Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 17040807
Permit Number 17040807
Review Stop THRESHOLD
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2017-04-27 07:31:45****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
  
 THRESHOLD BUILDING / FL S. S. 553.71(7) "THRESHOLD
 BUILDING" MEANING 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 SQ. FT. IN
 AREA AND AN OCCUPANT CONTENT OF GREATER THAN 500
 PERSONS.
  
 SEE PAGES A0.02, A0.03 - 8,932 ASSEMBLY (A3 & A5),
 OCCUPANT LOAD 538.
  
 A) 109.3.6.1 THRESHOLD INSPECTION PLAN. THE ENFORCING
 AGENCY SHALL REQUIRE A (WRITTEN/ TYPED) SPECIAL
 INSPECTOR TO PERFORM STRUCTURAL INSPECTIONS ON A
 THRESHOLD BUILDING PURSUANT TO A STRUCTURAL INSPECTION
 PLAN PREPARED BY THE ENGINEER OF RECORD. THE STRUCTURAL
 INSPECTION PLAN MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE ENFORCING
 AGENCY PRIOR TO 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.
  
 B) THRESHOLD INSPECTOR: WPB AMENDMENT 109.3.6.2 W.P.B.
 CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR THRESHOLD
 BUILDINGS A SPECIAL INSPECTOR AS REQUIRED BY FL S S
 553.79(5) FLORIDA STATUTES TO THE MINIMUM INSPECTIONS
 REQUIRED BY THIS CODE. THE THRESHOLD INSPECTION FORMS
 ARE REQUIRED TO BE FILED OUT BY ALL PARTIES WITH
 INTEREST, NOTARIZED AND RETURNED TO THIS OFFICE, AND
 REVIEWED AND APPROVED BEFORE PERMIT ISSUANCE WILL TAKE
 PLACE. CONTACT KEN CONRAD MANAGER OF THE SPECIAL
 INSPECTOR PROGRAM AT (561)805-6666 FOR FURTHER
 INFORMATION BEFORE THE PERMIT MAY BE ISSUED.
  
 C) THRESHOLD BLDG., REQUIRED STATEMENT W.P.B. AMENDMENT
 110.3.7.4.4, 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.
  
 W.P.B. AMENDMENT 110.3.7.4.4 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 FIRE-SAFETY STANDARDS AS DETERMINED BY THE
 LOCAL AUTHORITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION AND 633
 FLORIDA STATUTE.
  
 D) FOR THE SPECIAL INSPECTOR PLEASE PROVIDE A RESUME'
 OF INSPECTION EXPERIENCE ON PREVIOUS PROJECT. THE
 RESUME' MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY ALL CERTIFICATES AS
 SPECIFIED HEREIN. THE BUILDING OFFICIAL OR HIS DESIGNEE
 WILL REVIEW THE RESUME'. 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.
  
 E) THE CONTRACTOR WILL PRODUCE A JOB SUMMARY OR HISTORY
 FOR THIS TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION.
  
 F) NOTE FOR PAPER PLANS 3 SETS OF DOCUMENTS ARE
 REQUIRED. FOR DIGITAL PLANS, AFTER PERMIT ISSUANCE,
 PLEASE E-MAIL THE PERMIT LIBRARIAN OF THE PERMIT BEING
 ISSUED, THE PERMIT LIBRARIAN WILL THEN E-MAIL YOU THE
 APPROVED AND BATCH STAMPED PLANS SO YOU MAY PRINT YOUR
 PLANS, TWO SETS OF PLANS WILL NEED TO BE PRINTED IN
 COLOR, (1) FOR THE THRESHOLD INSPECTOR, THE OTHER FOR
 THE MEP INSPECTORS OTHER PLANS YOU WISH TO PRINT MAYBE
 IN BLACK & WHITE.
  
 2010 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING
 CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION, 110.3.7 THRESHOLD
 BUILDINGS, GUIDELINES AND POLICIES FOR PROJECTS
 CONCERNING SPECIAL INSPECTORS.
  
 G) 110.3.7.4.3 ALL SHORING AND RESHORING PROCEDURES,
 PLANS AND DETAILS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE ENFORCEMENT
 AGENCY FOR RECORDKEEPING. EACH SHORING AND RESHORING
 INSTALLATION SHALL BE SUPERVISED, INSPECTED AND
 CERTIFIED TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SHORING
 DOCUMENTS BY THE CONTRACTOR.
  
 H) PLEASE CALL THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH?S AUTOMATED
 TELEPHONE INSPECTIONS LINE (561) 805-6700) FOR ALL
 BUILDING INSPECTIONS FOR AUDITING OF JOBSITE
 INSPECTIONS WITHOUT THIS THE PERMIT EXPIRES IN 6
 MONTHS, ABANDONMENT OF JOB, NO INSPECTION ACTIVITY.
  
 I) 109.3.6 THRESHOLD BUILDINGS, OPERATING GUIDELINES
 FOR THRESHOLD INSPECTORS #26. ASSURE THAT THE DESIGNER
 HAS REQUIRED ON THE PLANS OR SPECIFICATIONS ONE
 MATERIAL, APPROVED FOR FIRE STOPPING PENETRATIONS, FOR
 WALLS AND CEILINGS.
  
 SI AGREEMENT AND POLICY SENT VIA EMAIL TO
 [email protected] ON 4/27/17.
  
 A RESIDENT INSPECTOR AGREEMENT WAS SUBMITTED. THIS DOES
 NOT MEET THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS OF FS 553.79.
  
 ANDREW MORGAN, PE SIGNED THE RESIDENT INSPECTOR
 AGEEMENT; THE SPECIAL INSPECTOR AGREEMENT IS REQUIRED
 AND THE ENGINEER'S SIGNATURE AND SEAL IS REQUIRED,
 FAC61G15-35.004.
  
 RICHARD AHRENS SIGNED AS GENERAL CONTRACTOR BUT THE
 NOTARARIAL CERTIFICATE HAS ANDREW MORGAN'S NAME AS
 SIGNING.
  
 NONE OF THE NOTARIAL CERTIFICATES INDICATE WHETHER ID
 WAS PRODUCED OR IF THE PERSON IS PERSONALLY KNOWN TO
 THE NOTARY.
  
 UNKNOWN PERSON SIGNED AS OWNER. THE NOTARARIAL
 CERTIFICATE DOES NOT INCLUDE A NAME.
  
 THE AFFIDAVIT CERTIFICATE OF CODE COMPLIANCE IS SIGNED
 BY THE CONTRACTOR AND ENGINEER, BUT THE CONSTRUCTION
 HAS NOT YET TAKEN PLACE. THIS DOCUMENT CERTIFIES THAT
 THE CONTRACTOR INSTALLED AND ENGINEER INSPECTED IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND
 CODES.
  
 WILL ANDREW MORGAN, PE BE THE ONLY INDIVIDUAL
 PERFORMING INSPECTIONS? A BACKUP INSPECTOR IS
 RECOMMENDED IN THE EVENT THAT MR. MORGAN IS
 UNAVAILABLE. ONLY INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SIGNED THE
 AGREEMENT AND HAVE BEEN APPROVED IN ADVANCE CAN PERFORM
 INSPECTIONS ON BEHALF OF THE SI.
  
 FS 553.79(5)(A) AND (C) I WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE
 SPECIAL INSPECTOR CERTIFICATION FOR ANDREW MORGAN, PE.
 PROVIDE.
  
  
  
  


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