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ORDINANCE 2007-4068
CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA, REPEALING AND RE-ENACTING
SCHEDULE J OF THE CITY OF SANFORD CODE/LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
RELATING TO LANDSCAPE, BUFFER AND TREE REQUIREMENTS; DELETING ALL
REFERENCES TO FENCE REGULATIONS FROM SCHEDULE J FOR LEGISLATIVE I
NCLUSION IN SCHEDULE F; PROVIDING FOR PURPOSE AND INTENT; PROVIDING FOR
DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING FOR LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING FOR LAND
USE; PROVIDING FOR COMPATIBILITY; PROVIDING FOR SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS;
PROVIDING FOR TREE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING
FOR VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES; PROVIDING FOR MATERIAL, INSTALLATION AND
MAINTENANCE STANDARDS; PROVIDING FOR USE OF DROUGHT TOLERANT
PLANTINGS; PROVIDING FOR MAINTENANCE STANDARDS; PROVIDING FOR
ApPENDIX; PROVIDING FOR CONDITIONS OF USE AND PERMITTING OF USES;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR
CONFLICTS AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD:
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF SCHEDULE J. Schedule J of the Land Development
Regulations of the City of Sanford is hereby repealed.
SECTION 2. REENACTMENT OF SCHEDULE J. The new Schedule J of the Land
Development Regulations of the City of Sanford as set forth in Composite Exhibit (J-1
through J-26) to this Ordinance is hereby enacted and the said Composite Exhibit with
attachment is hereby incorporated into the text of this Ordinance as if fully set forth herein
verbatim.
SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY. If any section or portion of a section of this Ordinance
proves to be invalid, unlawful or unconstitutional it shall not be held to impair the validity,
force or effect or any other section or part of a section of this Ordinance.
SECTION 4. CONFLICTS. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be
and the same are hereby repealed.
SECTION 5. CODIFICATION. It is the intention of the City Commission of the City of
Sanford, Florida, and it is hereby ordained that the provisions of this Ordinance shall
become and be made a part of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Sanford, Florida; that
the Sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered or re-Iettered to accomplish such
intention; that the word, "Ordinance," may be changed to "Section," "Article," or other
appropriate word.
SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Ordinance
shall become effective immediately upon its passage and adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 24th day of September, 2007.
Attest:
CITY OF COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
SANFORD, FLORIDA
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anetR. Dougherty,Cit lerk
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY.
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William L. Colbert, City Attorney
CERTIFICATE
I, Janet R. Dougherty, City Clerk of the City of Sanford, Florida, do hereby certify
that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Ordinance No. 4068, PASSED AND
ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida, on the 24th day of
September, 2007, was posted at the front door of the City Hall in the City of Sanford,
Florida, on the 26th day of September, 2007.
Ordinance No. 2007-4068
Page 2 of 2
SCHEDULE J
LANDSCAPE, BUFFER AND TREE REQUIREMENTS
SECTION 1.0
PURPOSE AND INTENT
Landscape, buffer and tree protection requirements serve many pmposes in the built-up environment.
Landscape provides visual and climatic relief from buildings, structures and broad expanses of
pavement; landscape buffers pedestrian and vehicular traffic; Trees provide shade, scenic beauty and
natural habitat.
In general, landscaping and buffers shall be designed to:
1. Enhance the urban development by blending natural and man-made environments.
2. Provide shade for paved surfaces.
3. Separate vehicular and nonvehicular use areas.
4. Define vehicular accessways and access points.
5. Screen vehicular movement, noise and glare.
6. Provide visual and physical separation of potentially incompatible land uses.
7. Incorporate water conservation features such as drought tolerant landscaping and reclaimed
water usage as required herein.
Landscape, landscaped areas, buffers and tree protection shall be provided and/or accomplished for
all premises in the manner set forth in this Schedule. Required landscaped areas shall be located at
or above grade unless otherwise prescribed in these Land Development Regulations. The minimum
provision of required landscape, landscaped areas. buffers and trees may be exceeded. Unless
otherwise prescribed, the most stringent provision of this Schedule shall prevail.
SECTION 1.1
DEFINITIONS: LANDSCAPE, BUFFERS AND TREE PROTECTION
The words or phrases defined below have special or limited meanings as used in this Schedule and as
used in this Schedule shall mean:
Accent tree - A small tree with attractive flowers, berries, leaves or bark used in the forefront of a
landscaped area to provide interest , emphasis or a focal point in the landscape.
Berm - Man-made earth contoured so as to form a mound above the general elevation of the adjacent
ground or surface and designed to provide visual interest, screen undesirable view and/or decrease
nOise.
Buffer -. A combination of physical space and vertical elements such as plants, berms, fences, or
walls, whose purpose is to separate and screen incompatible land uses from one another.
Caliper - For the purposes of this Schedule, caliper shall mean the diameter of a tree measured at
breast height (dbh) which is four and one-half(4 ~) feet above the ground.
Canopy tree - Tall trees that form the uppermost leaf layer in a natural landscape as may be required
by these regulations.
Clear trunk. - The distance between the top of the root ball and the point of the trunk where lateral
branching begins.
Commercial- All uses in RC-I, GC-2 and SC-3 Zoning Districts except One-Family Dwellings;
Nonresidential uses in PD Zoning Districts; All uses in RMOI Zoning Districts except One-Family,
Two-Family and Multiple-Family Dwellings.
Common Area - That area which will be maintained by a homeowners association, City service
area, or other form of cooperative organi7'srion. For purposes of these regulations, "common area"
does not include open space which cannot legally be disturbed.
Decorative Turf - Turf used purely for ornamental purposes having no use other than aesthetics.
Drip Line - The vertical line running through the outermost portion of the tree crown extending to
the ground
Fully Shielded Lighting - Lighting constructed in such a manner that all light emitted by the
ftxture, either directly from the lamp or a diffusing element, or indirectly by reflection or refraction
from any part of the luminaire, is projected below the horizontal. Such fixtures usually have a flat,
horizontally oriented lens and opaque (usually metal) sides. They are often described as "shoebox"
luminaires if the luminaire has a predominantly rectangular form. Fixtures that either have reflecting
surfaces or lenses (clear or prismatic) located below the lamp and visible from the side or above and
ftxtures that can be mounted such that the shielding is ineffective are not considered fully shielded
lighting.
Groundcover - A low-growing plant, other than turfgrass, that, by the nature of its growth
characteristics, completely covers the ground and does not usually exceed two (2) feet in height.
Hatracking or Topping-Pruning a tree in such a way that the majority of limbs are removed and the
tree is left with only a trunk and the stumps of a few primary limbs, with little or no foliage or other
trimming or pruning that has the effect of preventing a tree from attaining its natural height or/or
shape.
Hedge - A row of evenly spaced shrubs planted to form a continuous unbroken visual screen.
Industrial- All uses in Rl-l and MI-2 Zoning Districts.
