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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 1be
preserved -or planted for every 2,500 square feet 'of'th'e subject'parcel- of land and must meet the
standards of Section 7.09.03.C.2., as follows:
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a. Trees•shall be species having an average -:mature spread -of crown of greater than fifteen (15)
;feet in St. Lucie County and. have trunks -that can be •maintained in a'°:clean condition:.-
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b: Palm"trees may be .clustered into groups of three- (3) :to, achieve this mmimum:fifteen;(15) foot
crown.. 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). feet in height and have a caliper of two and one-
half (2 1/2) inches at four and one half (4 1/2) feet.aboye: the ground, when `installed. µ
d. All required trees shall have a minimum of five (5) -feet -of clear trunk and aWmin' imum 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 rhesh
(6x6x6) or equivalent.
f. None of the following trees will be used to meet the requirements of this section: Melaleuca
leucande'ndra (Punk Tree), Schinus terebinthefolius razilian Pe (B pper), and'Casuarina spp.
(Australian Pine). Fifty (50) percent of the required. trees shall -be species other thanpalm
trees.
g. When more than ten (10) trees are required to be planted.to meet the requirements of Ahis
Code, a mix of species shall be provided.. The minimum number of species to be planted are
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Required Number of Trees. Minimum: Number' of Specias�!hfy
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Minimum number of .trees required to be p�aigtedlpreserved for tT�i "s yp�emita