Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Project Z21050015
Project Number Z21050015
Review Stop L
Sequence Number 8
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2021-11-08 12:05:15FROM: RAY CARANCI, SENIOR LANDSCAPE PLANNER
 561-822-1462
 PROJECT: FLAGLER TOWER Z21050015
 NOVEMBER 8, 2021
 I HAVE REVIEWED THE ABOVE REFERENCED PETITION, AND
 PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
  
 REVIEW: FLAGLER TOWERS 7/20/21
 1. PREVIOUSLY SATISFIED
 2. PREVIOUSLY SATISFIED
 3. PREVIOUSLY SATISFIED
 4. SATISFIED. DUE TO THE CONSTRUCTION IMPACT ON THE
 EXISTING MATURE TREES ON CITY PROPERTY ALONG DIANA PL.
 REMOVE FICUS TREES AND REPLACE WITH 1 TO 1 CATEGORY
 SHADE TREE. (SEE #5)
 7/27/21 RC: PLAN IS ALREADY IN PLACE BETWEEN PLANNING
 AND PARKS AND REC. TO REPLACE FICUS WITH GREEN BUTTON
 WOOD IN AGREEMENT WITH THE NORTON PARK PLACE CONDO.
 APPLICANTS MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITY FOR TREES ON
 NORTH SIDE OF DIANA PLACE.
 7/20/2021
 6. 7/27/21 RC. MAKE THE FOLLOWING CORRECTIONS TO THE
 TREE DISPOSITION LIST:
 ? SATISFIED. SHOW THE DISPOSITION OF TREES #1479 ?
 #1530.
 ? SATISFIED. IDENTIFY TREE #1504
 ? SATISFIED. PROVIDE MITIGATION SQUARE FOOTAGE DUE FOR
 TREES AND PALMS LISTED TO BE REMOVED. ON EXISTING TREES
 ON SITE LIST AND EXISTING TREES ON ADJACENT SITE LIST.
 7. SATISFIED. SEE COMMENT #6 TREE #1479 ON TREE LIST
 WILL NEED TO BE LISTED AS REMOVE TO REFLECT DEPICTION
 ON THE MAP. PAGE D-1
 8. SATISFIED. APPLICANT NEEDS PROVIDE LANDSCAPE PLANS
 FOR POOL TERRACE PAGE LA 3-1. THE LANDSCAPING ON THE
 AMENITIES LEVEL WILL BE APPROVED WITH PROJECT AND NEEDS
 TO BE SUBMITTED.
 9. SATISFIED. LIVE OAK TREES ON FLAGLER APPEAR TO BE IN
 CONFLICT WITH MAN HOLE COVERS AND STORM WATER LINE.
 ADJUST LINE OR TREE LOCATIONS TO BE RESOLVE.
 10. SATISFIED. LIVE OAK ON SOUTH SIDE BUFFER APPEARS TO
 BE TOO CLOSE TO BUILDING AND ENTRY CANOPY AND WILL
 OUTGROW ITS SPACE CREATING A CONFLICT WITH THE BUILDING
 AND SHADE CANOPY.
 THE TREES DO NOT APPEAR ON THE LANDSCAPE PLAN SHEET
 LG-3.1. IF THIS IS IN ERROR, PROVIDE A MANAGEMENT PLAN
 FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE TREES.
 11. SATISFIED. IN EAST SIDE COURTYARD THERE IS A STRAY
 UNMARKED DIAGONAL LINE GOING ACROSS. IDENTIFY LINE OR
 REMOVE IF IT?S NOT INTENTIONAL.
 SENIOR LANDSCAPE PLANNER WILL RETURN ON 7/22 PLAN IS
 SUBJECT TO HIS REVIEW
 7/27/21 RC.
 13. SATISFIED. ALL LANDSCAPE PLANS NEED TO BE ON AT
 LEAST 1-20 SCALE PLAN AS THE CURRENT SCALE IS NOT
 READABLE
 14. SATISFIED. SHOW OPEN SPACE SQUARE FOOTAGE FOR THE
 NON-BUILDING AREA OF THE LOT. ADJUST OPEN SPACE DIAGRAM
 ON SHEET LR-2. LANDSCAPING OVER BUILDING STRUCTURE IS
 NOT COUNTED FOR OPEN SPACE. PROVIDE A DIAGRAM SHOWING
 LANDSCAPED AREAS.
 15. SATISFIED. USING THE OPEN SPACE SQUARE FOOTAGE
 CALCULATE THE NUMBER OF REQUIRED SHADE TREES, FLOWERING
 TREES AND SHRUBS PER SECTION 94-442 (C) (2) B. ADD THE
 TOTAL TREES REQUIRED FOR OPEN SPACE AND FOR MULTIFAMILY
 REQUIREMENT AND SHOW THE TOTAL REQUIRED TREES.
 16. SATISFIED. SHOW THE PROVIDED LINEAR FEET OF
 LANDSCAPING FOR THE BUILDING PERIMETER.
 ABOVE GROUND POTS AND PLANTERS MAY NOT BE COUNTED AS
 PERIMETER LANDSCAPE. THERE ARE AREAS ADJACENT TO THE
 BUILDING ON THE OLIVE SIDE AND SHOWN AS PLANTINGS THAT
 DO NOT APPEAR AS OPENINGS IN THE PAVED AREAS. CLEARLY
 IDENTIFY THESE AREAS AND RECALCULATE THE PERIMETER
 LANDSCAPE.
 17. SATISFIED. ADD A NATIVE COLUMN TO THE PLANT
 SCHEDULE SO STAFF CAN VERIFY REQUIREMENTS.
 18. SATISFIED. MAGNOLIA MAY BE COUNTED AS NATIVE.
 19. SATISFIED. FLORIDA FRIENDLY REQUIREMENTS. PROVIDE
 AN AREA PLAN SHOWING THE SOD AREAS AS PART OF THE TOTAL
 LANDSCAPE AREA AND PROVIDE THE TOTAL PERCENTAGE. ITEM
 6B DOES NOT APPLY.
 ITEM 6B STILL DOES NOT APPLY.
 20. SATISFIED. PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON SEA
 PLUM TREE IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY IF IT IS A CULTIVAR OF
 SEA GRAPE.
 21. SATISFIED. TOTAL NUMBER OF TREES PROVIDED NEEDS TO
 BE SHOWN FROM THE PLANT LIST. CURRENT COUNT IS 92 TREES
 PLUS 11 CABBAGE PALMS AT 3:1 FOR A TOTAL OF 95. SHOW
 RELOCATED TREES ON THE PLANT LIST. SHOW OFFSITE TREES
