Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Project Z15040027
Project Number Z15040027
Review Stop L
Sequence Number 3
Notes
Date Text
2015-07-01 09:14:39I HAVE REVIEWED THE ABOVE REFERENCED PETITION, AND
 PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
  
  
 1. SATISFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE A TREE SURVEY IDENTIFYING
 EXISTING TREES ON THE PROPERTY AND INDICATE THE
 SPECIES, SIZE, AND IF THEY WILL BE REMOVED, RELOCATED,
 OR REMAIN.
 THE TREE SURVEY DOES NOT SHOW LOCATIONS OF ALL TREES ON
 THE SITE. SOME EXOTIC INVASIVE SPECIES ARE INCLUDED,
 AND OTHERS SUCH AS MELALEUCA, BRAZILIAN PEPPER, EARLEAF
 ACACIA, AND CHINABERRY ARE NOT. PLEASE EXPLAIN THE
 METHODOLOGY AS TO HOW TREES WERE CLASSIFIED TO BE
 RECORDED ON THE SURVEY OR LEFT OUT, AND REVISE THE
 INVENTORY ACCORDINGLY.
  
 2. SATISFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE A SHEET SHOWING THE CAD
 LAYER FOR THE AREAS COUNTED AS OPEN SPACE AND AREAS
 COUNTED AS LANDSCAPE OPEN SPACE.
  
 3. SATISFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE QUANTITIES AND DROUGHT
 TOLERANCE LEVEL FOR EACH SPECIES ON THE PLANT LIST.
 ONCE THE PLANT LIST IS FINALIZED, FURTHER REVIEW MAY
 PROCEED FOR PLACEMENT WITHIN THE PLAN. PROVIDE DROUGHT
 TOLERANCE LEVEL FOR GREEN ISLAND FICUS AND FLORITAM
 SOD.
  
 4. SATISFIED. THE LANDSCAPE BUFFER ADJACENT TO MILITARY
 TRAIL IS FILLED WITH LIGHTING, SIDEWALKS AND NET
 STRUCTURE THAT MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF LANDSCAPING TO
 PROVIDE BUFFERING AND SCREENING FROM THE ROAD AND
 ADJACENT PROPERTIES. PLEASE ARRANGE THE COMPONENTS TO
 CONSOLIDATE AND MAXIMIZE THE BUFFERING EFFECTIVENESS OF
 THE TREES, UNDERSTORY AND SHRUBS.
  
 5. SATISFIED. PLEASE ADD TREES TO THE LANDSCAPE IN THE
 NORTHWEST GRASS PARKING AREA. THESE MAY BE IN STRIPS TO
 PROVIDE SOME SHADE FOR CARS PARKING IN THE AREA.
  
 6. SATISFIED. PLEASE INDICATE ANY LITTORAL PLANTINGS
 IN THE LAKE.
  
 7. SEE CONDITION. PLEASE REVISE THE LANDSCAPE AND
 ENGINEERING PLANS TO AVOID CONFLICTS BETWEEN
 LANDSCAPING AND WATER, SEWER, DRAINAGE, LIGHTING AND
 FPL EQUIPMENT. PLEASE SHOW ALL THESE ON THE LANDSCAPE
 PLAN. CONFLICTS STILL EXIST AND WILL REQUIRE
 COORDINATION WITH ENGINEERING PLANS TO RESOLVE.
  
 8. SEE CONDITION. PLEASE PROVIDE SCREENING FOR ALL
 GROUND MOUNTED EQUIPMENT AND UTILITIES.
  
 9. NOT SATISFIED. THE FPL LINES ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF
 HAVERHILL ROAD WILL SUBSTANTIALLY LIMIT THE CHOICES FOR
 BUFFER TREES AND PLACEMENT. EXPANDED BUFFER AREAS OR
 UNDERGROUNDING THE LINES WILL ALLOW LARGER TREES AND
 IMPROVE BUFFERING.
  
 10. SATISFIED. LARGER SPECIES OF TREES ARE SUGGESTED
 FOR THE SOUTH BUFFER TO PROVIDE SOME BLOCKING OF
 EQUIPMENT GOING INTO THE CANAL RIGHT OF WAY FROM THE
 ADJACENT SPORTS FIELDS.
  
 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS 6/3/15:
 11. NOT SATISFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE A CHART SHOWING TOTAL
 TREES BEING REMOVED AND TOTAL TREES BEING PROVIDED ON
 THE PROPOSED PLAN, INCLUDING ONE TO ONE REPLACEMENTS
 AND CANOPY SQUARE FOOTAGE FOR TREES OVER 35 FEET OF
 CANOPY. PLEASE ADD THE NUMBER OF TREES PROVIDED FOR
 MITIGATION.
  
