| Date |
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| 2009-06-15 10:57:43 | 2004 FBC W/2007 REVISIONS |
| | NEW TOWNHOUSE (BLDG 9/LOT58) |
| | |
| | DENIED BY BUILDING |
| | |
| | 1) IMPACT FEES MUST BE PAID TO PALM |
| | BEACH COUNTY, PLANS STAMPED BY THEM AND |
| | COPY OF RECEIPT SUBMITTED TO CITY OF |
| | WEST PALM BEACH BUILDING DEPARTMENT, |
| | BEFORE A BUILDING PERMIT CAN BE ISSUED. (561) 233-5025 |
| | |
| | 2) THE STRUCTURE IS LOCATED IN AN "AO" FLOOD ZONE. AN |
| | ELEVATION CERTIFICATE WILL BE REQUIRED. |
| | |
| | 3) THE SOIL REPORT CONTAINING THE ORIGINAL SIGNATURES |
| | DOES NOT HAVE THE EMBOSSED SEAL OF THE ENGINEER. |
| | ORIGINAL SIGNATURES AND EMBOSSED SEALS ARE REQUIRED PER |
| | FS 471.025 R401.4 SOIL TESTS. IN AREAS LIKELY TO HAVE |
| | EXPANSIVE, COMPRESSIBLE, SHIFTING OR OTHER UNKNOWN SOIL |
| | CHARACTERISTICS, THE BUILDING OFFICIAL SHALL DETERMINE |
| | WHETHER TO REQUIRE A SOIL TEST TO DETERMINE THE SOIL?S |
| | CHARACTERISTICS AT A PARTICULAR LOCATION. THIS TEST |
| | SHALL BE MADE BY AN APPROVED AGENCY USING AN APPROVED |
| | METHOD. SUBMIT A GEOTECHNICAL REPORT |
| | TO VERIFY THE SAFE BEARING CAPACITY OF THE SOIL. |
| | |
| | 4) FAC 61G1-16.004(6) REQUIRES THE PRINTED NAME OF THE |
| | ARCHITECT SEALING THE DOCUMENT TO APPEAR IN THE TITLE |
| | BLOCK ON EACH SHEET OF THE PLANS. |
| | |
| | 5) SUBMIT SIGNED AND SEALED TRUSS DRAWINGS AND LAYOUTS |
| | THAT HAVE BEEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE DESIGNER OF |
| | RECORD FOR THE STRUCTURE. R502.1.3.4 |
| | |
| | 6) NOTE: ALTHOUGH THIS BUILDING IS LOCATED IN EXPOSURE |
| | CATEGORY B, SOME OF THE STRUCTURES IN THE PROJECT WILL |
| | BE LOCATED IN EXPOSURE CATEGORY C, WHICH REQUIRES |
| | HIGHER DESIGN PRESSURES THAN EXPOSURE B. IN ORDER FOR |
| | THE PLANS TO BE MASTERED, THE STRUCTURES WILL NEED TO |
| | BE DESIGNED EXPOSURE C, WHICH IS WORST CASE. SEE FBC |
| | R301.2.1.4 R301.2.1.4 EXPOSURE CATEGORY. |
| | FOR EACH WIND DIRECTION CONSIDERED, AN EXPOSURE |
| | CATEGORY THAT ADEQUATELY REFLECTS THE CHARACTERISTICS |
| | OF GROUND SURFACE IRREGULARITIES SHALL BE DETERMINED |
| | FOR THE SITE AT WHICH THE BUILDING OR STRUCTURE IS TO |
| | BE CONSTRUCTED. FOR A SITE LOCATED IN THE TRANSITION |
| | ZONE BETWEEN CATEGORIES, THE CATEGORY RESULTING IN THE |
| | LARGEST WIND FORCES SHALL APPLY. ACCOUNT SHALL BE TAKEN |
| | OF VARIATIONS IN GROUND SURFACE ROUGHNESS THAT ARISE |
| | FROM NATURAL TOPOGRAPHY AND VEGETATION AS WELL AS FROM |
| | CONSTRUCTED FEATURES. FOR ANY GIVEN WIND DIRECTION, THE |
| | EXPOSURE IN WHICH A SPECIFIC BUILDING OR OTHER |
| | STRUCTURE IS SITED SHALL BE ASSESSED AS BEING ONE OF |
| | THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: 3. EXPOSURE C. OPEN TERRAIN |
| | WITH SCATTERED OBSTRUCTIONS, INCLUDING SURFACE |
| | UNDULATIONS OR OTHER IRREGULARITIES, HAVING HEIGHTS |
| | GENERALLY LESS THAN 30 FEET (9144 MM) EXTENDING MORE |
| | THAN 1,500 FEET (457.2 M) FROM THE BUILDING SITE IN ANY |
