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| 2017-10-06 16:39:06 | FROM: RAY CARANCI, LANDSCAPE PLANNER |
| | PROJECT: KRAVIS CENTER PARKING RAMP Z16070021 |
| | OCTOBER 6, 2017 |
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| | I HAVE REVIEWED THE ABOVE REFERENCED PETITION FOR |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH THE DMP CODE AND PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING |
| | COMMENTS BASED ON THE SUBMITTED INFORMATION: |
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| | 1. PARTIALLY SATISFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE A RECENT TREE |
| | SURVEY IDENTIFYING EXISTING TREES ON THE PROPERTY. |
| | PLEASE MAKE CORRECTIONS TO THE TREE INVENTORY PLAN TO |
| | INDICATE THE CORRECT SPECIES, SIZE, AND IF THEY WILL BE |
| | REMOVED, RELOCATED, OR REMAIN. PALMS 147-151 ARE |
| | PHOENIX CANARIENSIS. |
| | THERE ARE SEVERAL TREES AND PALMS MISSING FROM THE |
| | DISPOSITION LIST ON SHEET TD1.02 THAT ARE SHOWN ON THE |
| | PLAN SHEET TD1.01. PLEASE CORRECT THE LIST TO INCLUDE |
| | ALL TREES SHOWN ON THE PLAN. |
| | THERE ARE DISCREPANCIES IN THE TREE DISPOSITION PLAN |
| | AND LIST. STAFF IS AVAILABLE TO REVIEW THE |
| | DISCREPANCIES. |
| | |
| | 2. PARTIALLY SATISFIED. THERE ARE MANY DISCREPANCIES |
| | BETWEEN THE TREE INVENTORY PLAN, THE LANDSCAPE PLAN AND |
| | THE MITIGATION CHART AS TO WHAT TREES AND PALMS ARE |
| | BEING RELOCATED, AND WHAT IS PROPOSED TO BE REMOVED. |
| | THERE ARE SEVERAL TREES AND PALMS MISSING FROM THE |
| | DISPOSITION LIST ON SHEET TD1.02 THAT ARE SHOWN ON THE |
| | PLAN SHEET TD1.01. PLEASE CORRECT THE LIST TO INCLUDE |
| | ALL TREES SHOWN ON THE PLAN. |
| | THERE ARE DISCREPANCIES IN THE TREE DISPOSITION PLAN |
| | AND LIST. |
| | |
| | 3. SATISFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE THE DROUGHT TOLERANCE |
| | LEVEL FOR EACH PLANT SPECIES ON THE PLANT LIST, AND |
| | SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 94-442(G) FLORIDA FRIENDLY |
| | LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS. PLEASE LABEL THE SECTION IN |
| | THE CHART AS SUCH. ADDING A COLUMN IDENTIFYING NATIVE |
| | PLANTS IS ALSO SUGGESTED. |
| | |
| | 4. SATISFIED. PLEASE REMOVE THE NOTE ON SHEET LP3.01 |
| | REGARDING ARTICLE XIV LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS, AND |
| | PROVIDE A DATA CHART SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH THE |
| | REQUIRED CODE SECTIONS FOR THE DMP- 94-117 CULTURAL |
| | ARTS DISTRICT, INCLUDING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE OPEN SPACE |
| | REQUIREMENTS FOUND IN TABLE IV-13. |
| | |
| | 5. NO LONGER APPLIES TO REDESIGNED PLAN. PLEASE PROVIDE |
| | LANDSCAPING ALONG THE RAMP IN COMPLIANCE WITH |
| | STREETSCAPE AND LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS IN SECTION |
| | 94-113 (D), (E), AND (F). |
| | |
| | 6. SATISFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE LOCATIONS OF LIGHTING ON |
| | THE LANDSCAPE PLAN TO AVOID CONFLICTS WITH LANDSCAPING. |
| | |
| | 7. SATISFIED. PLEASE 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. |
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| | 8. SATISFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE SCREENING FOR ALL GROUND |
| | MOUNTED EQUIPMENT AND UTILITIES. |
| | |
| | ADDITIONAL COMMENTS 7/11/17: |
| | |
| | 9. PARTIALLY SATISFIED. STAFF DOES NOT SUPPORT |
| | DESTRUCTION OF THE LARGE LIVE OAK TREES ON SITE. THE |
| | INTENT OF THE DRI, THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN AND THE |
| | TREE PROTECTION CODE IS TO RELOCATE THE HEALTHY LIVE |
| | OAKS ON SITE TO LOCATIONS WHERE THE BENEFITS OF THE |
| | MATURE CANOPY WILL BE MAXIMIZED FOR THE PEDESTRIAN |
| | ENVIRONMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH RECENT MOBILITY STUDIES |
| | AND RECOMMENDATIONS. |
| | STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE APPLICANT RELOCATE THE LIVE |
| | OAK TREES TO BEHIND THE SIDEWALKS ON 30 FOOT CENTERS |
| | ALONG ALL BUFFERS ADJACENT TO SAPODILLA AVENUE AND |
| | OKEECHOBEE BOULEVARD RATHER THAN ADD NEW TREES IN THE |
| | SAME CATEGORY. |
| | THE SIGN DESIGN FOR THE CORNER OF TAMARIND AND |
| | OKEECHOBEE WILL CAUSE THE REMOVAL OF ONE OF THE LIVE |
| | OAK TREES ALONG TAMARIND. PLEASE ADJUST THE DESIGN OR |
| | LOCATION TO AVOID RELOCATION OF THE OAK. |
| | ? THE ADDITION OF THE PARKING AREA SOUTH OF THE |
| | EXISTING PARKING GARAGE ALSO CAUSES A CONFLICT WITH |
| | EXISTING OAKS AND MAHOGANY THAT CAN BE DESIGNED TO |
| | AVOID REMOVAL OF EXISTING SHADE TREES. |
| | STAFF DOES NOT SUPPORT REMOVING TREES 11269, 11270, |
| | 11274, 11295, OR RELOCATION OF TREES 11275 AND 11276. |
| | THIS APPEARS TO BE A LOADING AREA OFF THE RAMP. THESE |
| | TREES PROVIDE SCREENING FOR THE PARKING GARAGE AND NEED |
| | TO BE SHOWN ON THE LANDSCAPE PLAN. |
| | ? THE DESIGN OF THE SIDEWALK AND DISCUSSION OF ADDING |
| | PLANTING AREAS BETWEEN THE CURB AND SIDEWALK IS NOT |
| | REFLECTED ON THE SUBMITTED PLANS. WEST OF THE |
| | OKEECHOBEE ENTRANCE SHOULD HAVE A PLANTING STRIP |
| | BETWEEN CURB AND SIDEWALK, AND EAST OF THE ENTRANCE AND |
| | ALONG SAPODILLA STREET CAN BE A CONTINUOUS PLANTING |
| | AREA INCLUDING THE TREES, AND COULD BE DESIGNED WITH |
| | THE ABILITY TO ABSORB STORMWATER RUNOFF. THE USE OF |
| | TREE GRATES SHOULD BE LIMITED ONLY TO AREAS WHERE THE |
| | ADDITIONAL TRAVEL SURFACE IS NEEDED FOR PEDESTRIAN |
| | ACCESS. |
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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. |
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