 ON THE PLANT LIST. IF REQUIRED TREES ARE NOT TO BE
 PROVIDED ON SITE A WAVER MUST BE REQUESTED.
 22. SATISFIED. THE TREES PROVIDED ON THE AMENITY AREA
 ON FLAGLER NEED TO BE SPREAD OUT TO PROVIDE SHADE FOR
 PEDESTRIANS.
 THE INTENT FOR THE OVERALL PEDESTRIAN PLAN FOR THE CITY
 IS TO PROVIDE TREE CANOPY SHADE OVER PUBLIC AREAS AND
 PEDESTRIAN SIDEWALKS. THE LARGE GAP ADJACENT TO THE
 PLAZA DOES NOT MEET THIS INTENT. STAFF DOES NOT
 RECOGNIZE HAVING THE TREES IN FRONT OF THE PLAZA AS A
 SAFETY ISSUE, AS THE TREES WOULD MEET CPTED (CRIME
 PREVENTION THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN)
 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE TREE BRANCHING TO BE ABOVE 7
 FEET. PEDESTRIAN ENJOYMENT OF THE PUBLIC WALKWAY ALSO
 OUTWEIGHS THE NEEDS OF THE PROPERTY OWNER TO EXPOSE THE
 ARCHITECTURE OF THE BUILDING.
 23. CONDITIONALLY SATISFIED. TRANSPLANTED OAK TREE
 #1538 APPEARS TO BE PROBLEMATIC IN THE SPECIFIED
 LOCATION THAT IT WILL CONFLICT WITH THE BUILDING
 CONSTRUCTION. TRANSPLANTED TREES MAY BE RELOCATED OFF
 SITE. THIS APPEARS THIS COULD ALSO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE
 OTHER RELOCATED TREES AND PALMS.
 THE APPLICANT HAS A NOTE PLACED ON THE PLANS FOR
 TEMPORARY STORAGE OF THE RELOCATED TREES. PROVIDE A
 MORE DETAILED PLAN ON HOW THIS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED. THE
 RELOCATED LIVE OAK IS SHOWN WITH PAVING PROPOSED OVER
 THE ROOT SYSTEM AT ITS NEW LOCATION THAT WILL NOT BE
 PRACTICAL OR HEALTHY FOR THE TREE. THE RENDERINGS SHOW
 GRASS AREA. A SUSPENDED PAVING SYSTEM OR SOIL CELLS
 MUST BE PROVIDED IF THE TREE IS TO BE SUSTAINABLE.
 PROVIDE THE RELOCATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE
 TREES BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER RELOCATION AND INCLUDE
 IT ON THE TREE DISPOSITION PLAN.
 THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED INFORMATION IN THE COMMENT
 RESPONSES, BUT THAT INFORMATION NEEDS TO BE IN A
 MANAGEMENT PLAN SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW.
 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS 8/18/21:
 24. SATISFIED. TREE COUNT ON THE PLANT LIST OF 29 LIVE
 OAK TREES DOES NOT MATCH THE PLAN SHOWING 30 TREES.
 25. SATISFIED. THE SIDEWALK PROPOSED ALONG OLIVE AVE.
 APPEARS TO BE TOO CLOSE TO EXISTING TREES AND PALMS.
 PROVIDE MORE DETAIL ON HOW THIS WILL BE ADDRESSED.
 SITE PLAN DOES NOT MATCH ADJUSTED SIDEWALK ON THE
 LANDSCAPE PLAN.
 26. SATISFIED. PROVIDE SCREENING HEDGES FOR ALL GROUND
 MOUNTED EQUIPMENT INCLUDING WATER AND FIRE BACKFLOWS ON
 THE CURRIE CRESCENT SIDE OF THE BUILDING.
 27. SATISFIED. VINES ARE SHOWN ON THE RENDERINGS ON THE
 WALL OF THE EAST SIDE OF THE BUILDING, BUT NO PLANTS
 ARE SHOWN ON THE LANDSCAPE PLAN. CORRECT TO SHOW THE
 PLANTINGS.
 28. SATISFIED. PROVIDE THE TOTAL MITIGATION DUE FOR THE
 ON SITE TREES AND PALMS TO BE REMOVED. ADONIDIA PALMS
 ARE CATEGORY 4 AND REQUIRE 50 SQ FT CANOPY MITIGATION
 PER TRUNK, SPANISH CHERRY IS LISTED UNDER CATEGORY 1
 AND REQUIRES 300 SQ FT CANOPY MITIGATION. PROVIDE THE
 LIST OF TREES ADDED TO THE SITE AND ASSIGN THE CANOPY
 CREDITS BASED ON THE CATEGORY AND PROVIDE THE TOTAL.
 THERE ARE CORRECTIONS REQUIRED FOR THE ONSITE AND
 OFFSITE MITIGATION CALCULATIONS.
 CALCULATIONS FOR THE MITIGATION PROVIDED ON SITE BASED
 ON THE PLANT LIST SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM SHEET L-3.4
 AND PLACED IN A CHART ON SHEET D-2. SABAL PALMS ARE
 CATEGORY 3 AND ARE 100 SQ FT CREDIT. TOTAL EXCESS OF
 TREE CANOPY NEEDS TO BE SHOWN.
 29. THE PLANTING PLANS FOR THE OFF SITE TREES NEED TO
 BE REVISED TO SHOW THE FOLLOWING:
 ? SATISFIED. THE ROYAL PALMS BETWEEN THE GREEN
 BUTTONWOOD TREES ARE NOT APPROPRIATE TO DUPLICATE THE
 CURRENT LOOK OF THE TREE CANOPY AND THEY WOULD PRESENT
 A SAFETY AND MAINTENANCE ISSUE OVER THE PAVEMENT AND
 PARKING SPACES. REMOVE THE ROW OF PALMS ADJACENT TO THE
 CURB.
 THERE IS A GAP IN THE TREE CANOPY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF
 ACTION PL. ADJACENT TO THE ANGLED PARKING SPACES. GREEN
 BUTTONWOOD TREES MUST BE PLACED ALONG THIS AREA
 REPLACING THE ROYAL PALMS.
  
