§ 39-79. Landscape plan requirements.

(a)

Landscape plans required. All new developments shall submit landscape plans in the form of a landscape permit application, building permit application, or as part of an overall development order for site plan approval. Landscape plans shall identify the plants selected for the site, the quantity, size, and quality of such plants, in accordance with the Broward County NatureScape program promoting Florida-Friendly Landscaping ^TM and Best Management Practices, and planting specifications, as required by this article.

(b)

Landscape plans shall meet the following requirements:

(1)

Be drawn at a minimum scale of one (1) inch equals twenty (20) feet;

(2)

Depict zoning designations of property and abutting property in a format approved by the Zoning Official;

(3)

Depict the location and outline of existing and proposed buildings and site improvements, water bodies, and hardscape features such as driveways, sidewalks, pools, fountains, fences, and retaining walls;

(4)

Depict site plan calculations displayed in a format approved by the Zoning Official;

(5)

Depict the location of all on-grade, underground, and overhead utilities;

(6)

Include a site survey, tree survey, and site assessment no more than one (1) year old, unless otherwise approved by the Zoning Official, in accordance with the requirements of Section 39-80 of this article;

(7)

Include a table, in a format approved by the Zoning Official, indicating the location of all proposed landscape material to be used, and a landscape material schedule listing all plants being used with their botanical, common, and, where applicable, cultivar names; spacing; quantities; size of each type of plant by container size, specified height, and spread; degree of drought tolerance (as determined by the most recent edition of the South Florida Water Management District's guide Waterwise: South Florida Landscapes); and indication of whether native to South Florida;

(8)

The location of all existing and proposed light standards;

(9)

Include a table, in a format approved by the Zoning Official, showing the total square footage of the various landscape hydrozones on the plan;

(10)

Except for single family and duplex residential developments, include a notation indicating that all applications of fertilizer shall be performed by a commercial fertilizer applicator, certified by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services pursuant to Section 482.1562, Florida Statutes; and

(11)

Except for single family and duplex residential developments, include a notation indicating that all applications of pesticides, including "weed and feed" products, should be made in accordance with State and federal law and the most recent edition of the Florida-Friendly Best Management Practices for Protection of Water Resources by the Green Industries.

(Ord. No. 2017-15 , § 6, 5-23-17)