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NOTICE OF
VEGETATION REMOVAL
PERMIT
THE APPLICANT SHALL KEEP THIS PERMIT POSTED ON-SITE AT ALL TIMES DURING LAND
CLEARING.
Permit#: 20210963 Fee: $100.00
Building Permit#: 2109-0340 & 2109-0341
Date Issued: 11/30/2021
Property Owner: Skopelja, William
Date Expires: Upon completion of work, or 11/30/2022, whichever occurs first.
Contractor: B & D Grading and Land Clearing – 772-216-4864
Parcel ID#: 1418-241-0035-000-1
Project Location: 4931 Southwind Trail, Fort Pierce, FL
Property Size: 116 acres
Project Description: Applicant requests vegetation removal for construction of a new
single-family residence (Building Permit #2109-0340 & 2109-0341). No clearing is
permitted within the 25% native habitat set aside. Silt Fencing shall be installed
around the perimeter of the property and preserved habitat to prevent gopher
tortoise from entering the construction area and to prevent impacts from heavy
equipment.
Field Notes:
1. HABITAT:
a. Uplands: Vacant Residential lot
b. Wetlands: None observed by staff. Please note this does not constitute
a state or federal jurisdictional determination and all formal wetland
delineations must be obtained from appropriate state and/or federal
agencies.
2. WILDLIFE: None observed per gopher tortoise survey conducted by FWC certified agent.
3. SIGNIFICANT ARCHAEOLOGICAL OR HISTORIC FINDINGS: None Identified.
Permit #20210963 authorizes the following: According to St. Lucie County Land Development Regulations
(Chapter 6.00.04) this project qualifies for a Vegetation Removal Permit. The following vegetation has been
identified for removal:
1. Six (6) slash pines measuring over the 12” DBH mitigation threshold (82” DBH)
2. Several slash pines measuring under the 12” DBH mitigation threshold
3. Native and non-native underbrush
Specific Permit Conditions: Areas outside of the development footprint shall be considered
preservation/protection areas (Land Development Code Section 6.00.05.A.2). A conspicuous protective barrier
shall be placed and maintained around the perimeter of protected area(s) of vegetation to form a continuous
boundary as specified in the General Conditions of Issuance section.
General Conditions of Issuance: The following minimum standards for vegetation protection shall be applied
to areas of vegetation designated to be preserved:
▪ 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, separate from this permit, may be required for
construction activities disturbing 1 acre or more. Please visit www.dep.state.fl.us/water/stormwater/npdes 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 t he 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.
• 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.
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT ANY NATIVE VEGETATION DESTROYED OR DAMAGED OUTSIDE OF THE LIMITS OF CLEARING 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).
Post Clearing Requirements:
1. Mitigation: Mitigation requirements are to be met through onsite preservation of 164” DBH native
trees. During a site visit on 11/30/2021, ERD staff noted that sufficient trees are identified for
preservation, to meet and exceed the mitigation requirement.
2. Landscaping: The landscape requirements of one native tree per 2,500 square feet of property, up to a
maximum of 17 trees, must be met. As this property 1.16 acres (acres X 43,560 = square feet of this
property) 50,530 square feet, (square feet/2,500 = trees), 17 trees (measuring 2.5” diameter at breast
height (DBH) & 12’ HT), or a total of 42.5 DBH of trees are required. Since this property contains well
over this amount of inches of native trees, this requirement can be met by preserving remaining trees
onsite. Please note that landscaping requirements are separate from, and in addition to, tree
mitigation requirements.
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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Lynn Swartzel, Environmental Permitting & Zoning Coordinator