Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Project Z20010013
Project Number Z20010013
Review Stop L
Sequence Number 3
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2020-07-29 15:18:20FROM: RAY CARANCI, SENIOR LANDSCAPE PLANNER
 561-822-1462
 JULY 29, 2020
 PROJECT: MINOR SUBDIVISION Z20010014
 1. SATISFIED. SUBDIVISION LINE WITHIN THE OCPD WILL
 REQUIRE A WAIVER TO THE LANDSCAPE BUFFER REQUIREMENTS
 PER SECTION 94-443 (B) ALONG BOTH SIDES OF THE
 SUBDIVISION LINE.
  
 PROJECT: HOLIDAY INN OCPD Z20010013
 I HAVE REVIEWED THE ABOVE REFERENCED PETITION, AND
 PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
  
 1. PARTIALLY SATISFIED. THE EXISTING SITE AND PARKING
 AREA LANDSCAPE NONCONFORMITIES MUST BE REDUCED AS PART
 OF THE OCPD REZONING. THERE IS A CERTIFICATE OF
 CONFORMITY ISSUED BY THE CITY FOR PORTIONS OF THE
 WESTERN BUFFER, AND STAFF WILL LOCATE THE INFORMATION
 TO CLARIFY THE EXTENT OF THE APPROVAL. THE SITE IS
 REVIEWED IN TOTAL FOR COMPLIANCE WITH LANDSCAPE CODE
 REQUIREMENTS AND AS INDIVIDUAL PARCELS. IF THE
 REQUIREMENTS CANNOT BE MET, THEN THE APPLICANT MUST
 REQUEST WAIVERS FROM THOSE REQUIREMENTS.
  
 EXISTING LANDSCAPE ISLANDS THAT WILL REMAIN FROM THE
 PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PLAN NEED TO BE INDICATED ON THE
 LANDSCAPE PLAN. IF A FURTHER REDUCTION IN REQUIRED
 PARKING IS ALLOWED, THE EXISTING LANDSCAPE ISLANDS
 COULD BE EXPANDED TO MEET CURRENT REQUIREMENTS.
  
 7/29 STAFF WILL ACCEPT SOME NONCONFORMITIES REMAINING
 AND BECOMING PART OF THE PLAN APPROVED FOR THE PD IF
 ALL EFFORTS ARE MADE TO CORRECT AS MANY AS POSSIBLE,
 AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PLAN ARE ENHANCED.
  
  
  
 2. SATISFIED. PROVIDE THE CALCULATIONS FOR MINIMUM
 NUMBER OF REQUIRED SHADE TREES, FLOWERING TREES AND
 SHRUBS PER SECTION 94-443(C)(2)B. BASED ON REQUIRED
 OPEN SPACE OF 40% OF THE ENTIRE OCPD, AND SHOW WHAT IS
 PROVIDED TO MEET THE REQUIREMENT.
 REQUIRED FLOWERING TREES NOT SHOWN ON CHART SHEET LP-1.
  
  
 3. SATISFIED. SHOW THE REQUIRED 5 FOOT LANDSCAPE BUFFER
 ADJACENT TO THE RIGHT OF WAY AND THE 5 FOOT LANDSCAPE
 BUFFER PLANTINGS ALONG ALL OTHER PROPERTY LINES ON THE
 LANDSCAPE PLAN WITH THE REQUIRED TREES OR NUMBER OF
 SUBSTITUTE PALMS PER CURRENT CODE REQUIREMENTS OF
 SECTION 94-443(B). SHOW ALL CALCULATIONS FOR THE
 REQUIRED TREES FOR BUFFER SEGMENTS ON A PERIMETER
 BUFFER REQUIREMENT CHART INCLUDING LINEAR FOOTAGE OF
 ALL PROPERTY LINE SEGMENTS. IF THE BUFFER CANNOT BE
 PROVIDED ALONG THE PROPERTY LINE, A WAIVER MUST BE
 REQUESTED, AND ALTERNATIVES PRESENTED TO PROVIDE
 COMPARABLE BUFFERING ON THE SITE. LIST EACH BUFFER
 SEGMENT AND SHOW THE REQUIRED AND PROVIDED TREES FOR
 EACH.
 THE NORTHEAST BUFFER WITHIN THE PROPERTY LINE HAS
 UNMAINTAINED FICUS BENJAMINA HEDGE THAT NEEDS TO BE
 REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH THE NEW BUFFER PLANTING. IF
 THE OFFSITE LANDSCAPING PREVIOUSLY APPROVED IS NOT
 BEING MAINTAINED, THIS MUST BE ADDRESSED.
  
  
 4. SATISFIED. SHOW EXISTING LANDSCAPING AND TREES ON
 ADJACENT PROPERTIES WITHIN 10 FEET OF THE PROPERTY LINE
 PER SECTION 94-442(B)(2)Q.
  
