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| 2009-06-29 12:15:42 | |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE RESPONSES TO REVIEW COMMENTS IN WRITTEN |
| | FORMAT. |
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| | 1. PLEASE PROVIDE THE TABULATION NECESSARY FOR THE |
| | EVALUATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH ARTICLE XIV OF THE ZONING |
| | AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, INCLUDING THE |
| | XERISCAPE DESIGN OPTIONS. |
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| | 2. PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-443 (C) (3), OFF-STREET |
| | PARKING LOTS CONTAINING AT LEAST 12 INTERIOR PARKING |
| | SPACES SHALL CONTAIN LANDSCAPE AREAS. THE TOTAL SIZE OF |
| | SUCH LANDSCAPED AREAS SHALL BE EQUAL TO TEN SQUARE FEET |
| | FOR EACH PARKING SPACE AND SHALL BE PROVIDED WITHIN THE |
| | INTERIOR OF AN OFF-STREET PARKING AREA. LANDSCAPED |
| | AREAS SHALL CONTAIN AT LEAST ONE SHADE OR FLOWERING |
| | TREE FOR EACH 100 SQUARE FEET OF REQUIRED LANDSCAPE |
| | AREA. A MINIMUM OF 75 PERCENT OF ALL TREES THAT ARE |
| | REQUIRED TO BE PLANTED WITHIN THE INTERIOR OF AN |
| | OFF-STREET PARKING AREA SHALL BE SHADE TREES. THE SHADE |
| | TREES SHALL BE LOCATED IN SUCH A MANNER TO PRODUCE |
| | MAXIMUM OVERHEAD CANOPY FOR THE VEHICLES. |
| | |
| | 3. PLEASE PROVIDE A COPY OF THE TREE SURVEY. THE |
| | EXISTING TREES SHOWN ON THE LANDSCAPE PLAN ARE NUMBERED |
| | BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO REFERENCE THOSE |
| | NUMBERS. |
| | |
| | 4. PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-443 (C) (2), VEHICULAR USE |
| | AREAS SHALL BE SCREENED FROM THOROUGHFARES BY A |
| | LANDSCAPE BUFFER OF AT LEAST FIVE FEET IN WIDTH. IN |
| | ADDITION TO THE REQUIRED HEDGES, SHADE TREES MUST BE |
| | PLANTED AT 30-FOOT INTERVALS. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO |
| | COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES ADJACENT TO COMMERCIAL |
| | PROPERTIES. NOT ALL OF THE BUFFERS MEET THIS MINIMUM |
| | WIDTH REQUIREMENT AND NONE OF THEM MEET THE TREE |
| | REQUIREMENT. THE WIDTH TO THE TRAVEL AISLES ARE 26 |
| | FEET. BECAUSE ONLY 24 FEET IS REQUIRED, THE ADDITIONAL |
| | TWO FEET OF SPACE SHALL BE CONVERTED TO GREEN SPACE AND |
| | ADDED TO THE PERIMETER LANDSCAPE BUFFERS. |
| | |
| | 5. PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-443 (C)(3)(A), EACH ROW OF |
| | PARKING SPACES SHALL BE TERMINATED BY LANDSCAPE ISLANDS |
| | OF NOT LESS THAN FIVE FEET IN WIDTH, EXCLUDING THE |
| | REQUIRED CURB. SEVERAL OF THESE TERMINAL ISLANDS DO NOT |
| | MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. THE TRAVEL AISLES |
| | MENTIONED IN THE ITEM ABOVE SHALL BE REDUCED TO 24 FEET |
| | TO ALLOW FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE TERMINAL ISLANDS. |
| | |
| | 6. PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-443 (C) (3) (B), ONE INTERIOR |
| | LANDSCAPE ISLAND SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR EVERY TEN |
| | PARKING SPACES OR FRACTION THEREOF. INTERIOR LANDSCAPE |
| | ISLANDS SHALL BE AT LEAST FIVE FEET WIDE, EXCLUDING THE |
| | REQUIRED CURB, AND SHALL CONTAIN AT LEAST ONE SHADE OR |
| | FLOWERING TREE. NO INTERIOR LANDSCAPE ISLANDS HAVE BEEN |
| | PROPOSED. |
| | |
| | 7. PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-443 (C)(4), FOR OTHER PAVED |
| | AREAS UTILIZED BY MOTOR VEHICLES, INCLUDING AISLES, |
| | LOADING AREAS, CIRCULATION AREAS AND DRIVE-IN SERVICE |
| | AREAS, ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING SHALL BE PROVIDED AS |
| | FOLLOWS: FOUR SQUARE FEET OF LANDSCAPED AREA SHALL BE |
| | REQUIRED FOR EACH 100 SQUARE FEET, OR FRACTION THEREOF. |
| | |
| | 8. PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-443 (C)(5)(A), LANDSCAPE |
| | AREAS SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM VEHICULAR USE AREAS BY |
| | NON-MOUNTABLE, CONCRETE CURBING OF THE TYPE |
| | CHARACTERIZED AS 'TYPE D'. NO CURBING HAS BEEN |
| | PROPOSED. |
| | |
| | 9. THE PROPOSED HEDGE ALONG THE EAST PERIMETER OF THE |
| | NORTH PARKING LOT SHALL BE PLANTED ALONG THE PROPERTY |
| | LINE, IN ORDER TO ALLOW FOR MAINTENANCE. |
| | |
| | 10. PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-445 (4) (G) (3), AUTOMATIC |
| | IRRIGATION SYSTEMS SHALL BE USED FOR THE CULTIVATED |
| | LANDSCAPE AREAS FOR ALL PROPERTIES. THIS INCLUDES THE |
| | ADJACENT RIGHTS-OF-WAY PLANTINGS. |
| | |
| | 11. PLEASE USE THE STANDARD CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | PARKING DETAIL. |
| | |
| | 12. ALL TREES AND SHRUBS SHALL BE PLANTED AT OR |
| | SLIGHTLY ABOVE GRADE. A LAYER OF NO MORE THAN INCH OF |
| | MULCH SHALL BE APPLIED OVER THE ROOT BALL OF ANY TREE |
| | OR SHRUB. THE THREE INCH LAYER SHALL BE APPLIED OUTSIDE |
| | OF THE ROOT BALL. PLEASE REVISE PLANTING DETAILS. |
| | |
| | 13. PROPOSED PLANTING ALONG THE EAST PERIMETER OF BOTH |
| | PARKING LOTS AND THE TERMINAL LANDSCAPE ISLANDS SHALL |
| | BE TOLERANT OF PERIODIC FLOODING. THESE PLANTING AREAS |
| | ARE BEING SHARED WITH THE WATER RETENTION SWALES FOR |
| | THE SITE. |
| | |
| | 14. ON THE LANDSCAPE PLAN, PLEASE SHOW ALL OVERHEAD |
| | LINES, EASEMENTS, UTILITIES AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT MAY |
| | INTERFERE WITH THE PROPOSED LANDSCAPING. |
| | |
| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT ROBERT |
| | KUSSNER @ (561) 822-1462. |
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