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| 2022-08-29 15:51:14 | FROM: RAY CARANCI, SENIOR LANDSCAPE PLANNER |
| | 561-822-1462 |
| | PROJECT: 2501 SPRUCE AVE SITE Z22060030 |
| | AUGUST 29, 2022 |
| | I HAVE REVIEWED THE ABOVE REFERENCED PETITION, AND |
| | PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| | 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 IN THE EXISTING |
| | STREETSCAPE AND PROVIDE A TREE DISPOSITION PLAN. |
| | ARBORIST REPORT COULD NOT BE LOCATED IN THE SUBMITTAL. |
| | PRESERVING THE EXISTING STREET TREES IS NOT FEASIBLE |
| | DURING CONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING. THE INTENT OF THE |
| | CODE IS THAT THE EXISTING STREET TREES ARE TO BE |
| | REPLACED WITH TREES AND INFRASTRUCTURE MEETING CURRENT |
| | STANDARDS. |
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| | 2. PARTIALLY SATISFIED. PROVIDE A DIAGRAM OF THE |
| | REQUIRED AND PROVIDED PUBLIC, SEMI-PUBLIC, AND PRIVATE |
| | OPEN SPACE AREAS AS REQUIRED IN THE NMUD ZONING |
| | DISTRICT. IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF OPEN SPACE. 10% COMMON |
| | PRIVATE OPEN SPACE IS REQUIRED. 10% PUBLIC OPEN SPACE |
| | IS REQUIRED AND MUST BE IN ONE OF THE FORMS OF PER |
| | SECTION 94-210 K. 4. 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. |
| | OPEN SPACE CANNOT BE COVERED AREA. |
| | CONFIGURATION AND REQUIREMENTS WERE CHANGED. |
| | ? THE 5 FOOT REQUIRED LANDSCAPE BUFFER ALONG THE ALLEY |
| | CANNOT BE COUNTED TOWARD PRIVATE OPEN SPACE |
| | REQUIREMENT. SHOW THE SEPARATION ON PLANS. |
| | ? DESIGNATED PRIVATE OPEN SPACE AREAS SHOWN ON SHEET L2 |
| | ARE NOT CONSISTENT WITH SHEET A0.4. |
| | ? FPL TRANSFORMER AREA CANNOT BE COUNTED AS PRIVATE |
| | OPEN SPACE. |
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| | 3. SATISFIED. PROVIDE A DIAGRAM OF THE REQUIRED URBAN |
| | GREENWAYS SYSTEM AS REQUIRED IN THE NMUD ZONING |
| | DISTRICT PER SECTION 94-210 L. |
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| | 4. SATISFIED. SHOW THE ROOFTOP TERRACES AND INCLUDE HOW |
| | THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 94-210 P. 5. ARE MET. |
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| | 5. SATISFIED. PROVIDE LANDSCAPE PLANS SHOWING THE |
| | COMPLETE STREETSCAPE AS REQUIRED WITH THE BUFFERS AND |
| | PRIVATE AND PUBLIC OPEN SPACE AREAS. |
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| | 6. SATISFIED. IF ANY 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. PARTIALLY SATISFIED. BUFFER TREES AND HEDGES MUST BE |
| | PROVIDED PER SECTION 94-443 ALONG ALL REQUIRED 5 FOOT |
| | LANDSCAPE BUFFERS FOR THE WEST PROPERTY LINE, PROPERTY |
| | LINE ALONG THE ALLEY AND THE WEST SIDE OF THE PROPOSED |
| | ALLEY CONNECTION ALONG THE ADJACENT PROPERTIES. |
| | ? THERE IS A 5 FOOT LANDSCAPE BUFFER REQUIRED FOR THE |
| | EAST SIDE OF THE ALLEY ACCESS IF IT IS 2 WAY TRAFFIC |
| | PER 94-210(M)(3). |
| | ? ON SHEET L1-C, CORRECT THE BUFFER VEGETATION CHART TO |
| | SHOW REQUIRED TREES FOR WEST BUFFER -ADJACENT PROPERTY |
| | TO SHOW 3 TREES REQUIRED. |
| | ? PROVIDE HEDGES IN BUFFERS ADJACENT TO OTHER |
| | PROPERTIES OR VEHICULAR USE AREAS. |
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| | 8. PARTIALLY SATISFIED. PROVIDE CALCULATIONS FOR |
| | REQUIRED STREET TREES AT MAXIMUM SPACING EVERY 30 FEET |
| | OR PORTION THEREOF AND SHOW THE NUMBER PROVIDED FOR |
| | EACH STREETSCAPE LENGTH. SHOW THE REQUIRED 5 FOOT |
| | PLANTING STRIP IN ALL AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE STREET |
| | PARKING ADJACENT TO THE CURB. |
| | ? THE STREETSCAPE ALONG SPRUCE MUST INCLUDE THE 5 FOOT |
| | WIDE PLANTING STRIP AS THERE IS NO ON STREET PARKING. |
