| 2019-01-16 10:49:52 | BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, 6TH EDITION W/2017 WEST |
| | PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, |
| | CHAPTER 1 ADMINISTRATION |
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| | CHRISTOPHER S. THROOP, C.B.O. |
| | BUILDING PLANS EXAMINER, PX3169 |
| | 1&2 FAMILY PLANS EXAMINER, SFP306 |
| | CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DIVISION |
| | TEL: 561-805-6726 |
| | FAX: 561-805-6676 |
| | E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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| | 1ST REVIEW |
| | RESULTS: DENIED |
| | YOUR SUBMITTAL IS DEFICIENT FOR THE REASONS LISTED |
| | BELOW. |
| | ADDRESS THE ATTACHED COMMENTS AND RE-SUBMIT |
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| | 1. VALUE APPEARS LOW FOR PROPOSED SCOPE OF WORK. |
| | THE PERMIT VALUATION AND PERMIT FEE MUST BE |
| | COMMENSURATE WITH THE VALUATION AND FEE THAT A LICENSED |
| | CONTRACTOR WOULD PROVIDE. |
| | YOU MAY PROVIDE A COPY OF THE CONTRACT SIGNED BY THE |
| | OWNER OR A LIST OF LABOR, MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT |
| | RENTAL TO VERIFY VALUE. |
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| | CITY OF WPB CHPT. 1 ? VALUE |
| | 109.3 BUILDING PERMIT VALUATIONS. IF, IN THE OPINION OF |
| | THE BUILDING OFFICIAL, THE CLAIMED VALUATION OF |
| | BUILDING, ALTERATION, STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL, GAS, |
| | MECHANICAL OR PLUMBING SYSTEMS APPEARS TO BE |
| | UNDERESTIMATED ON THE APPLICATION, THE PERMIT SHALL BE |
| | DENIED, UNLESS THE APPLICANT CAN SHOW DETAILED, |
| | QUANTITY ESTIMATES, AND/OR BONA FIDE SIGNED CONTRACTS |
| | (EXCLUDING LAND VALUE) TO MEET THE APPROVAL OF THE |
| | BUILDING OFFICIAL. FOR PERMITTING PURPOSES, VALUATION |
| | OF BUILDINGS AND SYSTEMS SHALL BE TOTAL REPLACEMENT |
| | VALUE TO INCLUDE STRUCTURAL, ELECTRIC, PLUMBING, |
| | MECHANICAL, INTERIOR FINISH, RELATIVE SITE WORK, |
| | ARCHITECTURAL AND DESIGN FEES, MARKETING COSTS, |
| | OVERHEAD AND PROFIT; EXCLUDING ONLY LAND VALUE. |
| | VALUATION REFERENCES MAY INCLUDE THE LATEST PUBLISHED |
| | DATA OF NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION |
| | COST ANALYSIS SERVICES (MARSHALL-SWIFT, MEANS, ETC.), |
| | AS PUBLISHED BY INTERNATIONAL CODE CONGRESS. |
| | FINAL BUILDING PERMIT VALUATION SHALL BE SET BY THE |
| | BUILDING OFFICIAL. |
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| | YOU MAY PROVIDE A COPY OF THE CONTRACT SIGNED BY THE |
| | OWNER OR A LIST OF LABOR, MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT |
| | RENTAL TO VERIFY VALUE. |
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| | 2. IMPACT FEES MAY BE REQUIRED. |
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| | PLANS REQUIRE REVIEW BY THE PBC IMPACT FEE OFFICE. CALL |
| | (561) 233-5025. UPON APPROVAL, YOU MAY CHECK OUT ONE |
| | PLAN SET AND TAKE TO THAT OFFICE FOR REVIEW. PLEASE |
| | RETURNED STAMPED AND WITH A COPY OF THE RECEIPT AS |
| | APPLICABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE THE MUNICIPAL IMPACT FEE |
| | QUESTIONNAIRE FORM TO THE PBC IMPACT FEE OFFICE. THE |
| | FORM CAN BE FOUND AT: HTTP://DISCOVER.PBCGOV.ORG/PZB/AD |
| | MINISTRATION/PDF/IMPACTFEES/FORMS/QUESTIONNAIRE.PDF. |
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| | 3. NEW INTERIOR WALLS IN BEDROOM #1 ARE NOT INCLUDED IN |
