HomeMy WebLinkAboutSouthern Truss 11.2.2021 submittal comments
EnvironmEntal rEsourcEs
DEvEloPmEnt rEviEW
TO: Tahir Curry, Planning & Development Services Department
THROUGH: Amy E. Griffin, Environmental Resources Director
FROM: Aimee L. Cooper, Environmental Regulations Manager
DATE: November 18, 2021
SUBJECT: Southern Truss (Major Adjustment to Major Site Plan)
SPMj-5202126036
Background
The Environmental Resources Department (ERD) is in receipt of the November 2, 2021 date-stamped submittal
from Planning and Development Services. The applicant is proposing an addition of a 33,600 SF manufacturing
building to an existing manufacturing site with accompanying drainage and infrastructure, and landscaping. There
is an existing 63,780 SF manufacturing building, a 5,000 SF office area and a 1,280 SF covered storage area onsite.
The 40.86-acre site is located at 2590 Kings Highway, in unincorporated St. Lucie County, Florida.
Findings
The following comments are required to be addressed prior to approval:
1) Please provide the location(s) of all relocated cabbage palms. Additionally, clarify cabbage palm #21673 shows
to be impacted on both the tree survey and landscape plan, but in the palm tree table there is no description of
RELOCATE. Lastly, please provide the description PRESERVE if all other cabbage palms listed in the palm
tree table are not being impacted. Provide an updated tree survey identifying all existing native trees only, and
provide if they will be preserved, impacted, and/or relocated. Please include species and DBH for all native trees
to be impacted or preserved as mitigation or landscape credit. Provide a tree mitigation plan of how mitigation
is being met, keeping in mind tree mitigation is above and beyond landscaping requirements. Include the
location(s) of relocated trees/palms;
2) On all pages of the landscape plan, please identify with a unique symbol, the existing native trees which will
remain and be counted towards landscape credit on all pages of the landscape plan. Additionally, please identify
with a unique symbol, the existing native trees which are being preserved as preservation credit for required tree
mitigation on all pages of the landscape plan. Keep in mind native trees being counted towards landscape credit
may not be also be counted towards tree preservation credit and vise versa;
Recommendation
Though not required by code, the Environmental Resources Department recommends incorporating low impact
development features, such as: landscaping dry detention areas with native vegetation; creating curb-cuts to direct
stormwater into landscape islands; utilizing rain barrels/cisterns to collect water for irrigation; preserving/planting
native vegetation in lieu of sod. For more information regarding low impact development, please visit
http://www.lid-stormwater.net/lid_techniques.htm.
Conditions of Approval
Subject to the resolution of the findings above, the following is a partial list of conditions of approval:
Commented [AC1]: Need to verify tree survey to remove
the remainder of this comment.
1) Prior to issuance of a Vegetation Removal Permit/Exemption, listed species surveys including but not limited
to the state-protected gopher tortoise and federally-protected northern crested caracara, may be required per
state and/or federal survey protocol. Should any listed species be found as a result of these updated surveys,
appropriate permits from state and federal agencies shall be required.
2) Prior to issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy, all Category I listed invasive species shall be eradicated from
the site.
Please contact Aimee Cooper at 772-462-6440 if you have any questions.