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2020-09-24 13:53:45 | RAY CARANCI, SENIOR LANDSCAPE PLANNER, 561-822-1462 |
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| RESIDENTIAL LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS CITY OF WEST PALM |
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| 1. PLEASE ONLY RESUBMIT LANDSCAPE SHEETS. DO NOT |
| INCLUDE IRRIGATION, HARDSCAPE, LIGHTING, ETC., |
| THEY ARE SUBMITTED UNDER SEPARATE PERMITS. |
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| 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) |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| CALCULATE NUMBER OF REQUIRED TREES AND SHRUBS BASED ON |
| THE OPEN SPACE FROM ABOVE. |
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| 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). |
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| SHOW CALCULATIONS BASED ON NEW REQUIRED TREE COUNT |
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| 5. SECTION 94-442 (G) FLORIDA FRIENDLY LANDSCAPE |
| REQUIREMENTS |
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| LANDSCAPE PLAN MUST SATISFY A MINIMUM TOTAL OF 25 |
| POINTS FROM THE DESIGN OPTIONS CHART. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| PROVIDE THE PERCENTAGE OF DROUGHT TOLERANT OR NATIVE |
| PLANTS OF TOTAL OF ALL ADDED PLANTS. |
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| 8. RECALCULATE TREE MITIGATION PROVIDED BASED ON NEW |
| TREE COUNT. |
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| 9. REMOVE REFERENCE TO SECTION 94-113 AS IT IS NOT |
| APPLICABLE. |
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