Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Project Z22040014
Project Number Z22040014
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2022-08-18 12:14:32FROM: RAY CARANCI, SENIOR LANDSCAPE PLANNER
 561-822-1462
 PROJECT: TRANSIT VILLAGE Z22040014
 AUGUST 17, 2022
 I HAVE REVIEWED THE ABOVE REFERENCED PETITION, AND
 PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
  
  
 1. PARTIALLY SATISFIED. 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. THE TREE
 DISPOSITION MUST INDICATE WHETHER THE TREE WILL BE
 PRESERVED, RELOCATED OR REMOVED.
 PROVIDE CLEAR TREE MITIGATION PLAN SHEETS L100, L101,
 L412, AND L403, WITHOUT THE PROPOSED BUILDING SHOWN.
 THIS SHOULD BE AN OVERLAY OF THE CURRENT SURVEY
 RESEMBLING SHEET L003 CLEARLY SHOWING LOCATIONS AND
 DISPOSITION OF EXISTING TREES TO BE VERIFIED.
 8/17/22 L100 NEEDS TO HAVE THE BACKGROUND LAYERS
 REMOVED TO MAKE THE TREE LOCATIONS AND LABELS EASILY
 LOCATED AND IDENTIFIED ON THE PLAN.
 LOCATIONS OF RELOCATED TREES AND PALMS TO FULFILL THE
 STREET TREE REQUIREMENT NEEDS TO BE BACKED UP WITH
 SPECIFIC TREES INDICATED THAT WILL MEET THE QUALITY,
 SIZE AND CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS.
  
 2. PARTIALLY SATISFIED. PROVIDE THE INDIVIDUAL AND
 TOTAL CANOPY MITIGATION DUE FOR ANY PROPOSED REMOVALS.
 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.
 CHART HAS CHANGED, SO STATUS OF COMMENT CHANGED.
 THE FOLLOWING CORRECTIONS NEED TO BE MADE ON SHEET
 L601:
 ? ILEX CASSINE IS A CATEGORY 2 TREE WITH 150 SQ FT OF
 MITIGATION DUE. CORRECT ON CHART FOR #006, 097, 098,
 190, AND 191.
 ? CORRECT #125 TO SHOW ABOVE 20?
 ? CORRECT #108 TO 300 SQ FT MITIGATION DUE FOR LIVE OAK
 CATEGORY 1.
  
 3. PARTIALLY SATISFIED. PROVIDE A DIAGRAM OF THE
 REQUIRED AND PROVIDED PUBLIC AND PRIVATE OPEN SPACE
 AREAS FOR THE 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. LANDSCAPE PLANS MUST MATCH THE ARCHITECTURAL
 PLANS AND CLEARLY IDENTIFY THE OPEN SPACE TYPE THEN
 DEMONSTRATE HOW THE REQUIREMENTS OF THAT TYPE ARE MET.
 TERRACE IS IDENTIFIED AS THE PRIVATE OPEN SPACE TYPE ON
 SHEET L002, BUT OTHER LABELS LIKE PLAZA FOR LEVEL 2 AND
 ROOFTOP PLAZA FOR LEVEL 4 APPEAR ON THE OTHER SHEETS.
 LEVEL 9 IS LABELED AS TERRACE BUT HAS THE
 CHARACTERISTICS OF ROOFTOP GARDEN.
 IN SUMMARY, 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.
  
 PER SHEET L005.
 OPEN SPACE 1A, 1B, AND 1C. COURTYARD IS NOT AN ALLOWED
 PUBLIC OPEN SPACE TYPE IN TOD, SO IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO
 VERIFY THE VEGETATED AND TREE CANOPY REQUIREMENTS.
 8/17/22 GARDEN COURTYARD IS SPECIFIED.
  
 OPEN SPACE 2A. INTERIOR COURTYARD IS NOT AN ALLOWED
 PRIVATE OPEN SPACE TYPE IN TOD, SO IT IS NOT POSSIBLE
 TO VERIFY THE VEGETATED AND TREE CANOPY REQUIREMENTS.
 8/17/22 RENAMED GARDEN PLAZA, BUT CANNOT BE CLASSIFIED
 AS THIS UNLESS IT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS INCLUDING
 BEING ON GROUND LEVEL.
  
