaping and landscaped areas required by
Waukee's Site Plan Ordinance (Section 304)must be maintained continuously.
This includes grass,trees,shrubs,etc.required for site landscaping,parking areas,
berms and buffers.Material shall be replaced as needed in approximately the
same location as approved on the Site Plan.Replacement plantings shall be the
same species as the original landscaping.Planting requirements for single family
developments are excluded."
And by re-lettering each successive subsection in section 401.4 in alphabetical order.
Section 2.Repealer.All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions
ofthis ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 3.Severability Clause.If any section,provision or part of this ordinance shall
be adjudged invalid or unconstitutional,such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the
ordinance as a whole or any section,provision,or part thereof not adjudged invalid or
unconstitutional.
Section 4.Effective Date.TIllS ordinance shall be in effect upon its final passage,
approval and publication as provided by law.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Waukee,Iowa,this 3'-d day of November 2003 and
approved this 3'-dday of November 2003.I
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