| | DESCRIPTION OF WORK ON PERMIT APPLICATION. IF THIS WORK |
| | IS TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THIS PERMIT, INCLUDE THE SOW |
| | ON APPLICATION. |
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| | 107.2.1 INFORMATION ON CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. |
| | CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SHALL BE |
| | DIMENSIONED AND DRAWN UPON SUITABLE MATERIAL. |
| | CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SHALL BE OF SUFFICIENT CLARITY |
| | TO INDICATE THE LOCATION, NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE WORK |
| | PROPOSED AND SHOW IN DETAIL THAT IT WILL CONFORM TO THE |
| | PROVISIONS OF THIS CODE AND RELEVANT LAWS, ORDINANCES, |
| | RULES AND REGULATIONS, AS DETERMINED BY THE BUILDING |
| | OFFICIAL. |
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| | 4. SLAB REPAIR DETAIL ON PLAN PAGE D-1 IS LACKING |
| | TRANSFER DOWELS FROM NEW TO EXISTING. DESIGNER TO |
| | PROVIDE DETAIL. |
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| | 5. INTERIOR WALL AT FIREPLACE APPEARS TO CHANGE TYPE OF |
| | CONSTRUCTION FROM THE EXISTING PLAN TO THE PROPOSED |
| | PLAN. PLEASE CLARIFY WHAT IS CHANGING AT THIS WALL |
| | SECTION. |
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| | 6. GLAZING AT BATHTUB SHALL CONFORM THE FBC R308. |
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| | R308.4.5 GLAZING AND WET SURFACES. |
| | GLAZING IN WALLS, ENCLOSURES OR FENCES CONTAINING OR |
| | FACING HOT TUBS, SPAS, WHIRLPOOLS, SAUNAS, STEAM ROOMS, |
| | BATHTUBS, SHOWERS AND INDOOR OR OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOLS |
| | WHERE THE BOTTOM EXPOSED EDGE OF THE GLAZING IS LESS |
| | THAN 60 INCHES (1524 MM) MEASURED VERTICALLY ABOVE ANY |
| | STANDING OR WALKING SURFACE SHALL BE CONSIDERED TO BE A |
| | HAZARDOUS LOCATION. THIS SHALL APPLY TO SINGLE GLAZING |
| | AND EACH PANE IN MULTIPLE GLAZING. |
| | EXCEPTION: GLAZING THAT IS MORE THAN 60 INCHES (1524 |
| | MM), MEASURED HORIZONTALLY AND IN A STRAIGHT LINE, FROM |
| | THE WATER?S EDGE OF A BATHTUB, HOT TUB, SPA, WHIRLPOOL |
| | OR SWIMMING POOL OR FROM THE EDGE OF A SHOWER, SAUNA OR |
| | STEAM ROOM. |
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| | 7. PROVIDE PRODUCT APPROVALS FOR NEW DOOR AT STUDY. |
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| | FBC 107.3.4 ? PROVIDE PRODUCT APPROVALS FOR THOSE |
| | PRODUCTS WHICH ARE REGULATED BY FAC RULE 9N-3 REVIEWED |
| | AND APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE DESIGNER OF RECORD. |
| | SPECIFICALLY, PROVIDE DOOR SUBMITTALS. |
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| | 8. LANDING AT NEW DOOR AT STUDY SHALL COMPLY WITH R311. |
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| | R311.3 FLOORS AND LANDINGS AT EXTERIOR DOORS. |
| | THERE SHALL BE A LANDING OR FLOOR ON EACH SIDE OF EACH |
| | EXTERIOR DOOR. THE WIDTH OF EACH LANDING SHALL NOT BE |
| | LESS THAN THE DOOR SERVED. EVERY LANDING SHALL HAVE A |
| | MINIMUM DIMENSION OF 36 INCHES (914 MM) MEASURED IN THE |
| | DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. EXTERIOR LANDINGS SHALL BE |
| | PERMITTED TO HAVE A SLOPE NOT TO EXCEED 1/4 UNIT |
| | VERTICAL IN 12 UNITS HORIZONTAL (2-PERCENT). |
| | R311.3.2 FLOOR ELEVATIONS FOR OTHER EXTERIOR DOORS. |
