| 2012-03-02 16:47:14 | PLANNING: (LANDSCAPING) - |
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| | 1 -26-12: SITE VISIT MEETING WITH SEAN O'REILLY AND |
| | STAFF: SUMMARY OF SITE VISIT AND MUTUAL AGREEMENT, THE |
| | EXISTING LIVE OAKS (SHADE TREES) WILL BE ENTIRELY |
| | REPLACED DUE TO THE POOR QUALITY NOTED ABOVE. THE SIZE, |
| | HEIGHT, SPREAD AND CALIPER WILL BE EQUAL TO OR MORE |
| | THAN EXISTING TREES. SITE DATA ON LANDSCAPE PLANS WILL |
| | NOTE ALL REPLACEMENT SIZES OF SHADE TREES OF EXISTING |
| | TREES VS. PROPOSED. PROVIDE THE SPECIFICATION OF THE |
| | SIZE OF TREES FOR HEIGHT (O.A.), SPREAD AND |
| | CALIPER/DBH. |
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| | HOWEVER, PRIOR TO ANY APPROVAL FOR PLANTING OF ANY |
| | TREES (SHADE) ON THE 25' CONSERVATION EASEMENT, STAFF |
| | NEEDS DOCUMENTATION OF OWNERSHIP OF THE CONSERVATION |
| | EASEMENTS ALONG WITH ANY PROVISIONS OF WHAT, IF ANY |
| | VEGETATION CAN BE PLANTED ON SAID CONSERVATION |
| | EASEMENT. ANY REQUIRED PERMITS FROM ALL EASEMENTS |
| | HOLDERS OF THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT HOLDER WILL HAVE |
| | TO BE APPROVED PRIOR TO FINAL APPROVAL OF LOCATING |
| | TREES WITHIN SAID AREA. |
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| | PROVIDE A COPY OF PREVIOUS YEAR'S PERMITS FOR |
| | MAINTENANCE OF THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT FOR REVIEW AND |
| | REFERENCE. |
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| | COMMENTS BELOW SHALL ALSO BE ADDRESSED. IF THERE ARE |
| | ANY COMMENTS BELOW THAT ARE IN CONFLICT WITH THE SITE |
| | VISIT 1-26-12 COMMENTS ABOVE, PLEASE NOTE AND ADDRESS |
| | THE ABOVE ACCORDINGLY. |
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| | LANDSCAPING: *** FAILED **** |
| | PLANS AND PLATS REVIEW COMMITTEE |
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| | MINOR AMENDMENT PB 993JJJJJ |
| | IBIS GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB - MINOR PD AMENDMENT (IBIS, |
| | THE WOODLANDS-PARCEL G STREETSCAPE - LANDSCAPE) |
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| | P.C.N. 74-41-42-36-02-001-0000 |
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| | COMMENTS: |
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| | 1. PROVIDE RESPONSES TO REVIEW COMMENTS IN A WRITTEN |
| | FORMAT. |
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| | APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: |
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| | 2. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS NOT INCLUDED PURSUANT |
| | TO THE DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS. PLEASE |
| | PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING: |
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| | A. PROJECT FACT SHEET NOTED ON PAGE 4 AND FOUND ON PAGE |
| | 12 OF THE APPLICATION; |
| | B. WARRANTY DEED- (REQUIREMENTS FOUND PAGE 6); |
| | C. PROVIDE A COPY OF THE SURVEY THAT INCLUDES THE |
| | PROPERTY'S ADDRESS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION OR PLAT. |
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| | JUSTIFICATION STATEMENT: |
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| | 3. PROVIDE AN ACTUAL NUMBER OF EXISTING AND PROPOSED |
| | TREES TO BE RELOCATED OR REMAIN, TAKE OUT ANY NOTATION |
| | SAYING "UP TO." |
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| | 4. THE JUSTIFICATION STATEMENT STATES THAT THE EXISTING |
| | LANDSCAPING DOES NOT CONFORM TO THE ORIGINAL APPROVED |
