§ 33-6.25.9. Landscape plan.

Applications subject to this division shall include a landscape plan as part of the site plan application. The landscape plan shall comply with the following basic standards and with additional submittal requirements for number of copies, format, and content prescribed in the appendix of this UDC:

(a)

Notes and graphics on the plan shall illustrate:

(1)

Location of sight triangles;

(2)

Spot elevations showing height from proposed grade to top of all retaining walls, curbs, steps and any grade changes;

(3)

Location, name, size, quantity, and condition of all existing plant materials, with indication of plant materials to be retained and removed;

(4)

Location and complete plant schedule of materials to be planted on site, including name (botanical and common), size, and quantity;

(5)

Landscape and buffer maintenance notation; and

(6)

Tree protection plan, where applicable, in accordance with section 33-6.26, Tree preservation.

(b)

Preparation and certification of the plan is required by one of the following professionals:

(1)

Louisiana licensed landscape architect who shall sign the plan and affix his or her official seal on the plan; or

(2)

Louisiana licensed landscape horticulturalist who shall sign the plan and print his or her name and Louisiana license number on the plan.

(c)

All landscape plans shall be prepared in accordance with the Louisiana Revised Statutes and Administrative Code and rules and regulations of the Louisiana Horticulture Commission.

(d)

Irrigation plan.

(1)

Where required, the irrigation plan shall be drawn and certified by a Louisiana licensed landscape architect or irrigation contractor in accordance with the Louisiana Revised Statutes and Administrative Code and rules and regulations of the Louisiana Horticulture Commission.

(2)

The irrigation plan shall bear the name of the preparer along with the official seal of the landscape architect or the irrigation license number, as applicable. Submitted with and as part of the landscape plan, the irrigation plan must be twenty-four (24) inches by thirty-six (36) inches, drawn to scale, and include an indication of dimensions and specifications of all irrigation components to be installed including the location and type of all valves, heads, sleeving, controller, backflow preventer, water source connection, main line, and lateral piping.

(Ord. No. 25405 , § 35, 8-9-17)