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2011-01-20 09:40:41 | ***LANDSCAPE REVIEW FAILED*** |
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| PLEASE RESPOND TO REVIEW COMMENTS IN WRITTEN FORMAT. |
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| 1. THE LAYOUT OF THE REAR PARKING LOT WILL CHANGE. |
| PLEASE REVISE THE LANDSCAPE PLAN TO REFLECT CHANGES |
| MADE TO THE SITE PLAN.. |
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| 2. FIVE POINTS WERE TAKEN AS MEETING THE XERISCAPE |
| DESIGN OPTIONS FOR UTILIZATION OF A MOISTURE SENSING |
| CONTROLLER OTHER THAN A RAIN SWITCH. PLEASE IDENTIFY |
| THE EQUIPMENT TO BE USED OR OBTAIN THE REQUIRED POINTS |
| BY USING OTHER OPTIONS. |
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| 3. PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-443 (B) (4), AT LEAST ONE |
| SHADE OR FLOWERING TREE SHALL BE PLANTED IN A REQUIRED |
| BUFFER STRIP FOR EACH 30 LINEAR FEET OR PORTION |
| THEREOF. THIS APPLIES TO THE EAST AND WEST SIDES OF THE |
| SITE. THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH SHADE TREES. |
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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. THIS 2:1 |
| SUBSTITUTION SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED FOR ROYAL PALM TREES |
| AND SUCKERING PALM TREES SUCH AS ARECA PALM. PAUROTIS |
| PALM AND THE SENEGAL DATE PALM. |
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| 5. PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-445 (4) (B), WHENEVER THE |
| CLUSTERING OF PALM TREES IS UTILIZED, A MINIMUM OF |
| THREE PALM TREES PER CLUSTER SHALL BE REQUIRED. |
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| 6. PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-442 (D), PRIVATE LAND AND |
| PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY BETWEEN STREET OR SIDEWALK |
| SURFACES AND REQUIRED BUFFER STRIPS AND LANDSCAPED OPEN |
| SPACE AREAS SHALL BE PLANTED WITH GRASS. GRASS AREAS |
| SHALL BE SODDED. THIS APPLIES TO THE RIGHT-OF-WAY, |
| ADJACENT TO 8TH STREET AND ALONG THE SIDE WEST SIDE OF |
| THE BUILDING. |
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| 7. PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-445 (3), PLASTIC OR OTHER |
| NONORGANIC PLANT MATERIALS SHALL BE PROHIBITED FROM USE |
| AND SHALL NOT BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SPIRIT OR |
| INTENT OF THIS SECTION. THIS APPLIES TO THE PROPOSED |
| GRAVEL. IT MAY BE APPROVED IN THIS SITUATION BECAUSE OF |
| THE LIMITED AREA. HOWEVER, IF THE GRAVEL WILL BE USED, |
| IT MUST BE CONTAINED AND KEPT OUT OF THE PLANT BEDS. AS |
| AN ALTERNATIVE TO SOD, GROUND COVER SUCH AS FERNS CAN |
| BY PLANTED IN PLACE OF THE GRAVEL. |
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| 8. PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-445 (4) (G) (3) (II), IN ALL |
| AREAS THAT ARE TO BE PLANTED IN A CULTIVATED LANDSCAPE, |
| IRRIGATION SYSTEMS SHALL BE DESIGNED TO HAVE 120 |
| PERCENT COVERAGE, INCLUDING THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. |
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| 9. PURSUANT TO SECTION 94-444 (B), OUTDOOR GARBAGE OR |
| TRASH CONTAINERS AND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT SHALL NOT BE |
| PERMITTED UNLESS APPROPRIATE SCREENING IS PROVIDED. |
| PLEASE IDENTIFY THESE ITEMS AND INDICATE HOW THEY WILL |
| BE SCREENED. |
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| IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT ROBERT |
| KUSSNER @ (561) 822-1462. |