Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Project Z20040014
Project Number Z20040014
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2020-12-02 15:39:47FROM: RAY CARANCI, SENIOR LANDSCAPE PLANNER
 561-822-1462
 PROJECT: PRIME DEVELOPMENT CPD AND WAWA Z20040014
 DECEMBER 2, 2020
 I HAVE REVIEWED THE ABOVE REFERENCED PETITION, AND
 PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
  
 1. THE SURVEY, SITE PLAN AND LANDSCAPE PLAN SHOW
 INCONSISTENCIES WITH THE OVERALL LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS
 . THESE NEED TO BE CORRECTED TO DO AN ACCURATE AND
 COMPLETE LANDSCAPE REVIEW. SITE CALCULATIONS MUST BE
 BASED ON THE TOTAL LOT PER SECTION 94-442, AND DESIGN
 GUIDELINES MUST DEFINE HOW EACH SITE PLAN WILL MEET THE
 REQUIREMENTS AND HOW THE OVERALL REQUIREMENTS WILL BE
 ADDRESSED AS EACH SITE PLAN IS SUBMITTED.
 ? SATISFIED. PROVIDE A PLANT LIST WITH SPECIES AND
 SIZES FOR THE LANDSCAPE DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
  
 ? SATISFIED. PROVIDE THE SEGMENT MEASUREMENT AND
 REQUIRED TREES INCLUDING PORTIONS OF THE 30 FOOT
 CALCULATION (ROUND UP) FOR ALL BUFFER SEGMENTS. SHOW
 PROVIDED NUMBER FOR EACH SEGMENT.
 INCLUDE PORTIONS IN REQUIRED, ROUND UP FOR PARTIAL
 TREES.
  
 ? SEE COMMENT #25. DESIGN GUIDELINES DO NOT ADDRESS HOW
 THE CALCULATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR EACH AREA WILL BE
 HANDLED. DEFINE WHEN THE BUFFER SEGMENTS WILL BE
 INSTALLED THAT ARE INCLUDED IN EACH AFFECTED AREA.
  
 2. SATISFIED. PROVIDE A TREE DISPOSITION PLAN BASED ON
 THE TREE SURVEY AND SHOW ALL EXISTING TREES TO BE
 PRESERVED, RELOCATED OR REMOVED. SOME TREES HAVE BEEN
 REMOVED FROM AREAS OF THE SITE WITHOUT A PERMIT. THIS
 NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.
 ? SATISFIED. IDENTIFY TREES ALREADY REMOVED AS SUCH ON
 THE CHART.
 ? SATISFIED. PROVIDE THE TREE CANOPY DIAMETER FOR ALL
 TREES.
 ADD A COLUMN PROVIDING THE CANOPY DIAMETER.
 ? SATISFIED. PROVIDE THE CATEGORY SQUARE FOOTAGE FOR
 TREES LESS THAN 20 FEET IN DIAMETER AND PALMS FOR ANY
 REMOVALS FOR MITIGATION DUE.
 CORRECT BASED ON CANOPY DIAMETER.
 ? SATISFIED. PROVIDE THE ACTUAL SQUARE FOOTAGE FOR ANY
 TREES 20 FEET OR MORE IN CANOPY DIAMETER.
 CANNOT VERIFY WITHOUT CANOPY DIAMETER.
 ? SATISFIED. INDIVIDUAL IDENTIFYING NUMBERS ON THE TREE
 DISPOSITION PLAN ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO READ. REVISE TO
 MAKE THEM CLEAR.
 ? SATISFIED. IDENTIFY WHETHER FICUS BENJAMINAS ARE PART
 OF AN UNMAINTAINED HEDGE, OR ARE INDIVIDUAL TREES.
  
 3. SATISFIED. PROVIDE THE TOTAL TREE CANOPY SQUARE
 FOOTAGE PROVIDED WITH THE PROPOSED LANDSCAPE PLAN ON
 THE TREE DISPOSITION PLAN, AS WELL AS THE TOTAL
 PROPOSED TO BE REMOVED.
 SHOW TOTAL PROPOSED FOR REMOVAL AND CALCULATE CANOPY
 CREDITS FOR TREES BEING ADDED FOR THE PROPOSED AFFECTED
 AREA. DEFINE WHEN THE TREES WILL BE REMOVED AND WHEN
 MITIGATION WILL BE PROVIDED.
  
 4. SATISFIED. SECTION 94-448 (D)(3) REQUIRES NATIVE
 TREES IN GOOD CONDITION TO BE PRESERVED ON SITE OR
 RELOCATED. ANSI A 300 (PART 5) STANDARDS SPECIFY
 EXAMPLES OF SUITABILITY RATINGS OF GOOD, MODERATE, OR
 POOR FOR RELOCATION. PROVIDE CONDITION FOR ALL EXISTING
 TREES AND PALMS AND RELOCATION POTENTIAL FOR THE NATIVE
 TREES AND PALMS.
  
