§ 1-8-15. PERMIT ISSUANCE.


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  • (A) Building permits. Building permits shall not be issued prior to Zoning Administrator approval of the required landscape plan.
    (B) Certificate of occupancy. Certificates of occupancy shall not be issued prior to completion of landscape installation and acceptance by the Zoning Administrator, or the posting of the appropriate surety as provide in Vol. II, § 1-8-10. Compliance with this requirement shall be recorded in written form and released through the Zoning Administrator to the Building Official.
    TABLE 8-2: PROTECTED NATIVE PLANT LIST
    LATIN NAME
    COMMON NAME
    PROTECTION
    Carnegiea gigantea
    Saguaro
    NPL
    Castela emoryi
    Crucifixion Thorn
    NPL
    Cercidium floridum
    Blue Palo Verde, 4" caliper
    NPL
    Cercidium microphyllum
    Foothills Palo Verde, 4" caliper or more
    NPL
    Echinocactus horizonthalonius var.
    Blue Barrel Cactus
    NPL/ESA
    Ferocactus wislizenii
    Fishhook Barrel
    NPL
    Fouquieria splendens
    Ocotillo
    NPL
    Mammillaria thornberi
    Thornber Clustered Pincushion
    NFL
    Olneya tesota
    Ironwood
    NPL
    Peniocereus greggi
    Desert Night-blooming Cereus
    NPL
    Prosopis pubescens
    Screwbean Mesquite
    NPL
    Prosopis velutina
    Velvet Mesquite
    NPL
    Tumamoca macdougalii
    Tumamoc Globeberry
    NPL
    Yucca elata
    Soaptree Yucca
    NPL
    Zizyphus obtusifolia var. canescens
    Greythorn
    NPL
    KEY:
    "ESA"=Plants protected by the Federal Endangered Species Act.
    "NPL"=Plants regulated by the Arizona Native Plant Law.
    (Ord. 1402, passed 5-6-2014)