| Date |
Text |
| 2020-07-21 11:24:34 | |
| | RAY CARANCI, SENIOR LANDSCAPE PLANNER 561-822-1462 |
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| | 1. ADJUST REQUIRED SHRUBS TO 20 |
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| | 2. CHANGE NAME OF CHART FROM XERISCAPE REQUIREMENTS TO |
| | FLORIDA FRIENDLY LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS. UPDATE TO |
| | CURRENT CODE CHANGED 4/2018: |
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| | 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 |
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| | *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. |
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| | 3. SECTION 94-445 (4) REQUIRED PLANT MATERIAL |
| | SPECIFICATIONS. |
| | SHADE AND FLOWERING TREES MINIMUM 12 FEET IN HEIGHT AND |
| | FLORIDA GRADE #1 OR BETTER QUALITY. |
| | PALM SPECIES MINIMUM EIGHT FEET CLEAR WOOD. |
| | SHRUBS MINIMUM OF 3 GALLON, GROUNDCOVER MAY BE SMALLER. |
| | PROVIDE MINIMUM SIZE REQUIRED FOR TREES |
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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 ON PLAN |
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