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| 2010-06-08 17:44:11 | ***LANDSCAPE REVIEW FAILED*** |
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| | PLEASE RESPOND TO REVIEW COMMENTS IN WRITTEN FORMAT. |
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| | 1. PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-443 (C) (3) (C), DIVIDER |
| | MEDIANS MAY BE PROVIDED WITHIN THE LANDSCAPE AREA. IF |
| | DIVIDER MEDIANS ARE USED, THEY SHALL FORM A CONTINUOUS |
| | LANDSCAPED STRIP BETWEEN ABUTTING ROWS OF PARKING |
| | SPACES. THE MINIMUM WIDTH OF SUCH A DIVIDER MEDIAN |
| | SHALL BE FIVE FEET. SHADE OR FLOWERING TREES WITHIN A |
| | DIVIDER MEDIAN SHALL BE PLANTED AT 30-FOOT INTERVALS. |
| | THE MEDIAN THAT IS CURRENTLY ALL CONCRETE SHALL BE |
| | RECONFIGURED TO PROVIDE THE LANDSCAPE STRIP. A FIVE |
| | FOOT SIDEWALK SHOULD BE MORE THAT SUFFICIENT TO ALLOW |
| | FOR ACCESS. IN ORDER TO BROADEN THE LANDSCAPE SPACE, |
| | THE CARSTOPS AND THE PAVEMENT BEYOND THEM CAN BE |
| | REMOVED. CURBING CAN BE INSTALLED IN THE LOCATION WHERE |
| | THE CAR STOPS ARE CURRENTLY PLACED AND THE VEHICLES CAN |
| | OVERHANG INTO A LANDSCAPED AREA. NO HEDGE OR TREES CAN |
| | BE PLANTED WITHIN THE TWO-FOOT VEHICLE OVERHANG AREA |
| | BUT THE TREES CAN DEVELOP A LARGER ROOT SYSTEM. MULCH, |
| | SOD OR MONDO GRASS CAN BE PLACED WITHIN THE OVERHANG |
| | AREA. |
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| | 2. 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. THIS INCLUDES THE RIGHT-OF-WAY |
| | ADJACENT TO NORTH FLORIDA MANGO ROAD. |
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| | 3. PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-445 (4) (G) (3) (II), IN ALL |
| | AREAS THAT ARE TO BE PLANTED IN A CULTIVATED LANDSCAPE, |
| | IRRIGATION SYSTEMS SHALL BE DESIGNED TO HAVE 120 |
| | PERCENT COVERAGE, INCLUDING THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. |
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| | 4. PLEASE PROVIDE THE SIZE OF ALL PROPOSED PLANT |
| | MATERIAL. |
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| | 5. PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-443 (C) (5) (A), LANDSCAPE |
| | AREAS SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM VEHICULAR USE AREAS BY |
| | NONMOUNTABLE, CONCRETE CURBING OF THE TYPE |
| | CHARACTERIZED AS "TYPE D". NO CURBING WAS PROPOSED |
| | ALONG THE EAST PERIMETER OF THE SITE, ADJACENT TO THE |
| | PARKING LOT. |
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| | 6. PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-443 (B) (1) FOR ALL |
| | NONRESIDENTIAL USES, THE LANDSCAPE BUFFER SHALL BE AT |
| | LEAST FIVE FEET SIDE ALONG THE ENTIRE EDGE OF PROPERTY |
| | WHEN ADJACENT TO A PUBLIC THOROUGHFARE, AND WHEN |
| | ADJACENT TO NONRESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS. THE |
| | SIDEWALK AT THE HEAD OF THE HANDICAP SPACES AND THE |
| | DUMPSTER ENCLOSURE CANNOT ENCROACH INTO THE REQUIRED |
| | LANDSCAPE BUFFER. |
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| | 7. PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-443 (B) (4), AT LEAST ONE |
| | SHADE OR FLOWERING TREE SHALL BE PLANTED IN A REQUIRED |
| | BUFFER STRIP FOR EACH 30 LINEAR FEET OR PORTION |
| | THEREOF. THERE ARE GAPS THE EXCEED 30 FEET BETWEEN |
| | TREES ALONG THE SOUTH PERIMETER BUFFER. IN ADDITION, |
| | THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH PALMS ALONG THE LANDSCAPE STRIP. |
| | PLEASE SEE ITEM NUMBER EIGHT BELOW. |
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| | 8. PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-442 (C), WHEN PALM TREES ARE |
| | SUBSTITUTED FOR SHADE TREES, TWO PALM TREES SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED FOR EACH REQUIRED SHADE TREE. HOWEVER, |
| | PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-445 (4) (B), WHENEVER THE |
| | CLUSTERING OF PALM TREES IS UTILIZED, A MINIMUM OF |
| | THREE PALM TREES PER CLUSTER SHALL BE REQUIRED. THE |
| | LANDSCAPE ISLANDS ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE SITE |
| | SHALL CONTAIN AT LEAST THREE PALMS IN EACH ISLAND OR |
| | THE PALMS SHALL BE CHANGED TO SHADE TREES. |
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| | 9. STAFF RECOMMENDS THE USE OF VERTICAL LANDSCAPE |
| | ELEMENTS WITHIN THE FOUNDATION PLANTING ON ALL SIDES OF |
| | THE BUILDING TO ENHANCE THE ARCHITECTURE AND SOFTEN THE |
| | FACADES. |
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| | 10. IF FIVE POINTS ARE TO BE CREDITED TOWARD MEETING |
| | XERISCAPE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE USE OF MOISTURE SENSING |
| | CONTROLLER OTHER THAN A RAINSWITCH, PLEASE IDENTIFY THE |
| | EQUIPMENT TO BE INSTALLED. |
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| | 11. PLEASE USE THE CITY APPROVED STRIPING DETAIL. A |
| | COPY OF THE DETAIL IS AVAILABLE AT THE FRONT DESK OF |
| | THE PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT. |
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| | 12. PLANT MATERIAL USED TO SCREEN THE GENERATOR OR |
| | OTHER EQUIPMENT SHALL BE OF SUFFICIENT HEIGHT TO FULLY |
| | SCREEN IT |
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| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT ROBERT |
| | KUSSNER @ (561) 822-1462. |
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