PRELIMINARY ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
PRELIMINARY ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
QUANTUM PARK LOT 50-B
4.250-ACRE PARCEL
BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
AUGUST 2000
For
The Collage CompanIes
585 Technology Park, SUIte 100
Lake Mary, Flonda 32746
ENVIRONMENT AL SERVICES, INC.
1001 North U.S. Highway 1, Suite 304
Jupiter, Florida 33477
561-743-5141
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I INTRODUCTION 1
II METHODS 1
III. RESULTS 3
A. SOlIs 3
B VegetatlVe CommunItIes 3
C LIsted SpecIes 6
D Wetlands 6
IV SUMMARY 6
REFERENCES 7
LIST OF FIGURES
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FIgure 2
FIgure 3
SIte LocatIOn Map
SOlIs Map
VegetatIOn CommunItIes Map
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PRELIMINARY ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
QUANTUM PARK LOT 50-B
4.250 ACRE PARCEL
BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
I. INTRODUCTION
EnvIronmental ServIces, Inc., (ESI) conducted a prelImmary envIronmental assessment to determme
the occurrence of any jUnSdlctIOnal wetlands, natIve upland vegetatIon, or lIsted specIes of plants
and WIldlIfe that may eXIst on the 4.250-acre property located on Park RIdge Boulevard m SectIOn
20, TownshIp 45 South, Range 43 East, Boynton Beach, Flonda (FIgure 1) The SIte IS currently
undeveloped. ThIS report documents the results of the assessment.
II. METHODS
Palm Beach County aenal photographs (1995), topographIc maps (USGS TopographIc Map, Delray
Beach, Flonda, Quadrangle, 1983) and mapped soils (Soil Survey of Palm Beach County Area,
Florida, USDA, SCS 1978) of the property were revIewed pnor to the SIte VISIt for purposes of
locatmg potentIal wetlands and typIcal vegetatIve commumtles.
An ESI SCIentIst VISIted the property on 25 August 2000 and conducted a prelImmary envlfonmental
assessment by walkmg a senes of comprehensIve pedestrIan transects across the SIte to document the
occurrence of any jUnSdlctIOnal wetlands, natIve upland vegetatIon, or lIsted speCIes of plants and
WIldlIfe. A field map of the vegetatIOn aSSOCIatIOns was prepared and notes on plants and wildlIfe
observed were made m a field book.
Wetland protectIon IS mandated under both federal and state regulatIOns. The US Army Corps of
Engmeers (CE) regulates actIVItIes m Waters of the Umted States pursuant to the Clean Water Act
(PL92-500 SectIOn 404) as further defined m the CE regulatory program (33 CFR 320-330) The
State of Flonda Department of EnVIronmental ProtectIOn (DEP) has establIshed wetland
IdentificatIOn and permlttmg processes at Chapter 62-330, 62-340, and 62-312 of the Flonda
AdmmlstratIve Code (F AC) Current federal and state wetland defimtIOns are denved from the
ongmal defimtlon found m 33 CFR 328.3, IdentIfymg wetlands as "those areas that are mundated, or
saturated by surface or ground water at a frequency and duration suffiCIent to support, a prevalence
of vegetatIon tYPIcally adapted to lIfe m saturated SOlI condItIOns" DelIneatIOn of federally
regulated jUnSdlctIOnal wetlands IS determmed by the Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation
Manual (USAE Waterways Expenment Station Envlfonmental Laboratory 1987) DelmeatIOn of
wetlands regulated by DEP and South Flonda Water Management Dlstnct (SFWMD) IS done
accordmg to Chapter 62-340 FAC, DelmeatIOn of the Landward Extent of Wetlands and Surface
Waters. The Florida Wetlands Delineation Manual (GIlbert et al. 1995) serves as a gUIde to Chapter
62-340 Both manuals, whIch emphaSIze the IdentIficatIon ofhydnc SOlIs, hydrophytlc vegetatIOn,
and wetland hydrologIC condItIons m makmg wetland deternllnatIOns, were used m thIS
mvestIgatIOn.
