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| 2020-12-09 15:42:37 | FROM: RAY CARANCI, SENIOR LANDSCAPE PLANNER |
| | 561-822-1462 |
| | PROJECT: BJ?S AT BRANDSMART CPD Z20070016 |
| | DECEMBER 9, 2020 |
| | I HAVE REVIEWED THE ABOVE REFERENCED PETITION, AND |
| | PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| | 1. DESIGN GUIDELINES: |
| | ? THE EXCEPTION TO THE LANDSCAPE BUFFER FOR WATER |
| | BODIES OR I-95 IS NOT SUPPORTED BY STAFF. THE PERIMETER |
| | OF THE BRANDSMART PD MUST HAVE THE REQUIRED BUFFER AS |
| | STATED. |
| | ? BUFFERS MAY BE ADJUSTED TO AVOID UTILITY EASEMENT |
| | OVERLAP THAT WOULD PREVENT THE REQUIRED LANDSCAPING |
| | FROM BEING ALLOWED. THIS IS REINFORCED BY THE EASEMENT |
| | REQUIREMENT NOT BEING ALLOWED TO COUNT TOWARD BUFFER |
| | REQUIREMENT. |
| | ? ALL LANDSCAPE BUFFERS MUST MEET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS |
| | OF ARTICLE XIV ?LANDSCAPING, LAND CLEARING, TREE |
| | PROTECTION AND ARTIFICIAL TURF?. |
| | ? ALL BUILDINGS MODIFIED OR ADDED MUST MEET THE 30 |
| | PERCENT LINEAR FOOTAGE REQUIREMENT FOR FOUNDATION |
| | LANDSCAPING. |
| | |
| | 2. WAIVER REQUESTS. |
| | ? #1 SHOULD READ: PROPOSED -WAIVE THE FIVE FOOT BUFFER |
| | REQUIREMENT FOR INTERIOR LOT LINES. |
| | ? #5 UP TO18 PARKING SPACES IN A ROW FOR NEW PARKING |
| | AREAS WOULD HAVE TO PROVIDE TREE CANOPY IN SOME OTHER |
| | WAY TO MEET THE INTENT OF 94-443(C). OPTIONS ARE |
| | CURRENTLY AVAILABLE IN THE CODE TO ALLOW UP TO 12 |
| | SPACES IN A ROW BY EXPANDING THE LANDSCAPE ISLANDS. |
| | THERE IS ALSO AN OPTION TO ELIMINATE PERIMETER |
| | LANDSCAPE ISLANDS BY PROVIDING ALTERNATIVE AREAS FOR |
| | TREE CANOPY. |
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| | |
| | 3. A WAIVER FOR SECTION 94-243, TABLE VII-3 COMMERCIAL |
| | DISTRICTS REGULATIONS REGARDING OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENTS |
| | WOULD HAVE TO BE INCLUDED IF 40% OPEN SPACE MINIMUM ON |
| | INDIVIDUAL LOTS IS NOT MET AS THEY ARE DEVELOPED, AS |
| | THE MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE AREA IS 60%. OPEN SPACE BY |
| | CODE DEFINITION INCLUDES ALL AREAS THAT ARE UNENCLOSED. |
| | THE MINIMUM LANDSCAPING IS 15%, AND EACH LOT SHOULD BE |
| | ABLE TO MEET THIS REQUIREMENT. |
| | |
| | 4. PROVIDE THE LANDSCAPE PLAN SHOWING EXISTING AND |
| | PROPOSED LANDSCAPE FOR THE LINEAR PARK AREA. THE |
| | LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS ARE TO BE UPGRADES FOR THE |
| | EXISTING LANDSCAPE TO JUSTIFY REDUCTIONS IN LANDSCAPE |
| | IN OTHER AREAS, SO THIS NEEDS TO BE QUANTIFIED. THE |
| | ACTUAL AREA IS PROPOSED TO BE REDUCED BY THE ADDITION |
| | OF PARKING. |
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| | |
| | 5. SECTION 94-443 (C)(3)A. REQUIRES A TERMINAL |
| | LANDSCAPE ISLAND AND REQUIRED TREE FOR EACH ROW OF |
| | PARKING. (3)B. REQUIRES AN INTERIOR LANDSCAPE ISLAND |
| | WITH A REQUIRED TREE SO THERE ARE NO MORE THAN 10 |
| | SPACES IN A ROW. ALL THESE LANDSCAPE AREAS MUST MEET |
| | THE MINIMUM WIDTH OF 8 FEET OF LANDSCAPE AREA AND BE |
| | THE FULL LENGTH OF THE ADJACENT SPACE. (3) C. REQUIRES |
| | DIVIDER MEDIANS WHERE THERE ARE MORE THAN 3 CONSECUTIVE |
| | ROWS OF PARKING. ALL RECONSTRUCTED AREAS OF PARKING |
| | MUST MEET THESE REQUIREMENTS, AND THE APPROVED PLAN |
| | FOLLOWED FOR UNALTERED AREAS. |
| | |
| | 6. 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 AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 94-443(C)(3) FOR DIVIDER |
| | ISLANDS, TERMINAL, AND INTERIOR ISLANDS. |
| | |
| | 7. PROVIDE A PLAN SHOWING THE PARKING LANDSCAPE AREAS |
| | COUNTED TOWARD COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 94-443(C)(3) AND |
| | (4) AND PROVIDE CALCULATIONS. PROVIDE THE TOTAL |
| | REQUIRED AND PROVIDED AS ONE TOTAL FOR BOTH SECTIONS. A |
