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| 2016-10-18 13:27:40 | ****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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| | THIS BUILDING REQUIRES EITHER A SPECIAL INSPECTOR (IF |
| | DETERMINED TO BE A THRESHOLD BUILDING) OR A RESIDENT |
| | INSPECTOR. |
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| | ASSEMBLY OCCUPANT LOAD NOT YET DETERMINED, BUT IT IS |
| | LIKELY THAT A RESIDENT INSPECTOR WILL BE REQUIRED. SEE |
| | POLICY AND AGREEMENT SENT VIA EMAIL. |
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| | 1. FLORIDA STATUTE 553.71; 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. IF A THRESHOLD BUILDING, THE FOLLOWING IS REQUIRED: |
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| | A. THRESHOLD INSPECTION PLAN; FS 553.79(5)(A), CITY OF |
| | 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] ON 10/18/16. |
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| | **RESIDENT INSPECTOR FORMS REQUIRED IF BUILDING IS NOT |
| | THRESHOLD. |
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| | C. SPECIAL INSPECTOR OR RESIDENT 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 OR RESIDENT INSPECTOR |
| | AGREEMENT AS APPLICABLE. |
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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. PERMIT DOCUMENTS: PAPER SUBMITTALS REQUIRE THREE |
| | SIGNED AND SEALED (IF APPLICABLE) ORIGINAL SETS OF ALL |
| | DOCUMENTS. |
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| | F. FS553.79(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. |
| | (THRESHOLD BUILDING ONLY) |
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| | 3. ADVISORY ONLY; PER FS 553.79, ALL SHORING/RE-SHORE |
| | ENGINEERING IS TO BE REVIEWED BY ENGINEER OF RECORD |
| | AND THREE SIGNED AND SEALED ORIGINAL SETS ARE TO BE |
| | SUBMITTED FOR PLAN REVIEW. THE SHORING/RESHORE |
| | ENGINEERING IS TO BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED PRIOR TO |
| | INSPECTION. THE CITY APPROVED (CITY STAMPED) |
| | SHORING/RE-SHORE ENGINEERING IS TO BE AVAILABLE ON THE |
| | JOB AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. |
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| | 4. ADVISORY ONLY; PRIOR TO INSTALLATION, A GUARD RAIL |
| | DETAIL IS TO BE SUBMITTED FOR PLAN REVIEW. THIS SHOULD |
| | BE SUBMITTED WITH THE SHORING/RESHORE ENGINEERING. THIS |
| | MAY BE PROVIDED IN THE FIELD SUBJECT TO THE INSPECTOR'S |
| | DISCRETION. |
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