Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 20080733
Permit Number 20080733
Review Stop L
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2020-09-24 13:53:45RAY CARANCI, SENIOR LANDSCAPE PLANNER, 561-822-1462
  
 RESIDENTIAL LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS CITY OF WEST PALM
 BEACH
  
 1. PLEASE ONLY RESUBMIT LANDSCAPE SHEETS. DO NOT
 INCLUDE IRRIGATION, HARDSCAPE, LIGHTING, ETC.,
 THEY ARE SUBMITTED UNDER SEPARATE PERMITS.
  
  
  
 2. 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)
  
 OPEN SPACE DIAGRAM AND SQUARE FOOTAGE IS INCORRECT, AS
 ALL AREA THAT IS NOT BUILDING IS OPEN SPACE. PROVIDE
 LOT SQUARE FOOTAGE AND BUILDING FOOTPRINT SQUARE
 FOOTAGE OF FIRST FLOOR. DISCREPANCY APPEARS TO BE
 35,719 AS SHOWN VERSUS 40,000 SQ FT FOR TOTAL LOT. NEED
 ANSWER FROM SURVEYOR AS TO WHETHER THE AREA OUTSIDE THE
 SEA WALL IS PART OF THE LOT. FOOTPRINT OF HOUSE SQUARE
 FOOTAGE NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO THE PLAN AND DIFFERENCE IS
 OPEN SPACE.
  
  
  
 3. 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
  
 CALCULATE NUMBER OF REQUIRED TREES AND SHRUBS BASED ON
 THE OPEN SPACE FROM ABOVE.
  
  
  
 4. 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 CALCULATIONS BASED ON NEW REQUIRED TREE COUNT
  
  
 5. SECTION 94-442 (G) FLORIDA FRIENDLY LANDSCAPE
 REQUIREMENTS
  
 LANDSCAPE PLAN MUST SATISFY A MINIMUM TOTAL OF 25
 POINTS FROM THE DESIGN OPTIONS CHART.
  
 CREDIT CANNOT BE GIVEN FOR 51% IN 2 CATEGORIES FOR EACH
 OPTION. ONLY 25 POINTS ARE REQUIRED. DROUGHT TOLERANCE
 LEVEL NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED FOR EACH SPECIES ON THE
 PLANT LIST.
  
  
  
 6. SECTION 94-445 (4) REQUIRED PLANT MATERIAL
 SPECIFICATIONS.
 SHADE AND FLOWERING TREES MINIMUM 12 FEET IN HEIGHT AND
 FLORIDA GRADE #1 OR BETTER QUALITY. ANY TREES BELOW 12
 FEET CANNOT BE COUNTED TOWARD REQUIRED.
 PALM SPECIES MINIMUM EIGHT FEET CLEAR WOOD.
 SHRUBS MINIMUM OF 3 GALLON, GROUNDCOVER MAY BE SMALLER.
  
  
  
 7. 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 OF DROUGHT TOLERANT OR NATIVE
 PLANTS OF TOTAL OF ALL ADDED PLANTS.
  
 8. RECALCULATE TREE MITIGATION PROVIDED BASED ON NEW
 TREE COUNT.
  
 9. REMOVE REFERENCE TO SECTION 94-113 AS IT IS NOT
 APPLICABLE.
  


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