 PROVIDE AN ARBORISTS REPORT ON THE CONDITION AND REASON
 THAT THE TREES PROPOSED TO BE REMOVED CANNOT BE
 RELOCATED.
  
 5. SATISFIED. THERE ARE EXISTING LIVE OAK TREES IN THE
 NORTH BUFFER AND ADJACENT TO THE CELL TOWER COMPOUND.
 THESE ARE BASED ON AN APPROVED LANDSCAPE PLAN THAT
 MEETS THE SCREENING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TOWER AND
 EQUIPMENT. ANY CHANGES PROPOSED TO THE APPROVED
 LANDSCAPE PLAN NEED TO BE SHOWN AND INCLUDED ON THE
 MASTER PLAN.
  
 EXPLAIN THE REASON FOR REMOVAL OF LIVE OAK TREE QV-13.
  
 6. SATISFIED. THE PROPERTY LINE CHANGE FOR RIGHT OF WAY
 DEDICATION NEEDS TO BE FINALIZED TO DETERMINE THE
 LOCATION OF OVERHEAD POWER LINES, AS THIS WILL DIRECTLY
 AFFECT THE RIGHT TREE RIGHT PLACE CONDITIONS AND
 LOCATIONS FOR THE LANDSCAPE BUFFERS. UNDERGROUNDING OF
 POWER LINES THAT WILL BE RELOCATED NEEDS TO BE
 ADDRESSED.
 7. SATISFIED. LOCATIONS OF FPL TRANSFORMERS AND
 LOCATIONS OF UNDERGROUND LINES MUST BE SHOWN, AS THE
 TRANSFORMERS MUST BE SCREENED, AND LOCATIONS CANNOT
 DISPLACE REQUIRED LANDSCAPING. THIS SHOULD ALSO BE
 ADDRESSED IN THE DESIGN GUIDELINES.
 8. SATISFIED. PLEASE CORRECT THE FLORIDA FRIENDLY
 LANDSCAPE CHART TO REFLECT CURRENT CODE REQUIREMENT OF
 50 POINTS USING THE DESIGN OPTIONS CONSISTENT WITH
 CURRENT CODE 94-442(G).
  
 WAWA LANDSCAPE PLAN:
  
 9. SATISFIED. ALL REFERENCES TO LOT NEED TO BE CHANGED
 TO AFFECTED SITE PLAN AREA OR SIMILAR, AS THE APPLICANT
 HAS INDICATED THIS WILL NOT BE SUBDIVIDED INTO A
 SEPARATE LOT.
  
 10. SATISFIED. THERE IS NO WAY OF TELLING THE PARKING
 AND LOADING AREAS ADJACENT TO THE INTERNAL ROAD,
 RESULTING IN LARGE CONTINUOUS AREAS OF PAVEMENT. SHOW
 HOW THESE AREAS WILL BE SEPARATED IF A LANDSCAPE STRIP
 IS NOT PROVIDED.
  
 THE LANDSCAPE STRIP HAS BEEN PROVIDED BUT STOPS SHORT
 OF THE FULL LENGTH OF THE LOADING AREA. STAFF WOULD
 LIKE TO SEE PAVED AREA MINIMIZED.
  
  
  
 11. SATISFIED. SHOW THE PARKING LANDSCAPE AREAS COUNTED
 TOWARD COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 94-443(C)(3) AND (4) FOR
 THE AREAS WITHIN THE PARKING FIELD, AND MATCH THE TOTAL
 SHOWN ON THE REQUIREMENT CHART TO MEETING THE TOTAL OF
 BOTH SECTIONS ADDED TOGETHER.
 PROVIDE AN EXHIBIT IDENTIFYING THE PARKING SPACES,
 OTHER VEHICULAR USE AREAS AND SHOWING THE AREAS COUNTED
 TOWARD INTERIOR LANDSCAPING. SEE FIGURE XIV-1 IN
 SECTION 94-443 TO IDENTIFY AREAS.
 PROVIDE A SEPARATE EXHIBIT SHOWING THE AREAS AND SQUARE
 FOOTAGES.
  
  
 12. SATISFIED. UTILITY VALVES AND STRUCTURES INCLUDING
 SIGNS MAY NOT BE PLACED IN THE REQUIRED LANDSCAPE AREA
 IN PARKING LOT ISLANDS. THIS AREA IS MEANT TO SUPPORT
 THE REQUIRED TREE. ISLANDS SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO
 PROVIDE SEPARATE AREAS FOR THE UTILITIES.
  
