Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 07100650
Permit Number 07100650
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2008-02-06 10:18:26****CORRECTIONS****
  
 SAMANTHA HILL, BUILDING PLANS EXAMINER
 561-805-6724 [email protected]
 FBCFLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2004
 FBC EBFLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2004 EXISTING BUILDING
 CODE
 FBC RFLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2004 RESIDENTIAL FBC*
 CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC2004 FAC
 FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
 FSFLORIDA STATUTE
  
 COMMENTS FROM PREVIOUS REVIEW, NOT ADDRESSED:
  
 1.)THIS IS AN AT RISK PERMIT (SHELL ONLY).
 INFORMATIONAL; NOT REQUIRED TO BE ADDRESSED.
  
 2.)DOCUMENTS PREPARED BY A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT AND
 SUBMITTED FOR PUBLIC RECORD ARE TO BE SIGNED, SEALED,
 DATED ORIGINALS FS481.PLANS STATE THAT THIS IS
 "INFORMATIONAL ONLY" AND "PAD ONLY" BUT THIS SHEET IS
 USED TO DETERMINE CODE COMPLIANCE FOR ACCESSIBLE
 PARKING AND FBC CHAPTER 5; SEE OTHER COMMENTS.
  
 3.)STATE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ACCESSIBLE PARKING AND
 TOTAL NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES FOR THIS PARCEL.NOTE
 THAT THE SITE PLAN STATES THAT THEREARE 176 TOTAL, 6
 ACCESSIBLE WOULD BE REQUIRED BUT ONLY FIVE SHOWN, BUT
 IT APPEARS THAT THIS TOTAL IS FOR FOUR PARCELS.PLEASE
 SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH FBC11-4.1.2(5)(A).
  
 2ND REVEW - THE SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR PARKING IS
 SHOWN ON SHEET 1 PREPARED BYLAND DESIGN SOUTH.THE
 INFORMATION PROVIDED FOR PARCEL 4 IS CODE COMPLIANT.
 HOWEVER, SEE COMMENT 2 ABOVE.IF THIS UNSEALED SHEET
 IS REMOVED, SOMETHING MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE PERMIT
 PACKAGE TO SHOW CODE COMPLIANCE WITH ACCESSIBILITY
 REQUIREMENTS.
  
 4.)PROVIDE A COPY OF THE SURVEY FOR THIS PROPERTY.
  
 2ND REVIEW - IF REQUIRED FOR CODE COMPLIANCE, THE
 SURVEY IS TO BE A SIGNED, SEALED, DATED ORIGNAL.NO
 SURVEY WAS SUBMITTED.TWO SETS REQUIRED.
  
 5.)PROVIDE A SOILS INVESTIGATION REPORT, FBC1802.2.
  
 6.)SEPARATE PERMITS WILL BE REQUIRED; INFORMATIONAL
 ONLY (SIGNS, ETC.).
  
 7.-8.)ADDRESSED.
  
 9.)SEE ZONING COMMENTS REGARDING PARKING STRIPING
 DETAIL.
  
 10-11.)ADDRESSED.
  
 12.)THE REAR DOOR WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE AN
 ACCESSIBLE EXIT FBC11-4.1.3(9).PLEASE SHOW ACCESSIBLE
 MEANS OF EGRESS, FBC11-3 (SHOW MAXIMUM SLOPE FROM DOOR
 TO PUBLIC WAY, WIDTH OF SIDEWALK BETWEEN REAR DOOR AND
 LOADING AREA AT NORTH SIDE).
  
 2ND REVIEW - NOT ADDRESSED.IT IS NOT CLEAR WHERE
 ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC SIDEWALK IS LOCATED, IF ANY.NONE
 SHOWN ON SHEET 1 PREPARED BY LAND DESIGN SOUTH, BUT
 THIS IS NOT SHOWN FOR THE ACCESSIBLE PARKING ACCESS
 AISLE EITHER.THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE ACCESS AISLE TO
 SIDEWALK CHANGE IN ELEVATION REQUIREMENT IS COMMON
 KNOWLEDGE, BUT THE REQUIREMENT OF ACCESSIBILITY TO THE
 PUBLIC WAY MAY NOT BE.PLEASE SHOW ON THE PLANS AS
 REQUESTED.SHEET A1 IS NOT CLEAR; WHAT ARE THE DASHED
 LINES?I CANNOT DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THE CONCRETE
 IS CONTINUOUS, OR IF THE DASHED LINES REPRESENT A CURB
 WITH A CHANGE IN ELEVATION EXCEEDING THAT PERMITTED BY
 FBC11-3.
  
