| Date |
Text |
| 2010-12-03 16:08:43 | DENIED BY BUILDING |
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| | 1) THE STRUCTURE AND DETACHED GARAGE ARE LOCATED IN AN |
| | A5 FLOOD ZONE WITH A BFE OF 7'. THE CITY OF WEST PALM |
| | BEACH FLOOD PLAN MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE REQUIRES ALL NEW |
| | OR SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVED RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES TO |
| | HAVE THE LOWEST FLOOR ELEVATED TO SIX INCHES ABOVE THE |
| | BASE FLOOD ELEVATION. SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT MEANS ANY |
| | COMBINATION OF REPAIRS, RECONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION, OR |
| | IMPROVEMENTS TO A STRUCTURE, TAKING PLACE DURING THE |
| | LIFE OF A STRUCTURE, IN WHICH THE CUMULATIVE COST |
| | EQUALS OR EXCEEDS FIFTY PER CENT OF THE MARKET VALUE OF |
| | THE STRUCTURE. THE PALM BEACH COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER |
| | HAS THE IMPROVEMENT VALUE AS $104,326.00 THERE HAS BEEN |
| | IMPROVEMENTS TO THE STRUCTURE OF $53,912.00 IN THE LAST |
| | YEAR AND THE PROPOSED WORK IS VALUED AT $25,000. THE |
| | TOTAL OF $78,000.00 IS MORE THAN FIFTY PER CENT OF THE |
| | STRUCTURES MARKET. THEREFORE, THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE IS |
| | REQUIRED TO BE ELEVATED TO 6 INCHES ABOVE BASE FLOOD |
| | ELEVATION. |
| | |
| | 2) THE PLANS WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE REVIEWED BY PALM |
| | BEACH COUNTY TO DETERMINE IF ANY IMPACT FEES ARE DUE. |
| | THIS CAN BE DONE AFTER ALL OF THE OTHER ISSUES HAVE |
| | BEEN ADDRESSED. |
| | |
| | 3) THE PLANS SPECIFY THAT THE STRUCTURE IS LOCATED IN |
| | EXPOSURE CATEGORY B, WHICH IS INCORRECT. THE STRUCTURE |
| | IS LOCATED IN EXPOSURE CATEGORY C AND BECAUSE IT IS |
| | WITHIN 600 FEET OF THE INTERCOASTAL WATERWAY THE ROOF |
| | SHEATHING UPLIFT AND WALL UPLIFT LOADS ARE REQUIRED TO |
| | BE INCREASED BY 20 PER CENT. |
| | |
| | 4) THE DOOR AND WINDOW OPENING PRESSURES WILL NEED TO |
| | BE INCREASED TO COMPLY WITH EXPOSURE C. |
| | |
| | 5) FBC R 703.6.3 REQUIRES A BOND BREAK BETWEEN THE |
| | STUCCO AND THE REQUIRED WATER RESISTIVE BARRIER. SHOW |
| | COMPLIANCE ON THE PLANS. |
| | |
| | 6) SUBMIT 2 COPIES OF PRODUCT APPROVALS FOR THE ROOFING |
| | MATERIAL FOR THE FLAT ROOF AND THE TRUSS CONNECTORS AND |
| | STRAPS AS REQUIRED BY DCA RULE 9B-72. |
| | |
| | ROBERT MCDOUGAL |
| | BLDG. PLAN REVIEW |
| | (561)805-6714 |
| | [email protected] |
