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Planning and Development Department
Self-Certification Program Environmental and
Landscaping
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Environmental and Landscaping Self Certification Approvals
What is Allowed? Sites with 20 acres or less.
• Over 20 acres – No Self Certification• Over 5 acres – Automatic Audits• 5 acres or less – Random Audits
Requires certification by a Registered Landscape Architect
What’s NOT Allowed?• Self Certification for Hillside Parcels• Self Certification for Special Flood Hazard Areas
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Required Environmental Construction Plans
Landscape Inventory and Salvage Plans Over 50 Existing Plants on Site
• Separate Inventory Plan Submittal (Separate Fee)• Separate Salvage Plan Submittal (Separate Fee)
11- 50 Existing Plants on Site• Combination Inventory/Salvage Plan Submittal – Separate Plan
Sheets
10 or Less Existing Plants & Over 20 NEW Trees on Site• Combination Inventory/Salvage Plan Sheet – Included in the
Landscape Plan Submittal3
Landscape Inventory and Salvage Plans 10 or Less Existing Plants & 20 or Less NEW Trees on Site
• Combination Inventory/Salvage Plan Sheet; and the Landscape Plan Sheets – Can be included in the Site Plan Submittal
Errors/Omissions on Inventory/Salvage Plan Submittals• Not following ZONING STIPULATIONS• Not selecting the correct Plan Submittal Option• Not following the correct Checklist or not following all appropriate
Checklists for Combination Submittals. • Combining Inventory/Salvage information on the same Plan
(2 Plans on 1 Sheet Preferred) 4
Required Environmental Construction Plans
Landscape Inventory and Salvage Plans
Provide ZONING STIPULATIONS with plan submittals. Projects with Zoning Stipulations for Inventory, Salvage, Landscape will be flagged for Audit.
Contact Parks and Recreation Forestry Supervisor at 602-262-6862 and Streets 602-262-6284 to verify ownership of any plants or equipment in the ROW.
• Need to check with both departments, since both departments maintain various portions of ROW.
Provide written documentation with plan submittals.5
Required Environmental Construction Plans
Landscape Plans
No Existing Plants & 20 or Less NEW Trees proposed for Site• Landscape Plan Sheets – Can be included in the Site Plan
Submittal
Over 20 New Trees proposed for SiteSeparate Landscape Plan Submittal (Separate Fee)
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Required Environmental Construction Plans
Inventory, Salvage, & Combination Inventory/Salvage Plan Requirements• A clear and current aerial photo. Plant symbols, tag
numbers, etc. must be legible on the aerial photo. Example on next slide is an unacceptable aerial photo.
• An aerial photo must be used as the base of all ENVR plans.
• Aerial photos can be found at the Maricopa County Assessor website (maricopa.gov).
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This aerial photo is not acceptable for plan review submittal/approval.
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Inventory, Salvage, & Combination Inventory/Salvage Plan Requirements
• City of Phoenix tracking numbers on each sheet.• City of Phoenix General Notes per each checklist.• The inventory and salvage scope of work shall extend
10’ beyond the scope of work shown on the Site plan, G&D plan, and Landscape plans.
• Plants on adjacent properties should remain in place and be protected from construction.
• Areas proposed for preservation are to be identified as undisturbed areas.
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Inventory, Salvage, & Combination Inventory/Salvage Plan Requirements
Provide the necessary information shown on the checklist for all:• Native trees 4” caliper or larger • Native cacti 3’ or higher in height • Non-native trees 4” caliper or larger • Non-native cacti 6’ or higher in height Necessary information includes symbols, tag numbers, caliper sizes, cacti arms, botanical and common names, plant condition for each plant, designations (salvageable, non-salvageable, remain in place, destroy), reason for non-salvageable, etc.
Plants that are designated as non-salvageable could remain in place (noted on the Combo or Salvage plan) if they will not be affected by construction.
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Inventory, Salvage, & Combination Inventory/Salvage Plan Requirements
• Show the location of the salvaged plant nursery.
• Salvage nurseries cannot be located in undisturbed areas.
• Include the Winter Dig Note with Developer name, signature, and date filled in (fill in the blank lines prior to submitting them).
• Note and show how the plants will be watered during construction for both remain in place and salvaged plants.
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Inventory, Salvage, & Combination Inventory/Salvage Plan Requirements
Submit plans as early as possible because…
• The Inventory plan, the Salvage plan, or the Combination Inventory/Salvage plan must be approved, the Civil Environmentally Sensitive (CES or Salvage) permit purchased, and the CES inspections completed and accepted prior to the Grading and Drainage permit release. Including At Risk G&D permits.
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CES Inspection Process
Fence inspection for Remain in Place plants:• Fence inspections should occur before any salvaging or
grading equipment arrive on site.
• The fence should be installed to protect as much root zone as possible.
Nursery inspection:• Once the fence inspection is complete, then the plants can
be salvaged and relocated to the nursery.
• The nursery area should be protected from construction and have temporary irrigation for the salvaged plants.
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What is the purpose of the construction fence?
Protect as much of the root zone as possible and avoid damage to existing plants during construction. Examples include:
• Physical injury to the trunk or canopy.
• Cutting of roots – digging or trenching.
• Soil compaction – storing supplies or parking vehicles on the root zone.
• Smothering roots – dirt piled on top of the root zone (it only takes a few inches of added soil to kill a sensitive mature tree).
• Dirt piled against the trunk:
- Dirt and moisture can rot the tissues in the trunk.- Dirt can also clog or restrict the pores in the trunk.
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Why is protecting the root zone important?
