6825 Riviera Drive Violation Description - Landscaping - Plant Materials - Ground cover Landscaping - General Requirements - Maintenance - Section 6-103. Landscape general requirements v. Ground cover. A combination of vegetative ground cover, lawn grass, mulch or other City approved ground cover shall be provided on all exposed earth. The intent is to provide one-hundred (100%) percent ground coverage. If vegetative ground covers are provided, the vegetation shall provide complete coverage within three (3) months after planting. Section 6-103 a. All landscaped areas, including the swale or planting area in the public right-of-way, shall be maintained in good condition by the abutting property owner to present a healthy, neat, and orderly appearance, such that landscaping is permitted to mature to the required size and intended aesthetic benefit. b. All planting areas shall be kept free from refuse and debris. c. All plant material located within triangles of visibility required pursuant to Section 10-106, shall be kept clear of visual obstructions between the height of two (2) feet and six (6) feet above the established grade. d. If any plant material expires or is degraded through any means such that the plant materials can no longer satisfy the requirements of this Article, the plant materials shall be replaced with the same landscape material or a City approved substitute. e. Trees shall be pruned in the following manner: i. All cuts shall be clean, flush and at junctions, laterals or crotches. All cuts shall be made as close as possible to the trunk or parent limb, without cutting into the branch collar or leaving a protruding stub. ii. Removal of dead wood, crossing branches, weak or insignificant branches, and suckers shall be accomplished simultaneously with any reduction in crown. iii. Cutting of lateral branches that results in the removal of more than one-third (1/3) of all branches on one (1) side of a tree shall only be allowed if required for hazard reduction or clearance pruning. iv. Lifting of branches or tree thinning shall be completed to distribute over half of the tree mass in the lower two-thirds (2/3) of the tree. v. No more than one-third (1/3) of a tree's living canopy shall be removed within a three (3) year period. Trees shall be pruned according to the current ANSI A300 Standards and the Miami-Dade Country Landscape Manual. At no time shall trees be maintained such that the plant material is thwarted from achieving its intended mature size. vi. Hatracking of trees shall be prohibited. Code Enforcement Officer Comments: Needs ground cover and must be maintained Remedy - Comply with Section 6-103, Section 6. Plant materials, Sub-section V Comply with Section 6-103, Section A. Maintenance, Sub-section 5. Owner - Joseph Gomez Code Enforcement Officer Casimir

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Code Enforcement Board

Introduced

January 2, 2024

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January 17, 2024