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NOTICE OF
VEGETATION REMOVAL
PERMIT
THE APPLICANT SHALL KEEP THIS PERMIT POSTED ON -SITE AT ALL TIMES DURING
LAND CLEARING.
ERD Permit#: 20210178 Fee: $170.00
Building Permit#: 2012-0458
Date Issued: 2/8/2021
Date Expires: Upon completion of work or 2/8/2022, whichever occurs first.
Property Owner: St. Lucie County (Visitor's Center)
Project Location: 900 Rock Road, Ft. Pierce
Parcel ID#: 2311-210-0000-000-6
Property Size: 69.54 acres
Contractor: Kuhn, Paul; Heritage Contracting Services
Project Description: Applicant requests a Vegetation Removal Permit for the construction of the St. Lucie
County Jail Visitor's Center in association with Building Permit #2012-0458. The development project (SPMj-
10201925624), approved October 6, 2020 and recorded October 22, 2020 (Resolution 2020-197), will impact
283" diameter at breast height (DBH) of pine trees. Per LDC 6.00.05.D, mitigation will be required at the 2:1 ratio
for a total of 566" DBH and will be met by on -site preservation. Per Land Development Code 6.00.05, this request
qualifies for issuance of a Vegetation Removal Permit. No impacts to any additional native vegetation are
permitted at this time.
****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.
Exemption #20210178 provides authorization for the removal of 283" DBH of native pines. 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 installed 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: 283" DBH of pine trees will be impacted at the 2:1 ratio for a total of 566" DBH of required
mitigation, which will be met by on -site preservation.
2. Landscaping: Landscape shall be in compliance with the approved landscape plan prepared by Aimee
Cooper, St. Lucie County Environmental Resourced Department, dated of August 13, 2020.
PLEASE NOTE:
• THIS IS NOT AN AUTHORIZATION TO PLACE FILL ON OR RE -GRADE PROPERTY.
• PLEASE 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 AND/OR AGENT SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING ALL APPLICABLE STATE AND/OR FEDERAL
PERMITS.
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