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| 2018-09-05 15:56:48 | RESIDENTIAL LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS CITY OF WEST PALM |
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| | 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) |
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| | 6735 SQ FT |
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| | ONE TREE REQUIRED FOR EACH 1,000 SQ FT OF OPEN SPACE OR |
| | PORTION THEREOF |
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| | 7 TREES REQUIRED, LIGUSTRUM DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR CREDIT |
| | AS A TREE, MINIMUM INSTALLED SIZE12 FEET HEIGHT. |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE A NEW PERMIT VALUE AFTER CHANGES ARE |
| | MADE. |
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| | ONE SHRUB REQUIRED FOR EACH 500 SQ FT OF OPEN SPACE OR |
| | PORTION THEREOF |
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| | 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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| | SHOW ANY PALM SUBSTITUTIONS FOR REQUIRED TREES. |
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| | SECTION 94-442 (G) FLORIDA FRIENDLY LANDSCAPE |
| | REQUIREMENTS |
| | LANDSCAPE PLAN MUST SATISFY A MINIMUM TOTAL OF 25 |
| | POINTS FROM THE DESIGN OPTIONS CHART. |
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| | PLEASE PROVIDE QUALIFYING 25 POINTS FROM DESIGN OPTIONS |
| | CHART ATTACHED BELOW. |
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| | SECTION 94-445 (4) REQUIRED PLANT MATERIAL |
| | SPECIFICATIONS. |
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| | SHADE AND FLOWERING TREES MINIMUM 12 FEET IN HEIGHT AND |
| | FLORIDA GRADE #1 OR BETTER QUALITY. |
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| | PALM SPECIES MINIMUM EIGHT FEET CLEAR WOOD. |
| | SHRUBS MINIMUM OF 3 GALLON, GROUNDCOVER MAY BE SMALLER. |
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| | 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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| | PROVIDE PLANT LIST WITH PERCENTAGE OF QUALIFYING |
| | PLANTS. |
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| | (G) ?FLORIDA-FRIENDLY LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS . ALL NEW |
| | DEVELOPMENTS EXCEPT FOR THOSE EXEMPT PURSUANT TO |
| | SUBSECTION 94-441(C) SHALL BE REQUIRED TO APPLY CERTAIN |
| | FLORIDA-FRIENDLY LANDSCAPE TECHNIQUES FOR LANDSCAPING |
| | PRIOR TO RECEIVING A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. THE |
| | ADOPTED DESIGN OPTIONS AND THE ACCOMPANYING POINTS USED |
| | TO MEET THE FLORIDA-FRIENDLY LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS |
| | SHALL BE CLEARLY TABULATED ON THE LANDSCAPE PLAN . SUCH |
| | A LANDSCAPE PLAN MUST SATISFY A MINIMUM TOTAL OF 25 |
| | POINTS FOR A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING UNIT AND A MINIMUM |
| | OF 50 POINTS FOR ALL OTHER DEVELOPMENTS FROM THE |
| | FOLLOWING LIST OF OPTIONS. PLANTS MAY ONLY BE COUNTED |
