Fort Walton Beach Ordinance — 1861--Adoption of the 2012 Land Development Code — reading text

hyuxni Stuvlunt> 4 - _` 5 Port Ad alnm It,,,, h Lund Dor elopuu ni Cock 1. The trees listed in Table 4. 08. 04. A are protected in the sizes indicated. Table 4. 08. 04. A. Protected Trees. Small, Medium, Large ( canopy or shade) 4 inches dbh + 6 inches dbh + 8 inches dbh + Dogwood ( Carpus Eastern Red Cedar Live Oak ( Quercus virgimana) orida) uni erns vir iniana) Rcdbud ( Cercis Southern Red Cedar Sweet Gum ( Llquidambar styracifluol eanadensis) uni terus. dicola) Red Maple ( Acer Southern Magnolia Sycamore ( Platanus occidentalo) rubrum) Magnolia randi fora) Willow Oak ( Quercus Pecan ( Cargo illomensis) hellos) Water Oak ( Quercus ni ra) Red Oak ( Quercus ahum) White Oak ( Quercus alba) Shumard Oak ( Quercus shumardii) 2. Removal of any protected tree shall require a tree removal and replacement permit local development permit). Procedures for local development permits are set forth in Chapter 9. 3. Protected trees removed for any purpose shall be replaced on an inch -for -inch basis, measured as diameter at breast height ( dbh). 4. Trees for replacement shall be native and selected from a list of trees for reforestation from the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. 5. The design of any required perimeter or interior landscaping or buffers shall include preservation of protected trees on the development site to the maximum extent possible. B. Reduction of required parking spaces for tree protection The required number of parking spaces may be reduced when such reduction results in the preservation of a protected tree at least eight ( 8) inches dbh. Table 4. 08. 04. 0 provides the allowable reduction in required spaces. When the calculation results in a fraction of a parking space, the number of spaces shall be rounded up to the next whole number. Table 4. 08.04.B. Parking Reduction for Tree Protection. Number of Required Maximum Spaces to be Reduced Parking Spaces 1- 9 0 to— 19 1 20 or more 107 of the total requirement, not to exceed 10 spats C. During development activity, preserved trees shall be protected from activities which may injure or kill them. Tree protection techniques found in the Urban Forestry Manual, Southern Group of State Foresters and USDA Forest Service, Southern Region, or equivalent techniques, shall be used. D. Trees shall be maintained or removed as follows: lo, upon -or SL, ndard. I' n Fun v alb'm Reach Lund I1eceloonu of ("' de Dead, dying, damaged, or diseased trees are prohibited. The Development Administrator may make a determination that a tree is in danger of falling upon an adjacent lot or street due to death, disease, or damage, including damage caused by weather conditions, which shall be considered prima facie evidence of a violation. 4.08. 05 Landscape and Buffer Requirements A. All development sites not otherwise exempt as set forth in Section 4. 08. 0l. D shall provide a minimum of fifteen ( 15) percent of the site as landscaped area in compliance with the standards in this section. B. The number of trees required shall be calculated as one ( 1) tree for each twenty -five 25) linear feet of the perimeter dimension of the site. 1. Trees may be clustered or spaced according to best horticultural practices. 1 Existing trees located on the proposed development site within the interior or perimeter landscaped use areas shall be eligible for credit against the total number of trees required on the site given the following: a. The trees shall be native and be a minimum of eight ( 8) inches dbh, or if included in Table 4. 08. 04. A, shall meet the dbh standards of the table. b. Trees that are dead, diseased, dying, or prohibited are not eligible for credit. c. One -half ( 1/ 2) of the area within the drip line of preserved trees, which are eligible for credit pursuant to this section, shall be maintained in either vegetative landscape material or pervious surface cover. C. Both canopy ( shade) and understory trees shall be provided. A minimum of fifty 50 %) of the trees shall be canopy trees. D. Where nonresidential development abuts on the side or rear property Tine land zoned for residential purposes, the following standards apply: 1. A landscaped buffer shall be provided on land zoned CTP adjacent to land zoned for residential purposes. The buffer shall be a minimum of ten ( 10) feet in width and shall include understory trees, a hedge, and a fence or wall. The fence or wall shall be six ( 6) feet in height and shall comply with the standards set forth in Section 5. 01. 08. The buffer strip and plantings shall be counted toward meeting the landscaping requirement for the site. 2. A landscaped buffer shall be provided on land zoned CG, MB, MX -1, or MX -2 adjacent to land zoned for residential purposes. The buffer shall be a minimum of five (5) feet in width. 3. Access ways, sidewalks, and pedestrian paths may cross buffer areas. E. Where industrial uses are located within the MB zoning district, a landscaped buffer shall be provided in compliance with the following standards: 1. The buffer shall be provided on the perimeter of the property on which industrial uses are located. 2. The buffer shall be a minimum of ten ( 10) feet in width and shall include understory trees and a hedge, fence, or wall. The fence of wall shall be six ( 6) feet in height and shall comply with the standards set forth in Section 5. 01. 08. The buffer strip and plantings shall be counted toward meeting the landscaping requirement for the site. E. Utility and service equipment shall be buffered by a continuous hedge. An access across the buffer, not to exceed five ( 5) feet in width, may be provided. Dc« lopinent tiLmdurd i' uec -4 - t7  Land I1r, elnom. N Cndr F. Planters may be used in landscaped areas provided that such plants are integrated into the design of the site, provide adequate depth and area consistent with best horticultural practices, and are maintained free of debris and litter. G. Where property abuts a water body, watercourse, wetland, or shoreline, the natural shoreline vegetation shall be retained. Where no shoreline vegetation exists, a vegetated buffer shall be provided. 4.08. 06 Landscaping Requirements for Vehicle Use Areas A. All new or redeveloped off -street parking lots with ten ( 10) or more required parking spaces, including access drives, service drives, and loading areas, shall be landscaped as set forth in this section. B. Perimeter landscaping 1. A landscaped area not less than five ( 5) feet in width shall be located around the perimeter of the parking lot. 2. Where the parking lot abuts a side or rear property line, and a buffer is required, the buffer shall satisfy the requirements for perimeter landscaping of the parking lot. 3. A vehicular or pedestrian access way may be provided through the required perimeter landscaping. 4. Perimeter landscaping of parking lots shall include canopy trees consistent with best horticultural practices. C. Interior landscaping 1. Parking lots with more than twenty -five ( 25) parking spaces shall be required to provide interior landscaping. 2. Interior planting areas shall be provided as tree islands, terminal islands, or medians. 3. Canopy trees should be included in the interior planting areas consistent with best horticultural practices. 4. There shall be not more than ten ( 10) contiguous parking spaces ( twenty [ 201 in a double parking row) between interior planting areas. 5. Interior planting areas shall be located and designed to accommodate stormwater runoff. 6. Where existing trees are preserved within the vehicular use area, tree wells, tree islands, or other protection shall be provided to protect the trunk and root system from damage. A drainage system shall be provided within the area defined by the drip line of the tree( s). 4. 08. 07 Requirements for Street Trees A. Street trees are trees located on land lying between property lines on either side of all streets, avenues, and rights 0f - way - - within the City. B. The City shall have the right to plant, prune, maintain, and remove street trees as well as plants and shrubs within the public right-of-way. 4. 08. 08 Maintenance Requirements A. All landscaped areas shall be maintained to ensure that plant materials are healthy and thriving, and present an orderly appearance, clear of weeds, refuse, and debris. Derelor)mmot Standzrds 4- 28 Port t% beach Land ( odc Structural elements relating to nonliving