 OPEN SPACE 4A AND 4B, TERRACE IS AN ALLOWED PRIVATE
 OPEN SPACE TYPE, BUT THE REQUIREMENTS SHOWN ARE NOT
 CONSISTENT WITH TERRACE REQUIREMENTS.
 TERRACE REQUIRES 20% VEGETATED AREA AND MUST ABUT A
 RIGHT OF WAY ON AT LEAST ONE SIDE.
 8/17/22 CORRECTED ON SHEET L005. SHEET L002 IS
 INCOMPLETE.
  
 OPEN SPACE 9A AND 9B. SHOULD BE ROOFTOP GARDEN AS
 REQUIRED BY TOD. THE VEGETATED AND TREE CANOPY
 REQUIREMENTS ARE 50% EACH FOR TOD.
 8/17/22 NOT CORRECTED.
  
 ALL SHEETS MUST BE CONSISTENT WITH LABELING OF OPEN
 SPACES.
 SHEET L002 DOES NOT MATCH L005.
 8/17/22 SHEET L002 SHOWS THE INDIVIDUAL AREAS, SHEET
 L005 CHART MUST SHOW THE BREAKDOWN FOR EACH AREA FOR
 THE VEGETATED AREA LOCATIONS, TREE CANOPY, ETC. AS
 SHOWN ON L002.
  
  
 4. PARTIALLY SATISFIED. ALL OPEN SPACE TYPES REQUIRING
 TREE CANOPY MUST SHOW THE TREE CANOPY SQUARE FOOTAGE
 FOR TREE TYPES BASED ON TABLE IV-8 AND PROVIDE THE
 TOTAL.
  
 TREE CANOPY CALCULATIONS ARE NOT CORRECT, MUST BE
 CALCULATED PER TABLE IV-8 WHICH WOULD BE ROUND NUMBERS.
 8/17/22 TREES MUST BE SHOWN THAT ARE BEING USED FOR
 CREDIT FOR OPEN SPACE TREE CANOPY REQUIREMENT AND THE
 CREDITS ASSIGNED SHOWN WITH TOTAL. THIS IS BEST
 ACCOMPLISHED WITH A PLANT LIST AND AREA SHOWN FOR EACH
 OPEN SPACE.
  
  
  
 5. PARTIALLY SATISFIED. IDENTIFY RELOCATED TREES OR
 PALMS ON THE PLANT LIST AND COUNT THEM TOWARD THE
 REQUIRED TREES IF THEY ARE TO BE USED ON SITE.
 NEED FURTHER DETAIL PROVIDED ON THE PLANS.
 8/17/22 RELOCATED TREES AND PALMS WERE NOT FOUND ON THE
 SHEETS REFERENCED.
 IDENTIFY THE LOCATIONS FOR THE TREES AND PALMS TO BE
 RELOCATED. THE ROYAL PALMS ARE THE ONLY RELOCATES
 MARKED AS GOING TO OTHER COUNTY PROPERTY ON THE
 DISPOSITION LIST.
  
  
  
 6. SATISFIED. PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE REDUCTION OF
 THE GREEN SCREEN AREA FROM WHAT WAS APPROVED BY
 COMPARISON OF THE SQUARE FOOTAGE FROM THE ORIGINAL
 APPROVAL AND WHAT IS PROPOSED. PROVIDE DETAILS ON THE
 STRUCTURE AND THE PLANT MATERIAL.
  
 7. SATISFIED. THE AREA WITHIN THE BUS LOOP IS PROPOSED
 TO HAVE MOSAIC TILE RATHER THAN THE PLANTINGS
 ORIGINALLY APPROVED. DESCRIBE HOW THE ENVIRONMENT WILL
 BE IMPROVED WITHIN THE BUS LOOP.
  
 8. PARTIALLY SATISFIED. LANDSCAPE SHEETS ARE IN TOO
 SMALL A SCALE TO CLEARLY IDENTIFY ALL PLANT MATERIAL.
 NEED TO BE SHOWN ON SEPARATE SHEETS AT A LARGER SCALE.
  
 1:20 SCALE WILL BE NEEDED TO CLEARLY SEE ALL DETAIL.
 NEED FURTHER DETAIL PROVIDED ON THE PLANS.
 8/17/22 THE SCALE IS STILL TOO SMALL TO SUFFICIENTLY
 REVIEW THE PLANS. THE COLOR EASEMENTS NEED TO BE
 REMOVED FROM THE PLANS. INDIVIDUAL SHEETS OF THE
 SEPARATE OPEN SPACE AREAS NEED TO BE CLEARLY DELINEATED
 AND UNNECESSARY INFORMATION REMOVED.
  
