| 2011-08-04 20:09:43 | PLANNING AND ZONING (LANDSCAPE REVIEW) **** FAILED **** |
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| | 1. RESPOND TO COMMENTS IN WRITING. |
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| | 2. PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-442(2)A: AT LEAST ONE SHADE, |
| | FLOWERING OR FRUIT TREE SHALL BE PLANTED FOR EACH 1,200 |
| | SQUARE FEET OF OPEN SPACE OR PORTION THEREOF. THE |
| | LANDSCAPE PLANTING PLAN SHOWS A LIVE OAK (ST) THAT IS |
| | NOT ON THE PROPERTY AND CAN NOT BE COUNTED TOWARDS THE |
| | MINIMUM REQUIREMENT FOR THE ACTUAL SITE. IT CAN STILL |
| | BE SHOWN ON THE LANDSCAPE PLAN, SINCE IT IS PART OF THE |
| | STREESCAPE LANDSCAPE PLAN FOR THAT SUBDIVISION. |
| | A MINIMUM OF SIX (6) TREES ARE REQUIRED, BUT ONLY TWO |
| | (2) CAN BE ACCOUNTED FOR AS A TREE: |
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| | NF: MAGNOLIA AND NR: BALD CYPRESS TREES ARE THE ONLY |
| | TWO (2) TREES THAT CAN BE COUNTED TOWARDS THE MINIMUM |
| | TREE REQUIREMENT. |
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| | THE CATTLEY GUAVA PLANT IS NOT A TREE, IT IS CONSIDERED |
| | A SHRUB, PURSUANT TO THE ZLDR, A TREE IS DEFINED AS |
| | FOLLOWS: |
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| | SHADE TREE MEANS A HARDWOOD TREE THAT REACHES A MINIMUM |
| | HEIGHT OF 15 FEET AT MATURITY, A MINIMUM SPREAD OF AT |
| | LEAST 15 FEET AND PROVIDES RELIEF FROM DIRECT SUNLIGHT |
| | FOR AT LEAST SIX MONTHS EACH YEAR. |
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| | TREE MEANS AN ERECT STANDING WOOD PLANT HAVING AN |
| | AVERAGE MATURE CROWN OF GREATER THAN 20 FEET AND HAVING |
| | A TRUNK WHICH CAN BE MAINTAINED WITH AT LEAST SIX FEET |
| | OF CLEAR WOOD AT MATURITY. |
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| | 3. PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-442 (C) SUBSTITUTION OF PALM |
| | TREES. PALM TREES MAY BE SUBSTITUTED FOR NOT MORE THAN |
| | 35% OF THE SHADE OR FLOWERING TREES. HOWEVER, WHEN PALM |
| | TREES ARE SUBSTITUTED FOR SHADE TREES, TWO (2) PALM |
| | TREES SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR EACH REQUIRED SHADE TREE. |
| | THIS 2:1 SUBSTITUTION SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED FOR ROYAL |
| | PALM TREES AND SUCKERING PALM TREES SUCH AS THE ARECA |
| | PALM, PAUROTIS PALM AND THE SENEGAL DATE PALM. |
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| | THE PLAN SHOWS ONE (1) FOX TAIL PALM, AT LEAST TWO (2) |
| | FOX TAILS WILL BE REQUIRED TO SUBSTITUTE ONE (1) TREE. |
| | BASED ON THE 35% ALLOWANCE, UP TO TWO (2) REQUIRED |
| | TREES CAN BE SUBSTITUTED BY PALM TREES, PURSUANT TO THE |
| | SECTION ABOVE. |
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| | 4. A2 CAT PALM IS A SHRUB NOT A PALM TREE/TREE. REVISE |
| | SITE DATA UNDER "PROVIDED" TREES TO OMIT AND THE GUAVA |
| | AND CAT PALMS AND ANY OTHER PLANTING THAT DOES NOT MEET |
| | THE TREE DEFINITION IN COMMENT NUMBER 2. |
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| | PH, NG AND BS ARE CONSIDERED GROUND COVER, NOT SHRUBS: |
| | PURSUANT TO THE ZLDR DEFINITIONS SHRUBS AND GROUND |
| | COVER ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS (REVISE PLANS ACCORDINGLY, |
| | INCLUDING THE SHRUBS ACTUALLY PROVIDED THAT COMPLY WITH |
| | THE ZLDR): |
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| | SHRUBS MEANS SELF-SUPPORTING, WOODY, EVERGREEN PLANTS |
| | SMALLER THAN A TREE AND USUALLY BRANCHING FROM OR NEAR |
| | THE GROUND, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SUCH PLANT |
| | MATERIAL AS HIBISCUS ROSA-SINENSIS, LIGUSTRUM LUCIDUM, |
| | PODOCARPUS MACROPHYLLA, AND MURRAYA PANICULATA |
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| | GROUND COVER MEANS LOW-GROWING OR LOW-MAINTENANCE |
| | LIVING PLANT MATERIAL OR INANIMATE MATERIAL OTHER THAN |
| | TURF GRASS, NORMALLY REACHING AN AVERAGE MAXIMUM HEIGHT |
| | OF NOT MORE THAN 24 INCHES AT MATURITY. |
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| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT ME. |
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| | LINDA MIA FRANCO, AICP |
| | SENIOR PLANNER |
| | PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT |
| | TEL: (561) 822-1443 |
| | EMAIL: [email protected] |
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