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| 2012-12-21 08:30:27 | RESIDENTIAL (R3) ADDITION BUILDING REVIEW COMMENTS. |
| | CODE: 2010 FBC. |
| | |
| | 1- HOUSE IS LOCATED IN FLOOD ZONE A5. ACCORDING TO THE |
| | CITY CODE FOR FLOOD PREVENTION AND CONTROL 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. |
| | SEC. 94-546(B)(1). THE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION FOR FLOOD |
| | ZONE A5 IS 7'-0". THE ADDITION AND THE EXISTING HOUSE |
| | NEED TO BE ELEVATED TO 7'-6" BECAUSE THERE IS MORE THAN |
| | 50% OF SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT TO THE HOUSE. SEE BELOW |
| | FOR THE 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 |
| | |
| | ***NOTE: ELEVATION CERTIFICATES WILL BE REQUIRED DURING |
| | CONSTRUCTION AND AT THE END FOR FINAL INSPECTION.... |
| | |
| | 2- BRING PLANS TO PALM BEACH COUNTY BUILDING TO VERIFY |
| | IF IMPACT FEES ARE DUE. THEN, BRING BACK COUNTY STAMPED |
| | PLANS AND COPY OF PAID RECEIPT IF FEES ARE DUE. |
| | REQUIRED BY THE COUNTY IMPACT FEE ORDINANCE OF THE |
| | UNIFIED LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE. |
| | |
| | 3- PROVIDE CURRENT ENERGY CALCULATIONS FORM. FORM |
| | 600C-01 SUBMITTED WAS FOR 2001 FBC. SEE SEC. 103.2.1 OF |
| | 2010 FBC-ENERGY CONSERVATION FOR CORRECT FORM TO BE |
| | USED. ***NOTE; ALSO COMPLETE AL THE INFORMATION ON TOP |
| | OF FORM AND MAKE SURE ALL THE INFORMATION REQUESTED ON |
| | THE FORM IS COMPLETED TO AVOID CONFLICTS OR DELAYS. |
| | |
| | 4- SHEET A1: |
| | A) ACCORDING TO SEC. R301.2.1.4.3 OF 2010 |
| | FBC-RESIDENTIAL THIS BUILDING IS LOCATED ON EXPOSURE |
| | "D" NOT "B". REVISE THE WIND EXPOSURE AND UPLIFT LOADS |
| | ON THE CODE COMPLIANCE TABLE. |
| | |
| | B) UPDATE THE GARAGE REFERENCE. CURRENT CODE IS THE |
| | 2010 FBC-RESIDENTIAL NOT 2007. |
| | |
| | 5- SHEET A2: |
| | A) REVISE THE WIND EXPOSURE ON THE WIND DESIGN |
| | INFORMATION TABLE. SEE ITEM 4(A) ABOVE. |
| | |
| | B) REVISE THE DESIGN PRESSURES ON DOOR AND WINDOW |
| | SCHEDULES TO COMPLY WITH EXPOSURE "D". SEE ITEM 4(A) |
| | ABOVE. |
| | |
| | C) REVISE FINISH FLOOR ELEVATION SPECIFIED ON THE |
| | PROPOSED KITCHEN ADDITION. THIS HOUSE IS LOCATED ON |
| | FLOOD ZONE A7. MINIMUM FINISH FLOOR ELEVATION NEEDS TO |
| | BE 7-6". SEE ITEM #1 ABOVE. |
| | |
| | 6- CLARIFY WHY SUBMITTING PRODUCT APPROVALS FOR |
| | CASEMENT WINDOWS. PLANS SUBMITTED DON'T SHOW CASEMENT |
| | WINDOWS. SEC. 107.2.1 CITY AMENDMENTS TO FBC. |
| | |
| | 7- PROVIDE PRODUCT APPROVALS (2 COPIES) AS REQUIRED BY |
| | DCA RULE 9N-3 FOR: (NOTE: MAKE SURE DESIGN PRESSURES |
| | MEET THE REVISED DESIGN PRESSURES AS REQUIRED BY ITEM # |
| | 4(A) ABOVE). |
| | A) SINGLE HUNG WINDOWS AS SPECIFIED ON PLANS. NONE |
| | SUBMITTED AT THIS TIME. ONLY CASEMENT WINDOWS DRAWINGS. |
| | |
| | B) FRENCH DOORS AS SHOWN ON PLANS. DRAWINGS SUBMITTED |
| | DON'T HAVE A COVER PAGE. UNABLE TO VERIFY IF THESE |
| | DRAWINGS ARE APPROVED BY DCA OR BY MIAMI-DADE. PROVIDE |
| | COVER PAGE WITH PRODUCT APPROVAL NUMBER THAT CORRESPOND |
| | TO DRAWINGS SUBMITTED. |
| | |
| | C) PRECAST LINTELS AS SPECIFIED ON PLANS. |
| | |
| | 8- ARCHITECT OF RECORD TO REVIEW AND APPROVE ABOVE |
| | PRODUCT APPROVALS. SEC. 107.3.4.1 OF CITY AMENDMENTS TO |
| | FBC. |
| | |
| | 9- SHEET A3: ARCHITECT SPECIFIES BOTTOM OF TRELLIS AT |
| | THE LOWEST PROPOSED TRELLIS IS 6'-3.5". THIS CREATES A |
| | HAZARD BECAUSE THE HEADROOM IS TOO LOW. THIS DOESN'T |
| | COMPLY WITH SECTION 101.3 OF CITY AMENDMENTS TO FBC. |
| | |
| | 10- SHEET A4: REVISE THE FINISH FLOOR ELEVATION |
| | SPECIFICATIONS SHOWN ON THE FOUNDATION PLAN, STARTER |
| | COLUMN DETAIL AND MONOLITHIC FOOTER DETAIL. SEE ITEMS |
| | #1 AND # 5(C) ABOVE. |
| | |
| | 11- PROVIDE SOIL TEST REPORT. SEC. R401.4 OF 2010 |
| | FBC-RESIDENTIAL. |
| | |
| | 12- SHEET A6: |
| | A) REVISE THE ROOF CALCULATIONS. THE WIND EXPOSURE IS |
| | "D" NOT "B". SEE ITEM #4(A) ABOVE. |
| | |
| | B) REVISE THE EDGE STRIP DIMENSION SHOWN ON THE ROOF |
| | ZONE DIAGRAM. DIMENSION TO BE 4'-0" MIN. SEE FOOTNOTE |
| | ON FIGURE R301.2(7) OF 2010 FBC-RESIDENTIAL AND REVISE. |
| | |
| | 13- SPECIFY CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS FOR ALL SLEEPING |
| | ROOMS AS REQUIRED BY SEC. R315 OF 2010 FBC-RESIDENTIAL. |
| | |
| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL |
| | JULIO GOMEZ |
| | COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| | (561)805-6712 |
