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| 2018-03-08 15:10:55 | PLAN |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS |
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| | 2ND REVIEW: FBC FIFTH EDITION (2014) |
| | ROBERT MCDOUGAL, CBO |
| | COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| | (561) 805-6714 |
| | [email protected] |
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| | DENIED BY BUILDING |
| | PLEASE ADDRESS THE ITEMS NOTED BELOW: |
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| | 1) THE ELEVATIONS ON THE PLANS ARE IN NGVD 29 AND THEY |
| | ARE REQUIRED TO BE IN NAVD 88. PROVIDE CALCULATIONS TO |
| | SHOW THAT THE NON-ENGINEERED FLOOD VENTS THAT ARE BEING |
| | PROPOSED FOR THE GARAGE MEET THE REQUIRED NET OPENING |
| | AREA. SEE FEMA TECHNICAL BULLETIN 1. |
| | PREVIOUS COMMENT : 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. |
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| | 2) THE COMPONENT AND CLADDING PRESSURES ON THE PLANS |
| | WERE NOT INCREASED TO REFLECT EXPOSURE CATEGORY D. |
| | PREVIOUS COMMENT :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. |
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| | 3) THE ELEVATIONS ON THE DRAINAGE PLAN NEED TO BE IN |
| | NAVD 88 TO CORRESPOND WITH THE FLOOD ZONE REQUIREMENTS |
| | AND AVOID CONFUSION. |
| | PREVIOUS COMMENT : 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. |
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| | 4) THE SOIL REPORT FROM ARDAMAN & ASSOCIATES, INC. |
| | REQUIRES THE UNSUITABLE SOILS TO BE REMOVED AND |
| | REPLACED WITH APPROVED WELL-COMPACTED SAND BACKFILL, IN |
| | ORDER TO USE THE PROPOSED CONVENTIONAL SHALLOW |
| | FOUNDATIONS. PLEASE PROVIDE A NOTE ON THE PLANS |
| | REGARDING THE REQUIRED SOIL REMOVAL. NOTE: THE REPORT |
| | ALSO LISTS OTHER OPTIONS, SUCH AS, AUGERCAST PILES. |
| | PREVIOUS COMMENT : THE AREA OF THE PROPOSED |
| | CONSTRUCTION IS KNOWN TO CONTAIN QUESTIONABLE SOILS. |
| | SUBMIT TWO SETS OF A SIGNED AND SEALED GEOTECHNICAL |
| | REPORT. FBC-R 401.4 |
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| | 5) SPECIFY THE METHOD OF ATTACHMENT THAT WILL BE USED |
| | TO INSTALL THE CONCRETE ROOF TILE. IF A ROOF TILE |
| | ADHESIVE WILL BE USED, SUBMIT TWO SETS OF THE PRODUCT |
| | APPROVALS FOR IT. |
| | PREVIOUS COMMENT: 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. |
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| | 6) ON SHEET A-1.0 THE GARAGE DOOR OPENING IS 19'-6". |
| | THE PRODUCT APPROVAL FOR THE SECTIONAL GARAGE DOOR HAS |
| | A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 16'-2". PLEASE CLARIFY. FBC 107.2.1 |
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| | 7) THE PLANS SPECIFY CASEMENT WINDOWS AND THE PRODUCT |
| | APPROVALS THAT WERE SUBMITTED ARE FOR HORIZONTAL |
| | ROLLING WINDOWS. PLEASE CLARIFY. FBC 107.2.1 |
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| | 8) THE MASTER BEDROOM WINDOWS "D" ON EACH SIDE OF THE |
| | DOUBLE FRENCH DOOR ARE 3'-7" X 7'-0". THE WINDOW |
| | SCHEDULE ON SHEET A-3.0 LISTS METAL DOOR UNDER |
| | MATERIALS. SPECIFY THE PRODUCT APPROVAL THAT IS FOR |
| | THIS "WINDOW". FBC 107.2.1 |
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| | 9) THE DRAWING INDEX ON THE COVER SHEET HAS SOME |
| | ERRORS. THERE ARE TWO SHEETS A1.0 AND S2.0 LISTED. THE |
| | SECOND A1.0 SHOULD BE A1.1. THERE IS NO SHEET S1.0, THE |
| | FOUNDATION PLAN IS S.1.1. SHEET A2.1 THE RIGHT AND LEFT |
| | SIDE ELEVATIONS IS MISSING FROM THE PLANS. SHEET S2.0 |
| | IS MISSING FROM ONE SET OF PLANS. PLEASE MAKE THE |
| | REQUIRED CORRECTIONS. FBC 107.1 AND 107.2.1 |
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| | 10)THE ACTUAL SHOP DRAWINGS FROM THE MANUFACTURER WITH |
| | ALL DIMENSIONS AND SPECIFIC INSTALLATION DETAILS WILL |
| | BE REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED AND REVIEWED BEFORE THEY |
| | ARE INSTALLED. THE GENERAL INFORMATION THAT WAS |
| | SUBMITTED IS ACCEPTABLE FOR NOW. |
| | PREVIOUS COMMENT : 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 |
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| | 11) 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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