Landscape - Vegetative and inert materials including, but not limited to, grass, sod, shrubs, vines,
hedges, trees, flowers, berms and complementary structural landscape architectural features such as
rocks, fountains, sculpture, decorative walls and tree wells or other hardscape features.
Landscaped Area - Land area to be provided with landscape.
Landscaped Strip or Landscaped Island - Required landscaped areas containing ground cover,
shrubs, trees and/or other landscape used to divide parking areas. into individual bays.
Moisture Sensing Switch- A device which has the ability to shut off an automatic irrigation
controller after receiving a determined amount of rainfall.
Mulch - Non-living organic materials such as wood chips that is customarily placed around the base
of trees; shrubs and groundcovers for the purpose of retaining moisture and retarding weed
infestation and soil erosion. Also used in pathways and play areas.
Multiple-Family - Multiple-Family Dwellings in MR-l, MR-2, MR-3, RMOI and PD Zoning
Districts; Mobile Homes in SR-2 and PD Zoning Districts.
Native or Naturalizing Plant Species - Plant species native to the region or introduced which once
established are capable of sustaining growth and reproduction under local climatic conditions,
without supplemental watering.
Nonresidential- Pursuant to land use category headings reflected in Schedule B, Permitted Uses in
these land development regulations, all COMMERCIAL, TRANSIENT LODGING AND
ENTERTAINMENT, AUTOMOTIVE, MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS AND SERVICES,
INDUSTRIAL and PUBLIC/SEMI-PUBLIC uses.
Parking Area - A paved ground surface area used for the temporary parking and maneuvering offvehicles by employees, customers or residents providing an accessory service to a commercial,
industrial, or residential use.
Paved Ground Surface Area - Any paved area, excluding public rights-of-way, used for the
purpose of driving, maneuvering, parking, storing or display of motor vehicles, boats, trailers,
mobile-homes, and recreational vehicles including new and used automobile sales lots, other parking
lot uses, and paved outdoor sales areas.
Poodle Cut - Stripping off the lower branches of a tree and rounding or shearing the ends of the
greenery to create an unnatural shape.
Required Landscape - Any landscape required by this Schedule.
Required Landscaped Area - Any landscaped area required by this Schedule.
Residential-All uses in SR-IM SR-IA, SR-l, SR-2, MR-l, MR-2, MR-3 Zoning Districts; One-
Family, Two-Family and Multiple-Family Dwellings in RMOI and PD Zoning Districts; One-Family
Dwellings in AG Zoning Districts.
Setback - The minimum setback requirement for all structures.
Shrub - A self-supporting woody species of plant characterized by persistent stems and branches
springing from the base.
Single-Family - One-Family Dwellings in SR-1AA, SR-IA, SR-l and PD Zoning Districts.
Speeimen Tree - A particularly fine or unusual example of any tree due to its age, size, rarity,
environmental value or exceptional aesthetic quality. A tree may also be designated a specimen due
to its association with historic events or persons. A specimen tree cannot be of a species that is
unacceptable pursuant to Section 5.2.
Tree - Any living, self-supporting, woody plant which normally grows to a minimum overall height
of fifteen (15) feet and usually has a single trunk.
Turf - Upper layer of soil bound by grass and plant roots into a thick mat.
Vehicular Circulation Area - Streets, rights-of-way, accessways, parking spaces, parking, loading
and unloading and other similar or related functions.
SECTION 2.0
LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS
SECTION 2.1
LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS FOR RESIDENTIAL USES
Landscape shall be provided for all residential uses in the following manner:
A. One- and Two-Family Dwellings - At least one (1) tree shall be located in the required front
yard of each dwelling unit for one-family dwellings and two-family dwellings.
SECTION 2.2
OFF-STREET PARKING AND VEmCULAR CIRCULATION AREAS
The following provisions and requirements shall apply to all off-street parking areas for automobiles
and vehicular circulation areas:
A. Required Internal Landscape Area. The minimum required internal landscaped area for
parking areas shall cover ten percent (1 OOA.) of the parking area.
1. Minimum Required Land Area For Required Landscaped Areas. Each required
landscaped area shall contain a minimum land area of two hundred (200) square feet.
2. Required LaDdseaped ~rea For Rows Of Parking Spaces. A landscaped area
shall be provided at each end of all rows of parking. In addition, at least one (1)
landscaped area shall be provided between every ten (10) parking spaces, provided
however, that when double (front-to-front) rows of parking spaces are utilized, each
required landscaped area shall contain a minimum land area of four hundred (400)
square feet. Length shall match that of the adjacent parking space. A twenty (20)
foot turning radius shall be accommodated at the end of parking rows.
B. Required Trees. At least one canopy (1) tree shall be provided in each required landscaped
area; provided, however, that two canopy (2) trees shall be provided for each required
landscaped area as prescribed in subsection A.2. The location of required trees in required
landscaped areas shall be within an area that has a minimum radius of ten (10) feet measured
from the center of the tree trunk to the rear edge of the required landscaped area. Tree
species should be a type that has a natural growth height that corresponds to the size of the
landscaped area as determined by the Administrative Official.
C. Required Shrubs. Each required landscaped area shall be provided with shrubs in the ratio
of five (5) shrubs per each tree required. All landscaped areas shall be covered in
groundcover or turf.
D. Parking Spaee ReductioD to Protect Existiug Trees. The Administrative Official shall
have the authority to reduce the required number of off-street parking spaces when such
reduction would result in the preservation of existing trees which are a minimum of six (6)
inches in diameter measured at breast height above the ground provided that such reduction
in the number of required parking spaces shall result in a reduction in an amount ofless than
five (5) percent of the total number of required off-street parking spaces.
E. Two or More Parallel Driving Aisles. In situations where there are four (4) or more rows of
parking spaces, the City have the authority to require the use oflandscaped strips a minimum
of ten (10) feet in width to be parallel to the subject driving aisles. In such areas, trees shall
generally be spaced at intervals of twenty-five (25) feet.
SECTION 2.3
LANDSCAPE ADJACENT TO STREETS AND PARCELS
A landscaped strip shall be provided along all parcel lines and abutting street right-of-way lines as
required by the provisions of this Schedule. The depth of the required landscaped strip shall be
measured and provided parallel to the parcel line or abutting street right-of-way in question.
Landscaped strips shall be considered to be required landscaped area. A landscaped strip may be
included as fulfilling the buffer requirements for the premise in question. However, no part of a
landscaped strip required for any use shall be included as fulfilling the landscape or buffer
requirements for another use unless specifically provided for in this Schedule. Landscaped strips
shall be provided in the following manner:
A. Arterials. Properties fronting on all roads classified as arterials, including, but not limited
to, East Lake Mary Boulevard and the Airport Boulevard Extension, shall comply with the
following standards:
.L The developer/property owner shall be responsible for providing a minimum twenty-
five (25) foot landscape buffer in the area abutting the desirtP.d roadway right-of-
way lines. Landscape buffer width may be reduced to a minimum offifteen (15) feet
only if the lot is less than two hundred (200) feet deep.