| | LANDSCAPE PLAN AND THEREFORE, THE APPLICANT WILL BE |
| | ACCOUNTING FOR ONLY THE 54 TREES SINCE THAT IS WHAT |
| | EXISTS. THIS STATEMENT IS INCORRECT, THE APPLICANT WILL |
| | STILL BE REQUIRED TO ADHERE TO WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY |
| | APPROVED IN REGARDS TO OPEN SPACE AND LANDSCAPE |
| | REQUIREMENTS. ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THE TREE COUNT IS |
| | LESS THAN THE TOTAL REQUIRED SHADE/FLOWERING TREES IS |
| | BECAUSE THE SUBDIVISION IS ABOUT 50% BUILT-OUT AND SOME |
| | OF THE STREET TREES REQUIRED ARE PLACED ONCE A NEW |
| | HOUSE IS BUILT IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE DRIVEWAY |
| | LOCATIONS, IRRIGATION, ETC. FOR YOUR REFERENCE: THE |
| | FOLLOWING BREAKDOWN IS WHAT NEEDS TO BE SHOWN ON THE |
| | PROPOSED LANDSCAPE PLANS AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE |
| | DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS PROJECT: |
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| | OPEN SPACE TREE/SHRUB REQUIREMENTS: |
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| | ALL OPEN SPACE: 282,000 SQUARE FEET |
| | 1. SHADE TREE/1,600 SQ.FT. OPEN SPACE = 176 SHADE TREES |
| | * SPECIMEN PALM S USED FOR SUBSTITUTION |
| | 2. FLOWERING TREE/6,400 SQ.FT. OPEN SPACE = 44 |
| | FLOWERING TREES |
| | 3. SHRUB/500 SQ.FT. OPEN SPACE = 564 SHRUBS |
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| | 5. I. SITE PLAN & LANDSCAPE PLAN |
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| | LANDSCAPE PLAN - PROVIDE ALL THE INFORMATION REQUIRED |
| | ON THE LANDSCAPE PLANS, PURSUANT TO THE LANDSCAPE PLAN |
| | CHECKLIST ON PAGE 16 OF THE APPLICATION. FOR INSTANCE, |
| | TABULAR INFORMATION SHOWING EXISTING AND PROPOSED TREE |
| | COUNT, CLEARLY SHOWING TABULATION NECESSARY FOR THE |
| | EVALUATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH ARTICLE XIV (CLEARLY |
| | INDICATE THE AMOUNT OF PLANT MATERIAL THAT WILL BE |
| | RELOCATED, ETC.) |
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| | B. SHOW HEIGHT AND SPREAD, GALLON SIZE FOR PLANT |
| | MATERIAL, INCLUDING TREES AND SHRUBS IN THE PLANT |
| | LIST/TABULAR DATA. PROVIDE "REQUIRED VS. PROPOSED" DATA |
| | FOR ALL LANDSCAPE MATERIAL. FOR INSTANCE, PAGE 2 OF 2 |
| | (PROPOSED LANDSCAPE DETAILS) DEPICTS ONLY THE PROPOSED |
| | PLANT MATERIAL WITH NO CROSS REFERENCE TO WHAT IS |
| | REQUIRED VERSUS PROVIDED. CREATE ONE TABULAR DATA THAT |
| | CAN BE USED THROUGHOUT VARIOUS SHEETS FOR EASIER |
| | REFERENCE. |
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| | C. ALL LANDSCAPE PLANS MUST BE PREPARED, SIGNED AND |
| | SEALED BY A REGISTERED LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT. (PLANS WERE |
| | NOT SIGNED AND SEALED) |
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| | D. ADD SHEET NUMBERS FOR EASIER REFERENCE TO EACH |
| | SHEET. FOR INSTANCE THE CONCEPT LANDSCAPE PLANS (BLACK |
| | AND WHITE AND COLORED VERSIONS) DO NOT HAVE SHEET |
| | NUMBERS. THERE ARE TWO SETS OF SHEETS BOTH LABELED |
| | SHEET 1 OF 2, 2 OF 2. ONE IS "EXISTING LANDSCAPING" THE |
| | OTHER SET IS "PROPOSED LANDSCAPING". HAVE DIFFERENT |
| | NUMBERS FOR EACH SHEET FOR EASIER IDENTIFICATION (I.E. |
| | USE SHEET 1 OF 4 OR WHATEVER THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SHEETS |
| | WILL BE). |
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| | E. SHEET CONCEPT LANDSCAPE DESIGN (BLACK AND WHITE |
| | PLAN): REMOVE NOTE #4 REFERENCING THE SHADY LADY TREES |