| | QUADRANT. THIS EXPOSURE SHALL ALSO APPLY TO ANY |
| | BUILDING LOCATED WITHIN EXPOSURE B-TYPE TERRAIN WHERE |
| | THE BUILDING IS DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO OPEN AREAS OF |
| | EXPOSURE C-TYPE TERRAIN IN ANY QUADRANT FOR A DISTANCE |
| | OF MORE THAN 600 FEET (182.9 M). SHORT-TERM (LESS THAN |
| | TWO YEAR) CHANGES IN THE PRE-EXISTING TERRAIN EXPOSURE, |
| | FOR THE PURPOSES OF DEVELOPMENT, SHALL NOT BE |
| | CONSIDERED OPEN FIELDS. WHERE DEVELOPMENT BUILD OUT |
| | WILL OCCUR WITHIN THREE YEARS AND THE RESULTANT |
| | CONDITION WILL MEET THE DEFINITION OF EXPOSURE B, |
| | EXPOSURE B SHALL BE REGULATING FOR THE PURPOSE OF |
| | PERMITTING. THIS CATEGORY INCLUDES FLAT OPEN COUNTRY, |
| | GRASSLANDS AND OCEAN OR GULF SHORELINES. THIS CATEGORY |
| | DOES NOT INCLUDE INLAND BODIES OF WATER THAT PRESENT A |
| | FETCH OF 1 MILE (1.61 KM) OR MORE OR INLAND WATERWAYS |
| | OR RIVERS WITH A WIDTH OF 1 MILE (1.61 KM) OR MORE (SEE |
| | EXPOSURE D). |
| | |
| | 7) SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH R314.4 THERMAL BARRIER. |
| | UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED IN SECTION R314.5, FOAM PLASTIC |
| | SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM THE INTERIOR OF A BUILDING BY |
| | AN APPROVED THERMAL BARRIER OF MINIMUM 0.5 INCH (12.7 |
| | MM) GYPSUM WALLBOARD OR AN APPROVED FINISH MATERIAL |
| | EQUIVALENT TO A THERMAL BARRIER MATERIAL THAT WILL |
| | LIMIT THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE RISE OF THE UNEXPOSED |
| | SURFACE TO NO MORE THAN 250?F (121?C) AFTER 15 MINUTES |
| | OF FIRE EXPOSURE COMPLYING WITH THE ASTM E 119 STANDARD |
| | TIME TEMPERATURE CURVE. THE THERMAL BARRIER SHALL BE |
| | INSTALLED IN SUCH A MANNER THAT IT WILL REMAIN IN PLACE |
| | FOR 15 MINUTES BASED ON NFPA 286 WITH THE ACCEPTANCE |
| | CRITERIA OF SECTION R315.4, FM4880, UL 1040, OR UL |
| | 1715. |
| | |
| | 8) SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH R314.5.3 ATTICS. |
| | WHERE ATTIC ACCESS IS REQUIRED BY SECTION R807.1 AND |
| | WHERE ENTRY IS MADE ONLY FOR SERVICE OF UTILITIES, FOAM |
| | PLASTICS SHALL BE PROTECTED AGAINST IGNITION BY |
| | 1.5-INCH-THICK (38 MM) MINERAL FIBER INSULATION, |
| | 1/4-INCH-THICK (6.4 MM) WOOD STRUCTURAL PANELS, |
| | 3/8-INCH (9.5 MM) PARTICLEBOARD, 1/4-INCH (6.4 MM) |
| | HARDBOARD, 3/8-INCH (9.5 MM) GYPSUM BOARD, OR |
| | CORROSION-RESISTANT STEEL HAVING A BASE METAL THICKNESS |
| | OF 0.016 INCH (0.406 MM) AND THE THERMAL BARRIER |
| | SPECIFIED IN SECTION R314.4 IS NOT REQUIRED. THE |
| | IGNITION BARRIER IS NOT REQUIRED WHERE THE FOAM PLASTIC |
| | INSULATION HAS BEEN TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION |
| | R314.6. |
| | |
| | 9) SUBMIT MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS AND EVALUATION |
| | REPORT FOR THE SPRAY FOAM INSULATION (ICYNENE). SEE |
| | COMMENTS 7 AND 8 ABOVE. |
| | |
| | 10) SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH R803.2.3.1 SHEATHING |
| | FASTENINGS. |
