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Plan Review Notes

Notes

Date	Text
2014-02-10 07:28:53	APPROVED WITH EXCEPTION, REVISION REQUIRED
	SUBMIT 2 COPIES OF CORRECTED ENERGY CALCULATIONS THAT
	MATCH PLANS.

	NOTE:
	THE STRUCTURE IS LOCATED IN A SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD
	AREA, DESIGNATED FLOOD ZONE A5. THE MINIMUM ELEVATION
	IS 7 FEET BFE PLUS THE ADDITIONAL 6" OF FREEBOARD
	REQUIRED BY CITY ORDINANCE. BASED ON CITY BUILDING
	DEPARTMENT RECORDS THE CUMULATIVE TOTAL COSTS OF WORK
	ON THIS BUILDING INCLUDING $32,000.00 FOR THE PROPOSED
	WORK IS $ 105,889.00. THE CONTRACTOR SUBMITTED AN
	APPRAISAL FROM CHARLEEN MCMANUS, SRA, OF ANDERSON &
	CARR, INC. STATING THE MARKET VALUE OF THE BUILDING
	IMPROVEMENTS TO BE $ 320,000.00. BECAUSE THE TOTAL OF
	PREVIOUS IMPROVEMENTS AND THE PROPOSED WORK IS LESS
	THAN 50 PERCENT OF THE MARKET VALUE, THIS IS NOT
	CONSIDERED A SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT. ACCORDING TO THE
	PROPERTY APPRAISER'S RECORDS THE STRUCTURE WAS BUILT IN
	1935 AND HAS HAD NO SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENTS PRIOR TO
	THE DATE OF THE INITIAL FIRM (MARCH 1, 1979) .
	THEREFORE THIS IS BUILDING IS CONSIDERED TO BE
	PRE-FIRM. BASED ON TABLE 6-1A IN FEMA PUBLICATION P-758
	NEITHER THE LATERAL ADDITION NOR THE REMODEL IS
	REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH NFIP REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW
	CONSTRUCTION.