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ST. LUCIE COUNTY LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS
FOR THREE OR FEWER RESIDENTIAL UNITS
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.
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.
mus mee eTo-Ilow nng stan ards:
(i.e. TOTAL PROPERTY SQUARE FEET # -2,500 = # OF TREES REQUIRED)
TREES (_SF - 2,500 = _ TREES)
a. One hundred percent (100%) of the trees/palms shall consist of native or drought
tolerant species. (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 cream 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
'h') 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
species already exist, there removal shall be a condition. of any final developmen
order: Melaleuca (Melaleuca leucatdra), Brazilian Pepper (Schinus
lerebinrhefolius), Australian Pine (Casaurina spp.).
PALMS
a. Palm trees shall be clustered in groups of three (3) to count as one required shz 910
tree. No more than 50% of required quantity of trees shall be palms.
b. All palm trees shall have a minimum clear trunk of ten feet (10') at time of
planting.
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SPECIES Nflx
When imre than ten (10) trees are required to be planted to meet the requirements of this
" aide; a mix`of species shall be provided as follows:
REQUIRED NUMBER OF TREES
MINIMUM NUMBER OF SPECIES
- - -- - -11-20
-2
21-30
3
31-40
4
41+
5
• Fifty percent -of the required trees shall be species' other than palm trees, except that on North
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: Preservednative trees shall be credited for required trees, pursuant
t th followin
o e
DBH OF PRESERVED NATIVE TREE
CREDIT RATIO TOWARDS REQUIRED TREES
8 .
25" - 30"
5
W - 24"
4
13"- 18"
3
7" -12..
2
2.5" - 6'
1
Section 7 09 04 (L)(2)"Native and Drought Tolerant Trees'
Bald Cypress
Taxodium distichum.
Red Maple
Acer rubrum
Cherry Laurel
Prunus caroliniana
Red Bay
Persea borbonia
Crape Myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica
River Birch `
Betula nigra
Drake Elm
Ulmus parvifolia
Slash Pine
Pinus elliotii
Dahoon Holly
Ilex ccrssine
Sand Pine
Pinus clausa
East Palatka Holly
Hickory
Laurel Oak
Live Oak .
Podocarpus
Ilex attenuata
-Carya sop.
Quercus laurifolia
Quercus .virginiana
Podocarpus spp.
Southern Magnolia M. grand flora
SouthernRedcedar Juniperussilicola
Sweetgum . GquidambarsiyraciJlua
Sycamore Platanus occidentalis
MULCHING STANDARDS
St. Lucie County discourages the use of Cypress mulch on all residential projects.
MINIMUM NUMBER OF PLANTED/ PRESERVED TREES REQUIRED FOR THIS
PERMIT