(1) The Administrator or the Hearing Examiner may require, as a condition of the granting of a development permit requiring an approved landscaping plan, that the applicant furnish security in the form of (a) a bond, (b) cash escrow account, (c) an irrevocable letter of credit or other security acceptable to the County, in its sole discretion, in an amount determined to be sufficient to complete the restoration and replanting of the property in accordance with the terms of the approved landscaping plan. The security shall be in an amount equal to 110 percent of the fair market value (i.e., bids or invoices) of the implementation of the approved landscaping plan, including material and labor costs.

The creation of this security account of the required landscaping may be required through a public hearing, or when the Administrator or the Hearing Examiner determines that the success of the landscaping is needed to ensure compatibility with the existing and/or potential adjacent land uses. The account shall be held by, or in the name of, the Clallam County Treasurer for a minimum of three years. The Administrator may use the funds in the account to have the required landscaping installed as designed if the landscaping installed by the applicant is unsuccessful, or if the applicant does not replace dead trees and shrubs within 90 days of notification by the Administrator.

(2) Alternatively, the Administrator may allow the landowner to sign a maintenance contract with a landscape company for up to three years to ensure that the landscaping installed is maintained, and that dead trees and shrubs are replaced within 90 days of notification by the Administrator. The Administrator may also require documentation with photos for up to three years to ensure that the landscaping is successful.