Construction
Following construction standards and recommended procedures will ensure that all landscaping is to an acceptable standard prior to final inspection and release of the bond (if a bond is required). It is the developer/contractor’s responsibility to ensure that the landscaping meets these required standards at the termination of the maintenance period. The developer/contractor is responsible for the routine maintenance and replacement of the planting, including dead wooding, weed control, mulching, replacing dead trees, shrubs, and plants, watering, and rubbish removal for the period from planting to the issue of a section 224 completion certificate under the Resource Management Act or contract maintenance period.