| | ? PALMS MAY BE PROVIDED IN ADDITION TO REQUIRED SHADE |
| | TREES BUT MAY NOT BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE REQUIRED SHADE |
| | TREES. SEE 94-210 (L). ADJUST PLANS ACCORDINGLY FOR |
| | 24TH ST AND SPRUCE GREENWAYS. ADDITIONALLY, THE SAME |
| | APPLIES FOR 25TH ST. STAFF DOES NOT SUPPORT REMOVING |
| | EXISTING SHADE TREES TO REPLACE THEM WITH PALMS, AS IT |
| | DOES NOT MEET THE INTENT OF PROVIDING CONTINUOUS TREE |
| | CANOPY FOR PEDESTRIANS. |
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| | |
| | 9. NOT 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. |
| | SCALE OF PLANS MAY NEED TO BE INCREASED TO SHOW |
| | UTILITIES AND DEMONSTRATE CONFLICTS HAVE CLEARLY BEEN |
| | RESOLVED. |
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| | 10. PARTIALLY SATISFIED. PROVIDE A COMPLETE PLANT LIST |
| | AND PROVIDE A SEPARATE PLANT LIST FOR EACH OF THE |
| | REQUIRED OPEN SPACE AREAS FOR REFERENCE. |
| | STREET TREES AND STREETSCAPE PLANTINGS MUST BE INCLUDED |
| | ON THE PLANT LIST. |
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| | 11. SATISFIED. PROVIDE THE 50 REQUIRED FLORIDA FRIENDLY |
| | POINTS BASED ON THE FINAL PLANT LIST PER SECTION |
| | 94-443(G). |
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| | 12. PARTIALLY 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. |
| | PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION ON THE DROUGHT TOLERANCE LEVELS |
| | INDICATED FOR ALOCASIA. |
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| | 13. PARTIALLY SATISFIED. PROVIDE SCREENING HEDGES AND |
| | SHOW LOCATIONS FOR ALL GROUND MOUNTED VALVES AND |
| | EQUIPMENT AND ADD A NOTE THAT ALL EQUIPMENT WILL BE |
| | SCREENED. |
| | FPL SHOWN, BUT ALL ABOVE GROUND UTILITIES NEED TO BE |
| | SHOWN AND SCREENED. |
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| | 14. PARTIALLY SATISFIED. THE RIGHT OF WAY ON 25TH AND |
| | 24TH STREET ARE FDOT RIGHT OF WAY AND ARE SUBJECT TO |
| | REVIEW AND PERMITTING BY FDOT. PROVIDE PRELIMINARY |
| | REVIEW OF ANY STREETSCAPE PROPOSED WITHIN THE FDOT |
| | RIGHT OF WAY. |
| | FDOT LETTER WAS SUBMITTED BUT DOES NOT MENTION |
| | STREETSCAPE. |
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| | 15. PARTIALLY SATISFIED. STREET TREES MUST MEET THE |
| | MINIMUM CODE REQUIREMENT OF 20 FEET ALONG MAIN ROADS, |
| | BUT ALL TREES MUST BE OF SUFFICIENT HEIGHT TO PROVIDE |
| | SAFE SIGHTLINES AND TRAFFIC CLEARANCE FOR PEDESTRIANS |
| | AND VEHICLES. |
| | ONGOING WITH STREETSCAPE REQUIREMENTS. |
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| | 16. PARTIALLY SATISFIED. SHOW LOCATIONS AND PROVIDE A |
| | DETAIL FOR STRUCTURAL SOIL UNDER THE SIDEWALK/HARDSCAPE |
| | AREAS ADJACENT TO THE STREET TREES. THIS SHOULD BE A 9 |
| | X 14 FT AREA FOR EACH TREE ADJACENT TO THE CURB THAT |
| | WOULD BE PLANTING AREA AND STRUCTURAL SOIL. |
| | ALL NEW LOCATIONS MUST SHOW THIS INFORMATION. |
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| | 17. NOT SATISFIED. REMOVE REFERENCE ON PLANS TO |
| | PLEACHED TREES, AS THIS IS PROHIBITED BY SECTION |
| | 94-448. |
| | REFERENCES ARE STILL SHOWN ON SHEETS L1-B AND ON THE |
| | PLANT LIST ON SHEET L4. |
| | HEDGES ARE LIMITED TO 10 FEET IN HEIGHT. |
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| | CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL |
| | 1. PRIOR TO THE REMOVAL OR RELOCATION OF ANY TREES ON |
| | THE PROPERTY OR IN THE ADJACENT RIGHT OF WAY, 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 ROAD RIGHT OF |
| | WAY LANDSCAPING AND IRRIGATION. THIS WILL BE THROUGH A |
| | SEPARATE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY. |
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