Sec. 656.1217. - Landscape and Irrigation system plans required.

(a) Prior to the issuance of any building permit or paving permit, a landscape plan shall be filed with, reviewed by, and approved by the Chief. The landscape plan shall be prepared by either the owner, if for minor work or for a single-family residential lot, or a licensed, registered landscape architect, bearing his seal, or shall be otherwise prepared by persons authorized to prepare landscape plans or drawings pursuant to F.S. Ch. 481, Pt. II (Landscape Architecture). (b) The landscape plan required hereunder shall be drawn to scale, including dimensions and distances and shall: (1) Delineate the vehicular use areas, access aisles, driveways, and similar hardscape features; (2) Include either a quick coupler, hose bib or irrigation system plan as part of the landscape plan submittal; (3) Include plans for a quick coupler or hose bib systems; include the point of connection, well, water meter or other approved water source, backflow prevention device, pipe sizes and locations, sleeve sizes and locations and detail of quick coupler, valves and hose bibs; a hose vacuum breaker is required at each hose bib; (4) Include plans for an automatic irrigation system - Refer to subsection (c) of this Section for the plan requirements; (5) Indicate the location and identify by botanical or common name, the existing vegetation; (6) Designate by name and location the plant material to be installed or preserved in accordance with the requirements of this Part; (7) Identify and describe the location and characteristics of all landscape materials to be used; for calculation purposes identification of all native and Florida-Friendly plant materials shall be shown in the plant schedule. (8) Show all landscape features, including areas of vegetation required to be preserved by law, in context with the location and outline of existing and proposed buildings and other improvements upon the site if any; (9) Provide an analysis of the existing soil. The analysis shall include but not be limited to the determination of soil texture with an indication of the percentage of organic matter; measurement of pH, total soluble salts and the estimated filtration rate; if required, it should include an approach for appropriate soil amendments; (10) Include a tabulation clearly displaying the relevant statistical information necessary for the Chief to evaluate compliance with the provisions of this Part. This includes gross acreage, square footage of preservation areas, number of trees to be planted or preserved, protected tree removals and mitigation calculations, square footage of paved areas, and such other information as the Chief may require; (11) Contain such other information, as may be required by the Chief, to the extent such information is reasonable and necessary to a determination that the landscape plan meets the requirements of this Part; and (12) Indicate all overhead and underground utilities located on the property and in the right-of-way adjacent to the property to which the landscape plan applies. This shall include overhead and underground electric service lines to all proposed buildings. (13) Identify the location, size and height of any signs, other than temporary signs, located or to be located on the property. (c) The required automatic, quick coupler or hose bib irrigation system plan shall be provided prior to the issuance of the building permit or other City issued permit. If an automatic irrigation system is provided in lieu of an approved quick coupler or hose bib plan and the plans were not part of the approved building permit, then the automatic irrigation system plans must be submitted to the Building Inspection Division for review and approval prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy. The plans must be drawn to scale, including dimensions and distances, and shall include: (1) Irrigation point(s) of connection (POC) and design capacity; water meter or well size and location; type of water, potable or reclaimed; backflow prevention device at each POC as may be required by local codes; (2) Location of main line and all lateral pipes with sizes; location of control valves with sizes and zone number clearly identified; automatic controller, sensor devices; specific irrigation heads by type; location of pump; (3) Delineation of high water use zones, moderate use zones and low water use zones, as set forth in Section 656.1211 ; (4) Watering schedule with precipitation rates in inches per hour and minutes per zone which shall not exceed maximums set by the St. Johns River Water Management District, with all of the product data sheets for deriving precipitation rates for each valve circuit attached; (5) Irrigation legend with the following elements: separate symbols for all irrigation equipment with different spray patterns and precipitation rates and pressure compensating devices; general description of equipment; manufacturer's name and model number for all specified equipment; recommended operating pressure per nozzle and bubbler and low flow emitter; manufacturer's recommended over-head and bubbler irrigation nozzle rating in gallons per minute (gpm), or gallons per hour (gph) for volume point applicators; minimum (no less than 75 percent of maximum spray radius) and maximum spray radius per nozzle; and manufacturer's rated precipitation rate per nozzle at specified psi. (d) Prior to the issuance of any building permit or paving permit, a landscape and irrigation system plan shall be required for any residential subdivision that has not had a plat recorded and has not been accepted for maintenance by the City. In lieu of submitting an individual landscape and irrigation system plan for each residential lot, one or more typical landscape and irrigation system plans may be submitted that govern the landscaping and irrigation systems for the residential lots within the development. All landscaping and irrigation systems within the residential subdivision shall be developed and installed in accordance with the submitted typical landscape and irrigation system plan or plans for that residential subdivision. (Ord. 91-59-148, § 1; Ord. 93-718-395, § 1; Ord. 2008-910-E, § 1; Ord. 2009-864-E, § 2; Ord. 2011-74-E, § 2)