| | NOTATION, THIS IS NOT PART OF THIS PROJECT. |
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| | F. SHEET 2 OF 2, PROPOSED LANDSCAPE DETAILS SHEET, |
| | REMOVE REFERENCE ON LANDSCAPE NOTES: FIFTH SENTENCE IS |
| | REFERENCING PALM BEACH GARDEN?S LAND DEVELOPMENT |
| | REGULATIONS. REVISE TO CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH?S ZONING |
| | AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATION. |
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| | GENERAL NOTE: THE EXAMPLES ON ITEMS (E) AND (F) ARE NOT |
| | INCLUSIVE. REMOVE ANY NOTATION REFERENCE, WHICH IS NOT |
| | APPLICABLE TO THIS PROJECT. |
| | IMPORTANT: ALL SITE PLANS AND LANDSCAPE PLANS SHALL |
| | ALSO BE SUBMITTED IN .PNG GRAPHIC FORMAT. ADDITIONALLY, |
| | TWO (2) SETS OF REDUCED PLANS (1 SET 8 " X 11" AND 1 |
| | SET 11" X 17") SHALL BE PROVIDED. |
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| | 6. SHOW ALL SITE DATA ON LANDSCAPE/SITE PLAN; THIS |
| | INCLUDES WHAT IS REQUIRED AND WHAT IS PROVIDED. |
| | PERCENTAGES NEED TO INCLUDE THE LANDSCAPE INFORMATION |
| | BELOW: |
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| | PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-442 (C) OF THE ZONING AND LAND |
| | DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS ("ZLDR"), PALM TREES MAY BE |
| | SUBSTITUTED FOR NOT MORE THAN 35 PERCENT OF THE SHADE |
| | OR FLOWERING TREES REQUIRED BY THIS ARTICLE, EXCEPT AS |
| | SPECIFIED IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. HOWEVER, WHEN PALM |
| | TREES ARE SUBSTITUTED FOR SHADE TREES, TWO PALM TREES |
| | SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR EACH REQUIRED SHADE TREE. THIS |
| | 2:1 SUBSTITUTION SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED FOR ROYAL PALM |
| | TREES AND SUCKERING PALM TREES SUCH AS THE ARECA PALM, |
| | PAUROTIS PALM AND THE SENEGAL DATE PALM. WORK ALL THE |
| | PERCENTAGE NUMBERS BASED ON THE REQUIRED TREE/SHRUB |
| | COUNT BELOW: |
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| | ALL OPEN SPACE: 282,000 SQUARE FEET |
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| | 1. SHADE TREE/1,600 SQ.FT. OPEN SPACE = 176 SHADE TREES |
| | * SPECIMEN PALM S USED FOR SUBSTITUTION |
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| | 2. FLOWERING TREE/6,400 SQ.FT. OPEN SPACE = 44 |
| | FLOWERING TREES |
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| | 3. SHRUB/500 SQ.FT. OPEN SPACE = 564 SHRUBS |
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| | FOR INSTANCE, IF THE REQUIRED COUNT FOR SHADE TREES IS |
| | 176, THEN 35% OF THAT WOULD EQUAL THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF |
| | TREES THAT MAY BE SUBSTITUTED WITH PALM TREES (WHICH |
| | WOULD BE 61.6 OR 62 SHADE TREES CAN BE SUBSTITUTED WITH |
| | THE ROYAL PALM TREES), SEE SECTION 94-442 ABOVE. |
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| | 176 SHADE TREES X 35% = 62 SUBSTITUTE FOR PALMS (THE 62 |
| | SHADE TREES (OAKS) IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING WITH MEETING |
| | WITH SEAN O'REILLY THAT THE LIVE OAKS (SHADE TREES) |
| | WILL BE RELOCATED THROUGHOUT THE 25' CONSERVATION AREA, |
| | WITHIN THE COMMON AREAS, ENTRYWAY, CUL-DE-SAC, AND |
| | ROUNDABOUTS WITHIN THE WOODLAND SUBDIVISION. |
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| | 176-62 =114 SHADE TREES TO REMAIN IN PLACE. |
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| | 1-26-12: SITE VISIT MEETING WITH SEAN O'REILLY AND |
| | STAFF: THE EXISTING |
