Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Project Z22050022
Project Number Z22050022
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2022-12-07 17:24:43FROM: RAY CARANCI, SENIOR LANDSCAPE PLANNER
 561-822-1462
 PROJECT: 401 S DIXIE Z22050022
 DECEMBER 7, 2022
 I HAVE REVIEWED THE ABOVE REFERENCED PETITION, AND
 PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
  
 1. 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 AND 6) 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.
 9/7/22: ARBORIST REPORT WAS NOT LOCATED IN THE
 SUBMITTAL.
 10/21/22 ARBORIST REPORT WAS LOCATED. NATIVE TREES OR
 PALMS IN GOOD CONDITION NEED TO BE INDICATED AS
 RELOCATE OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED WHAT WOULD
 PREVENT RELOCATION. THESE WOULD BE INDICATED AS SUBJECT
 TO FINDING LOCATIONS ON CITY PROPERTY. IF LOCATIONS
 CANNOT BE FOUND, MITIGATION TABLE SHOWS ENOUGH
 MITIGATION WILL BE PROVIDED.
  
  
 2. MAKE THE FOLLOWING CORRECTIONS TO THE TREE
 DISPOSITION LIST:
 ??? 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. CATEGORY LIST IS AVAILABLE FROM STAFF.
 ??? SATISFIED. PROVIDE THE TOTAL MITIGATION SQUARE
 FOOTAGE DUE AFTER REVISION.
 ??? SATISFIED. PROVIDE A COMPARISON TO THE PREVIOUSLY
 APPROVED TREE DISPOSITION PLAN TO ACCOUNT FOR ANY TREES
 OR PALMS THAT WERE ON THAT PLAN THAT ARE NOT ON THE NEW
 PLAN.
 9/7/22: COULD NOT LOCATE COMPARISON.
 ??? SATISFIED. STAFF DOES NOT SUPPORT RELOCATION OF THE
 LIVE OAK TREE IN THE QUADRILLE RIGHT OF WAY. IN THE
 PREVIOUS APPROVAL, IT WAS TO REMAIN AS ONE OF THE
 REQUIRED STREET TREES.
  
 3. PARTIALLY SATISFIED. PROVIDE A DIAGRAM OF THE
 REQUIRED AND PROVIDED PUBLIC AND PRIVATE OPEN SPACE
 AREAS FOR QBD-10 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. 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.
 9/7/22: IN THE OPEN SPACE CHART ON SHEET L-2 AND L-3,
 SEPARATE EACH OPEN SPACE AND SHOW HOW THE REQUIREMENTS
 ARE MET INDIVIDUALLY. SHOW CANOPY CREDIT PER TABLE IV-8
 FOR THE TREES AND PALMS PROPOSED FOR EACH OPEN SPACE
 PROPOSED TO ACHIEVE THE REQUIRED SQUARE FOOTAGE OF TREE
 CANOPY.
 TREE CANOPY REQUIREMENTS UNDER DEFINITION OF TREE
 CANOPY IN SECTION 94-109, REQUIRES TREES SHALL BE
 PLANTED SUCH THAT THE ANTICIPATED SHADE COVERAGE OCCURS
 WITHIN THE OPEN SPACE PERIMETER. ADJUST THE TREES
 WITHIN THE PUBLIC OPEN SPACE TO MEET THIS REQUIREMENT.
 10/21/22:
 ??? PUBLIC OPEN SPACE OF 11,461 SQ FT DOES NOT MEET THE
 REQUIRED 11,497 SQ FT REQUIRED.
 12/7/22 11,621 IS CORRECT, SHOW 5% PLUS ALLEY SQUARE
 FOOTAGE.
  
