| 2010-10-15 16:56:44 | ***LANDSCAPE REVIEW FAILED*** |
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| | PLEASE RESPOND TO REVIEW COMMENTS IN WRITTEN FORMAT. |
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| | 1. THE MURAL AND ELEPHANT REQUIRE SEPARATE PERMITS AND |
| | MUST BE REVIEWED BY "ART IN PUBLIC PLACES" |
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| | 2. THE XERISCAPE OPTIONS WERE INCORRECT. CREDIT WAS |
| | TAKEN FOR UTILIZATION OF MOISTURE SENSING CONTROLLER |
| | OTHER THAN RAINSWITCH. NO IRRIGATION SYSTEM HAS BEEN |
| | DESIGNED AND IF IT HAS, PLEASE INDICATE. IN ADDITION, |
| | FIVE POINTS WERE TAKEN FOR 25-50% OF THE REQUIRED TREES |
| | THAT ARE DROUGHT TOLERANT. NO TREES WERE PROPOSED AND |
| | THE FOXTAIL PALMS AND BANANA TREES ARE HEAVY WATER |
| | USERS. |
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| | 3. THE LANDSCAPE CALCULATIONS ARE INCORRECT. OPEN SPACE |
| | IS DETERMINED BY TAKING THE ENTIRE LOT AREA AND |
| | DEDUCTING THE FOOTPRINT OF THE STRUCTURE. WHAT IS LEFT |
| | (INCLUDING THE PARKING LOT AND WALKWAYS) IS OPEN SPACE. |
| | THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE SITE CANNOT BE CORRECT, BASED |
| | UPON SCALING THE PLAN. PLEASE CHECK YOUR CALCULATIONS |
| | AND MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES. |
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| | 4. PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-442 (C), PALM TREES MAY BE |
| | SUBSTITUTED FOR NOT MORE THAN 35 PERCENT OF THE SHADE |
| | OR FLOWERING TREES REQUIRED BY THIS ARTICLE. WHEN PALM |
| | TREES ARE SUBSTITUTED FOR SHADE TREES, TWO PALMS SHALL |
| | BE PROVIDED FOR EACH REQUIRED SHADE TREE. HOWEVER, |
| | PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-445 (4) (B), WHENEVER THE |
| | CLUSTERING OF PALM TREES IS UTILIZED, A MINIMUM OF |
| | THREE PALM TRESS PER CLUSTER SHALL BE REQUIRED. PLEASE |
| | NOTE THAT THE TWO COCONUT PALMS WILL QUALIFY AS SHADE |
| | TREES BUT MUST BE COUNTED TOWARD THE 35% LIMIT. |
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| | 5. PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-443 (C) (3) (A), EACH ROW OF |
| | PARKING SPACES SHALL BE TERMINATED BY LANDSCAPED |
| | ISLANDS AND EACH LANDSCAPED ISLAND SHALL CONTAIN AT |
| | LEAST ONE SHADE OR FLOWERING TREE. PAPAYA AND BAMBOO |
| | CANNOT BE COUNTED AS TREES BECAUSE OF THEIR INITIAL AND |
| | ULTIMATE SIZE AND FORM. ONE TREE NEEDS TO BE INSTALLED |
| | IN THE LOCATION SHOWN FOR THE ELEPHANT AND ANOTHER TREE |
| | IS REQUIRED BETWEEN THE DUMPSTER ENCLOSURE AND THE |
| | PARKING ROW. |
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| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT ROBERT |
| | KUSSNER @ (561) 822-1462. |