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| 2021-05-06 16:25:02 | FROM: RAY CARANCI, SENIOR LANDSCAPE PLANNER |
| | 561-822-1462 |
| | PROJECT: 8TH ST AND RAILROAD AVE PARKING LOTS Z21040012 |
| | MAY 6, 2021 |
| | I HAVE REVIEWED THE ABOVE REFERENCED PETITION, AND |
| | PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| | 1. ADD TREES #19 MANGO AND #15 QUEEN PALM TO THE TREE |
| | DISPOSITION LIST AND CALCULATE THE MITIGATION DUE. |
| | MAHOGANY TREES #17 AND #18 ARE NOT IN GOOD CONDITION |
| | DUE TO PRUNING FOR FPL LINE CLEARANCE AND CONFLICT WITH |
| | THE PROPOSED EXFILTRATION SO DO NOT HAVE TO BE |
| | PRESERVED. SHOW ON DISPOSITION LIST AS REMOVE AND |
| | CALCULATE THE MITIGATION DUE. TREES LESS THAN 20 FEET |
| | IN CANOPY DIAMETER AND PALMS ARE CALCULATED BY |
| | CATEGORY, AND ANY TREES 20 FEET IN CANOPY DIAMETER OR |
| | GREATER USE THE ACTUAL SQUARE FOOTAGE. PROVIDE THE |
| | TOTAL MITIGATION DUE. |
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| | 2. PROVIDE CANOPY CREDIT CALCULATIONS FOR TREES |
| | PROPOSED ON THE LANDSCAPE PLANT LIST TO SHOW CANOPY |
| | MITIGATION DUE IS PROVIDED. |
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| | 3. LANDSCAPE TERMINAL ISLANDS AND INTERIOR ISLANDS ARE |
| | REQUIRED TO MEASURE AT LEAST 8 FEET IN WIDTH FOR THE |
| | LANDSCAPE AREA PER SECTION 94-443(C)A. AND B. REQUIRED |
| | BUFFER OF 5 FEET MAY BE COUNTED AS PART OF THE WIDTH |
| | AND THEN THE ADDITIONAL 3 FEET INCLUDED. THERE ARE 7 |
| | TERMINAL ISLANDS AND 4 INTERIOR ISLANDS THAT DO NOT |
| | MEET THE REQUIREMENT. |
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| | 4. PER SECTION 94-443(C)(2), PROVIDE THE CALCULATIONS |
| | FOR THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF BUFFER TREES AT 30 FOOT |
| | INTERVALS AND THE REQUIRED HEDGE FOR EACH BUFFER |
| | SEGMENT ON EACH PARCEL AND SHOW THE NUMBER OF PROVIDED |
| | TREES FOR EACH BUFFER SECTION. DRIVEWAYS ARE NOT |
| | DEDUCTED FOR EACH PROPERTY LINE SEGMENT MEASUREMENT. |
| | REQUIRED TERMINAL ISLAND TREES MAY NOT BE COUNTED |
| | TOWARD BUFFER REQUIRED TREES. |
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| | 5. 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. PROVIDE THE CALCULATIONS FOR |
| | EACH PARCEL. BLOCK 8 AND 9A APPEAR TO FALL SHORT OF THE |
| | 75%. |
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| | 6. 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) FOR EACH PARCEL. |
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| | 7. STREETSCAPE PLANTINGS FOR RAILROAD AVENUE ARE |
| | INCLUDED WITH THESE PLANS BUT WILL BE PART OF A |
| | SEPARATE APPLICATION AND APPROVAL. CLARIFY WITH A NOTE |
| | ON THE PLANS. PLANT LISTS SHOULD BE SEPARATED FOR THE |
| | STREETSCAPE AND THE ONSITE LANDSCAPING. |
| | 8. TREES MUST MEET THE MINIMUM SIZE OF 12 FEET IN |
| | HEIGHT AND MEET FLORIDA GRADE #1 STANDARDS. CORRECT |
| | SIZES ON PLANT LIST. |
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| | 9. SHOW LIGHTING LOCATIONS ON THE TREE PLAN TO AVOID |
| | CONFLICTS WITH TREES. |
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| | 10. THERE APPEARS TO BE A STREET LIGHT POLE IN THE |
| | PROPOSED DRIVEWAY ONTO 9TH ST. THAT WILL NEED TO BE |
| | RELOCATED. |
| | 11. CONSIDER HAVING THE ADA CONNECTION FOR BLOCK 8 |
| | CONNECT TO RAILROAD AVENUE RATHER THAN 8TH ST. |
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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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