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2020-09-09 14:43:26 | 1. OPEN SPACE CALCULATION IS INCORRECT. LOT IS 7508 |
| HOUSE FOOTPRINT PER BUILDING PERMIT IS 2993.2 SQ FT. |
| 1000 SQ FT POOL DECK IS OPEN SPACE. TOTAL OPEN SPACE IS |
| 4514.8 SQ FT |
| 2. 5 TREES ARE REQUIRED, 8 ARE SHOWN. |
| 3. FLORIDA FRIENDLY POINTS REQUIRED ARE 25, ONLY 20 |
| SHOWN. CORRECT THE CHART TO CURRENT CODE. |
| 4. CORRECT MAXIMUM PALMS ALLOWED- CANNOT EXCEED 35% OF |
| REQUIRED. 5 TREES REQUIRED, MAX PALMS IS 1. ALWAYS |
| ROUND DOWN, OTHERWISE 35% IS EXCEEDED. |
| 5. IDENTIFY ALL FLORIDA NATIVE SPECIES. |
| 6. PROVIDE TOTAL PERCENTAGE OF DROUGHT TOLERANT AND |
| NATIVE PLANTS ADDED OUT OF ALL ADDED PLANTS. MUST BE AT |
| LEAST 60% |
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| RESIDENTIAL LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS CITY OF WEST PALM |
| BEACH |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| 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). |
| SECTION 94-442 (G) FLORIDA FRIENDLY LANDSCAPE |
| REQUIREMENTS |
| LANDSCAPE PLAN MUST SATISFY A MINIMUM TOTAL OF 25 |
| POINTS FROM THE DESIGN OPTIONS CHART. UPDATE TO CURRENT |
| CODE. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| RAY CARANCI, SENIOR LANDSCAPE PLANNER 561-822-1462 |
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