| Date |
Text |
| 2023-02-02 09:22:55 | 3RD NFIP REVIEW |
| | RESULTS: CORRECTIONS NEEDED |
| | |
| | CHRISTOPHER S. THROOP, CBO, BN, PX, CFM |
| | PLANS EXAMINER II |
| | CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | (561) 805-6726 |
| | [email protected] |
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| | CODES IN EFFECT: |
| | 2020 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, 7TH EDITION W/2017 WEST |
| | PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, |
| | CHAPTER 1 ADMINISTRATION |
| | CITY ORDINANCE NO. 4658-16 AND NO. 4729-17 |
| | FEMA DESK REFERENCE P 758 |
| | FBC R322 FLOOD-RESISTANT CONSTRUCTION |
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| | NOTICE: |
| | PREVIOUS COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED |
| | SATISFACTORILY ARE MARKED AS CORRECTED OR REMOVED. |
| | PREVIOUS COMMENTS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ADDRESSED |
| | SATISFACTORILY MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS IN |
| | PARENTHESES. ANY NEW COMMENT WILL BE LISTED AFTER |
| | PREVIOUS COMMENTS. |
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| | ADDRESS THE ATTACHED COMMENTS AND RE-SUBMIT |
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| | 2ND NFIP REVIEW 2/13/2017 |
| | |
| | ****CORRECTIONS**** |
| | SAMANTHA HILL, BUILDING PLANS EXAMINER |
| | 561-805-6724 [email protected] |
| | FBC FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 5TH EDITION |
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| | 1. NA |
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| | 2. ITEM B4, PLEASE COMPLETE THE MAP/PANEL NUMBER |
| | (SHOULD BE 120229 005). |
| | |
| | 3. ITEM A5 ,LATITUDE/LONGITUDE IS TO BE TO ONE DECIMAL |
| | POINT OR BETTER WHEN USING DEGREES, MINUTES, SECONDS |
| | (FOUR WHEN USING DECIMAL DEGREES, PLEASE SEE |
| | INSTRUCTIONS. |
| | |
| | 4. ITEM A5, INCLUDE THE SOURCE OF LATITUDE/LONGITUDE IN |
| | THE COMMENTS SECTION, SEE INSTRUCTIONS. |
| | |
| | 5. FBC 107, PHOTOGRAPHS OF ALL SIDES OF THE STRUCTURE |
| | AND ALL EQUIPMENT SERVICING THE BUILDING REQUIRED (CRS |
| | PROGRAM REQUIREMENT). |
| | |
| | 6.NA |
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| | 7. MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT ELEVATION IS REQUIRED (SEE ITEM |
| | C2E, E4). EQUIPMENT IS TO BE DESCRIBED IN THE |
| | "COMMENTS" SECTION. |
| | |
| | 8. ALL FIELDS ARE TO INCLUDE DATA OR "NA" (GENERAL |
| | COMMENT, SECTION C, E), SEE ELEVATION CERTIFICATE |
| | INSTRUCTIONS. |
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| | 9. OK |
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| | NEW COMMENTS: |
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| | 10. SECTION B9, BASE FLOOD ELEVATION: |
| | PER FEMA EC INSTRUCTIONS B9 - |
| | FOR SUBDIVISIONS AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTS OF MORE THAN 50 |
| | LOTS OR 5 ACRES, ESTABLISHMENT OF BFE'S IS REQUIRED BY |
| | THE COMMUNITY'S FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE. |
| | |
| | CITY ORDINANCE 4729-17 - |
| | SEC. 18-284 SITE PLANS AND CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. |
| | |
| | (A) INFORMATION FOR DEVELOPMENT IN FLOOD HAZARD AREAS. |
| | THE SITE PLAN OR CONSTRUCTION |
| | DOCUMENTS FOR ANY DEVELOPMENT SUBJECT TO THE |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE DRAWN TO |
