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| | RESIDENTIAL LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS CITY OF WEST PALM |
| | BEACH |
| | SECTION 94-442(C)(2)A. SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING UNITS |
| | GROSS LOT SQUARE FOOTAGE MINUS |
| | BUILDING FOOTPRINT SQUARE FOOTAGE EQUALS |
| | OPEN SPACE SQUARE FOOTAGE (ALL NON-BUILDING AREA) |
| | - 6300 SQ FOOT LOT ? 1918 SQ FT BUILDING FOOTPRINT = |
| | 4382 SQ FT OPEN SPACE |
| | ONE TREE REQUIRED FOR EACH 1,000 SQ FT OF OPEN SPACE OR |
| | PORTION THEREOF |
| | - MY CALCULATIONS SHOW 5 TREES ARE REQUIRED |
| | - THE LANDSCAPE PLAN SHOWS 3 SHADE TREES AND 11 PALM |
| | TREES. PER CITY CODE 94-442 (SEE BELOW), PALM TREES CAN |
| | NOT BE SUBSTITUTED FOR MORE THAN 35% OF THE SHADE OR |
| | FLOWERING TREES. THEREFORE, PALMS CAN ONLY BE |
| | SUBSTITUTED FOR ONE TREE, AND ONE MORE SHADE TREE IS |
| | REQUIRED. |
| | ONE SHRUB REQUIRED FOR EACH 500 SQ FT OF OPEN SPACE OR |
| | PORTION THEREOF |
| | - MY CALCULATIONS SHOW 9 SHRUBS ARE REQUIRED (COMPLIES) |
| | 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). |
| | - SEE ABOVE COMMENT |
| | SECTION 94-442 (G) FLORIDA FRIENDLY LANDSCAPE |
| | REQUIREMENTS |
| | LANDSCAPE PLAN MUST SATISFY A MINIMUM TOTAL OF 25 |
| | POINTS FROM THE DESIGN OPTIONS CHART. |
| | - 51% OR MORE OF THE REQUIRED SHRUBS ARE MADE UP OF |
| | NATURAL DROUGHT TOLERANT SPECIES. 0 POINTS AS PINWHEEL |
| | JASMINE AND HIBISCUS SHRUBS ARE NOT DROUGHT TOLERANT |
| | - 51% OR MORE OF THE REQUIRED SHRUBS ARE MADE UP OF |
| | FLORIDA NATIVE PLANTS 0 POINTS AS PINWHEEL JASMINE, |
| | HIBISCUS, AN BOUGAINVILLEA SHRUBS ARE NOT FLORIDA |
| | NATIVE |
| | - 51% OR MORE OF THE REQUIRED TREES ARE MADE UP OF |
| | NATURAL DROUGHT TOLERANT SPECIES. 10 POINTS |
| | - 51% OR MORE OF THE REQUIRED TREES ARE MADE UP OF |
| | FLORIDA NATIVE PLANTS. 15 POINTS |
| | - 25 POINTS TOTAL. COMPLIES |
| | SECTION 94-445 (4) REQUIRED PLANT MATERIAL |
| | SPECIFICATIONS. |
| | SHADE AND FLOWERING TREES MINIMUM 12 FEET IN HEIGHT AND |
| | FLORIDA GRADE #1 OR BETTER QUALITY. |
| | - UPON RESUBMITTAL, PROVIDE INFORMATION ON TREE HEIGHT |
| | AND GRADE FOR ALL REQUIRED SHADE/FLOWERING TREES |
| | 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. |
| | - UPON RESUBMITTAL, PROVIDE JUSTIFICATION FOR WHY |
| | PINWHEEL JASMINES ARE DROUGHT RESISTANT (THEY APPEAR IN |
| | THE WATERWISE MANUAL AS HIGH WATERING NEEDS) OR REPLACE |
| | WITH A DROUGHT RESISTANT SHRUB |
| | - UPON RESUBMITTAL, PROVIDE JUSTIFICATION FOR WHY THE |
| | CHRISTMAS AND MANILA PALMS ARE DROUGHT RESISTANT (THEY |
| | DO NOT APPEAR IN THE WATERWISE MANUAL) OR REPLACE WITH |
| | A DROUGHT RESISTANT PALM THAT APPEARS IN THE WATERWISE |
| | MANUAL |
| | ALSO NOTE THAT A TREE ALTERATION PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR |
| | THE REMOVAL/RELOCATION OF TREES ON THE PROPERTY. |
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| | ALEXANDER FOWLKES |
| | 5618221431 |
| | [email protected] |