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LIsted specIes of plants and wildlIfe are found m Florida s Endangered Species, Threatened Species
and Species of Special Concern, Official Lists (Flonda Game and Fresh Water Fish CommIssIOn
1997) and Preservation of Native Flora of Florida, Chapter 5B-40 (Flonda Department of
Agnculture and Consumer ServIces, DIVISIon of Plant Industry, October 1998). Any occurrences of
lIsted speCIes were mapped on an aenal photograph. VegetatIOn aSSOCIatIOns were Identified m
accordance WIth Florida Land Use, Cover and Forms Classification System Handbook (FLUCFCS)
(Flonda Department of TransportatIOn 1999)
III. RESUL TS
A. Soils
The mapped soIl of the property IS Pomello fine sand (FIgure 2). Pomello fine sand IS a
nearly level to gently slopmg, moderately well dramed, deep, sandy soil. The natural
vegetatIOn thIS soil tYPIcally supports IS slash pme (Pinus elliottii), sand pme (Pinus clausa),
scrub oak (Quercus inopina), saw palmetto (Serenoa repens), gallberry (Ilex glabra),
fetterbush (Lyonia lucida), and natIve grasses. Pomello fine sand was present m the mIddle
portIon of the property The rest of the soil on the sIte IS fill matenal, very SImIlar to the soIl
claSSIfied as Arents-urban land complex m Soil Survey of Palm Beach County Area, Florida.
ThIS complex conSIsts of nearly level, somewhat poorly dramed, sandy soils, and urban land.
B. Vegetative Communities
VegetatIOn eXIstmg on the property was mapped and claSSIfied by FLUCFCS durmg the SIte
VISIt. The SIte vegetatIon conSIsts of a mIxture of scrub, exotIC, and nUisance trees, landscape
plants, and herbaceous weedy vegetatIOn. The northern portIOn of the property was planted
WIth natIve trees and landscape plants. Two vegetatIOn communIties were IdentIfied on the
SIte, Mixed Hardwoods, FLUCFCS 439, and Urban Land m tranSItIon WIthout POSItIve
mdIcators ofmtended actiVIty, FLUCFCS 193 (FIgure 3)
1 Mixed Hardwoods. VegetatIOn mcludes a canopy With sand pme and scrub
oak. The sub-canopy and ground cover mclude scrub oak, palafoxIa (Palafoxia
feayi), tallow-wood (Ximenia americana), staggerbush (Lyonia fruticosa),
cottonweed (Froelichia jloridana), Jomtweed (Polygonella polygama), rosemary
(Ceratiola ericoides), erect scrub spurge (Euphosbia polyphylla), huckleberry
(Vaccinium myrsinites), partndge-pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata), scattered paw paw
(Asimina reticulata), scrub clover (Dela feayi), gopher apple (Licania michauxii),
sand spike moss (Selaginella arenicola), SpanIsh moss (Tillandsia useneoides), love
vme (Cassythafiliformis), southern fox grape (Vitis rotundifolia), and scattered wild
pme (Tillandsia recurvata) m the scrub oak,
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FLUCFCS 193 = Urban Land in transition without positive indicators of intended activity
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2 Urban Land m transItIon wIthout posItIve mdicators of mtended actIvIty
VegetatIOn mcludes scattered exotIcs such as earleaf acaCIa (Acacia
auriculiformis), BrazIlIan pepper (Schinus terebinthifolius), and AustralIan
pme (Casuarina equisetifolia) Southern fox grape, love vme, false button
weed (Spermacoce verticillarta), wedelIa (Wedelia trilobata), pnckly pear
cactus (Opuntia compressa), SpanIsh needle (Bidens pilosa), dog fennel
(Eupatorium capillifolium), bahIa grass (Paspalum notatum), and varIOUS
weedy herbaceous plants and grasses.
C. Listed Species
No specIes of plants regulated by the Flonda Department of Agnculture and Consumer
ServIces were observed on the property
One lIsted speCIes of wildlIfe, the gopher tortOIse (Gopherus polyphemus), was observed on
the property The gopher tortOIse IS lIsted as a SpeCIes of SpecIal Concern by Flonda FISh
and WildlIfe ConservatIOn CommISSIOn (FFWCC) The gopher tortOIse populatIOn on the
property compnses approxImately 2 or 3 mdIvIduals. A more accurate estImate could not be
made because property boundarIes were not surveyed and marked pnor to the SIte VISIt.
