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2009-12-01 12:20:03 | ***LANDSCAPE REVIEW FAILED*** |
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| PLEASE PROVIDE RESPONSES TO REVIEW COMMENT IN WRITTEN |
| FORMAT. |
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| 1. MAINTENANCE OF TREES IN THE RIGHTS-OF-WAY ARE THE |
| RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNER. THE |
| THREE (3) BISCHOVIA TREES ALONG BROWARD AVENUE ARE |
| CONSIDERED TO BE A NUISANCE SPECIES IN PALM BEACH |
| COUNTY AND HAVE BEEN HATRACKED. ONE OF THE TREES HAS |
| MULTIPLE TRUNKS AND NONE OF THEM MEET ANY MINIMUM |
| GRADING REQUIREMENTS. THEY SHALL BE REMOVED. STAFF |
| RECOMMENDS THAT A STREET TREE PLANTING OF LIVE OAKS BE |
| INSTALLED ALONG THE RIGHT-OF-WAY, ADJACENT TO BROWARD |
| AVENUE. |
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| 2. A SEPARATE LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION PERMIT IS |
| REQUIRED. INCLUDE THE LANDSCAPE COST ESTIMATE WHEN |
| APPLYING FOR THE LANDSCAPE PERMIT. |
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| 3. THE PROPOSED SHADOWBOX FENCE ALONG THE NORTH |
| PROPERTY LINE SHALL BE INSTALLED ALONG THE PROPERTY |
| LINE TO ACCOMMODATE THE PROPOSED HEDGE AND TREES. THERE |
| IS AN INSUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF SPACE TO PLANT THE HEDGE |
| AND TREES, AS PROPOSED. IN ADDITION, THERE IS A GRADE |
| CHANGE BETWEEN THIS PROPERTY AND THE NEIGHBORING |
| PROPERTY TO THE NORTH. A RETAINING WALL WILL BE |
| REQUIRED TO HOLD BACK THE GRADE. |
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| 4. THE YELLOW TABEBUIA ALONG THE WEST PERIMETER SHALL |
| BE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A GEIGER TREE TO BE |
| CONSISTENT WITH THE REMAINDER OF THE TREES ALONG THAT |
| SIDE AND BECAUSE IT IS DIRECTLY ABUTTING THE SIDEWALK |
| AND SURROUNDED BY ASPHALT. IT WILL NOT SURVIVE THE |
| ASPHALT REMOVAL AND IT WILL EVENTUALLY CRACK THE CITY |
| SIDEWALK IF LEFT IN PLACE. |
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| IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT ROBERT |
| KUSSNER @ (561) 822-1462. |