 ? SATISFIED. THERE IS NOT ENOUGH ROOM PROVIDED FOR THE
 ROOT ZONE OF THE TREES. THE SIDEWALK NEEDS TO BE PUSHED
 FARTHER AWAY FROM THE CURB (10 TO 12 FEET) ALLOWING
 ENOUGH ROOT SPACE FOR THE TREES AND THE NARROWER
 LANDSCAPE AREA ON THE BACK OF SIDEWALK. ROYAL PALMS
 COULD BE PLACED IN THIS STRIP, BUT THEY WOULD HAVE TO
 BE FAR ENOUGH AWAY FROM THE SIDEWALK TO AVOID FRONDS
 DROPPING ON THE SIDEWALK.
 ? SATISFIED. PROVIDE THE TOTAL TREE CANOPY MITIGATION
 DUE FOR THE REMOVED TREES AND PROVIDE THE MITIGATION
 SQUARE FOOTAGE PROVIDED FOR THE NEW TREES AND PALMS
 PROPOSED. IF THERE IS MITIGATION DUE, STAFF WILL
 DISCUSS OPTIONS TO ADDRESS IT.
 THERE ARE CORRECTIONS REQUIRED FOR THE ONSITE AND
 OFFSITE MITIGATION CALCULATIONS.
  
