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68 BACKFLOW AND IRRIGATION METER SCREENING: All backflow prevention devices and above ground irrigation controls shall be located and screened to minimize their visual impacts. These devices with their proposed screening shall be shown on the landscaping and utility plans submitted with the building permit plans or improvement plans and shall be subject to the review and approval of the City Landscape Architect prior to their installation. If above -ground, they shall be painted forest green or an equivalent dark -green color. Screens shall consist of berms, walls, or landscaping satisfactorily integrated into the landscape plan. Landscape screens shall include shrubbery designed by species and planting density to establish a complete screen within 1 year from the date of planting. Weather protection devices, such as measures to protect pipes from freezing, shall require approval by the City Landscape Architect prior to use; at no time shall fabric or other material not designed and/or intended for this purpose be wrapped around or otherwise placed on these devices. Project specific condition. 69. MAINTENANCE: The applicant and all future owners of the property shall, at no expense to the City, maintain all the landscaped areas related to the project in a healthful, attractive and reasonably weed -free manner consistent with the approved landscape plan, for the duration of the existence of the project. 70. SITE LIGHTING: All site lighting shall be designed for consistency with the International Dark -Sky Association's (IDA) Model Lighting Ordinance. This project site shall be considered to be in an LZ -1 zone for design purposes. Lighting shall be subject to review and approval by the City Landscape Architect prior to building permit issuance. Project specific condition. Trees 71 TREE REPORT: The applicant shall provide a tree report. Recommendations made in the report should be printed on the grading, civil and landscape plans. No tree trimming or pruning other than that specified in the tree report shall occur. The applicant shall arrange for the Project Arborist to conduct a field inspection prior to building permit issuance to ensure all recommendations have been properly implemented. The Project Arborist shall certify in writing all recommendations have been followed. Project specific condition. 72. TREE REMOVAL MITIGATION: Any trees approved to be removed by the City shall have its full value paid into the City's Urban Forestry Fund. A credit for replanting trees shall be as follows: a. $250 credit for a 15 -gallon size replacement tree; b. $500 credit for a 24 -inch box size replacement tree; and C. $1,000 credit for a 36 -inch box size replacement tree. Project specific condition. 73. TREE BOND: Any tree affected by development/construction must be protected per the Municipal Code. The applicant shall post cash, letter of credit, or other security satisfactory to the Director of Engineering/City Engineer, for all Heritage Trees and any other significant tree as deemed by the City Landscape Architect. This bond or security will be for the value of the tree(s), up to a maximum of $100,000, and shall be held for a minimum of 1 year following acceptance of public improvements or completion of construction, whichever is later, and shall be forfeited if the trees are destroyed or