  
 9. SATISFIED. 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.
  
  
 10. PARTIALLY SATISFIED. PROVIDE CALCULATIONS FOR
 REQUIRED STREET TREES AT MAXIMUM SPACING EVERY 30 FEET
 OR PORTION THEREOF FOR EACH STREETSCAPE LENGTH, AND
 SHOW THE NUMBER PROVIDED PER SECTION 94-113 AND 94-116.
 THE BANYAN STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS NEED TO BE INCLUDED
 ON THE PLANS TO SHOW THE INTEGRATION OF THIS PROJECT
 WITH THE STREETSCAPE.
 THE BANYAN STREETSCAPE MUST BE SHOWN AS APPROVED.
 THERE ARE LARGE GAPS IN THE STREET TREE PLACEMENT ALONG
 CLEARWATER DRIVE THAT DO NOT HAVE TREE CANOPY PROVIDED
 FOR PEDESTRIANS ON THE SIDEWALK. 30 FOOT MAXIMUM
 SPACING MUST BE FOLLOWED, AND STREETSCAPE IS REQUIRED
 ADJACENT TO PUBLIC OPEN SPACES AND DROP OFFS.
 8/17/22 THERE IS A LARGE GAP WITH NO STREET TREES
 ADJACENT TO OPEN SPACE 1A. THERE IS A DROP OFF AREA
 ALONG CLEARWATER DRIVE THAT DOES NOT SHOW THE REQUIRED
 STREET TREES.
 BANYAN STREETSCAPE SHOWN IS NOT ACCURATE AND SHOWS
 PROPOSED CHANGES THAT STAFF DOES NOT SUPPORT.
  
 11. SATISFIED. EXPLAIN IF THE EXISTING FPL TRANSMISSION
 LINES WILL STAY IN PLACE OR BE RELOCATED.
  
 12. PARTIALLY SATISFIED. 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.
 WATERLINE EASEMENT SHOWN, BUT OTHER FIRE LINES, WATER
 AND SEWER SERVICE WERE NOT FOUND. NEED FURTHER DETAIL
 PROVIDED ON THE PLANS.
 8/17/22 DETAIL STILL NOT EVIDENT ON THE LANDSCAPE
 PLANS.
  
 13. PARTIALLY SATISFIED. PLANT LIST NEEDS TO BE
 MODIFIED TO INCLUDE ALL PLANT MATERIAL FOR THE PROJECT,
 AND SEPARATE PLANT LIST FOR EACH OPEN SPACE AREA
 PROVIDED FOR REFERENCE TO SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN
 SPACE TYPE REQUIREMENTS.
 COULD NOT LOCATE A COMPLETE PLANT LIST.
 8/17/22 PLANT LIST NOT FOUND ON L004 AS INDICATED IN
 THE RESPONSE MEMO.
  
 14. NOT SATISFIED. 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.
 SHOW THE PERCENTAGE BASED ON THE FINAL PLANT LIST.
 8/17/22 DETAIL STILL NOT INCLUDED ON THE LANDSCAPE
 PLANS.
  
  
  
 15. PARTIALLY SATISFIED. PROVIDE SCREENING HEDGES FOR
 ALL GROUND MOUNTED VALVES AND EQUIPMENT AND ADD A NOTE
 THAT ALL EQUIPMENT WILL BE SCREENED.
 NEED FURTHER DETAIL PROVIDED ON THE PLANS.
 8/17/22 DETAIL STILL NOT INCLUDED ON THE LANDSCAPE
 PLANS.
  
  
 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS 7/8/22:
  
 16. PROVIDE THE TOTAL TREE CANOPY MITIGATION PROVIDED
 FROM THE ADDED TREES ON THE PLANT LIST.
  
 17. THE PALM SUBSTITUTION INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE
 LANDSCAPE CALCULATIONS CHART ON SHEET L002 IS NOT
 CONSISTENT WITH CURRENT CODE REQUIREMENTS. REVISE.
  
  
  
  
 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 AND ASSIGNS SHALL BE
 RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PERMITTING AND INSTALLATION OF THE
 STREET TREES AND RIGHT OF WAY LANDSCAPING AND
 IRRIGATION APPROVED WITH THIS PETITION.
 3. THE APPLICANT, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS SHALL BE
 RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE STREET TREES AND
 RIGHT OF WAY LANDSCAPING AND IRRIGATION. THIS WILL BE
 THROUGH A SEPARATE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY.
  
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