Marana Land Development Code Section 17-11-5 requires that protected native plants removed during development be replaced through transplant-on-site (TOS) or preservation-in-place (PIP) methods. Plants that cannot be preserved must be salvaged and offered for adoption or donated.
Under Section 17-11-5 of the Marana Land Development Code, developers must meet minimum preservation percentages for each category of protected native plant. When preservation-in-place is not feasible due to grading or infrastructure placement, developers must transplant viable specimens to other locations on the same site. The transplant-on-site methodology requires appropriate root pruning, boxing, and irrigation establishment per industry standards. Plants that are neither viable for PIP nor TOS must be offered to the Arizona Department of Agriculture salvage program or donated to qualified nonprofits. Section 17-11-7 sets landscape requirements for new development including minimum plant sizes, species diversity, and use of drought-tolerant native species. Replacement plantings in residential subdivisions must include species from the Marana Protected Native Plant List (Section 17-11-6). HOA-managed common areas in communities like Continental Ranch typically incorporate salvaged native plants into landscape plans as part of the development agreement.
Failure to meet preservation or replacement ratios: civil violation under Chapter 5-7. Grading permits may be revoked until a corrected native plant preservation plan is approved. Additional replacement plantings may be ordered by the Development Services Director.
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