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Plan Review Notes

Notes

Date	Text
2023-01-18 17:10:44	1) PER SEC 94-442 (C)2.A. ONE SHADE OR FLOWERING TREE
	IS REQUIRED FOR EACH 1,000 SQ FT OF OPEN SPACE OR
	PORTION THEREOF. 8 TREES ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS LOT. OF
	THE EIGHT, TWO TREES CAN BE SUSTITUED WITH QUALIFYING
	PALMS. PER CODE, THE DEFINITION OF A FLOWERING TREE IS
	A TREE REACHING A MINIMUM MATURE SIZE OF AT LEAST 15
	FEET TALL AND 15 FEET IN CANOPY SPREAD AT MATURITY THAT
	HAS ORNAMENTAL VALUE BECAUSE OF ITS PRODUCTION OF
	FLOWERS AT SOME TIME DURING THE YEAR. THE DEFINITION OF
	A SHADE TREE IS A HARDWOOD TREE WHICH, BY VIRTUE OF ITS
	NATURAL SHAPE, PROVIDES AT MATURITY A CANOPY WITH A
	MINIMUM DIAMETER OF 25 FEET AND PROVIDES RELIEF FROM
	DIRECT SUNLIGHT FOR AT LEAST SIX MONTHS EACH YEAR. THE
	ONLY TREE(S) LISTED ON PLANS THAT QUALIFIES AS A SHADE
	OR FLOWERING TREE THAT MEETS THE MINIMUM HEIGHT
	REQUIRED IS THE PIGEON PLUM OF WHICH YOU PROPOSE 5, YOU
	NEED 1 MORE SHADE OR FLOWERING TREE.

	2) A TOTAL OF 3,860 SQ FT OF CANOPY WAS REMOVED WITH
	TREE ALTERATION PERMIT TP 22-1999. MITIGATION MUST BE
	REPLACED AND/OR FULFILLED VIA PAYMENT IN LEUI AT A RATE
	OF $500.00 PER 300 SQ FT OF CANOPY.