| 2022-04-27 14:53:22 | RESIDENTIAL LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS CITY OF WEST PALM |
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| | 1. SECTION 94-442(C)(2)A. SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING UNITS |
| | REQUIRES ONE SHADE OR FLOWERING TREE FOR EACH 1000 SQ |
| | FT OF OPEN SPACE OR PORTION THEREOF. |
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| | PER SECTION 94-611 DEFINITIONS, |
| | SHADE TREE MEANS A HARDWOOD TREE WHICH, BY VIRTUE OF |
| | ITS NATURAL SHAPE, PROVIDES AT MATURITY A CANOPY WITH A |
| | MINIMUM DIAMETER OF 25 FEET AND PROVIDES RELIEF FROM |
| | DIRECT SUNLIGHT FOR AT LEAST SIX MONTHS EACH YEAR. |
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| | FLOWERING TREE MEANS A TREE REACHING A MINIMUM MATURE |
| | SIZE OF AT LEAST 15 FEET TALL AND 15 FEET IN CANOPY |
| | SPREAD AT MATURITY THAT HAS ORNAMENTAL VALUE BECAUSE OF |
| | ITS PRODUCTION OF FLOWERS AT SOME TIME DURING THE YEAR. |
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| | THE PIGEON PLUM TREES PROPOSED IN A CLOSELY SPACED ROW |
| | ALONG THE PROPERTY LINES DO NOT MEET THE INTENT OF THE |
| | CODE REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE TREE CANOPY. THE TENDENCY |
| | WILL BE TO TRIM THEM INTO A HEDGE WHICH THE CODE LIMITS |
| | THE HEIGHT TO 10 FEET. |
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| | UTILITY EASEMENTS MUST BE SHOWN ON THE LANDSCAPE PLAN. |
| | THE 7 PIGEON PLUM TREES ALONG THE NORTH PROPERTY LINE |
| | MAY BE PROPOSED WITHIN THE UTILITY EASEMENT AND WOULD |
| | NOT BE PERMITTED. |
| | PROVIDE QUALIFYING SHADE TREES, FLOWERING TREES OR PALM |
| | SUBSTITUTIONS TO MEET THE REQUIREMENT FOR 13. |
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| | 2. SECTION 94-442 (D) SUBSTITUTION OF PALM TREES. |
| | PALM TREES MAY BE SUBSTITUTED FOR NOT MORE THAN 35 |
| | PERCENT OF THE SHADE OR FLOWERING TREES REQUIRED BY |
| | THIS ARTICLE. HOWEVER, WHEN PALM TREES ARE SUBSTITUTED |
| | FOR SHADE TREES, THREE PALM TREES SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR |
| | EACH REQUIRED SHADE TREE. THIS 3:1 SUBSTITUTION SHALL |
| | NOT BE REQUIRED FOR ROYAL PALM TREES (ROYSTONEA SPP.), |
| | SENEGAL DATE PALM (PHOENIX RECLINATA), MEDJOOL DATE |
| | PALM (PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA), BISMARCK PALM (BISMARCKIA |
| | NOBILIS), AND SILVER DATE PALM (PHOENIX SYLVESTRIS). |
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| | SOME PALMS MAY HAVE TO BE COUNTED TOWARD TREE |
| | REQUIREMENTS DEPENDING ON WHAT SHADE OR FLOWERING TREES |
| | ARE PROPOSED. |
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| | 3. SECTION 94-445 I. |
| | PLANT SPECIES. A MINIMUM OF 60 PERCENT OF PLANT |
| | MATERIAL ADDED SHALL BE FLORIDA NATIVE OR DROUGHT |
| | TOLERANT SPECIES SELECTED FROM THE CITY LIST OR THE |
| | LIST OF SPECIES IN THE MOST RECENT EDITION OF SOUTH |
| | FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT WATERWISE SOUTH |
| | FLORIDA LANDSCAPES. |
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| | PERCENTAGE MUST BE THE ACTUAL COUNTS OF THE PLANTS, NOT |
| | CONVERTED TO SQUARE FOOTAGE. RECALCULATE PERCANTAGE |
| | USING ACTUAL COUNTS. SOME PLANTS ON THE LIST ARE |
| | MISSING THE NATIVE AND DROUGHT TOLERANT STATUS. |
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| | 4. CORRECT THE LABEL TO CORRECTLY IDENTIFY THE BLACK |
| | OLIVE TREE IN THE PARKWAY ALONG BLOOMFIELD DRIVE. |
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| | 5. SUBMIT ONLY LANDSCAPE PLANS FOR THIS PERMIT. |
| | HARDSCAPE AND LIGHTING PLANS MUST BE PERMITTED |
| | SEPARATELY. |
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