(A) All areas within a property not considered a building, structure, sidewalk, parking area, and other approved vehicular use area shall have the maximum coverage of living plant material where possible. All non-living durable landscape material shall not be considered an appropriate substitution for living plant material unless clearly stated on an approved landscape plan.
(B) All properties and approved landscape plans shall follow the Florida Friendly Landscaping Program (FFLP) guidelines as hereby adopted by the city with the exclusion of the wildlife section. The city further agrees to adopt the plant lists within the FFLP as a guideline for the city's approved plant list.
(C) All properties and approved landscape plans are required to have at least 50% native and drought-resistant plant materials within the total site vegetation excluding sod.
(D) During any construction, protective barriers of specifications approved by the city shall be placed and maintained around the drip line of all trees to be retained on the site to prevent their destruction or damage. The developer shall use every precaution possible to avoid damaging the trees by preventing the use or storage of materials or equipment, or the contamination of soil with such materials as paint, oil, solvents, asphalt, concrete, mortar, and the like, within the "drip line".
(1) No attachments, other than those of a protective or nondamaging nature, shall be attached to any tree except those trees approved by the city to be eliminated and not to be retained or relocated.
(2) All trees damaged as a result of construction or the operation of heavy equipment in the vicinity of a tree shall be replaced in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(E) Sight distances. When a drive aisle intersects a public right-of-way or when the subject property abuts the intersection of two or more public rights-of-way, all landscaping within the triangular areas shall conform to Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Roadway and Traffic Design Standards for Design Construction, Maintenance and Utility Operations on the State Highway System, Standard Index 546, and Engineering Division details R13, R14, and R15, as amended and updated from time to time.
(Ord. 2021-02, adopted 3-17-21; sought to be reconsidered, Commission passed 4-21-2021)