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| 2015-11-19 13:04:00 | FROM: RAY CARANCI, LANDSCAPE PLANNER, 561-822-1462 |
| | PROJECT: 550 QUADRILLE RESUBMITTAL 11/18 |
| | NOVEMBER 18, 2015 |
| | I HAVE REVIEWED THE ABOVE REFERENCED PETITION, AND |
| | PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| | 1. NOT SATISFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE AN OPEN SPACE DIAGRAM |
| | TO SHOW QUALIFIED OPEN SPACE AREAS FOR: |
| | ? PUBLIC OPEN SPACE: GARDEN PLAZA (LP-1). PLEASE |
| | INCLUDE APPLICABLE AREAS WITH SQUARE FOOTAGE BROKEN |
| | DOWN AS SEPARATE AREAS. |
| | ? PRIVATE OPEN SPACE: TERRACE AND ROOFTOP GARDENS |
| | (LP-2, 3 AND 4) |
| | AREAS ON LEVELS 6 AND 8 ARE ROOFTOP GARDENS, NOT |
| | TERRACES PER THE DEFINITIONS FOUND IN SECTION 94-109. |
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| | 2. NOT SATISFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE A DIAGRAM AND |
| | CALCULATIONS TO SHOW THE OPEN SPACE AREAS BY CATEGORY, |
| | AND PERCENTAGE OF VEGETATED AREA AND TREE CANOPY TO |
| | MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 94-109 TABLE IV-7. |
| | PUBLIC OPEN SPACE GARDEN PLAZA REQUIRES 50%VEGETATED |
| | AREA AND 50% TREE CANOPY AREA WITHIN THE OPEN SPACE. |
| | AREAS OUTSIDE THE AREA OF THE INDIVIDUAL PLAZA DO NOT |
| | APPLY. SEE FIGURE IV-18. THE CHART CAN BE CORRECTED TO |
| | REFLECT THESE FIGURES AND INCLUDE THE PERCENTAGES. |
| | AREAS ON LEVELS 6 AND 8 ARE ROOFTOP GARDENS PER THE |
| | DEFINITIONS FOUND IN SECTION 94-109, NOT TERRACES. THEY |
| | REQUIRE 30% VEGETATED AREA AND 20% TREE CANOPY. SEE |
| | FIGURE IV-23, AND AMEND THE OPEN SPACE CHART. |
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| | 3. SATISFIED. PLEASE SHOW THE CALCULATIONS FOR TREE |
| | CANOPY BY SPECIES PER SECTION 94-109 TABLE IV-8. |
| | |
| | 1. SATISFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE WATER NEEDS CATEGORY FOR |
| | EACH SPECIES ON THE PLANT LIST FROM THE SFWMD WATERWISE |
| | GUIDE TO SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE FLORIDA FRIENDLY |
| | LANDSCAPE CHART SECTION 94-446 (G). |
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| | 4. SATISFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE A TREE SURVEY AND TREE |
| | DISPOSITION PLAN INCLUDING THE CANOPY SIZES AND |
| | INDICATING WHETHER THE EXISTING TREES AND PALMS WILL BE |
| | PRESERVED, RELOCATED OR REMOVED. |
| | |
| | 5. ONGOING. STREET TREES LOCATED IN A SIDEWALK THAT IS |
| | ADJACENT TO A PERVIOUS LANDSCAPE AREA SHALL HAVE THE |
| | STRUCTURAL SOIL EXTENDED UNDER THE SIDEWALK TO MEET THE |
| | LANDSCAPE AREA IF THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE 5 FOOT |
| | REQUIRED STRUCTURAL SOIL AND THE LANDSCAPE AREA IS LESS |
| | THAN 4 FEET. PLEASE SHOW THESE AREAS ON THE LANDSCAPE |
| | PLAN. |
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| | 6. ONGOING. PLEASE SHOW SAFE SIGHT TRIANGLE AT VEHICLE |
| | ENTRANCES AND EXITS. THE ENTRANCES NEED TO BE |
| | ENGINEERED TO ALLOW ANY TREES AND SHRUBS AND |
| | GROUNDCOVER TO BE PLANTED IN ANY LANDSCAPE AREAS |
| | LOCATED ADJACENT TO THEM, AND STILL ALLOW SAFE SIGHT |
| | TRIANGLES TO BE CLEAR. |
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| | 7. NOT SATISFIED. PLEASE INDICATE AND CLARIFY PLANTING |
| | AREAS FOR THE TREES ALONG QUADRILLE AND 5TH STREET, AS |
| | TREE GRATES AND STRUCTURAL SOIL IS NOT SHOWN. PLEASE |
| | SHOW LOCATIONS OF STRUCTURAL SOIL ON SHEET LP-1, |
| | EXTENDING 5 FEET IN ALL DIRECTIONS FROM THE TREE GRATE |
| | EXCEPT THE CURB. |
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| | ADDITIONAL COMMENTS 11/18/15: |
| | 8. SOME CORRECTIONS TO THE TREE MITIGATION CHART ARE |
| | NEEDED. STAFF WOULD PREFER TO MEET WITH THE APPLICANT |
| | TO IDENTIFY THESE ISSUES AND FACILITATE CORRECTION. |
| | |
| | 9. PLEASE ADD STREET TREES ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF 5TH |
| | STREET. |
| | |
| | 10. PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY THE 28TH FLOOR TERRACE QUALIFIES |
| | AS PUBLIC OPEN SPACE. ALSO BREAK DOWN PROVIDED OPEN |
| | SPACE CATEGORIES AND IDENTIFY ON THE DIAGRAM. SOME |
| | AREAS ARE COUNTED AND OTHERS ARE NOT. THIS JUST NEEDS |
| | TO BE CLARIFIED. |
| | 11. PLEASE PROVIDE A DETAIL OF THE LIVING WALL, |
| | INCLUDING PLANTING DETAILS AND PLANT SPECIES. |
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| | 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. THE APPLICANT, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS SHALL BE |
| | RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PERMITTING AND INSTALLATION OF THE |
| | STREET TREES AND RIGHT OF WAY LANDSCAPING AND |
| | IRRIGATION APPROVED WITH THIS PETITION. |
| | 3. THE APPLICANT, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS SHALL BE |
| | RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE ROAD RIGHT OF |
| | WAY LANDSCAPING AND IRRIGATION. THIS WILL BE THROUGH A |
| | SEPARATE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY. |
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