Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 17020319
Permit Number 17020319
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 3
Notes
Date Text
2017-04-05 15:03:35BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 W. P. B. PERMIT: 17020319 (VIBRO-REPLACEMENT/ WET
 PERMIT)
 ADD: 1620 N. CONGRESS AVE.
 CONT: TBD
 TEL: 561-373-3902 / KARI
 E-MAIL: [email protected]
  
 2014 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2014 WEST PALM BEACH
 AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1,
 ADMINISTRATION
  
 3RD REVIEW
 DATE: WED. APRIL 05/ 2017
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) SHEET S2.0 UNDER THE HEADING FOUNDATION NOTES
 INDICATES THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER HAS ELECTED TO USE
 VIBRO-REPLACEMENT WITH USING WET TOP FEED PER HAYWARD
 BAKER INC.
 THE SOILS REPORT FROM UNIVERSAL ENGINEERING SCIENCES
 UES REPORT NO. 13730 IN THE SUMMARY PAGE 13 INDICATES
 ORGANIC SOILS (MUCK) LAYER UP TO 5 FEET IN THICKNESS
 AND 12 FEET IN DEPTH. FURTHER IN THE SUMMARY: UES MUST
 REVIEW THE PRELIMINARY AND FINAL SITE AND GRADING
 PLANS, AND STRUCTURAL DESIGN LOADS TO VALIDATE ALL
 RECOMMENDATIONS RENDERED HEREIN. WITHOUT SUCH REVIEW
 OUR RECOMMENDATIONS SHOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON FOR FINAL
 DESIGN OR CONSTRUCTION OF ANY SITE IMPROVEMENTS.
 PLEASE NOTE THE SOILS REPORT SUBMITTED, UNIVERSAL
 ENGINEERING SCIENCES UES REPORT NO. 13730 IS A COLOR
 COPY OF THE SIGNATURE (SIGNATURE IS PIXELATED) AND
 SEAL.
  
 2) THERE HAS BEEN NO DISCUSSION WITHIN THE SOILS REPORT
 BY UES OF USING THE VIBRO-REPLACEMENT METHOD FOR
 STABILIZING THE SOILS. TO DATE THE 4 SHEETS SUBMITTED
 BY HAYWARD BACKER SHOW A LAYOUT OF THE STONE COLUMN
 LOCATIONS BUT THERE IS NO CALCULATIONS, TEST DATA AND
 OTHER INFORMATION RELATING TO THE STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES
 AND LOAD CAPACITY OF SUCH ELEMENTS. THE ALLOWABLE
 STRESSES FOR MATERIALS SHALL NOT IN ANY CASE EXCEED THE
 LIMITATIONS SPECIFIED HEREIN. 2014 FBC-B 1810.1.4.
 1810.2 ANALYSIS. THE ANALYSIS OF DEEP FOUNDATIONS FOR
 DESIGN SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS 1810.2.1
 THROUGH 1810.2.5.
  
 3) TO DATE THERE HAS BEEN NO DOCUMENTATION AS TO WHICH
 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER WILL BE OVERSEEING THE
 VIBRO-PLACEMENT PROCESS. 1810.1.4 SPECIAL TYPES OF DEEP
 FOUNDATIONS.
 THE USE OF TYPES OF DEEP FOUNDATION ELEMENTS NOT
 SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED HEREIN IS PERMITTED, SUBJECT TO
 THE APPROVAL OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL, UPON THE
 SUBMISSION OF ACCEPTABLE TEST DATA, CALCULATIONS AND
 OTHER INFORMATION RELATING TO THE STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES
 AND LOAD CAPACITY OF SUCH ELEMENTS.
  
 4) THE 4 SHEETS SUBMITTED BY HAYWARD BAKER ( HB-1,
 HB-2, HB-1S & HB-2S ) HAVE BEEN PRINTED WITH A DIGITAL
 SIGNATURE OF MICHAEL L. SMITH P. E. FLORIDA
 ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 61G15-23.005 (3)(C) A SCANNED,
 FACSIMILE, DIGITALLY CREATED OR COPIED IMAGE OF THE
 LICENSEE?S SIGNATURE SHALL NOT BE USED ON
 ELECTRONICALLY SIGNED AND SEALED ENGINEERING PLANS,
 SPECIFICATIONS, REPORTS OR OTHER DOCUMENTS.
  
 5) THE 4 SHEETS SUBMITTED BY HAYWARD BAKER ( HB-1,
 HB-2, HB-1S & HB-2S ) HAVE NOT BEEN REVIEWED BY THE
 STRUCTURAL ENGINEER OF RECORD BEFORE BEING SUBMITTED TO
 THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL.
 61G15-30.003 ENGINEERING DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION. FL
 61G-15-30.006 (3) THE DELEGATED ENGINEER SHALL FORWARD
 THE DELEGATED ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS TO THE ENGINEER OF
 RECORD FOR REVIEW.
  
 6) WHEN RESUBMITTING PLANS PLEASE INDICATE THE REVISION
 & REMOVE ANY VOIDED SHEETS & REPLACE ANY PAGES AS
 NECESSARY, COLLATE AND STAPLE INTO SETS OF PLANS. A
 TRANSMITTAL LETTER LISTING THE ORIGINAL REVIEW COMMENT
 NUMBER, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE REVISION MADE,
 IDENTIFYING THE SHEET OR SPECIFICATION PAGE WHERE THE
 CHANGES CAN BE FOUND WILL HELP TO EXPEDITE YOUR PERMIT.
 THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED COOPERATION.
  
 A THOROUGH REVIEW CANNOT BE MADE AT THIS TIME, AS A
 RESULT OF THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUESTED
 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS MAY APPEAR THAT WERE NOT PART OF
 THIS REVIEW.
  
 JAMES A. WITMER BN, PX, CBO
 SENIOR COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER
 CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DIVISION/ DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
 DEPARTMENT
 401 CLEMATIS ST.
 WEST PALM BEACH. FL 33402
 TEL: 561-805-6715
 FAX: 561-805-6676
 E-MAIL: [email protected]
  
  
  
  
  


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