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| 2016-03-17 17:01:14 | ****CORRECTIONS**** |
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| | SAMANTHA HILL |
| | BUILDING PLANS EXAMINER |
| | [email protected] |
| | 561-805-6724 |
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| | GOVERNING CODE: FBC 5TH EDITION (FBC 2014) |
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| | 1. FLORIDA STATUTE 553.71, THIS BUILDING QUALIFIES AS A |
| | THRESHOLD BUILDING; ANY BUILDING WHICH IS GREATER THAN |
| | (3) STORIES OR 50 FT. IN HEIGHT, OR WHICH HAS AN |
| | ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION AS DEFINED IN THE |
| | FLORIDA BUILDING CODE WHICH EXCEEDS 5,000 SF IN AREA |
| | AND AN OCCUPANT CONTENT OF GREATER THAN 500 PERSONS. |
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| | 2. AS A THRESHOLD BUILDING, THE FOLLOWING IS REQUIRED: |
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| | A. THRESHOLD INSPECTION PLAN; FS 553.79(5)(A), 2010 |
| | WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION 109.3.6.1. THE |
| | ENFORCING AGENCY SHALL REQUIRE A SPECIAL INSPECTOR TO |
| | PERFORM STRUCTURAL INSPECTIONS ON A THRESHOLD BUILDING |
| | PURSUANT TO A STRUCTURAL INSPECTION PLAN PREPARED BY |
| | THE ENGINEER OR ARCHITECT OF RECORD. THE STRUCTURAL |
| | INSPECTION PLAN MUST BE SUBMITTED TO AND APPROVED BY |
| | THE ENFORCING AGENCY BEFORE THE ISSUANCE OF A BUILDING |
| | PERMIT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A THRESHOLD BUILDING. |
| | THE PURPOSE OF THE STRUCTURAL INSPECTION PLAN IS TO |
| | PROVIDE SPECIFIC INSPECTION PROCEDURES AND SCHEDULES SO |
| | THAT THE BUILDING CAN BE ADEQUATELY INSPECTED FOR |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH THE PERMITTED DOCUMENTS. |
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| | B. THRESHOLD INSPECTOR: WPB AMENDMENT 109.3.6.2 W.P.B. |
| | CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DEPARTMENT REQUESTS FOR THRESHOLD |
| | BUILDINGS A SPECIAL INSPECTOR AS REQUIRED BY FS |
| | 553.79(5)(A) TO THE MINIMUM INSPECTIONS REQUIRED BY |
| | THIS CODE. THE THRESHOLD INSPECTION FORMS ARE REQUIRED |
| | TO BE FILED OUT BY ALL PARTIES, NOTARIZED AND RETURNED |
| | TO THIS OFFICE, REVIEWED AND APPROVED PRIOR TO PERMIT |
| | ISSUANCE. CONTACT KEN CONRAD, MANAGER OF THE SPECIAL |
| | INSPECTOR PROGRAM, AT 561-805-6666 FOR ADDITIONAL |
| | INFORMATION. |
| | FORMS WERE SENT TO : [email protected], |
| | [email protected] ON 3/17/16. |
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| | C. SPECIAL INSPECTOR RESUME': PROVIDE A RESUME' OF |
| | INSPECTION EXPERIENCE ON PREVIOUS PROJECTS FOR REVIEW |
| | BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL OR HIS DESIGNEE. AFTER THE |
| | RESUME' IS REVIEWED, AN INTERVIEW WILL BE SCHEDULED. |
| | UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL AN INSPECTOR BE INTERVIEWED |
| | FOR WORK WITHOUT FIRST MEETING THE ABOVE CRITERIA. THE |
| | RESUME' IS TO BE SUBMITTED TO KEN CONRAD (AND COPY |
| | SAMANTHA HILL), 561-805-6666, [email protected], |
| | [email protected] |
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| | ALL PROSPECTIVE INSPECTORS ARE TO BE APPROVED BY THE |
| | CHIEF BUILDING INSPECTOR AND ALL ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN |
| | THE SPECIAL INSPECTOR AGREEMENT. |
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| | D. CONTRACTOR RESUME': PROVIDE A JOB SUMMARY OR HISTORY |
| | FOR THIS TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION. THIS MAY BE SUBMITTED TO |
| | KEN CONRAD, (PLEASE COPY SAMANTHA HILL) VIA E-MAIL |
| | ([email protected], [email protected]). |
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| | E. SEE FLORIDA STATUTE 553.79 (7)(D); ALL PLANS FOR THE |
| | BUILDING WHICH ARE REQUIRED TO BE SIGNED AND SEALED BY |
| | THE ARCHITECT OR ENGINEER OF RECORD CONTAIN A STATEMENT |
| | THAT, TO THE BEST OF THE ARCHITECT?S OR ENGINEER?S |
| | KNOWLEDGE, THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS COMPLY WITH THE |
| | APPLICABLE MINIMUM BUILDING CODES AND THE APPLICABLE |
| | FIRESAFETY STANDARDS AS DETERMINED BY THE LOCAL |
| | AUTHORITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS CHAPTER AND CHAPTER |
| | 633. |
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| | I WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THIS STATEMENT (ARCHITECT, |
| | ENGINEER), PLEASE REVISE PLANS TO INCLUDE. |
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