 ??? GARDEN PLAZA DOES NOT MEET THE VEGETATED AREA
 REQUIREMENT.
 12/7/22 IF 6,784 PROVIDED 50% VEGETATED AREA IS 3,392.
 ??? GARDEN COURTYARD DOES NOT MEET THE VEGETATED AREA
 REQUIREMENT.
 12/7/22 COURTYARD IS SEMI PRIVATE CATEGORY THAT IS
 SHOWN.
 ??? PRIVATE OPEN SPACE MUST BE SEPARATED FOR LEVEL 7
 AND LEVEL 9 AND EACH ONE IDENTIFIED AS ROOFTOP GARDEN
 AND TERRACE. THEN REQUIREMENTS SHOWN BASED ON EACH
 PROVIDED SPACE.
 12/7/22 LABEL 7TH LEVEL AS ROOFTOP GARDEN. IF 9TH LEVEL
 IS TERRACE, ONLY 20% VEGETATED AREA IS REQUIRED. IF
 ROOFTOP GARDEN, 7520 SQ FT WOULD REQUIRE 2,256 SQ FT
 VEGETATED AREA AND 1506 SQ FT TREE CANOPY.
 ??? THE OPEN SPACE WEST OF THE HISTORIC BUILDING IS
 INDICATED TO BE SEMI PUBLIC OPEN SPACE TO REPLACE THE
 ALLEY ABANDONMENT REPLACEMENT. THIS MUST BE LABELED AS
 SEMI PUBLIC OPEN SPACE AND A TYPE SPECIFIED. THE ONLY
 SEMI PUBLIC OPTION FOR QGD IS COURTYARD. SHOW THIS AS
 THE TYPE AND SHOW HOW THE REQUIREMENTS FOR COURTYARD
 ARE MET.
 12/7/22 LABEL AS COURTYARD.
  
 4. SATISFIED. LEVEL 7 OPEN SPACE TYPE IS NOT IDENTIFIED
 ON SHEET L-2. ROOFTOP GARDEN.
  
 5. SATISFIED. PUBLIC OPEN SPACE CANNOT BE LOCATED IN
 THE SETBACK. STREET TREES MUST BE PROVIDED MEETING THE
 REQUIREMENTS ALONG ALL STREET FRONTAGE.
 9/7/22: OPEN SPACE PERIMETER, VEGETATED AREA AND TREES
 ARE SHOWN OUTSIDE THE SETBACK AS PART OF THE PUBLIC
 OPEN SPACE ALONG QUADRILLE.
  
  
 6. SATISFIED. PROVIDE CALCULATIONS FOR REQUIRED STREET
 TREES AT MAXIMUM SPACING EVERY 30 FEET OR PORTION
 THEREOF FOR THE STREETSCAPE LENGTH FOR DIXIE HIGHWAY,
 FERN STREET, QUADRILLE BLVD. AND GARDENIA STREET, AND
 SHOW THE NUMBER PROVIDED PER SECTION 94-113 AND 94-116.
 MAXIMUM SPACING IS 30 FEET, AND ONLY SHADE TREES WILL
 QUALIFY AS STREET TREES. PALMS MAY BE ADDED BUT WILL
 NOT COUNT TOWARD STREET TREE REQUIREMENTS. PLANTING
 STRIPS MINIMUM 4 FEET IN WIDTH MUST BE PROVIDED FOR ALL
 STREETSCAPE.
 9/7/22: STREET TREES MUST BE PROVIDED FOR ALL PERIMETER
 AREAS OF THE PROJECT INCLUDING THE HISTORIC BUILDING.
 ADJUST THE LINEAR MEASUREMENTS TO MATCH THE SURVEY FOR
 THE PROPERTY LINES ADJACENT TO EACH STREET. TREES MUST
 BE PLACED ADJACENT TO THE CURB AND THE CONTINUOUS
 PLANTING STRIPS INDICATED ALONG ALL CURBS UNLESS
 OPENINGS ARE NEEDED ADJACENT TO ON STREET PARKING.
 EXISTING STREET TREES IN BIOSWALE PITS ALONG FERN ST.
 SHOULD BE PRESERVED IF NOT CONFLICTING WITH PROPOSED
 DRIVEWAYS.
 10/21/22:
 ??? FERN ST CALCULATION IS 14 TREES REQUIRED FOR 394
 FT, PROVIDE THE ADDITIONAL TREE.
 ??? GARDENIA ST CALCULATION IS 14 TREES REQUIRED FOR
 396 FT, CORRECT THE REQUIRED NUMBER ON PLAN.
 ??? TREES MUST BE PUSHED CLOSER TO THE CORNER AT FERN
 AND QUADRILLE AND PLANTING STRIPS EXTENDED ALONG THE
 CURB.
 ??? MISSING TREE TO BE ADDED WEST OF THE FERN ST GARAGE
 ENTRANCE, MICROMOBILITY STATION DOES NOT PRECLUDE TREE
 AND PLANTING STRIP.
 ??? ENTRANCE AREA ON FERN MUST MEET THE 30 FOOT MAXIMUM
 SPACING BETWEEN TREES.
 ??? EXTEND PLANTING STRIPS AT FERN AND DIXIE TOWARD THE
 CORNER.
 ??? FIRST STREET TREE TO BE CLOSER TO FERN ST ON DIXIE.
 ??? PLANTING STRIP IS REQUIRED ALONG ALL AREAS ON
 DIXIE, ONLY GAPS TO BE LEFT ADJACENT TO ON STREET
 PARKING.
 ??? EXTEND PLANTING STRIPS AT GARDENIA AND DIXIE TOWARD
 THE CORNER.
 ??? EXTEND PLANTING STRIPS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE DOCK
 DRIVEWAY.
 ??? EXTEND PLANTING STRIPS AT GARDENIA AND QUADRILLE
 TOWARD THE CORNER.
 ??? FILL IN PLANTING STRIP GAP AT MIDPOINT OF
 QUADRILLE.
 ??? EXISTING STREET TREES IN BIOSWALE PITS ALONG FERN
 ST. SHOULD BE PRESERVED IF NOT CONFLICTING WITH
 PROPOSED DRIVEWAYS.
  
