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| 2022-05-18 16:32:10 | RESIDENTIAL LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS CITY OF WEST PALM |
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| | 1. 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) |
| | ONE TREE REQUIRED FOR EACH 1,000 SQ FT OF OPEN SPACE OR |
| | PORTION THEREOF |
| | ONE SHRUB REQUIRED FOR EACH 500 SQ FT OF OPEN SPACE OR |
| | PORTION THEREOF |
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| | SHOW CALCULATIONS FOR OPEN SPACE AND SHOW THE REQUIRED |
| | NUMBER OF TREES AND SHRUBS ON THE LANDSCAPE PLAN. |
| | NOTE THAT TREES CANNOT BE COUNTED TOWARD REQUIRED TREES |
| | THAT ARE PLANTED AS A HEDGE ALONG THE PROPERTY LINE. |
| | HEDGES ARE LIMITED TO 10 FEET IN HEIGHT. |
| | THE INTENT OF THE TREE REQUIREMENT IS TO PROVIDE A |
| | MINIMUM AMOUNT OF TREE CANOPY ON EACH PROPERTY WITH |
| | TREES PLANTED ACCORDING TO RIGHT TREE RIGHT PLACE. |
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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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| | SEE NOTE ABOVE, THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PALMS COUNTED |
| | TOWARD REQUIRED TREES IS LIMITED. GIVE THE PERCENTAGE |
| | OF PALM SUBSTITUTIONS. |
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| | 3. SECTION 94-442 (G) FLORIDA FRIENDLY LANDSCAPE |
| | REQUIREMENTS |
| | LANDSCAPE PLAN MUST SATISFY A MINIMUM TOTAL OF 25 |
| | POINTS FROM THE DESIGN OPTIONS CHART. |
| | PROVIDE THE DESIGN OPTIONS TOTALING 25 OR O RE POINTS |
| | ON THE LANDSCAPE PLAN. |
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| | 4. SECTION 94-445 (4) REQUIRED PLANT MATERIAL |
| | SPECIFICATIONS. |
| | SHADE AND FLOWERING TREES MINIMUM 12 FEET IN HEIGHT AND |
| | FLORIDA GRADE #1 OR BETTER QUALITY. |
| | PALM SPECIES MINIMUM EIGHT FEET CLEAR WOOD. |
| | SHRUBS MINIMUM OF 3 GALLON, GROUNDCOVER MAY BE SMALLER. |
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| | CHECK ALL SIZES, ALL REQUIRED TREES AND SHRUBS MUST |
| | MEET MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. |
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| | 5. 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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| | INCLUDE ACTUAL PERCENTAGE BASED ON ADDED PLANTS FROM |
| | THE PLANT LIST. |
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| | 6. ALL EASEMENTS AND LOCATIONS OF OVERHEAD FPL WIRES |
| | MUST BE SHOWN ON THE LANDSCAPE PLAN AND TREES SHOWN |
| | PLANTED OUTSIDE OF EASEMENTS. |
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