| | SEPARATE EXHIBIT MUST BE PROVIDED TO DEMONSTRATE THE |
| | AREAS COUNTED. |
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| | |
| | 8. PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING CORRECTIONS TO TREE |
| | DISPOSITION CHART SHEET L-101: |
| | ? PROVIDE A COMPLETE TREE SURVEY THAT INCLUDES ALL |
| | EXISTING TREES AND PALMS. COMPLETE ALL COLUMNS FOR |
| | MISSING INFORMATION. |
| | ? LIST OFF SITE TREES AND PALMS AS OFF SITE. THESE |
| | WOULD REQUIRE A SEPARATE PERMIT FROM THE OWNER OF THAT |
| | PROPERTY FOR REMOVAL. |
| | ? IF CANOPY DIAMETERS ARE 20 FEET OR MORE, CALCULATE |
| | THE ACTUAL SQUARE FOOTAGE AND ENTER INTO THE MITIGATION |
| | DUE COLUMN IF PROPOSED FOR REMOVAL. IF UNDER 20 FEET, |
| | THE SQUARE FOOTAGE IS BASED ON THE CATEGORY FOR THE |
| | TREE. |
| | |
| | ? ADD A COLUMN AND LIST THE CATEGORY 1, 2, 3, OR 4 FOR |
| | EACH TREE AND PALM FROM THE CITY REFERENCE LIST. |
| | |
| | ? REMOVE ?UNIDENTIFIED PALM? AND LIST THE SCIENTIFIC |
| | AND COMMON NAME, AS ALL TREES MUST BE PROPERLY |
| | IDENTIFIED. |
| | ? CHANGE CANOPY AREA COLUMN TO CANOPY MITIGATION DUE, |
| | AND LIST SQUARE FOOTAGE IF MITIGATION IS DUE. |
| | ? PROVIDE THE TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE OF MITIGATION DUE |
| | AND SHOW MITIGATION SQUARE FOOTAGE PROVIDED FROM THE |
| | PROPOSED TREE LIST AFTER ALL CORRECTIONS. |
| | |
| | ? INCLUDE A LIST OF ALL SPECIES AND QUANTITIES COUNTED |
| | TOWARD MITIGATION BASED ON THE LANDSCAPE PLAN, NOT |
| | INCLUDING REPLACEMENTS FOR MISSING APPROVED TREES AND |
| | PALMS. |
| | |
| | |
| | 9. 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 |
| | BASED ON A CERTIFIED ARBORISTS REPORT. |
| | |
| | 10. BUFFER LENGTHS REQUIRE ONE TREE PER 30 FEET OR |
| | PORTION THEREOF FOR EACH BUFFER LENGTH. PROVIDE THE |
| | REQUIRED AND PROVIDED BUFFER TREES IN A CHART WITH THE |
| | INDIVIDUAL BUFFER SECTIONS IDENTIFIED. |
| | |
| | 11. PROVIDE THE FOUNDATION PLANTING CALCULATION |
| | REQUIRED AND PROVIDED FOR EACH BUILDING. |
| | |
| | 12. REQUIRED TREES PER OPEN SPACE ARE NOT PROVIDED, |
| | THIS WOULD REQUIRE A WAIVER. |
| | |
| | 13. PROVIDE THE NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF SUBSTITUTION |
| | OF PALMS FOR REQUIRED TREES. SECTION 94-442(D) REQUIRES |
| | A 3:1 RATIO FOR SUBSTITUTION FOR PALMS EXCEPT THE |
| | LISTED 1:1 SPECIES. |
| | |
| | 14. ADD A SECTION IN THE LANDSCAPE DATA CHART TO COMPLY |
| | 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 |
| | NATIVE AND DROUGHT TOLERANT PLANTS BASED ON FINAL PLANT |
| | LIST. |
| | |
| | 15. SHOW THE LOCATIONS OF ALL SITE LIGHTING ON THE |
| | LANDSCAPE PLAN AND REDESIGN THE LOCATIONS OF THE |
| | LIGHTING ON SHORTER POLES TO RESOLVE ANY CONFLICTS WITH |
| | TREES IN THE PARKING AREA LANDSCAPE ISLANDS. |
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| | 16. PROVIDE SCREENING FOR ALL GROUND MOUNTED VALVES AND |
| | EQUIPMENT. |
| | |
| | 17. SHOW LOCATIONS OF FPL TRANSFORMERS ON THE LANDSCAPE |
| | PLAN AND RESOLVE CONFLICTS WITH LANDSCAPING. |
| | |
| | 18. ADD A COLUMN TO THE PLANT LIST FOR DROUGHT TOLERANT |
| | LEVELS OF EACH SPECIES. |
| | |
| | 19. MINIMUM TREE SIZES ARE 12 FEET HEIGHT, CORRECT ON |
| | PLANT LIST. |
| | |
| | 20. THE OVERALL SCALE OF THE LANDSCAPE PLANS NEEDS TO |
| | BE PROVIDED AT A MINIMUM 1:20 SCALE TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE |
| | FOR THE DETAIL NEEDED FOR REVIEW. THE SCALE NEEDS TO BE |
| | CALLED OUT ON THE PLAN. |
| | |
| | 21. PROPOSED SUBDIVISION LINES NEED TO BE INCLUDED ON |
| | THE LANDSCAPE PLAN, AND IDENTIFY ALL BUFFER SECTIONS |
| | AND INDICATE BUFFER PROVIDED OR NOT. |
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| | 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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