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| 2017-12-05 08:55:39 | ****PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS**** |
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| | ART LANGE BUILDING PLANS EXAMINER |
| | 401 CLEMATIS STREET |
| | WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33402 |
| | 561-805-6718 [email protected] |
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| | FBC FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2014 5TH EDITION W/2010 WEST |
| | PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, |
| | CHAPTER 1 ADMINISTRATION / FRC FLORIDA RESIDENTIAL CODE |
| | 2015 5TH EDITION |
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| | 1ST REVIEW FOUNDATION FOR THE CRYSTAL 17111142 |
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| | DATE: DECEMBER 5, 2017 |
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| | 1. NOTICE ONLY; THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH ART IN |
| | PUBLIC PLACES ORDINANCE REQUIREMENT THAT APPLIES TO ANY |
| | REMODEL OR NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECT FOR WHICH THE |
| | PERMIT APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED AFTER 7/1/14, AND THE |
| | TOTAL PROJECT CONSTRUCTION COSTS ARE EQUAL TO OR |
| | GREATER THAN $500,000. PER CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | ORDINANCE NO. 4504-14, AND CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH CODE |
| | OF ORDINANCES, ARTICLE V, ART IN PUBLIC PLACES, SECTION |
| | 78-123(A) AND SECTION 78-126(A), THE ART ASSESSMENT IS |
| | 1% OF THE TOTAL PROJECT CONSTRUCTION COST. |
| | PER CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH CODE OF ORDINANCES, ARTICLE |
| | V, ART IN PUBLIC PLACES, SECTION 78-122, RENOVATION AND |
| | NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ARE ASSESSED CUMULATIVELY, SO |
| | THE ART ASSESSMENT WILL BE APPLICABLE TO ALL FUTURE |
| | PROJECTS. |
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| | 2. FLOOD ZONE CERTIFICATES |
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| | FBC 1612 AND CITY OF WPB CODE OF ORDINANCES SECTION |
| | 94-546. STRUCTURE IS LOCATED IN FLOOD ZONE "A". A FLOOD |
| | ELEVATION CERTIFICATE WILL BE REQUIRED. |
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| | THE FLOOD ZONE MAPS WERE UPDATED OCTOBER 5, 2017. |
| | PLEASE UPDATE THE SURVEY AND PLANS TO NAV 88. |
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| | AFTER OCTOBER 11, 2017 AN ADDITIONAL ONE FOOT OF FREE |
| | BOARD WILL BE REQUIRED OR 2 FEET OF FREE BOARD ABOVE |
| | THE DESIGN FLOOD ELEVATION. |
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| | DURING THE PERMITTING OF THIS STRUCTURE THERE WILL BE |
| | REQUIRED (3) DIFFERENT FLOOD ZONE CERTIFICATES |
| | REQUIRED: |
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| | (1) A FLOOD ZONE CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED AS PART OF THE |
| | PLAN REVIEW DOCUMENTS WITH THE PROPOSED FINISH FLOOR |
| | HEIGHT. |
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| | (2) ONCE THE FIRST FLOOR SLAB IS POURED THE 2ND |
| | ELEVATION CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED. |
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| | (3) BEFORE THE ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY |
| | OR A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION THE 3RD FLOOD ZONE |
| | CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED WITH THE HEIGHT OF ALL EXTERIOR |
