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| 2010-12-29 16:43:59 | ***LANDSCAPE REVIEW FAILED*** |
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| | 1. A SEPARATE LANDSCAPE PERMIT IS REQUIRED IN ADDITION |
| | TO THE TREE ALTERATION PERMIT. PLEASE APPLY FOR A |
| | LANDSCAPE PERMIT THROUGH CONSTRUCTION SERVICES AND |
| | SUBMIT TWO COPIES OF THE LANDSCAPE PLAN. A CERTIFIED |
| | COST ESTIMATE THAT INCLUDES THE TOTAL COST OF ALL |
| | LANDSCAPE MATERIALS AND LABOR, BROKEN DOWN INTO UNIT |
| | COST SHALL BE INCLUDED. . |
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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. |
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| | 3. ALL DOCUMENTS AND PLANS SHALL BE CONSISTENT. THERE |
| | WERE A NUMBER OF DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN THE DOCUMENTS. |
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| | 4. 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, 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. THE PROPOSED |
| | FOXTAIL PALMS ARE NOT EXEMPT FROM THE 2:1 SUBSTITUTION |
| | AND ONLY 35% OF THE REQUIRED STREET TREES CAN BE PALMS. |
| | THERE ARE 84 HOMES IN THIS POD AND EACH HOME IS |
| | REQUIRED TO HAVE ONE SHADE OR FLOWERING TREES. A TOTAL |
| | OF 29 OF THE 84 TREES CAN BE PALMS. |
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| | 5. PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-445 (4) (B), 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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| | 6. PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-448 (D) (4), 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: |
| | 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. |
| | 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. |
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| | 7. 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. |
| | ALL REPLACEMENTS SHALL BE SHADE TREES AND NOT A MIX OF |
| | PALMS AND SHADE TREES. THE PROPOSED HOLLY, CLUSIA AND |
| | GEIGER TREES WILL NEVER DEVELOP A CANOPY AS LARGE AS AN |
| | OAK. TREES SELECTED FOR MITIGATION SHALL HAVE THE |
| | CAPABILITY TO DEVELOP INTO LARGE SHADE OR FLOWERING |
| | TREES. |
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| | 8. ALL PROPOSED TREES SHALL BE IDENTIFIED BY SCIENTIFIC |
| | NAME, COMMON NAME, HEIGHT, SPREAD OF CANOPY AND THE |
| | NUMBER OF FEET OF CLEAR TRUNK. PLEASE PROVIDE THE |
| | OVERALL MINIMUM HEIGHT AND THE AMOUNT OF GRAY WOOD OF |
| | THE PROPOSED PALMS. |
| | |
| | 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. AL TREES REPLACED OR RELOCATED |
| | PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION MUST BE IN A HEALTHY, LIVING |
| | CONDITION ONE YEAR FRO 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. A REPORT FROM A CERTIFIED ARBORIST WITH THE PROPER |
| | CREDENTIALS SHALL BE CONSIDERED IN MAKING DECISIONS |
| | CONCERNING THE TREE ALTERATION PERMIT BUT A LETTER FROM |
| | A LAWN MAINTENANCE COMPANY IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. |
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| | 11. ALL OF THE REQUIRED TABULATION SHALL BE PART OF THE |
| | LANDSCAPE PLAN. |
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| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT ROBERT |
| | KUSSNER @ (561) 822-1462, |
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