§ 60.200. Relationship to the Growth Management Plan.
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The Landscaping and Tree Protection requirements contained in this chapter implement
several Goals, Objectives and Policies found in the Conservation (C) and Urban Design
(UD) Elements of the Growth Management Plan (GMP), and are oriented toward balancing
environmental and conservation concerns with development (C—Goal 1) and integrating
the manmade environment with the natural environment (UD—Goal 6). The requirements
of this Chapter provide for the conservation of soils, native plant communities and
urban woodlands (C—Policies 1.5.4, 1.5.5, 1.5.6, 1.5.7; UD—Policies 6.1.1, 6.1.2);
require protection of trees during development (C—Policy 1.5.5, 1.5.6; UD—Objectives
6.6; UD—Policy 6.6.1) and set standards for buffering and screening and for promoting
the use of Florida Friendly landscaping (C—Policy 1.5.7; UD—Obj. 6.1; UD—Policy 6.1.1).
This chapter also sets standards for planting lake edges (UD—Objectives 6.2; UD—Policy
6.2.1); for promoting stormwater management systems as visual amenities, and promoting
green roofs, water gardens, and alternative rainwater collection systems within stormwater
management systems (UD-Objective 6.5; UD Policy 6.5.1); for vegetative screening of
above ground utilities (UD—Objectives 7.1; UP—Policy 7.1.1); and, for potable water
conservation (C—Policies 1.8.1, 1.8.2, 1.8.3, and PW—Policies 1.2.1, 1.2.3, and 1.2.4).