| | WOOD STRUCTURAL PANEL SHEATHING SHALL BE FASTENED TO |
| | ROOF FRAMING WITH 8D RING-SHANK NAILS AT 6 INCHES ON |
| | CENTER AT EDGES AND 6 INCHES ON CENTER AT INTERMEDIATE |
| | FRAMING. WHERE ROOF FRAMING WITH A SPECIFIC GRAVITY, |
| | 0.42 < G < 0.49 IS USED, SPACING OF RING-SHANK |
| | FASTENERS SHALL BE 4 INCHES ON CENTER IN NAILING ZONE 3 |
| | FOR 130 MPH OR GREATER DESIGN WIND SPEEDS IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH FIGURE R803.2.3.1. |
| | |
| | 11) PROVIDE A DETAIL INDICATING THE DESIGN OF THE TWO |
| | HOUR FIRE WALL AND ROOF ASSEMBLY AT THE COVERED REAR |
| | PATIOS SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH R317.2.1 CONTINUITY. |
| | THE COMMON WALL FOR TOWNHOUSES SHALL BE CONTINUOUS FROM |
| | THE FOUNDATION TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE ROOF SHEATHING, |
| | DECK OR SLAB AND SHALL EXTEND THE FULL LENGTH OF THE |
| | COMMON WALL INCLUDING WALLS EXTENDING THROUGH AND |
| | SEPARATING ATTACHED ACCESSORY STRUCTURES. ALSO SEE |
| | 317.2.4 AND R317.2.2. |
| | |
| | 12) THE OPENING DESIGN PRESSURES FOR THE DOORS IN THE |
| | WINDLOAD SCHEDULE ON S-3 AND THE DOOR SCHEDULES ON |
| | SHEETS TU-1.0 THRU TU-3.0 DO NOT CORRESPOND. PLEASE |
| | CORRECT. FBC R301.2.1 |
| | |
| | 13) SPECIFY THE INSULATION ON THE PLANS AT THE 2 HOUR |
| | FIRE RATED CONCRETE BLOCK AND WOOD FRAME ADJACENT WALLS |
| | SEPARATING THE UNITS. THE WALLS ARE REQUIRED TO BE |
| | INSULATED FROM THE FLOOR SLAB TO THE SPRAY FOAM |
| | INSULATION AT THE ROOF. PLEASE SPECIFY INSULATION TYPE |
| | AND R-VALUE ON THE PLANS FOR THE ADJACENT BLOCK WALLS |
| | AT THE WOOD TRUSS SECTION OF THE 2 HOUR FIRE RATED |
| | ASSEMBLY. ALSO REVISE ENERGY CALCULATION FORMS TO |
| | INCLUDE THIS AREA. FBC 13-6. |
| | |
| | 14) ON SHEET A4 SPECIFY THE APPROVED AND LISTED 2-HOUR |
| | FIRE RATED WOOD FRAME ASSEMBLY THAT WILL BE USED. |
| | |
| | 15) THE ENERGY CALCULATIONS FORMS THAT WERE SUBMITTED |
| | ARE FOR THE 2007 FBC AND THE PLANS ARE FOR THE 2004 |
| | FBC. PLEASE REVISE. |
| | |
| | 16) THE R-VALUE LISTED FOR THE UNVENTED ATTIC IS R1.O. |
| | THE PLANS SPECIFY R-19. PLEASE CORRECT. |
| | |
| | 17) SPECIFY THE METHOD OF ATTACHMENT THAT WILL BE USED |
| | TO INSTALL THE CONCRETE ROOF TILE. R905.3 PLEASE CIRCLE |
| | THE APPROPRIATE FASTENER AND CORRESPONDING ATTACHMENT |
| | RESISTANCE ON THE NOA. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE OVERTURN |
| | MOMENT FOR THE ROOF TILE VARIES WITH THICKNESS OF THE |
| | ROOF SHEATHING FOR SOME ATTACHMENTS. |
| | |
| | 18) SUBMIT TWO COPIES OF AN NOA OR OTHER APPROVED |
| | EVALUATION REPORT INCLUDING INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS |
| | AS REQUIRED BY DCA RULE 9B-72 FOR THE OVERHEAD GARAGE |
| | DOORS AND THE SLIDING GLASS DOORS. |
| | |
| | 19) THE PRODUCT APPROVAL NUMBERS THAT ARE LISTED IN THE |
| | WINDOW SCHEDULE FOR THE SINGLE HUNG WINDOWS AND THE |
| | SLIDING WINDOWS ARE REVERSED. PLEASE CORRECT. |
| | |
