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| 2009-12-03 17:03:46 | ***LANDSCAPE REVIEW FAILED*** |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE RESPONSES TO REVIEW COMMENTS IN WRITTEN |
| | FORMAT. |
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| | 1. PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-442 (D), PRIVATE LAND AND |
| | PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY BETWEEN STREET OR SIDEWALK |
| | SURFACES AND REQUIRED BUFFER STRIPS AND LANDSCAPED OPEN |
| | SPACE AREAS SHALL BE PLANTED WITH GRASS. GRASS AREAS |
| | SHALL BE SODDED. THERE IS A DIRT ROAD ALONG THE WEST |
| | PERIMETER OF THE SITE THAT SHOULD EITHER BE PAVED IF IT |
| | IS A REQUIRED ACCESS OR THE ROAD SHOULD BE REMOVED AND |
| | THE AREA SHALL BE FULLY SODDED. |
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| | 2. 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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| | 3. PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-443 (B)(1), FOR ALL |
| | NONRESIDENTIAL USES, THE LANDSCAPE BUFFER STRIP SHALL |
| | BE AT LEAST FIVE FEET WIDE ALONG THE ENTIRE EDGE OF |
| | PROPERTY WHEN ADJACENT TO A PUBLIC THOROUGHFARE, AND |
| | WHEN ADJACENT TO NONRESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS. |
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| | 4. PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-443 (C) (TABLE XIV-1), TREES |
| | SHALL BE PLANTED AT 30-FOOT INTERVALS AND HEDGES SHALL |
| | BE PLANTED AT TWO-FOOT INTERVALS FOR EACH REQUIRED |
| | LANDSCAPE BUFFER. THIS APPLIES TO THE WEST, SOUTH AND |
| | EAST SIDES OF THE PARKING LOT. |
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| | 5. PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-444 (B), OUTDOOR |
| | INCINERATORS, GARBAGE OR TRASH RECEPTACLES, FUEL OIL OR |
| | PROPANE TANKS, GENERATORS, AND STORAGE RACKS AND ALL |
| | OTHER MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED |
| | UNLESS APPROPRIATE SCREENING IS PROVIDED. SCREENING |
| | SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF BRICK, DECORATIVE CONCRETE, |
| | OTHER DECORATIVE MASONRY, OR COMPARABLY DURABLE WOOD |
| | AND STEEL. WALLS SHALL BE LANDSCAPED WITH SHRUBS AND |
| | HEDGES PLANTED AT TOW-FOOT INTERVALS. A FOUR-SIDED |
| | ENCLOSURE WITH AN OBSCURING GATE MAY BE REQUIRED AS A |
| | CONDITION OF SITE PLAN APPROVAL. PLEASE IDENTIFY THE |
| | LOCATION OF THE DUMPSTER ENCLOSURE AND ALL OTHER |
| | MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT AND SHOW THE MANNER IN WHICH THESE |
| | ITEMS WILL BE SCREENED. THERE ARE EXISTING WOOD AND |
| | CHAIN LINK FENCES IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS. THESE SHALL BE |
| | SCREENED WITH SHRUBBERY. |
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| | 6. PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-443 (E)(1), AT LEAST 30 |
| | PERCENT OF THE LINEAR FEET AROUND THE EXTERIOR FO ALL |
| | COMMERCIAL STRUCTURES SHALL BE PLANTED WITH TREES, |
| | SHRUBS OR HEDGES. FOUNDATION PLANTING WILL BE REQUIRED |
| | ALONG THE NORTH AND WEST SIDES OF THE EXISTING |
| | BUILDING---AT A MINIMUM. VERTICAL LANDSCAPE ELEMENTS |
