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| 2021-11-15 16:57:37 | FROM: RAY CARANCI, SENIOR LANDSCAPE PLANNER |
| | 561-822-1462 |
| | PROJECT: 1001 OKEECHOBEE Z21100021 |
| | NOVEMBER 15, 2021 |
| | I HAVE REVIEWED THE ABOVE REFERENCED PETITION, AND |
| | PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| | 1. SECTION 94-448 (D)(3) REQUIRES NATIVE TREES AND |
| | PALMS 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 AN ARBORISTS REPORT RATING |
| | THE CONDITION AND RELOCATION POTENTIAL FOR THE NATIVE |
| | TREES AND PALMS. THERE ARE LIVE OAKS, SABAL PALMS, |
| | FLORIDA THATCH PALMS, AND ROYAL PALMS THAT ARE |
| | INDICATED TO BE REMOVED. NON NATIVE TREES AND PALMS ARE |
| | NOT REQUIRED TO BE RELOCATED. |
| | 2. MAKE THE FOLLOWING CORRECTIONS TO THE TREE |
| | DISPOSITION LIST: |
| | ? ONLY TREES PROPOSED TO BE REMOVED WITH A CANOPY |
| | DIAMETER OF 20 FEET OR MORE SHOULD HAVE THE MITIGATION |
| | SQUARE FOOTAGE CALCULATED BASED ON THE ACTUAL DIAMETER. |
| | TREES LESS THAN 20 FEET CANOPY DIAMETER AND PALMS |
| | SHOULD SHOW THE CATEGORY MITIGATION DUE. |
| | ? MULTIPLE PALMS PLANTED TOGETHER MUST HAVE EACH SINGLE |
| | TRUNK COUNTED TOWARD MITIGATION. TRIPLE ADONIDIA WOULD |
| | BE 3 X 50 SQ FT. |
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| | 3. PROVIDE A DIAGRAM OF THE REQUIRED AND PROVIDED |
| | PUBLIC AND PRIVATE OPEN SPACE AREAS FOR CLD 25 ZONING |
| | DISTRICT. IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF OPEN SPACE AS ALLOWED BY |
| | TABLE IV-7 AND DEFINITIONS IN SECTION 94-109. SHOW HOW |
| | THE STANDARDS FOR THE TYPES OF OPEN SPACE ARE MET FOR |
| | VEGETATED AREAS AND TREE CANOPY SQUARE FOOTAGE BASED ON |
| | TABLE IV-8 ON THE LANDSCAPE PLAN. DIAGRAM ON SHEET |
| | A0.07 DOES NOT IDENTIFY THE OPEN SPACE TYPE OR CALL OUT |
| | HOW THE REQUIREMENTS OF THAT TYPE ARE MET. |
| | THE REQUIRED OPEN SPACE NEEDS TO BE QUANTIFIED, |
| | IDENTIFIED AS TO THE TYPE, AND ALL REQUIREMENTS NEED TO |
| | BE SHOWN FOR THAT OPEN SPACE TYPE. FOR OPEN SPACE SHOW |
| | THE TREE CANOPY SQUARE FOOTAGE FOR TREE TYPES BASED ON |
| | TABLE IV-8. |
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| | 4. IDENTIFY RELOCATED TREES OR PALMS ON THE PLANT LIST |
| | AND COUNT THEM TOWARD THE REQUIRED TREES. |
| | 5. ALL EXISTING LANDSCAPING MUST BE SHOWN ON THE |
| | LANDSCAPE PLAN TO PROVIDE A COMPLETE PLAN SHOWING |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH CURRENT CODE REQUIREMENTS. |
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| | 6. ARTIFICIAL TURF AREAS PROPOSED MUST MEET THE |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 94-451, INCLUDING ALL AREAS |
| | THAT ARE ALLOWED BY CODE MUST NOT BE VISIBLE FROM A |
| | ROAD OR STREET. |
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| | 7. BUFFER TREES AND HEDGES MUST BE PROVIDED ALONG ALL |
| | BUFFERS. THERE IS A LARGE GAP ADJACENT TO THE WEST |
| | PARKING GARAGE. |
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| | 8. PROVIDE CALCULATIONS FOR REQUIRED STREET TREES AT |
| | MAXIMUM SPACING EVERY 30 FEET OR PORTION THEREOF FOR |
| | THE OKEECHOBEE STREETSCAPE LENGTH, AND SHOW THE NUMBER |
| | PROVIDED PER SECTION 94-113 AND 94-116. |
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| | 9. SHOW ALL EXISTING AND PROPOSED WATER AND SEWER AND |
| | DRAINAGE LINES ON THE LANDSCAPE PLAN. SHOW LOCATIONS OF |
| | BACKFLOWS AND ADJUST LOCATIONS OF UTILITY LINES TO |
| | RESOLVE CONFLICTS WITH EXISTING AND PROPOSED TREES AND |
| | LANDSCAPING. |
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| | 10. PLANT LIST NEEDS TO BE MODIFIED TO SEPARATE THE |
| | REQUIRED OPEN SPACE PLANT LISTS. |
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| | 11. NATAL PLUM IS NOT A FLORIDA NATIVE PLANT. |
| | |
| | 12. SEAGRAPE IS SHOWN ON SHEET L-450, BUT NO SEAGRAPE |
| | IS PROPOSED ON PLANT LIST. |
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| | 13. PROVIDE THE 50 REQUIRED FLORIDA FRIENDLY POINTS |
| | BASED ON THE FINAL PLANT LIST PER SECTION 94-443(G). |
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| | 14. 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. PROVIDE THE ACTUAL PERCENTAGE BASED ON THE |
| | PLANT LIST. |
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| | 15. ALL SURFACE PARKING MUST MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF |
| | SECTION 94-443(C)(3) A. INCLUDING TERMINAL LANDSCAPE |
| | ISLANDS, INTERIOR ISLANDS AND SHADE TREES. |
| | 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). PROVIDE THE CALCULATIONS IN THE |
| | LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENT CHART. REFER TO FIGURE XIV-1. |
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| | 17. PROVIDE SCREENING HEDGES FOR ALL GROUND MOUNTED |
| | VALVES AND EQUIPMENT AND ADD A NOTE THAT ALL EQUIPMENT |
| | WILL BE SCREENED. |
| | 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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