| | 20) THE DOOR SCHEDULE ON THE PLANS SPECIFIES LARGE |
| | MISSILE IMPACT RATED DOORS AND THE PRODUCT APPROVAL FOR |
| | THE FRONT DOOR IS FOR A NON-RATED DOOR. PLEASE CLARIFY. |
| | IF NON-RATED DOOR IS TO BE USED, SUBMIT PRODUCT |
| | APPROVALS FOR STORM PANELS. |
| | |
| | 21) ON SHEET S-1 DETAILS A AND B SPECIFY #4 DOWELS IN |
| | THE FILLED CELLS AND THE COLUMN SCHEDULE SPECIFIES #5 |
| | BARS. PLEASE CLARIFY. |
| | |
| | 22) THE BUILDINGS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE APPROVED |
| | ADDRESSES BEFORE THE PERMITS WILL BE ISSUED. CONTACT |
| | JOHN NGUYEN AT 561-822-1239. |
| | |
| | 23) THE ROOF DESIGN DOES NOT APPEAR TO PROVIDE PROPER |
| | SEPARATION AT THE GABLES AND HIP ROOFS THAT INTERSECT |
| | THE PROPERTY LINES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS AND TRUSS |
| | DRAWINGS ARE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE IF THE |
| | SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS OF R317.2 HAVE BEEN COMPLIED |
| | WITH. |
| | |
| | 24) THE GABLE ROOF OVERHANGS CAN NOT EXTEND BEYOND THE |
| | PROPERTY LINES. R302.1 EXTERIOR WALLS.EXTERIOR WALLS |
| | SEPARATED BY LESS THAN 6 FEET (1828 MM) SHALL HAVE NOT |
| | LESS THAN A ONE-HOUR FIRE-RESISTIVE RATING WITH |
| | EXPOSURE FROM BOTH SIDES. PROJECTIONS SHALL NOT EXTEND |
| | TO A POINT CLOSER THAN 4 FEET (1220 MM) FROM AN |
| | ADJACENT PROJECTION OR WALL. |
| | |
| | 25) SHEET T-1 OF THE ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS SPECIFIES |
| | THAT THE CODE USED FOR THE DESIGN IS THE 2004 FBC AND |
| | ON S1 THE STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS SPECIFIES THE 2007 FBC AS |
| | THE CODE USED FOR DESIGN. THE PLANS ARE REQUIRED TO BE |
| | DESIGNED USING ONLY ONE EDITION OF THE BUILDING CODE. |
| | THE CODES CAN NOT BE MIXED FOR THE DESIGN OF A |
| | STRUCTURE. PLEASE CHOOSE ONE CODE AND USE IT FOR ALL OF |
| | THE DESIGN. |
| | |
| | 26) THE BUILDING OFFICIAL WILL BE REQUIRED TO DETERMINE |
| | IF THE NO BURN FIRE-RETARDANT CAN BE USED IN PLACE OF |
| | THE 5/8" TYPE X DRYWALL AT THE SEPARATION WALLS. FBC |
| | 104.11* CITY AMENDMENTS |
| | |
| | 27) SUBMIT PRODUCT APPROVALS, TESTING AND EVALUATION |
| | REPORTS FOR THE 1/2" HUBER ADVANCED TECH ENGINEERED |
| | ROOF SHEATHING. DCA RULE 9B-72 |
| | |
| | 28) THE VALUE OF THE PRODUCT IS LOW AND HAS BEEN |
| | ADJUSTED. ADDITIONAL FEES OF $ 2877.30 ARE DUE. FBC |
| | 108.3* CITY AMENDMENTS. |
| | |
| | 29) IF THE PROJECT IS INTENDED TO BE "MASTERED" SUCH |
| | THAT ALL PERMIT DOCUMENTS DO NOT HAVE TO SUBMITTED WITH |
| | THE PERMIT APPLICATIONS FOR EACH INDIVIDUALLY PERMITTED |
| | TOWNHOUSE UNIT, PLEASE KNOW THAT ALL SUCH PERMITS MUST |
| | BE APPLIED FOR PRIOR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 2007 |
| | FLORIDA BUILDING CODE ON MARCH 1, 2009. THE PROJECT |
| | WILL NEED TO BE "RE-MASTERED" TO COMPLY WITH THE 2007 |
| | FBC AT THAT TIME. |
| | |
| | |
| | ROBERT MCDOUGAL |
| | BLDG. PLAN REVIEW |
| | (561)805-6714 |
| | [email protected] |
