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| 2020-11-10 15:45:56 | FROM: RAY CARANCI, SENIOR LANDSCAPE PLANNER |
| | 561-822-1462 |
| | PROJECT: CONGRESS CROSSING CPD LOTS 6, 7, AND 8 - MAJOR |
| | PD AMENDMENT Z20100014 |
| | NOVEMBER 10, 2020 |
| | I HAVE REVIEWED THE ABOVE REFERENCED PETITION, AND |
| | PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| | 1. PROVIDE A TREE INVENTORY PLAN THAT HAS ALL TREE |
| | NUMBERS CLEARLY VISIBLE. SOME ARE OBSCURED BY THE THICK |
| | LINE REPRESENTING THE PROPERTY LINE. |
| | |
| | 2. SECTION 94-448 (D)(3) REQUIRES NATIVE TREES AND |
| | PALMS IN GOOD CONDITION TO BE PRESERVED ON SITE OR |
| | RELOCATED. LIVE AND LAUREL OAK TREES AND SABAL PALMS |
| | ARE LISTED TO BE REMOVED THAT ARE INDICATED AS IN GOOD |
| | CONDITION. PROVIDE AN ARBORISTS REPORT CONTAINING THE |
| | METHOD OF DETERMINATION OF THE CONDITION AND RELOCATION |
| | ASSESSMENT FOR THE NATIVE TREES AND PALMS PROPOSED TO |
| | BE REMOVED. |
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| | 3. PROVIDE LOCATIONS FOR TREES WITHIN 10 FEET OF THE |
| | PROPERTY LINE ON ADJACENT PARCELS AND ADJUST SPACING OF |
| | PROPOSED TREES O AVOID CANOPY CONFLICTS PER SECTION |
| | 94-442(B) (2)Q. |
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| | 4. IN THE LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS CHART ON SHEET |
| | LP-1.00, EXPLAIN THE NOTE ?(EXCLUDES LANDSCAPE WITHIN |
| | PARKING LOT AREA)? UNDER GENERAL LANDSCAPING. |
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| | 5. UNDER NATURAL GRASS CORRECT THE REQUIRED LANDSCAPE |
| | AREA TO 15% FOR PD AND SHOW SQUARE FOOTAGE AND |
| | PERCENTAGE OF GRASS PROPOSED. |
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| | 6. EXPLAIN THE REASON FOR INCLUDING PLAZA DATA. |
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| | 7. PROVIDE THE PERCENTAGE OF PALM SUBSTITUTIONS FOR |
| | REQUIRED TREES NOT EXCEEDING 35% PER SECTION 94-442(D). |
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| | 8. INDICATE THE 5 FOOT LANDSCAPE BUFFER LOCATIONS ON |
| | THE SITE PLAN AND LANDSCAPE PLAN ADJACENT TO ALL |
| | PROPERTY LINES FOR THE PARCEL. |
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| | 9. PROVIDE ALL CALCULATIONS FOR THE REQUIRED TREES FOR |
| | BUFFER SEGMENTS IN A PERIMETER BUFFER REQUIREMENT CHART |
| | AND LIST LINEAR FOOTAGE OF EACH PROPERTY LINE SEGMENT |
| | MEASURED ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF EACH BUFFER |
| | CONTINUOUSLY. DUE TO THE IRREGULAR SHAPE, EACH BUFFER |
| | LENGTH MAY BE DESIGNATED WITH A LETTER, THEN |
| | CALCULATIONS FOR REQUIRED TREES CALCULATED FOR EACH |
| | SEGMENT CALCULATED, ROUNDING UP FOR ANY PORTION LEFT |
| | AFTER DIVIDING BY THE REQUIRED 30 FOOT LENGTHS. SEE |
| | SECTION 94-443 (B) FOR THE BUFFERS ADJACENT TO |
| | NON-RESIDENTIAL AND SECTION 94-443(A) FOR BUFFERS |
| | ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL ZONING. |
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| | 10. EXPLAIN THE REFERENCE TO THE 25? BUFFER. |
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| | 11. PROVIDE CALCULATION FOR BUFFER LENGTHS WITH ACCESS |
| | DRIVEWAYS TO SHOW THEY DO NOT EXCEED 20% INTERRUPTION |
| | FOR VEHICULAR ACCESS AS REQUIRED BY SECTION |
| | 94-443(D)(1)A. |
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| | 12. PROVIDE THE REQUIRED AND PROVIDED LINEAR FOOTAGE OF |
