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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNOTICE OF VEGETATION REMOVAL APPLICATIONDATE SUBMITTED: Building Permit Number: ST. LUCIE COUNTY, L O R I D A Proposed Project: ST. LUCIE COUNTY NOTICE OF VEGETATION REMOVAL APPLICATION Please complete the requested information and submit to the St. Lucie County Environmental Resources Department or Building & Zoning Department. For additional information, please contact the Environmental Resources Department at (772) 462-2526. Filing this application does not result in an authorization to commence any vegetation removal or alteration. A Site Plan/ Construction Plan must be provided (in addition to the site plan provided to the Building Department) and must accurately depict the location of all proposed buildings, structures, driveways, septic tanks, and other improvements. PLEASE DO NOT SEND PAYMENT WITH THIS APPLICATION. ALL PAYMENTS WILL BE RETURNED. ('c) of the St. Lucie County Land Development Code. Within twenty (20) days after an application has been determined to be complete, the Environmental Resources Department shall review the application and approve, approve with conditions, or deny the application, based on the standards set forth in Section 6.00.05 of this Code. Applications requiring a concurrent building permit will be processed within the same twenty (20) day timeframe, however, will not be released until the building permit is also approved. Per Section 11.05.06 b. 6. of the St. Lucie County Land Development Code, the filing of an application shall be deemed to extend permission to the Environmental Resources Director, or designee, to inspect the subject site for purposes of evaluating the application. Please list any specific information such as a gate code or the necessity of 24 hour notice due to cattle grazing, controlled bums, outside pets, etc. In the event that it is determined that any federal or state protected species is resident on or dependent upon the subject parcel, all development work which might adversely affect that individual species shall cease and stop work. The applicant shall immediately notify the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the County. Appropriate protection to the satisfaction of all parties shall be provided by the applicant prior to resuming development. PROJECT INFORMATION REQUIRED INFORMATION OWNERS NAME: Seaside 20, LLC OWNERS ADDRESS: 277 Royal Poinciana Way, Suite 156 Palm Beach, FL 33480 PROJECT ADDRESS: 7700 South Ocean Dr. Jensen Beach, FL 34597 GATE CODE: n/a CONTACT PHONE: Kym Allenby (561) 833-5500 EMAILADDRESS: kym@heatoncompanies.com PARCEL ID: 3522-0001-000-3, 3522-344-0001-6, 3522-344-002-000-3, 3522-342-0002-0 PARCEL ACERAGE: 15.40 acres CONTRACTOR INFORMATION (IF APPLICABLE) St. Lucie County code and compiled laws requires that this type of ivork be done by a licensed contractor. If applying for this permit under the ownerfbuilder exemption, see disclosure statement on page 4. LAND CLEARING NAME: lOwner Signing Permit BUSINESS ADDRESS: CONTACT PHONE: FLORIDA REG/CERT. #: ST. LUCIE PROJECT DESCRIPTION Briefdescription of the proposed vegetation to be removed, include location, type (native or non-native), and quantity. Provide a site plan (if applicable) or sketch depicting location ofproposed vegetation removal and/or proposed footprint of development. This exemption is for the Sales Trailer - there is no additional vegetation removal proposed on the existing sales trailer site. Construction per approved site plan and reference approval order (Resolution # 2021-306. File No CU 1220205913 & WV-3202125977 and Resolution 2021-312 File No MJSP-12202025912) i UPDATED 8/12/2021 COMPLETE PART I FOR AN EXEMPTION OR PART II FOR A PERMIT PART I - VEGETATION REMOVAL EXEMPTION (CHECK ONLY ONE) Any person who intends to remove or cause the death of any vegetation pursuant to any of the following exemptions must first fill out Part 1 of this form. The burden of proving entitlement to any particular exemption shall lie, at all times, with the person or persons claiming the exemption. 1. ❑✓ The minimal removal of vegetation necessary for the clearing of a path not to exceed 4' in width, to provide physical access or view necessary to conduct a survey or site examination OR 10' in width to provide vehicular access necessary to conduct soil tests, for the preparation of bona fide site development plans or vegetation inventories; provided such clearing or removal is conducted under the direction of a Florida registered surveyor or engineer. Fee: $55 2. ❑ The removal of vegetation in a utility easement, drainage easement, storm water management tractor facility, or right-of-way provided such work is done by or under the control of the operating utility company and that company has obtained all necessary licenses or permits to provide utility service through the easement. Fee: $55 3. ❑ The removal of vegetation which has been determined to be a safety hazard, destroyed or damaged beyond saving by natural causes or causes not covered by other sections of this chapter, is infected with disease or is infested with insects, or which constitutes immediate peril to life property or other trees. *Fee: $55 *No application, approval, or fees are required for removal of a hazardous tree on residential property if the property owner obtains documentation from an arborist certified by the International Society of Arboriculture or a Florida licensed landscape architect that the tree presents a danger to persons or property. 4. ❑ The removal of native vegetation, upon any detached single-family residential lot or parcel of land having an area of one (1) acre or less. This exemption is, however, subject to the following conditions: Fee: $55 A) Nothing in this exemption shall exempt any person from the landscaping requirements set forth in Section 7.09.00 of the St. Lucie County Land Development Code; B) This exemption shall not be construed to allow the removal or alteration of any protected vegetation without a Vegetation Removal Permit on any lot or parcel of land by its subdivider unless the subdivider intends to construct a residential unit or units upon the lot or parcel of land prior to its sale. C) No native vegetation twenty-four inches (24"), or greater, dbh shall be removed from any residential parcel (including those in the AG-5, AG-2.5, AG-1, AR-1, RE-1, and R/C zoning districts), regardless of parcel size, without an approved Vegetation Removal Permit and an approved mitigation plan. 5. r_jThe removal of any non-native vegetation. t Fee: $55 tThis fee is waived for single-family residences or property owner associations only. 6. ❑ No vegetation to be removed. Fee: $55 UPDATED 8/12/2021 PART II - VEGETATION REMOVAL PERMIT Please complete ALL of the requested information. A Vegetation Removal Permit shall only be issued if sufficient evidence demonstrating that at least one of the below criteria has been satisfied. Fee Schedule: $100 per Single Family Home Lot/Building $100 per Multifamily Home Lot/Building $200 per Non -Residential Building 1. The applicant for vegetation removal permit shall demonstrate why preservation of the existing native vegetation is not practically feasible and prevents the reasonable development of the site. 2. ❑The removal of the native vegetation is the minimum necessary in order to implement a Final Development Order (i.e., approved site plan or approved building permit). 