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Home My WebLink AboutVEGETATION REMOVAL PERMIT1r NOTICE OF VEGETATION REMOVAL VLCol. QQ® r PERMIT THE APPLICANT SHALL KEEP THIS PERMIT POSTED ON -SITE AT ALL TIMES DURING LAND CLEARING. ERD Permit#: 20200680 Fee: $170.00 Building Permit#: 2006-0579 Date Issued: 4/12/2021 Date Expires: Upon completion of work or 4/12/2022, whichever occurs first. Property Owner: Calzadilla, Oscar A. (Unico HVAC) Project Location: 3701 Okeechobee Road Ft. Pierce Parcel I D#: 2417-704-0063-000-6 Property Size: 1.14 acres Contractor: TBD Project Description: Applicant requests a Vegetation Removal Permit for the removal of vegetation in association with Building Permit #2006-0579. The development project was approved through the building permit process to construct a commercial building for Unico Air Conditioning Company with parking, stormwater, and landscape improvements. The development project will impact 100" in diameter at breast height (DBH) of native canopy trees meeting the mitigation thresholds outlined in 6.00.05.D, at the 2:1 ratio, resulting with 200" of required mitigation. Per Land Development Code 6.00.05, this request qualifies for issuance of a Vegetation Removal Permit. No impacts to any additional native veqetation are permitted at this time. Background: The applicant was issued an AFTER -THE -FACT (ATF) Vegetation Removal Permit #20202112 on February 3, 2020 associated with the Notice of Violation (case #100181) for the removal of native vegetation without a vegetation removal permit. During a site visit on 1/16/2020 staff observed evidence of three (3) native oak trees had been removed requiring mitigation at the 4:1 ratio for a total of 188" DBH. To meet the required ATF tree mitigation, the applicant preserved the remaining native canopy trees onsite. The combined required mitigation (i.e., the deficient ATF mitigation of 26" DBH plus the 200" DBH of required tree mitigation for the remaining trees to be impacted with the proposed development project) totals 226" DBH of required mitigation. Mitigation for the combined required tree mitigation will be met by onsite preservation. ****ANY NATIVE VEGETATION DESTROYED OR DAMAGED OUTSIDE THE LIMITS OF THIS PERMIT DUE TO CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES OR FILL PLACEMENT SHALL BE MITIGATED AT A RATIO OF 4:1 (4 INCHES OF REPLANTING FOR EACH INCH DESTROYED OR DAMAGED)**** Field Notes: 1. HABITAT: a. Uplands: Non -Residential b. Wetlands: None identified near the development footprint. *Please note: This does not constitute a State or Federal jurisdictional determination. All formal wetland delineations shall be obtained from the appropriate State and/or Federal agencies. Please contact the South Florida Water Management District 1-800-250-5385 for further instructions. 2. WILDLIFE: None Identified. 3. SIGNIFICANT ARCHAEOLOGICAL OR HISTORIC FINDINGS: None Identified. Permit #20200680 provides authorization for the removal of 100" DBH of native canopy trees at the 2:1 ratio, totaling 200". No additional impacts to native vegetation are permitted at this time. General Conditions of Issuance: • The following minimum standards for vegetation protection shall be applied to areas of vegetation designated to be preserved. A barrier shall be placed and maintained around the tree's perimeter to form a continuous boundary as specified below subject to restrictions as detailed below: ■ At a minimum distance of either ten (10) feet from the edge of groups of protected vegetation or from the radius of the dripline from all protected trees, whichever is greater; ■ Protective barriers or protective designations shall remain in place until removal is authorized by SLC ERD, or until issuance of a certificate of occupancy; ■ In the event that any protective barriers are removed or altered and clearing activities are conducted within an area identified for preserve, SLC ERD is authorized to direct that all land clearing and site alteration work at the site be stopped until the barriers are restored and any necessary corrective actions taken to repair or replant any vegetation removed or damaged as a result of these encroachments. • The preserve areas and tree preservation areas shall be maintained in their natural state, so as not to alter the water and oxygen content of the soil and impair its function; • A National Pollutant Discharge Elimination (NPDES) Permit from the Department of Environmental Protection may be required for construction activities disturbing 1 acre or more. Please visit NPDES Stormwater Program website at https://floridadep.gov/Water/Stormwater or contact Jose Vega, St. Lucie County Stormwater Program Coordinator, at 772-462-1668 for more information. • No grade changes or excavation of any sort may be made within the barricaded areas; • If any excavation or other activities are expected outside of the preserve area or dripline, the roots should first be pruned (to the depth of required excavation) to sever them cleanly; • If underground utilities must be routed through a protected root zone area, tunneling under the roots shall be required; • If irrigation must be installed, it shall be outside of the dripline of all preserve areas and protected trees; • No fill material, construction material, concrete, paint, chemicals, or other foreign materials shall be stored, deposited or disposed of within a vegetation preservation area; • No signs, permits, wires, or other attachments shall be affixed or attached to protected vegetation; • No equipment, including passenger vehicles, shall be driven, parked, or stored or repaired within designated vegetation preservation areas. Post Clearing Requirements: 1. Mitigation: The combined required mitigation (i.e., the deficient ATF mitigation of 26" DBH plus the 200" DBH of required tree mitigation for the remaining trees to be impacted with the proposed development project) totals 226" DBH of required mitigation. Mitigation for the combined required tree mitigation will be met by onsite preservation. 2. Landscaping: Landscape shall be in compliance with the approved landscape plan prepared by Sabine Marcks, Landscape Design Associates, dated February 10, 2021. PLEASE NOTE: • THIS IS NOT AN AUTHORIZATION TO PLACE FILL ON OR RE -GRADE PROPERTY. • CONTACT A PROFESSIONAL SURVEYOR TO DETERMINE IF YOUR PROPERTY IS AFFECTED BY OR LIES WITHIN A FLOODPLAIN. • THE APPLICANT SHALL KEEP THIS EXEMPTION POSTED ON -SITE AT ALL TIMES DURING LAND CLEARING. • THE PROPERTY OWNER/AGENT SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING ALL APPLICABLE STATE/FEDERAL PERMITS.