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| | *** FLOWERING TREES, THE CALCULATION IS MADE THE SAME |
| | WAY: |
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| | FLOWERING TREE/6,400 SQ.FT. OPEN SPACE = 44 FLOWERING |
| | TREES |
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| | 44 FLOWERING TREES X 35% = 15 SUBSTITUTE FOR PALMS (THE |
| | 15 FLOWERING TREES WILL BE RELOCATED OR INSTALLED |
| | WITHIN THE SAME AREAS AS REFERENCED ABOVE FOR THE SHADE |
| | TREES). |
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| | 44-15=29 FLOWERING TREES TO REMAIN IN PLACE. |
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| | THE PROPOSAL EXCEEDS THE TOTAL 35% OF TREES THAT CAN BE |
| | MITIGATED (RELOCATED). |
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| | NOTE, STAFF WILL REQUEST A SITE VISIT WITH SEAN |
| | O'REILLY TO TAG WHAT TREES WILL HAVE TO BE COMPLETELY |
| | REPLACED DUE TO THEIR EXISTING POOR SHAPE OR NOT |
| | MEETING THE FLORIDA #1 GRADE STANDARDS. SOME TREES ARE |
| | OF POOR QUALITY, DOUBLE/TRIPLE BRANCHING, SPLIT OR |
| | DEAD. MR. O'REILLY CAN ALSO TAG THE TREES THAT ARE |
| | DEEMED NOT TO BE ADEQUATE AND PROVIDE THE INFORMATION |
| | TALLY TO THE COTLEUR-HEARING LANDSCAPE COMPANY TO ADD |
| | TO THEIR TABULAR DATA AS REPLACEMENT VS. RELOCATED |
| | TREES ACCORDINGLY. |
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| | 1-26-12: SITE VISIT MEETING WITH SEAN O'REILLY AND |
| | STAFF: SUMMARY OF SITE VISIT AND MUTUAL AGREEMENT, THE |
| | EXISTING LIVE OAKS (SHADE TREES) WILL BE ENTIRELY |
| | REPLACED DUE TO THE POOR QUALITY NOTED ABOVE. THE SIZE, |
| | HEIGHT, SPREAD AND CALIPER WILL BE EQUAL TO OR MORE |
| | THAN EXISTING TREES. SITE DATA ON LANDSCAPE PLANS WILL |
| | NOTE ALL REPLACEMENT SIZES OF SHADE TREES OF EXISTING |
| | TREES VS. PROPOSED. PROVIDE THE SPECIFICATION OF THE |
| | SIZE OF TREES FOR HEIGHT (O.A.), SPREAD AND |
| | CALIPER/DBH. |
| | |
| | HOWEVER, PRIOR TO ANY APPROVAL FOR PLANTING OF ANY |
| | TREES (SHADE) ON THE 25' CONSERVATION EASEMENT, STAFF |
| | NEEDS DOCUMENTATION OF OWNERSHIP OF THE CONSERVATION |
| | EASEMENTS ALONG WITH ANY PROVISIONS OF WHAT, IF ANY |
| | VEGETATION CAN BE PLANTED ON SAID CONSERVATION |
| | EASEMENT. ANY REQUIRED PERMITS FROM ALL EASEMENTS |
| | HOLDERS OF THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT HOLDER WILL HAVE |
| | TO BE APPROVED PRIOR TO FINAL APPROVAL OF LOCATING |
| | TREES WITHIN SAID AREA. |
| | |
| | PROVIDE A COPY OF PREVIOUS YEAR'S PERMITS FOR |
| | MAINTENANCE OF THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT FOR REVIEW AND |
| | REFERENCE. |
| | |
| | NOTE: PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-445 (4) (B) OF THE ZLDR, |
| | PALM SPECIES PLANTED SHALL BE REASONABLY RESISTANT TO |
| | LETHAL YELLOWING DISEASE. WHENEVER THE CLUSTERING OF |
| | PALM TREES IS UTILIZED, A MINIMUM OF THREE PALM TREES |
| | PER CLUSTER SHALL BE REQUIRED. PALM TREES THAT ARE |
| | EXEMPT FROM THE SUBSTITUTION REQUIREMENT PURSUANT TO |
| | SECTION SUBSECTION 94-442 (C) ARE ALSO EXEMPT FROM THE |
| | CLUSTERING REQUIREMENT. |
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| | 7. PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-448 (D) (4) OF THE ZLDR, THE |
| | APPLICANT FOR A TREE REMOVAL PERMIT SHALL BE REQUIRED |
| | TO RELOCATE OR REPLACE TREES TO BE REMOVED TO ALLOW |
| | PROPERTY USE, DEVELOPMENT, OR REDEVELOPMENT. RELOCATED |
| | TREES SHALL BE INSTALLED IN A SOUND AND SKILLED MANNER |
