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| 2017-09-01 10:48:17 | FROM: RAY CARANCI, LANDSCAPE PLANNER |
| | PROJECT: ALOFT AND SOJOURN HOTELS Z16020017 |
| | AUGUST 31, 2017 |
| | I HAVE REVIEWED THE ABOVE REFERENCED PETITION, AND |
| | PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| | 1. SATISFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE A LANDSCAPE PLAN PREPARED |
| | BY A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, PER SECTION 94-442 (A). |
| | |
| | 2. SATISFIED. PLEASE REVISE THE OPEN SPACE DIAGRAM FOR |
| | THE REQUIRED 25% PRIVATE OPEN SPACE ON SHEET A-1.02 TO |
| | MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE 2ND FLOOR POOL AREA AS |
| | ROOFTOP GARDEN AND MEET THE DEFINITION FOUND IN SECTION |
| | 94-109. ROOFTOP GARDEN CATEGORY REQUIRES 30% VEGETATED |
| | AREA, AND 20% TREE CANOPY. |
| | |
| | PLEASE SHADE THE VEGETATED AREAS TO DISCERN THEM FROM |
| | THE OVERALL OPEN SPACE AREA. |
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| | 3. SATISFIED. PRIVATE OPEN SPACE CATEGORY FOR INTERIOR |
| | COURTYARD MUST MEET THE REQUIREMENTS ON ITS OWN OF 20% |
| | VEGETATED AREA, AND 30% TREE CANOPY. |
| | |
| | PLEASE SHADE THE VEGETATED AREAS TO DISCERN THEM FROM |
| | THE OVERALL OPEN SPACE AREA. |
| | |
| | 4. NOT SATISFIED. PLEASE SHOW THE CALCULATIONS FOR TREE |
| | CANOPY BY SPECIES PER SECTION 94-109 TABLE IV-8 FOR ALL |
| | APPLICABLE REQUIRED AREAS. |
| | |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE THE PLANT AND TREE LIST FOR THE OPEN |
| | SPACE AREAS AND LABEL EACH TREE FOR THE CANOPY SQUARE |
| | FOOTAGE CREDIT TO DEMONSTRATE IT MEETS THE PERCENTAGE |
| | CLAIMED ON THE OPEN SPACE DIAGRAM. |
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| | 5. 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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| | 6. NOT SATISFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE A TREE DISPOSITION |
| | PLAN INCLUDING THE CANOPY SIZES AND INDICATING WHETHER |
| | THE EXISTING TREES AND PALMS WILL BE PRESERVED, |
| | RELOCATED OR REMOVED. |
| | |
| | 7. NOT SATISFIED. 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. |
| | |
| | 8. SATISFIED. 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. |
| | |
| | 9. NOT SATISFIED. PLEASE INDICATE LOCATIONS OF STREET |
| | TREES ALONG 3RD STREET AND ROSEMARY AND SHOW TREE |
| | GRATES AND STRUCTURAL SOIL DETAIL AND LOCATION. |
| | STRUCTURAL SOIL LOCATIONS NOT SHOWN. NO DETAIL |
| | PROVIDED. |
| | ADDITIONAL COMMENTS 4/5/17: |
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| | 10. NOT SATISFIED. PLEASE LABEL ALL STREETS ON THE |
| | LANDSCAPE PLAN. |
| | |
| | 11. NOT SATISFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE A PLAN SHOWING THE |
| | PROPERTIES TOGETHER SHOWING HOW THE ADJOINING BUFFERS |
| | AND STREET TREES RELATE TO EACH OTHER. |
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| | 12. NOT SATISFIED. STREET TREES NEED TO BE CONSISTENT |
| | WITH SECTION 94-113 FOR SPACING EVERY 30 FEET, AND |
| | CONSISTENT IN SPECIES WITH OAKS ALONG ROSEMARY AVE., |
| | 3RD ST, AND RAILROAD AVE. THE PURPLE TABEBUIA TREES |
| | ADJACENT TO THE PLAZA AT RAILROAD AND 3RD ST MAY REMAIN |
| | AS THEY RELATE TO THE PLAZA. |
| | ADDITIONAL COMMENTS 8/31/17: |
| | 13. PLEASE PROVIDE A CHART SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH |
| | SECTION 94-442(G) FLORIDA FRIENDLY LANDSCAPE |
| | REQUIREMENTS. |
| | |
| | 14. THE ENGINEERING PLAN SUBMITTED SHOWS GREASE TRAPS |
| | AND WATER LINE CONNECTIONS IN CONFLICT WITH PROPOSED |
| | LANDSCAPING. PLEASE SHOW THE UTILITIES ON THE LANDSCAPE |
| | PLAN AND ADDRESS CONFLICTS. |
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| | 15. STAFF SUGGESTS THAT TREE GRATES ONLY BE PROPOSED |
| | WHERE NECESSARY FOR SIDEWALK TRAVEL WIDTH, OTHERWISE |
| | EXPANDED PLANTING AREAS ARE PREFERRED. |
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