Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 16110717
Permit Number 16110717
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2017-06-23 18:09:46RESIDENTIAL (?) ALTERATION, SECOND BUILDING REVIEW
 CHECKLIST FOR MAIN BUILDING.
 CODE: FBC 5TH EDITION (2014).
  
 NOTE:
 DESIGN PROFESSIONAL MAY BE CHARGED FOUR TIMES THE PLAN
 REVIEW FEES AS REQUIRED BY FLORIDA STATUTE 553.80(2)(B)
 FOR FUTURE SUBMITTALS WHEN THEY ARE DENIED 3 OR MORE
 TIMES.
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 1- PROPOSED USE OF THESE BUILDINGS IS NOT CLEAR.
 PROPOSED SITE PLAN SHOWS TWO EXISTING BUILDINGS WITH
 PARKING FOR 5 CARS, INCLUDING PARKING FOR A HANDICAPPED
 PERSON. THIS PARKING LAYOUT IS TYPICAL FOR COMMERCIAL
 USE. FLOOR PLANS SUBMITTED SHOW A LAYOUT FOR A SINGLE
 FAMILY RESIDENCE. CLEARLY IDENTIFY THE PROPOSED USED OF
 EACH BUILDING. NOTE: THE EXISTING USE IS A SINGLE
 FAMILY RESIDENCE WITH A DETACHED GARAGE. IDENTIFY THE
 USE OF EACH BUILDING FOR PROPER PLAN REVIEW. SEC. 102.2
 CITY AMENDMENTS.
  
 RESPONSE:
 REPEAT COMMENT. CLEARLY IDENTIFY TYPE OF RESIDENTIAL
 USE. SEE SEC. 310 FBC -BUILDING, 5TH EDITION AND REVISE
 AS REQUIRED. THE PROPOSED USE OF THE MAIN BUILDING IS
 NOT CLEAR. IS IT A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE OR BUSINESS.
 ACCORDING TO ZONING, COMMERCIAL USE IS NOT ALLOWED.
 NEED ZONING APPROVAL FOR PROPOSED USE. BUILDING REVIEW
 CAN NOT BE PERFORMED IF SPECIFIC USE IS NOT PROVIDED.
 REVISE INFORMATION IN SHEET 2 OF 9. COORDINATE WITH
 ZONING. IF BUSINESS IS ALLOWED, THEN CLEARLY SPECIFY
 TYPE OF BUSINESS FOR PROPER BUILDING REVIEW. NOTE:
 PARKING LAYOUT AND ACCESSIBILITY DETAILS AND
 SPECIFICATIONS ARE NO REVIEWED BECAUSE THEY DON'T APPLY
 TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES. THESE WILL BE REVIEWED FOR
 COMPLIANCE IF ZONING APPROVES A COMMERCIAL USE FOR HIS
 PROPERTY AND THE PLANS ARE CLEAR ON THE PROPOSED USE.
 ALSO, IF THERE IS A CHANGE OF USE FROM RESIDENTIAL TO
 COMMERCIAL, THEN ENERGY CALCULATIONS AND PALM BEACH
 COUNTY IMPACT FEES ASSESSMENT WILL BE REQUIRED.
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 2- ACCORDING TO THE WEBSITE STREET VIEW OF THIS HOUSE,
 THE WINDOWS AND DOORS LOOK NEW OR FAIRLY NEW. THERE ARE
 NO CITY RECORDS FOR PERMITS TO REPLACE THE WINDOWS.
 THIS SCOPE OF WORK NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE PLANS
 AND PERMIT APPLICATION SUBMITTED. SPECIFY THE TYPE AND
 SIZE OF ORIGINAL WINDOWS AND TYPE AND SIZE OF PROPOSED
 WINDOWS. NOTE: SHEET 5 OF 7 SPECIFIES THAT 24SH ARE
 BEDROOM EGRESS WINDOWS. TYPICALLY 24SH SINGLE HUNG
 WINDOWS DON'T COMPLY WITH THE HEIGHT EGRESS
 REQUIREMENTS. PROVIDE MANUFACTURER'S SPECS SHOWING THE
 CLEAR OPENING DIMENSIONS OF THE 24SH WINDOWS TO VERIFY
 COMPLIANCE WITH THE EGRESS REQUIREMENTS. SEC. 704
 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING, 5TH EDITION (2014).
  