2. The landscape buffer area shall be planted with two (2) rows of canopy trees, six (6)
inch diameter at breast height (dbh) at planting. The trees shall be planted every fifty
(50) feet and staggered so as to be midway between each other, and equal distance
between each row and right-of-way. A minimum of four (4) sub-canopytrees per one
hundred (100) feet of frontage shall be planted in and about each access point and
intersection. Unless otherwise noted herein, all landscaping shall comply with
Schedule I-Landscape, Buffer and Tree Requirements of the Sanford Land
Development Regulations.
B. Collectors. A fifteen (15) foot wide landscaped strip shall be provided along all parcel
lines abutting a street right-of-way classified as collector roadways in the Traffic Circulation
Plan Element of the Comprehensive Plan. Required landscape shall be provided within the
required landscaped strip as follows:
1. Trees. One (1) canopy tree shall be provided for every thirty to forty linear feet of
parcel line in question. Tree spacing shall be determined by the Administrative
Official based upon the type of species to be planted Such trees shall be evenly
spaced.
2. Hedges. When off-street parking, loading, unloading and vehicular circulation areas
are to be located adjacent to the street in question, a dense hedge of evergreen-type
shrubs shall be provided in the following manner:
a. At initial planting and installation, shrubs shall be at least thirty (30) inches in
height and shall be planted thirty (30) inches or less on center. The hedge
shall be planted four (4) feet or more behind the tree trunks.
b. Within one (1) year of initial planting and installation, shrubs shall have
attained and be maintained at a minimum height of four (4) feet and shall
provide an opaque vegetative screen between the street and the use of the
premise.
c. In lieu of a vegetative hedge, the Administrative Official may approve the
use of vegetated berms or other appropriate landscape materials in a manner
that results in the visual separation of street right-of-way and the premises in
question.
3. Shrubs. If a hedge is not req~ the buffer shall include nine (9) shrubs for every
one hundred (100) linear feet of parcel line in question. Shrubs shall be at least thirty
(30) inches in height at the time of planting.
4. Groundcover. The buffer area shall be planted with groundcover. The groundcover
shall completely cover the area within three (3) months of installation.
C. Other Street Right-of-Way. A ten (10) foot wide landscaped strip shall be provided along
all parcel lines abutting a street right-of-way other than streets prescribed in subsections 2.3.
A and B. Required landscape shall be provided in the required landscaped strip as follows:
1. Trees. One canopy (1) tree shall be provided for every thirty (30) to forty (40) linear
feet of parcel line in question as determined by the Administrative Official based
upon the type of tree. Such trees shall be evenly spaced.
2. Hedges. When off-street parking, loading, unloading and vehicular use areas are to
be located adjacent to a street, a dense hedge of evergreen-type shrubs shall be
provided in the following manner:
a. At initial planting and installation, shrubs shall be at least two (2) feet in
height and shall be separated by a distance of thirty (30) inches on center.
Shrubs shall be placed at least four (4) feet behind the trees.
b. Within one (I) year of initial planting and installation, shrubs shall have
attained and be maintained at a minimum height of three (3) feet and shall
provide an opaque vegetative hedge between the street and the use of the
prenuses.
c. In lieu of a vegetative hedge, the Administrative Official may approve the
use of vegetated berms or other appropriate landscape materials in a manner
that results in the visual separation of street right-of-way and the premises.
3. Shrubs. If a hedge is not required, the buffer shall include nine (9) shrubs for every
one hundred (1 (0) linear feet of parcel line in question. Shrubs shall be at least thirty
(30) inches in height at the time of planting.
4. Groundcover. The buffer area shall be planted with groundcover. The groundcover
shall completely cover the area within three (3) months of installation.
D. Other Pareel Lines. When off-street parking, loading, unloading and vehicular circulation
areas are to be located adjacent to a parcel line other than parcel lines descn'bed in subsection
A or B, above, a ten (10) foot wide landscaped strip shall be provided along the parcel line.
Landscape shall be provided in the landscaped strip as follows:
1. Trees. One canopy (1) tree shall be provided for every thirty (30) to forty (40) linear
feet of parcel line as determined by the Administrative Official based upon the type
of tree. Such trees shall be evenly spaced.
2. Hedge. A dense hedge of evergreen-type shrubs shall be provided in the following
manner:
a At initial planting and installation, shrubs shall be at least two (2) feet in
height and shall be separated by a distance of thirty (30) inches on center .
Hedges shall be placed at least four (4) feet behind trees.
b. Within one (1) year of initial planting and installation, shrubs shall have
attained and be maintained at a minimum height of three (3) feet and shall
provide an opaque vegetative hedge.
c. In lieu of a vegetative hedge, the Administrative Official may approve the use
of vegetated berms or other appropriate landscape materials in a manner that
results in the visual separation of the premises from the adjacent parcel.
D. Required Trees. When both buffer and landscaped strip requirements apply, required trees
shall be provided. In addition, when a landscaped strip is included as fulfilling the buffer
requirements for the premise, the more stringent requirements shall apply.
SECTION 2.4
REDUCTIONS AND EXCEPTIONS TO LANDSCAPE
REQUIREMENTS
A. Required Landseaped Strip, Required Landscaped Area and Required Landscape.
The Planning and Zoning Commission may, upon appeal by an applicant or unless otherwise
provided for, waive or reduce the required landscape provisions of this article where such
requirements would be unreasonable and excessive due to the size of the parcel and/or the
fact that the landscape requirement is not necessary due to the unique location and/or natural
topographical or other physical character of the specific parcel in question and provided such
reduction would not be detrimental to the adjacent parcel or parcels.
B. One- and Two-Family Dwellings Exempted. This section shall not apply to one-family
dwellings or two-family dwellings.
SECTION 2.5
CREDIT FOR HEALTHY EXISTING TREES AND PLANT
MATERIALS
Healthy trees and shrubs existing on the premises may be credited toward meeting the requirements
of this Schedule provided however, that such tree or shrub is not listed as a restricted tree in this
article. Trees shall be a minimum of four (4) inches in caliper and twelve (12) feet in height and
shrubs shall be a minimum of three (3) feet in height in order to be credited toward meeting the
requirements of this schedule. Palm tree species may not be credited for more than fIfty percent
(500.10) of the total tree requirement for the premises. A certified arborist shall determine the health
of all trees proposed for credit. At the expense of the applicant seeking credit, the Administrative
Official shall determine which trees shall receive credit in accordance with this section.
SECTION 2.6
FOUNDATION LANDSCAPING
The following provisions shall apply to all building facades with frontage along a street right-of-way
with the exception of zero lot line buildings:
A. Required Landscaped Area. Excluding space necessary for ingress and egress, a minimum
five-foot wide landscaped area shall be located along one-hundred percent (1000/c.) of a
building f~ with frontage along a street right-of-way.
B. Required Trees. Within the required landscaped area there shall be at least two (2) accent
trees or three (3) palms for every forty (40) linear feet of building f~.
