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| 2019-09-23 14:23:56 | RESIDENTIAL LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS CITY OF WEST PALM |
| | BEACH |
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| | RESUBMIT LANDSCAPE PLANS ONLY. HARDSCAPE AND PARKING |
| | REQUIRES A SEPARATE PERMIT. |
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| | 94-442 (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* |
| | 10 |
| | 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* |
| | 10 |
| | 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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| | LANDSCAPE PLAN MUST SATISFY A MINIMUM TOTAL OF 25 |
| | POINTS FROM THE DESIGN OPTIONS CHART. |
| | CORRECT THE CHART TO COUNT PLANTS ONLY ONCE TOWARD |
| | NATIVE OR DROUGHT TOLERANT CATEGORIES. YOU CANNOT COUNT |
| | 51% TWICE IN THE SAME CATEGORY. |
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| | SEC. 94-451. - ARTIFICIAL TURF. |
| | (E) 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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| | PROVIDE PRODUCT DOCUMENTATION TO MEET MINIMUM MATERIAL |
| | STANDARDS. |
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