Draft ARC Landscape Guidelines Author: Aiden Beck & Casper Fivaz Effective Date: September 2009 Approver: PPHOA Board Issue No: 001 Doc. No: 001 LANDSCAPE GUIDELINES – REVISED ©Pinnacle Point Beach & Golf Resort Page 1 of 23 September 2009 Draft ARC Landscape Guidelines Author: Aiden Beck & Effective Date: May 2010 Casper Fivaz Approver: PPHOA Board Issue No: 001 Doc. No: 001 TABLE OF CONTENTS No. Details Page no. 1. Landscape Character/Theme................................................................................................................................3 2. Accreditation.........................................................................................................................................................3 2.1 Three Areas of Accreditation.................................................................................................................3 2.2 Accreditation Criteria for Landscape Designers.....................................................................................3 2.3 Accreditation Criteria for Landscape Contractors.................................................................................3 2.4 Accreditation Criteria for Landscape Maintenance Contractors (Gardeners).......................................3 2.5 Search & Rescue Contractors................................................................................................................4 2.6 Accreditation Duration..........................................................................................................................4 2.7 Penalty System......................................................................................................................................4 2.8 Annual Inspection of Work....................................................................................................................4 2.9 Responsibilities......................................................................................................................................4 3. Plant Species List...................................................................................................................................................4 3.1 The Estate Plant List...............................................................................................................................4 3.2 Plants for Animal Food...........................................................................................................................4 3.3 Plant Species Not Permitted on Site......................................................................................................5 3.4 Species Permitted..................................................................................................................................5 3.5 Plant Suppliers.......................................................................................................................................5 4. Landscape Plans....................................................................................................................................................5 4.1 Pre and Post Storm Water Control........................................................................................................5 4.2 Planting Density.....................................................................................................................................5 4.3 Grass Control.........................................................................................................................................6 4.4 Undisturbed Area..................................................................................................................................6 4.5 Irrigation................................................................................................................................................6 4.6 Cost of Landscape Plants and Materials................................................................................................6 4.7 ARC Landscape Approval Sheet.............................................................................................................6 4.8 Green Corridors.....................................................................................................................................6 4.9 Search & Rescue Plants .........................................................................................................................6 4.10 Handover Landscape Procedure............................................................................................................7 4.11 Landscape Plan......................................................................................................................................7 4.12 Hard Landscape Structures....................................................................................................................8 4.13 Area Percentage Distribution for All Residential Sites...........................................................................8 4.14 Area Percentage Distribution for all Footprint Sites.............................................................................10 5. Landscape Restrictions........................................................................................................................................12 6. Search & Rescue..................................................................................................................................................12 6.1 Search and Rescue Plants....................................................................................................................12 6.2 Seed Harvesting...................................................................................................................................12 6.3 Search and Rescue Check Lists.............................................................................................................12 6.4 Search and Rescue Nursery .................................................................................................................12 ©Pinnacle Point Beach & Golf Resort Page 2 of 23 September 2009 Draft ARC Landscape Guidelines Author: Aiden Beck & Effective Date: May 2010 Casper Fivaz Approver: PPHOA Board Issue No: 001 Doc. No: 001 7. Water...................................................................................................................................................................12 7.1 Storm Water Controls..........................................................................................................................12 7.2 Irrigation..............................................................................................................................................13 8. Rehabilitation......................................................................................................................................................13 9. Burning Plan........................................................................................................................................................13 10. Approved Plant List.............................................................................................................................................13 1. LANDSCAPE CHARACTER/THEME 1.1. The intention of the greater landscape design and construction of the Estate golf course itself, is to preserve and protect the unique qualities of this Garden Route landscape. It is characterized by its cliffs, beaches, smoothly rolling fynbos slopes and the dense indigenous vegetation of extraordinary variety. 1.2. The Estate and Golf course layout must preserve or rehabilitate substantial areas of fynbos and other vegetation types indigenous to this area. The private open spaces within the development continues and consolidates this theme, integrating the estate with the surrounding natural landscape. 1.3. In order to maintain continuity in the overall landscape character, owners of erven are required to design and implement the garden landscapes around their houses in accordance with certain conditions, specifications and restrictions. 1.4. In this way the collective landscape theme of expansive fynbos and restrained architecture will be realized for the appreciation and benefit of all. 2. ACCREDITATION 2.1 There are three areas that Landscapers can request for accreditation, should they want to work on the Estate, namely:- 2.1.1 Landscape Designers 2.1.2 Landscape Contractors 2.1.3 Landscape Maintenance Contractors (Gardeners) 2.1.4 Search & Rescue Contractors 2.2 Accreditation Criteria for Landscape Designers Landscape Designers will need to have the following qualifications to be accredited: 2.2.1 Horticulture Qualification (ND Hort. & Landscape Architecture) or NTS 3 2.2.2 Member of the Professional body e.g. SALI 2.2.3 Working experience with Fynbos (5yrs for ND Horticulture and 10yrs for NTS 3) 2.2.4 Contractors & sub contractors must be assisted by qualified designer/ horticulturist 2.3 Accreditation Criteria for Landscape Contractors ©Pinnacle Point Beach & Golf Resort Page 3 of 23 September 2009 Draft ARC Landscape Guidelines Author: Aiden Beck & Effective Date: May 2010 Casper Fivaz Approver: PPHOA Board Issue No: 001 Doc. No: 001 Only certain number of Landscape contractors will be approved and will need to have the following experience to be accredidated: 2.3.1 Relevant Horticultural qualification (or associated with qualified Landscaper) 2.3.2 3-5 yrs Fynbos planting experience 2.3.3 Good local