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<br />Hedge: A landscape barrier consisting of a continuous, dense planting of shrubs or trees <br />or any combination thereof. <br /> <br />Landscaping Material: Any of the following or combination thereof such as, but not <br />limited to: Grass, ground cover, shrubs, vines, hedges, and trees or palms. <br /> <br />Lawn Area: An area planted with lawn grasses. <br /> <br />Moisture and Rain Sensor Switch: Devices, which have the ability to switch off an <br />automatic irrigation controller after receiving a predetermined amount of rainfall or <br />moisture content in the soil. <br /> <br />Mulch: Non-living organic materials customarily used in landscape design to retard weed <br />infestation, erosion, and retain moisture and for use in planting areas. <br /> <br />Native Plant Species: Plant species with a geographic distn'bution indigenous to all or <br />part of Miami-Miami-Dade County. Plants which are described as being native to Miami- <br />Miami-Dade County in botanical manuals such as, but not limited to, "A Flora of Tropical <br />Florida" by Long and Lakela and "The Biology of Trees Native to Tropical Florida" by <br />P.B. Tomlinson, are native plant species within the meaning of this definition. Plant <br />species, which have been introduced into Miami-Miami-Dade County by man, are not <br />native plant species. <br /> <br />Natural or Conservation Area: An area, as identified in the city's comprehensive plan, <br />designated on the site plan containing natural vegetation, which will remain undisturbed <br />when property is fully developed. <br /> <br />Palms: Members of the Palmae family, which are monocots characterized by palmae or <br />pinnate fronds attached to a trunk with a single growing point on each trunk. Palms may <br />be single or multiple trunks. <br /> <br />Prohibited Plant Species: Those plants listed in the Miami-Miami-Dade County <br />landscape manual which are demonstrably detrimental to native plants, native wildlife, <br />ecosystems or human health, safety, and welfare, except as specifically allowed as hedge <br />material only and upon approval of the director. <br /> <br />Protective Barrier: A temporary fence or other structure built to restrict passage into an <br />area surrounding a tree for the purpose of preventing any disturbance to the roots, trunk or <br />branches of the tree or trees. <br /> <br />Retention Area: An area designed and used for the temporary or permanent storage of <br />stormwater runoff, which may be either dry or wet retention as defined below: <br /> <br />(1) Dry retention is an area which is designed for temporary storage of storm water <br />runoff and which ~ one foot above the ground water level as established by the <br />Water Control District and has a maximum slope of 4: 1. <br /> <br />Adopted December 10, 2002 CHAPTER .8 LaDdscape RequiremeDts 1000 - J <br />