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| 2018-01-23 09:33:41 | FROM: RAY CARANCI, LANDSCAPE PLANNER 561-822-1462 |
| | MEMO TO FILE |
| | PROJECT: PALM BEACH GARAGE Z17070013 |
| | JANUARY 2, 2018 |
| | I HAVE REVIEWED THE ABOVE REFERENCED PETITION, AND |
| | PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
| | |
| | 1. SATISFIED. THE APPROVED LANDSCAPE PLAN SHOWS THE |
| | PREVIOUSLY APPROVED TREES AND PALMS ON SITE. PLEASE |
| | ACCOUNT FOR ALL EXISTING TREES AND PALMS THAT MATCH THE |
| | APPROVED PLAN, AND LABEL THEM ON THE PROPOSED LANDSCAPE |
| | PLAN BY SPECIES. |
| | |
| | IDENTIFY ALL EXISTING TREES WITH SPECIES TAGS AND |
| | INCLUDE IN THE PLANT LIST AS PART OF THE PROPOSED |
| | LANDSCAPE PLAN. |
| | |
| | 2. SATISFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE A TREE DISPOSITION LIST |
| | SHOWING TREES AND PALMS TO REMAIN, BE RELOCATED OR |
| | REMOVED. |
| | |
| | 3. SATISFIED. PLEASE UPDATE THE OVERALL LANDSCAPE |
| | REQUIREMENT CHART TO CURRENT CODE REQUIREMENTS FOR |
| | SHADE TREES AND FLOWERING TREES FOR THE SITE. |
| | |
| | 4. CONDITIONALLY SATISFIED. THE LANDSCAPE BUFFER TREE |
| | REQUIREMENT CALCULATIONS ARE NOT MET ON THE PLAN FOR |
| | THE EAST BUFFER. PALMS MAY ONLY BE SUBSTITUTED AT A 3 |
| | TO 1 RATIO FOR REQUIRED TREES. |
| | |
| | DRIVEWAY WIDTHS ARE TO BE COUNTED TOWARD THE BUFFER |
| | LENGTH AND REQUIRED BUFFER TREE COUNT CALCULATION AS |
| | MEASURED ALONG THE CENTER LINE OF THE BUFFER. PLEASE |
| | REVISE. SEE SECTION 94-443(B)(5). |
| | |
| | 5. CONDITIONALLY SATISFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE AN UPDATED |
| | CHART SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH FLORIDA FRIENDLY |
| | LANDSCAPING PER SECTION 94-442 (G). THIS INCLUDES |
| | SHOWING DROUGHT TOLERANCE LEVEL AND NATIVE SPECIES ON |
| | THE PLANT LIST AND PROVIDING THE REQUIRED 40 POINTS. |
| | |
| | TREE AND SHRUB CATEGORIES MAY NOT BE COUNTED TWICE FOR |
| | DROUGHT TOLERANT AND NATIVE OPTIONS AND CANNOT ADD UP |
| | TO MORE THAN 100%. 51% AND 25-50% ARE MAXIMUM. |
| | |
| | 6. 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. |
| | |
| | 7. SATISFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE SCREENING FOR ALL GROUND |
| | MOUNTED EQUIPMENT AND UTILITIES. WATER BACKFLOW VALVES |
| | AND FPL TRANSFORMERS MUST HAVE SCREENING HEDGES. |
| | |
| | 8. SATISFIED. TREE HEIGHTS NEED TO MEET THE REQUIRED 12 |
| | FEET HEIGHT SPECIFIED IN SECTION 94-445(4). |
| | |
| | 9. SATISFIED. PARKING LOT LANDSCAPE AREAS MUST MEET THE |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 94-443(C)(3) AND (4). PLEASE |
| | SHOW ALL CALCULATIONS AND PROVIDE A DIAGRAM SHOWING THE |
| | AREAS COUNTED TOWARD THIS REQUIREMENT. |
| | |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE CALCULATIONS FOR SECTION 94-443(C)(4). |
| | |
| | 10. SATISFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE THE LOCATIONS OF LIGHTING |
| | ON THE LANDSCAPE PLAN. |
| | |
| | 11. SATISFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE CALCULATIONS FOR THE |
| | REQUIRED BUILDING PERIMETER PLANTING OF 30 PERCENT FOR |
| | THE EXISTING BUILDING AND PROPOSED BUILDING PER SECTION |
| | 94-444(E)(1). |
| | |
| | 12. SATISFIED. PALM IN THE TERMINAL LANDSCAPE ISLAND AT |
| | THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE PROPERTY DOES NOT MEET THE |
| | SHADE TREE REQUIREMENT OR THE BUFFER TREE REQUIREMENT. |
| | ADDITIONAL COMMENTS 12/7/17: |
| | 13. SATISFIED. PLEASE CHANGE TO LARGER TREE SPECIES IN |
| | THE BUFFER TO THE SOUTH OF THE PROPOSED BUILDING TO |
| | PROVIDE MORE SUBSTANTIAL BUFFERING RATHER THAN THE |
| | SMALL TREE SPECIES PROPOSED. |
| | |
| | 14. SATISFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE THE WEST BUFFER IN THE |
| | BUFFER CALCULATION CHART, AND PROVIDE THE REQUIRED |
| | TREES OR PALMS FOR BUFFERING OF THE PROPOSED BUILDING. |
| | |
| | 15. SATISFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ONLY ONE PLANT LIST FOR |
| | THE ENTIRE SITE. PLAN MAY HAVE ENLARGED DETAIL OF THE |
| | EAST LANDSCAPE AREA, BUT PLANT LIST MUST BE |
| | CONSOLIDATED. |
| | |
| | 16. SATISFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE THE REQUIRED TREE IN THE |
| | TERMINAL LANDSCAPE ISLAND AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF |
| | THE PROPOSED BUILDING NEXT TO THE ADA PARKING SPACE. |
| | |
| | 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. LANDSCAPE PLANS FOR PERMIT MUST BE REVISED TO SHOW |
| | THE 15 BUFFER TREES REQUIRED FOR THE SOUTH BUFFER AS |
| | THE TREE IN THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE PROPERTY IS |
| | COUNTED TOWARD THE 6 EAST BUFFER TREE REQUIREMENTS. |
| | |
| | 3. LANDSCAPE PLANS FOR PERMIT MUST BE REVISED TO SHOW |
| | THAT FLORIDA FRIENDLY REQUIREMENTS FOR POINTS IN TREE |
| | AND SHRUB CATEGORIES ARE NOT COUNTED TWICE FOR DROUGHT |
| | TOLERANT AND NATIVE OPTIONS AND CANNOT ADD UP TO MORE |
| | THAN 100%. 51% AND 25-50% ARE MAXIMUM IN EACH CATEGORY. |
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