HomeMy WebLinkAboutNOTICE OF VEGETATION REMOVAL EXEMPTION 2-29-16RECEWED
Permit#: 20141034
SCANNED FEB 2 9 2016
BY PERMITTING
o ucJE c°uOTICESt. Lucie County, FL
VEGETATION REMOVAL
EXEMPTION
Fee: $0.00
Date Issued: 12/2/2014
Property Owner: Steve Llcausl
Date Expirest .,:Upon cornplet�on of work,=;or. 12/2/15, whichever occurs first;
Contractor: TBD
Parcel ID#: 3404=601-0065-00049 .
Project Location;: 4905 River Place; Ft. Pierce
Property Size: .42 acres
Project Description: Applicant requests approval to remove exotic -vegetation. Per
Land Development Code- 6.00.04.E. this activity qualifies for an exemption.
Field Notes:
1. HABITAT:
a: Uplands: Vacant Residential
b. Wetlands: Shoreline may contain fringe wetlands. Only hand removal of
exotic vegetation is authorized within 50 feet of the shoreline. Please note
this does. not constitute a state or federal jurisdictional determination,and
all-formalwetland. delineations must be obtained` -from appropriate state
and/or federal' agencies.
2. WILDLIFE: None observed.
3. SIGNIFICANT ARCHAEOLOGICAL OR HISTORIC FINDINGS: The site is
within an archaeological zone; any requirements will be included as conditions of
the Building Permit.
Mitigation: No mitigation is required, as no native vegetation is to be removed.
Exemption #20141034 Provides authorization for removal of exotic vegetation
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 if any heavy equipment is utilzed. Only hand
clearing may be performed without barricade installation and inspection by the
Environmental Resources Department staff. For barricade inspection please call
(772)462-2526. (Land Development Code Section 6.00.05.C). A barrier shall be placed
and maintained around the tree's perimeter and 50 feet from the shoreline to form a
continuous boundary as specified below.
• Vegetation protection barricades shall be placed at a minimum distance of eitherl%mn
(10) feet from the edge of groups of protected vegetation or from the radius of the
dnpline from all protected trees, whichever is greater; in the event that a full 10-foot
buffer cannot be provided, the applicant shall provide the maximum buffer feasible;
• Protective barriers or protective designations shall remain in place until completion of
site construction and clearing activities;
• In the event that any protective barriers aye removed or altered and clearing activities
are conducted within an area identified for preservation, 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;
• 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;
• No grade changet-orexcavation ofie y<so.rt may be made.within the barricaded. areas;
• No signs, permits, wires, or other attachments shall be affixed or attached to protected
vegetation; and
• No equipment; including passenger vehicles, shall be driven, parked, or stored or
repaired within designated vegetation preservation areas.
Post Clearing-Reguirements:
1. 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 is. 42
acres (acres X 43,560 = square feet of this property) 18,295 square feet,. (square
feet/2,500 = trees), 8 trees (measuring 2.5" diameter at breast..height (DBH) & 12'
HT), or a total of 42.5 " DBH of trees. Please note that landscaping requirements
are separate from, and in addition to, tree mitigation requirements.
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT ANY NATIVE VEGETATION DESTROYED OR DAMAGED 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).
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 AND/OR
FEDERAL PE ITS.
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