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| 2017-10-06 16:37:55 | FROM: RAY CARANCI, LANDSCAPE PLANNER |
| | PROJECT: KRAVIS CENTER Z16070022 |
| | OCTOBER 6, 2017 |
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| | I HAVE REVIEWED THE ABOVE REFERENCED PETITION BASED ON |
| | THE SUBMITTED INFORMATION, AND PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING |
| | COMMENTS: |
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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. |
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| | 2. PARTIALLY SATISFIED. PLEASE NOTE THE DRI AND SECTION |
| | 94-448 REQUIRE HEALTHY TREES TO BE RELOCATED. 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. DRI REQUIRES: |
| | LANDSCAPING AND TREE PROTECTION PLAN |
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| | 1. UNLESS OTHERWISE AGREED TO BY THE CITY AND THE |
| | DEVELOPER PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF ANY BUILDING PERMITS |
| | FOR A PARTICULAR SITE, THE DEVELOPER SHALL PROVIDE, IN |
| | CONFORMANCE TO THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH ZONING CODE |
| | AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AND IN A FORM |
| | ACCEPTABLE TO THE PLANNING, ZONING AND BUILDING |
| | DIRECTOR MANAGER, A LANDSCAPE AND TREE PROTECTION PLAN |
| | FOR THE SUBJECT SITE. SUCH PLAN SHALL SPECIFICALLY |
| | ADDRESS PRESERVATION, PROTECTION AND RELOCATION OF |
| | SIGNIFICANT VEGETATION WITHIN THE SITE. |
| | |
| | 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. |
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| | 3. SATISFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE LANDSCAPE BUFFERING ALONG |
| | THE PROPOSED PARKING STRUCTURE COMPLYING WITH THE SITE |
| | DESIGN QUALITATIVE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS OF THE DRI, |
| | SPECIFICALLY (3) SCREENING AND BUFFERING OF RESIDENTS |
| | AND USERS OF OFF SITE DEVELOPMENT FROM ON-SITE ADVERSE |
| | EFFECTS, AND (4) ENHANCEMENT OF RESIDENTIAL PRIVACY |
| | THROUGH FENCES, WALLS, BARRIERS AND VEGETATION ARRANGED |
| | TO PROTECT AND ENHANCE THE PROPERTY AND TO ENHANCE THE |
| | PRIVACY OF ITS OCCUPANTS. |
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| | 4. PARTIALLY SATISFIED. SECTION 94-117 CULTURAL ARTS |
| | DISTRICT (CAD) AS UNDERLYING ZONING REQUIRES STRONG |
| | PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN THE CULTURAL FACILITIES |
| | AND CITYPLACE BY IMPROVING SAPODILLA AVENUE AS THE MAIN |
| | PEDESTRIAN WALKING STREET WITH A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF |
| | TREE CANOPY TO PROVIDE SHADE. THE CURRENT PLACEMENT OF |
| | LIVE OAK TREES PROVIDES A COOLING CANOPY FOR |
| | PEDESTRIANS, AND THE PROPOSED PLAN WOULD REMOVE ALL |
| | TREE CANOPY ALONG SAPODILLA. PLEASE REVISE TO MEET THIS |
| | STANDARD. |
| | |
| | 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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| | |
| | 5. PARTIALLY SATISFIED. PLEASE VERIFY THE SITE WILL |
| | COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS FOR CAD FOUND IN SECTION |
| | 94-117 AND TABLE IV-13 FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE OPEN |
| | SPACE. |
| | OPEN SPACE TREE CANOPY DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS |
| | FOR TREE CANOPY. |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE AN AREA PLAN SHOWING ALL COMPONENTS OF |
| | THE OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENTS. |
| | |
| | 6. NOT 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 INCLUDING 94-442 AND 94-443 FOR |
| | ALL SURFACE PARKING AND DRIVE AISLES. |
| | |
| | 7. 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. |
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| | 8. SATISFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE LOCATIONS OF LIGHTING ON |
| | THE LANDSCAPE PLAN TO AVOID CONFLICTS WITH LANDSCAPING. |
| | |
| | 9. SATISFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MEASUREMENTS AND |
| | CALCULATIONS FOR THE BUFFER TREES REQUIRED FOR ALL |
| | BUFFER LENGTHS IN ANY AFFECTED AREAS PER SECTION 94-443 |
| | B. IN THE DATA CHART. THIS INCLUDES IRIS AND SAPODILLA |
| | BUFFERS. |
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| | 10. 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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| | 11. SATISFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE SCREENING FOR ALL GROUND |
| | MOUNTED EQUIPMENT AND UTILITIES. |
| | ADDITIONAL COMMENTS 7/11/17: |
| | 12. SATISFIED. PHOENIX CANARIENSIS ARE NOT RECOMMENDED |
| | FOR SOUTH FLORIDA, AS THEY ARE NOT SUSTAINABLE IN THIS |
| | ENVIRONMENT. |
| | ADDITIONAL COMMENTS 10/6/17: |
| | 13. PLEASE PROVIDE LANDSCAPE BUFFERING ALONG THE |
| | PROPOSED PARKING STRUCTURE COMPLYING WITH THE SITE |
| | DESIGN QUALITATIVE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS OF THE DRI, |
| | SPECIFICALLY (3) SCREENING AND BUFFERING OF RESIDENTS |
| | AND USERS OF OFF SITE DEVELOPMENT FROM ON-SITE ADVERSE |
| | EFFECTS, AND (4) ENHANCEMENT OF RESIDENTIAL PRIVACY |
| | THROUGH FENCES, WALLS, BARRIERS AND VEGETATION ARRANGED |
| | TO PROTECT AND ENHANCE THE PROPERTY AND TO ENHANCE THE |
| | PRIVACY OF ITS OCCUPANTS. |
| | THE PROPOSED LANDSCAPE PLAN DOES NOT SHOW ANY EXISTING |
| | TREES, PALMS AND SHRUBS TO REMAIN AROUND THE WATER |
| | DETENTION AREA AND ADJACENT TO THE GARAGE. PLEASE |
| | CLARIFY ALL THAT WILL REMAIN TO SATISFY SCREENING |
| | REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PARKING GARAGE. |
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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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