C. Required Shrubs. Within the landscaped area there shall be a minimum of 0ne(1) shrub for
every twenty (20) square feet of required landscaped area. A minimum of fifty percent
(50%) of the area shall contain shrubs with the remainder to be ground cover.
SECTION 2.7
COMPREHENSIVE LANDSCAPE PROGRAM
The landscape requirements of this Schedule may be waived or modified as part of a site plan
approval if the application includes a comprehensive landscape program which satisfies the
following criteria:
A. Architectural Theme: The landscape in a comprehensive landscape program shall be
designed as a part of the architectural theme of the principal buildings proposed or developed
on the parcel proposed for development.
B. Superior Design. The design, character, location and/or materials of the landscape treatment
proposed in the comprehensive landscape program shall be demonstrably more attractive
than landscaping otherwise permitted on the parcel proposed for development under the
minimum landscape standards.
SECTION 3.0
LAND USE COMPATIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
SECTION 3.1
GENERAL EXPLANATION OF REQUIREMENTS
Land use compatibility requirements shall apply along all parcel lines as required by the provisions
of this Schedule. Such requirements shall include three parts: 1) setback, 2) buffer and 3) visual
screen. Unless otherwise provided for in this Schedule, the buffer shall be located within the setback
and the visual screen shall be located within the buffer.
SECTION 3.2
BUFFER
A. Location. A buffer shall be provided along all parcel lines and abutting street right-of-way
lines as required by the provisions of this these land development regulations. The depth of
the required buffer shall be measured and provided parallel to the parcel line or abutting
street right-of-way in question. No part of a buffer required for any use shall be included as
fulfilling the buffer requirements for another use unless specifically provided for in this
Schedule.
B. Maintenance. The required buffer shall, unless otherwise provided for in this Schedule, be
planted and maintained in lawn or other landscaping materials including, but not limited to,
flower beds, s~ hedges or trees, planted so as not to obscure the vision of vehicular
traffic both on and off the premises. The required buffer shall be maintained in a healthy,
growing condition which is neat and orderly in appearance and shall be kept free of refuse
and debris.
C. Uses In Buffer. The following uses shall be permissible within a required buffer:
1. Vehicular access to off-street parking, loading, unloading and service area space
subject to the following provisions:
a All of the provisions of the Schedule relating to vehicular access points to
off-street parking, loading, unloading and service area space shall be
complied with throughout the entire depth of the required buffer.
b. All such vehicular access shall be required to be generally perpendicular to
the street right-of-way line throughout the entire depth of the required buffer.
2. Required project improvements.
3. Permitted public service structures.
4. Walkways with improved surfaces.
5. Permitted signs.
6. Required landscaped areas.
D. Vehicular Encroachment Prohibited. All off-street parking and/or loading, unloading and
service areas and all other vehicular circulation areas shall be located, designed and arranged
so as not to encroach upon any required buffer. In addition, all off-street parking spaces
located adjacent to a required buffer shall be provided with appropriate tire stops, curbs, or
other vehicular bumper guards designed to prevent any encroachment of vehicles upon the
required buffer.
SECTION 3.3
VISUAL SCREEN
A visual screen shall be provided as required by the provisions of this Schedule. The required visual
screen shall be approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission and shall be maintained in good
condition and in conformity with this Schedule for as long as the use continues to exist. The
required visual screen shall be free of all advertising or other signs. Two (2) types of visual screen
shall be defined as follows:
A. Type One, Masonry Wall. A Type One visual screen shall mean a continuous, non-
perforated and solid masonry wall at least six (6) feet in height, except where a lesser or
greater height is required by these land development regulations. Such required wall shall be
constructed of cement block, brick or other similar masonry material. If the wall is
constructed of cement block, with the exception of decorative concrete block, the side facing
the abutting use shall be faced with stucco or another similar decorative finish. If no solid
wall or fence exists on the adjoining property, the landscape material shall be placed on the
side of the wall adjacent to the adjoining property. The landscape buffer area shall be
planted with two (2) rows of canopy trees. The trees shall be four (4) inches in diameter at
breast height at planting. The trees shall be spaced every twenty-five (25) feet in each row.
Between rows, the trees shall be staggered so as to be midway between each other, an equal
distance between each row and right-of-way. A minimum of twelve (12) shrubs, three (3)
feet in height or greater at planting, shall be planted for every one hundred (1 (0) linear feet of
required buffer.
B. Type Two, Hedge. A Type Two visual screen shall mean a continuous hedge of dense shrub
plantings which shall attain a height of at least six (6) feet within eighteen (18) months of the
time of planting, except where a lesser or greater height is required by these land
development regulations. Such required hedge shall be not less than four (4) feet in height at
the time of planting. The maximum distance between shrub foliage at time of planting shall
be two (2) feet. In addition, one (1) tree shall be provided every twenty-five (25) feet along
the hedge.
C. Berms. Earthen berms may be utilized to provide all or a portion of the required height of
visual screening. Such berms shall generally be centered within a minimum area often (10)
feet in width and shall utilize a slope of 3: 1 or less and shall be fully landscaped..
SECTION 3.4
APPLICATION OF REQUIREMENTS
A. Side and/or Rear Yards. Table A, below, shall be used to determine the application of
alternative land use compatibility requirements along side and/or rear parcel lines of the
proposed use:
Table A
Prooosed Abuttine: Setback Buffer Visual Screen
Use Use (In Feet) (In Feet) (Type)
Multi.-Fam. Single-Fam.
One story buildings 50 25 1
Two or more stories 100 50 1
Commercial Residential 50 25 1
7S 50 2
Industrial
Residential
75
100
50
75
1
1or2
B. Front Yard Buffer and Visual Screen Requirements For Proposed Commercial and
Industrial Uses. Front yards of commercial and/or industrial uses abutting residential uses
shall provide a ten (10) foot buffer and a Type One or Type Two visual screen.
C. Visual Screen For Certain Proposed Uses in Certain Zoning Districts That Abut
Existing One-Family Dwellings. Nonresidential uses in RMOI, RC-l, GC-2~ and/or SC-3
Zoning Districts that abut a One-Family Dwelling in an RMOI, RC-l SC-3 and/or a GC-2
Zoning District shall provide a Type One or Type Two visual screen within a ten (10) foot
buffer along the side and/or rear yard adjacent to the One-Family Dwelling.
D. Visual Screen For Proposed Residential Uses Abutting Existing Commercial and/or
Industrial Uses. When the side and/or rear parcel line of a proposed residential use abuts an
existing commercial and/or industrial use that does not comply with visual screen
requirement provisions of this Schedule, the proposed residential use shall provide a Type
One or Type Two visual screen along the parcel line in question.
SECTION 3.5 MODIFICATIONS TO LAND USE COMPATmILITY REQUIREMENTS
The Planning and Zoning Commission may grant a variance in order to modify land use
compatibility requirements as specifically described herein (Article ill, Section 3.8).
