Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Project Z22040026
Project Number Z22040026
Review Stop L
Sequence Number 5
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2022-12-21 09:49:03FROM: RAY CARANCI, SENIOR LANDSCAPE PLANNER
 561-822-1462
 PROJECT: 2301 OKEECHOBEE Z22040026
 DECEMBER 21, 2022
 I HAVE REVIEWED THE ABOVE REFERENCED PETITION, AND
 PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
  
 1. SATISFIED. 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.
  
 THE ARBORISTS REPORT RATINGS ARE IN PERCENTAGES AND IT
 APPEARS THE HIGHEST RATING IS 70% FOR ANY TREE OR PALM
 ON THE LIST. THE BREAKING POINT IS 71% FOR GOOD
 CONDITION WHICH SEEMS TO ELIMINATE THE POSSIBILITY OF
 RELOCATING ANY NATIVE TREES OR PALMS. PROVIDE THE
 SOURCE OF THE METHODOLOGY FOR THESE RATINGS ON THE TREE
 DISPOSITION PLAN.
 9/29/22 MAKE THE FOLLOWING CORRECTIONS:
 ??? ROYAL PALMS ARE NATIVE PALMS AND IF INDICATED IN
 GOOD CONDITION, THEY MUST BE PRESERVED OR RELOCATED. IF
 THERE IS A REASON THEY CANNOT BE RELOCATED, IT MUST BE
 INCLUDED ON THE ARBORIST REPORT.
  
 2. SATISFIED. 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.
  
 3. SATISFIED. 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.
  
 CALCULATIONS MUST BE INCLUDED FOR 94-443 (C) (4) AND
 THE COMBINED SQUARE FOOTAGE OF BOTH REQUIREMENTS SHOWN.
 THE PROVIDED INTERIOR AREAS MUST BE WITHIN THE PARKING
 AREA AND DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE EDGE
 OF THE PARKING/VEHICULAR USE AREA EXCEPT VEHICLE
 OVERHANG.
 9/29/22 ANY LANDSCAPE AREAS WITHIN THE VEHICULAR USE
 AREA MAY BE COUNTED. THERE ARE SOME AREAS SHOWN AS
 EXTERIOR LANDSCAPE AREAS THAT MAY BE INCLUDED AS
 INTERIOR LANDSCAPE AREAS. NUMBER OF REQUIRED PARKING
 SPACES AND LOCATIONS ARE NOT SHOWN, THIS NEEDS TO BE
 SHADED AS A SEPARATE AREA AND NOT COUNTED IN THE
 VEHICULAR USE AREA. REQUIRED PARKING SPACE NUMBER TIMES
 10 SQ FT PER SPACE NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED AND ADDED TO
 THE VEHICULAR USE AREA REQUIREMENT.
  
  
 4. SATISFIED. 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.
  
 5. SATISFIED. 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.
  
 PLAN INDICATES THIS REQUIREMENT IS NOT MET. MORE
 INFORMATION ON ALL LANDSCAPE ISLANDS AND TREE SPECIES
 IS REQUIRED.
  
  
 6. SATISFIED. SHOW THE 30% REQUIRED AND PROVIDED LINEAR
 LANDSCAPE FOR AROUND EACH BUILDING IN THE CODE
 REQUIREMENT CHART.
 GARAGE ENTRANCES CANNOT BE EXCLUDED. USE THE TOTAL
 PERIMETER OF EACH BUILDING TO CALCULATE THE REQUIRED
 30%.
 9/29/22 ONLY TWO BUILDINGS LISTED FOR THIS REQUIREMENT.
 THERE ARE FOUR BUILDINGS. IDENTIFY EACH BUILDING AND
 SHOW THE COMPLIANCE.
 12/9/22 SERVICE DEPARTMENT BUILDING DOES NOT MEET THE
 REQUIREMENT.
  
 7. SATISFIED. 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.
  
 8. SATISFIED. 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.
  
 THE UTILITY LINES ARE SHOWN, BUT THERE ARE MULTIPLE
 CONFLICTS WITH THE LOCATIONS OF LINES AND LANDSCAPING.
 ADJUST LOCATIONS OF UTILITIES TO AVOID LANDSCAPE AREAS.
 FDC IN FRONT OF GENESIS BUILDING.
  
