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| 2017-06-23 17:04:56 | FROM: RAY CARANCI, LANDSCAPE PLANNER 561-822-1462 |
| | PROJECT: OLD CITY HALL SITE Z17020026 |
| | JUNE 23, 2017 |
| | I HAVE REVIEWED THE ABOVE REFERENCED PETITION, AND |
| | PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| | 1. SATISFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE A TREE SURVEY AND A TREE |
| | DISPOSITION CHART FOR THE AREA WITHIN THE PROPERTY |
| | BOUNDARY AND STREET TREES ADJACENT TO THE SITE. ALSO |
| | PROVIDE A TREE MITIGATION CHART IDENTIFYING EXISTING |
| | TREES THAT WILL BE REMOVED AND MITIGATION PROVIDED PER |
| | SECTION 94-448. |
| | PLEASE MAKE THE FOLLOWING CORRECTIONS TO THE TREE |
| | MITIGATION CHART: |
| | ? GREEN BUTTONWOOD IS A CATEGORY 1 TREE |
| | ? BOTTLEBRUSH IS A CATEGORY 2 TREE |
| | ? CALCULATION FOR CANOPY SQUARE FOOTAGE IS PI (3.14) X |
| | R (RADIUS) SQUARED |
| | STAFF NEEDS TO EVALUATE THE TREES ON SITE TO CONSIDER |
| | WHETHER THE LIVE OAK TREES ARE OF HEALTH AND QUALITY TO |
| | BE RELOCATED TO OTHER CITY PROPERTY. |
| | |
| | 2. SATISFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE AN OPEN SPACE DIAGRAM AND |
| | CALCULATIONS TO SHOW THE REQUIRED 25% PRIVATE OPEN |
| | SPACE AND 5% PUBLIC OPEN SPACE TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS |
| | FOR FWD-5-8. QUALIFYING OPEN SPACE MUST MEET THE |
| | DEFINITIONS FOUND IN SECTION 94-109, AND SHOW THAT IT |
| | MEETS THE REQUIRED VEGETATED AND CANOPY AREAS FOR EACH |
| | CATEGORY. |
| | |
| | EACH SPACE MUST MEET THE DEFINED REQUIREMENTS FOR THE |
| | OPEN SPACE TYPE SPECIFIED. |
| | REQUIRED TREE CANOPY CALCULATION MUST USE SQUARE |
| | FOOTAGE CREDITS PER SECTION 94-109 TABLE IV-8. THE |
| | SPECIES LIST MUST SHOW THE APPROPRIATE CREDIT FOR EACH |
| | TREE AND SHOW THE TOTAL. |
| | |
| | 3. SATISFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE A LANDSCAPE PLAN FOR THE |
| | SITE AND ALL STREET TREES AND RIGHT OF WAY PLANTINGS |
| | SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LANDSCAPE CODES. |
| | |
| | LANDSCAPE PLAN WAS SUBMITTED, REVIEW COMMENTS WILL |
| | CONTINUE UNTIL SATISFIED. |
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| | 4. SATISFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE STREET TREES WITH A |
| | MAXIMUM SPACING OF 30 FEET ALONG ALL ADJACENT STREETS |
| | TO THE PROJECT. THERE ARE SEVERAL GAPS WITH MISSING |
| | TREES. |
| | |
| | 5. SATISFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS ON HOW THE SITE |
| | LANDSCAPE AND HARDSCAPE WILL BE DESIGNED TO COMPENSATE |
| | FOR THE GRADE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NARCISSUS AND FLAGLER. |
| | |
| | THE ELEVATIONS ON THE LANDSCAPE PLAN, SURVEY AND SITE |
| | PLAN NEED TO BE CONSISTENT WITH EACH OTHER AND THERE |
| | MAY BE CHANGES REQUESTED THROUGH ENGINEERING. |
| | ADDITIONAL COMMENTS 4/24/17: |
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| | 6. NOT SATISFIED. THE CITY IS FOCUSING ON PROVIDING |
| | MORE SHADE IN PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE MOBILITY AREAS, |
| | ESPECIALLY DOWNTOWN, TO PROMOTE WALKABILITY AND A |
| | PLEASANT URBAN ENVIRONMENT. |
| | IN THIS SPIRIT, STAFF RECOMMENDS THE FOLLOWING: |
| | ? NOT SATISFIED. PROVIDE STREET TREES AT 20 FOOT |
| | OVERALL HEIGHT TO MEET THE NEW STREETSCAPE STANDARDS |
| | PASSED BY CITY COMMISSION ON APRIL 27, 2017. |
| | STREET TREES MUST AT LEAST MEET THE PREVIOUS CODE OF 14 |
| | FEET, PLEASE REVISE. |
| | ? NOT SATISFIED. ADD DIFFERENT SPECIES IN THE MIX OF |
| | STREET TREES TO PROVIDE MORE CONTINUOUS SHADE CANOPY |
| | THAN THE GUMBO LIMBOS ALONE. |
| | PLEASE USE LARGE SHADE TREES SPECIES WHERE POSSIBLE TO |
| | PROVIDE MAXIMUM SHADE. |
| | ? NOT SATISFIED. ADD SHADE TREES ALONG FLAGLER IN |
| | ADDITION TO THE ROYAL PALMS, PLACING THEM IN BETWEEN |
| | THE ROYALS WITH TREE GRATES ADJACENT TO THE CURB. THIS |
| | WILL SUPPLY SHADE FOR THE SIDEWALK WHILE MAINTAINING |
| | THE THEME OF ROYAL PALMS. |
| | SOME HAVE BEEN ADDED, BUT GAPS EXIST, PLEASE EXPLAIN. |
| | |
| | 7. SATISFIED. THE PLANTING AREAS WILL BE EXPANDED IN |
| | THE BULB OUTS ALONG BANYAN PER ENGINEERING COMMENTS. |
| | PLEASE REVISE STREET TREE PLACEMENT AND SHRUB PLANTING |
| | ACCORDINGLY. |
| | |
| | 8. SATISFIED. PLEASE CONSIDER USING MORE NATIVE PLANT |
| | SPECIES WHERE POSSIBLE INCLUDING THATCH PALMS. |
| | |
| | ADDITIONAL COMMENTS 6/23/17: |
| | 9. SHOW DETAIL AND LOCATIONS FOR STRUCTURAL SOIL FOR |
| | ALL STREET TREES EXTENDING 5 FEET OUT FROM TREE GRATES |
| | IN ALL DIRECTIONS EXCEPT THE CURB SIDE. 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. |
| | 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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