2010-10-15 16:56:44 | ***LANDSCAPE REVIEW FAILED*** |
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| PLEASE RESPOND TO REVIEW COMMENTS IN WRITTEN FORMAT. |
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| 1. THE MURAL AND ELEPHANT REQUIRE SEPARATE PERMITS AND |
| MUST BE REVIEWED BY "ART IN PUBLIC PLACES" |
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| 2. THE XERISCAPE OPTIONS WERE INCORRECT. CREDIT WAS |
| TAKEN FOR UTILIZATION OF MOISTURE SENSING CONTROLLER |
| OTHER THAN RAINSWITCH. NO IRRIGATION SYSTEM HAS BEEN |
| DESIGNED AND IF IT HAS, PLEASE INDICATE. IN ADDITION, |
| FIVE POINTS WERE TAKEN FOR 25-50% OF THE REQUIRED TREES |
| THAT ARE DROUGHT TOLERANT. NO TREES WERE PROPOSED AND |
| THE FOXTAIL PALMS AND BANANA TREES ARE HEAVY WATER |
| USERS. |
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| 3. THE LANDSCAPE CALCULATIONS ARE INCORRECT. OPEN SPACE |
| IS DETERMINED BY TAKING THE ENTIRE LOT AREA AND |
| DEDUCTING THE FOOTPRINT OF THE STRUCTURE. WHAT IS LEFT |
| (INCLUDING THE PARKING LOT AND WALKWAYS) IS OPEN SPACE. |
| THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE SITE CANNOT BE CORRECT, BASED |
| UPON SCALING THE PLAN. PLEASE CHECK YOUR CALCULATIONS |
| AND MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES. |
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| 4. PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-442 (C), PALM TREES MAY BE |
| SUBSTITUTED FOR NOT MORE THAN 35 PERCENT OF THE SHADE |
| OR FLOWERING TREES REQUIRED BY THIS ARTICLE. WHEN PALM |
| TREES ARE SUBSTITUTED FOR SHADE TREES, TWO PALMS SHALL |
| BE PROVIDED FOR EACH REQUIRED SHADE TREE. HOWEVER, |
| PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-445 (4) (B), WHENEVER THE |
| CLUSTERING OF PALM TREES IS UTILIZED, A MINIMUM OF |
| THREE PALM TRESS PER CLUSTER SHALL BE REQUIRED. PLEASE |
| NOTE THAT THE TWO COCONUT PALMS WILL QUALIFY AS SHADE |
| TREES BUT MUST BE COUNTED TOWARD THE 35% LIMIT. |
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| 5. PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-443 (C) (3) (A), EACH ROW OF |
| PARKING SPACES SHALL BE TERMINATED BY LANDSCAPED |
| ISLANDS AND EACH LANDSCAPED ISLAND SHALL CONTAIN AT |
| LEAST ONE SHADE OR FLOWERING TREE. PAPAYA AND BAMBOO |
| CANNOT BE COUNTED AS TREES BECAUSE OF THEIR INITIAL AND |
| ULTIMATE SIZE AND FORM. ONE TREE NEEDS TO BE INSTALLED |
| IN THE LOCATION SHOWN FOR THE ELEPHANT AND ANOTHER TREE |
| IS REQUIRED BETWEEN THE DUMPSTER ENCLOSURE AND THE |
| PARKING ROW. |
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| IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT ROBERT |
| KUSSNER @ (561) 822-1462. |