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NOTICE OF
VEGETATION REMOVAL
PERMIT
ERD Permit#: 20210945 Fee: $170.00
Building Permit #: 2109-0103
Date Issued: 9/20/2021
Property Owner: Florida Treasure Coast Holdings, LLC (877-407-3535 or 561-756-1321)
Date Expires: Upon completion of work, or 9/20/2022, whichever occurs first.
Contractor: Southeast General Contractors Group, Inc (877-407-3535)
Parcel ID#: 2433-141-0002-000-4
Project Location: TBD Oleander Ave, Fort Pierce
Property Size: +/- 1.55 acres
Project Description: Applicant requests a Vegetation Removal Permit to impact vegetation associated with the
approved Minor Site Plan (MNSP-8202025832), PDS Approval # 2021-006, that proposes the construction of a 12,025
sq. ft. office/warehouse building with associated vehicular use and parking areas. Impacted native vegetation meeting
mitigation thresholds outlined Land Development Code (LDC) 6.00.05.D include 300” DBH (600” DBH at 2:1 ratio) of
canopy trees and 14 cabbage palms. Mitigation will be met by onsite preservation of 316” DBH (632” DBH at 2:1
preservation credit ratio) of canopy trees and the planting of 14 cabbage palms onsite. The native trees highlighted
below are required to be barricaded prior to any development activity onsite and shall remain barricaded until
completion of all onsite development activities. Per LDC 6.00.05.D, these activities qualify for 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: Commercial
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 by staff.
3. SIGNIFICANT ARCHAEOLOGICAL OR HISTORIC FINDINGS: None Identified.
Permit # 20210945 provides authorization for the removal of vegetation. No impacts to any additional native
vegetation are permitted 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: Impacted native vegetation meeting mitigation includes 300” DBH (600” DBH at 2:1 ratio) of canopy
trees and 14 cabbage palms. Mitigation will be met by onsite preservation of 316” DBH (632” DBH at 2:1
preservation credit ratio) of canopy trees and the planting of 14 cabbage palms onsite.
2. Landscaping: Landscape shall comply with the most recently approved landscape plan prepared by Schulke,
Bittle, & Stoddard, L.L.C. as part of the approved Minor Site Plan (MNSP-8202025832). If at any time in the future
the limits of development are extended to the west or if required invasive plant removal reduces existing buffering
to the extent where the proposed development is visible, an eight (8) ft. opaque fence or wall accompanied with
the required landscape of Land Development Code 7.09.04 shall be installed within sixty (60) days.
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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Brian Arbeiter
Environmental Planner