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Plan Review Notes

Notes

Date	Text
2015-09-14 12:35:16	**CORRECTIONS**

	SAMANTHA HILL
	BUILDING PLANS EXAMINER
	[email protected]
	561-805-6724

	PLAN REVIEW #3 REVISED ON 9/14/15

	1. APPLICANT HAS ALREADY CHANGED THE ELEVATION OF THE
	PROPERT FROM APPROXIMATELY 5' TO 7' IN SOME AREAS. NEW
	PLAN SHOWS A 6" RETAINING WALL RATHER THAN A 2'
	RETAINING WALL, BUT THAT IS BECAUSE THE GRADE WAS
	CHANGED. A DEVELOPMENT PERMIT TO ADD FILL IS REQUIRED
	PER NFIP AND CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE
	94-546.

	ARROWS WERE ADDED TO THE PLAN. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS
	THE PROPOSED GRADING PLAN. WATER IS SHOWN AS DIRECTED
	TO A CORNER OF THE PROPERTY, WITH A CITY OWNED (OR
	FUTURE) DRAINAGE STRUCTURES. IT IS NOT CLEAR HOW WATER
	WILL BE DIRECTED AWAY FROM OTHER PROPERTIES, OVER THE
	WALL AND INTO THE DRAINAGE STRUCTURE.

	THE DESIGN PROPOSED DOES NOT PREVENT WATER FROM SEEPING
	THROUGH THE BLOCK WALL. TWO OPTIONS WERE SUGGESTED BY
	BUILDING OFFICIAL:

	A. FOR THE WALL WHICH IS ADJACENT TO OTHER PROPERTIES /
	CITY DRAINAGE EASEMENT, WALL TO BE GROUTED AND
	WATERPROOFED TO PREVENT WATER FROM LEAKING ONTO
	ADJACENT PARCELS.

	B. CREATE A SWALE AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE PROPERTY
	TO ACT AS A DETENTION AREA.