 SHOW THE TOTAL MITIGATION DUE AFTER CREDITS ON SHEET
 D-2.
  
 ? SATISFIED. INCREASING THE NUMBER OF GREEN BUTTONWOOD
 TREES AND ROYAL PALMS WOULD INCREASE THE PUBLIC
 BENEFITS AND THE AESTHETICS.
 ? SATISFIED. EXPLAIN WHY THERE IS A GAP ON THE CORNER
 OF OLIVE AND DIANA WITH NO TREE CANOPY PROVIDED. THIS
 WAS A LOCATION SUGGESTED BY STAFF FOR THE RELOCATED
 LIVE OAK TREE.
  
  
 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.
  
 2. THE APPLICANT, SUCCESSORS SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
 THE PERMITTING AND INSTALLATION OF THE STREET TREES,
 LANDSCAPING AND IRRIGATION IN THE RIGHT OF WAY AND ON
 THE CITY PARCEL ADJACENT TO THE SITE APPROVED WITH THIS
 PETITION.
 3. SEE CONDITION #5. THE APPLICANT, SUCCESSORS SHALL BE
 RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE STREET TREES,
 LANDSCAPING AND IRRIGATION IN THE RIGHT OF WAY AND ON
 THE CITY PARCEL ADJACENT TO THE SITE APPROVED WITH THIS
 PETITION. THIS WILL BE THROUGH A SEPARATE MAINTENANCE
 AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY THAT MUST BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO
 THE FINAL CO FOR THE BUILDING.
 4. SATISFIED. PRIOR TO SCHEDULING FOR CITY COMMISSION,
 THE APPLICANT SHALL REVISE THE LANDSCAPE PLANS TO SHOW
 THE ROYAL PALMS AS 1:1 CREDIT TOWARD TREES PER SECTION
 94-442 (D) AND CORRECT THE TREE COUNTS FOR OFF SITE
 PALMS ON SHEET L-3.4 TO 44.
 5. PRIOR TO SCHEDULING FOR CITY COMMISSION, THE
 APPLICANT SHALL MAKE THE FOLLOWING REVISIONS TO THE
 TREE RELOCATION MANAGEMENT PLAN:
 A) LIVE OAK TREE #1536:
  IF OPTION #1 TO KEEP THE TREE IN ITS CURRENT LOCATION
 IS TO BE FINAL,
 1) THE TREE RELOCATION MANAGEMENT PLAN WILL BE REVISED
 TO REFLECT THIS CHOICE AND ADJUSTED TO ITEMIZE ALL
 ACTIONS TO BE COMPLETED AT EACH STAGE OF CONSTRUCTION.
 2) ALL PLANS MUST BE AMENDED TO SHOW THE PERMANENT
 LOCATION.
 3) THE TREE WILL BE MONITORED DAILY AND A WEEKLY REPORT
 SUBMITTED TO THE CITY ON THE CONDITION UNTIL THE FINAL
 LANDSCAPE INSPECTION.
 IF OPTION #2 TO RELOCATE THE TREE TO A LOCATION NEAR
 THE SITE IS TO BE FINAL,
 1) THE TREE RELOCATION MANAGEMENT PLAN WILL BE REVISED
 TO REFLECT THIS CHOICE AND ADJUSTED TO ITEMIZE ALL
 ACTIONS TO BE COMPLETED AT EACH STAGE OF CONSTRUCTION.
 2) ALL PLANS MUST BE AMENDED TO SHOW THE PERMANENT
 LOCATION.
 3) THE TREE SHALL BE MONITORED DAILY AND A WEEKLY
 REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE CITY ON THE CONDITION UNTIL THE
 FINAL LANDSCAPE INSPECTION AND MAINTAINED THEREAFTER IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 94-448 (E)3
 FOR ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF PLANTING IN THE FINAL
 LOCATION.
 SINCE OPTION #3 IS NOT SUPPORTED BY THE ARBORIST OR THE
 CITY AS PREFERABLE, THIS SHALL NOT BE AN OPTION AND
 SHALL BE REMOVED FROM THE REPORT.
 B) MAHOGANY TREES #1502, 1503, 1507, 1520, 1539, AND
 1540:
  