 RESPONSE:
 SIZE OF PROPOSED WINDOWS IS NOT CLEAR. FLOOR PLAN ON
 SHEET 5 OF 9 SPECIFIES NEW (2)25 SH WINDOWS, WHILE
 FLOOR PLAN ON SHEET 6 OF 9 SPECIFIES (2)24 SH WINDOWS
 EGRESS. ALSO, SCOPE OF WORK FOR BEDROOM #1 AND BEDROOM
 #2 ON SHEET 6 OF 9 SPECIFIES (2) 25 WINDOWS. REVISE AS
 REQUIRED TO MATCH. NOTE: TYPICALLY 24SH WINDOWS DON'T
 COMPLY WITH THE REQUIRED EGRESS HEIGHT.
  
 3- PROVIDE PRODUCT APPROVAL (2 COPIES) AS REQUIRED BY
 FAC 61G20-3.001 FOR:
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 A) EXTERIOR DOORS AS SHOWN ON PLANS.
 RESPONSE:
 REPEAT COMMENT. NOT ADDRESSED AT ALL.
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 B) SINGLE HUNG WINDOWS AS SHOWN ON PLANS.
 RESPONSE:
 REPEAT COMMENT. NOT ADDRESSED AT ALL.
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 C) FIXED WINDOW SIZE AS SHOWN ON PLANS.
 RESPONSE:
 REPEAT COMMENT. NOT ADDRESSED AT ALL.
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 D) WINDOW MULLIONS AS SHOWN ON PLANS. AND, CLEARLY
 IDENTIFY MULLION SIZE TO VERIFY COMPLIANCE WITH THE
 DESIGN PRESSURES.
 RESPONSE:
 REPEAT COMMENT. NOT ADDRESSED AT ALL.
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 E) SHUTTERS, IF DOOR AND WINDOWS DON'T HAVE IMPACT
 GLAZING. AND PROVIDE COMPLETE INSTALLATION SCHEDULE.
 SEE CITY SAMPLE.
 NOTE: IF WINDOWS DON'T HAVE IMPACT GLAZING, THEN SAFETY
 GLASS WILL BE REQUIRED FOR WINDOWS LOCATED IN HAZARDOUS
 LOCATIONS. SEC. R308.4 FBC-RESIDENTIAL.
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 4- ENGINEER OF RECORD TO REVIEW AND APPROVE IN WRITING
 (NOT SIGNING AND SEALING) ALL PRODUCT APPROVALS AS
 REQUIRED BY SEC. 107.3.4.1 CITY AMENDMENTS.
 RESPONSE:
 REPEAT COMMENT.
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 5- VALUATION DECLARED IN THE PERMIT APPLICATION IS TOO
 LOW BASED ON ALL THE SCOPE OF WORK SHOWN ON PLANS.
 VALUATION TO INCLUDE ALL LABOR, MATERIALS, CONTRACTOR'S
 OVERHEAD AND PROFIT AND ALL DESIGN PROFESSIONAL FEES AS
 REQUIRED BY SEC. 109.3 CITY AMENDMENTS. REVISE
 VALUATION.
 RESPONSE:
 REPEAT COMMENT. THE VALUE OF $15,000 DECLARED IN THE
 RE-SUBMITTAL FORM IS TOO LOW BASED ON ALL THE SCOPE OF
 WORK SHOWN ON PLANS AND THE FEES FOR TWO DESIGN
 PROFESSIONALS (ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER). REVISE AS
 REQUIRED.
  
