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| 2019-08-26 15:30:07 | FROM: RAY CARANCI, LANDSCAPE PLANNER |
| | PROJECT: 550 QUADRILLE Z17020040 |
| | AUGUST 26, 2019 |
| | I HAVE REVIEWED THE ABOVE REFERENCED PETITION, AND |
| | PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| | 1. SATISFIED. PLEASE REFER TO THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED |
| | PLAN FOR REFERENCE ON THE TREE DISPOSITION, MITIGATION |
| | AND OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENTS. |
| | THE QUALITY OF THE PLANTINGS USING THE SABAL PALMS |
| | APPEARS TO BE A DOWNGRADE FROM THE APPROVED PLAN. THE |
| | SABAL PALMS DO NOT HAVE TO BE USED ON SITE, THEY CAN BE |
| | RELOCATED TO ANOTHER LOCATION WITHIN THE CITY, |
| | INCLUDING PUBLIC SPACES. |
| | THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF THE LANDSCAPING IS REDUCED |
| | FOR THE PROPOSED LANDSCAPE PLAN. STAFF REQUESTS THAT |
| | QUANTITIES OF STREET TREES BE MAINTAINED AS APPROVED, |
| | AND PUBLIC OPEN SPACE AREAS PROVIDE COMPARABLE TREE |
| | CANOPY AREA AS THE APPROVED PLAN. |
| | STAFF IS AVAILABLE TO REVIEW THE PLANS WITH THE |
| | LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT TO DISCUSS THESE COMMENTS AND |
| | CLARIFY WHAT IS REQUESTED. |
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| | 2. 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. |
| | EACH OPEN SPACE AREA NEEDS TO BE DEFINED. TREE CANOPY |
| | FROM AREAS OUTSIDE THE DESIGNATED OPEN SPACE AREA |
| | CANNOT BE COUNTED. ALL TREE CANOPY CREDITS FOR OPEN |
| | SPACE REQUIREMENTS CAN BE FOUND IN TABLE IV-8. |
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| | THE LIMITS OF THE PUBLIC OPEN SPACE AREA ARE SHOWN |
| | BEYOND THE FUNCTIONAL QUALIFYING SPACE. (SEE APPROVED |
| | PLANS). |
| | THE PRIVATE OPEN SPACE AREAS AND CALCULATIONS NEED TO |
| | BE SEPARATED BY EACH AREA AND IDENTIFIED BY TYPE, AND |
| | EACH HAVE INDIVIDUAL QUALIFYING PERCENTAGES SHOWN. |
| | EACH AREA MUST MEET THE CODE REQUIREMENTS ON ITS OWN, |
| | NOT COMBINED OR INCLUDING TREE CANOPY FROM OUTSIDE THE |
| | AREA. |
| | STAFF IS AVAILABLE TO REVIEW THE PLANS WITH THE |
| | LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT TO DISCUSS THESE COMMENTS AND |
| | CLARIFY WHAT IS REQUESTED. |
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| | 3. SATISFIED. PLEASE IDENTIFY EACH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE |
| | OPEN SPACE AREA BY TYPE ACCORDING TO THE DEFINITIONS |
| | FOUND IN SECTION 94-109. |
| | THERE ARE THREE OPTIONS FROM TABLE IV-6 FOR QGD10 FOR |
| | PUBLIC OPEN SPACE. GARDEN PLAZA, GARDEN COURTYARD OR |
| | PASSAGEWAY. IDENTIFY WHAT THE TYPE IS FOR EACH PUBLIC |
| | OPEN SPACE AREA. PLAZA IS NOT AN OPTION. |
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| | 4. SATISFIED. PLEASE SHOW THE CALCULATIONS FOR TREE |
| | CANOPY BY SPECIES FOR THE OPEN SPACE CATEGORIES PER |
| | SECTION 94-109 TABLE IV-8. |
| | TREES AND CANOPY CREDITS MUST BE LISTED AND LABELED FOR |
| | EACH INDIVIDUAL SPACE. |
| | STAFF IS AVAILABLE TO REVIEW THE PLANS WITH THE |
| | LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT TO DISCUSS THESE COMMENTS AND |
| | CLARIFY WHAT IS REQUESTED. |
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| | 5. SATISFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE INFORMATION ON HOW THE |
| | TREES PROPOSED TO BE RELOCATED WILL BE STORED DURING |
| | CONSTRUCTION. THE LOCATION ON SITE IS NOT FEASIBLE |
| | DURING CONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING. QUALITY OF THE |
| | EXISTING TREES AND PALMS IS NOT GOOD, AND THE |
| | SURVIVABILITY MAY BE LOW WITH POTENTIALLY MOVING THEM |
| | TWICE. SEE COMMENT 1. |
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| | 6. SATISFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE A STRUCTURAL SOIL DETAIL |
| | AND SHOW THE LOCATIONS OF STRUCTURAL SOIL ON THE |
| | LANDSCAPE PLAN. |
| | LOCATIONS FOR STRUCTURAL SOIL UNDER SIDEWALKS ADJACENT |
| | TO STREET TREES MUST BE SHOWN CLEARLY ON THE LANDSCAPE |
| | PLAN. AREAS ARE INCOMPLETE ON S DIXIE SIDE, AND THERE |
| | ARE NONE SHOWN ON THE 4TH STREET SIDE. |
