Atascadero Municipal Code Art. 8 Landscaping

The applicant for a permit to plant landscaping in a public place, right-of-way or street shall show in his or her application by sketch the proposed location and the kind of plants. No change shall be made in either the location or kind of landscaping without amending the permit. After planted and maintained for the term required in the permit, landscaping on a public place, right-of-way or street shall become the property of the City. Any permittee wishing to work on, remove or replace any tree shall comply with, and obtaining a tree planting or tree removal permit as required by the Municipal Code Chapter 9.11.

(Ord. 332 § 2, 1997; Ord. 438 § 4, 2004)

The City may refuse to issue a permit authorizing landscaping on a public place, right-of-way or street when the location and/or the nature of the planting will be deleterious to the public, will reduce sight distance, will unduly disturb the public street, right-of-way or street, will pose a threat to the general health, safety and welfare of the motoring or pedestrian public, or will in any way impede construction or maintenance of facilities.

(Ord. 332 § 2, 1997; Ord. 438 § 4, 2004)

No landscaping or fence or other structure shall be planted, erected or maintained on a public place, right-of-way or street without a permit, or in such manner which impedes, obstructs, denies or impairs the sight distance for safe pedestrian or vehicular traffic.

(Ord. 332 § 2, 1997; Ord. 438 § 4, 2004)

The permittee shall maintain landscaping and fences or similar structures in a neat and orderly condition for so long as is required by the permit. If the encroachment is not so maintained, the Engineer may direct the permittee to remove the encroachment and restore the public place, right-of-way or street to its former condition at the expense of the permittee.

(Ord. 332 § 2, 1997; Ord. 438 § 4, 2004)