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| 2020-11-10 16:07:46 | RESIDENTIAL LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS CITY OF WEST PALM |
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| | SECTION 94-442(C)(2)A. SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING UNITS |
| | 1. GROSS LOT SQUARE FOOTAGE MINUS |
| | BUILDING FOOTPRINT SQUARE FOOTAGE EQUALS |
| | OPEN SPACE SQUARE FOOTAGE (ALL NON-BUILDING AREA) |
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| | PROVIDE THE BUILDING FOOTPRINT SQUARE FOOTAGE AND SHOW |
| | CALCULATIONS MATCHING THE BUILDING PERMIT FOR THE |
| | STRUCTURE. |
| | AS SUBMITTED THE BUILDING FOOTPRINT WOULD BE OVER |
| | 15,000 SQ FT AND THE REQUIREMENT WOULD BE 18 TREES NOT |
| | 12. |
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| | 2. 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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| | RECALCULATE WITH CORRECTED OPEN SPACE. |
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| | ROWS OF TREES SPACED CLOSELY ALONG A PROPERTY LINE WILL |
| | NO LONGER BE ACCEPTED AS MEETING THE TREE REQUIREMENT |
| | AND WILL BE CONSIDERED A HEDGE THAT IS LIMITED TO 10 |
| | FEET IN HEIGHT. |
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| | 3. 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 UPDATED PERCENTAGE OF SUBSTITUTION. |
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| | 4. SECTION 94-442 (G) FLORIDA FRIENDLY LANDSCAPE |
| | REQUIREMENTS |
| | LANDSCAPE PLAN MUST SATISFY A MINIMUM TOTAL OF 25 |
| | POINTS FROM THE DESIGN OPTIONS CHART. |
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| | PROVIDE SEPARATE COLUMNS ON PLANT LIST FOR NATIVE AND |
| | DROUGHT TOLERANT CATEGORIES. |
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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 CALCULATED WITH THE FINAL PLANT |
| | LIST. |
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