Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 19090026
Permit Number 19090026
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2019-09-17 16:21:04RESIDENTIAL LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS CITY OF WEST PALM
 BEACH
  
 REQUIREMENTS LISTED ON PLANS APPEAR TO BE FOR PALM
 BEACH COUNTY
  
 SECTION 94-442(C)(2)A. SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING UNITS
 GROSS LOT SQUARE FOOTAGE MINUS
 BUILDING FOOTPRINT SQUARE FOOTAGE EQUALS
 OPEN SPACE SQUARE FOOTAGE (ALL NON-BUILDING AREA)
  
 PROVIDE THE CALCULATIONS FOR OPEN SPACE.
  
 ONE TREE REQUIRED FOR EACH 1,000 SQ FT OF OPEN SPACE OR
 PORTION THEREOF
  
 CALCULATE THE REQUIRED TREES BASED ON OPEN SPACE
  
 ONE SHRUB REQUIRED FOR EACH 500 SQ FT OF OPEN SPACE OR
 PORTION THEREOF
  
  
 CALCULATE THE REQUIRED SHRUBS BASED ON OPEN SPACE
  
  
 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).
  
 SHOW ANY SUBSTITUTION OF PALMS FOR REQUIRED TREES
  
  
 SECTION 94-442 (G) FLORIDA FRIENDLY LANDSCAPE
 REQUIREMENTS
 LANDSCAPE PLAN MUST SATISFY A MINIMUM TOTAL OF 25
 POINTS FROM THE DESIGN OPTIONS CHART.
  
 SEE BELOW:
  
 94-442 (G) ?FLORIDA-FRIENDLY LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS .
 ALL NEW DEVELOPMENTS EXCEPT FOR THOSE EXEMPT PURSUANT
 TO SUBSECTION 94-441(C) SHALL BE REQUIRED TO APPLY
 CERTAIN FLORIDA-FRIENDLY LANDSCAPE TECHNIQUES FOR
 LANDSCAPING PRIOR TO RECEIVING A CERTIFICATE OF
 OCCUPANCY. THE ADOPTED DESIGN OPTIONS AND THE
 ACCOMPANYING POINTS USED TO MEET THE FLORIDA-FRIENDLY
 LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS SHALL BE CLEARLY TABULATED ON
 THE LANDSCAPE PLAN . SUCH A LANDSCAPE PLAN MUST SATISFY
 A MINIMUM TOTAL OF 25 POINTS FOR A SINGLE-FAMILY
 DWELLING UNIT AND A MINIMUM OF 50 POINTS FOR ALL OTHER
 DEVELOPMENTS FROM THE FOLLOWING LIST OF OPTIONS. PLANTS
 MAY ONLY BE COUNTED ONCE FOR CREDIT TOWARD DROUGHT
 TOLERANT OR FLORIDA NATIVE PLANT POINTS.
 _____
 DESIGN OPTIONS: POINTS
 (1) UTILIZATION OF MOISTURE SENSING CONTROLLER OTHER
 THAN RAINSWITCH, ALTERNATE SOURCE OF WATER SUCH AS A
 CISTERN, OR HIGHLY EFFICIENT SYSTEM THAT PROMOTES WATER
 CONSERVATION. 10
 (2) PLAN SUBMITTED WITH LOW, MODERATE, AND HIGH WATER
 USAGE ZONES INDICATED. 5
 (3) GROUNDCOVER OR GRASS:
  A. 25?50 PERCENT OF THE GROUNDCOVER OR GRASS AREAS
 ARE MADE UP OF NATURAL DROUGHT TOLERANT SPECIES FROM
 THE LIST* 5
  B. 51 PERCENT OR MORE OF THE GROUNDCOVER OR GRASS
 AREAS ARE MADE UP OF NATURAL DROUGHT TOLERANT GRASS
 SPECIES FROM THE LIST* 10
  C. 25?50 PERCENT OF THE GROUNDCOVER OR GRASS AREAS
 ARE MADE UP OF FLORIDA NATIVE PLANTS. 10
  D. 51 PERCENT OR MORE OF THE GROUNDCOVER OR GRASS
 AREAS ARE MADE UP OF FLORIDA NATIVE PLANTS. 15
 (4) SHRUBS:
  A. 25?50 PERCENT OF THE REQUIRED SHRUBS ARE MADE UP
 OF NATURAL DROUGHT TOLERANT SPECIES FROM THE LIST* 5
  B. 51 PERCENT OR MORE OF THE REQUIRED SHRUBS ARE MADE
 UP OF NATURAL DROUGHT TOLERANT SPECIES FROM THE LIST*
  10
  C. 25?50 PERCENT OF THE REQUIRED SHRUBS ARE MADE UP
 OF FLORIDA NATIVE PLANTS. 10
  D. 51 PERCENT OR MORE OF THE REQUIRED SHRUBS ARE MADE
 UP OF FLORIDA NATIVE PLANTS. 15
 (5) TREES:
  A. 25-50 PERCENT OF THE REQUIRED TREES ARE MADE UP OF
 NATURAL DROUGHT TOLERANT SPECIES FROM THE LIST* 5
  B. 51 PERCENT OR MORE OF THE REQUIRED TREES ARE MADE
 UP OF NATURAL DROUGHT TOLERANT SPECIES FROM THE LIST*
  10
  C. 25-50 PERCENT OF THE REQUIRED TREES ARE MADE UP OF
 FLORIDA NATIVE PLANTS. 10
  D. 51 PERCENT OR MORE OF THE REQUIRED TREES ARE MADE
 UP OF FLORIDA NATIVE PLANTS. 15
 (6) EXTRA SHADE TREES IN VEHICULAR USE AREAS:
  A. 25 PERCENT MORE THAN THE REQUIRED SHADE TREES
 PLANTED IN THE VEHICULAR USE AREAS. 5
  B. 50 PERCENT MORE THAN THE REQUIRED SHADE TREES
 PLANTED IN THE VEHICULAR USE AREAS. 10
 (7) NATURAL SOD AREA LESS THAN 50 PERCENT OF PROVIDED
 LANDSCAPE AREA. 10
 (8) UTILIZATION OF COMPACTED MULCHED PLANTING BEDS AT
 LEAST THREE INCHES IN DEPTH IN ALL PLANTED AREAS EXCEPT
 GROUND COVERS. 5
  
 *THE LIST OF DROUGHT TOLERANT NATURAL GRASS, SHRUBS,
 AND TREE SPECIES IS CONTAINED IN WATERWISE, THE SOUTH
 FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT PLANT AND LANDSCAPE
 PRACTICES GUIDE, AS MAY BE AMENDED. ADDITIONAL LOW
 WATER USE PLANT SPECIES MAY BE ACCEPTED WITH VERIFIED
 DOCUMENTATION. THESE SPECIES SHOULD HOWEVER, NOT
 INCLUDE INVASIVE SPECIES. A LISTING OF THESE DROUGHT
 TOLERANT SPECIES MAY ALSO BE OBTAINED FROM THE PLANNING
 DEPARTMENT.
  
  
  
 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 PERCENTAGE ON PLANS BASED ON PLANT LIST
  


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