| 2007-10-18 13:31:22 | ****CORRECTIONS**** |
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| | SAMANTHA HILL, BUILDING PLANS EXAMINER |
| | 561-805-6724 [email protected] |
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| | FBCFLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2004 |
| | FBC EBFLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2004 EXISTING BUILDING |
| | CODE |
| | FBC RFLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2004 RESIDENTIAL FBC* |
| | CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC2004 |
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| | FAC FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE |
| | FSFLORIDA STATUTE |
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| | 1.PLEASE SEE FBC CHAPTER 35; CORRECT ASCE VERSION IS |
| | ASCE7-02.REVISE PLANS AND CALCULATIONS. |
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| | 2.DESIGN CRITERIA STATES THAT THIS IS LATERAL DESIGN |
| | CRITERIA (SHEET 1).WIND DESIGN CRITERIA IS REQUIRED |
| | FBC1603.1.4.PLEASE CLARIFY HOW LATERAL LOADS APPLY TO |
| | THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE PLAN. |
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| | 3.SHEET 2 OF 13 REFERS TO NOA 04-1123.01, BUT |
| | 05-0110.01 WAS SUBMITTED.EITHER REVISE THE PLAN OR |
| | PROVIDE THE REFERENCED NOA. |
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| | 4.A LOCAL PRODUCT APPROVAL WAS REQUESTED AND ISSUED |
| | FOR NOA05-1220.16.A LOCAL PRODUCT APPROVAL WAS |
| | REQUESTED FOR NOAS 05-0110.01 AND 04-0331.02.SEE THE |
| | BOTTOM LEFT CORNER OF SHEET 1 OF 5, "A 33% INCREASE IN |
| | ALLOWABLE STRESS WAS USED IN DESIGN OF ANCHORS."THIS |
| | IS NOT COMPLIANY WITH THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, |
| | FBC1605.3.1.1(2), BUT WAS PREVIOUSLY ALLOWED UNDER THE |
| | SOUTH FLORIDA BUILDING CODE.THIS COMMENT MAY BE |
| | ADDRESSED IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS: |
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| | A.A LETTER STATING THAT ANCHORING WITHOUT THE 33% |
| | STRESS INCREASE HAS BEEN PERFORMED, REVISE ANCHORING |
| | ACCORDINGLY.THIS MAY BE DONE BY THE ENGINEER FOR THE |
| | PROJECT, THE ENGINEER ON THE PRODUCT APPROVAL, OR OTHER |
| | QUALIFIED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL |
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| | B.PROVIDE AN ALTERNATE PRODUCT WHICH IS COMPLIANT |
| | WITH FAC9B72 (PRODUCT APPROVAL RULE).IF THE PRODUCT |
| | IS REVISED, APPROVAL BY THE DESIGNER OF RECORD IS |
| | REQUIRED FBC*106.3.3. |
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| | C.ALTERNATE METHOD OF SHOWING CODE COMPLIANCE CAN BE |
| | PROPOSED AND FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME TO DISCUSS. |
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| | 5.FOR THE CALCULATIONS, ALL INFORMATION REQUIRED BY |
| | FAC61G15-23.002 IS REQUIRED AND EITHER EACH SHEET IS TO |
| | BE SIGNED, SEALED, AND DATED OR AN INDEX SHEET IN |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH FAC61G15-23 IS TO BE USED. |
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| | 6.THE CALCULATIONS DO NOT HAVE PAGE NUMBERS. ALTHOUGH |
| | NOT REQUIRED, LACK OF PAGE NUMBERS MAKES IT DIFFICULT |
| | TO REFER TO PAGES (SEE ITEM 7). |
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| | 7.THE SECOND SHEET, THIRD SHEET, AND OTHER SHEETS |
| | HAVE "#VALUE!" IN A BOX WHERE THERE SHOULD BE A NUMBER. |
| | THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ERROR MESSAGE GENERATED BY THE |
| | SOFTWARE.EITHER PREPARE CALCULATIONS WITHOUT THESE |
| | ERROR MESSAGES OR INCLUDE A LETTER CLARIFYING WHY THIS |
| | A PART OF THE CALCULATIONS, WHAT THIS MEANS, AND |
| | RELEVANCE TO THIS JOB. |
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| | 8.SEE DETAIL 20/9, 19/9 ON SHEET 10, AS WELL AS OTHER |
| | DETAILS ON OTHER SHEETS.WHAT DOES "@ 6" REST" MEAN? |
| | ANCHOR SPEC IS NOT CLEAR. |
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| | 9.SEE DETAIL 20/9, 19/9 ON SHEET 10, DETAIL **/6 ON |
| | SHEET 7, AS WELL AS OTHER DETAILS ON OTHER SHEETS.THE |
| | STANDARD IS THAT THE BOTTOM NUMBER IS THE PAGE, BUT |
| | THIS DETAIL IS ON SHEET 10 RATHER THAN SHEET 9. |
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| | 10.AS THE PRODUCTS ARE NOT COMPLIANT FOR THE WORST |
| | CASE DESIGN PRESSURE ON THE DESIGN PRESSURE CHART, |
| | PROVIDE A SCHEDULE OF OPENINGS WITH REQUIRED DESIGN |
| | PRESSURE.YOU PROVIDED A GENERIC CHART FOR DESIGN |
| | PRESSURES BASED ON SIZE AND ZONE, BUT NO SIZES OR |
| | LOCATIONS FOR OPENINGS.GENERALLY, IF THE PRODUCT |
| | APPROVALS SUBMITTED DO NOT MEET THE WORST CASE DP, A |
| | SCHEDULE IS REQUIRED TO EXPEDITE PLAN REVIEW. |
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| | 11.PROVIDE LOCATION AND TYPES OF PRODUCTS BEING |
| | INSTALLED.NO INFORMATION PROVIDED OTHER THAN PRODUCT |
| | APPROVAL NUMBERS.THE FLOOR PLANS HAVE REFERENCE |
| | LETTERS AT OPENINGS BUT NO SIZES OR TYPE (DOOR, WINDOW, |
| | OR SGD) PER OPENING AND THE LETTERS DO NOT CORRELATE |
| | WITH ANYTHING. |
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