 1) IF THE TREES ARE TO BE MOVED TO A TEMPORARY HOLDING
 AREA, THE LOCATION OF THE TEMPORARY HOLDING AREA SHALL
 BE ESTABLISHED AND AGREEMENTS FOR STORAGE OF THE TREES
 ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY SHALL BE ESTABLISHED WITH THE
 OWNER OF THE PROPERTY.
 2) THE TREE RELOCATION MANAGEMENT PLAN WILL BE REVISED
 TO REFLECT THIS CHOICE AND ADJUSTED TO ITEMIZE ALL
 ACTIONS TO BE COMPLETED AT EACH STAGE OF CONSTRUCTION.
  
 3) THE TREES SHALL BE MONITORED DAILY AND A WEEKLY
 REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE CITY ON THEIR CONDITION UNTIL
 THE FINAL LANDSCAPE INSPECTION AND MONITORED THEREAFTER
 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 94-448
 (E)3 FOR ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF PLANTING IN THE
 FINAL LOCATION.
  
 C) SABAL PALMS (34):
  
 1) IF THE PALMS ARE TO BE MOVED TO A TEMPORARY HOLDING
 AREA, THE LOCATION OF THE TEMPORARY HOLDING AREA SHALL
 BE ESTABLISHED AND AGREEMENTS FOR STORAGE OF THE TREES
 ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY SHALL BE ESTABLISHED WITH THE
 OWNER OF THE PROPERTY.
 2) IF THE PALMS ARE TO BE TRANSPORTED TO A COMMERCIAL
 NURSERY OFF SITE, THE CONTRACTOR AND NURSERY SHALL BE
 IDENTIFIED.
 3) THE TREE RELOCATION MANAGEMENT PLAN WILL BE REVISED
 TO REFLECT THIS CHOICE AND ADJUSTED TO ITEMIZE ALL
 ACTIONS TO BE COMPLETED AT EACH STAGE OF CONSTRUCTION.
 4) THE PALMS SHALL BE MONITORED DAILY AND A WEEKLY
 REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE CITY ON THEIR CONDITION UNTIL
 THE FINAL LANDSCAPE INSPECTION AND MONITORED THEREAFTER
 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 94-448
 (E)3 FOR ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF PLANTING IN THE
 FINAL LOCATION.
  
 1. SATISFIED. A LETTER SIGNED BY THE PROPERTY OWNER OF
 1531 S OLIVE AVENUE INDICATING THAT THEY WILL ACCEPT
 THE LIVE OAK TREE FOR RELOCATION TO THEIR PROPERTY AND
 WILL ACCEPT OWNERSHIP AND MAINTAIN IT FOLLOWING THE
 REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY.
 2. SATISFIED. 2.5 IRRIGATION C. WILL BE AMENDED TO
 INDICATE THAT RELOCATED TREES SHALL HAVE THE ENTIRE
 ROOTBALL IRRIGATED ADEQUATELY UNTIL ESTABLISHMENT.
 3. SATISFIED. A SITE VISIT REVEALED THAT TREES #1539
 AND #1540 ARE CALLOPHYLLUM TREES, NOT MAHOGANY.
 CORRECTIONS MUST BE MADE TO ALL PLANS.
  
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