Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Project Z18010012
Project Number Z18010012
Review Stop L
Sequence Number 3
Notes
Date Text
2018-05-29 17:29:38FROM: RAY CARANCI, LANDSCAPE PLANNER
 MAY 29, 2018
 I HAVE REVIEWED THE ABOVE REFERENCED PETITION, AND
 PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
  
 1. PLEASE CORRECT THE TREE DISPOSITION PLAN SHEET TS-2
 FOR THE FOLLOWING:
 ? SATISFIED. IDENTIFY ALL TREES CORRECTLY FOR SPECIES.
 REFERENCE THE PREVIOUS PLAN.
 ? SATISFIED. AS A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF EXISTING TREES
 ON SITE WERE PREVIOUSLY GOOD CANDIDATES FOR RELOCATION,
 PROVIDE ALL INFORMATION ON CONDITION OF EXISTING TREES.
 ? SATISFIED. TREES TO BE RELOCATED NEED TO BE TAGGED
 WITH THEIR IDENTIFYING NUMBER, AND LOCATION SHOWN BY
 NUMBER ON THE PROPOSED LANDSCAPE PLAN.
 SEE NEW COMMENT.
 ? SATISFIED. PROVIDE THE TREE CANOPY DIAMETER FOR EACH
 TREE ON THE DISPOSITION CHART.
 ? SATISFIED. CORRECT THE MITIGATION CHART AFTER ALL
 CORRECTIONS ABOVE ARE MADE.
 MITIGATION CHART IS NOT CORRECT, APPLICABLE CODE IS
 FROM LANDSCAPE CODE AMENDED 4/11/17. CANOPY LESS THAN
 20 FEET IN DIAMETER ARE 1:1 REPLACEMENT IN THE SAME
 CATEGORY. 20 FEET OR MORE IS ACTUAL CANOPY SQUARE
 FOOTAGE.
  
 2. SATISFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE A SEPARATE PLAN SHOWING
 THE LANDSCAPE BUFFER WIDTHS PROPOSED AND WHAT IS
 REQUIRED BY CODE IN ORDER TO CLEARLY DEFINE THE BUFFER
 REQUESTS.
 AREAS FOR WAIVER REQUESTS MUST BE CLEARLY SHOWN, A
 SEPARATE EXHIBIT IS REQUESTED.
 INCLUDE THE LOCATIONS OF THE PROPOSED BUFFER TREES TO
 ILLUSTRATE THE EFFECT OF THE WAIVER REQUEST.
  
 3. SATISFIED. REQUIRED LANDSCAPE BUFFER WIDTHS ARE 10
 FEET FOR THE EAST AND SOUTH BUFFER, AND 5 FEET FOR THE
 WEST AND NORTH BUFFER. PLEASE CORRECT WAIVER #1 ON THE
 SITE PLAN AND NARRATIVE.
  
 4. SATISFIED. PLEASE ACCOUNT FOR THE REQUIRED TREES ON
 ALL 4 BUFFER LENGTHS, AND INDICATE IF ANY WILL BE
 ELIMINATED THROUGH THE WAIVER REQUESTS.
 CALCULATION FOR WEST BUFFER IS 33 TREES REQUIRED, NOT
 32 PROVIDED.
  
 5. SATISFIED. CPD ZONING REQUIRES 20% LANDSCAPE AREA.
 PERVIOUS PAVERS CANNOT BE COUNTED AS LANDSCAPE AREA.
 CURBS MAY BE RELOCATED WITHIN THE PARKING SPACE TO A
 LOCATION TO PROVIDE A LANDSCAPED PERVIOUS OVERHANG
 AREA, AND ELIMINATE WHEEL STOPS.
  
 6. SATISFIED. PLEASE CORRECT CALCULATIONS FOR THE
 BUFFER TREES REQUIRED FOR THE SOUTH BUFFER TO 14
 REQUIRED.
  
 7. SATISFIED. THE DATA PROVIDED IN THE LANDSCAPE
 CALCULATIONS CHART ON SHEET LP-6 NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED
 TO REFLECT CURRENT CODE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE REQUIRED
 TREES FOR OPEN SPACE AND THE FLORIDA FRIENDLY POINTS
 REQUIREMENTS. PLEASE PROVIDE THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF
 TREES ON THE LANDSCAPE PLAN.
 TOTAL TREES REQUIRED IS 437. FLORIDA FRIENDLY LANDSCAPE
 REQUIREMENTS OF 40 POINTS ARE NOT FOUND ON THE PLANS.
  
 8. SATISFIED. PLEASE CORRECT THE OPEN SPACE AREA USED
 FOR CALCULATING TREE AND SHRUB REQUIREMENTS TO 40% OF
 THE TOTAL SITE AREA. THIS IS 163223 SQ. FT. NOT 81021
 AS LISTED.
 CALCULATION FOR FLOWERING TREES IS 28, NOTE IN CHART
 FOR REQUIRED OPEN SPACE STILL NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED.
  
 9. SATISFIED. PLEASE SHOW THE TOTAL INTERIOR LANDSCAPE
 AREA REQUIRED FOR SECTIONS 94-443(C)3 AND (C)4 AND
 INCLUDE A PLAN SHOWING LOCATIONS OF PROVIDED AREA.
  
 10. SATISFIED. PLEASE SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH 40 PERCENT
 BUILDING LANDSCAPING PER SECTION 94-443(D)(2)B FOR EACH
 OF THE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS, AND 30 PERCENT PER
 SECTION 94-443(E)(1) FOR EACH OF THE COMMERCIAL
 BUILDINGS.
 CALCULATIONS MUST BE SHOWN FOR EACH BUILDING
 COMPLIANCE.
  
