| 2022-05-25 15:09:29 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 22030391 |
| | ADD: 400 N FLAGLER DR UNIT 1706 |
| | CONT: ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY |
| | TEL: 561-771-6677 |
| | E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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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. MAY 25TH/2022 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) THE PERMIT APPLICATION INDICATES THE VALUE OF WORK |
| | AT $30,000.00 FOR BOTH THE CGC & THE EC THE VALUE OF |
| | WORK FOR THE SCOPE OF WORK SHOWN IS LOW. 109.3 BUILDING |
| | PERMIT VALUATION. |
| | 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. FOR PERMITTING PURPOSES, |
| | VALUATION OF BUILDINGS AND SYSTEMS SHALL BE TOTAL |
| | REPLACEMENT PURPOSES, VALUATION OF BUILDINGS AND |
| | SYSTEMS SHALL BE THE TOTAL REPLACEMENT VALUE TO INCLUDE |
| | STRUCTURAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, INTERIOR |
| | FINISHES, NORMAL SITE WORK (EXCAVATION AND BACKFILL FOR |
| | BUILDINGS), ARCHITECTURAL AND DESIGN FEES, MARKETING |
| | COST, 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.) WITH REGIONAL ADJUSTMENTS |
| | FOR LOCATION AS PUBLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CODE |
| | CONGRESS. |
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| | 2) THE FOUNDATION PLAN C-4 SECTION A SHOWS THE GROUND |
| | ELEVATION AT 5.80 AMSL, BASE FLOOD AT 7.00 AMSL, |
| | FREEBOARD OF ONE FOOT AND THE TOP OF THE CONCRETE PAD |
| | AT 8.13 AMSL. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THE CITY OF WEST |
| | PALM BEACH REQUIRES A TWO-FOOT FREEBOARD NOT ONE FOOT. |
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| | FLOOD ZONE CERTIFICATES/ SURVEYORS- DEPT. OF |
| | AGRICULTURE |
| | 1612.5 FLOOD HAZARD DOCUMENTATION. WEST PALM BEACH MUNI |
| | CODE. ARTICLE XVII ORDINANCES ARTICLE XVII FLOOD |
| | PREVENTION & CONTROL |
| | FBC BUILDING 1612 AND CITY OF WPB CODE OF SECTION |
| | 94-546. STRUCTURE IS IN AN "A" FLOOD ZONE. A FLOOD |
| | ELEVATION CERTIFICATE WILL BE REQUIRED. PLEASE REVIEW |
| | CITY ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY REQUIREMENTS REQUIRE AN |
| | ADDITIONAL 6 INCHES/ (12 INCHES OF ELEVATION IF PERMIT |
| | APPLICATION AFTER SEPT. 12/2016, |
| | AFTER OCT. 11/ 2017 AN ADDITIONAL ONE FOOT OF FREE |
| | BOARD WILL BE REQUIRED OR (2) FEET ABOVE BASE FLOOD. |
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| | 3) WITH THE GROUND ELEVATION OF 5.80 AMSL AND THE |
| | REQUIRED 2-FOOT FREEBOARD OR THE TOP OF THE CONCRETE |
| | PAD REQUIRED TO BE ABOVE 9.0 FEET NGVD88. PLEASE |
| | PROVIDE ALL ELEVATIONS IN NGVD SINCE ALL COASTAL FLOOD |
| | MAPS WERE ADOPTED BY THE CITY WEST PALM BEACH TO NGVD88 |
| | ON OCT. 11/2017. |
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| | 4) HOW WILL THE GENERATOR BE HELD TO THE ELEVATION |
| | ABOVE 9.0 NCVD88 IF THE GROUND ELEVATION IS 5.80 AMSL. |
| | WILL THE ELEVATED HEIGHT OF THE GENERATOR REQUIRE |
| | ADDITIONAL FOUNDATION STRENGTH AND ANCHORING OF THE |
| | GENERATOR TO RESIST THE WIND FORCES OF THE MOMENT OF |
| | OVERTURNING? EVERY STRUCTURE SHALL BE DESIGNED TO |
| | RESIST THE OVERTURNING EFFECTS CAUSED BY THE LATERAL |
| | FORCES SPECIFIED IN THIS CHAPTER. SEE SECTION 1609 FOR |
| | WIND LOADS. |
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| | 5) A TRANSMITTAL LETTER / NARRATIVE 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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| | MY WORK HOURS ARE USUALLY TUES. & WED. 7:30 AM- 4:30 PM |
| | PART-TIME/ SEMI-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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