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. Trees shall be planted to provide shade to residential structures of a height ofthirty-five (35) feet or less. . All exterior air conditioning units, except for air conditioning units placed on the roof shall be shaded by trees and/or shrubs. . Fruit Trees, Simarouba glauca (Gumbo Limbo), Bucida buceras and all Ficus varieties shall not be allowed as street trees. Palms: . Palms which meet all of the following requirements shall count as a required street tree on the basis of two (2) palms per tree. o All Palms installed in public Right-of- Ways or visible from the public Right-of-Way shall be Florida Fancy Quality. o Minimum canopy of fifteen (15) feet at maturity. o Provide at an average maximum spacing of fifteen (15) feet on center. o Eight-foot minimum clear wood o Sabal Palms (Sabal Palmetto), Queen Palms (Syagrus romanzoffiana), and Coconut Palms (Cocos nucifera) shall not be allowed as street trees. . Palms of a ten-foot minimum clear wood and a minimum caliper of four (4) inches at the time of planting shall count as a required tree on the basis of three (3) palms-per tree, except as provided herein: o For palms used as street trees. No more than thirty (30) percent of the minimum tree requirements may be met by palms. o . Forty (40) percent of the required trees and/or palms shall be native species. Shrubs: . All shrubs shall be a minimum of eighteen (18) inches in height when measured immediately after planting. Shrubs shall be provided at a ratio of twelve (12) per required tree. Thirty (30) percent of the shrubs shall be native species. . When used as a visual screen, buffer, or hedge, shrubs shall be planted at a maximum average spacing of twenty-four (24) inches on center or if planted at a minimum height of thirty (30) inches, shall have a maximum average spacing of thirty-six (36) inches on p:\Projects\2002\024013 Sunny Isles Beach Town Center Zoning\Planning\Town Center FINAL.doc 21