| | LANDSCAPE AREA ADJACENT TO EACH BUILDING. |
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| | 13. MODIFY THE PLANT LIST TO ADD COLUMN FOR DROUGHT |
| | TOLERANCE LEVELS TO PROVIDE EASIER REFERENCE. |
| | |
| | 14. ADD ANY RELOCATED OR EXISTING TREES AND PALMS TO |
| | THE PLANT LIST AND COUNT THEM TOWARD THE REQUIRED |
| | TREES. |
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| | 15. 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 REQUIRED NUMBER OF |
| | TREES AND THE PERCENTAGE OF CATEGORY 1 TREES PROVIDED |
| | FOR THE REQUIRED LANDSCAPE AREAS. |
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| | 16. 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. |
| | ? 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. |
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| | 17. DIMENSION ALL INTERIOR AND TERMINAL LANDSCAPE |
| | ISLANDS ON THE SITE PLAN TO SHOW THE MINIMUM 8 FEET |
| | WIDTH OF THE LANDSCAPE AREA IS AT LEAST 8 FEET. |
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| | 18. TERMINAL LANDSCAPE ISLAND TREE IS MISSING AT THE |
| | SOUTHWEST CORNER ADJACENT TO THE 20 FOOT MAINTENANCE |
| | ACCESS. |
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| | 19. LANDSCAPE DIVIDER MEDIANS HAVE A REQUIREMENT FOR |
| | TREES PER SECTION 94-443(C)(3)C. THE INTENT IS TO |
| | PROVIDE SHADE OVER THE PAVED AREAS. PROVIDE THE |
| | REQUIRED TREES AS PALMS DO NOT MEET THE INTENT. |
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| | 20. UPDATE THE FLORIDA FRIENDLY LANDSCAPE CHART TO ADD |
| | DESIGN OPTION 8 FOR THE REQUIRED MULCH AND RECHECK THE |
| | 50% SOD AREA FOR THE PROVIDED LANDSCAPE AREA. |
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| | 21. THERE APPEAR TO BE CONFLICTS IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS |
| | BETWEEN REQUIRED TREES IN LANDSCAPE ISLANDS AND WATER |
| | AND SEWER LINES ON THE LANDSCAPE PLAN. ADJUST LOCATIONS |
| | OF UTILITY LINES TO RESOLVE CONFLICTS WITH TREES. |
| | HYDRANTS, BACKFLOW PREVENTERS AND FDC CONNECTIONS |
| | CANNOT INFRINGE ON THE REQUIRED LANDSCAPE AREAS |
| | INTENDED FOR THE TREES. |
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| | 22. PROVIDE LOCATIONS AND SCREENING FOR ALL ABOVE |
| | GROUND UTILITY VALVES, BACKFLOW PREVENTERS, A/C UNITS, |
| | AND FPL TRANSFORMERS. |
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| | 23. PROVIDE THE PERCENTAGE TO BASED ON THE PLANT LIST |
| | TO 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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| | ORDINANCE NO. 4146-08 DESIGN STANDARDS #12 LANDSCAPE |
| | GUIDELINES: |
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| | 24. PROVIDE APPROVAL FROM THE CPD ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW |
| | BOARD FOR THE FINAL LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION PLANS. |
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| | 25. SHOW THE LOCATION OF THE 5 FOOT HEIGHT FENCE AS |
| | REQUIRED ALONG THE EAST PROPERTY LINE. |
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| | 26. BUFFER TREES ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL ALONG THE EAST |
| | PROPERTY LINE NEED TO BE LARGER SPECIES THAN CLUSIA AND |
| | PIGEON PLUM TO MEET THE BUFFERING INTENT OF THE |
| | LANDSCAPE GUIDELINES. |
| | 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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