HomeMy WebLinkAboutNOTICE OF VEGETATION REMOVAL APPLICATIONDATE SUBNU TED:
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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. hit g
this application does not result in an authorization to commence any revelation 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.
Incomplete applications can result with longer processing time or may not be accented at all in accordance with section 11.05 06 (c)
ofthe St. Lucie County Land PffelQyment 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 burns, 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 night 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
OWNERS NAME:ut5'
OWNERS ADDRESS:
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PROJECT ADDRESS:
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GATE CODE:
CONTACT PHONE:
EMAIL ADDRESS:
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PARCEL ID:
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PARCEL ACERAGE:
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CONTRACTOR INFORMATION aE APPLICABLE]
St. Lucie County code and compiled laws requires that this type of work be done by a licensed contractor. If applying far this permit
under the ownerlbuilder exemption, see disclosure statement on page 4.
LAND CLEARING NAME:
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
CONTACT PHONE:
FLORIDA REGICERT. #:
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION
In the empty space below, provide a brief description of the proposed vegetation to be removed, include species, location, & quantity.
I applicable, attach a site planlsketch depicting location 9fproposed vegetation removal andlor ro osed oat rint o develo meat.
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COMPLETE PART I OR II BELOW:
PART I - EXEMPTION
Any person who intends to remove or cause the death of any vegetation pursuant to any of the following exemptions must
first fill out Fart I 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.
PLEASE CHECK ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
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
❑ The removal of vegetation in a utility easement, drainage easement, storm water management tract or 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
❑ 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.
Q 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. ❑ The removal of any non-native vegetation. tFee: $55
tThis fee is waived for single-family residence or property owner's association only.
5. �( No vegetation to be removed. Fee: $55
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PART 11- VEGETATION REMOVAL PERMIT
Fee Schedule: $100 per Single Family Home LotlBuilding
$100 per Multifamily Home Lot/Building
$200 per Non -Residential Building
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 following criteria has been satisfied:
❑ 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).
❑ 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 reguirements_tma+ 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 6:00.05:1)):
• Prior to the issuance of any authorization for commencement of permitted 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 permit 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 logger processln time or may not be accepted at all in accordance with section 11.05 06 c
of the A Lurie County Land Development Code.
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PLEASE HAVE THE FOLLOWING ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS NOTARIZED:
I CERTIFY THAT: (CHECK ONE):
❑ I AM THE OWNER OF RECORD OF THE ABOVE -DESCRIBED PROPERTY AND WILL BE CONDUCTING THE
WORK AS OWNER/BUILDER.
Disdosure Statement.• State law requires constuctm to be done by licensed conbwtors: You have applied for a permit under an exemption to that
law. The exemption allows yoc, as the owner of your property, to act as your own contractor with certain resbictior5 wren though you do not have
a license. You must provide dira-� orws to supervision of the construction yourself. You may build or improve a one -family or two-family residence or
a farm outbuilding. You may also build orimprove a commercial building, provided your casts do not exceed $75,000, The building or resioL°nce must
be for your own use or occupancy. It may not be built or substantially improved for sale or lease. If you sell or lease a building you have built or
substantially improved yourself within 1 year after the corutimbon is complete, d7e lacy will presume that you built or substantially improved it for
sale or lease, which is a violation of this exemption. You may not hire an unlicensed person to act as your contractor or to supervise people working
on your building. It is your responsibility to make sure that people employed by you have licenses required by state law and by county or municipal
licensing ordinances. You may not delegate the responsibility for supervising work to a licensed contractor who Is not Ilcensed to perform Me work
being done. Any person working on your building who is not licensed must work under your direct supervision and must be employed by you, which
means that you must deduct F.I. C.A. and withholding tax and provide workers' compensation for that employee, all as prescribed by bw. Your
con.5t}7xtion must comply with all applicable laws, ordinances, building caries, and zoning regulations.
2. Nq 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
THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE.
OWNER/AGENT SIGNATURE
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STATE OF FLORIDA,
COUNTY OF ST. LUCIE
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged
before me this day of Orr 207 1 ,
by who is
personally know ter has produced
as identification.
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WITH THIS APPLICATION IS TRUE AND COMPLETE TO
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STATE OF FLORIDA,
COUNTY OF ST. LUCIE
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged
before me this day of L�r 20_LL,
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personally know to me dr has produced
as identification.
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REVIEWED/ APPROVED BY:
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