 13.)ADDRESSED.
  
 14.) ON THE SITE PLAN, SHOW THE DISTANCE TO THE
 PROPERTY LINES, INCLUDING THE DISTANCE FROM THE
 BUILDING TO THE ASSUMED LOT LINE.THIS APPEARS TO BE
 5'.SEE FBC TABLE 602 AND SHOW COMPLIANCE ON THE PLAN.
 ANY REQUIRED FIRE RATED WALLS ARE TO BE NOTED ON BOTH
 THE ARCHITECTURAL PLAN AND THE MECHANICAL PLAN.IF
 FIRE RATED WALLS ARE REQUIRED BY FBC TABLE 602 (OR
 OTHER CODE REQUIREMENTS) PLEASE PROVIDE A DETAIL;
 TESTED ASSEMBLY OR CALCULATED FIRE RESISTANCE FBC 7.
  
 2ND REVIEW - THE ARCHITECT'S RESPONSE LETTER STATES:
 THE ASSUMED LOT LINE WAS AN ARBITRARY LINE, AND WE HAVE
 REMOVED IT ON THE REVISED SITE PLAN.
  
 A REVISED SITE PLAN WAS NOT SUBMITTED; SAME INFORMATION
 WAS PROVIDED SHOWING THE BUILDING LOCATED 5' TO THE
 "ASSUMED LOT LINE" TO THE EAST.ALSO, ON SHEET A2, THE
 ARCHITECT STATES THAT THE EAST WALL IS 5' FROM THE
 PROPERTY LINE WITH UNLIMITED OPENINGS ALLOWED.NOTE
 THE FOLLOWING:
  
 A.IN MY CONVERATION WITH THE ARCHITECT'S OFFICE, I
 WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS A LEASE LINE.NOTE THAT
 LEASE LINES ARE NOT ADDRESSED IN THE BUILDING CODE AND
 THEREFORE DO NOT HAVE BUILDING CODE REQUIREMENTS.
 HOWEVER, SEE FBC704.3 REGARDING BUILDINGS LOCATED ON
 THE SAME LOT.THE LINE IS NOT AN ARBITRARY LINE; IT IS
 TO BE DETERMINED BY THE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL AND IS
 REQUIRED TO BE CODE COMPLIANT WITH CODES PREVIOUSLY
 REFERENCED.NOT ONLY IS THIS BUILDING TO COMPLY WITH
 THESE REQUIREMENTS, BUT BY CREATING A NEW ASSUMED
 PROPERTY LINE, THE ADJACENT BUILDING IS ALSO TO BE
 COMPLIANT (CANNOT CREATE A SITUATION WHERE A COMPLIANT
 BUILDING IS MADE NONCOMPLIANT).
  
 B.SEE FBC TABLE 602; 1 HOUR EXTERIOR WALL REQUIRED ON
 THE EAST SIDE BASED ON INFORMATION DECLARED BY
 ARCHITECT.
  
 C.SEE FBC TABLE 704.8; NO OPENINGS PERMITTED.NOTE
 THAT FOOTNOTE 6 DOES NOT APPLY AS, DUE TO THE 1 HOUR
 REQUIREMENT FBC TABLE 602.
  
 PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE IN RESOLVING
 THIS MATTER.
  
 15.)SEE FBC TABLE 704.8 REGARDING ALLOWABLE OPENINGS
 AND SHOW COMPLIANCE ON THE PLAN (EAST SIDE AND OTHER
 BUILDING ELEVATIONS LESS THAN 30').NOTE THAT IF THE
 BUILDING IS 5? FROM THE ASSUMED LOT LINE AS SHOWN, ALL
 OPENINGS ARE TO BE PROTECTED.IF ANY OPENING
 PROTECTION IS REQUIRED, NOTE ON PLAN AND SUBMIT PRODUCT
 APPROVALS AND FIRE RATING INFORMATION.
  
 2ND REVIEW, SEE ITEM 14.
  
 16.) PLEASE NOTE FLOOD ZONE INFORMATION ON THE PLAN
 AND, IF IN A SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREA, MINIMUM FFE
 (REQUIRED TO BE 6" ABOVE BFE) IS REQUIRED TO BE SHOWN
 ON THE PLAN CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE
 94-546(B)).
  
