Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 17021032
Permit Number 17021032
Review Stop NFIP
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2017-04-14 09:52:13BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 2014 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W/2010 WEST PALM BEACH
 AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1
 ADMINISTRATION
  
 CHRISTOPHER S. THROOP, C.B.O.
 PLANS EXAMINER, PX3169
 CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DIVISION
 TEL: 561-805-6726
 FAX: 561-805-6676
  
 1ST REVIEW
 RESULTS: DENIED
 ADDRESS THE ATTACHED COMMENTS AND RE-SUBMIT
  
 THIS PROJECT IS LOCATED IN A SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREA
 (SFHA). THE SPECIFIC ZONE DESIGNATION FOR THIS SITE IS
 A5 WITH A BASE FLOOD ELEVATION (BFE) OF 7 FEET, NGVD
 29. THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH (THROUGH ORDINANCE NO.
 4658-16, (EFF. DATE 9-12-2016), REQUIRES AN ADDITIONAL
 2 FEET OF FREEBOARD REQUIRING THE DESIGN FLOOD
 ELEVATION (DFE) TO BE 9. 0 FEET NGVD 29. PLEASE INSERT
 THIS INFORMATION ON YOUR PLANS.
  
 A CONSTRUCTION DRAWING ELEVATION CERTIFICATE IS
 REQUIRED AT TIME OF PERMIT APPLICATION.
 NOTE: ALL EQUIPMENT SERVICING THE BUILDINGS ON THIS
 SITE ARE REQUIRED TO BE AT OR ABOVE 9.0 FEET NGVD.
  
 AN UNDER CONSTRUCTION ELEVATION CERTIFICATE IS
 RECOMMENDED.
  
 A FINISHED CONSTRUCTION ELEVATION CERTIFICATE IS
 REQUIRED AND SHALL BE SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL
 PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.
  
 1612.1 GENERAL.
 WITHIN FLOOD HAZARD AREAS AS ESTABLISHED IN SECTION
 1612.3, ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES
 AND PORTIONS OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES, INCLUDING
 SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT AND RESTORATION OF SUBSTANTIAL
 DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES, SHALL BE DESIGNED
 AND CONSTRUCTED TO RESIST THE EFFECTS OF FLOOD HAZARDS
 AND FLOOD LOADS. FOR BUILDINGS THAT ARE LOCATED IN MORE
 THAN ONE FLOOD HAZARD AREA, THE PROVISIONS ASSOCIATED
 WITH THE MOST RESTRICTIVE FLOOD HAZARD AREA SHALL
 APPLY.
  
 1612.4 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.
 THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES
 LOCATED IN FLOOD HAZARD AREAS, INCLUDING COASTAL HIGH
 HAZARD AREAS, SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 5 OF
 ASCE 7 AND WITH ASCE 24.
  
 FBC 107.3.5.3 RESIDENTIAL (ONE AND TWO-FAMILY) &
 R322.2.1 ELEVATION REQUIREMENTS. BUILDINGS AND
 STRUCTURES IN FLOOD HAZARD AREAS NOT DESIGNATED AS
 COASTAL A ZONES SHALL HAVE THE LOWEST FLOORS ELEVATED
 TO OR ABOVE THE DESIGN FLOOD ELEVATION. PROVIDE FLOOD
 DESIGN INFORMATION ON THE PROPOSED SURVEY AND PROVIDE
 FLOOD ELEVATION CERTIFICATE.
  
  
  


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