| | ATTENDANTS A/C PADS OR OTHER SLABS FOR GENERATORS. |
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| | 3. IT APPEARS THAT THESE PLANS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO |
| | LOCK INTO THE CURRENT CODE CYCLE. PLEASE UPDATE THE |
| | PLANS TO REFLECT THE FLOOD ZONE INFORMATION MENTIONED |
| | ABOVE. |
| | PROVIDE ONLY THE INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR A FOUNDATION |
| | PLAN REVIEW. THE ENTIRE BUILDING PACKAGE WAS SUBMITTED. |
| | INCLUDE THE ABOVE INFORMATION AS WELL AS ALL STRUCTURAL |
| | DETAILS AND ELEVATIONS ALONG WITH THE ELECTRICAL AND |
| | PLUMBING PAGES AS NEEDED. |
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| | INCLUDE AT WHAT LEVEL THE FOUNDATION BE BUILT TO. WILL |
| | IT INCLUDE JUST THE SLAB AND SUPPORTING STRUCTURE OR |
| | WILL COLUMNS BE INCLUDED FOR EXAMPLE. |
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| | FBC 107.3.5 MINIMUM PLAN REVIEW CRITERIA FOR BUILDINGS. |
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| | 4. THIS BUILDING QUALIFIES AS A THRESHOLD BUILDING. |
| | ?THRESHOLD BUILDING" MEANING ANY BUILDING WHICH IS |
| | GREATER THAN (3) STORIES OR 50 FT. IN HEIGHT, OR WHICH |
| | HAS AN ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION THAT EXCEEDS |
| | 5,000 SQ. FT. IN AREA AND AN OCCUPANT CONTENT OF |
| | GREATER THAN 500 PERSONS. |
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| | 4A. THRESHOLD INSPECTION PLAN FL S. S. 553.71(7). 2010 |
| | WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION 109.3.6.1 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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| | 4B. THRESHOLD INSPECTOR: WPB AMENDMENT 109.3.6.2 W.P.B. |
| | CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DEPARTMENT REQUESTS FOR THRESHOLD |
| | BUILDINGS A SPECIAL INSPECTOR AS REQUIRED BY FS |
| | 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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| | 4C. 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. |
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| | 5. PLEASE SHOW HOW SLOPE LIMITS WILL BE ACHIEVED. FBC |
| | 3304.1.1 SLOPE LIMITS. SLOPES FOR PERMANENT FILL SHALL |
| | NOT BE STEEPER THAN ONE UNIT VERTICAL IN TWO UNITS |
| | HORIZONTAL (50-PERCENT SLOPE). CUT SLOPES FOR PERMANENT |
| | EXCAVATIONS SHALL NOT BE STEEPER THAN ONE UNIT VERTICAL |
| | IN TWO UNITS HORIZONTAL (50-PERCENT SLOPE). DEVIATION |
| | FROM THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS FOR CUT SLOPES SHALL BE |
| | PERMITTED ONLY UPON THE PRESENTATION OF A SOIL |
| | INVESTIGATION REPORT ACCEPTABLE TO THE BUILDING |
| | OFFICIAL. |
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| | 6. WHEN EXCAVATING WILL THE EXCESS SOILS BE STORED ON |
| | SITE? FBC 3304.1.2 SURCHARGE. NO FILL OR OTHER |
| | SURCHARGE LOADS SHALL BE PLACED ADJACENT TO ANY |
| | BUILDING OR STRUCTURE UNLESS SUCH BUILDING OR STRUCTURE |
| | IS CAPABLE OF WITHSTANDING THE ADDITIONAL LOADS CAUSED |
| | BY THE FILL OR SURCHARGE. EXISTING FOOTINGS OR |
| | FOUNDATIONS WHICH CAN BE AFFECTED BY ANY EXCAVATION |
| | SHALL BE UNDERPINNED ADEQUATELY OR OTHERWISE PROTECTED |
| | AGAINST SETTLEMENT AND SHALL BE PROTECTED AGAINST LATER |
| | MOVEMENT. |
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| | 7. PLEASE PROVIDE COMPLIANCE WITH: POLLUTION PREVENTION |
| | PLAN. FBC 3307.1 PROTECTION REQUIRED. ADJOINING PUBLIC |
