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| 2012-12-10 15:54:28 | RESIDENTIAL (R30 RE-ROOF BUILDING REVIEW COMMENTS. |
| | CODE; 2010 FBC. |
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| | 1- HOUSE IS LOCATED ON FLOOD ZONE A5. ACCORDING TO CITY |
| | FLOOD PREVENTION AND CONTROL ARTICLE XVII AND SEC |
| | 94-546(B)(1) ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION OR SUBSTANTIAL |
| | IMPROVEMENT OF ANY EXISTING RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE SHALL |
| | HAVE THE LOWEST FLOOR ELEVATED TO SIX INCHES ABOVE THE |
| | BASE FLOOD ELEVATION. BASE FLOOD ELEVATION IS 7'-0". |
| | HOUSE FINISH FLOOR ELEVATION NEEDS TO BE RAISED TO |
| | 7'-6". PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION SHOWING HOW COMPLYING WITH |
| | THIS REQUIREMENT. ALL SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENTS DONE TO |
| | THIS HOUSE OVER THE LIFETIME OF THE STRUCTURE ARE OVER |
| | 50% OF THE VALUE OF THE STRUCTURE. SEE DEFINITION FOR |
| | SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT BELOW. |
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| | DEFINITION OF SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT: |
| | 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 50 PERCENT OF THE MARKET VALUE OF THE |
| | STRUCTURE. THE MARKET VALUE OF THE STRUCTURE SHOULD BE |
| | THE APPRAISED VALUE OF THE STRUCTURE PRIOR TO THE START |
| | OF THE INITIAL REPAIR OR IMPROVEMENT, OR IN THE CASE OF |
| | DAMAGE, THE VALUE OF THE STRUCTURE PRIOR TO THE DAMAGE |
| | OCCURRING. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS DEFINITION, |
| | "SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT" IS CONSIDERED TO OCCUR WHEN |
| | THE FIRST ALTERATION OF ANY WALL, CEILING, FLOOR, OR |
| | OTHER STRUCTURAL PART OF THE BUILDING COMMENCES, |
| | WHETHER OR NOT THAT ALTERATION AFFECTS THE EXTERNAL |
| | DIMENSIONS OF THE STRUCTURE. THE TERM "SUBSTANTIAL |
| | IMPROVEMENT" DOES NOT, HOWEVER, INCLUDE ANY IMPROVEMENT |
| | OF A STRUCTURE TO COMPLY WITH EXISTING HEALTH, |
| | SANITARY, OR SAFETY CODES WHICH ARE SOLELY NECESSARY TO |
| | ENSURE SAFE LIVING CONDITIONS. |
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| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL |
| | JULIO GOMEZ |
| | COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| | (561)805-6712 |
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