 12. SEE CONDITION. PLEASE INCLUDE A ROOT BARRIER DETAIL
 AND SHOW LOCATIONS OF ROOT BARRIERS TO PROTECT
 INFRASTRUCTURE AND TREES FROM CONFLICTS. THIS INCLUDES
 WATER, SEWER, DRAINAGE, SIDEWALKS AND CURBS, AND ANY
 FIELD STRUCTURES THAT COULD BE IMPACTED BY TREE ROOTS.
  
 13. SATISFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE A WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
 PLAN THAT ADDRESSES HOW ON SITE WILDLIFE WILL BE
 ADDRESSED DURING THE CLEARING PROCESS. THIS WILL
 INCLUDE ENCOUNTERS WITH SPECIES THAT ARE LISTED,
 ENDANGERED, PROTECTED, OR OF SPECIAL CONCERN. ALSO
 INCLUDE HOW CLEARING WILL BE IMPLEMENTED TO ENCOURAGE
 MOVEMENT OF ONSITE WILDLIFE TO THE CORRIDORS TO THE
 WATER CATCHMENT AREA.
  
 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS 6/30/15:
 14. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THE CITY PARK AREA BE
 INCLUDED IN THE WAIVER FOR REDUCTION IN THE OPEN SPACE
 FOR CALCULATION OF THE NUMBER OF TREES REQUIRED. A
 FINAL PLAN MUST BE SUBMITTED IN ORDER TO ASSESS THE
 EFFECT ON THE PARK WITH THE REDUCTION IN TREES. PLEASE
 PROVIDE CALCULATIONS FOR REQUIRED LANDSCAPING AND
 WAIVER REDUCTION FOR THE PARK SITE.
  
 15. PLEASE CONFIRM THAT THE PARK WILL BE CONSTRUCTED
 CONCURRENTLY WITH THE BALLPARK. PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
 INFORMATION AS TO THE TIMING, PARTICULARLY OF THE
 LANDSCAPE BUFFERS.
  
 16. PLEASE CORRECT THE CHART ON SHEET L-2.07 TO REFLECT
 THE CODE WORDING FOR FLORIDA FRIENDLY LANDSCAPE
 REQUIREMENTS, AND THE WATERWISE PUBLICATION FROM SFWMD.
  
 17. PLEASE CHANGE THE LANGUAGE FOR THE PRESERVATION OF
 SABAL PALMS ON SITE TO INDICATE THAT ALL SABAL PALMS
 THAT ARE SALVAGEABLE WILL BE SAVED FOR PLANTING ON
 SITE.
  
 18. PLEASE INCLUDE THE NUMBER OF TREES REDUCED BY THE
 WAIVER REQUEST IN THE LANDSCAPE DATA CHART SHEET
 L-2.07, AND THE NARRATIVE FOR THE WAIVER.
  
 19. PLEASE ADD TREES OR PALMS ALONG THE PEDESTRIAN
 ACCESS WALKS THAT WILL BE UTILIZED AS PART OF THE
 PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIVITY EXHIBIT, SO THAT THE FREQUENTLY
 USED WALKWAYS WILL HAVE SUFFICIENT CANOPY TO PROVIDE
 SHADE AND PROTECTION FROM THE SUN.
  
 20. PLEAS PROVIDE AN EXHIBIT SHOWING TOTAL OPEN SPACE
 FOR THE BALLPARK PORTION.
  
 CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
 1. PRIOR TO THE REMOVAL OR RELOCATION OF ANY TREES ON
 THE PROPERTY, A TREE ALTERATION PERMIT SHALL BE
 SUBMITTED, REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE DEVELOPMENT
 SERVICES DEPARTMENT, PLANNING DIVISION.
  
 2. ALL GROUND, WALL AND ROOF MOUNTED MECHANICAL AND
 UTILITY EQUIPMENT SHALL BE SCREENED FROM PUBLIC VIEW.
  
 3. PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE PERMIT, THE
 APPLICANT SHALL REVISE THE LANDSCAPE AND ENGINEERING
 PLANS TO RESOLVE CONFLICTS BETWEEN LANDSCAPING AND
 WATER, SEWER, DRAINAGE, LIGHTING AND FPL EQUIPMENT, AND
 SHOW LOCATIONS OF ROOT BARRIERS.
  
 RAY CARANCI, LANDSCAPE PLANNER 561-822-1462
  
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