 5. SATISFIED. PROVIDE THE LINEAR FEET OF PLANTINGS FOR
 BUILDINGS PER SECTION 94-443(E)(1).
  
  
 6. PARTIALLY SATISFIED. PROVIDE THE REQUIRED TREES IN
 TERMINAL LANDSCAPE ISLANDS, INTERIOR ISLANDS AND
 DIVIDER ISLANDS PER SECTION 94-443(C)(3).
 EXISTING LANDSCAPE ISLANDS THAT WILL REMAIN FROM THE
 PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PLAN NEED TO BE INDICATED ON THE
 LANDSCAPE PLAN.
 STAFF REQUESTS THAT SOME OF THE FEW REMAINING
 NONCONFORMING ISLANDS HAVE TREES ADDED AS REQUIRED.
 STAFF CAN MEET WITH THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT TO CLARIFY.
  
 7. PARTIALLY SATISFIED. PROVIDE AN EXHIBIT SHOWING THE
 PARKING AREA SURFACE CALCULATIONS, PARKING SPACE AREAS
 AND LANDSCAPE AREAS PROVIDED TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE
 WITH SECTIONS 94-443 (C)(3) AND (4), FOLLOWING THE AREA
 CLASSIFICATIONS AS SHOWN IN FIGURE XIV-1.
 CORRECT SHEET LP-1A USING FIGURE XIV-1 AS A GUIDE, PLAN
 NEEDS TO SHOW 3 AREAS AND TOTALS:
 ? PARKING SPACES SHADED AS ONE AREA, SHOW TOTAL SPACES
 TIMES 10 SQ FT PER SPACE. PROVIDE TOTAL
 ? ALL OTHER PAVED AREAS SHADED DIFFERENTLY AND TOTAL
 SQUARE FOOTAGE. DIVIDE BY 100 AND MULTIPLY BY 4 SQ FT.
 PROVIDE TOTAL.
 ? TOTAL THESE 2 SQUARE FOOTAGE AMOUNTS FOR THE REQUIRED
 SQUARE FOOTAGE.
 ? SHOW ALL INTERIOR LANDSCAPE AREAS AS A DIFFERENT
 SHADE AND SHOW PROVIDED SQUARE FOOTAGE.
 GRAPHIC NEED TO BE CORRECTED. STAFF CAN MEET WITH
 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT TO WALK THROUGH THE REMAINING
 CORRECTIONS.
  
 8. PARTIALLY SATISFIED. SECTION 94-443(C)(3) REQUIRES
 THAT A MINIMUM OF 75 PERCENT OF ALL TREES THAT ARE
 REQUIRED TO BE PLANTED WITHIN THE INTERIOR OF AN OFF
 STREET PARKING AREA SHALL BE CATEGORY 1 SHADE TREES.
 SHOW THE PERCENTAGE OF CATEGORY 1 TREES PROVIDED FOR
 THE REQUIRED LANDSCAPE AREAS.
 SHOW THE PERCENTAGE OF THE REQUIRED CATEGORY ONE TREES
 FOR NEW LANDSCAPE AREAS IN THE PARKING AREA AFTER
 MAKING ADJUSTMENTS.
  
  
 9. SATISFIED. MAKE THE FOLLOWING CORRECTIONS TO THE
 TREE DISPOSITION PLAN:
 ? PROVIDE THE TOTAL MITIGATION DUE FOR THE REMOVED
 PALMS.
 ? INCLUDE A CHART FOR TREE MITIGATION PROVIDED BASED ON
 THE PLANT LIST AND PROVIDE THE TOTAL FOR THE SQUARE
 FOOTAGE.
  
 10. SATISFIED. GROUP PLANT LIST AS TREES, PALMS, SHRUBS
 AND GROUNDCOVER /GRASS.
  
 11. SATISFIED. PROVIDE MINIMUM HEIGHT OF 12 FEET FOR
 ALL TREES.
  
 12. SATISFIED. ADD A COLUMN TO THE PLANT LIST TO
 IDENTIFY NATIVE SPECIES RATHER THAN INCLUDING IN THE
 SPECIES COLUMN.
  
 13. SATISFIED. ADD RELOCATED PALMS TO THE PLANT LIST
 AND COUNT THEM TOWARD THE REQUIRED TREES.
  
 14. SATISFIED. SHOW ALL WATER, SEWER AND DRAINAGE LINES
 ON THE LANDSCAPE PLAN, RESOLVE ANY CONFLICTS WITH
 LANDSCAPING.
  
 15. PARTIALLY SATISFIED. PROVIDE LOCATIONS AND
 SCREENING FOR ALL ABOVE GROUND UTILITY VALVES, BACKFLOW
 PREVENTERS, A/C UNITS, AND FPL TRANSFORMERS.
  