 11. SATISFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE A CONTINUOUS HEDGE AROUND
 THE THREE NON-ACCESS SIDES OF ALL DUMPSTER ENCLOSURES.
  
 12. SATISFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE THE REQUIRED TERMINAL
 LANDSCAPE ISLAND FOR THE ROWS OF PARKING TO THE NORTH
 OF THE DUMPSTER ENCLOSURE AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF
 THE SITE, SHEET LP-2.
  
 13. SATISFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE THE REQUIRED TERMINAL
 LANDSCAPE ISLAND FOR THE ROW OF PARKING ADJACENT TO THE
 ADA SPACE, SHEET LP-3.
  
 14. SATISFIED. STREET TREES LOCATED IN TREE GRATES IN A
 SIDEWALK OR PAVED AREA SHALL HAVE STRUCTURAL SOIL
 EXTENDING 5 FEET IN ALL DIRECTIONS AND UP TO THE CURB.
 INDICATE STRUCTURAL SOIL LOCATIONS ON THE LANDSCAPE
 PLAN AND PROVIDE A TYPICAL STRUCTURAL SOIL DETAIL ON
 THE LANDSCAPE DETAIL PAGE.
 COMPLETE THE DETAIL SHOWING THE DIMENSIONS. THE
 LANDSCAPE PLAN IS VERY CROWDED, SO EITHER SHOW
 STRUCTURAL SOIL LOCATIONS ON A SEPARATE EXHIBIT OR ON
 THE SITE PLAN.
  
 15. SATISFIED. PLEASE ADJUST THE REQUIRED SIZE OF THE
 LIGUSTRUM, CORDIA, CALYPTRANTHES, LAGERSTROEMIA
 MUSKOGEE AND STEMMADENIA TO 12 FEET OR PROVIDE
 DOCUMENTATION THAT THIS SIZE IS NOT AVAILABLE.
  
 16. SATISFIED. DURANTA ERECTA IS NOT DOCUMENTED AS A
 FLORIDA NATIVE PLANT. PLEASE REVISE ON PLANT LIST.
  
 17. SATISFIED. PHILODENDRON ROJO CONGO AND STENOTAPHRUM
 DO NOT HAVE THE NATIVE OR DROUGHT TOLERANT COLUMNS
 COMPLETE ON THE PLANT LIST. PLEASE REVISE.
  
 18. 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.
 THE LANDSCAPE PLAN IS VERY CROWDED, SO EITHER SHOW ROOT
 BARRIER LOCATIONS ON A SEPARATE EXHIBIT OR ON THE SITE
 PLAN.
  
 19. SATISFIED. PLEASE SHOW LOCATIONS OF ALL GROUND
 MOUNTED EQUIPMENT INCLUDING FPL TRANSFORMERS, A/C
 UNITS, ETC., AND PROVIDE SCREENING FOR ALL GROUND
 MOUNTED EQUIPMENT AND UTILITIES.
 SOME VALVES AND TRANSFORMERS AS SHOWN ON CIVIL PLANS
 ARE OBSCURED OR NOT SCREENED ON THE LANDSCAPE PLAN.
 PLEASE REVISE.
 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS 4/16/18:
 20. SATISFIED. STAFF DOES NOT SUPPORT, NOR DOES THE
 CODE ALLOW DESTRUCTION OF EXISTING TREES AND PALMS THAT
 ARE GOOD CANDIDATES FOR RELOCATION ON SITE. THE CURRENT
 LIMITED MARKET AVAILABILITY OF NEW TREES IS A MAJOR
 FACTOR IN PRESERVING EXISTING RESOURCES WHENEVER
 POSSIBLE. THE SITE IS LARGE ENOUGH TO ALLOW STORAGE OF
 THE TREES AND PALMS DURING CONSTRUCTION, AND SOME TREES
 MAY BE RELOCATED INTO PERMANENT LOCATIONS IN THE
 LANDSCAPE BUFFERS AT THE BEGINNING OF CONSTRUCTION.
 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS 5/29/18:
 21. IN REVIEWING THE REVISED TREE DISPOSITION CHART,
 THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS NEED TO BE ADDRESSED:
 ? CANOPY MEASUREMENT ON DISPOSITION LIST IN FEET
 APPEARS TO BE RADIUS, NOT DIAMETER. PLEASE CORRECT.
 ? AREA OF CANOPY COVERAGE IS CALCULATED AS PI TIMES
 RADIUS SQUARED. PLEASE CORRECT.
 ? CHART SHOWS 75 TREES AND PALMS TO BE REMOVED, THE
 ACTUAL LIST ONLY HAS 68 INDICATED TO BE REMOVED. PLEASE
 CORRECT.
 ? TOTAL ALL CANOPY CALCULATIONS FOR TREES AND PALMS
 REMOVED BY CATEGORY FOR 1:1 AND SQUARE FOOTAGE FOR ALL
 20 FEET AND ABOVE DIAMETER.
 ? PROVIDE A TOTAL BY CATEGORY FOR ALL NEW TREES
 PROPOSED. CATEGORY 1 =300 SQ FT, CATEGORY 2 =150 SQ FT,
 CATEGORY 3= 100 SQ FT, CATEGORY 4 = 50 SQ FT.
  
 22. PLEASE PROVIDE THE PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL PALM
 SUBSTITUTION FOR THE 437 REQUIRED TREES. IT APPEARS
 THERE ARE 316 TREES PROVIDED, AND THE REMAINING 121 ARE
 PROVIDED AS PALMS EITHER LARGE PALMS CREDIT OR SMALL
 PALMS AT 2:1 RATIO.
  
 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, TREE GRATES, 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, TREE GRATES AND IRRIGATION ADJACENT TO
 THE PROPERTY. THIS WILL BE THROUGH A SEPARATE
 MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY.
  
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