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| 2017-08-28 15:36:17 | ****CORRECTIONS**** |
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| | SAMANTHA HILL |
| | BUILDING PLANS EXAMINER |
| | [email protected] |
| | 561-805-6724 |
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| | 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 |
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| | 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. |
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| | A COMPLETE THRESHOLD PACKAGE (AGREEMENT SIGNED BY ALL |
| | PARTIES, RESUMES FOR INDIVIDUALS AS DESCRIBED BELOW) |
| | MAY BE SENT VIA EMAIL. |
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| | 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. |
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| | REVISE COVER PAGE/INDEX SHEET TO INCLUDE THE THRESHOLD |
| | INSPECTION PLAN, FBC 107. |
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| | 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. |
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| | 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. |
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| | I WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE, PLEASE ADVISE WHERE THIS CAN BE |
| | FOUND (A AND S SHEETS). IF LANGUAGE IS NOT IDENTICAL TO |
| | THE FLORIDA STATUTE, PLEASE EXPLAIN DISCREPANCY. |
| | |
| | D) FOR THE SPECIAL INSPECTOR PLEASE PROVIDE A RESUME' |
| | OF INSPECTION EXPERIENCE ON PREVIOUS PROJECT. 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. |
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| | FOR THE JOB SITE INSPECTOR(S), PROVIDE RESUMES OF |
| | EXPERIENCE. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MORE THAN ONE |
| | INSPECTOR SIGN THE AGREEMENT IN THE EVENT THAT THE |
| | PRIMARY INSPECTOR IS NOT AVAILABLE. UNDER NO |
| | CIRCUMSTANCES WILL AN INSPECTOR NOT PREVIOUSLY APPROVED |
| | BE PERMITTED TO PERFORM INSPECTIONS. PLEASE NOTE THAT |
| | ADDITIONAL INSPECTORS MAY BE ADDED TO THE AGREEMENT |
| | AFTER PERMIT ISSUANCE. |
| | |
| | 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. |
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| | 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. |
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| | 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. |
| | |
| | SHORING AND RESHORE MUST BE REVIEWED AND ISSUED PRIOR |
| | TO CONCRETE POUR. SHORING AND RESHORE ARE TO BE |
| | REVIEWED BY SEOR PRIOR TO SUBMITTAL TO THE CITY, SEE |
| | THRESHOLD INSPECTION PLAN. |
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| | 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. |
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| | I) NA (REVISED 10/16/17) |
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