Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 16110067
Permit Number 16110067
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2016-12-29 14:46:51****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
  
 IMMEDIATE ACTIONS RECOMMENDED FOR PRELIMINARY REVIEW AS
 NOT ENOUGH INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED FOR A COMPLETE
 REVIEW:
 PROVIDE FIRE SPRINKLER INFORMATION (HYDRAULIC CALCS,
 SYSTEM DESIGN INFO) AND VALUE VIA EMAIL.
 PROVIDE ELEVATION CERTIFICATE VIA EMAIL.
  
 12/29 SPRINKLER INFORMATION, SURVEY, SOILS REPORT
 RECEIVED VIA EMAIL; A COURTESY REVIEW WILL BE DONE
 AFTER FFE INFORMATION IS RECEIVED
  
 1. OK
  
 2. FROM PREVIOUS LIST:
  
 IF SPRINKLERS ARE PROPOSED, PROVIDE FIRE SPRINKLER
 DESIGN DOCUMENTS AS REQUIRED BY FBC 107.3.5 (5). IS THE
 EXISTING WATER SERVICE ADEQUATE FOR A NEW SPRINKLER
 SYSTEM, OR WILL A NEW UNDERGROUND LINE BE REQUIRED?
  
 2ND REVIEW, THE PLAN HAS A NOTE: SEE FIRE SPRINKLER
 PERMIT DRAWINGS UNDER SEPARATE SUBMITTAL. THE FIRE
 SPRINKLER INFORMATION HAS NOT BEEN SUBMITTED AT THIS
 TIME.
  
 IF THE SUBMITTAL IS SEPARATE, IT WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR
 BUILDING TO REVIEW AND MAY CAUSE PERMIT DELAYS. IT IS
 RECOMMENDED TO INCLUDE THE REQUESTED INFORMATION IN THE
 RESUBMITTAL.
  
 FIRE SPRINKLER INFORMATION IS REQUIRED TO SHOW
 COMPLIANCE FOR THE REQUIREMENTS OF CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY
 FROM BUSINESS TO INSTITUTIONAL. A NOTE DOES NOT APPEAR
 TO BE ADEQUATE WITHOUT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. IS IT
 KNOWN AT THIS POINT WHAT IS INVOLVED TO INSTALL A NEW
 SYSTEM (SCOPE OF WORK AND COST)? ARE DESIGN DOCUMENTS
 CURRENTLY IN DEVELOPMENT, AND IF NOT, WHY NOT? I DO NOT
 HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO DETERMINE WHETHER THIS ITEM
 IS KNOWN BY ALL PARTIES AND IS BEING WORKED ON BUT NOT
 AVAILABLE, OR IF THIS REQUIREMENT HAS NOT BEEN FULLY
 CONSIDERED. A PROVISO IS POSSIBLE WITH ADDITIONAL
 INFORMATION.
  
 THE SPRINKLER INFORMATION IS ALSO REQUIRED FOR
 SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT DETERMINATION. FOR A POST FIRM
 BUILDING, LATERAL ADDITION SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT IS
 REQUIRED TO COMPLY (FBC 1612). PLANS SHOW ELEVATION AT
 FINISHED FLOOR AS 0. NO INFORMATION REGARDING THE
 EXISTING ELEVATION. PROPOSED ADDITION ELEVATION APPEARS
 TO MATCH EXISTING, BUT THE EXISTING FFE HAS NOT BEEN
 PROVIDED. THIS APPEARS TO BE A SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT,
 POST FIRM, LATERAL ADDITION. THE FINISHED FLOOR
 ELEVATION IS REQUIRED TO DETERMINE WHAT, IF ANY,
 REQUIREMENTS APPLY.
  
 IT IS POSSIBLE (LIKELY) THAT AN ENGINEERING REVIEW IS
 ALSO REQUIRED. HAS A SEPARATE ENGINEERING PERMIT BEEN
 APPLIED FOR? AT THIS TIME NOT ENOUGH INFORMATION HAS
 BEEN PROVIDED TO DETERMINE THE REVIEWS REQUIRED. IS A
 NEW CONNECTION INTO THE CITY SYSTEM REQUIRED? IF YES,
 AN ENGINEERING REVIEW IS REQUIRED FOR THIS PERMIT. NO
 CIVIL SHEETS WERE SUBMITTED.
  
 AT A MINIMUM, PROVIDE HYDRAULIC CALCS (OR OTHER
 RELIABLE INFORMATION WHICH DEMONSTRATES HOW BASIC
 DESIGN INFORMATION WAS DETERMINED), BASIC INFORMATION
 REGARDING THE PROPOSED SYSTEM (IS A FIRE PUMP OR NEW
 UNDERGROUND LINE REQUIRED? NEW CONNECTION TO CITY
 SYSTEM?), AND THE VALUE OF THE PROPOSED SYSTEM.
 TYPICALLY A SPRINKLER HEAD LAYOUT IS ALSO REQUIRED. IT
 IS POSSIBLE THAT THE HEAD LAYOUT PLAN MAY BE DEFERRED
 UPON RECEIPT OF BASIC INFORMATION REGARDING THE
 PROPOSED FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM. FBC 107.3.5(5), FBC B
 1612.
  
