| Date |
Text |
| 2009-02-23 20:54:45 | REVIEW #: 1ST REVISION |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
| | |
| | FBC 2004 CODE FAMILY W/ 2007 SUPPLEMENTS |
| | FBC CH.1 AS AMENDED BY THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | |
| | REVISED PAGE M-1 OK AND STAMPED. HOWEVER, THIS REVIEW |
| | WILL REMAIN IN FAIL STAUS UNTIL THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS |
| | ARE ADDRESSED: |
| | |
| | 1. CALCULATIONS PROVIDED BY A STRUCTURAL ENGINEER |
| | INDICATE THAT THE A/C ROOFTOP PACKAGE UNITS INSTALLED |
| | ON THIS PROJECT ARE "TEMPSTAR" WHILE THE EQUIPMENT |
| | SCHEDULE ON PAGE M-2 OF THE PERMIT SET OF PLANS CALLS |
| | FOR RHEEM EQUIPMENT TO BE INSTALLED. PLEASE REVISE THE |
| | EQUIPMENT SCHEDULE TO REFLECT THE EQUIPMENT WHICH WAS |
| | ACTUALLY INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-B 106.11 AND |
| | FBC-M 304.1. |
| | |
| | 2. THE WIND RESISTANCE CAPABILITIES OF THE "TEMPSTAR" |
| | EQUIPMENT HAS NOT BEEN ADEQUATELY DEMONSTRATED. |
| | MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT SHALL BE DESIGNED AND INSTALLED TO |
| | RESIST THE ANTICIPATED WIND PRESURES IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | FBC-M 301.13. THE STATEMENTS THAT WIND RESISTANCE |
| | CRITERIA HAVE NOT BEEN "ADOPTED" BY THE PALM BEACH |
| | COUNTY COMMISSION IS IRRELEVANT. WE ARE NOT IN THE |
| | JURISDICTION OF THE PALM BEACH COUNTY COMMISSION AND |
| | THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE (FBC) IS A STATE WIDE |
| | MANDATED MINIMUM CODE. NO LOCAL JURISDICTION HAS THE |
| | AUTHORITY TO MAKE THE FBC MORE OR LESS STRINGENT. ALSO, |
| | THERE IS NO BASIS IN CODE FOR THE ENGINEER'S STATEMENT |
| | THAT ALL STRUCTURES UNDER 35 FEET IN HEIGHT ARE EXEMPT |
| | FROM WIND RESISTANCE REQUIREMENTS. ALL BUILDINGS, |
| | REGARDLESS OF HEIGHT, CONSTRUCTED IN THE STATE OF |
| | FLORIDA ARE SUBJECT TO THE WIND RESISTANCE PROVISIONS |
| | OF THE FBC. IN ORDER TO DEMONSTRATE CODE COMPLIANCE FOR |
| | THE EQUIPMENT BEING INSTALLED ON THIS PROJECT, PLEASE |
| | USE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING METHODS: |
| | |
| | A) PROVIDE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION FROM THE EQUIPMENT |
| | MANUFACTURER SHOWING THAT THESE UNITS ARE DESIGNED AND |
| | WILL WITHSTAND THE ANTICIPATED WIND PRESSURES AS |
| | CALCULATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-B SECTION 1609. |
| | |
| | B) PROVIDE A RATIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF |
| | THE EQUIPMENT SHOWING THESE UNITS WILL WITHSTAND THE |
| | ANTICIPATED WIND PRESSURES AS CALCULATED IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH FBC-B SECTION 1609. |
| | |
| | FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING WIND RESISTANCE |
| | REQUIREMENTS FOR MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT AND APPLIANCES, |
| | PLEASE SEE THE DECLARATORY STATEMENT FROM THE FLORIDA |
| | BUILDING COMMISSION DCA08-DEC205. A COPY IS ATTACHED TO |
| | THESE COMMENTS FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE. |
| | |
| | NOTE: DOCUMENTATION WAS PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED FOR THE |
| | RHEEM EQUIPMENT ORIGINALLY PROPOSED FOR THIS PROJECT. |
| | |
| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT: |
| | RONALD J. REGUEIRO |
| | 561.805.6719 |
| | [email protected] |
