Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Project Z22060030
Project Number Z22060030
Review Stop L
Sequence Number 3
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2022-12-06 15:39:00FROM: RAY CARANCI, SENIOR LANDSCAPE PLANNER
 561-822-1462
 PROJECT: 2501 SPRUCE AVE SITE Z22060030
 DECEMBER 6, 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 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.
 12/6/22 THE EXISTING STREET TREES ARE NOT SUSTAINABLE
 FOR THE FUTURE AS THEY ARE REACHING THE END OF THEIR
 SURVIVABILITY DUE TO THE COMPACTED SOIL CONDITIONS THAT
 CURRENTLY SURROUND THE PLANTING LOCATIONS. REPLACING
 WITH NEW TREES AND PROVIDING THE REQUIRED STRUCTURAL
 SOIL AT THE TIME OF CONSTRUCTION AS REQUIRED WILL
 PROVIDE SUSTAINABLE TREE CANOPY FOR THE FUTURE.
  
  
 2. 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.
  
 3. SATISFIED. PROVIDE A DIAGRAM OF THE REQUIRED URBAN
 GREENWAYS SYSTEM AS REQUIRED IN THE NMUD ZONING
 DISTRICT PER SECTION 94-210 L.
  
  
 4. SATISFIED. SHOW THE ROOFTOP TERRACES AND INCLUDE HOW
 THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 94-210 P. 5. ARE MET.
  
 5. SATISFIED. PROVIDE LANDSCAPE PLANS SHOWING THE
 COMPLETE STREETSCAPE AS REQUIRED WITH THE BUFFERS AND
 PRIVATE AND PUBLIC OPEN SPACE AREAS.
  
 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.
  
 7. 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.
 ??? SATISFIED. 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).
 ??? SATISFIED. ON SHEET L1-C, CORRECT THE BUFFER
 VEGETATION CHART TO SHOW REQUIRED TREES FOR WEST BUFFER
 -ADJACENT PROPERTY TO SHOW 3 TREES REQUIRED.
 ??? SATISFIED. PROVIDE HEDGES IN BUFFERS ADJACENT TO
 OTHER PROPERTIES OR VEHICULAR USE AREAS.
  
  
 8. 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.
 ??? PARTIALLY SATISFIED. THE STREETSCAPE ALONG SPRUCE
 MUST INCLUDE THE 5 FOOT WIDE PLANTING STRIP AS THERE IS
 NO ON STREET PARKING.
 12/6/22 THE PLANTING STRIP MUST BE SHOWN AS CONTINUOUS
 WITH MINIMUM WIDTH PASS THROUGHS SHOWN FOR THE PARKING.
 ??? SATISFIED. 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.
  
  
 9. 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.
 SCALE OF PLANS MAY NEED TO BE INCREASED TO SHOW
 UTILITIES AND DEMONSTRATE CONFLICTS HAVE CLEARLY BEEN
 RESOLVED.
 12/6/22 THERE ARE SEVERAL CONFLICTS WITH THE LOCATIONS
 OF THE UTILITY LINES THAT ARE TOO CLOSE OR IN DIRECT
 CONFLICT WITH PROPOSED TREES. UTILITY LOCATIONS MUST BE
 ADJUSTED TO AVOID CONFLICTS.
  
 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.
 12/6/22 NEW STREET TREES MUST BE SHOWN ON THE PLANT
 LIST AND THE SIZES SHOWN AT THE REQUIRED 20 FEET
 HEIGHT.
  
  
 11. SATISFIED. PROVIDE THE 50 REQUIRED FLORIDA FRIENDLY
 POINTS BASED ON THE FINAL PLANT LIST PER SECTION
 94-443(G).
  
 12. 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.
  
  
 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.
 12/6/22 NOTE IS ADDED, BUT THERE ARE CONFLICTS THAT
 NEED TO BE ADDRESSED AND VALVE LOCATIONS SHOWN WITH
 SCREENING.
  
 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.
 12/6/22 PROVIDE FDOT LETTER.
  
  
 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.
 12/6/22 STREET TREES MUST BE UPDATED. STREET TREES MUST
 BE SHADE TREES.
  
 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.
  
 17. 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.
 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS 12/6/22:
  
 18. 5 FOOT LANDSCAPE BUFFER IS NOT MET ALONG THE WEST
 PROPERTY LINE, PART OF THE BUILDING ENCROACHES INTO THE
 BUFFER.
  
 19. STRUCTURAL SOIL SHOULD BE PROVIDED FOR TREES
 PLANTED IN PAVED AREAS INTERNAL TO THE SITE TO ASSURE
 THEY ARE SUSTAINABLE.
  
  
 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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