Once property boundarIes are marked m the field, a separate tortOIse burrow survey wIll need
to be conducted to determme the number of tortOIses on Lot 50-B
D Wetlands
No wetlands occur on the property
IV SUMMARY
The property contams an area of natural scrub vegetatIOn WIth varymg degrees of dIsturbance. The
dIsturbance mcludes dumpmg of trash, prevIOUS cleanng actIVItIes, and encroachment of exotIc and
nUisance plant speCIes. Local government ordmances may reqUire preservatIOn or relocatIOn of
mdIvIdual natIve trees and plants. AddItIonally, m accordance WIth the Quantum Park Development
Order and WIth local government rules, all exotIC plant speCIes occurrmg on the property must be
eradIcated. All earleaf acaCia, AustralIan pme, and BrazIlIan pepper whIch occur on the SIte must be
removed durmg the development process. Any Impacts to the gopher tortOIse populatIOn or tortOIse
habItat must be permItted by FFWCC PermIts Issued by FFWCC mclude off-SIte and on-SIte
relocatIOn permIts. After revIewmg the SIte plan, ESI recommends that gopher tortOIses be relocated
off-SIte.
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REFERENCES
Flonda Department of Agnculture and Consumer ServIces, DIvlSlon of Plant Industry October
1998 Preservation of NatIve Flora of Flonda, Chapter 5B-40
Flonda Department of TransportatIOn. 1999 Flonda Land Use, Cover & Forms ClassIficatIOn
System Handbook. Tallahassee, Flonda. 91 p
Flonda Game and Fresh Water FISh CommIsSIOn. 1997 Flonda's Endangered SpecIes, Threatened
SpecIes and SpecIes of Special Concern, Official Lists. Tallahassee, Flonda. 15p
GIlbert K., J Tobe, R. Cantrell, M. Sweeley and J Cooper 1995 The Flonda Wetlands
DelmeatIOn Manual. The Flonda Department of EnvIronmental ProtectIOn, South Flonda Water
Management DIstnct, St. Johns RIver Water Management DIstnct, Suwanee RIver Water
Management DIstnct, and Northwest Flonda Water Management DIstnct. 197 p
U S Department of Agnculture, SoIl ConservatIOn ServIce. 1978 SoIl Survey of Palm Beach
County Area, Flonda. 132 p + maps.
USAE Waterways Expenment StatIon EnVIronmental Laboratory 1987 Corps of Engmeers
Wetlands Delmeatlon Manual, TechnIcal Report Y-87-1, US Army Engmeer Waterways
Expenment StatIOn, VIcksburg, Miss.
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Job:
Kevba Hallalt.a, Laadscape An:1litect
City of Boyatoa Beach
PlaaaiDe aad Zoniag Division
100 E. Boyaton Beach Blvd.
Boyaton Beach, FI 33425-0310
Gale Industries Date:
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To:
CONSTRUCTION
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General Contractors
Construction Managers
Committed to Quality
Pennit # 005599
Quantum Park, Boynton Bch
Job No.. 5743
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REMARKS .
Attached is a previously discussed marked un site plan showin2 the limits of Phase I & II as it oertains to final site landscaoin2. The
purpose of the plan is to mark the limit of our work under our current contract. The reason for phasing: the work is due to the
relocation of three Gooher Tortoises to the rear of the prooertv under a State Permit. The tortoises seem to have made their home in
a cluster of shrubs and trees on the Southwest part of the orooertv.
We prODOSe to leave that area undisturbed until the tortoises move to another location on their own or they are relocated off the site
completely to exoand the buildin2. Therefore it is our intent to install the landscapinR as shown in the plan un to the Phase I line.
The retention pond will be sodded as shown. but the rest of the area will not be disturbed any further to maintain a limited habitat for
the rem.aininR tortoise. Please let me know if this is acceptable to you. I have already discussed this matter with Ms. Galav and she
is aware ofvour concerns. Thank yOur for your prompt attention to this matter.
COPY TO. Lasia Galav, City ofBoyDtoD Bead
David Booth, Craig Brace, MASCO
Brian Walsh, Robert Aumac:k, Steve PiDyot
Tom Beary, The Collage Compallies
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