O-2014-14 CITY OF CLERMONT
ORDINANCE No. 2014-14
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA,
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 118
VEGETATION, SECTION 118-36 PLANT MATERIAL; SECTION 118-41
PREFERRED TREE LIST; SECTION 118-71 MINIMUM TREE
REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION;
SEVERABILITY; EFFECTIVE DATE; AND PUBLICATION.
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 163, Florida Statutes, the City of
Clermont Planning and Zoning Commission, acting as the Local Planning Agency of the City,
has held a public hearing on May 6, 2014 and following such hearing found this Ordinance to be
in the best interest of the City of Clermont, and recommended that the City Council adopt this
Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Clermont desires to amend Chapter 118
Vegetation, Section 118-36 Plant Material; Section 118-41 Preferred Tree List; and Section 118-
71 Minimum Tree Requirements; of the City of Clermont's Code of Ordinances;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of
Clermont, Lake County, Florida as follows:
SECTION 1.
The City Council of the City of Clermont has the authority to adopt this Ordinance pursuant to
Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Florida and Chapter 163 and 166, Florida Statutes.
SECTION 2. -
The Land Development Code of the City of Clermont Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to
read as follows:
CHAPTER 118 VEGETATION
Section 118-36 Plant Material
(a) Quality. Plant materials used in conformance with provisions of this Article shall
meet specifications of Florida Number 1 grade or better, according to the current
edition of Grades and Standards for Nursery Plants of the State Department of
Agriculture.
(b) Trees.
(1) Trees shall be species having an average mature spread of crown of
greater than fifteen feet and having trunks which can be maintained in
clean condition over five feet of clear wood. Trees having an average
mature spread of crown less than fifteen feet may be substituted by
grouping the trees so as to create the equivalent of fifteen feet of crown
spread.
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(2) Canopy tree species shall be container grown in a minimum 65-gallon
container. Canopy trees shall be a minimum of three inches in caliper,
have a minimum six-foot spread, and be a minimum of twelve feet in
overall height immediately after planting. Canopy trees shall meet the
standards as specified in Section 118-2. The location of trees of any
species known to have a root system capable of causing damage to
roadways or utilities shall require staff approval.
(3) Upon planting, palm trees must have six feet clear trunk height as
measured from the ground to the base of the heart leaf.
(4) Understory tree species shall be a minimum of eight feet in overall height
immediately after planting with a four-foot spread, and shall meet the
standards as specified in section 118-2
(5) Sixty percent of required canopy trees in parking lots shall be live oak
trees.
Section 118-41 Preferred Tree List
PREFERRED CANOPY TREE LIST
a b c -
X and American Elm Ulmus americana
XX wd Bald Cypress Taxodium distichum
m Basswood Tilia americana
XX XX dm Live Oak Quercus virginiana
'XX and Pignut Hickory Carya glabra
Ironwood Carpinus caroliniana
XX wm Pond Cypress Taxodium ascendens
XX and Red Bay Persea borbonia
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XX wd Red Maple Acer rubrum
XX d Sand Live Oak Quercus geminata
1XX d Scrub Hickory Carya floridana
1XX and Southern Magnolia Magnolia grandiflora
XX X m Sugarberry Celtis laevigata
XX X I mwd Sweet Gum Liquidambar styraciflua
m Sycamore Platanus occidental's
m Tulip Tree Liriodendron tulipfera
XX dm Turkey Oak Quercus myrtfolia
XX XX mw Winged Elm, Cork Elm Ulmus alata
XX and 'Shumard Oak
Slash Pine Pinus elliottii
Long Leaf Pine Pinus oalustns
•Little Gem Magnolia Magnolia arandiflora 'Little Gem'
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a-Unidentified drought tolerance scale used in our land development regs
b-Landscaping to promote water conservation using the principles of Xenscape
This is a drought tolerance index provided by SJRWMD
X= Moderate drought tolerance
XX= High drought tolerance
c-Drought Tolerant Plant Guide for Lake County Lake County Water Authority
d =dry
m= moist
w=wet
Section 118-71 Minimum Tree Requirements
No Certificate of Occupancy shall be issued by the City on the following types of
construction unless the underlying parcel has not less than the indicated minimum
number of approved trees. All required landscaping is to be maintained in perpetuity.
(1) General requirements for the number of trees on residential and
nonresidential development shall be as follows:
a. Any new single-family or duplex dwelling unit on a single lot shall
have at least the following minimum number of approved trees.
Trees shall be from the preferred canopy and understory tree list.
1. Lots with less than 2,500 square feet of landscape space:
Two understory trees:
2. Lots between 2500-4000 square feet of landscape space:
One canopy tree required and either one understory tree or
two palm trees
3. Lots with 4000 square feet or more of landscape space:
Two canopy trees required and either one understory tree or
two palm trees
b. No required canopy tree may be planted within six feet of the
primary structure, driveway, sidewalk, street, or the property line
on a single-family lot.
c. For existing properties that have three canopy trees but may
qualify for a reduction in the number of required trees, the cntena
in paragraph a. above will apply. A tree removal permit must be
obtained prior to removal of any canopy trees.
d. For single family and duplex lots, two palm trees may be
substituted for one required understory trees.
e. Any new multifamily development shall have not less than one tree
per unit.
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f. Any single commercial, industrial or other structure requiring site
plan approval under the zoning regulations, Chapter 122, or the
subdivision regulations, Chapter 110, shall provide not less than
four trees per acre, with a minimum of four trees. Trees required
under Article II of this Chapter, other than buffer or perimeter
trees, may be counted to meet this requirement.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Clermont, Lake County,
Florida on this 10`h day of June, 2014.
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