 7. SATISFIED. MODIFY THE STRUCTURAL SOIL LOCATIONS AND
 TYPICAL TO MATCH THE CITY APPROVED TYPICAL.
 9/7/22: ONCE ALL STREET TREES ARE SHOWN AS REQUIRED,
 SHOW STRUCTURAL SOIL LOCATIONS FOR ALL TREES.
 10/21/22: ADJUSTMENTS TO STREET TREES WILL CHANGE
 LOCATIONS, UPDATE PLAN.
  
 8. CONDITIONALLY SATISFIED. THE RIGHT OF WAY ON
 QUADRILLE BLVD. IS FDOT RIGHT OF WAY AND IS SUBJECT TO
 REVIEW AND PERMITTING BY FDOT. PROVIDE PRELIMINARY
 REVIEW OF ANY STREETSCAPE PROPOSED WITHIN THE FDOT
 RIGHT OF WAY.
 9/7/22: LETTER NOT PROVIDED.
 10/21/22: LOCATED FDOT PRELIMINARY LETTER. RIGHT TURN
 LANE NEED MUST BE RESOLVED AS IT WILL AFFECT THE
 REQUIRED STREETSCAPE AND PUBLIC OPEN SPACE. PROPOSED
 LANDSCAPING AND TREES ARE NOT MENTIONED AS REVIEWED.
  
 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. 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.
 9/7/22: BACKFLOWS, WATER METERS AND FDC CONNECTIONS
 MUST BE SHOWN TO AVOID CONFLICTS WITH LANDSCAPING. THE
 LOCATIONS OF THE EXFILTRATION AND DRAINAGE LINES ARE
 TOO CLOSE TO THE PROPOSED TREES IN THE PUBLIC OPEN
 SPACE AREAS.
  
 11. SATISFIED. CORRECT THE CORNER SIGHT TRIANGLES TO
 REFLECT THE DMP REQUIREMENT MEASURED FROM BACK OF CURB
 NOT THE PROPERTY LINE.
 9/7/22: NOT CORRECTED, DETAIL MISSING FROM CORNER OF
 FERN AND DIXIE.
 10/21/22: TRIANGLE AT FERN AND QUADRILLE DOES NOT MATCH
 UP WITH CURBLINE.
  
