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<br />Tree Size - <br />. All site trees, except street trees and trees located beneath power <br />lines, shall be a minimum of twelve (12) feet high and have a <br />minimum caliper of two and one-half (2-1/2") inches at the time of <br />planting, except thirty (30) percent of the tree requirement that <br />may be met by native species with a minimum height of ten (10) <br />feet and a minimum caliper of two and one-half (2-1/2") inches at <br />the time of planting. There shall be one tree for every 1000 square <br />feet of provided open space. <br /> <br />. Street tree size and spacing. Street trees shall have a clear trunk of <br />six (6) feet, an overall height of fourteen (14) feet, a minimum <br />caliper of three (3) inches at time of planting, and shall be provided <br />along all roadways at a maximum average spacing of twenty-five <br />(25) feet on center. Street trees planted along private roadways <br />shall be placed within seven (7) feet of the edge of roadway <br />pavement and/or where present within seven (7) feet of the <br />sidewalk. All street trees shall be protected by tree grates of a <br />minimum dimension of four (4) feet in any direction and shall <br />cover a minimum of sixteen (16) square feet. Street trees shall be <br />provided in addition to site trees and shall not be counted toward <br />the required amount of site trees. <br /> <br />. When trees are planted within the right-of-way, the owners of land <br />adjacent to the areas where street trees are planted must maintain <br />those areas including trees, plants and sod, using proper pruning <br />methods as recommended by the ANSI. Where the State, County <br />or City determines that the planting of trees and other landscape <br />material is not appropriate in the public Right-of-Way, they may <br />require that said trees and landscape material be placed elsewhere <br />on private property. <br /> <br />. Powerlines. Where the height and location of overhead powerlines <br />require the planting of low growing trees, street trees shall have a <br />minimum height of nine (9) feet, a minimum caliper of two (2) <br />inches at the time of planting, and shall meet the following <br />requirements: <br />o Single trunk trees clear of lateral branches to 6 feet and/or <br />multi trunk trees or tree/shrubs, cleared of foliage to a <br />height of 6 feet. <br />o A maximum average spacing of twenty (20) feet on center. <br />o Maturing to a height and spread not encroaching within <br />five (5) feet of overhead power distribution lines. <br /> <br />P:\Projects\2002\024013 Sunny Isles Beach Town Center Zoning\Planning\Town Center FINAL.doc <br /> <br />20 <br />