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FOR ONE FAMILY, TWO FAMILY AND THREE FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES
Section' 7.09.04 of the St. Lucie County Land Development Code requires that one (1) tree must be
preserved or planted for every 2,500 square feet of the subject parcel of land and must meet the
standards of Section 7:09.03.C.2., as follows:
TREES;
having Tr
ees rees shall be species e mature � g an average spread of crown of.greater than fifteen (15)
feet in St. Lucie County and have trunks that can be maintained in a clean condition.
b. Palm trees may be clustered into groups of three (3) to achieve this minimum fifteen (15) foot
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rown. Three palm trees are equal to one shade tree having a mature spread of fifteen (15)
feet.
C. Tree species shall be a minimum of ten (10) feei in height and have a caliper of two and one-
half (2 1/2) inches at four and one-half (4 1/2) feet above the ground when installed.
d. All required trees shall have a minimum of five (5) feet of clear trunk and a minimum of five
(5) feet canopy spread at time of planting.
e. Trees of species whose roots are known to cause damage to public roadways or other public
Works shall not be planted closer than twelve (12) feet to such public roads or works, .unless
the tree root system in completely contained with a barrier for which the minimum
dimensions shall be five (5) feet square and five (5) feet deep, and for which the construction
requirements shall be four (4) inch thick concrete reinforced with number six (6) road mesh
(6x6x6) or equivalent.
f. None of the following trees will be used.to meet the requirements of this section: Melaleuca
leucandendra (Punk Tree), Schinus terebinthefolius (Brazilian Pepper), and Casuarina spp.
(Australian Pine). Fifty (50) percent of the required trees shall be species other than palm
trees.
g. When more than ten (10) trees are required to be planted to meet the requirements of this
Code, a mix of species shall be provided. The minimum number of species to be planted are
indicated below.
Required Species Mix
Required Number of Trees
Minimum Number of Species
11-20
2
" 21-30
3
31-40
4
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41+
5
Minimum, number of trees required to be planted/preserved for this permit
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