2020-11-10 16:07:46 | RESIDENTIAL LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS CITY OF WEST PALM |
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| SECTION 94-442(C)(2)A. SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING UNITS |
| 1. GROSS LOT SQUARE FOOTAGE MINUS |
| BUILDING FOOTPRINT SQUARE FOOTAGE EQUALS |
| OPEN SPACE SQUARE FOOTAGE (ALL NON-BUILDING AREA) |
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| PROVIDE THE BUILDING FOOTPRINT SQUARE FOOTAGE AND SHOW |
| CALCULATIONS MATCHING THE BUILDING PERMIT FOR THE |
| STRUCTURE. |
| AS SUBMITTED THE BUILDING FOOTPRINT WOULD BE OVER |
| 15,000 SQ FT AND THE REQUIREMENT WOULD BE 18 TREES NOT |
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| 2. ONE TREE REQUIRED FOR EACH 1,000 SQ FT OF OPEN SPACE |
| OR PORTION THEREOF |
| ONE SHRUB REQUIRED FOR EACH 500 SQ FT OF OPEN SPACE OR |
| PORTION THEREOF |
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| RECALCULATE WITH CORRECTED OPEN SPACE. |
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| ROWS OF TREES SPACED CLOSELY ALONG A PROPERTY LINE WILL |
| NO LONGER BE ACCEPTED AS MEETING THE TREE REQUIREMENT |
| AND WILL BE CONSIDERED A HEDGE THAT IS LIMITED TO 10 |
| FEET IN HEIGHT. |
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| 3. SECTION 94-442 (D) SUBSTITUTION OF PALM TREES. |
| PALM TREES MAY BE SUBSTITUTED FOR NOT MORE THAN 35 |
| PERCENT OF THE SHADE OR FLOWERING TREES REQUIRED BY |
| THIS ARTICLE. HOWEVER, WHEN PALM TREES ARE SUBSTITUTED |
| FOR SHADE TREES, THREE PALM TREES SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR |
| EACH REQUIRED SHADE TREE. THIS 3:1 SUBSTITUTION SHALL |
| NOT BE REQUIRED FOR ROYAL PALM TREES (ROYSTONEA SPP.), |
| SENEGAL DATE PALM (PHOENIX RECLINATA), MEDJOOL DATE |
| PALM (PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA), BISMARCK PALM (BISMARCKIA |
| NOBILIS), AND SILVER DATE PALM (PHOENIX SYLVESTRIS). |
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| SHOW UPDATED PERCENTAGE OF SUBSTITUTION. |
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| 4. SECTION 94-442 (G) FLORIDA FRIENDLY LANDSCAPE |
| REQUIREMENTS |
| LANDSCAPE PLAN MUST SATISFY A MINIMUM TOTAL OF 25 |
| POINTS FROM THE DESIGN OPTIONS CHART. |
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| PROVIDE SEPARATE COLUMNS ON PLANT LIST FOR NATIVE AND |
| DROUGHT TOLERANT CATEGORIES. |
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| SECTION 94-445 I. |
| 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 PERCENTAGE CALCULATED WITH THE FINAL PLANT |
| LIST. |
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