3. ❑ A Final Development Order has not been issued or is not required by this Code for the intended non-agricultural use of the land and vegetation removal is the minimum necessary to allow for the construction of the intended use or improvement. PLEASE DO NOT SEND PAYMENT WITH THIS APPLICATION. ALL PAYMENTS WILL BE RETURNED. Additional Submittal Requirements (may include but not limited to the following): Site Plan/Construction Plan (in addition to the site plan provided to the Building Department) The plans must accurately depict the location of all proposed buildings, structures, driveways, septic tanks, and other improvements. Tree Survey The survey must accurately depict the individual locations, species name and common name, and sizes of all County - protected trees to be removed and, if applicable, the individual locations, species name and common name, and sizes to be preserved or relocated. Vegetation Removal Plan The vegetation removal plan must illustrate the existing vegetative conditions on the project site, including an identification of what areas will be impacted by the proposed development activity and what areas are proposed for preservation or replanting. Mitigation Plan • All native vegetation shall be protected onsite to the greatest extent possible. If impact is unavoidable, mitigation shall be provided through one of the mitigation methodologies outlined in Land Development Code Section 6.00.05.D. • Provide mitigation calculations per Land Development Code Section 6.00.05.D and include a mitigation plan outlining proposed mitigation method on the tree survey and/or site plan. • If sufficient mitigation cannot be accommodated on -site and additional inches of credit are required based on calculation, an off -site mitigation plan shall be attached for review and approval of ERD Director (Land Development Code Section 6.00.05.D). • Prior to the issuance of any authorization for commencement of pernnitted development activity, the replacement vegetation shall be preserved, relocated or planted, or the appropriate mitigation fees shall be paid to the County. As part of the issuance of any pennit requiring mitigation, the property owner shall submit to an inspection of the planted/relocated/preserved materials 18 months after the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy or other use authorization. Incomplete applications can result with longer processing time or may not he accepted in accordance with section 11.05.06 (c) of the St. Lucie County Land Development Code. UPDATED 8/12/2021 PLEASE HAVE THE FOLLOWING ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS NOTARIZED I CERTIFY THAT (CHECK ONE): I. ❑✓ I AM THE OWNER OF RECORD OF THE ABOVE -DESCRIBED PROPERTY AND WILL BE CONDUCTING THE WORK AS OWNER/BUILDER. Oisobsure Statement State law requires construction to be done by licensed contractors You have applied fora permit under an exemption to that kw fie exemption allows you, as Me owner of your property, to act as your own conhactor with certain ratridbru even thagh you do not have a license. You must provide direct, o stie supervision of Me construction yoroself. You maybuild or improve a one -family or two-family residence or a farm outbuilding. You may also build or improve a commeroal building, provided your costs do not erased $75,000. fie building oresidence must be for your own use or aezupancy. k may not be butt orsubstantially improved for sale or liuse. If you sell or lease a building you have bur/t or substantially improved yourself within 1 year after the c rubzxtbn is complete, Me kw will presume that you built or substantially improved it for sak or lease, whidt Ise violation of this exemption. You maynot hire an unlicensed person to alas your contractor or to supervise people working of your building. It is your responsibtl/ty to make sure Mat people employed by you have licenses required by state law and by county or municipal lkensing ordinances. You may not delegate the responsibility for supervising wok to a lxensed contractor who is not licensed to perform the work being done. Any person wtorkttg on your buMing who is not licensed must work under your direct supervision and must be employed by you, whtdn means that you must deduct FL CA and withhoidirg tax and provide workers' compensation for Mat employee, al/ as prescribed by /aw Your construction must comply with all applicable laws ordinances, building codes, and zoning regulations. 2. I AM NOT THE OWNER OF RECORD OF THE ABOVED DESCRIBED PROPERTY; HOWEVER, I HAVE AUTHORITY TO ACT AS AGENT FOR THE OWNER OF RECORD. (PLEASE PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION: St. Lucie County Code and Compiled Laws requires this type of work be done by a licensed contractor). I CERTIFY THAT ALL INFORMATION SUBMITTED WITH THIS APPLICATION IS TRUE AND COMPLETE TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE. STATE OF FLORIDA, COUNTY OF ST. LUCIE The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me thisljo day of , 20'U , hyL1 to u who is o me or has produced as identification. r1A olo� Signature of Notary f\\� ©Agh b Print Name of Notary Notary'Public Title Commission Number CONTRACTOR SIGNATURE STATE OF FLORIDA, COUNTY OF ST. LUCIE The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this day of 20 by , who is personally know to me or has produced as identification. Signature of Notary Print Name of Notary Notary Public Title Commission Number (SEAL): FOR OFFICE USE ONLY APPROVEDII DENIED F REVIEWED/ APPROVED BY: ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT DA UPDATED 8/12/2021