| | ACCORDING TO ACCEPTED PLANTING PRACTICES AND SHALL BE |
| | IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING: |
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| | A. IF THE TREE IS TRANSPLANTED, IT SHALL BE MOVED BY |
| | THE PROPERTY OWNER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NATIONAL |
| | ARBORIST ASSOCIATION STANDARDS TO ANOTHER LOCATION |
| | WITHIN THE CITY AND MAINTAINED BY THE NEW PROPERTY |
| | OWNER. |
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| | B. IF A TREE ON PUBLIC PROPERTY IS WILLFULLY DESTROYED |
| | BY ANYONE EXCEPT THE CITY FORESTER/ARBORIST, THE TREE |
| | MUST BE SUBSTITUTED WITH AN EQUIVALENT REPLACEMENT THAT |
| | IS APPROVED BY THE FORESTER/ARBORIST OR DESIGNER ON THE |
| | SITE FROM WHICH THE DESTROYED TREE WAS REMOVED. |
| | AFTER APPROVAL OF THE MINOR AMENDMENT THAT ALL DATA IS |
| | IN ADHERENCE WITH THE ZLDR, THEN A TREE ALTERATION |
| | PERMIT WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE PLANNING |
| | AND ZONING DEPARTMENT (NOTE: THE PLANS SUBMITTED FOR |
| | THE ALTERATION PERMIT NEED TO REFLECT THE SAME |
| | INFORMATION THAT IS BEING ASKED FOR THE MINOR |
| | AMENDMENT. |
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| | 8. PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-448 (E) (1), CHARACTERISTICS. |
| | REPLACEMENT TREES SHALL HAVE SHADE AND SCREENING |
| | POTENTIAL EQUAL TO OR SUPERIOR TO THAT OF THE TREES |
| | THEY REPLACE AT THE TIME OF THE INITIAL INSTALLATION. |
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| | 9. PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-448 (E) (2) MINIMUM |
| | STANDARDS. ALL REPLACEMENT TREES SHALL BE EQUAL TO OR |
| | BETTER THAN FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NUMBER 1 |
| | NURSERY GRADE STANDARD. ALL TREES REPLACED OR RELOCATED |
| | PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION MUST BE IN A HEALTHY, LIVING |
| | CONDITION ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF PLANTING. |
| | REPLACEMENTS THAT ARE NOT ESTABLISHED, HAVE FAILED TO A |
| | DEGREE THAT SURVIVAL IS NOT PROBABLE, OR HAVE DIED MUST |
| | BE REPLACED WITH HEALTHY SPECIMENS. SUCH REPLACEMENTS |
| | MUST CONTINUE UNTIL A TREE IS ESTABLISHED AT THE |
| | APPROVED LOCATION. |
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| | 10. PROVIDE THE TREE SIZE, HEIGHT INCLUDING THE TREE |
| | CALIPER, OVERALL HEIGHT AT INSTALLATION, ETC. ON THE |
| | SITE DATA INFORMATION OF WHAT THE PROPOSED TREES WILL |
| | BE ON THE LANDSCAPE PLANS. |
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| | 11. PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-445(G)(II)ADD IRRIGATION |
| | NOTES ON LANDSCAPE PLAN/DETAILS FOR 120% COVERAGE. |
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| | 12. FOR THE PROPOSED AND RELOCATED LIVE OAKS/SHADE |
| | TREES WITHIN THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT (BEHIND EXISTING |
| | HOMES OR PARCELS, ENTRYWAY, ETC.), STAFF SUGGESTS |
| | PROVIDING A ROOT BARRIER TO AVOID CONFLICTS WITH |
| | FENCES, ETC. IN THE FUTURE. PLEASE INDICATE WHAT |
| | MEASURES ARE BEING TAKEN TO AVOID A FUTURE CONFLICT |
| | WITH THE ROOTS. |
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| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT ME DIRECTLY. |
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| | LINDA MIA FRANCO, AICP |
| | SENIOR PLANNER |
| | PLANNING DIVISION |
| | TEL: (561) 822-1443 |
| | EMAIL: [email protected] |
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