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. . . (h) (2) Installation and Bonding Requirements. a. Where buffer areas, landscaping, stormwater management facilities or other specifications of an approved plan are required, no certificate of occupancy shall be issued until the installation of required plant materials or facilities is completed, in accordance with the approved site plan. b. When the occupancy of a structure is desired prior to the completion of the required landscaping, storm water management facilities, or other specifications of an approved plan, a certificate of occupancy may be issued only if the applicant provides to the city a form of surety satisfactory to the City Attorney in an amount equal to the value of the remaining plant materials, related materials, and installation costs of the required landscaping or other specifications or maintenance costs for any required storm water management facilities. c. All required landscaping shall be installed and approved by the first planting season following issuance of a certificate of occupancy or the surety may be forfeited to the City. d. All required storm water management facilities or other specifications shall be installed and approved within 18 months of project commencement. Should the applicant fail, after proper notice, to initiate, complete or maintain appropriate actions required by the approved plan, the surety may be forfeited to the City. The City may collect from the applicant the amount by which the reasonable cost of required actions exceeds the amount of the surety held. e. After all required actions of the approved site plan have been completed, the applicant must submit a written request for a final inspection. If the requirements of the approved plan have been completed to the satisfaction of the City Engineer, such unexpended or unobligated portion of the surety held shall be refunded to the applicant or terminated within 60 days following the receipt of the applicant's request for final inspection. The City Engineer may require a certificate of substantial completion from a Professional Engineer or Class III B Surveyor before making a final inspection. Administrative Responsibility.