 12. SATISFIED. PROVIDE A SEPARATE PLANT LIST FOR EACH
 OPEN SPACE AREA LANDSCAPE PLAN.
  
 13. SATISFIED. ADD A COLUMN FOR FLORIDA NATIVE TO THE
 PLANT LIST SO THAT IT CAN BE VERIFIED FOR EACH SPECIES.
  
 14. SATISFIED. ALL TREES MUST MEET THE MINIMUM 12 FOOT
 HEIGHT REQUIREMENT. STREET TREE REQUIREMENT IS 20 FEET
 HEIGHT.
  
 15. 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.
 9/7/16: NUMBER WAS INDICATED BUT DOES NOT MEET THE
 REQUIREMENT. PERCENTAGE MUST BE SHOWN.
 10/21/22: CORRECT PERCENTAGE 1362 / 1795 = 76%
  
 16. SATISFIED. PROVIDE SCREENING HEDGES FOR ALL GROUND
 MOUNTED VALVES AND EQUIPMENT.
 9/7/22: NOTE WAS ADDED BUT LOCATIONS MUST BE
 COORDINATED WITH LANDSCAPING.
  
 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS 9/7/22:
  
 17. SATISFIED. TREE CANOPY REQUIREMENTS UNDER
 DEFINITION OF TREE CANOPY IN SECTION 94-109, REQUIRES
 TREES SHALL BE PLANTED SUCH THAT THE ANTICIPATED SHADE
 COVERAGE OCCURS WITHIN THE OPEN SPACE PERIMETER. ADJUST
 THE TREES WITHIN THE PUBLIC OPEN SPACE TO MEET THIS
 REQUIREMENT.
  
 18. SATISFIED. REMOVE BIKE RACK DETAIL FROM LANDSCAPE
 PLANS SHEET L-3 AND PLACE IN SITE PLAN DETAILS.
  
 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS 12/8/22:
 19. PLANTING STRIPS MINIMUM 4 FEET IN WIDTH MUST BE
 PROVIDED FOR ALL STREETSCAPE PER SECTION 94-113(D)(3).
 THE 8 FOOT MINIMUM SIDEWALK WIDTH AND THE 4 FOOT
 MINIMUM PLANTING BEDS ARE BASED ON THE MINIMUM 12 FOOT
 SETBACK. THERE ARE AREAS ALONG GARDENIA THAT THERE ARE
 PLANTING BEDS LESS THAN THE 4 FEET AND THE SIDEWALK
 EXCEEDING THE 8 FOOT MINIMUM. THE CIVIL PLANS DO NOT
 MATCH FOR THE CROSS SECTION. ALL PLANTING BEDS THAT
 FALL BELOW THE 4 FOOT MINIMUM WIDTH MUST BE CLEARLY
 INDICATED ON THE LANDSCAPE, CIVIL AND SITE PLAN TO
 CLARIFY FOR STAFF REVIEW WHAT AND WHERE THE CODE IS NOT
 MET. ZONING COMMENTS ADDRESS THE SETBACK ISSUE THAT MAY
 CHANGE SOME OF THE MEASUREMENTS. THE CODE ALLOWS TREE
 GRATES TO BE USED TO OVERLAP THE SIDEWALK WIDTH
 REQUIREMENT AND THE STREET TREE REQUIREMENT, BUT THIS
 IS NOT PREFERRED. IF THE PLANTING BED WIDTH IS BELOW
 THE 4 FOOT WIDTH, A VARIANCE MAY BE REQUESTED AND
 DEPENDING ON THE DETAILS, MAY BE SUPPORTED BY STAFF IN
 ORDER TO AVOID THE USE OF THE TREE GRATES.
  
  
  
 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 SHALL APPLY FOR THE FDOT PERMITTING
 FOR THE LANDSCAPING, IRRIGATION AND HARDSCAPE WITHIN
 THE FDOT RIGHT OF WAY AS APPROVED BY THE CITY.
  
 3. 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.
 4. 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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