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MAINTENANCE PLAN Landscape Improvements Project State Road No (s) : 60 Project Limits : From 66"' Avenue (MP 26. 063 ) To 58 ' h Avenue (MP 27 . 163) FM No (s) : 424638-1 -52-01 Maintaining Agency : Indian River County (Public Works Director : Christopher R. Mora , Ph No . 772-226- 1234) RLA of Record : Robert J . Cotleur Date : October 5 , 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I . General Maintenance Requirements and Recommendations : The purpose of a plan for the landscape improvements maintenance practices is to allow the plant material on your project to thrive in a safe and vigorous manner while fulfilling their intended purpose and conserving our natural resources . Plantings and all other landscape improvements shall be maintained to avoid potential roadway hazards and to provide required clear visibility, accessibility, clearance, and setbacks as set forth by Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) governing standards and specifications : FDOT Design Standards, FDOT Plans Preparation Manual Vol. I, Chapter 2 . 11 and FDOT Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, as amended by contract documents , and all other requirements set forth by the District 4 Operations Maintenance Engineer. The initial portion of the Maintenance Plan describes general maintenance requirements and recommendations . The concluding section provides recoiTimendations prepared by the Registered Landscape Architect of Record specific to the attached approved plans . Watering Requirements : Watering is a critical concern for not only the maintenance of healthy plant material but also for observing water conservation practices . The amount of water to apply at any one time varies with the weather, drainage conditions and water holding capacity of the soil . For plant materials that have been established, it is imperative that any mandated water restrictions be filly confonned to on FDOT roadways . Proper watering techniques should provide even and thorough water dispersal to wet the entire root zone , but not saturate the soil or over-spray onto travel lanes . Irrillation System : The Agency shall ensure there are no roadway overspray or irrigation activities during daytime hours (most notably "rush hour" traffic periods) . It is imperative the irrigation controller is properly set to run early enough that the watering process will be entirely completed before high traffic periods , while adhering to mandated water restrictions . To ensure water conservation , the Agency shall monitor the system for water leaks and the rain sensors to ensure they are functioning properly so that the system shuts down when there is sufficient rainfall . Page 12 of 18