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one alternate: ten members appointed by individual commissioners, three "at large" members, and <br />one alternate appointed by the full BCC. The Committee ultimately held a total of 11 meetings, and <br />"sunsetted" on January 16, 2019. At its last meeting, the Committee recommended adoption of the <br />proposed ordinance to allow for use of a wide variety of palm species with a large frond spread to be <br />counted as a "canopy tree" for landscape credit purposes, consistent with past and current practice. <br />• Proposed Amendment <br />Under the current LDRs, certain types of palm tree species familiar to staff can be used in place of <br />conventional canopy trees, provided they meet certain size requirements and provide a functionally <br />equivalent amount of canopy cover compared to "non -palm" canopy trees. For example, a single royal <br />palm (a large frond palm) with a minimum of 10 feet of clear trunk or a grouping of 3 cabbage palms <br />with an average of 10 feet of clear trunk can be counted as a standard canopy tree. However, the <br />LDRs currently list a total of only 5 specific palm types by name that have large frond spreads. There <br />are possibly many other palm species other than the 5 types currently listed that are capable of thriving <br />locally and providing a large "frond canopy" as a single palm. Therefore, staff has prepared an LDR <br />amendment that will allow staff increased flexibility in approving the types of palm species with large <br />frond spreads that can be used in place of a conventional canopy tree. <br />The proposed LDR amendment will retain the 5 specific palm trees listed by name (providing a <br />defined list of acceptable large frond palms), but will also allow an applicant or developer to propose <br />an unlisted palm type for staff's consideration provided the palm will have a similar quality large <br />"frond canopy." Staff is proposing this flexible approach instead of trying to provide an exhaustive <br />list of possible palm species which could be expansive and still incomplete. In conclusion, staff and <br />the PZC support adoption of the proposed code change. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners adopt the proposed palm/canopy tree <br />credit amendment ordinance. <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />1. Excerpt from January 16, 2019 DRPPAC Minutes <br />2. Excerpt from April 25, 2019 PZC Minutes <br />3. Draft Ordinance <br />64 <br />2 <br />