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| 2018-12-20 14:54:48 | FROM: RAY CARANCI, LANDSCAPE PLANNER 561-822-1462 |
| | PROJECT: METROCENTRE LOT 10 Z18100039 |
| | DECEMBER 20, 2018 |
| | I HAVE REVIEWED THE ABOVE REFERENCED PETITION, AND |
| | PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| | 1. SATISFIED. THE PROPOSED LOCATION OF THE NEW BUILDING |
| | AND REMOVAL OF THE 10 MATURE LIVE OAK TREES IN THE |
| | LANDSCAPE BUFFER TO BE REPLACED WITH SMALL TREES DOES |
| | NOT MEET THE INTENT OF THE LANDSCAPE CODE FOR THE CITY, |
| | AND MAY NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS AND INTENT OF THE |
| | LANDSCAPE DESIGN GUIDELINES WITHIN THE COVENANTS FOR |
| | THE METROCENTRE CPD. THE MATURE TREES PROVIDE BUFFERING |
| | FROM I-95, AND THE COVENANTS REQUIRE LANDSCAPE AND |
| | TREES TO BREAKUP LARGE EXPANSES OF BUILDING WALLS BEING |
| | VIEWED FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE CPD. THE PROPOSED |
| | CHANGES WILL HAVE TO BE APPROVED BY THE POA. |
| | |
| | 2. SATISFIED. PROVIDE THE TOTAL TREE CANOPY CREDITS |
| | PROVIDED WITH THE PROPOSED LANDSCAPE PLAN ON THE TREE |
| | DISPOSITION PLAN, AS THE QUANTITY SHOWN IS BELOW THE |
| | MITIGATION REQUIRED. |
| | |
| | 3. NOT SATISFIED. THE OPEN SPACE CALCULATION FOR THE |
| | REQUIRED TREES AND FLOWERING TREES IS 40% PER THE CODE, |
| | 69,643 SQ FT. CORRECT ON PLANS AND RECALCULATE REQUIRED |
| | TREES. |
| | ADJUST THE OPEN SPACE FOR REQUIRED 40% ON CHART, AND |
| | RECALCULATE TREES AND SHRUBS REQUIRED. |
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| | 4. SATISFIED. THE PLAN SHOWING THE PARKING LANDSCAPE |
| | AREAS COUNTED TOWARD COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION |
| | 94-443(C)(3) AND (4) NEEDS TO BE REVISED TO SHOW ONLY |
| | THE AREAS WITHIN THE PARKING FIELD, AND THE TOTAL SHOWN |
| | TO MEET THE TOTALS OF BOTH SECTIONS ADDED TOGETHER. |
| | 3240 + 2310. |
| | |
| | 5. SATISFIED. SHOW THAT THE REQUIRED PARKING LOT TREES |
| | MEET THE 75% CATEGORY ONE SHADE TREE REQUIREMENT. |
| | REQUIRED TREES INCLUDE ALL TERMINAL ISLAND AND ISLANDS |
| | ADJACENT TO PARKING SPACES. |
| | |
| | 6. SATISFIED. CORRECT THE REQUIRED BUFFER TREE |
| | CALCULATIONS TO 22 FOR THE EAST, AND 3 FOR THE WEST. |
| | |
| | 7. SATISFIED. APPROVED PLAN SHOWS BUFFER TREE LOCATIONS |
| | AND QUANTITIES. PROVIDE A COMPARISON TO SHOW THE |
| | QUANTITY OF TREES FOR THE PROPOSED PLAN AND THE |
| | APPROVED PLAN. |
| | |
| | 8. SATISFIED. SHOW ALL PARKING SPACE ROW COUNTS ON THE |
| | LANDSCAPE PLAN. |
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| | 9. SATISFIED. SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE BUILDING |
| | PERIMETER LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENT OF 30% FOR COMMERCIAL |
| | USE FOR BOTH BUILDINGS. |
| | |
| | 10. SATISFIED. PLEASE CORRECT THE FLORIDA FRIENDLY |
| | LANDSCAPE CHART SO THAT TREES AND SHRUBS ARE NOT |
| | COUNTED TWICE FOR EACH CATEGORY OF NATIVE AND DROUGHT |
| | TOLERANT. |
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| | 11. SATISFIED. CORRECT THE REQUIRED TREE CALCULATIONS |
| | TO CURRENT CODE OF 1500 SQ FT FOR SHADE TREES, AND 6000 |
| | SQ FT FOR FLOWERING TREE. |
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| | 12. SATISFIED. SHOW THE LOCATIONS OF WATER AND SEWER |
| | LINES ON THE LANDSCAPE PLAN AND CORRECT CONFLICTS WITH |
| | TREES AND LANDSCAPING. RELOCATE UTILITY LOCATIONS OR |
| | EXPAND LANDSCAPE AREAS TO ACCOMMODATE REQUIRED |
| | LANDSCAPING. |
| | 13. SATISFIED. SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 94-445 L. |
| | PLANT SPECIES. A MINIMUM OF 60 PERCENT OF PLANT |
| | MATERIAL ADDED SHALL BE FLORIDA NATIVE OR DROUGHT |
| | TOLERANT SPECIES SELECTED FROM THE CITY LIST OR THE |
| | LIST OF SPECIES IN THE MOST RECENT EDITION OF SOUTH |
| | FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT WATERWISE SOUTH |
| | FLORIDA LANDSCAPES. |
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| | 14. SATISFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE SCREENING FOR ALL ABOVE |
| | GROUND UTILITY VALVES AND BACKFLOWS PREVENTERS. |
| | |
| | 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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