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| 2010-03-01 14:58:11 | ***LANDSCAPE REVIEW FOR 1229 N. DIXIE HIGHWAY FAILED*** |
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| | PLEASE PROVIDE RESPONSES FOR REVIEW COMMENTS IN WRITTEN |
| | FORMAT. |
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| | 1. PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-445 (2), OF THE ZONING AND |
| | LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, PLANT MATERIALS USED |
| | PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE |
| | EQUAL TO OR BETTER THAN THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF |
| | AGRICULTURE NUMBER 1 GADE STANDARD. BECAUSE THE |
| | EXISTING TREES HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY "HATRACKED" AND |
| | CANNOT MEET THIS REQUIREMENT AND BECAUSE THEY ARE |
| | GROWING UNDER POWER LINES, ALL TREES MUST BE REMOVED |
| | AND REPLACED WITH FLORIDA NUMBER 1 GRADE TREES THAT |
| | MEET THE REQUIREMENTS SETFORTH IN FPL'S "PLANT THE |
| | RIGHT TREE IN THE RIGHT PLACE" GUIDE. THIS PUBLICATION |
| | PROVIDES A LIST OF TREES THAT CAN BE PLANTED NEAR OR |
| | UNDER POWER LINES. IN ADDITION, ALL HEDGES TO REMAIN |
| | SHALL BE IN GOOD CONDITION AND ALL OTHER PLANT MATERIAL |
| | GROWING WITHIN THE HEDGEROWS OTHER THAN THE HEDGE |
| | SPECIES, SHALL BE REMOVED. THE FICUS HEDGE TO REMAIN IS |
| | SUBJECT TO WHITE FLY WHICH IS AFFECTING FICUS |
| | THROUGHOUT SOUTH FLORIDA. PLEASE CONSIDER REPLACING THE |
| | HEDGE WITH A NEW HEDGE THAT DOES NOT HAVE THAT PROBLEM |
| | AND PREFERABLY A NATIVE SPECIES. |
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| | 2. A TREE ALTERATION PERMIT IS REQUIRED. AN APPLICATION |
| | IS AVAILABLE AT THE FRONT DESK OF THE PLANNING AND |
| | ZONING DEPARTMENT. TREES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REMOVED AND |
| | OTHERS WILL NEED TO BE REMOVED. |
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| | 3. 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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| | 4. PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-444 (B), OUTDOOR GARBAGE OR |
| | TRASH RECEPTACLES 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. A FOUR-SIDED |
| | ENCLOSURE WITH AN OBSCURING GATE IS REQUIRED TO SCREEN |
| | THE RECYCLING CONTAINER. |
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| | 5. PLEASE PROVIDE A PARKING LAYOUT AND INCLUDE THE |
| | STRIPING DETAIL. PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-443 (C) (3) |
| | (A), EACH ROW OF PARKING SPACES SHALL BE TERMINATED BY |
| | LANDSCAPED ISLANDS OF NOT LESS THAN FIVE FEET IN WIDTH |
| | (EXCLUDING THE REQUIRED CURB) AND NOT LESS THAN THE |
| | LENGTH OF THE ADJACENT PARKING STALL. THE LANDSCAPED |
| | ISLAND SHALL CONTAIN AT LEAST ONE SHADE OR FLOWERING |
| | TREE. |
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| | 6. 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 LANDSCAPED |
| | 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. |
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| | 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. |
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| | 8. PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-443 (B) (2), THE REQUIRED |
| | LANDSCAPE BUFFER THAT SEPARATES THE VEHICULAR USE AREA |
| | FROM A PUBLIC THOROUGHFARE MAY NOT BE INTERRUPTED BY |
| | MORE THAN 25 PERCENT OF ITS REQUIRED LENGTH TO PROVIDE |
| | FOR SIGNS OR VEHICULAR INGRESS AND EGRESS. SOME OR ALL |
| | OF THE INGRESS/EGRESS POINTS SHALL BE REDUCED IN WIDTH. |
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| | 9. PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-443 (E), AT LEAST 30 PERCENT |
| | OF THE LINEAR FEET AROUND THE EXTERIOR OF ALL |
| | COMMERCIAL STRUCTURES SHALL BE PLANTED WITH TREES, |
| | SHRUBS OR HEDGES. NO FOUNDATION PLANTING HAS BEEN |
| | PROVIDED. |
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| | 10. PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-443 (C) )2), SHADE TREES |
| | MUST BE PLANTED AT 30-FOOT INTERVALS WITHIN THE |
| | LANDSCAPE BUFFER THAT SEPARATES THE VEHICULAR USE AREA |
| | FROM AN ADJACENT THOROUGHFARE. |
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| | 11. PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-442 (C), PALM TREES MAY BE |
| | SUBSTITUTED FOR NOT MORE THAN 35 PERCENT OF THE SHADE |
| | OR FLOWERING TREES REQUIRED BY THIS ARTICLE. WHEN PALM |
| | TREES ARE SUBSTITUTED FOR SHADE TREES, TWO PALM TREES |
| | SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR EACH REQUIRED SHADE TREE BUT MUST |
| | BE PLANTED IN GROUPS OF THREE. THE PROPOSED ADONIDIA |
| | PALMS DO NOT MEET THIS REQUIREMENT. |
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| | 12. ALL TREES AND PLANT MATERIAL SHALL BE PLANTED AT OR |
| | SLIGHTLY ABOVE GRADE. THE FIRST HORIZONTAL ROOT AND/OR |
| | THE TRUNK FLARE SHALL BE VISIBLE AFTER THE TREE HAS |
| | BEEN INSTALLED. THE THREE INCH LAYER OF MULCH SHALL BE |
| | PULLED BACK AWAY FROM THE ROOT BALLS OF ALL TREES AND |
| | SHRUBS AND ONLY A FINE LAYER OF MULCH (NOT MORE THAN |
| | ONE INCH) SHALL BE APPLIED OVER THE ROOT BALL. THIS |
| | SHALL BE REFLECTED IN THE PLANTING DETAILS PROVIDED. |
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| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT ROBERT |
| | KUSSNER @ (561) 822-1462. |
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