| 2021-09-29 13:26:15 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 21090243 |
| | ADD: 1701 S FLAGLER DR. # 503 |
| | CONT: NSI WINDOWS & DOORS |
| | TEL: 561-841-1578 |
| | E-MAIL: INFO@NSIWINDOWS ANDDOORS.COM |
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| | 2020 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2020 WEST PALM BEACH |
| | AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, |
| | ADMINISTRATION |
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| | 2020 EXISTING BUILDING CODE. 801.3 COMPLIANCE. ALL NEW |
| | CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, COMPONENTS, SYSTEMS, AND SPACES |
| | SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FLORIDA |
| | BUILDING CODE, BUILDING. |
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| | 1ST REVIEW |
| | DATE: WED. SEPT. 29/2021 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
| | 1) THE SUBMITTED WINDOW SCHEDULE/ FLOOR PLAN DOES NOT |
| | PROVIDE THE UNIT IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE OVERALL FLOOR |
| | PLAN. WITHOUT THIS INFORMATION WE CAN NOT DETERMINE IF |
| | THE CONDO UNIT AND WINDOWS ARE IN WALL ZONE 4 OR END |
| | ZONE 5. THE WIND LOAD CHART UNDER NOTES STATES WHAT IS |
| | CONSIDERED AN END ZONE 10% OF THE LEAST HORIZONTAL |
| | DISTANCE OF THE BUILDING OR 40% OF THE MRH, BUT NOT |
| | LESS THAN 4% OF THE LEAST HORIZONTAL DISTANCE OR 3 FT. |
| | THE CONTRACTOR HAS NOT IDENTIFIED WHAT THE LEAST |
| | HORIZONTAL DISTANCE IS FOR THE BUILDING NOR THE |
| | LOCATION OF THE UNIT IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE BUILDING |
| | AND THE INTERCOASTAL WATERWAY. EXAMPLE ONLY. IF THE |
| | BUILDING HEIGHT IS APPROXIMATELY 180 FT. (MRH.) X 0.40= |
| | 72 FEET. THIS WOULD PUT ALL OPENINGS IN WIND ZONE 5 OR |
| | 10% OF THE LEAST HORIZONTAL DISTANCE |
| | OF THE BUILDING, ALSO UNKNOWN. |
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| | 2) THE SUBMITTED WINDOW SCHEDULE/ FLOOR PLAN DOES NOT |
| | STATE WHO THE AUTHOR OF THE PLAN IS? CERTIFICATION BY |
| | CONTRACTOR. 107.3.4.3. THE CONTRACTOR (QUALIFIER) THAT |
| | CREATED / DREW THE SET OF PLANS WILL NEED TO IDENTIFY |
| | THEMSELVES AS THE AUTHOR OF THE PLANS. PLEASE PRINT |
| | YOUR NAME, SIGN YOUR NAME AND LICENSE NUMBER FOR THE |
| | TRADE YOU ARE LICENSED IN AND PLANS DRAWN. |
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| | 3) THE WIND LOAD CHART SUBMITTED IS A PAPER COPY AND |
| | SIGNATURE THAT WAS UPLOADED. FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE |
| | CODE 61G15-23.005 (3)(C) A DOCUMENT IN THE FILE FOLDER, |
| | SCANNED, FACSIMILE, DIGITALLY CREATED OR COPIED IMAGE |
| | OF THE LICENSEE?S SIGNATURE SHALL NOT BE USED ON |
| | DIGITALLY SIGNED AND SEALED ENGINEERING PLANS, |
| | SPECIFICATIONS, REPORTS OR OTHER DOCUMENTS. |
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| | 4) THE WIND LOAD CHART SUBMITTED IS A PAPER COPY DATED |
| | AUGUST 5TH/ 2020 AND USING ASCE 7-10. THIS CHART IS A |
| | OLD CHART UNDER THE 2017 FBC-BUILDING CODE. DEC. 31ST/ |
| | 2020 THE 6TH EDITION OF THE FBC OR THE 2020 |
| | FBC-BUILDING CODE WENT INTO EFFECT. CHARTER 35 THE |
| | REFERENCED STANDARDS USES THE ASCE 7-16. PLEASE UPDATE. |
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| | 5) THE SLIDING GLASS DOOR NOA 20-0429.09 PAGE 9 THE |
| | GLASS TYPE CIRCLED IS G4. PAGE 13 OF THE NOA BENEATH |
| | THE DESIGN PRESSURE/ ANCHOR CHART THERE IS AN NOTE A |
| | +/- 90 PSF FOR GLASS TYPES 4. 4A, 6, 6A 7A 8 & 8A. |
| | PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS ONE THE GLASS TYPES DO NOT |
| | MATCH IN NOMENCLATURE. 107.2.1.2. ADDITIONAL |
| | INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. |
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| | 6) A TRANSMITTAL LETTER LISTING THE ORIGINAL REVIEW |
| | COMMENT NUMBER, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE REVISION |
| | MADE, IDENTIFYING THE SHEET OR SPECIFICATION PAGE WHERE |
| | THE CHANGES CAN BE FOUND WILL HELP TO EXPEDITE YOUR |
| | PERMIT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED COOPERATION. |
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| | PLEASE NOTE WITH THE LACK OF INFORMATION FOR THIS |
| | REVIEW, SUBSEQUENT REMARKS MAYBE MADE IN THE NEXT |
| | REVIEW CYCLE. |
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| | MONDAY AUGUST 02ND/ 2021 ALL PLANS EXAMINERS WILL BE |
| | WORKING FROM CITY HALL. |
| | MY WORK HOURS ARE USUALLY TUES. & WED. 7:30 AM- 4:30 PM |
| | PART-TIME/ RETIRED. |
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| | IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK WITH A PLANS EXAMINER BEFORE I GET |
| | BACK INTO THE OFFICE CALL |
| | (561)805-6700 AND ASK FOR THE PLANS EXAMINER ON-CALL. |
| | THANK YOU. |
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| | JAMES A. WITMER BN, PX, SFP, CBO |
| | SENIOR COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| | CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DIVISION / DEVELOPMENT SERVICES |
| | DEPARTMENT |
| | 401 CLEMATIS ST. WEST PALM BEACH. FL 33402 |
| | TEL: 561-805-6717 |
| | FAX: 561-805-6676 |
| | E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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