§ 39-80. Site survey, tree inventory, and assessment.  


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  • (a)

    Site Survey:

    (1)

    All site surveys must show all existing:

    a.

    Zoning designations for the subject property and all contiguous parcels;

    b.

    Grade elevations sufficient to determine the direction of existing flow or runoff;

    c.

    Overhead, on-grade, and below-grade utilities such as transformers, fire hydrants, underground cables, water mains, etc.;

    d.

    Light poles and type of lighting; and

    e.

    Tree and vegetation inventory.

    (b)

    All tree surveys and inventories must include the following information for each tree surveyed and inventoried, onsite and offsite:

    (1)

    Location and DBH of:

    a.

    Onsite: all trees that are of a DBH of three inches (3") or more; and

    b.

    Offsite: all trees that are of a caliper of four inches (4") or more and within twenty-five (25) feet from the property line around the perimeter of the subject parcel or perimeter;

    (2)

    Botanical and common name;

    (3)

    Height and spread of the canopy; and

    (4)

    Tree condition rating:

    a.

    Excellent (rating of 1), Florida Fancy;

    b.

    Good (rating of 2), Florida # 1 - may require corrective pruning; some minor injuries may be present;

    c.

    Average (rating of 3);

    d.

    Below Average (rating of 4), Florida # 2 - will require major corrective pruning to form a structurally strong tree; and

    e.

    Dead, hazard, cull (rating of 5).

    (c)

    All site assessments shall:

    (1)

    Determine whether existing wetlands or ecological communities exist onsite or within fifty (50) feet offsite from the perimeter of the subject property. If so, said wetlands or ecological communities shall be indicated on the survey, consistent with Chapter 5, Article XII, of the Broward County Code of Ordinances;

    (2)

    For properties of five (5) acres or more in size, determine whether there is a reclaimed (reuse) water line within one thousand (1,000) feet of the subject property, as measured from the property line of the subject property, that is available for irrigation; and

    (3)

    Include the following:

    a.

    Soil type and structure;

    b.

    Topography;

    c.

    Hydrology;

    d.

    Climate factors; and

    e.

    Vegetation.

(Ord. No. 2017-15 , § 8, 5-23-17)