• 90% of the fine roots that absorb water and minerals are in the upper 6 to 12 inches of soil.
• Roots generally are within the first 3 feet of soil depth and can extend horizontally well beyond the drip line of the canopy (potentially 3 times the height of the tree).
• Roots require space, air, water, and nutrients. Soil compaction can dramatically reduce pore space and reduces the amount of oxygen in the soil.
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Why is protecting the root zone important?
• The amount of damage a tree can suffer from root loss depends, in part, on how close to the tree the cut is made.
• The roots play a critical role in anchoring a tree.
• Depending on the type and severity of the damage, the trees may not die immediately but could decline over several years and then die.
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What value is there for protecting plants in place or salvaging and relocating?
• Plants take many years to mature and meet their genetic potential. Each plant has a significant amount of water and care invested into it by the time it reaches maturity.
• A mature plant provides the greatest amount of benefits to us in:
shade sequestering pollution creating a cooler
microclimate reducing energy costs increasing property
values
reducing the effect of the Urban Heat Island
reducing storm water runoff
providing a sense of place and community
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What value is there for protecting plants in place or salvaging and relocating?
• Trees are high yield assets. In Arizona, trees have a documented $2.23 return on investment for every $1.00 invested.
• For more information on how trees are solution multipliers, see the online city of Phoenix Tree and Shade Master Plan on the Parks and Recreation Department website.phoenix.gov/parks/shade.html
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Landscape Plans
• Include a copy of the approved Salvage plan or Combo Inv/Salv plan with Self Certified Landscape Submittals.
• All plans must match. The Site plan, G&D plan, and the Landscape plan must match. The Landscape plan should reflect what was approved on the Salvage plan or the Combo Inv/Salv plan.
• Show salvaged and remain-in-place plants on the Landscape plan using a symbol and tag number that matches the Inventory and Salvage plans. - Show salvaged plants in new locations. - Show remain-in-place plants in original locations.
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• City of Phoenix tracking numbers on each sheet.• City of Phoenix General Landscape Notes.
• Include zoning case numbers (Z and ZA) with approvals and stipulations printed on the plans in the Landscape set.
• Plans must show compliance with stipulations.• Comply with applicable overlay districts. This may
include specific plant palettes, tree spacing, etc.
Landscape Plans
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Landscape Plans
See specific zoning requirements for each individual project for applicable zoning requirements.• Tree caliper, plant sizes, and quantity minimum requirements.• Tree spacing minimum requirements.
Street tree improvements shall be made in accordance with adopted streetscape designs for each street. See the specific zoning for each street. • One example is the Downtown Code.
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Plant lists• Plantings in the ROW and City required landscaping from
the Department of Water Resources Active Management Area Plant List (link below)
• APS or SRP• Downtown Code Street Trees• Overlay Districts• Zoning stipulations• Etc. (Master Plans, PUDs)
Landscape Plans
http://www.azwater.gov/azdwr/WaterManagement/AMAs/documents/LWU_Plants1.pdf
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Landscape Plans
• Incorporate preliminary plan concepts, requirements, stipulations, presumptions, and considerations in the Landscape plan per the Site plan.
• Un-stabilized decomposed granite is not allowed on slopes steeper than 5:1. Slopes steeper than 4:1 require 100% live cover and jute netting.
• Provide irrigation plan sheets separate from the planting sheets.
• If there are any existing irrigation lines in the ROW that belong to the city of Phoenix, the plan will not be eligible for Self-Certification program. 23
Landscape Plans
• Provide signature block shown on the checklist with blank lines filled in. Provide the s.f. of landscape in the ROW and provide the estimated ROW cost (minimum $1.5 per s.f. of landscape).
• Self-certified plans will not receive signatures from city staff. Replace the signature line with a bold note stating that the plan is a Self-Certification Plan.
SELF-CERTIFICATION PLANEstimated Right-Of-Way cost $ __________ Estimated S.F. of landscape in Right-Of-Way ___________Maintenance by: __ City __ Owner Total acres (or portions) of landscaped area ____________Square Footage of Turf ________________ Date of Preliminary Site Plan approval_________________
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Landscape Plans
• Provide planting details per the COP Supplement to MAG Standards, 430.10.1. “The size of the pits shall be twice the diameter of plant root ball or container size, and only as deep as the rootball.”
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Landscape Plans
• Indicate overhead power lines and poles and underground utilities on the Landscape plan.
• Trees under/near power poles and lines:
• Trees too close to power lines and poles are the number one cause for power outages.
• Both APS and SRP have information and plant lists available online in regards to planting trees under and near power lines and poles.
• Right tree, right place. What happens if we don’t??26
Landscape Plans
• Why APS and SRP prune trees– To prevent unsafe conditions– To maintain reliable service– To prune or remove trees that are
growing into or too close to overhead lines
– To train trees to grow away from overhead lines
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Environmental and Landscaping Approvals
Every sheet in the Self-Certified plan set must includethe following:• Self-Certified by: _____________ Date: _____• Plans were prepared under the direct supervision of, or
reviewed by, the Self-Certified Professional.• Plans are complete.• The plans are, as of the date of submission, in compliance
with City of Phoenix building, civil, site, and zoning codes, ordinances, and all other applicable laws.
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Environmental and Landscaping Approvals To ensure that you have the most current checklist,
please use the checklists that are available online.
Construction Plans, Permits, Bonds, and Inspections• Landscape salvage and inventory permit and related
inspections must be completed and accepted prior to Grading and Drainage permit release
• Bonds for landscape located in the rights-of-way must be received PRIOR to release of the landscape permit.
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