| Date |
Text |
| 2002-03-25 00:00:00 | BASED ON THE INFORMATION FROM |
| | PROGRESSIVE DEVELOPMENT DATED 3/18/02 |
| | WHICH CONTAINS COPIES OF VARIOUS |
| | LETTERS, CUT SHEETS AND REPORTS, IT |
| | APPEARS THE "BP SOLAR PANELS" DO NOT |
| | COMPLY WITH FBC 2405.3.2. |
| | |
| | ASSUMING THE PANELS AS LAMINATED, HEAT |
| | STRENGHTED GLASS, THE ALLOWABLE LOAD |
| | WILL NOT COMPLY WHEN USING THE |
| | ENGINEER'S WINDLOAD CALCULATIONS |
| | PROVIDED THUS FAR. |
| | |
| | EFFECTIVE MARCH 1, 2002 THE FLORIDA |
| | LEGISLATURE MANDATED THE FLORIDA |
| | BUILDING CODE BE PLACED IN USE AND |
| | PERMITS APPLIED FOR SUBSEQUENT TO THAT |
| | DATE MUST COMPLY WITH THE FBC.TO DATE |
| | THIS PROJECT HAS BEENA PAID PLAN |
| | REVIEW AND NOT A PERMIT APPLICATION. |
| | |
| | WITH REGARDS TO WIND LOAD REQUIREMENTS |
| | THE ASCE 7-98 IS INVOKED BY THE FBC AND |
| | THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH IS LOCATED |
| | WITHIN THE 140 MPH WIND SPEED CONTOUR. |
| | PERHAPS A RE-ANALYSIS BY THE |
| | ENGINEER(S)FOR A 140 MPH ZONE RATHER |
| | THAN THE 150 MPH DECLARED IN THE |
| | CALCULATIONS WILL CHANGE THE FORCES |
| | SEEN BY THE SOLAR PANELS WHEN |
| | IVESTIGATED AS COMPONENTS AND CLADDING. |