A. Visual Screen and Setback Waiver. The Planning and Zoning Commission may, upon
request by an applicant, waive or reduce the required visual screen and/or setback where such
requirement(s ):
1. Would be unreasonable and excessive due to the size of the parcel and/or the fact that
the required visual screen or setback; or
2. Would result in an arbitrary and undesirable obstruction from a major thoroughfare;
or
3. Is not necessary due to the unique location and/or natural topographical or other
physical character of the specific parcel.
Such waiver or reduction may be granted only if such waiver or reduction would not be
detrimental to the adjacent parcel or parcels. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall
approve only the minimum waiver or reduction in the said requirement necessary to remedy
the hardship.
Where significant elevation change exists between two (2) parcels of incompatible use which
would render the required visual buffer types ineffective, the Planning and Zoning
Commission may require a more stringent buffer sufficient to effectively screen uses.
B. Railroad Sidings. The Planning and Zoning Commission, upon request by an applicant, may
waive or reduce the required buffer where such buffer would prevent structures from locating
adjacent to railroad sidings provided such reduction would not be detrimental to surrounding
areas.
SECTION 3.6
SCREENING OF EQUIPMENT
All nonresidential and multifamily dum~ recycling bins, trasb/garbage areas, mechanical
equipment located below the roofline, backflow preventors and electrical transformers shall be
screened on a minimum of three sides.
A. Screening MateriaL A hedge or solid fence not to exceed six (6) feet in height shall be used
as a screening material. If landscape material is ~ it shall be a minimum of thirty (30)
inches from the existing grade at the time of planting and maintained at the height of the
device; in no case shall the landscape material exceed six (6) feet.
B. Mechanical Equipment. Trees or shrubs shall be installed to shade mechanical equipment
and aide in energy conservation. Landscape material shall be installed in such a manner that
it does not interfere with the normal operations and maintenance of mechanical equipment.
C. Residential Air Conditionen. Single and two-family residences and mobile homes shall
install trees or shrubs to shade all exterior air-conditioning units located below the roofline
of the structure.
SECTION 3.7
BUFFER LIGHTING
All lighting located within a buffer area adjacent to a single-family residential zoning district shall
be fully shielded lighting. The lighting shall be designed and located so that adjacent residential lots
are not directly illuminated.
SECTION 4.0
TREE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION REQUIREMENTS
SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT REQUIRED
SECTION 4.1
A Site Development Permit shall be required prior to any action to directly, or indirectly, cut down,
destroy, remove or move, or effectively destroy through damaging, or authorize the cutting down,
destroying, removing, or moving, or damaging of any living tree situated on the premises. The
procedures for review and issuance of such a permit shall be as follows:
A. Preliminary Subdivision Plans and Site Plans. Applications shall accompany all proposed
Preliminary Subdivision Plans and all proposed Site Plans. All required submittal
information and supplementary materials prescribed in Section 4.3, shall be submitted with
the proposed Preliminary Subdivision Plan or proposed Site Plan in question. Procedures for
approval and issuance shall be the same as the procedures for review and approval of
Subdivisions and Development Plans as prescribed in this Schedule.
B. All Others. In cases other than those described in Section 4.1 the applicant shall submit a
proposed Site Development Permit to the Administrative Official. The Administrative
Official shall review the proposed Permit and shall issue or deny the proposed Permit based
on the criteria set forth in Section 4.2and the information supplied by the applicant prescribed
in Section 4.3. The Administrative Official's review of such application may include a field
check of the premises in question and referral of the application for recommendation to other
City officials, departments or agencies.
SECTION 4.2
CRITERIA FOR TREE REMOVAL, REPLACEMENT AND
RELOCATION
A. Tree Removal Prior to the issuance of a site development permit to remove a tree(s), the
Administrative Official shall find that one (1 ) of the following conditions exists:
1. The tree is located where a structure or improvement is to be placed and said tree
unreasonably restricts the permitted use of the property.
2. The tree is dead, disease<L inj~ in danger of falling.
3. The tree is too close to existing or proposed structures so as to endanger such
structures.
4. The tree interferes with utility services.
5. The tree creates unsafe vision clearance.
B. Replacement and Relocation. As a condition of the granting of a Site Development Permit
to remove, replace and/or relocate a tree(s), the Administrative Official shall have the
authority to require the relocation or replacement of the trees being removed. If tree
replacement is req~ such replacement shall be at a three-for-<>ne basis if the replacement
trees are smaller than the tree being removed. In no case shall the number of calipers
removed be less than the total number of calipers in the replacement trees. Tree replacement
or tree relocation shall be on the premise. In determining the required relocation or
replacement of trees, the Administrative Official shall consider the needs of the intended use
of the property together with an evaluation of the following prepared by a certified arborist
or a biologist at the cost of the applicant:
1. Existing tree coverage;
2. Number of trees to be removed on the entire property;
3. Area to be covered with structures, parking, and driveways;
4. Topography and drainage of the site and its environs;
5. Character of the site and its environs;
6. Ecology of the site; and
7. Characteristics and amount of shrubs~ grass, and trees proposed for planting on the
premise by the applicant.
C. In Right-of-Way. With the exception of plantings initiated by the City or Seminole County,
within the public right-of-way, planting of trees and/or removal of existing trees that are two
(2) inches in diameter or greater shall require a site development permit.
SECTION 4.3
SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS
Applications for a site development permit to remove, replace and/or move trees shall be
accompanied by such permit fee as shall, from time to time, be established by duly adopted by
resolution of the City Commission. Each such application shall be accompanied by the following:
A. Written Statement. State the reasons for the requested action. For trees that areto be saved
or retained, each application shall contain a statement of how these tree areas are to be
protected during and after construction activities.
B. Site Layout. Two (2) copies of a legible site layout drawn to the largest practicable scale
indicating the following:
1. Location of all trees which are a minimum of six (6) inches in diameter measured 4.5
feet above the ground on the site within thirty (30) feet of the buildable area. Identify
trees to be retained, altered, removed, relocated, or replaced. Smaller trees to be
retained may also be shown by the applicant to assist the Administrative Official in
determining replacement requirements. Groups of trees in close proximity may be
designated as "clumps" or "clusters" of trees with the estimated number and type of
trees noted. Only those trees to be removed, altered, relocated, or replaced must be
named (common or botanical name).
2. Tree information required shall be summarized in legend form on the plan and shall
include the reason for the proposed alteration, removal, relocation or replacement.
3. Location of all existing or proposed structures, improvements and uses, including the
location and dimension of property lines, building and structure setbacks, and yard
requirements.
4. Properties with existing buildings, structures and uses may depict only that portion of
the premises directly involved plus adjacent structures, landscaping, and natural
vegetation.
5. Proposed changes, if any, in elevation, grade and major contour.
6. Locations of existing or proposed utility services.
SECTION 4.4
EXCEPTIONS AND EXEMPTIONS
A. Dangerous Trees. In the event that any tree endangers health or safety and requires
immediate removal, such as, but not limited to, the cutting of emergency fire lanes by fire-
fighting units, verbal authorization may be given by the Administrative Official and the tree
removed without obtaining a written permit as herein required. Such verbal authorization
shall later be confirmed in writing by the Administrative Official.
