Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 16060825
Permit Number 16060825
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2017-01-12 15:50:48****CORRECTIONS****
  
 SAMANTHA HILL
 BUILDING PLANS EXAMINER
 [email protected]
 561-805-6724
  
 FBC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, 5TH EDITION (2014)
 FBC B = FBC BUILDING
 FBC EB = FBC EXISTING BUILDING
 FBC A = FBC ACCESSIBILITY
 FBC EC = FBC ENERGY CONSERVATION
  
 ***REGARDING COMMENTS RELATED TO TITLE BLOCK ISSUES: DO
 NOT REVISE SHEET AT THIS TIME UNLESS THE SHEET IS
 REVISED TO ADDRESS OTHER COMMENTS***
  
 1. SHEET A.009, ADA DETAILS INCLUDE DIMENSIONS WHICH DO
 NOT COMPLY, OR COMPLIANCE NOT CLEAR. FOR INSTANCE, FBC
 A 604.4 REQUIRES THAT THE TOP OF THE SEAT BE 17" - 19",
 DETAILS ARE NOT CLEAR IF THEY MEASURE TO THE TOP OF THE
 SEAT OR THE TOP OF THE LID. 609.4 REQUIRES THAT THE
 GRAB BARS BE MEASURED TO THE TOP OF THE BAR; DETAILS
 MEASURE TO THE CENTER OF THE BAR. AS THIS IS A
 FOUNDATION PERMIT, ALL DETAILS WERE NOT REVIEWED.
 REVISE OR REMOVE DETAILS.
  
 IF NOT NEEDED BY OTHERS, IT IS ACCEPTABLE TO REMOVE
 THESE PAGES.
  
 2. SHERRI K. GUTIERREZ (AR92855) SIGNED AND SEALED SOME
 SHEETS, ANNE SETON COTTER (ILLEGIBLE LICENSE NUMBER)
 SEALED OTHER SHEETS. PLEASE ALSO SEE FS481, THE
 ARCHITECT'S TITLE BLOCK IS TO INCLUDE THE PRINTED NAME
 AND LICENSE NUMBER OF THE INDIVIDUAL SIGNING AND
 SEALING THE SHEET, AND THE CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORIZATION
 FOR THE FIRM.
  
 IS IT DESIGNER'S INTENT TO HAVE TWO ARCHITECTS FOR THIS
 PROJECT? IF PORTIONS WILL BE DESIGNED BY SOMEONE OTHER
 THAN THE ARCHITECT OF RECORD, PLEASE CONTACT ME. IF
 NOT, PROVIDE ALL PLAN SHEETS WHICH ARE REQUIRED TO BE
 SIGNED AND SEALED PREPARED BY THE ARCHITECT OF RECORD.
 (I DO NOT CONSIDER RENDERINGS SHEETS REQUIRED TO BE
 SIGNED AND SEALED)
  
 THE COVER SHEET STATES THAT ARCHITECT OF RECORD IS
 SHERRI K. GUTIERREZ AND THAT SHEET INCLUDES THE
 THRESHOLD STATEMENT.
  
 3. SHEET A.010 INCLUDES OUTDATED CODE STANDARDS
 THROUGHOUT THE PAGE; FOR INSTANCE, ADA CONDO GENERAL
 NOTES 1 STATES "TO COMPLY WITH THE 2007 FLORIDA
 BUILDING CODE". CHECK ALL REFERENCES AND REVISE.
  
 4. CIVIL SHEETS DO NOT STATE WHETHER VERTICAL DATUM IS
 NGVD29 OR NAVD88. THIS IS INCLUDED ON THE COVER SHEET
 BUT IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THIS INFORMATION BE
 INCORPORATED INTO ALL SHEETS.
  
 5. ALL ENGINEERS WHO DESIGN UNDER FBC ARE TO TAKE AN
 ADVANCED FLORIDA BUILDING CODE COURSE WITHIN ONE YEAR
 OF ADOPTION. THIS COURSE WAS DUE BY JUNE 30, 2016. THE
 WEBSITE MYFLORIDABUILDING.ORG DOES NOT REFLECT THAT ALL
 OF THE ENGINEERS HAVE TAKEN THIS COURSE. PLEASE CONTACT
 FBPE IF THE WEBSITE IS INCORRECT. IF CORRECT, PLEASE
 RESOLVE. THIS WILL NOT PREVENT PERMIT ISSUANCE BUT THE
 BUILDING DEPARTMENT IS REQUIRED TO INFORM FBPE.
  
 6. ENGINEER IS TO REVIEW THE SOILS REPORT. SHEET S001
 FOUNDATIONS INCLUDES A REFERENCE TO THE SOILS REPORT
 DATED APRIL 11, 2016. THIS REPORT WAS UPDATED ON
 12/13/16. REVISE SHEET S001 OR PROVIDE A SHOP DRAWING
 REVIEW STAMP OR REVIEW LETTER.
  