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| | 7. 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. |
| | SEE COMMENT #6. |
| | |
| | 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. SATISFIED. PISCIDIA PISCIPULA IS NOT COLD HARDY TO |
| | THIS ZONE. PLEASE PROPOSE A MORE APPROPRIATE SPECIES. |
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| | 10. SATISFIED. STRANGLER FIG IS NOT RECOMMENDED DUE TO |
| | WHITEFLY ISSUES IN THIS AREA. PLEASE PROPOSE A MORE |
| | APPROPRIATE SPECIES. |
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| | 11. SATISFIED. QUERCUS VIRGINIANA ?CATHEDRAL? OAKS ARE |
| | TO BE USED AS STREET TREES. PLEASE REVISE. |
| | PLEASE CORRECT THE PLANT LIST TO READ QUERCUS |
| | VIRGINIANA ?CATHEDRAL?. |
| | ADDITIONAL COMMENTS 11/16/18: |
| | 12. SATISFIED. UPDATE THE FLORIDA FRIENDLY LANDSCAPE |
| | CHART TO CURRENT CODE. |
| | PLANTS IN EACH CATEGORY CANNOT BE COUNTED TWICE PER THE |
| | CODE. IF TAKING 51% OR MORE NATIVE CREDIT, THERE IS |
| | ONLY THE DIFFERENCE FROM 100% LEFT TO CLAIM ANOTHER |
| | CATEGORY. REVISE. |
| | |
| | 13. SATISFIED. WATER, SEWER AND FIRE LINE LOCATIONS ARE |
| | IN CONFLICT WITH STREET TREES IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS. |
| | ADJUST LINE LOCATIONS TO AVOID CONFLICT AND SHOW ROOT |
| | BARRIER LOCATIONS. |
| | SHOW THE LOCATIONS OF THE UTILITIES ON THE LANDSCAPE |
| | PLAN. |
| | THE LANDSCAPE PLAN DOES NOT SHOW THE UTILITIES AS SHOWN |
| | ON THE CIVIL PLANS, AND CONFLICTS STILL EXIST. |
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| | 14. SATISFIED. PROVIDE A PLANT LIST OF SHRUB SPECIES |
| | AND SIZES. MUST IDENTIFY DROUGHT TOLERANCE LEVELS AND |
| | IF NATIVE PLANTS. |
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| | 15. SATISFIED. UPDATE THE TREE DISPOSITION PLAN TO |
| | REFLECT THE SUBMITTAL FOR THE TREE ALTERATION PERMIT. |
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| | 16. SATISFIED. STREET TREES NEED TO BE SHOWN ON 5TH |
| | STREET AND N DIXIE AS APPROVED ADJACENT TO THE PUBLIC |
| | OPEN SPACE. |
| | STREET TREES (OAKS) ON 5TH ST NEED TO BE LOCATED |
| | ADJACENT TO THE CURB. THE PUBLIC OPEN SPACE MAY BE |
| | EXPANDED TO THE BACK OF CURB |
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| | 17. SATISFIED. STREET TREES PROPOSED ALONG QUADRILLE |
| | APPEAR TO BE LOCATED IN EASEMENTS THAT WILL NOT ALLOW |
| | THEM. THE APPROVED PLAN SHOWS THE TREES OUTSIDE OF THE |
| | EASEMENTS AND SHOULD BE FOLLOWED. |
| | PROVIDE FPL RELEASE ACCEPTING THE PROPOSED LANDSCAPING |
| | IN THEIR EASEMENT. |
| | ADDITIONAL COMMENTS 2/21/19: |
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| | 18. SATISFIED. THE STRUCTURAL SOIL LOCATIONS CONFLICT |
| | WITH EXFILTRATION TRENCHES. THESE ARE INCOMPATIBLE, AS |
| | ONE IS INTENDED TO PROMOTE TREE ROOT GROWTH, AND THE |
| | OTHER IS NOT INTENDED FOR ROOT INTRUSION. EXFILTRATION |
| | IS NOT SUSTAINABLE. |
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| | 19. SATISFIED. A NEW FPL POLE WAS RECENTLY INSTALLED |
| | AT THE CORNER OF 4TH ST AND QUADRILLE THAT WILL NOT |
| | ALLOW THE LIVE OAKS TO BE PLANTED WITHIN 30 FEET OF THE |
| | LINES. INDICATE IF THIS POLE WILL BE REMOVED AND LINES |
| | RELOCATED TO ALLOW THE PLANTING OF THE STREET TREES. |
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| | CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL |
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| | 1. THE APPLICANT, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS SHALL BE |
| | RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE STREET TREES |
| | AND RIGHT OF WAY LANDSCAPING AND IRRIGATION APPROVED |
| | WITH THIS PETITION. THE APPLICANT SHALL ASSURE THAT ALL |
| | EXISTING CITY IRRIGATION IN THE RIGHT OF WAY REMAINS |
| | INTACT AND FUNCTIONAL FOR ALL OTHER LOCATIONS, WHILE |
| | ALL IRRIGATION TO STREET TREES ADJACENT TO THE PROPERTY |
| | WILL BE SERVED BY THE PROJECT IRRIGATION SYSTEM. |
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| | 2. 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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