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| 2022-05-11 18:06:07 | FROM: RAY CARANCI, SENIOR LANDSCAPE PLANNER |
| | 561-822-1462 |
| | PROJECT: 2301 OKEECHOBEE Z22040026 |
| | MAY 11, 2022 |
| | 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 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 ARBORIST REPORT SHOWING CONDITION AND |
| | RELOCATION POTENTIAL FOR TREES AND PALMS PROPOSED TO BE |
| | REMOVED. |
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| | 2. PER SECTION 94-443(C)(3)A. AND B., TERMINAL |
| | LANDSCAPE ISLANDS AND INTERIOR ISLANDS MUST HAVE AT |
| | LEAST 8 FEET WIDE LANDSCAPE AREA AND RUN THE FULL |
| | LENGTH OF THE ADJACENT PARKING SPACE. EACH AREA SHALL |
| | HAVE AT LEAST ONE SHADE OR FLOWERING TREE PER ROW OF |
| | PARKING AND AN INTERIOR ISLAND MUST BE PROVIDED SO |
| | THERE ARE NO MORE THAN 10 SPACES IN A ROW. PROVIDE THE |
| | REQUIRED LANDSCAPE ISLANDS FOR ALL REQUIRED PARKING. |
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| | 3. 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. |
| | SHOW THE ACTUAL PROVIDED INTERIOR LANDSCAPE SQUARE |
| | FOOTAGE. |
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| | 4. REMOVE THE REFERENCE TO ONE SHADE TREE REQUIRED PER |
| | 100 SQ FT OF REQUIRED LANDSCAPE AREA AS THIS IS NO |
| | LONGER IN THE LANDSCAPE CODE. |
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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. SHOW THE PERCENTAGE OF |
| | CATEGORY 1 TREES PROVIDED FOR THE REQUIRED LANDSCAPE |
| | AREAS. |
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| | 6. SHOW THE 30% REQUIRED AND PROVIDED LINEAR LANDSCAPE |
| | FOR AROUND EACH BUILDING IN THE CODE REQUIREMENT CHART. |
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| | 7. IMPERVIOUS/LANDSCAPE AREA IS BARELY WITHIN THE |
| | REQUIREMENT OF 15% OF THE SITE. STAFF SUGGESTS ADDING |
| | AREA TO AVOID ANY NEED FOR A MAJOR AMENDMENT FOR ANY |
| | MINOR CHANGES IN THE FUTURE. |
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| | 8. SHOW ALL UTILITIES AND DRAINAGE LINES ON THE |
| | LANDSCAPE PLAN TO AVOID CONFLICTS WITH REQUIRED |
| | LANDSCAPING. SHOW LOCATIONS OF ALL GROUND MOUNTED |
| | VALVES, FPL TRANSFORMERS, AND OTHER GROUND MOUNTED |
| | EQUIPMENT AND DEDUCT ANY PERVIOUS AREA FROM THE TOTAL |
| | FOR THE SITE. |
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| | 9. PROVIDE THE 50 REQUIRED FLORIDA FRIENDLY POINTS |
| | BASED ON THE FINAL PLANT LIST PER SECTION 94-443(G). |
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| | 10. 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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| | 11. PROVIDE SCREENING FOR ALL ITEMS LISTED IN COMMENT |
| | #8. |
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| | 12. STAFF SUGGESTS SUBSTITUTING GREEN BUTTONWOOD FOR |
| | GUMBO LIMBO TO AVOID ROOT RELATED ISSUES IN CONFINED |
| | AREAS. |
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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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