B. Emergencies. In the case of emergencies such as hurricane, windstorm, flood, freeze, or
other disasters, the requirements of this Section may be waived by the City Manager. At the
earliest possible meeting of the City Commission, the City Manager shall set forth in detail
those findings establishing that such waiver is necessary so that public or private work to
restore order in the City will not be impeded. Said waiver must be for a time certain and may
not be for an indefinite period.
C. Notification Requirements Pertaining to Utility Companies. Whenever any electric,
water, telephone or other public utility firm or corporation wishes to extend, maintain or
relocate service such that any tree on an unimproved lot or tract will be removed, they shall
make application for a permit to do so. Any public utility wishing to prone trees on a right-
of-way shall notify the Administrative Official in writing in advance of the time and place
those pruning activities will take place. The Administrative Official shall supervise these
activities as necessary and shall have the authority to regulate or halt such pruning when
these actions are deemed detrimental to the trees or beyond that needed to insure continued
utility service.
D. Exempt Trees. The following types of trees shall be exempt from the provisions of this
section:
American Mulberry (Moros rubra)
Australian Pine (Casuarina spp.)
Black Cherry (Prunus serotina)
Brazilian Pepper (Shinus terebinthifolius)
Cajeput Tree (Melaleuca Leucadendra)
Camphor Tree (Cinnamomum camphora)
Cherry Laurel (pnmus laurocerasis)
Chinaberry (Meliaa Azedarach)
Chinese tallow tree (Sapium sebiferum)
Containerized trees and nursery stock trees grown for resale
Ear Trees (Enterolobium cyclocarpum) (Enterolobium contortisliquum)
Eucalyptus Robusta (Eucalyptus robusta)
Iacaranda (Jacaranda acutifolia)
Golden Rain tree (Koelreuteria elegans)
Orchid Tree (Bauhinia)
Rosewood (Dalbergia sissoo)
Sand Pine (Pinus clausa)
Silk Oak (Grevillea robusta)
SECTION 4.5
SPECIMEN TREES
A. Purpose. It is the purpose of this Subsection to acknowledge the existence of certain trees
within the City that are rare or unique due to factors such as age, size ,historical association,
ecological value or type and to protect such trees through their designation as specimen trees.
B. Designation as Specimen. Designation as a specimen tree may commence in any of the
following ways:
1. An applicant may request such designation as part of any master plan, preliminary
subdivision or site plan review application. To do so, the applicant shall submit an
expert evaluation by a horticulturalist or ISA certified arborist to the Administrative
Official.
2. A property owner may request such designation at any time. To do so, the applicant
shall submit an expert evaluation by the City landscape architect or a horticulturalist
or certified arborist to the Administrative Official on a form prepared by the
Administrative Official.
3. The Administrative Official may request such designation.
4. Any tree which achieves a 'Florida State Champion Tree Status.'
5. The Administrative Official may develop specific standards for designating specimen
trees.
C. Designation by City Commission. The Administrative Official shall present all tree
designation requests for specimen trees to the City Commission for its consideration and
designation at a public hearing.
SECTION 4.6
VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES
A. Violations. It is unlawful to destroy, cut down or remove any living tree without first
obtaining a permit It is also unlawful to prune, top, hatrack or poodle cut a tree or shrub
required by these land development regulations to a shape other than the tree's natural shape.
B. Penalties. Any person in violation of this schedule shall be required to:
1. Undertake pruning and other remedial action as determined by the City, not limited to
removal of severely abused trees to protect public safety and property and corrective
pruning to improve the health and form of affected trees;
2. If pruning cannot remedy the violation or if the landscape material has been
destroyed, cut down or removed, the penalty shall be the replacement of trees on a six
(6) to one (1) basis (six (6) trees or shrubs planted for every tree or shrub destroyed).
Each replacement tree shall be a minimum of three (3) inches measured four and one-
half (4 Y2) feet above ground and the total replacement canopy shall be at least equal
to the canopy of the tree being replaced. The City shall approve the species, quality
and locations of the replacement trees.
3. If it is impractical to locate any or all of the replacement trees or shrubs on site, the
person or entity in violation shall contribute to the City's landscape fund in an amount
equal to the value of the destroyed tree or shrub as determined by the Administrative
Official. The value of the destroyed tree shall be determined pursuant to the Guide for
Plant Appraisals, If' Edition, as amended by the Council of Tree and Landscape
Appraisers or the Guide for Plant Appraisals published by the International society of
Arboriculture. Such funds will be deposited into the City's Landscape fund and may be
used by the City to plant trees throughout the City.
4.
SECTION 5.0
LANDSCAPE MATERIAL, INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE
STANDARDS
SECTION 5.1
REQUIRED TREES AND SHRUBS
A. Required Trees. - Required trees shall have a minimum height of twelve (12) feet and a
caliper requirement off our (4) inches measured four and a half (4.5) feet above the ground
unless otherwise prescribed in this Schedule. However, in order for a crepe myrtle to be
considered a tree, is shall be a single trunk specimen of fifteen feet (15') in height or more.
In addition, palm trees shall be clustered in groups of three (3) in order to be considered as
meeting the requirement for one (1) tree as required in this Schedule. Palms shall have four
(4) feet of clear trunk for tree-form palms and five (5) feet from the ground surface to the
apical bud for shrub-form palms.
B. Required Shrubs. Required shrubs shall be a minimum of three (3) gallon containers unless
otherwise prescribed in this Schedule. Drought tolerant plants should be used where possible
to conserve water. Required hedges shall be of non-deciduous species and planted and
maintained so as to form a continuous unbroken solid, visual screen within a maximum of
one (1) year after planting.
SECTION 5.2 UNACCEPTABLE PLANT SPECIES
The following species shall not be acceptable to meet landscape requirements of this Schedule, nor
shall such species be considered as a required tree, replacement tree or a required shrub:
A. Unacceptable Trees. Unacceptable trees shall be the same as exempt trees listed under
Paragraph D, Section 4.4, above, excluding containerized trees and nursery stock trees.
B.
Unacceptable Plants.
Castor Bean
Rice Paper Plant
Taro or Elephant Ear
Water Hyacinth
Lygodium spp. (fern)
Cattails
SECTION 5.3
INSTALLATION OF REQUIRED LANDSCAPE AND TREES
All required trees and landscaping shall be installed according to generally accepted commercial
planting procedures. Soil, free oflimerock, roc~ and other construction debris, shall be provided.
All landscaped areas shall be protected from vehicular encroachment by permanent wheel-stops or
curbing.
A. Florida No.1 Quality. All required plant materials including, but not limited to, trees and
shrubs shall equal or exceed the standards for Florida No. 1 as established and revised by the
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services except as otherwise provided in
this Schedule. Grass sod shall be healthy and reasonably free of w~ pests and disease.
