HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity of Tamarac Ordinance O-1996-012Temp. Ord. #1763 1
August 16, 1996
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
ORDINANCE NO. 0-96--LL
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, AMENDING
CHAPTER 11 ENTITLED, "LANDSCAPING";
AMENDING SECTION 11-3 ENTITLED,
"DEFINITIONS" ADDING DEFINITIONS FOR THE
CITY MASTER LANDSCAPE PLAN, AND
STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS, AMENDING
SECTION 11-6 ENTITLED, "LANDSCAPE PLAN
APPROVAL" PROVIDING FOR REVIEW OF
PROPOSED STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS
WHICH ARE TO BE DEPICTED ON REQUIRED
LANDSCAPE PLANS, ADDING AUTHORITY FOR
OVERSIGHT OF THE CITY MASTER LANDSCAPE
PLAN IMPLEMENTATION, AMENDING SECTION 11-8
ENTITLED, "TREE AND STREETSCAPE
REQUIREMENTS" SUBSECTION (d) OUTLINING THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY MASTER
LANDSCAPE PLAN FOR NEW AND EXISTING
DEVELOPMENTS; CASE NO. 15-Z-96; PROVIDING
FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Tamarac realizes the benefits
urban trees and landscaping provided in meeting those beautification objectives as
well as enhancing the human habitability of the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission had prepared a "Street Tree Inventory" for
the major vehicular and pedestrian corridors within the City in 1993, which
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established the value of the City's urban trees and provided long-term
recommendations on the care, maintenance and planting of said trees; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has prepared a "Master Landscape Plan"
for the major vehicular and pedestrian corridors within -the City and adopted said
Plan in July 1996, which established design objectives and guidelines for
landscaping within the said corridors, and provided long-term implementation
recommendations for said Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission recommended approval of the
Ordinance amendment at a public hearing on July 3, 1996; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Community Development recommends approval
of the Ordinance amendment; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Tamarac has deemed it to be
in the best interest of the citizens and residents of the City of Tamarac to promote
the continued beautification of the properties within the City's municipal limits.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1: That the foregoing "WHEREAS" clauses are hereby
ratified and confirmed as being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part
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of the Ordinance upon adoption hereof.
SECTION 2: That Section 11-3 entitled, "Definitions" is hereby
amended to include the following:
City Master Landscal2r,
Plan
means the
adopted (199)_ aster
Landscape Plan on
file for review
-at the city
community munity devefopnlent
department and city
clerk's offipp,
which provides
design guidelines
recommendations
for "StrgCtscape
Im
ments" wi in
identified vehicular
and pedestriall
public or
private R.O.W. corridors.i0gluding
medigns.
swales.n r
ncew s and
intersections.
SECTION 3: That Section 11-6 entitled, "Landscape Plan Approval"
is hereby amended as follows:
(a) Prior to the issuance of any development permit, building
permit, engineering permit or a clearing and grubbing permit,
a Landscape Plan shall be approved by the development
review committee and/or the planning commission and/or the
city eounei+ commission, as appropriate. Mere the subject
parcel iabuts or is adiamat to the " corridors
identified in the City Master Landscape Plan. and the applicm t
proposes required or v streetscape ingilallations within
publi R.O.W. corridor_lsl.said Landscape Plan shall depict the
Dr000sed improvements in accordance with Section 11-$Ld__L.
Revised minor Site Plans ily the approve' at th-e
Wima
Plan Adjustment Gomm..- shall be accompanied by a
Landscape Plan which shall be subject to the approval of the
development revi w committee.
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Landscape Plans shall be prepared and sealed by a
Landscape Architect or other authorized person pursuant to
F.S. Ch. 481. Revised major Site Plans, extensions of Site
Plans and new Site Plans are subject to review and
recommendation by the Site Plan development review
committee and planning commission and approval by the city
eetineil gommission.
Furthermore.
the director
of public works
shall oversee the
implementation
of the
Master Landscape
Plan by
recomMending
tg the
city com
ion annual ro'e
installations in
accordance
with funding
collectedthrough the
City StreetscgpeImprovement
(10-
1 Fes program, o
other alternate
sources allocated.
