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P.H. 2025-51: (PUBLIC HEARING 1ST READING)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 155, "ZONING CODE," OF THE POMPANO BEACH CODE OF ORDINANCES, BY AMENDING SECTION 155.2411., "TREE PERMIT," SECTION 155.2421., "ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUSTMENT," SECTION 155.5203., "LANDSCAPING," AND SECTION 155.5204., "TREE PRESERVATION," TO CLARIFY AND INTRODUCE LANDSCAPING INDUSTRY STANDARDS AND BEST PRACTICES AND INCORPORATE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
(Fiscal Impact: N/A)
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(Staff Contact: Max Wemyss)
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Summary Explanation/Background:
The Planning and Zoning and Urban Forestry Divisions have maintained a list of desired Code amendments for the Landscape Code. The purpose of the amendments is to clarify what is already required by Code, introduce expected industry standards or learned best practices, and to adjust to changes in State Statutes.
Summary of Changes:
Application requirements for an appraisal-When a tree permit is required (removal or relocation), an appraisal for mitigation is required. An arborist performs a tree appraisal. Presently, our code includes the permission for a landscape architect to complete the appraisal, but this often results in inaccurate reporting. To mitigate this, and to correct our code, we have proposed to strike landscape architect as a permitted author for a tree appraisal.
Allowable Administrative Adjustment - At the base of a building, between the foundation and the edge of a driveway or parking lot, a certain width of landscaped area is required, depending on the height of the building. Typically, this is between 15 and 24 feet. On smaller lots or where development is larger and/or requires significant parking, this width may be burdensome. Our Code currently allows for reductions in this width, and we support maintaining this permission. The concern is when the width is reduced to a point that it is not suffi...
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