B. Proper Planting and Anchoring. All plant material shall be mulched to a depth of three (3)
to four (4) inches. Wherever new trees are installed they shall be provided with anchoring
for a period of at least one (1) year, in order to provide sufficient time for their roots to
become established. Trees with trunks under four inches (4") in diameter should be staked
with one (1) to three (3) stakes while trees with a diameter of 4 It or more (measured four (4)
feet from the ground) should be guyed with three (3) to four (4) guy wires.
C. Irrigation. All required landscaped areas shall be watered with an underground irrigation
system or a drip irrigation system designed to allow differential operation schedules for high
and low water requirement areas. To avoid operation of the system during periods of
increased rainfall, an operational moisture sensor switch shall be required on all irrigation
systems equipped with automatic controls that will override the irrigation cycle of the
sprinkler system when adequate rainfall has occurred. The use of reclaimed water as a water
supply source for irrigation shall be required when such source is available or anticipated to
be available within one-hundred (100) feet of an existing or proposed City reclaimed water
line. In areas where food is served or consumed, such as outdoor eating areas of restaurants,
a dual supply source distribution system shall be installed whereby potable water shall serve
as the source for the food serving and/or consumption areas and reclaimed water shall serve
as the supply source in all other landscaped areas.
The Administrative Official may require or otherwise approve water supply provisions for
unusual landscape conditions provided, however, that a readily available water source shall
be located within one-hundred (100) feet of any required landscaping plant material.
D. Berm. When a berm is used to form a required visual screen in lieu of, or in conjunction with
a required hedge or wall, such berm shall not exceed a slope of 30 degrees and shall be
completely covered with shrubs, trees, or other living ground cover.
E. Grass. When utilized, grass shall be plugged or sodded with the exception of swales, berms
or other areas that are subject to erosion in which case such areas shall be completely sodded.
F. Ground Cover. Ground cover shall be installed and maintained for all improved parcels,
including residential, in order to prevent erosion and dust Ground cover used in lieu of grass
shall be planted in such a manner so as to present a finished appearance and reasonably
complete coverage within 3 months after planting.
G. Intersection VisibiIity. When an accessway intersects a public right-of-~y, landscape shall
be used to define the intersection; provided, however, that all landscape within the triangular
areas described below shall provide unobstructed cross-visibility at a level between two and
one-half (2-1/2) and ten (10) feet. Trees shall be trimmed in such a manner that no limbs or
foliage extend into defIned triangular areas. Landscape, except grass and groundcover, shall
not be located closer than three (3) feet from the edge of any accessway pavement.
The triangular areas are defined as follows:
1. The areas of property on both sides of an accessway formed by the intersection of
each side of the accessway and the public right-of-way pavement line with two (2)
sides of each triangle being ten (10) feet in length from the point of intersection and
the third side being a line connecting the ends of the other two (2) sides.
2. The area of property located at a comer formed by the intersection of two (2) or more
public streets with two (2) sides of the triangular area being measured twenty-fIve
(25) feet in length along the abutting edge of pavement, from their point of
intersection, and the third being a line connecting the ends of the other two (2) lines.
H. Location. All plant material shall be planted in a manner which is not intrusive to utilities or
pavement.
I. Recommended Plant List. A list of recommended plants is found at the end of this
schedule as Appendix 1.
J. Una~ptable Plant Species. All prohibited species, as enumerated in Section 4.4 D, shall
be removed from the site prior to the development of the site.
SECTION 5.4
TREE PRESERVATION DURING DEVELOPMENT AND
CONSTRUCTION
A. Protective Barriers. During construction, protective barriers shall be placed, as necessary,
and/or as directed by the Administrative Official to prevent the destruction or damaging of
trees. Trees destroyed or receiving major damage must be replaced before occupancy or use
unless approval for their removal has been granted under the provisions of this article. All
trees not designated for removal may be required to be protected by barrier zones erected
prior to construction of any structures, roads, utility service, or other improvements, and may
be required to comply with the following if determined to be lleC'.essary by the Administrative
Official.
1. Protective posts, two (2) inches by four (4) inches or larger wooden post, two (2)
inches outer diameter or larger galvanized pipe, or other post material of equivalent
size and strength shall be implanted deep enough in the ground to be stable and with
at least three (3) feet of the post visible above the ground.
2. Posts shall be placed at points not closer than the drip line of the protected tree, with
the posts being not further than six (6) feet apart, except that access may be allowed
within this line as specified on site layouts, provided it is approved in advance by the
Administrative Official but in no case, shall access be permitted closer than five (5)
feet to the trunk.
3. All protective posts shall be linked together (fencing at least three (3) feet high, two
(2) courses of rope not less than one-half (~) inch in diameter or a chain of
comparable size, or other material of equivalent visibility). Each section shall be
clearly flagged with yellow plastic tapes or other markers.
4. No grade changes shall be made within the protective barrier zones without prior
approval of the Administrative Official. Where roots greater than one (1) inch
diameter are exposed, they shall be cut cleanly.
5. Protective barrier zones shall remain in place and intact until such time as landscape
operations begin or construction is complete, whichever occurs first.
6. The Administrative Official may conduct periodic inspections of the site before
work begins and during clearing, construction and post-construction phases of
development in order to insure compliance with these land development regulations
and the intent of this Chapter.
7. No building materials, machinery or temporary soil deposits shall be placed within
protective barrier zones defined in Subsection 5.4A above.
8. No attachments or wires other than those of a protective or nondamaging nature shall
be attached to any tree.
B. Regulations Pertaining to Utility Companies. Whenever any electric, water, telephone or
other public utility firm or corporation wishes to extend, maintain or relocate service such
that any tree on an unimproved lot or tract will be removed, they shall make application for a
permit to do so. Any public utility wishing to prune trees on a right-of-way shall notify the
Administrative Official in writing in advance of the time and place those pruning activities
will take place. The Administrative Official shall supervise these activities as necessary and
shall have the authority to regulate or halt such pruning when these actions are deemed
detrimental to the trees or beyond that needed to insure continued utility service.
SECfION 6.0
DROUGHT TOLERANT PLANT STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO
REQUIRED LANDSCAPING
Drought tolerant plants which shall be used in required landscaping are native, non-invasive plants
which will survive and flourish with comparatively little supplemental irrigation.
Industrial, commercial, civic, and multi-family residential buildings or structures; common areas of
single family or multi-family residential developments shall incorporate drought tolerant trees,
shrubs, and groundcovers in landscape plans as a water conservation measure. A list of plants which
require minimal water are included in the Florida water management districts' publication:
Waterwise, Florida Landscapes. In additio~ mulches and drought tolerant groundcovers shall
replace narrow turf areas where irrigation is impractical. Interior remodels or minor modifications to
the exterior of a structure are not subject to this requirement.
SECTION 7.0
MAINTENANCE OF REQUIRED LANDSCAPE
All plant material shall be maintained according to the following standards:
A. All required trees, shrubs and landscaped areas shall be maintained in good and healthy
condition for as long as the use continues to exist. Maintenance shall consist of mowing,
removing of litter and dead plant material, necessary pruning, pest control, water and
fertilizing.