 6- SHEET 3 OF 9 (2 OF 7 ON FIRST SUBMITTAL):
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 A) CLEARLY SPECIFY THE OCCUPANCY USE/TYPE SPECIFIED ON
 THE WIND INFORMATION ON THE UPPER RIGHT SIDE OF SHEET 2
 OF 7. CLEARLY DEFINE WHAT TYPE OF "RESIDENTIAL
 DWELLING" IS THE PROPOSED USE OF THIS BUILDING. IS THIS
 R3 RESIDENTIAL?. SEE SEC. 310 FBC-BUILDING, 5TH EDITION
 (2014).
 RESPONSE:
 REPEAT COMMENT. THIS ITEM NEEDS TO BE COORDINATED WITH
 ITEM #1 ABOVE. THE CORRECT USE AND OCCUPANCY NEEDS TO
 BE CLEARLY SPECIFIED FOR PROPER BUILDING REVIEW. REVISE
 AS REQUIRED. COORDINATE WITH ZONING ALSO.
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 B) SPECIFY THE INTERNAL PRESSURE COEFFICIENT ON THE
 WIND INFORMATION. SEC. R301.1 FBC-RESIDENTIAL.
 RESPONSE:
 REPEAT COMMENT. NOT ADDRESSED AT ALL.
  
 C) IF THIS IS A CHANGE OF USE FROM RESIDENTIAL (R3) TO
 COMMERCIAL, THEN THIS IS NOT LEVEL OF ALTERATION 2.
 THIS WILL BE CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY. SEC. 506 FBC-EXISTING
 BUILDING, 5TH EDITION (2014). REVISE AS REQUIRED.
 COORDINATE WITH ITEM #1 ABOVE.
  
 D) REVISE THE WINDOWS DESIGN PRESSURES TABLE SHOWN ON
 THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER. NEED TO SPECIFY THE DESIGN
 PRESSURES FOR THE EFFECTIVE WIND AREA OF EACH WINDOW AS
 REQUIRED BY TABLE R301.2(2) FBC-RESIDENTIAL. PROVIDE
 THE DESIGN PRESSURES FOR EACH WINDOW EVEN WHEN THE
 WINDOWS ARE MULLED TOGETHER. USE THE LOWEST EFFECTIVE
 AREA OF 10 S.F. AS SHOWN ON TABLE R301.2(2) FOR
 INDIVIDUAL WINDOWS THAT ARE 10 S.F. OR LESS (OR PROVIDE
 THE ACTUAL CALCULATIONS). ALSO, THE LAST WINDOW ON THE
 RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE WEST ELEVATION AND THE NORTH
 ELEVATION ARE LOCATED IN THE END ZONE NOT INTERIOR
 ZONE. REVISE. AS REQUIRED.
  
 7- SHEET 6 OF 9:
 A) FLOOR PLAN CALL FOR DETAIL/SECTION 1/5. WHERE IS
 THIS DETAIL?. SEC. 107.2.1 CITY AMENDMENTS.
  
 B) FLOOR PLAN CALL FOR DETAIL/SECTION 2/5. WHERE IS
 THIS DETAIL?. SEC. 107.2.1 CITY AMENDMENTS.
  
 C) FLOOR PLAN CALL FOR DETAIL/SECTION 3/5. WHERE IS
 THIS DETAIL. SEC. 107.2.1 CITY AMENDMENTS.
  
  
 ***PLEASE PROVIDE RESPONSE LETTER ADDRESING EACH
 COMMENT TO EXPEDITE THE REVIEW PROCESS..
 ***PLEASE INSERT ANY REVISED DRAWING AND REMOVE OLD
 DRAWING. DON'T STAPLE OLD DRAWINGS. SUBMIT OLD DRAWINGS
 FOR REFERENCE.
  
 IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT
 JULIO GOMEZ
 COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER
 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
 BUILDING DIVISION
 (561)805-6712
 [email protected]


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