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Maintenance of Traffic Control Reference the FDOT website regarding the selection of the proper traffic control requirements to be provided during routine maintenance and / or new installations of this DOT roadway. Vegetation Management at Outdoor Advertising (ODA) To avoid conflicts with permitted outdoor advertising, please reference the State of Florida website regarding the vegetation management of outdoor advertising. This website provides a portal to search the FDOT Outdoor Advertising Inventory Management System Database. The database contains an inventory of outdoor advertising structures, permits and other related information maintained by the Department. Also, reference the Florida Highway Beautification Program website link for "Vegetation Management at ODA signs" "Florida Statutes" and "Florida Administrative Code" related to vegetation management at outdoor advertising sign,permit applications for vegetation management and determining mitigation value of roadside vegetation. I1. Specific Project Site Maintenance Requirements and Recommendations: 1. General Information Some of the unique landscape features provided include: • Bold, gateway landscape plantings; including Sabal palms adjacent to the bridge and flowering Crepe Myrtle and Magnolia trees, European Fan palm accents, and stately Date and Royal palms between 21st Street and Highlands Drive. • Sabal palm street tree plantings along the sides of the right of way. • Oak tree buffers for residential properties at the base of the bridge • Accent shrubs and palms around the location of the future entry sign. • Frangible flowering Oleander trees and Pygmy Date palms within the median between 21st Street and Highlands Drive 2. Specific Maintenance Requirements a. Specific Fertilization Requirements • Periodic fertilization applications for all shrubs, trees and palms (excluding Sabal palms) is one of the best ways to keep them disease and insect free. Utilize a 'palm special' fertilizer with an analysis of 8-2-12, 100% slow release form of nitrogen and micros on all the plants, including palms, trees and shrubs. All chelates and sulfates must be water soluble. Do not utilize fertilizers that were specifically formulated for trees and shrubs on the palms. Follow all manufacturer recommended rates and application methods. b. Specific Pruning Requirements • Self shedding Royal palms, shall not be trimmed, allowing their dead frond to shed naturally. All other palms shall only be trimmed when their fronds are 100% necrotic (dead). Never remove any fronds positioned above a 90 degree angle. Care should be taken not to wound any palms tree during pruning, as wounds can promote pest infestation and disease. S \:transportation Development\PM\PA\Landscape Architecture \AGREEMENTS\1 MOA\INDIAN RIVER COLINIY\IndianRiver__SR 5_22.8583-2\IndianRiver SR5_228583-2&228552-4(11-13-14) docx Page 16 of 20