  
 13. SATISFIED. SHOW THE REQUIRED TREE IN THE TERMINAL
 ISLAND AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE BUILDING AND IN
 THE TERMINAL ISLAND ADJACENT TO THE SIGN.
  
 14. SATISFIED. SHOW THAT THE REQUIRED PARKING LOT TREES
 MEET THE 75% CATEGORY ONE SHADE TREE REQUIREMENT.
 REQUIRED TREES INCLUDE ALL TERMINAL ISLAND AND INTERIOR
 ISLANDS ADJACENT TO PARKING SPACES.
  
 15. SATISFIED. ALL LANDSCAPE ISLANDS MUST MEET THE
 REQUIRED LANDSCAPE WIDTH OF 8 FEET INSIDE D CURB AND BE
 THE FULL LENGTH OF THE PARKING SPACE INCLUDING THE 6
 INCH D CURB.
  
 MUST EXTEND THE FULL LENGTH OF THE ADJACENT PARKING
 SPACE.
  
 16. SATISFIED. ALL PARKING SPACES MUST CONTAIN A WHEEL
 STOP OR CURB. STAFF SUGGESTS A CURB AT 16 FEET LENGTH
 WITH OVERHANG TO INCREASE THE PERVIOUS AREA.
  
 17. SATISFIED. ALL CURBS ADJACENT TO LANDSCAPE AREAS
 MUST MEET THE CODE REQUIREMENT OF A TYPE D NON
 MOUNTABLE CURB PER SECTION 94-443(C)(5) OR SIMILAR.
  
 MODIFIED F CURB DETAIL SHOWN MUST BE PROVEN TO BE OF
 COMPARABLE DURABILITY TO D CURB PER SECTION
 94-443(C)(5)A. THE D CURB IS NON-MOUNTABLE TO STOP CARS
 FROM READILY DRIVING OVER IT. IT ALSO EXTENDS 6 INCHES
 ABOVE AND 12 INCHES BELOW THE PAVEMENT LEVEL TO PROVIDE
 STRENGTH AND DURABILITY. THE TOTAL 18 INCH PROFILE ALSO
 ACTS AS A ROOT BARRIER TO DIRECT TREE ROOTS DOWN AND
 MINIMIZE MAINTENANCE.
  
 18. SATISFIED. CORRECT THE BUFFER CALCULATIONS TO ROUND
 UP FOR ANY PORTIONS OVER THE REQUIRED ONE TREE PER 30
 FOOT REQUIREMENT.
  
 19. SATISFIED. EXPLAIN THE LARGE GAP BETWEEN BUFFER
 TREES ON THE 45TH STREET SIDE.
  
 20. SATISFIED. SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE BUILDING
 PERIMETER LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENT OF 30% FOR COMMERCIAL
 USE AND INCLUDE THE LINEAR FOOTAGE. CLARIFY WHERE THE
 93 FEET CLAIMED CAN BE FOUND, AS ABOVE GROUND PLANTERS
 CANNOT BE COUNTED TOWARD PERIMETER LANDSCAPE
 REQUIREMENTS. AREAS MUST BE IN THE GROUND.
  
 PROVIDE MEASUREMENTS OF THE LINEAR SEGMENTS ADJACENT TO
 BUILDING FOUNDATION. STAFF COULD ONLY VERIFY 81 FEET
 THROUGH SCALE MEASUREMENT.
  
 21. SATISFIED. PLEASE CORRECT THE FLORIDA FRIENDLY
 LANDSCAPE CHART TO REFLECT CURRENT CODE REQUIREMENT OF
 50 POINTS USING THE DESIGN OPTIONS CONSISTENT WITH
 CURRENT CODE 94-442(G). THE SAME PLANTS CANNOT BE
 COUNTED MORE THAN ONCE IN THE SAME CATEGORY FOR NATIVE
 AND DROUGHT TOLERANT.
  
 POINTS FOR EACH CATEGORY ARE NOT THE CURRENT CODE.
 DOUBLE CHECK ALL WORDING AND POINTS ALLOTTED, AS THERE
 ARE DISCREPANCIES.
  
 22. 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. SHOW ACTUAL PERCENTAGE ON LANDSCAPE
 PLAN. INFORMATION INCLUDED IN LANDSCAPE DATA CHART IS
 NOT CONSISTENT WITH WPB CODE.
 23. SATISFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE SCREENING FOR ALL FPL
 TRANSFORMERS AND ABOVE GROUND UTILITY VALVES AND
 BACKFLOWS PREVENTERS AND SHOW ALL LOCATIONS OF GROUND
 MOUNTED EQUIPMENT.
 24. SATISFIED. SHOW LOCATIONS OF LIGHTING ON THE
 LANDSCAPE PLAN TO PREVENT CONFLICTS WITH LANDSCAPING.
  