 2ND REVIEW, DESIGN PROFESSIONAL (ARCHITECT OR ENGINEER)
 IS TO DETERMINE HEIGHT OF FINISHED FLOOR ELEVATION FOR
 THIS PROJECT.THERE IS A HANDWRITTEN NOTE ON THE
 ENGINEERING COMMENT LIST STATING THAT THE INFORMATION
 IS IN ANOTHER PERMIT.THIS PERMIT IS SEPARATE FROM THE
 PERMIT REFERENCED, AND THIS PERMIT IS TO SHOW CODE
 COMPLIANCE.AS PER FEMA REQUIREMENTS, A FORM BOARD
 ELEVATION CERTIFICATE WILL BE REQUIRED BEFORE CONCRETE
 POUR.THE REQUIRED ELEVATION IS TO BE SHOWN ON THE
 PLAN FOR THIS PERMIT.EVEN IF THE SITEWORK PERMIT
 ADDRESSED THE ELEVATION FOR THIS BUILIDNG, IT IS
 UNLIKELY THAT THIS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTOR
 WHEN HE DOES THE INSPECTION ON THIS PERMIT.NOTE THAT
 THIS REQUIREMENT AFFECTS THE CITY'S COMMUNITY RATING
 WITH FEMA AND THE RATES WHICH PROPERTY OWNERS PAY FOR
 FLOOD INSURANCE.THIS IS REQUIRED TO BE ON THE PLAN.
  
  
 17.)FOR THE FLAT ROOF, SELECT AN APPROVED ASSEMBLY.
  
 2ND REVIEW; YOU ARE REQUESTING A ROOF PERMIT.THIS
 INFORMATION IS REQUIRED SO THAT CODE COMPLIANCE CAN BE
 DETERMINED.THE RESPONSE LETTER STATES "SEE ATTACHED
 PRODUCT APPROVAL INFORMATION SHEETS."NOTHING WAS
 PROVIDED AND THE APPROVED ASSEMBLY (CHOICES LOCATED
 BETWEEN SHEETS 7 THROUGH 18 OF THE NOA) WAS NOT
 SELECTED.
  
 18.)FOR THE FLAT ROOF, SPECIFY ENHANCED FASTENING FOR
 CORNER AND PERIMETER ZONES.THIS MUST BE PREPARED BY
 AN ARCHITECT, ENGINEER, OR REGISTERED ROOF CONSULTANT
 AS PER GENERAL LIMITATION 7 ON THE NOA.
  
 19.)ADDRESSED.
  
 20.)ON THE ROOF TILE PRODUCT APPROVAL, MARK METHOD OF
 ATTACHMENT.IF YOU ARE USING A FOAM ADHESIVE, PLEASE
 PROVIDE PRODUCT APPROVALS, FAC9B72.
  
 2ND REVIEW - THIS INFORMATION IS REQUIRED AT THIS TIME
 AS YOUR ROOFER HAS SIGNED ON AND A ROOF PERMIT HAS BEEN
 ASSIGNED.IF YOU WOULD LIKE, PLEASE REMOVE THIS,
 CANCEL THE PERMIT THROUGH THE FRONT COUNTER WHEN
 RESUBMITTING, AND THE ROOFING CONTRACTOR CAN APPLY FOR
 A SUBCONTRACTOR PERMIT WITH ALL OF THE REQUIRED
 INFORMATION.PRODUCT APPROVALS ARE TO REMAIN IN THE
 PACKAGE.
  
 21-22.)ADDRESSED.
  
 NEW COMMENTS:
  
 23.)BOTH THE ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER HAS SPECIFIED
 DESIGN PRESSURES FOR COMPONENTS AND CLADDING, BUT THE
 PRESSURES SHOWN ON A6 APPEAR TOO LOW FOR THIS WIND ZONE
 AND CONFLICT WITH S0.2.PLEASE PROVIDE ONLY ONE DESIGN
 PRESSURE CRITERIA.IF YOU USE THE PRESSURES ON A6,
 PLEASE PROVIDE CALCULATIONS.
  
 24.)THE ADDRESS FOR THE ENGINEER, RICHARD ADAMS PE,
 CONFLICTS WITH DBPR WEBSITE.PLEASE CORRELATE.
  
 25.)PLEASE KEEP THE IMPACT FEE STAMP AND RECEIPT IN
 THE PERMIT PACKAGE.
  
 WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE A RESPONSE LETTER
 INDICATING HOW ALL COMMENTS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED.ONLY
 EIGHT OUT OF 22 COMMENTS WERE INCLUDED IN THE RESPONSE
 LETTER.OTHER COMMENTS CAN BE ADDRESSED WITH A LETTER
 FROM THE CONTRACTOR OR OTHER PARTY FAMILIAR WITH THE
 PROJECT IF THE ARCHITECT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
 OTHER ITEMS.NOTE THAT SEVERAL ITEMS WERE NOT
 ADDRESSED.PLEASE ADDRESS ALL COMMENTS.


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