1.6
Maintenance and Enforcement
(a)
All required landscaping, buffering, and screening shall be maintained in a healthy condition and in accordance with the approved landscape plan. Failure to maintain or to replace dead, diseased, or removed material as shown on an approved landscape plan shall constitute a zoning violation and shall be subject to the penalty provisions set forth in Subtitle 28, Division 1, of the County Code. The replacement of dead or diseased plant material with a different plant species than that specified on the approved landscape plan is allowed only if done in accordance with Section 1.4, Plant Substitutions.
(b)
The removal and replacement of healthy plant material approved in accordance with the requirements is strictly prohibited, except plants under federal quarantine restrictions or unless such landscaping poses a threat to the health, safety, and/or welfare of the public. In cases where landscaping poses a threat to the health, safety, and/or welfare of the public, as determined by the planning director (or designee), removal and/or replacement of the healthy plant material is allowed only if done in accordance with the requirements of the approval of the original plan.
1.7
Certificate of Landscape Maintenance
(a)
Building and grading permits for sites that were previously subject to the Prince George’s County Landscape Manual or any subsequent amendments and which are subject to any provision of Section 4.1 through 4.10 shall include a valid Certificate of Landscape Maintenance to demonstrate compliance with Section 1.6(a).
(b)
A landscape architect registered in the State of Maryland shall certify that the site has been inspected and that landscaping has been maintained and is in compliance with the previously approved landscape plan in terms of quantity, location, species, and minimum size of plant materials.
(c)
A Certificate of Landscape Maintenance is valid for two (2) years from date of signature by the registered landscape architect. A copy of the Certificate of Landscape Maintenance shall be included on the landscape plan and shall include the date of
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