Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 17100298
Permit Number 17100298
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2017-10-27 17:30:07PLAN
 REVIEW COMMENTS
  
 1ST REVIEW: FBC FIFTH EDITION (2014)
 ROBERT MCDOUGAL, CBO
 COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER
 (561) 805-6714
 [email protected]
  
 DENIED BY BUILDING
 PLEASE ADDRESS THE ITEMS NOTED BELOW:
  
 1) ACCORDING TO THE FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP WHICH WAS
 ADOPTED ON OCTOBER 5, 2017 AND IS APPLICABLE TO THIS
 PROJECT, THE STRUCTURE IS LOCATED IN AN AE FLOOD ZONE
 WHICH IS A SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREA. THE BASE FLOOD
 ELEVATION ON THE FIRM FOR THE PROPERTY IS 7' NAVD 88.
 THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH HAS ADOPTED A FLOOD
 ORDINANCE THAT REQUIRES A TWO (2) FOOT FREE BOARD. THIS
 MEANS THAT THE LOWEST FLOOR AND ALL EQUIPMENT SERVICING
 THE RESIDENCE IS REQUIRED TO BE AT OR ABOVE 9' NAVD 88.
 THE GARAGE AND STORAGE CAN BE BELOW BFE, IF FLOOD VENTS
 ARE INSTALLED AND NO MATERIALS OR EQUIPMENT THAT CAN BE
 DAMAGED BY FLOOD WATERS ARE BELOW BFE. SHOW COMPLIANCE
 WITH THESE REQUIREMENTS ON THE PLANS. SPECIFY ALL
 ELEVATIONS IN NAVD 88.
  
 2) THE WIND EXPOSURE CATEGORY ON THE COVERSHEET AND
 SHEET S.0, IS SPECIFIED AS C. THE PROPOSED STRUCTURE IS
 LOCATED WITHIN 600 FEET OF THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY.
 THEREFORE, THE EXPOSURE CATEGORY FOR THIS PROJECT IS D.
 PLEASE REVISE THE PLANS AND ADJUST THE COMPONENT AND
 CLADDING PRESSURES ACCORDINGLY. NOTE: THE VULT WIND
 SPEED IS 170 MPH AND ON SHEET S.0, 175 MPH IS
 SPECIFIED.
  
 3) SUBMIT TWO SETS OF A SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE PLAN
 THAT SHOWS COMPLIANCE WITH FBC-R401.3 DRAINAGE. SURFACE
 DRAINAGE SHALL BE DIVERTED TO A STORM SEWER CONVEYANCE
 OR OTHER APPROVED POINT OF COLLECTION THAT DOES NOT
 CREATE A HAZARD. LOTS SHALL BE GRADED TO DRAIN SURFACE
 WATER AWAY FROM FOUNDATION WALLS. THE GRADE SHALL FALL
 A MINIMUM OF 6 INCHES (152 MM) WITHIN THE FIRST 10 FEET
 (3048 MM). SHOW ELEVATIONS OF THE PROPERTY ON THE
 PLANS.
 EXCEPTION: WHERE LOT LINES, WALLS, SLOPES OR OTHER
 PHYSICAL BARRIERS PROHIBIT 6 INCHES (152 MM) OF FALL
 WITHIN 10 FEET (3048 MM), DRAINS OR SWALES SHALL BE
 CONSTRUCTED TO ENSURE DRAINAGE AWAY FROM THE STRUCTURE.
 IMPERVIOUS SURFACES WITHIN 10 FEET (3048 MM) OF THE
 BUILDING FOUNDATION SHALL BE SLOPED A MINIMUM OF 2
 PERCENT AWAY FROM THE BUILDING.
  
 4) THE ARE OF THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION IS KNOWN TO
 CONTAIN QUESTIONABLE SOILS. SUBMIT TWO SETS OF A SIGNED
 AND SEALED GEOTECHNICAL REPORT. FBC-R 401.4
  
 5) THE ENERGY FORM IS REQUIRED TO BE SIGNED AND DATED
 BY THE OWNER/AGENT. FBC ENERGY CONSERVATION SECTION
 R103.1.1.2
  
 6) THE TYPICAL INTERIOR PARTITION DETAIL ON SHEET A-3.0
 AND W1 ON A-2.2 SHOW ICYNENE AND AN UNVENTED ATTIC.
 OTHER PLAN SHEETS AND THE ENERGY FORM SPECIFY A VENTED
 ATTIC. PLEASE CLARIFY. PROVIDE ATTIC VENTILATION
 CALCULATIONS. FBC 107.2.1
  
 7) IF ICYNENE SPRAY FOAM INSULATION IS TO BE USED,
 SUBMIT 2 SETS OF PRODUCT EVALUATIONS FOR THE ICYNENE.
  
 8) FBC-R803.2.3.1 SHEATHING FASTENINGS. WOOD STRUCTURAL
 PANEL SHEATHING SHALL BE FASTENED TO ROOF FRAMING WITH
 8D RING-SHANK NAILS AT 6 INCHES ON CENTER AT EDGES AND
 6 INCHES ON CENTER AT INTERMEDIATE FRAMING. PLEASE
 REVISE SHEETS A-2.3 AND S2.1.
  
 9) FBC 107.3.4 - PROVIDE TWO SETS OF PRODUCT APPROVALS
 FOR THOSE PRODUCTS WHICH ARE REGULATED BY FAC
 61G20-3.001 PER FLORIDA STATUTE 553.842 (5) THAT HAVE
 BEEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE DESIGNER
 OF RECORD. PROVIDE TWO COMPLETE PRODUCT APPROVALS WITH
 FL OR NOA NUMBERS INCLUDING INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
 AND MAXIMUM DESIGN PRESSURES FOR EACH OF THE DIFFERENT
 ROOFING MATERIALS, WINDOW/GLASS TYPES, STRUCTURAL
 MULLIONS AND EXTERIOR DOOR TYPES.
  
 10) SUBMIT TWO SETS OF THE SHOP DRAWINGS FOR THE
 BALCONY RAILS, SPIRAL STAIRS AND TRELLIS FOR REVIEW AND
 APPROVAL PRIOR TO INSTALLATION. INCLUDE STRUCTURAL
 DETAILS, COMPUTATIONS AND OTHER DATA NECESSARY TO
 DESCRIBE THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION. ALL
 DOCUMENTS ARE TO BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN WRITING BY
 THE DESIGNER OF RECORD FOR THE PROJECT PRIOR TO
 SUBMITTAL. FBC 107.2.1.3
  
 11) SUBMIT TWO SETS OF MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS
 AND FLAME SPREAD DATA FOR THE FABRIC CANOPY. FBC
 107.2.1
  
 12) IN ORDER TO REDUCE PLAN REVIEW TIME, PLEASE SUBMIT
 A RESPONSE LETTER INDICATING HOW EACH OF THE REVIEW
 COMMENTS HAS BEEN ADDRESSED.
  
  
  
  
  


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