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ORDINANCE 2007- 012 <br />greater than fifteen (15) feet (under local climatic conditions) and having a <br />trunk(s) with over five (5) feet of clear wood. "Clear wood" refers to that <br />portion of the trunk between the ground and the lowest lateral limbs. <br />2. All new canonv trees shall be planted in a Dlantiniz area of at least one <br />hundred forty-four 144) square feet, with minimum dimensions being at <br />least twelve (12) feet in any direction. Larger areas may be required by the <br />community development director or his designee for newly planted or <br />existing trees to be preserved, as required by Chapter 927, Tree Protection. <br />3. Clusters of palms e -an may be used as a canopy trees provided that a <br />minimum of three (3) palms are clustered to equal one (1) canopy tree. <br />Clusters of palms, if used, shall consist of no more than one-third of the <br />total canopy tree requirement. u,,,, eve the thfee (3) to e (1) .histo,,.,. <br />island .late palms. <br />4. Single date palms (not includingi2ygm_y date palms) may be substituted <br />for a canon tree. <br />ree. <br />(b) Trees having an average mature crown spread less than fifteen (15) feet may be <br />substituted by grouping the same so as to create the equivalent of a fifteen -foot <br />crown spread. <br />(c) Understory trees shall be species defined as medium or small trees having a <br />mature crown spread of fifteen (15) feet or less. <br />(d) Tree sizes: <br />Required canopy trees shall be a minimum of twelve (12) t 0) feet <br />overall in height and two (2) inch diameter at 0.5 feet above grade with a <br />minimum crown spread of six (6) feet, at the time of planting, except as <br />follows: <br />a. Within the Wabasso and SR 60 corridor areas, required canopy trees shall be a <br />minimum of twelve (12) feet overall in height, minimum two (2) inch diameter at <br />0.5 feet above grade, and six (6) feet minimum spread at the time of planting. <br />When palm clusters are used, the ten -foot and twelve -foot minimum shall be <br />Underline: Additions to Ordinance 26 <br />Strike ti..,.ug : Deleted Text from Existing Ordinance <br />FXommunity Development\Users\CurDev\ORDINANCE\2007\2007- 901, 911, 913, 926, 930, & 934 Landscaping.RTF <br />