| Date |
Text |
| 2013-02-01 08:56:36 | 2007 FBC W/2009 REVISIONS |
| | CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY |
| | |
| | DENIED BY BUILDING |
| | |
| | I AM IN RECEIPT OF THE LETTER FROM GABRIEL GOSLINE AND |
| | THE RESPONSES FROM JOHN AVERKAMP. I AGREE THAT THE |
| | GARAGE CAN BE CONVERTED INTO AN APARTMENT AS LONG AS IT |
| | MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE BUILDING CODE. THE GARAGE |
| | WAS APPARENTLY CONVERTED INTO AN APARTMENT WITHOUT THE |
| | PROPER PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS SOMETIME IN THE PAST. |
| | SINCE THE CONVERSION WAS DONE WITHOUT THE PROPER |
| | PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS, THERE ARE TWO OPTIONS. IT CAN |
| | BE CONVERTED BACK TO A GARAGE OR IT CAN BE PERMITTED AS |
| | A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY FROM A GARAGE TO AN APARTMENT. |
| | THE DETACHED GARAGE IS A GROUP U OCCUPANCY AND THE |
| | APARTMENT IS A GROUP R-3 OCCUPANCY. IF YOU WISH TO HAVE |
| | THE APARTMENT, THEN THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS WILL NEED TO |
| | BE ADDRESSED. |
| | |
| | 1) THIS STRUCTURE WAS ORIGINALLY CONSTRUCTED AS A |
| | GARAGE. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT THIS STRUCTURE WAS |
| | LEGALLY CONVERTED TO AN APARTMENT AS INDICATED ON THE |
| | PLANS. UNLESS YOU CAN PROVIDE PROOF THAT THE CHANGE |
| | FROM GARAGE TO APARTMENT WAS PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED, |
| | INSPECTED AND APPROVED BY THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT, THIS |
| | WILL BE CONSIDERED A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY FROM AN |
| | EXISTING GARAGE TO A RESIDENCE. FBC EXISTING BUILDING |
| | SECTION 406. |
| | |
| | 2) FBC EXISTING BUILDING SECTION 907.2 WIND LOADS, |
| | REQUIRES STRUCTURES SUBJECT TO A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY |
| | WHERE SUCH CHANGE IN THE NATURE OF OCCUPANCY RESULTS IN |
| | HIGHER WIND IMPORTANCE FACTORS BASED ON THE FLORIDA |
| | BUILDING CODE, BUILDING TABLE 1604.5, SHALL BE ANALYZED |
| | AND SHALL COMPLY WITH THE APPLICABLE WIND LOAD |
| | PROVISIONS OF THE FBC. PROVIDE TWO SETS OF A SIGNED AND |
| | SEALED WIND LOAD ANALYSIS OF THE STRUCTURE. |
| | |
| | 3) COMPLIED. |
| | |
| | 4) PROVIDE TWO COPIES OF A SURVEY SHOWING THE LOCATION |
| | OF THE EXISTING STRUCTURE AND THE DISTANCE TO PROPERTY |
| | LINES AND OTHER STRUCTURES LOCATED ON THE SAME PARCEL. |
| | FBC R302 |
| | |
| | 5) THE PLANS WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE TAKEN TO PALM BEACH |
| | COUNTY FOR AN IMPACT FEE REVIEW. |
| | |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE A RESPONSE LETTER INDICATING HOW EACH |
| | REVIEW COMMENT WAS ADDRESSED. |
| | |
| | ROBERT MCDOUGAL |
| | BLDG. PLAN REVIEW |
| | (561)805-6714 |
| | [email protected] |