These
projocts would_
required to comply
with the
provisions set
forth in this chapt��_
SECTION 4: That Section 11-8 entitled, "Tree Requirements" is
hereby amended as follows:
Section 11-8 Tree and Streptscape Requirements.
(d) 6treet Streets -cape requirements:
general: There i5 hereby created an official Qity Master
Landscape Plan which is by reference madampart o
this Qbapter. Said Plan is a compilation of lists, maps
and recommendations which designate specify
5treetscapg Corridors and the pproved landsgape
Species tg be utilized in meeting the requirements laid
out therein. All prrogosed deveiopments abUlting or
adjacent to gne1 or moEQ of the identified Streets
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Corridors. which require Lan Plans to be
ppproved by the city com ission be subjecth
r iremen r Streetscapp, Improvementg within the
identified tree Corridors-,
Furtherm re. the applicant will arrange with the cites
county. Florida Department of Transportation, or other
control 'o.a entity of the right-of-way to plant ltS
proportionate sh f the streetscapea [Plated
irrigation with the licant mgking the necessary_
arrangements. (an obtaining the necessary) permits
and licenses to accomplish Same.
f+} ,Z New development: In conjunction with new construction
for those pLQ.ipcts not abuttiog an identified Streetsc=
orridor, street trees shall be placed in the landscaped
area of public or private streets prior to the issuance of
a certificate of occupancy. One (1) street tree shall be
required for every forty (40) linear feet of street frontage
and shall be planted no further than eighty (80) feet and
no closer than fifteen (15) feet apart. All tree
installations and landscape, improvements ._proposed
within the "Streetscape" corridors identified ire_the City
Master Landscape Plan. ghall be in accordgoge with
said Ban. All other street trees are to be placed in a
location in accordance with the requirements of the -City
Engineering Division this chapter in order to
accommodate location of utilities and/or street
widening. The variety and species of trees and other
Igndscaping shall be speeffied by the "
Tree Plan" ef the Gity. Until the final appFftal ef sueh
varieties and speeies shall be prepaFed and approved
by the UFban Forestry Advisory Gemmittee- from thg
approved plantilict listspecified i!] 1he CityMaster
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Landscape Plan. Alternate plants mom[ be submitted for
staff o f in conjunction with s itted LandscapePlan(51
for review.
f2j M Existing development:
a. Any property owner may apply for a permit to
plant a tree in the swale area of a public or
private street abutting the property owned by the
applicant. The location and species of the tree
or trees shall be approved by the director o
community development depeftment and the
The property owner shall
maintain the tree or trees. The City reserves the
right to disallow trees in the swale that conflict
with a public drainage purpose.
b. Residents may petition the city eeuneit
commission for special tree planting approval
within the rights -of -way of local streets. Gity
director of
pommunily development aI n -with the
development review committee approval is also
required. Costs of trees and installation may be
assessed and paid for the respective groups or
property owners. Variety and species of trees
shall be in accordance with the approved list of
trees and shall comply with the standards as set
forth in this chapter.
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UCTION5: It is the intention of the City Commission and it is hereby
ordained that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a part of
the Code of Ordinances of the City of Tamarac, Florida, and that the Sections of this
Ordinance may be renumbered, relettered and the word "Ordinance" may be
changed to "Section", "Article" or such other word or phrase in order to accomplish
such intention.
SECTION 6s All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances, and all
Resolutions or parts of Resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the
extent of such conflict.
SECT 7: If any provision of this Ordinance or the application
thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect
other provisions or applications of this Ordinance that can be given affect without
the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Ordinance
are declared to be severable.
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SECTION OL
its passage and adoption.
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This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon
PASSED, FIRST READING this �� day of X '1996.
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PASSED, SECOND READING this 2day of ,&niev— , 1996.
ATTEST:
CAROL A. EVANS
CITY CLERK
I HEREBY CERTIFY that I
hi�e approved this
25RbINANCE as to form.
IITCHELL S. KRA
CITY ATTORNEY
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NORMAN ABRAMOWI
MAYOR
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MAYOR
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