HomeMy WebLinkAboutAPPROVED, Vegetation removal permit NOTICE OF
VEGETATION REMOVAL
EXEMPTION PERMIT
Permit#: 20210904 Fee: $42.50
Building Permit#: 2106-0263
Date Issued: 9/2/2021
Property Owner: FPL – Interstate Solar and Education Facility
Date Expires: Upon completion of work, or 9/2/2022, whichever occurs first.
Contractor: Ultra Lum Enterprises, Inc.
Parcel ID#: 1328-132-0025-000-7
Project Location: 3650 Aico Rd, Fort Pierce, FL
Property Size: 418.85 acres
Project Description: Applicant requests an exemption for removal of grass only for the installation of a concrete
foundation to mount two (2) digital billboard signs associated with Building Permit # 2106-0263. Per Land
Development Code 6.00.04 this activity qualifies for an exemption. No native vegetation is permitted to be
removed at this time.
****ANY NATIVE VEGETATION DESTROYED OR DAMAGED OUTSIDE THE LIMITS OF THIS PERMIT DUE TO VEGETATION REMOVAL 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: Wetlands are present onsite and have been placed under conservation easement; however,
not near the site associated with this application. Please contact the appropriate state agency for
confirmation of the presence or absence of jurisdictional wetlands: FDEP, 239-344-5600 or SFWMD,
561-682-6736.
2. WILDLIFE: None observed.
3. SIGNIFICANT ARCHAEOLOGICAL OR HISTORIC FINDINGS: None Identified.
Permit #20210904 provides authorization for the for removal of grass only. No native vegetation is
permitted to be removed at this time.
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:
• Vegetation protection barricades shall be placed 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 completion of site construction and clearing
activities;
• 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
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, stored, or repaired within designated
vegetation preservation areas.
Post Clearing Requirements:
1. Mitigation: Not required at this time, as no native vegetation is permitted to be removed at this time.
2. Landscape: Per the signed Ground Sign Landscape Affidavit and in accordance with Section 9.02.01.D.6 of the
St. Lucie County Land Development Code, a landscaped area around the sign base which extends a minimum
distance of three (3) feet in all directions shall be completely covered by natural drought-tolerant ground cover &
shrubs, hedges or similar vegetative materials.
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.
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Aimee Cooper
Senior Environmental Planner