 THE LIFT STATION AREA REQUIRES A HEDGE AROUND THE THREE
 NON-ACCESS SIDES.
 HEDGE MUST BE SHOWN AROUND THE LIFT STATION.
  
  
 16. SATISFIED. PROVIDE A PRELIMINARY IRRIGATION PLAN
 PER SECTION 94-442(B)(2)M.
  
 17. SATISFIED. PROVIDE LOCATIONS OF LIGHTING ON THE
 LANDSCAPE PLAN TO AVOID CONFLICTS WITH LANDSCAPING.
  
 18. SATISFIED. SHOW LOCATIONS OF ANY ROOT BARRIERS
 REQUIRED TO PROTECT UTILITY LINES AND PROVIDE A ROOT
 BARRIER DETAIL.
  
 19. PARTIALLY SATISFIED. PROVIDE THE FLORIDA FRIENDLY
 LANDSCAPE CHART AND THE MINIMUM 50 POINTS PER SECTION
 94-443(G) BASED ON THE PLANT LIST AND ITEMS THAT
 QUALIFY.
  
 POINTS CANNOT BE TAKEN IN EACH CATEGORY FOR MORE THAN
 100%.
 DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR ADDITIONAL TREES IN VEHICULAR USE
 AREA.
 MULCH 5 POINTS SHOULD BE INCLUDED, AS THIS IS A CODE
 REQUIREMENT.
 CANNOT TAKE 51% ON TWO ITEMS IN THE SAME CATEGORY ON
 FLORIDA FRIENDLY POINTS.
 EXAMPLE: TREES- IF 51% TAKEN AS NATIVE FOR 15 POINTS,
 CAN ONLY TAKE 25-50% DROUGHT TOLERANT FOR 5 POINTS.
  
  
 20. 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.
 PROVIDE THE TOTAL PERCENTAGE OF ADDED PLANT MATERIAL
 THAT QUALIFIES.
  
 PERCENTAGE SHOWN ONLY IDENTIFIES NATIVE PLANTS,
 NON-NATIVE DROUGHT TOLERANT SPECIES MUST ALSO BE
 COUNTED.
 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS 6/9/20:
 21. NOT SATISFIED. CHANGE THE NOTE ON SHEET LP-6 TO
 CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH FOR REFERENCE TO CODE
 REQUIREMENTS.
 SHEET LP-6 WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RESUBMITTAL FOR
 REVIEW.
  
 22. PARTIALLY SATISFIED. ADD REQUIREMENT FOR MULCH IN
 ALL PLANTING AREAS PER SECTION 94-446(1)D.
 THIS IS NOT CLEARLY STATED IN THE DETAILS. 2 INCHES
 DEPTH AND 3? FROM TREE TRUNKS DO NOT MEET THE
 REQUIREMENTS.
  
 23. SATISFIED. THERE IS AN AREA IN THE EASTERN BUFFER
 WITH OVERHEAD POWER LINES, AND THE LIVE OAK TREES WOULD
 CONFLICT WITH THEM. INDICATE IF THE POWER LINES WILL BE
 PLACED UNDERGROUND OR A PROPER SPECIES SPECIFIED.
  
 24. SATISFIED. ADDING CANOPY TREES WITHIN ALL PARKING
 DIVIDER STRIPS ON 30 FOOT CENTERS WOULD MEET THE INTENT
 OF THE CURRENT CODE AND WOULD NOT REQUIRE MODIFICATION
 TO THE PAVING OR CURBS.
  
 25. PARTIALLY SATISFIED. STAFF SUGGESTS CLUSTERING THE
 RELOCATED SABAL PALMS IN THE TERMINAL ISLANDS WITH ONLY
 ONE EXISTING SABAL PALM AND PLACING CANOPY TREES IN THE
 TERMINAL ISLANDS AND DIVIDER ISLANDS AT THE NORTH END
 OF THE PARKING AREA THAT HAVE SUFFICIENT AREA TO
 SUPPORT A TREE.
  
 MORE CAN BE DONE IN THE SOUTHERN END OF THE EXISTING
 PARKING.
  
 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS 7/29/20:
  
 26. THE JAPANESE BLUEBERRY TREES CANNOT BE COUNTED AS
 TREES IF TRIMMED INTO CONE SHAPES, AS THAT IS
 PROHIBITED BY CODE. SUBSTITUTE TREES THAT CAN PROVIDE
 SHADE FOR ALL TERMINAL ISLAND TREES.
 27. WAIVER FOR THE 5 FOOT INTERNAL LANDSCAPE BUFFER
 NEED TO BE QUANTIFIED. PROVIDE THE LINEAR FOOTAGE OF
 LANDSCAPE BUFFER PROVIDED ON EACH SIDE OF THE PROPOSED
 SUBDIVISION LINE AND THE REQUIRED AND THE DIFFERENCE IS
 THE WAIVER REQUEST.
  
 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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