CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH PLANNING BOARD

The November 4, 2011 approval resulted in the following mix:
42 Live Oaks (6 to be relocated)
42 Foxtail Palms
11 Royal Palms (Planted within common areas)
7 Clusia trees (Planted within common areas)
6 Queen Palms to remain (in clusters of 3)
4 Foxtail/Queen palms to remain
112 total trees
During the planting of the new trees, the HOA’s contractor inadvertently cut down six live oak
trees and the City required they be mitigated with nine trees of 25 to 30 feet in height within the
common areas of the Quail Meadow community.
As the work progressed to replace the Live Oak trees, additional residents asked for assistance
and permission to replace the trees causing damage beyond the oaks that were permitted to be
removed through the staff’s November 4, 2011 minor amendment approval. The HOA’s
irrigation contractor, McD Sprinklers, invoiced the HOA a total of $8,266.70 for repairs required
as a result of repairs needed “due to root infestation or strangulation.” (ATTACHMENT IV). A
total of 18 separate resident requests for tree alterations were submitted to the City and several
residents appeared before the City Commission earlier this year asking for assistance. Staff was
directed to work with residents to arrive at a solution and, given the fact that the minor
amendment was just approved for 35% of the total tree mix; the only mechanism permitted was
for the HOA to submit a major amendment to the City to revise the approved landscape plan.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
As part of the major amendment to the landscape plan, the applicant is proposing to replace an
additional 19 Live Oak trees with palm trees at a two per one ratio as required by Section 94-442
(c) of the City of West Palm Beach Zoning and Land Development Regulations. Attachment V
shows the proposed oak trees to be cut and those to remain. Attachment VI shows the existing
conditions plan while Attachment VII shows the proposed planting plan. The proposed mix is
summarized below:
Approved* Current Proposed
Live Oaks (remaining) 45 44 25
Foxtail Palm 42 46 87
Queen Palms (in clusters) 6 6 6
Foxtail/Queen palms (existing) 4 4 4
Additional mitigation trees:
Royal Palms 11 11 11
Clusia trees 7 7 7
Total trees: 115 118 140
* Approved through minor amendment plus additional mitigation of 3 oak trees
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