| Date |
Text |
| 2013-07-22 07:49:21 | 2010 FBC |
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| | DENIED BY BUILDING |
| | |
| | 1) SUBMIT TWO COPIES OF A SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE PLAN |
| | SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH FBCR 401.3. |
| | |
| | 2) THE STRUCTURE IS LOCATED IN AN A5 FLOOD ZONE WITH A |
| | BFE OF 7 FEET. THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH'S MUNICIPAL |
| | CODE FLOOD ORDINANCE REQUIRES THE LOWEST FINISH FLOOR |
| | TO BE AN ADDITIONAL 6 INCHES ABOVE BFE. THE ELEVATION |
| | OF THE ATTACHED GARAGE SLAB IS PROPOSED TO BE AT 7.25' |
| | BFE, WHICH IS BELOW THE REQUIRED 7.5' BFE. THE PLANS |
| | INDICATE THAT 2 "SMART VENT" FLOOD VENTS WILL BE |
| | INSTALLED IN ONE WALL OF THE GARAGE. FEMA TECHNICAL |
| | BULLETIN 1 / AUGUST 2008 OPENINGS IN FOUNDATION WALLS |
| | AND WALLS OF ENCLOSURES REQUIRES 1 SQIN OF NET OPEN |
| | AREA PER SQFT OF ENCLOSED AREA, WITH A MINIMUM OF TWO |
| | OPENINGS. ALL OF THE NECESSARY OPEN AREA IS REQUIRED TO |
| | BE BELOW THE BFE (ONLY THE PORTION OF THE VENT BELOW |
| | BFE WILL COUNT AS CONTRIBUTING TO THE REQUIRED NET OPEN |
| | AREA. THE OPENINGS SHOULD BE INSTALLED ON AT LEAST TWO |
| | SIDES OF EACH ENCLOSED AREA TO DECREASE THE CHANCES |
| | THAT ALL OPENINGS COULD BE BLOCKED WITH FLOATING DEBRIS |
| | AND TO ALLOW FOR MORE EVEN FILLING BY FLOODWATER AND |
| | DRAINING OF THE ENCLOSED AREA. IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT |
| | THE NET OPEN AREA OF THE TWO PROPOSED FLOOD VENTS THAT |
| | IS BELOW BFE (3") WILL NOT PROVIDE THE 385 SQIN OF NET |
| | FREE OPEN AREA THAT IS REQUIRED BELOW THE BFE. PLEASE |
| | REFER TO THE SPECIFIED FEMA BULLETIN AND PROVIDE THE |
| | REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION AND CALCULATIONS. CITY |
| | AMENDMENTS 107.2.1.3 AND FBC R322 |
| | |
| | 3) SUBMIT TWO COPIES OF THE ICC-ES EVALUATION REPORTS |
| | FOR THE ENGINEERED "SMART VENT" FLOOD VENTS. CITY |
| | AMENDMENTS 107.2.1.3 AND FBC R322 |
| | |
| | 4) THE PLANS SPECIFY A 5-1/2" STEP DOWN FROM THE LIVING |
| | AREA INTO THE GARAGE AND ONTO WHAT APPEARS TO BE A |
| | LANDING. HOWEVER, THERE IS NO STEP DIMENSION SHOWN FROM |
| | THE LANDING TO THE GARAGE FLOOR. PLEASE CLARIFY. CITY |
| | AMENDMENTS 107.2.1 |
| | |
| | 5) SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH FBCR 311.2 FOR AN EGRESS DOOR |
| | THAT IS SIDE-HINGED AND PROVIDES A MINIMUM CLEAR WIDTH |
| | OF 32" WHEN MEASURED BETWEEN THE FACE OF THE DOOR AND |
| | THE STOP WITH THE DOOR OPEN 90 DEGREES. EGRESS DOORS |
| | SHALL BE READILY OPEN-ABLE FROM INSIDE THE DWELLING |
| | WITHOUT THE USE OF A KEY OR SPECIAL THE OPERABLE LEAF |
| | OF A DOUBLE DOOR IS REQUIRED TO MEET THESE |
| | REQUIREMENTS. |
| | |
| | 6) THE PRE-CONSTRUCTION ELEVATION CERTIFICATE THAT WAS |
| | SUBMITTED IS NOT COMPLETE AND CONTAINS SOME ERRORS. |
| | SECTION A9 IS NOT COMPLETED, IN SECTION B1, THE |
| | COMMUNITY NUMBER SHOULD BE 120229 AND IN SECTION A5 THE |
| | LONGITUDE SHOULD BE NEGATIVE. PLEASE CORRECT. FBC R322 |
| | NOTE: ELEVATIONS CERTIFIED AFTER JULY 31, 2013, MUST BE |
| | SUBMITTED ON THE NEW ELEVATION CERTIFICATE FORM WITH |
| | THE EXPIRATION DATE OF JULY 31, 2015. |
| | |
| | 7) SUBMIT TWO COPIES OF THE MANUFACTURER'S |
| | SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE SPRAY FOAM INSULATION THAT WILL |
| | BE INSTALLED. FBC R316 |
| | |
| | 8) THE PRODUCT APPROVALS SUBMITTED FOR THE DOUBLE ENTRY |
| | DOOR (FL#15180.19) HAVE A MAXIMUM DESIGN PRESSURE OF |
| | -50 PSF. THIS IS LESS THAN THE -51.85 PSF OPENING |
| | PRESSURE SPECIFIED ON SHEET A-2 OF THE PLANS. SUBMIT |
| | TWO COPIES OF PRODUCT APPROVALS FOR THIS DOOR WITH A |
| | NEGATIVE DESIGN PRESSURE OF MORE THAN -51.85 PSF. FBC |
| | R301.2.1 |
| | |
| | 9) THE PRODUCT APPROVAL THAT WAS SUBMITTED FOR THE GAF |
| | DECK-ARMOR UNDERLAYMENT (NOA NO. 11-0913.08) IS NOT FOR |
| | USE WITH TILE ROOF COVERINGS PER LIMITATION #2 LISTED |
| | ON PAGE 4 OF THE NOA. FBC R905.3.3 |
| | |
| | 10) SPECIFY THE METHOD OF ATTACHMENT THAT WILL BE USED |
| | TO INSTALL THE CONCRETE ROOF TILE (NOA NO. 11-0510.02). |
| | IF A ROOF TILE ADHESIVE WILL BE USED SUBMIT TWO COPIES |
| | OF THE PRODUCT APPROVALS FOR THE ADHESIVE. FBC R905.3 |
| | AND DCA RULE 9N-3 |
| | |
| | 11) THE ENERGY CALCULATION FORM SPECIFIES A VENTED |
| | ATTIC AND THE PLANS SPECIFY AN UNVENTED ATTIC WITH |
| | SPRAY FOAM INSULATION. PLEASE COORDINATE THE THESE TWO |
| | ITEMS. FBC ENERGY CHAPTER 4. |
| | |
| | 12) IN ORDER TO REDUCE REVIEW TIME, PLEASE SUBMIT A |
| | RESPONSE LETTER INDICATING HOW EACH OF THE REVIEW |
| | COMMENTS WAS ADDRESSED. |
| | |
| | ROBERT MCDOUGAL |
| | BLDG. PLAN REVIEW |
| | (561)805-6714 |
| | [email protected] |
