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| | RESIDENTIAL LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS CITY OF WEST PALM |
| | BEACH |
| | SECTION 94-442(C)(2)A. SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING UNITS |
| | OPEN SPACE WAS MISCALCULATED ON THE LANDSCAPE PLAN SEE |
| | MY CALCULATIONS BELOW |
| | GROSS LOT SQUARE FOOTAGE MINUS (7429 SQ FT) |
| | BUILDING FOOTPRINT SQUARE FOOTAGE EQUALS (2184 SQ FT) |
| | OPEN SPACE SQUARE FOOTAGE (ALL NON-BUILDING AREA) = |
| | 5245 TOTAL OPEN SPACE |
| | ONE TREE REQUIRED FOR EACH 1,000 SQ FT OF OPEN SPACE OR |
| | PORTION THEREOF |
| | - 6 TREES REQUIRED |
| | - YOU ARE LIKELY EXCEEDING THIS LIMIT, BUT THERE IS NOT |
| | ENOUGH INFORMATION TO DETERMINE IF THESE TREES ARE |
| | QUALIFYING SHADE TREES. PLEASE IDENTIFY SPECIFICALLY |
| | WHICH TREES YOU ARE COUNTING TOWARDS THIS REQUIREMENT, |
| | IDENTIFY THEM CLEARLY ON THE PLAN, AND PROVIDE ALL THE |
| | NECESSARY INFORMATION (HEIGHT AND GRADE) |
| | ONE SHRUB REQUIRED FOR EACH 500 SQ FT OF OPEN SPACE OR |
| | PORTION THEREOF |
| | - 11 SHRUBS REQUIRED |
| | SECTION 94-442 (G) FLORIDA FRIENDLY LANDSCAPE |
| | REQUIREMENTS |
| | LANDSCAPE PLAN MUST SATISFY A MINIMUM TOTAL OF 25 |
| | POINTS FROM THE DESIGN OPTIONS CHART. |
| | - MOST OF THE TREES AND SHRUBS DO NOT APPEAR IN THE |
| | WATERWISE MANUAL. PROVIDE JUSTIFICATION AS TO WHY THEY |
| | ARE DROUGHT RESISTANT WITH RESUBMITTAL TO RECEIVE |
| | POINTS |
| | - YOU SAY THAT ?25 PERCENT OF SHRUBS ARE DROUGHT |
| | NATIVE? I BELIEVE YOU MEAN DROUGHT TOLERANT. AND TO |
| | RECEIVE 10 POINTS, 51% OF THE SHRUB NEED TO BE DROUGHT |
| | TOLERANT. |
| | - NEED TO PROVIDE MULCH DEPTH DETAIL TO RECEIVE THE 5 |
| | POINTS |
| | SECTION 94-445 (4) REQUIRED PLANT MATERIAL |
| | SPECIFICATIONS. |
| | SHADE AND FLOWERING TREES MINIMUM 12 FEET IN HEIGHT AND |
| | FLORIDA GRADE #1 OR BETTER QUALITY. |
| | - PROVIDE INFORMATION ON TREE HEIGHT AND FLORIDA GRADE |
| | 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. |
| | - MOST OF THE TREES AND SHRUBS DO NOT APPEAR IN THE |
| | WATERWISE MANUAL. PROVIDE JUSTIFICATION AS TO WHY THEY |
| | ARE DROUGHT RESISTANT WITH RESUBMITTAL. |
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| | SECTION 94-451 PLEASE PROVIDE A WRITTEN RESPONSE AND |
| | MANUFACTURERS INFORMATION ON THE ARTIFICIAL TURF |
| | STANDARDS LISTED BELOW. |
| | A. MINIMUM MATERIAL STANDARDS. ALL ARTIFICIAL TURF |
| | SHALL COMPLY WITH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM |
| | STANDARDS: |
| | 1. ARTIFICIAL TURF SHALL CONSIST OF GREEN LIFELIKE |
| | INDIVIDUAL BLADES OF GRASS THAT EMULATE NATURAL TURF IN |
| | LOOK AND COLOR. |
| | 2. WHERE ARTIFICIAL TURF IS UTILIZED FOR INSTITUTIONAL |
| | RECREATIONAL USES (E.G., PLAYGROUNDS, ATHLETIC FIELDS), |
| | THE ARTIFICIAL TURF PRODUCT INSTALLED SHALL BE DESIGNED |
| | FOR THE INTENDED USE AND MEET THE APPROPRIATE |
| | ADDITIONAL STANDARDS. |
| | 3. ARTIFICIAL TURF INSTALLATIONS SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM |
| | PERMEABILITY OF 30 INCHES PER HOUR PER SQUARE YARD. |
| | 4. ALL ARTIFICIAL TURF SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM EIGHT YEAR |
| | MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY THAT PROTECTS AGAINST COLOR |
| | FADING AND A DECREASE IN PILE HEIGHT. |
| | 5. ARTIFICIAL TURF SHALL BE LEAD FREE. |
| | 6. ALL MATERIALS MUST INCLUDE TEST DOCUMENTATION WHICH |
| | DECLARES THAT THE ARTIFICIAL TURF YARN AND BACKING |
| | MATERIALS ARE DISPOSABLE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, AT |
| | ANY U.S. LANDFILL STATION (TOTAL CONTENT LEACH PROTOCOL |
| | (TCLP) TEST). DOCUMENTATION MUST ALSO BE PROVIDED THAT |
| | IDENTIFIES ALL COMPONENTS THAT ARE RECYCLABLE AND ALL |
| | COMPONENTS THAT CONSIST OF RECYCLED MATERIAL. |
| | 7. THE USE OF INDOOR OR OUTDOOR PLASTIC OR NYLON |
| | CARPETING AS A REPLACEMENT FOR ARTIFICIAL TURF OR |
| | NATURAL TURF SHALL BE PROHIBITED. |
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| | ADDITIONAL COMMENTS |
| | - ON THE PLANT CLASSIFICATION TABLE THERE IS ASIATIC |
| | JASMINE FOR GROUNDCOVER BUT ON THE PLAN YOU SAY IT IS |
| | CONFEDERATE JASMINE. PLEASE SPECIFY WHICH ONE YOU ARE |
| | USING. |
| | - IF THE CATLEY GUAVA TREES ARE TRIMMED IN SUCH A WAY |
| | THAT MAKES THEM SEEM AS ONE UNIFORM PLANT WALL, THEY |
| | ARE NOT ABLE TO BE COUNTED AS SHADE TREES AS THEY ARE |
| | NOT ABLE TO GROW INTO QUALIFYING CANOPY COVER. IF THIS |
| | IS THE CASE, THEY WILL BE COUNTED AS HEDGES AND WILL BE |
| | REGULATED AS REQUIRED. |
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