| | DOORS OTHER THAN THE REQUIRED EGRESS DOOR SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED WITH LANDINGS OR FLOORS NOT MORE THAN 73/4 |
| | INCHES (196 MM) BELOW THE TOP OF THE THRESHOLD. |
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| | 9. PROVIDE FOUNDATION DETAIL FOR FLOOR JOIST PIERS. |
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| | 10. PROVIDE UNDER FLOOR VENTILATION PER R408. |
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| | R408.2 OPENINGS FOR UNDER-FLOOR VENTILATION. |
| | THE MINIMUM NET AREA OF VENTILATION OPENINGS SHALL BE |
| | NOT LESS THAN 1 SQUARE FOOT (0.0929 M2) FOR EACH 150 |
| | SQUARE FEET (14 M2) OF UNDER-FLOOR AREA. ONE |
| | VENTILATION OPENING SHALL BE WITHIN 3 FEET (915 MM) OF |
| | EACH CORNER OF THE BUILDING. VENTILATION OPENINGS SHALL |
| | BE COVERED FOR THEIR HEIGHT AND WIDTH WITH ANY OF THE |
| | FOLLOWING MATERIALS PROVIDED THAT THE LEAST DIMENSION |
| | OF THE COVERING SHALL NOT EXCEED 1/4 INCH (6.4 MM): |
| | 1. 1.PERFORATED SHEET METAL PLATES NOT LESS THAN 0.070 |
| | INCH (1.8 MM) THICK. |
| | 2. 2.EXPANDED SHEET METAL PLATES NOT LESS THAN 0.047 |
| | INCH (1.2 MM) THICK. |
| | 3. 3.CAST-IRON GRILL OR GRATING. |
| | 4. 4.EXTRUDED LOAD-BEARING BRICK VENTS. |
| | 5. 5.HARDWARE CLOTH OF 0.035 INCH (0.89 MM) WIRE OR |
| | HEAVIER. |
| | 6. 6.CORROSION-RESISTANT WIRE MESH, WITH THE LEAST |
| | DIMENSION BEING 1/8 INCH (3.2 MM) THICK. |
| | EXCEPTION: THE TOTAL AREA OF VENTILATION OPENINGS SHALL |
| | BE PERMITTED TO BE REDUCED TO 1/1,500 OF THE |
| | UNDER-FLOOR AREA WHERE THE GROUND SURFACE IS COVERED |
| | WITH AN APPROVED CLASS I VAPOR RETARDER MATERIAL AND |
| | THE REQUIRED OPENINGS ARE PLACED TO PROVIDE CROSS |
| | VENTILATION OF THE SPACE. THE INSTALLATION OF OPERABLE |
| | LOUVERS SHALL NOT BE PROHIBITED. |
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| | R408.3 UNVENTED CRAWL SPACE. |
| | VENTILATION OPENINGS IN UNDER-FLOOR SPACES SPECIFIED IN |
| | SECTIONS R408.1 AND R408.2 SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED WHERE |
| | THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE PROVIDED: |
| | 7. EXPOSED EARTH IS COVERED WITH A CONTINUOUS CLASS I |
| | VAPOR RETARDER. JOINTS OF THE VAPOR RETARDER SHALL |
| | OVERLAP BY 6 INCHES (152 MM) AND SHALL BE SEALED OR |
| | TAPED. THE EDGES OF THE VAPOR RETARDER SHALL EXTEND NOT |
| | LESS THAN 6 INCHES (152 MM) UP THE STEM WALL AND SHALL |
| | BE ATTACHED AND SEALED TO THE STEM WALL OR INSULATION. |
| | 8. 2.ONE OF THE FOLLOWING IS PROVIDED FOR THE |
| | UNDER-FLOOR SPACE: |
| | 1. CONTINUOUSLY OPERATED MECHANICAL EXHAUST VENTILATION |
| | AT A RATE EQUAL TO 1 CUBIC FOOT PER MINUTE (0.47 L/S) |
| | FOR EACH 50 SQUARE FEET (4.7 M2) OF CRAWL SPACE FLOOR |
| | AREA, INCLUDING AN AIR PATHWAY TO THE COMMON AREA (SUCH |
| | AS A DUCT OR TRANSFER GRILLE), AND PERIMETER WALLS |
| | INSULATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, |
| | ENERGY CONSERVATION. |
| | 2. CONDITIONED AIR SUPPLY SIZED TO DELIVER AT A RATE |
| | EQUAL TO 1 CUBIC FOOT PER MINUTE (0.47 L/S) FOR EACH 50 |
| | SQUARE FEET (4.7 M2) OF UNDER-FLOOR AREA, INCLUDING A |
| | RETURN AIR PATHWAY TO THE COMMON AREA (SUCH AS A DUCT |
| | OR TRANSFER GRILLE), AND PERIMETER WALLS INSULATED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, ENERGY |
| | CONSERVATION. |
| | 3. PLENUM IN EXISTING STRUCTURES COMPLYING WITH SECTION |
