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Introduced by: Vice Ma or Helen Massaro
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
ORDINANCE NO. D~ J,3 - 9
Temp, # 1006
Revised 3/23/83
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC AMENDING CHAPTER 6,
BEAUTIFICATION SECTION 6-12, MINIMUM LANDSCAPING REQUIRE-
MENTS IN COMMERCIALLY ZONED DISTRICTS (B-1, B-2, B-3,
B-5, B-6, I-1 AND R-5), SUB -SECTION (a), REQUIRED
LANDSCAPING ADJACENT TO STREET RIGHTS -OF -WAY BY INCREASING
THE MINIMUM CRITERIA FOR DEVELOPING ADJACENT TO TRAFFIC -
WAYS OR THOROUGHFARES WITH SPECIFIC CRITERIA FOR
ACCEPTABLE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS PERMITTED THEREIN;
PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A REPEALER
CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Tamarac has determined
that it is desirable to increase the landscape requirements of commercial
developments adjacent to wee t rights -of -way, and
WHEREAS, the City of Tamarac's Comprehensive Land Use Plan has
been determined to be consistent -with the following amendment:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TAMARAC, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1: That the Code of the City of Tamarac is hereby
amended by substituting a new Sub -Section (a) to Section 6-12, Minimum Land-
scape Requirements in commercial zoned districts (B-1, B-2, B-3, B-5, B-6, I-1
and R-5) of Chapter 6, Beautification, to read as follows:
(a) Required Landscaping Adjacent to Street
Rights -of -Way shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with- the_____ -
following standards:
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TYPE OF ROADWAY WIDTH OF LANDSCAPE BUFFER
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27 1. Trafficway or thoroughfare 20.0'
2. All other rights -of -way 10.011
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(A) One acceptable shade tree with a minimum height of
3 fifteen (15) feet per thirty (30) lineal feet or fraction thereof with a
31 minimum D.B.H. (diameter of the trunk at 5' - 0" above ground) = 3" in diameter.
32 All shade trees required by this section shall be planted and maintained in
33 perpetuity with a clear area free of branches from the base of the tree to
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five (5) feet above the base -of the tree.
(B) A minimum of 752 of the lineal strip shall be
screened to a minimum height of three (3) feet above the crown of the ad-
jacent street. Screening for the purposes of this section on 20' buffer strips
shall consist of meandering berms or other architecutural treatments determined
by the city council to be consistent with the overall goals pertaining to the
aesthetic environment of _the neighborhood. Screening on 10' buffer strips_shall_
consist of 36" high hedges maintained in healthy condition or 36" high solid
masonry walls.
(C) The remaining area of the lineal strip shall
consist of either acceptable ingress/egress drives or an approved hedge planted
adjacent to the interior edge of the landscape strip a minimum of thirty (30)
inches high and maintained at a height of thirty-six (36) inches to forty-two
(42) inches.
(2) In addition, the landscape strip shall be land-
scaped with sod, ground cover or other landscape treatment excluding paving.
The swale area between the property line and street pavement shall be sodded.
(3) The trees near where the accessways intersect
with the street right-of-way shall be placed so that they do not obstruct the
visability of existing traffic. They also should have the limbs and foliage
kept trimmed to five (5) feet minimum height from the ground.
(4) No more than one two-way accessway (thirty-five
(35) feet maximum) for any street frontage up to one hundred (100) lineal feet
or not more than two one-way accessways (sixtPan (16) feet wide
maximum) shall be permitted for any street frontage up to one hundred (100)
lineal feet. Any additional accessways permitted for frontage greater than
one hundred (100) lineal feet shall be at the discretion of the City Council,
with the recommendation of the Planning Commission and the City Engineer taken
into consideration.
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Temp. # 1006
Revised 3/21/83
Revised 3/23/83
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(5) Upon a showing of special circumstances and hard-
ship, Council may grant a waiver of the_20'. landscape. strip_wid_th_requirements
contained in this Ordinance; however, in all instances a minimum. of a ten (10)
foot wide landscape strip shall be required with a minimum of 2' high meandering
berm and trees indicated in Secion 1 a) and approved hedge material or acceptable
grouping of shrubs.
(6) At the intersection of two streets or a street and a
driveway, all landscaping, berms and architectural treatments shall not be placed
in the visibility triangle formed by measuring 25' from the intersection along
each right-of-way/property line.
SECTION 2: Al Ordinances or of Ordinances in conflict
herewith are repealed to the extent of such conflict.
SECTION 3: 'Should any section or provision of this Ordinance cr
any portion hereof or any paragraph, sentence or word be declared by a Court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity
of the remainder hereof as a whole or any part hereof other than the parr declar-
ed to be invalid.
SECTION 4: This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon
adoption.
PASSED FIRST READING this day of , 1983.
PASSED SECOND READING this day of . 1983.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
ASSISTANT CITY CLERK
I HEREBY CERTIFY that I have approved MAYOR:
this ORDINANCE. DISTRICT
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