B. Maintenance also includes, but is not limited to, the replacement of plants damaged by
insects~ disease, vehicular traffic, acts of God and vandalism. Necessary replacements shall
be made within a time period not to exceed thirty (30) days after notification by the City of a
violation of this Schedule.
C. In order to increase the tree canopy within the City, give shade to paved surfaces, buffer
pedestrian and vehicular traffic and provide scenic beauty and natural habitat, as well as
prevent decay, sunburn and hazards to trees, all landscape material required under this
Schedule shall be pruned to maintain the natural shape of the plant. No topping, hatracking,
poodle cutting, excess pruning or excess crown reduction shall be performed and such
actions are unlawfuL
D. The City shall encourage the standards of the International Society of Arboriculture and
the National Arborist Association for tree care operations, plant maintenance and proper
pnming methods by providing guidance, upon request, to applicants
APPENDIX 1.
LIST OF PLANTS RECOMMENDED FOR SANFORD
Understorv Trees
Common Name Botanical Name Common Name Botanical Name
Redbud Cercis Canadensis Loblolly bay Gordonia lasianthus
Anise Illicium spp. Southern red cedar Juniperus silicicola
Drake/Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia Yaupon holly flex vomitoria
Flowering Dogwood Comus florida Fringe tree Chionanthus virginica
Wax Myrtle Myrica cerifera
CanoDv trees
SDaeed 40 feet aoart
Common Name Botanical Name Common Name Botanical Name
American Elm
Live Oak
Longleaf pine
Sweet bay magnolia
Silver Dollar tree
Chinese elm
Red Bay
American sycamore
Common Name
Ulmus Americana
Quercus virginiana
Pinus palustris
Magnolia virginana
Eucalyptus cinerea
Ulmus parvifolia
Persea borbonia
Platanus occidentalis
Botanical Name
Swamp black gum
Dahoon holly
HornbeamlBluebeech
Water ash-Pop ash
Florida winged elm
Florida elm
Red maple
Savannah holly
Tulip tree
Water oak
Southern magnolia
Pecan
Sweetgum
Laurel oak
Sugarberry
CanODV Trees
SDaeed 30' aoart
Nyssa sylvatica
flex cassine
Carpinus caroliniana
Fraxinus caroliniana
Ulmusalata
Ulmus americana floirdana
Acer mbrum
flex opaca x attenuata
& cultivars
Common Name
Lirodendron tulipifera
Quercus nigra
Magnolia grandiflora&cultivar
Cmya illinoensis
Liquidambar styraciflua
Quercus laurifolia
Celtis laevigata
Botanical Name
American Holly
Loblolly bay
River Birch
Podocarpus
Persimmon
Pignut hickory
Palatka holly
Swamp Tupelo
flex opaca & cultivars
Gordonia lasianthus
Betula nigra
Podocarpus nagi
Diospyros virginiana
Carya gloabra megacarp
flex attenuata
Nyssa biflora
SmaD Trees
Common Name
Ornamental Landseaoe Trees
Botanical Name
Crape myrtle
Wax myrtle
Loblolly bay
Junipers
Bottlebrosh
Redbud
Common Name
Common Name
Botanical Name
Lagerstroemia x fauriei Rusty pittosporum
Myrica cerifera Podocarpus
Gordonia lasianthus Holly
Juniperus Torulosa & Spartan Leyland Cypress
Callistemon spp. Jerosalem thorn
Cercis canadensis
Large Ornamental trees and Palms
Botanical Name Common Name
Botanical Name
Winged elm
Washingtonia palm
Canary Island palm
European fan palm
Sabal palm
Ulmus alata
Washingtonia robusta
Phoenix canariensis
Chamaerops humillis
Sabal palmetto
Heritage river birch
Chinese fan palm
Wmdmill palm
Pindo palm
Pittosporum ferrugineum
Podocarpus nagi
flex spp.
Cupressocyparis leylandi
Parkinsonia aculeate
Betula nigra "heritage'
Livistona chenensis
Trachycarpus fortunii
Butia capitata
Shrubs and minimum on-eenter (OCl reouirements for visual screens
Common Name
Botanical Name
Glossy abelia
Allamanda
Pineapple guava
Anise
Pittosporum
Azalea
Plumbago
Banana shrub
Primrose jasmine
Boxwood
Viburnum
Chinese juniper
Silverthorn
Podocarpus
Holly
Indian Hawthorne
Abelia spp.
Cortadenia selloana
Feijoa sellowiana
fllicium floridanum
Pittosporum tobira
Rhododendron spp.
Plumbago. capensis
Michelia fuscata
Jasiminum mesnyi
Buxus microphylla
Viburnum spp.
Juniperus chinensis
Elaeagnus philippensis
Podocarpus macrophyllus
flex spp.
Raphioleps indica
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3.0OC
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3.00C
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3.0OC
3.0OC
2.00C
3.0 OC
3.00C
3.00C
2.0OC
2.0-3.0 OC
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Common Name
Groundcoven
Botanieal Name
Bugle weed
Asparagus fern
Iceplant
False heather
Dichondra
Golden creeper
Trailing fig
Carolina jessamine
Algerian ivy
Beach sunflower
Dwarf yaupon holly
Chinese juniper
Dwarf lantana
Lily turf
Sword fern
Oyster plant
Erect selaginella
Confederate jasmine
Caltrops
Society garlic
Coontie
Bahia
St. Augustine cultivars
Annual Ryegrass
Ajuga reptans
Asparagus sprengeri
Carpobrotus edulis
Cuphea hyssopifolia
Dichondra carolinensis
Emodea littoralis
Ficus sagittata
Gelsemium sempervirens
Hedera canariensis
Helianthus debilis
flex vomitoria 'Schellings'
Juniperus chinensis
Lantana depressa
Liriope spicata
Nephrolepsis exaltata
Rhoeo spathacea
Selaginella involvens
Trachelospermum asiaticum
Trilobus terrestris
Tulbaghia violacea
Zamia pumila
Common Name
BotaniealName
Aloe
Cast iron plant
Gopher apple
Earth star
Miniature agave
Creeping fig
Dwarf gardenia
Fig marigold
English ivy
Daylily
Beach elder
Shore juniper
Trailing lantana
Partidge berry
Mondo grass
Leatherleaf fern
Purple heart
Star jasmine
Wedelia
Wandering jew
Grasses
Aloe spp.
Aspidistra elatior
Locania michauxii
Cryptanthus spp.
Dyckia brevifolia
Ficus pumila
Gardenia jasminoides
Glottiphyllum depressum
Hedera helix
Hemerocallis spp.
Iva imbricata
Juniperus conferta
Lantana montevidensis
Mitchella repens
Ophioipogon japonicus
Rumonra adiantiformis
Setcreasea pallida
Trachelospermum
jasminoides
Wedelia trilobata
Zebrina pendula