| | AND PRIVATE PROPERTY SHALL BE PROTECTED FROM DAMAGE |
| | DURING CONSTRUCTION, REMODELING AND DEMOLITION WORK. |
| | PROVISIONS SHALL BE MADE TO CONTROL WATER RUNOFF AND |
| | EROSION DURING CONSTRUCTION OR DEMOLITION ACTIVITIES. |
| | THE PERSON MAKING OR CAUSING AN EXCAVATION TO BE MADE |
| | SHALL PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE OWNERS OF ADJOINING |
| | BUILDINGS ADVISING THEM THAT THE EXCAVATION IS TO BE |
| | MADE AND THAT THE ADJOINING BUILDINGS SHOULD BE |
| | PROTECTED. SAID NOTIFICATION SHALL BE DELIVERED NOT |
| | LESS THAN 10 DAYS PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED STARTING DATE |
| | OF THE EXCAVATION. |
| | FBC 109.3.10 IMPACT OF CONSTRUCTION. ALL CONSTRUCTION |
| | ACTIVITY REGULATED BY THIS CODE SHALL BE PERFORMED IN A |
| | MANNER SO AS NOT TO ADVERSELY IMPACT THE CONDITION OF |
| | ADJACENT PROPERTY, UNLESS SUCH ACTIVITY IS PERMITTED TO |
| | AFFECT SAID PROPERTY PURSUANT TO CONSENT BY THE |
| | APPLICABLE PROPERTY OWNER, UNDER TERMS & CONDITIONS |
| | AGREEABLE TO THE APPLICABLE PROPERTY OWNER. THIS |
| | INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE CONTROL OF DUST, |
| | NOISE, WATER OR DRAINAGE RUN-OFF, DEBRIS, AND THE |
| | STORAGE OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS. NEW CONSTRUCTION |
| | ACTIVITY SHALL NOT ADVERSELY IMPACT HISTORIC SURFACE |
| | WATER DRAINAGE FLOWS SERVING ADJACENT PROPERTIES, & MAY |
| | REQUIRE SPECIAL DRAINAGE DESIGN COMPLYING WITH |
| | ENGINEERING STANDARDS TO PRESERVE THE POSITIVE PATTERNS |
| | OF THE AFFECTED SITES. ACCORDINGLY, DEVELOPERS, |
| | CONTRACTORS, AND OWNERS OF ALL NEW RESIDENTIAL |
| | DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING ADDITIONS, POOLS, PATIOS, |
| | DRIVEWAYS, DECKS, OR SIMILAR ITEMS, ON EXISTING |
| | PROPERTIES RESULTING IN A DECREASE IN EXCESS OF 800SQ. |
| | FT. OF PERMEABLE LAND AREA ON ANY PARCEL SHALL AS A |
| | PERMIT CONDITION, PROVIDE A PROFESSIONALLY PREPARED |
| | DRAINAGE PLAN CLEARLY INDICATING COMPLIANCE WITH THIS |
| | PARAGRAPH. UPON COMPLETION OF THE IMPROVEMENT, A |
| | CERTIFICATION FROM A LICENSED ENGINEER SHALL BE |
| | SUBMITTED TO THE INSPECTOR IN ORDER TO RECEIVE APPROVAL |
| | OF THE FINAL INSPECTION. |
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| | 8. FBC 3306.9 ADJACENT TO EXCAVATIONS. EVERY EXCAVATION |
| | ON A SITE LOCATED 5 FEET (1524 MM) OR LESS FROM THE |
| | STREET LOT LINE SHALL BE ENCLOSED WITH A BARRIER NOT |
| | LESS THAN 6 FEET (1829 MM) HIGH. WHERE LOCATED MORE |
| | THAN 5 FEET (1524 MM) FROM THE STREET LOT LINE, A |
| | BARRIER SHALL BE ERECTED WHEN REQUIRED BY THE BUILDING |
| | OFFICIAL. BARRIERS SHALL BE OF ADEQUATE STRENGTH TO |
| | RESIST WIND PRESSURE AS SPECIFIED IN CHAPTER 16. |
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| | 9. ALL CONSTRUCTION TRAILERS (MOBILE OR MODULAR |
| | BUILDINGS) THAT ARE GOING TO HAVE MEETING IN THEM WILL |
| | BE REQUIRED TO GET A PERMIT, 102.2(E) MOBILE OR MODULAR |
| | STRUCTURES USED AS TEMPORARY OFFICES, EXCEPT THAT THE |
| | PROVISIONS OF PART V FS 553.501-553.513, FLORIDA |
| | STATUTES, RELATING TO ACCESSIBILITY BY PERSONS WITH |
| | DISABILITIES, AND PERMITS SHALL BE REQUIRED FOR |
| | STRUCTURAL SUPPORT AND TIE DOWN, ELECTRICAL SUPPLY, AND |
| | ALL UTILITY CONNECTIONS TO SUCH MOBILE OR MODULAR |
| | STRUCTURES. |
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| | 10. PROVIDE SOILS EXPLORATION REPORT THAT WAS COMPLETED |
| | BY NUTTING ENGINEERING. |
| | GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATIONS SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBC SECTION 1803.2 AND REPORTED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 1803.6. WHERE REQUIRED BY THE |
| | BUILDING OFFICIAL OR WHERE GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATIONS |
| | INVOLVE IN-SITU TESTING, LABORATORY TESTING OR |
| | ENGINEERING CALCULATIONS, SUCH INVESTIGATIONS SHALL BE |
| | CONDUCTED BY A REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL. |
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| | FBC 107.2.1 ALL INFORMATION, DRAWINGS, SPECIFICATIONS |
| | AND ACCOMPANYING DATA SHALL BEAR THE NAME AND SIGNATURE |
| | OF THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN. (SEE ALSO |
| | SECTION 107.3.5). |
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| | 11. BEFORE A PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT, MAY BE ISSUED, IMPACT |
| | FEES MUST BE PAID TO PALM BEACH COUNTY. THE ACTUAL |
| | PERMIT SET OF PLANS MUST BE STAMPED BY THAT OFFICE, AND |
| | A COPY OF THE PAID RECEIPT ATTACHED TO THE PERMIT |
| | APPLICATION. PLEASE CALL (561) 233-5025 FOR MORE |
| | INFORMATION. |
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| | 12. FBC 105.13 PHASED PERMIT APPROVAL. AFTER SUBMITTAL |
| | OF THE APPROPRIATE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS, THE BUILDING |
| | OFFICIAL IS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE A PERMIT FOR THE |
| | CONSTRUCTION OF FOUNDATIONS OR ANY OTHER PART OF A |
| | BUILDING OR STRUCTURE BEFORE THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS |
| | FOR THE WHOLE BUILDING OR STRUCTURE HAVE BEEN |
| | SUBMITTED. THE HOLDER OF SUCH PERMIT FOR THE FOUNDATION |
| | OR OTHER PARTS OF A BUILDING OR STRUCTURE SHALL PROCEED |
| | AT THE HOLDER?S OWN RISK WITH THE BUILDING OPERATION |
| | AND WITHOUT ASSURANCE THAT A PERMIT FOR THE ENTIRE |
| | STRUCTURE WILL BE GRANTED. CORRECTIONS MAY BE REQUIRED |
| | TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE TECHNICAL CODES. THIS |
| | PROVISION IS ONLY FOR THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, ALL |
| | OTHER AGENCY APPROVALS NECESSARY FOR CONSTRUCTION MUST |
| | BE SECURED PRIOR TO THIS PROVISION BEING APPLIED. |
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| | WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE COMPLETE A RESUBMITTAL FORM: |
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| | HTTP://WPB.ORG/DEVELOPMENT/WPCONTENT/UPLOADS/SITES/33/2 |
| | 013/09/APPLICATION_RESUBMITTAL_FORM_04132010.PDF |
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| | THIS FORM IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE BUILDING DIVISION. |
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| | WHEN RESUBMITTING, SWAP OUT SHEETS WHICH HAVE CHANGED |
| | SO THAT THERE ARE TWO COMPLETE, COLLATED SETS OF PLANS |
| | READY FOR PERMIT ISSUANCE. OLD SHEETS ARE TO BE |
| | RETAINED IN THE PERMIT APPLICATION PACKAGE (SEPARATE |
| | FROM THE PERMIT SETS) AND MARKED *OLD SHEETS* OR |
| | *VOID*. PLEASE KEEP BOTH SETS OF OLD VOIDED SHEETS IN |
| | THE PERMIT PACKAGE. |
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| | A RESPONSE LETTER INDICATING HOW EACH ITEM WAS |
| | ADDRESSED WILL HELP TO EXPEDITE PLAN REVIEW. |
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| | DEVELOPMENT SERVICES HOME PAGE |
| | HTTP://WWW.CITYOFWPB.COM/CONSTRUCTION/INDEX.PHP |
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