 9. SATISFIED. PROVIDE THE 50 REQUIRED FLORIDA FRIENDLY
 POINTS BASED ON THE FINAL PLANT LIST PER SECTION
 94-443(G).
  
 10. 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.
  
 PERCENTAGE COULD NOT BE LOCATED ON SHEET L-101.
  
  
 11. SATISFIED. PROVIDE SCREENING FOR ALL ITEMS LISTED
 IN COMMENT #8.
 ADD A NOTE THAT ALL EQUIPMENT WILL BE SCREENED.
  
 12. SATISFIED. STAFF SUGGESTS SUBSTITUTING GREEN
 BUTTONWOOD FOR GUMBO LIMBO TO AVOID ROOT RELATED ISSUES
 IN CONFINED AREAS.
  
 THE COMMENT RESPONSE DOES NOT MAKE SENSE. PROVIDE MORE
 INFORMATION.
 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS 7/27/22:
  
 13. SATISFIED. 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. THE TREE CATEGORY LIST IS AVAILABLE FROM CITY
 STAFF. REVISE THE TREE DISPOSITION PLAN SHEET L-001 TO
 REFLECT THE CORRECT CANOPY MITIGATION SQUARE FOOTAGE
 FOR EACH TREE OR PALM AND PROVIDE THE CORRECT TOTAL
 MITIGATION DUE.
 9/29/22 MAKE THE FOLLOWING CORRECTIONS:
  
 ??? SATISFIED. IF ROYAL PALMS ARE QUALIFIED TO BE
 REMOVED, THEY ARE CATEGORY 3 FOR 100 SQ FT CANOPY
 MITIGATION DUE. CORRECT ON CHART.
 ??? SATISFIED. CORRECT THE MITIGATION PROVIDED SUMMARY
 TO GIVE 100 SQ FT CANOPY CREDIT FOR CABBAGE PALMS.
 ??? SATISFIED. PROVIDE ONE SQUARE FOOTAGE TOTAL DUE,
 AND ONE SQUARE FOOTAGE TOTAL FOR PROVIDED BASED ON THE
 PLANT LIST.
 ??? SATISFIED. CORRECT THE DISPOSITION SUMMARY TO MATCH
 CODE LANGUAGE OF TREES WITH 20 FT OR GREATER CANOPY
 SPREAD AND CORRECT THE NUMBER ACCORDINGLY.
  
  
 14. SATISFIED. SHOW THE PERCENTAGE OF
 IMPERVIOUS/LANDSCAPE AREA ON THE CODE REQUIREMENT CHART
 ON SHEET L-101.
  
 15. SATISFIED. REQUIRED OPEN SPACE IS 40% FOR THIS
 ZONING CATEGORY. CORRECT THIS ON THE CODE REQUIREMENTS
 CHART AND CALCULATE THE REQUIRED TREES, FLOWERING TREES
 AND SHRUBS.
 40 PERCENT OF 239,220 IS 95,688. CORRECT AND
 RECALCULATE TREES, FLOWERING TREES AND SHRUBS ON CODE
 REQUIREMENT CHART.
  
  
 16. SATISFIED. THE HEDGE FOR THE DUMPSTER FOR 3 NON
 ACCESS SIDES HAS NOT BEEN FULLY PROVIDED.
 SHOW HEDGE ALONG 3 SIDES FULLY.
  
 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS 9/29/22:
 17. SATISFIED. COMMENT RESPONSES FOR LANDSCAPE COMMENTS
 WERE NOT PROVIDED IN THE RESPONSE MEMO SUBMITTED.
 RESUBMITTAL MUST INCLUDE RESPONSES TO ADDRESS COMMENTS
 TO STAFF.
 18. SATISFIED. CANOPY MITIGATION PAYMENT IN LIEU MUST
 BE PAID WITH THE TREE ALTERATION PERMIT APPLICATION IN
 ORDER FOR THE PERMIT TO BE ISSUED. CORRECT THE NOTE ON
 THE PLANS.
 12/9/22 REMOVE NOTE #2 FROM SHEET L-001AS NO PAYMENT IN
 LIEU WILL BE DUE.
  
 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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