 7. SEE PREVIOUS LIST; "NOTICE AT RISK, THIS PERMIT IS
 FOR A FOUNDATION ONLY, PLEASE PROVIDE AN APPENDIX TO
 THE PERMIT APPLICATION, DESCRIPTION OF WORK, AS TO WHAT
 WORK IS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED UNDER THIS FOUNDATION
 PERMIT. THE CITY CONSIDERS A FOUNDATION PERMIT ANY WORK
 TO BE COMPLETED UNTIL THE BUILDING LEVEL IS EVEN WITH
 GRADE."
  
 PLEASE PROVIDE REQUESTED APPENDIX TO THE PERMIT
 APPLICATION SO THAT THE PERMIT DESCRIPTION CAN BE
 REVISED.
  
 PLEASE ALSO BE ADVISED THAT CONSTRUCTION UP TO GRADE
 LEVEL IS NOT A REQUIREMENT; IT IS A LIMITATION OF THE
 "FOUNDATION" PERMIT TYPE. CONSTRUCTION HIGHER THAN
 GRADE IS A "STRUCTURE" PERMIT TYPE. APPLICANT'S
 RESPONSE WAS TO INCREASE THE SCOPE UNDER THIS PERMIT TO
 INCLUDE ALL ADDITIONAL ITEMS UP TO GRADE LEVEL. THIS IS
 ACCEPTABLE BUT NOT REQUIRED.
  
 8. I WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A CODE SUMMARY FROM THE
 ARCHITECT WHICH INCLUDES BASIC INFORMATION SUCH AS
 GOVERNING CODE, OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATIONS, BUILDING
 TYPE. THIS INFORMATION IS TYPICALLY INCLUDED IN THE
 LIFE SAFETY PLANS, BUT THOSE SHEETS WERE REMOVED FROM
 THE PLAN. EITHER ADVISE AS TO WHERE THIS CAN BE LOCATED
 OR REVISE PLAN TO INCLUDE.
  
 9. PLEASE SEE THE SPECIFIC LANGUAGE IN FS 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.
  
 LANGUAGE ON THE ENGINEER'S PLAN IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH
 THE STATUTE. EITHER REVISE OR SEND RATIONALE VIA EMAIL
 AND I'LL FORWARD TO THE BUILDING OFFICIAL AND / OR FBPE
 FOR DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER THE EXACT LANGUAGE
 SPECIFIED BY THE FLORIDA STATUTE IS REQUIRED.
  
 10. ALL LIFE SAFETY PLANS WERE REMOVED. PLEASE PROVIDE
 A LIFE SAFETY PLAN FOR THE POOL DECK AREAS. SEE FBC B
 TABLE 1004.1.2, 15 SF PER PERSON IS REQUIRED FOR POOL
 DECKS. THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN SHOULD INCLUDE OCCUPANT
 LOAD, EXITS, EXIT WIDTHS FOR THIS AREA (NOT NECESSARILY
 FOR THE ENTIRE FLOOR, ALTHOUGH INFORMATION REGARDING
 ADDITIONAL OCCUPANTS IS REQUIRED IF EXITS ARE REQUIRED
 TO BE UTILIZED BY OTHER OCCUPANTS ON THE FLOOR). THIS
 IS BEING REQUESTED DUE TO ISSUES ON MORE THAN ONE
 PROJECT RELATED TO THIS ISSUE, AND IN SOME INSTANCES AN
 ADDITIONAL EXIT WAS REQUIRED. AN EMAIL WAS SENT TO THE
 APPLICANT REQUESTING THIS INFORMATION VIA EMAIL IF
 AVAILABLE.
  
 NOTE THAT A COMPREHENSIVE LIFE SAFETY REVIEW IS NOT
 PERFORMED ON A FOUNDATION PERMIT, BUT FOUNDATION PERMIT
 SHOULD INCLUDE STRUCTURAL ITEMS WHICH WOULD BE
 DIFFICULT TO INSTALL RETROACTIVELY.
  
 11. SHEET E.002, THE PRINTED NAME AND LICENSE NUMBER OF
 THE INDIVIDUAL SIGNING AND SEALING THE PLAN, THE
 CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORIZATION NUMBER FOR THE FIRM ARE
 REQUIRED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE TITLE BLOCK, FS471,
 FAC61G15-23.001.
  
 THIS PROJECT HAS PASSED ELECTRICAL REVIEW. FUTURE
 SUBMITTALS INCLUDE A TITLE BLOCK IN COMPLIANCE WITH
 FAC61G15-23, FS 471. DO NOT REVISE AT THIS TIME UNLESS
 A NEW SHEET IS SUBMITTED.
  
 12. ADVISORY, PERMIT WILL BE ISSUED AT APPLICANT'S RISK
 (FOUNDATION ONLY).
  


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