| | ONCE FOR CREDIT TOWARD DROUGHT TOLERANT OR FLORIDA |
| | NATIVE PLANT POINTS. |
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| | DESIGN OPTIONS: POINTS |
| | (1) UTILIZATION OF MOISTURE SENSING CONTROLLER OTHER |
| | THAN RAINSWITCH, ALTERNATE SOURCE OF WATER SUCH AS A |
| | CISTERN, OR HIGHLY EFFICIENT SYSTEM THAT PROMOTES WATER |
| | CONSERVATION. 10 |
| | (2) PLAN SUBMITTED WITH LOW, MODERATE, AND HIGH WATER |
| | USAGE ZONES INDICATED. 5 |
| | (3) GROUNDCOVER OR GRASS: |
| | A. 25?50 PERCENT OF THE GROUNDCOVER OR GRASS AREAS |
| | ARE MADE UP OF NATURAL DROUGHT TOLERANT SPECIES FROM |
| | THE LIST* 5 |
| | B. 51 PERCENT OR MORE OF THE GROUNDCOVER OR GRASS |
| | AREAS ARE MADE UP OF NATURAL DROUGHT TOLERANT GRASS |
| | SPECIES FROM THE LIST* 10 |
| | C. 25?50 PERCENT OF THE GROUNDCOVER OR GRASS AREAS |
| | ARE MADE UP OF FLORIDA NATIVE PLANTS. 10 |
| | D. 51 PERCENT OR MORE OF THE GROUNDCOVER OR GRASS |
| | AREAS ARE MADE UP OF FLORIDA NATIVE PLANTS. 15 |
| | (4) SHRUBS: |
| | A. 25?50 PERCENT OF THE REQUIRED SHRUBS ARE MADE UP |
| | OF NATURAL DROUGHT TOLERANT SPECIES FROM THE LIST* 5 |
| | B. 51 PERCENT OR MORE OF THE REQUIRED SHRUBS ARE MADE |
| | UP OF NATURAL DROUGHT TOLERANT SPECIES FROM THE LIST* |
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| | C. 25?50 PERCENT OF THE REQUIRED SHRUBS ARE MADE UP |
| | OF FLORIDA NATIVE PLANTS. 10 |
| | D. 51 PERCENT OR MORE OF THE REQUIRED SHRUBS ARE MADE |
| | UP OF FLORIDA NATIVE PLANTS. 15 |
| | (5) TREES: |
| | A. 25-50 PERCENT OF THE REQUIRED TREES ARE MADE UP OF |
| | NATURAL DROUGHT TOLERANT SPECIES FROM THE LIST* 5 |
| | B. 51 PERCENT OR MORE OF THE REQUIRED TREES ARE MADE |
| | UP OF NATURAL DROUGHT TOLERANT SPECIES FROM THE LIST* |
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| | C. 25-50 PERCENT OF THE REQUIRED TREES ARE MADE UP OF |
| | FLORIDA NATIVE PLANTS. 10 |
| | D. 51 PERCENT OR MORE OF THE REQUIRED TREES ARE MADE |
| | UP OF FLORIDA NATIVE PLANTS. 15 |
| | (6) EXTRA SHADE TREES IN VEHICULAR USE AREAS: |
| | A. 25 PERCENT MORE THAN THE REQUIRED SHADE TREES |
| | PLANTED IN THE VEHICULAR USE AREAS. 5 |
| | B. 50 PERCENT MORE THAN THE REQUIRED SHADE TREES |
| | PLANTED IN THE VEHICULAR USE AREAS. 10 |
| | (7) NATURAL SOD AREA LESS THAN 50 PERCENT OF PROVIDED |
| | LANDSCAPE AREA. 10 |
| | (8) UTILIZATION OF COMPACTED MULCHED PLANTING BEDS AT |
| | LEAST THREE INCHES IN DEPTH IN ALL PLANTED AREAS EXCEPT |
| | GROUND COVERS. 5 |
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| | *THE LIST OF DROUGHT TOLERANT NATURAL GRASS, SHRUBS, |
| | AND TREE SPECIES IS CONTAINED IN WATERWISE, THE SOUTH |
| | FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT PLANT AND LANDSCAPE |
| | PRACTICES GUIDE, AS MAY BE AMENDED. ADDITIONAL LOW |
| | WATER USE PLANT SPECIES MAY BE ACCEPTED WITH VERIFIED |
| | DOCUMENTATION. THESE SPECIES SHOULD HOWEVER, NOT |
| | INCLUDE INVASIVE SPECIES. A LISTING OF THESE DROUGHT |
| | TOLERANT SPECIES MAY ALSO BE OBTAINED FROM THE PLANNING |
| | DEPARTMENT. |
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