| | SCALE AND SHALL INCLUDE, AS APPLICABLE TO THE PROPOSED |
| | DEVELOPMENT: |
| | (1) DELINEATION OF FLOOD HAZARD AREAS, FLOODWAY |
| | BOUNDARIES AND FLOOD ZONE(S), BASE FLOOD |
| | ELEVATION(S), AND GROUND ELEVATIONS IF NECESSARY FOR |
| | REVIEW OF THE PROPOSED |
| | DEVELOPMENT. |
| | (2) WHERE BASE FLOOD ELEVATIONS OR FLOODWAY DATA ARE |
| | NOT INCLUDED ON THE FIRM OR IN THE |
| | FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY, THEY SHALL BE ESTABLISHED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 18- |
| | 284(B)(2) OR (3) OF THIS ARTICLE. |
| | (3) WHERE THE PARCEL ON WHICH THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT |
| | WILL TAKE PLACE WILL HAVE MORE |
| | THAN 50 LOTS OR IS LARGER THAN 5 ACRES AND THE BASE |
| | FLOOD ELEVATIONS ARE NOT INCLUDED ON |
| | THE FIRM OR IN THE FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY, SUCH |
| | ELEVATIONS SHALL BE ESTABLISHED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 18-284(B)(1) OF THIS ARTICLE. |
| | |
| | (B) INFORMATION IN FLOOD HAZARD AREAS WITHOUT BASE |
| | FLOOD ELEVATIONS (APPROXIMATE ZONE A). |
| | WHERE FLOOD HAZARD AREAS ARE DELINEATED ON THE FIRM AND |
| | BASE FLOOD ELEVATION DATA HAVE NOT |
| | BEEN PROVIDED, THE FLOODPLAIN ADMINISTRATOR SHALL: |
| | (1) REQUIRE THE APPLICANT TO INCLUDE BASE FLOOD |
| | ELEVATION DATA PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | CURRENTLY ACCEPTED ENGINEERING PRACTICES. |
| | (2) OBTAIN, REVIEW, AND PROVIDE TO APPLICANTS BASE |
| | FLOOD ELEVATION AND FLOODWAY DATA |
| | AVAILABLE FROM A FEDERAL OR STATE AGENCY OR OTHER |
| | SOURCE OR REQUIRE THE APPLICANT TO |
| | OBTAIN AND USE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION AND FLOODWAY DATA |
| | AVAILABLE FROM A FEDERAL OR STATE |
| | AGENCY OR OTHER SOURCE. |
| | (3) WHERE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION AND FLOODWAY DATA ARE |
| | NOT AVAILABLE FROM ANOTHER SOURCE, |
| | WHERE THE AVAILABLE DATA ARE DEEMED BY THE FLOODPLAIN |
| | ADMINISTRATOR TO NOT REASONABLY |
| | REFLECT FLOODING CONDITIONS, OR WHERE THE AVAILABLE |
| | DATA ARE KNOWN TO BE SCIENTIFICALLY OR |
| | TECHNICALLY INCORRECT OR OTHERWISE INADEQUATE: |
| | (A) REQUIRE THE APPLICANT TO INCLUDE BASE FLOOD |
| | ELEVATION DATA PREPARED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH CURRENTLY ACCEPTED ENGINEERING |
| | PRACTICES; OR |
| | (B) SPECIFY THAT THE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION IS TWO FEET |
| | ABOVE THE HIGHEST ADJACENT |
| | GRADE AT THE LOCATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT, PROVIDED |
| | THERE IS NO EVIDENCE |
| | INDICATING FLOOD DEPTHS HAVE BEEN OR MAY BE GREATER |
| | THAN TWO FEET. |
| | |
| | 11. SUBMIT FINISHED CONSTRUCTION ELEVATION CERTIFICATE |
| | WITH A VALID DIGITAL SIGNATURE OR SUBMIT A PAPER COPY |
| | WITH A VALID WET SEAL AND SIGNATURE TO THE BUILDING |
| | DEPARTMENT. |
| | |
| | PLEASE NOTE THAT SUBMITTAL OF ADDITIONAL AND/OR REVISED |
| | MATERIALS MAY RESULT IN NEW PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS. |
| | |
| | WHEN RESUBMITING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE |
| | LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE CITY |
| | RE-SUBMITTAL FORM. |
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