 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS 8/11/20:
 25. DESIGN GUIDELINES.
 ? SATISFIED. 6. LANDSCAPING. STAFF WILL NOT SUPPORT ANY
 REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF REQUIRED BUFFER TREES. THE
 CODE ALLOWS CLUSTERING OF TREES TO ADJUST FOR ANY
 CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WOULD INHIBIT PLACEMENT. THERE IS
 ALSO FLEXIBILITY THAT ALLOWS PLACEMENT OF BUFFER TREES
 ADJACENT INTERIOR TO THE 5 FOOT LANDSCAPE BUFFER IF
 SPACE IS AVAILABLE.
 STAFF WILL NOT SUPPORT THIS LANGUAGE BEING INCLUDED IN
 THE DESIGN GUIDELINES, AND IT WOULD REQUIRE A WAIVER
 REQUEST BE INCLUDED IN THE CPD REZONING.
 ? SATISFIED. FOUNDATION PLANTING. THE CODE REQUIREMENT
 FOR COMMERCIAL STRUCTURES IS 30 PERCENT, AND STAFF
 WOULD SUPPORT THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT. ALL REQUIRED
 FOUNDATION PLANTING WOULD HAVE TO BE WITHIN 10 FEET OF
 THE FOUNDATION TO MEET THE INTENT, AND ALLOW FOR
 VARIATIONS SUCH AS SIDEWALK ACCESS.
 ? SATISFIED. AS MENTIONED IN COMMENT #1, IT MUST BE
 ESTABLISHED WHEN THE CPD BUFFER SECTIONS WILL BE
 REQUIRED TO BE PLANTED. WILL IT BE AHEAD OF INTERNAL
 DEVELOPMENT OR AS EACH AFFECTED AREA COMES IN FOR
 APPROVAL?
 STAFF SUGGESTS INSTALLATION OF THE BUFFERS ALONG
 MILITARY TRAIL AND 45TH STREET WITH THE WAWA
 CONSTRUCTION TO IMPROVE THE APPEARANCE OF THE OVERALL
 PROPERTY, AND THE INSTALLATION OF THE REMAINING
 PERIMETER BUFFERS AS EACH ADJACENT AREA IS DEVELOPED.
 26. SATISFIED. WAWA LANDSCAPE PLAN- HIGH RISE LIVE OAKS
 ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE IN THIS APPLICATION. PROVIDE
 CATHEDRAL OR SPECIES LIVE OAK FOR MEETING THE 25 FOOT
 TREE CANOPY REQUIREMENT OF THE CODE FOR SHADE TREE.
  
  
 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS 10/23/20:
 WAWA:
 27. SATISFIED. SHEET L-1- CORRECT ITEM 3D. ON THE
 FLORIDA FRIENDLY DESIGN OPTIONS TO 10 POINTS.
  
 28. SATISFIED. EXHIBIT PLAN PROVIDED ON SHEET L-2 DOES
 NOT HAVE THE AREAS REPRESENTED CORRECTLY. ONLY 3 AREAS
 NEED TO BE IDENTIFIED AND SQUARE FOOTAGE SHOWN: THE
 PARKING SPACES, OTHER VEHICULAR USE AREAS AND THE AREAS
 COUNTED TOWARD INTERIOR LANDSCAPING.
 29. SATISFIED. THERE ARE INCONSISTENCIES WITH THE
 CIVIL, SITE AND LANDSCAPE PLAN WITH SOME UTILITY
 LOCATIONS. THESE NEED TO BE CONSISTENT. A CONDITION MAY
 BE INCLUDED TO ASSURE THAT ALL WATER AND SEWER PLAN
 CHANGES REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY RIVIERA BEACH PROVIDER
 MUST BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY PLANNING STAFF TO
 ASSURE THE CHANGES MEET CODE REQUIREMENTS.
 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS 11/23/20:
  
 30. SATISFIED. TREE DISPOSITION PLAN: CALCULATIONS FOR
 TREE CANOPY SIZE 20 FEET OR MORE NEED TO BE CORRECTED
 FOR THE AREA AS: RADIUS TIMES RADIUS TIMES PI. THIS
 WILL CHANGE THE MITIGATION REQUIRED CALCULATIONS.
 31. SATISFIED. SHEET LP-4 NEEDS TO HAVE THE MEDJOOL
 TOTAL CANOPY PROVIDED CORRECTED TO 200 (4X50).
 32. SATISFIED. WAWA SITE PLAN SHOWS A CHARGING STATION,
 THE LANDSCAPE PLAN DOES NOT.
  
  
  
 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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