that a landscape or planting plan be submitted to the Natural Resources Department to review compliance with the land development code. • Planting any invasive exotic vegetation on Sanibel is prohibited (Section 122-169). For a list of invasive exotic plants please visit the Florida Invasive Species Council website. • Why native plants? Native plants are adapted to the local climate, require little or no supplemental irrigation or fertilizer once established, and provide habitat and forage for native wildlife. Many native species tolerate salt spray and inundation, making Sanibel more resilient to severe weather and rising seas. • Certain properties (residential, commercial, and institutional uses) along arterial and collector roads (see definition for Street ) must adhere to vegetation buffer standards and these properties should work to restore buffers to code standards in Article II – Landscaping. • The use of sod (turf grass) is limited by the City’s environmental performance standards. Generally, sod is limited to 20 percent of the total land area of the parcel or 4,000 square feet per dwelling unit, whichever is less. Please note that only sod can be planted in the City’s right of way. • Properties may temporarily use mulch to stabilize exposed soils until the property can conform to development and vegetation standards. Once a property is properly revegetated, mulch must be limited to appropriate quantities around plantings and in landscape beds. Other materials such as shell, rock, or gravel spread outside of designated driveways, foot paths, and/or landscape beds shall be considered developed area and may result in overdevelopment of a property. Please check with us before you install shell, rock or gravel! Placement of Fill • The placement of fill on a property that alters the existing drainage pattern, ground contours, or grade elevations of the real property or the bottom elevation of an open body or water, constitutes development (Section 78-9) and a development permit is required. Removal of muck • Hurricane deposits of marine muck sediments may be scraped or raked from a property by hand without the need for a development permit. A thin layer of topsoil may be placed in the area where the mulch was removed (maximum 1”) provided the pre-storm contours of a property do not change. Replanting guide • Click here to view the SCCF Post-Hurricane Replanting Guide. This is a wonderful resource provided by SCCF to help replant your property. Please email or call the Natural Resources Department staff if you have any questions at sandnr@mysanibel.com or (239) 472-3700. • Click here to see if the CCCL is located on your property . On the City’s Future Land Use Map, the 1974 CCCL is identified by a dashed orange line and the 1991 CCCL is identified by a dashed yellow line. Lighting • A development permit is required to add or replace outdoor lights in the Gulf Beach, Gulf Beach Ridge, or Bay Beach ecozones. Beachfront/Gulfward of the Coastal Construction Control Line (CCCL) What are the special standards for properties along the beach?
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