 3. OK
  
 4. PROVIDE A COPY OF THE CONTRACT FOR THIS JOB,
 INCLUDING A COST BREAKDOWN, FBC 109.
  
 NOT ADDRESSED. ALSO REQUIRED FOR FBC B 1612, NFIP
 SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT DETERMINATION.
  
 5-16. OK
  
 17. SHEET LS1.1 INDICATES THAT A NEW FIRE ALARM SYSTEM
 IS PROPOSED. I WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THIS ON THE
 ELECTRICAL SHEETS. PLEASE ADVISE AS TO WHERE THIS
 INFORMATION CAN BE LOCATED. AS THE VALUE IS PROVIDED
 WITH THE FIRE ALARM PERMIT, PROVIDE THE VALUE AT THIS
 TIME SO IT CAN BE INCLUDED IN THE PROJECT COST, FBC B
 1612.
  
 18-20. OK
  
 19. PROVIDE A GEOTECHNICAL REPORT, FBC 1803.2.
 STRUCTURAL ENGINEER IS TO REVIEW THE REPORT PRIOR TO
 RESUBMITTAL.
  
 THIS WAS REQUESTED TO BE A PROVISO. SINCE THE
 FOUNDATION DESIGN SHOULD BE CONFIRMED IS ADEQUATE, AND
 THIS PARCEL IS IN A KNOWN POOR SOILS AREA, THE REPORT
 IS REQUIRED.
  
 20. PROVIDE A COPY OF THE SURVEY FOR THIS PROPERTY, FBC
 107. THE SURVEY SHOULD INCLUDE ALL GRADE LEVEL
 MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING.
  
 21. THIS PARCEL IS LOCATED IN A SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD
 AREA (120229 0015B, FLOOD ZONE A8, BFE 16'). REVISE THE
 PLAN TO SHOW THE EXISTING FLOOR ELEVATION, PROPOSED
 FLOOR ELEVATION, AND ELEVATION OF ALL PROPOSED
 EQUIPMENT. THE MINIMUM DFE REQUIRED (BFE 16' + 1'
 FREEBOARD CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE 94-541
 THROUGH 94-547). SEE ALSO NFIP REVIEW.
  
 22. INFORMATION REGARDING THE TOTAL VALUE OF THE
 PROJECT IS REQUIRED AT THIS TIME. IF IT IS AGREED THAT
 ITEMS SUCH AS FIRE SPRINKLER AND FIRE ALARM MAY BE
 SUBMITTED LATER, THE VALUE OF SUCH ITEMS IS REQUIRED AT
 THIS TIME SO THAT A SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT
 DETERMINATION CAN BE MADE, FBC 1612.
  
 2ND REVIEW, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A POST FIRM
 SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT LATERAL ADDITION. ADDITION IS
 REQUIRED TO COMPLY; BUILDING IS REQUIRED TO COMPLY.
 PROVIDE THE ELEVATIONS FOR THE EXISTING BUILDING. THIS
 MAY BE PROVIDED VIA EMAIL. A COURTESY REVIEW WILL BE
 PERFORMED AFTER RECEIVING THIS INFORMATION.
  
 23. A COMPLETE REVIEW CANNOT BE DONE AT THIS TIME UNTIL
 THE INFORMATION REGARDING VALUE AND EXISTING BUILDING
 ELEVATION IS PROVIDED. PLEASE PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION
 VIA EMAIL. IF AN ELEVATION CERTIFICATE IS AVAILABLE,
 SEND VIA EMAIL.
  
 24. PROVISO ITEMS:
  
 A SEPARATE ROOF PERMIT REQUIRED. THE ASSEMBLY PROPOSED
 AND ENGINEERING IF REQUIRED ARE TO BE SUBMITTED PRIOR
 TO COMMENCEMENT OF ROOF WORK.
  
 PRODUCT APPROVALS FOR COMPONENTS AND CLADDING WHICH ARE
 REQUIRED BUT NOT SUBMITTED AND REVIEWED PRIOR TO PERMIT
 ISSUANCE (FOR INSTANCE, THE BILCO ROOF HATCH, THE STEEL
 EXTERIOR DOOR) ARE REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED AND
 REVIEWED AS A REVISION PRIOR TO INSTALLATION.
  
 SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR SIGNS, MONUMENT SIGNS,
 DUMPSTER ENCLOSURE, FENCING, SITE LIGHTING, GENERATOR
  
 SITE LIGHTING IS REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH FBC 1006
 (MEANS OF EGRESS ILLUMINATION).
  
 SHEET E4.0 INCLUDES A GENERATOR ANCHORING DETAIL.
 REVISE TO INCLUDE WIND DESIGN CRITERIA FBC 1604.3.1.
 THIS MAY BE DONE WITH A LETTER AND PROVIDED AT
 INSPECTION.
  
 FBC ACCESSIBILITY 805.3, A CLEAR FLOOR SPACE COMPLYING
 WITH 305 SHALL BE PROVIDED ON EACH SIDE OF THE BED. THE
 CLEAR FLOOR SPACE SHALL BE POSITIONED FOR PARALLEL
 APPROACH TO THE SIDE OF THE BED.
  
 ACCESSIBLE SHOWERS TO COMPLY WITH FBC ACCESSIBILITY
 607.
  
  


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