| | M1601.5, IF UNDER-FLOOR SPACE IS USED AS A PLENUM. |
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| | R408.4 ACCESS. |
| | ACCESS SHALL BE PROVIDED TO ALL UNDER-FLOOR SPACES. |
| | ACCESS OPENINGS THROUGH THE FLOOR SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF |
| | 18 INCHES BY 24 INCHES (457 MM BY 610 MM). OPENINGS |
| | THROUGH A PERIMETER WALL SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN 16 |
| | INCHES BY 24 INCHES (407 MM BY 610 MM). WHERE ANY |
| | PORTION OF THE THROUGH-WALL ACCESS IS BELOW GRADE, AN |
| | AREAWAY NOT LESS THAN 16 INCHES BY 24 INCHES (407 MM BY |
| | 610 MM) SHALL BE PROVIDED. THE BOTTOM OF THE AREAWAY |
| | SHALL BE BELOW THE THRESHOLD OF THE ACCESS OPENING. |
| | THROUGH WALL ACCESS OPENINGS SHALL NOT BE LOCATED UNDER |
| | A DOOR TO THE RESIDENCE. SEE SECTION M1305.1.4 FOR |
| | ACCESS REQUIREMENTS WHERE MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT IS |
| | LOCATED UNDER FLOORS. |
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| | 11. PROVIDE SITE DRAINAGE PLAN. |
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| | 107.2.5 SITE PLAN. THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED |
| | WITH THE APPLICATION FOR PERMIT SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY |
| | A SITE PLAN SHOWING TO SCALE THE SIZE AND LOCATION OF |
| | NEW CONSTRUCTION AND EXISTING STRUCTURES ON THE SITE, |
| | DISTANCES FROM LOT LINES, THE ESTABLISHED STREET GRADES |
| | AND THE PROPOSED FINISHED GRADES, DEPICTING THE |
| | PROPOSED LOT DRAINAGE AND, AS APPLICABLE, FLOOD HAZARD |
| | AREAS, FLOODWAYS, AND DESIGN FLOOD ELEVATIONS; AND IT |
| | SHALL BE DRAWN IN ACCORDANCE WITH AN ACCURATE AND |
| | INCLUDED ON A BOUNDARY LINE SURVEY. |
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| | FBC R401.3 SITE DRAINAGE |
| | PROVIDE TWO SETS OF A SITE DRAINAGE PLAN SHOWING |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH FBC R401.3 DRAINAGE. |
| | SURFACE DRAINAGE SHALL BE DIVERTED TO A STORM SEWER |
| | CONVEYANCE OR OTHER APPROVED POINT OF COLLECTION THAT |
| | DOES NOT CREATE A HAZARD. |
| | LOTS SHALL BE GRADED TO DRAIN SURFACE WATER AWAY FROM |
| | FOUNDATION WALLS. THE GRADE SHALL FALL A MINIMUM OF 6 |
| | INCHES WITHIN THE FIRST 10 FEET. |
| | EXCEPTION: WHERE LOT LINES, WALLS, SLOPES OR OTHER |
| | PHYSICAL BARRIERS PROHIBIT 6 INCHES OF FALL WITHIN 10 |
| | FEET, DRAINS OR SWALES SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED TO ENSURE |
| | DRAINAGE AWAY FROM THE STRUCTURE. |
| | IMPERVIOUS SURFACES WITHIN 10 FEET OF THE BUILDING |
| | FOUNDATION SHALL BE SLOPED A MINIMUM OF |
| | 2 PERCENT AWAY FROM THE BUILDING. |
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| | FBC R 401.3 (DRAINAGE) |
| | FBC 107.2.5 (SITE PLAN) |
| | FBC 110.9 (IMPACT OF CONSTRUCTION) |
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| | PLEASE NOTE THAT SUBMITTAL OF ADDITIONAL AND/OR REVISED |
| | MATERIALS MAY RESULT IN NEW PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS. |
| | WHEN RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE |
| | LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE CITY |
| | RE-SUBMITTAL FORM. PLEASE, ADDITIONALLY, INSERT |
| | CORRECTED PAGES INTO SUBMITTAL AND LEAVE THE PREVIOUSLY |
| | REVIEWED SHEETS DETACHED. |
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