| Date |
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| 2007-08-05 10:15:09 | ----------------DENIED----------------- |
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| | FBC 2004 CODE FAMILY W/ 2005 AND 2006 REVISIONS |
| | FBC CH. 13 ENERGY EFFICIENCY |
| | FBC CH.1 AS AMENDED BY THE CITY OF WESY PALM BEACH |
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| | 1. PERMIT APPLICATION AND SITE PLAN INDICATE THAT THE |
| | INTENTION OF THIS APPLICATIN IS TO BUILD THREE |
| | FEE-SIMPLE TOWNHOMES AS DEFINED IN FBC CES.202. |
| | HOWEVER, AT THIS TIME THE PARCELS ON THE SITE HAVE YET |
| | TO BE LEGALLY REDEFINED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE |
| | PROPOSED PROPERTY LINES AS SHOWN ON THE SITE PLAN. ONCE |
| | THAT OCCURS, THREE SEPARATE PERMIT APPLICATIONS WITH |
| | COMPLETE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION FOR EACH PARCEL IS |
| | REQUIRED. |
| | |
| | 2. THIS REVIEW IS BASED ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT THESE |
| | ARE INDEED THREE FEE-SIMPLE TOWNHOMES IN SPITE OF THE |
| | FACT THAT THE SITE PLAN STATES THAT THIS IS A "3 UNIT |
| | MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENCE." THE BUILDING OCCUPANCY |
| | CLASSIFICATION SHOULD BE DECLARED ON PLANS AS EITHER |
| | R-2 OR R-3 DEPENDING ON THE INTENT OF THE APPLICANT IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBC 106.3.5.1.1. |
| | |
| | 3. ALTHOUGH THIS PLAN WAS PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED UNDER |
| | PERMIT #06010504, THIS PLAN WILL BE REVIEWED AS A FIRST |
| | TIME SUBMITTAL FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: THE PREVIOUS |
| | APPLICATION WAS EXPIRED/ VOIDED DUE TO INACTIVITY AND |
| | THE FBC HAS BEEN REVISED SINCE FIRST APPLICATION. |
| | |
| | 4. PLEASE PROVIDE VENTILATION CALCULATIONS SHOWING |
| | WHETHER NATURAL OR MECHANICAL VENTILATION WILL BE USED. |
| | IF NATURAL VENTILATION IS TO BE USED, PLEASE PROVIDE |
| | CALCULATIONS SHOWING THAT THE SPACES TO BE VENTILATED |
| | MEET THE 4% OPENABLE AREA REQUIREMENTS OF FRC SEC |
| | R303.1. IF MECHANICAL VENTILATION IS TO BE USED, SHOW |
| | OUTDORR AIR CALCULATIONS BASED ON FBC TABLE 403.3. |
| | ALSO, IF MECHANICAL OUTDOOR AIR IS TO BE PROVIDED, |
| | INLET SHALL BE MIN. 10 FEET FROM ANY EXHAUST OUTLET IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FRC SEC M1602.1. |
| | |
| | 5. PG A6 SHOWS 4" ROUND FLEX DUCT FOR DRYER EXHAUST. |
| | DRYER EXHAUST DUCTS SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF MIN. 0.016 |
| | INCH THICK (30 GA.) RIGID METAL DUCTS HAVING A SMOOTH |
| | INTERIOR SURFACE. ALSO, WALL CAPS SHALL HAVE BACKDRAFT |
| | DAMPERS AND NO SCREENS. SEE FRC SEC M1501.1. |
| | |
| | 6. PG A6 CONDENSING UNIT DETAIL: CONDENSERS ARE TO BE |
| | SECURED TO SLAB IN ACCORDANCE WITH FRC M1307.3 OR |
| | MANUFACTURER'S INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS IF THEY ARE |
| | NEGINEERED FOR MIN. 140 MPH WINDS. SUPPORTING |
| | DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED. |
| | |
| | 7. PG A6: RETURN AIR TRANSFER DUCT IN MASTER BEDROOM IS |
| | NOT DESIGNED TO MEET THE BALANCED RETURN EXCEPTIONS |
| | UNDER FRC SEC M1602.4. NOTE THAT UNDER EXCEPTION #3, |
| | ALL SUPPLY INTO THE MASTER SUITE SHALL BE INCLUDED. |
| | EXCEPTION #1 REQUIRES TRANSFER DUCTS TO BE ONE AND ONE |
| | HALF TIMES THE SIZE OF SUPPLY PLUS A ONE INCH UNDERCUT |
| | DOOR. A 9 INCH ROUND PLUS TWO 4 INCH ROUND DUCTS TOTAL |
| | 90 SQ. IN. X 1.5 = 135 SQ. IN. THEREFORE, A MINIMUM 14 |
| | INCH ROUND OR 12X12 TRANSFER DUCT IS REQUIRED TO MEET |
| | THE EXCEPTIONS. OTHERWISE, A FIELD TEST WILL BE |
| | REQUIRED AT FINAL INSPECTION TO VERIFY DIFFERENTIAL |
| | PRESSURE OF 0.01 INCES OF WATER COLUMN OR LESS ACROSS |
| | THE DOOR OF THE MASTER BEDROOM. |
| | |
| | 8. PG A6 AHU MOUNTING PLENUM DETAIL: IS THE AHU TO BE |
| | MOUNTED ON AN ENCLOSED SUPPORT PLATFORM WHICH SERVES AS |
| | A PLENUM? IF SO, IT SHALL MEET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF |
| | FRC SEC M1601.11. THE PLATFORM SHALL BE FULLY DUCTED |
| | WITH NO CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS EXPOSED TO THE AIRSTREAM |
| | OR USED AS A COMPONENT OF THIS DUCT SECTION. THERE CAN |
| | BE NO WIRES OR PIPING EXPOSED IN THE PLENUM, WHICH |
| | MEANS THE AUXILIARY DRAIN PAN WITH A SECONDARY DRAIN |
| | LINE CAN NOT BE UNDER THE UNIT. A FLOAT SWITCH |
| | INSTALLED ON THE UNIT'S SECONDARY DRAIN OUTLET OR |
| | INTERNALLY ON THE UNIT'S PRIMARY DRAIN PAN WILL MEET |
| | THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SECONDARY OR AUXILIARY DRAIN |
| | PROTECTION. |
| | |
| | 9. ENERGY CALCULATIONS SHALL BE BASED ON FORM 600A-04R |
| | FOUND IN APPENDIX 13-D OF THE FBC OR THE COMPUTERIZED |
| | FLA/RES-04 VERSION 4.5. SEE FBC 13-600.3.ABC.3. ENERGY |
| | CALCULATIONS CAN NOT BE REVIEWED AT THIS TIME. |
| | |
| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT: |
| | RONALD J REGUEIRO |
| | 561.805.6719 |
| | [email protected] |