| | ARE SUGGESTED TO ACCENTUATE THE ARCHITECTURE AND CREATE |
| | MORE INTEREST. A LAYERING OF THE PLANTING ADJACENT TO |
| | THE BUILDING SUCH AS PLANTING GROUND COVER IN FRONT OF |
| | THE HEDGE MATERIAL WOULD BE STRONGLY SUGGESTED. BY |
| | PLANTING GROUND COVER BENEATH THE PALMS AND ELIMINATING |
| | THE SMALL AMOUNT OF SOD WOULD FOLLOW ACCEPTED XERISCAPE |
| | GUIDELINES. BECAUSE THE PARKING LOT USED BY THE PUBLIC |
| | WRAPS AROUND THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING, FOUNDATION |
| | PLANTING ALONG THAT ELEVATIONS IS STRONGLY SUGGESTED. |
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| | 7. BECAUSE OF THE USE, BUS PARKING STALLS SHOULD BE |
| | PROVIDED. UPON MY SITE VISIT, I OBSERVED THREE (3) |
| | SCHOOL BUSES PARKED ON THE DIRT AT THE NORTHWEST TIP OF |
| | THE SITE. |
| | |
| | 8. THE LOADING ZONE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE CONVENIENT TO |
| | MAKING DELIVERIES IN ITS PROPOSED LOCATION. |
| | |
| | 9. SHEET TP-2 INDICATES THAT 38 TREES WILL BE REMOVED. |
| | PLEASE TABULATE THE TOTAL TREE CALIPER INCHES OF LOSS |
| | AND INDICATE THE CALIPER INCHES OF TREES TO BE |
| | INSTALLED. THE APPLICANT SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE TO |
| | MITIGATE THE DIFFERENCE. IF MITIGATION IS REQUIRED AND |
| | IT CANNOT BE ACCOMMODATED ON SITE, A ROW OF ROYAL PALMS |
| | ALONG THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN FRONT OF THE |
| | FACILITY WOULD MAKE THE BIGGEST IMPACT. |
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| | 10. THERE IS NOT ENOUGH ROOM AT THE ENTRY TO |
| | ACCOMMODATE THE SIX (6) PROPOSED ROYAL PALMS. THE AREA |
| | MAY ACCOMMODATE FOUR (4) PALMS. |
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| | 11. STAFF SUGGESTS THAT THE PROPOSED ROYAL PALMS TO BE |
| | PLANTED ADJACENT TO THE ROAD ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE |
| | ENTRY BE PLANTED IN LINE WITH THOSE ON THE EAST SIDE OF |
| | THE ENTRY. THE PROPOSED SIDEWALK COULD BE NARROWED AND |
| | A CUT-OUT COULD BE MADE IN THE EXISTING SIDEWALK TO |
| | ALLOW A SPACE FOR THE PALM. |
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| | 12. ALL UTILITIES, EASEMENTS, STREET LIGHTS AND |
| | ANYTHING ELSE THAT MAY INTERFERE WITH THE PROPOSED |
| | LANDSCAPING SHALL BE SHOWN ON THE LANDSCAPE PLAN TO |
| | AVOID CONFLICTS INT HE FIELD. |
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| | 13. PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-443 (C)(3(A), EACH ROW OF |
| | PARKING SPACES SHALL BE TERMINATED BY LANDSCAPE ISLANDS |
| | AND EVERY ISLAND SHALL CONTAIN AT LEAST ONE (1) SHADE |
| | TREE. THE TERMINAL ISLANDS AT THE NORTHWEST AND |
| | SOUTHWEST CORNERS OF THE PARKING LOT ARE MISSING TREES. |
| | THE ELIMINATION OF THE TREE AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF |
| | THE LOT MAY BE FORGIVEN IF IT CAN BE DEMONSTRATED THAT |
| | THE CANOPY OF THE EXISTING FICUS TREE ALONG THE |
| | PERIMETER OF THE SITE WILL NOT ALLOW ENOUGH ROOM FOR A |
| | NEW TREE TO DEVELOP. |
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| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT ROBERT |
| | KUSSNER @ (561) 822-1462. |
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