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St Lucie County
ST. LUCIE COUNTY LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS
FOR THREE OR FEWER UNITS
Detached single-family (including individual mobile homes not located in a mobile home
park), two-family, and three-family residences- must comply with Sections 7.09.03 and
7.09.04 (I) of the St. Lucie County Land Development. Code. Provisions of Section
6.00.00, Vegetation Protection and Preservation, shall always be complied with.
O Section 7.09.04 (I) requires that one (1) tree must be preserved or planted for every 2,500
square feet of the subject parcel of land, up to a maximum planting of 17 trees per parcel.
and must meet the following standards:
TREES`
a. One hundred percent (100%) of the trees/palms shall consist of native or drought
tolerant species, as listed in section 7.09.04 (L)(2). (see back of this sheet for list)
b. Trees shall be a species having a minimum average mature crown spread of
fifteen feet in St. Lucie County. Trees having a'mature crown spread of less than
fifteen feet may be arranged or grouped so as to create the equivalent of a fifteen -
foot crown spread, however, any such group or groups shall only count as one tree
for the purpose of compliance with this code.
C. Tree species shall be a minimum of twelve feet (12') in height and have a
diameter of two and one-half inches (2.5") measured at four and one-half feet (4
1/z') above the ground at time of planting.
d. All required trees shall have a minimum of five feet (5') of clear trunk and a
crown spread measuring minimum of five feet (5'), at time of planting.
e. None of'the following trees shall be planted in St. Lucie County. Where such
specie§lalread:exist, there +emoval shall be a condition of any final development-1-
order: Melaleuca (Melaleuca leucandra), Brazilian Pepper (Schinus
terebinthefolius), Australian Pine (Casaurina spp.).
PALMS
a. Palm trees shall be clustered in groups of three (3) to count as one required shade
tree.
b. All palm trees shall have a minimum clear trunk of feet (10') at time of
planting.
muiwum.NumBER'OF PL''ANTED/.PRESERVED TREES REQUIRED.FOR-THIS.ia'- .e
PERMIT
SPECIES MIX
When more than [en (W) trees are required to be planted to meet the requirements of this
code, a mix of species shall be provided as foliows:
REQUIRED NUMBER OF TREES
MINIMUM NUMBER OF SPECILS
11-20
2
21-30
3
31-40
4
41+
5
Fifty percent of the required trees shall be species other than palm uees, except alai Uu IWILL1
and South Hutchinson Islands, the Public Works Director may approve the use of a mix of
tree species of more than.50% palm trees, if it is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the
Director that the particular site is- exposed to high salt impacts or other -similar natural
conditions that are not conducive to non -coastal plant species.
TREE PRESERVATION
A preserved, native, healthy tree may be substituted for any of the trees required by the
landscaping requirements of this section
a Credit Ratio: Preserved native trees shall be credited for required trees, pursuant
lV 1LL0IVIL --
DBH OF PRESERVED NATIVE TREE
CREDIT RATIO TOWARDS RE UIRED TREES
31"-36"
8
25" — 30"
5
19" — 24"
4
13" —1 S"
3
7" — IT,
2
2.5"-6•
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Section 7 09 04 (L)(2)
`Native and Drought Tolerant Trees"
Bald Cypress
Taxodium distichum
Red Maple
Acer ru rubm
Cherry Laurel
Prunus caroliniana
Red Bay
Persea borbonia
Crape Myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica
River Birch
Betula nigra
Drake Elm
Ulmas parvifolia �� • -•
Slash Pine
.Rims elliotii ,•.
Dahoon Holly
Ilex cassine
Sand Pine
Pinus clausa
East Palatka Holly
Ilex attenuata
Southern Magnolia M. grandiflora
Hickory
Carya spp.
Laurel Oak
Quercus laurifolia
Live Oak
Quercus virginiana
Ligustrum
Ligustrum
Podocarpus
Podocarpus spp.
SouthernRedcedar luniperussil la
Sweetgum Liquidambarstyracijlua
Sycamore Platanus occidentalis
MULCHING STANDARDS
St Lucie'Co`uriiy`.di's'courdges tha'use:of.Cypress mulch on all residentiOprojects. l i•�^1V1 M