Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 18021046
Permit Number 18021046
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2018-05-01 17:28:50RESIDENTIAL (R2) ALTERATION, SECOND BUILDING REVIEW
 CHECKLIST.
 CODE: FBC 6TH EDITION (2017).
  
  
 1(A)REVISE ALL ENERGY CALCULATIONS SUBMITTED.
 A)PROVIDE COMPLETE AND CORRECT INFORMATION ON TOP OF
 FORM. NEED OWNER'S NAME. NEED CORRECT BUILDER'S NAME.
 SEC. R101.5.1.1.2 FBC- ENERGY CONSERVATION.
  
 B) THIS IS NOT NEW CONSTRUCTION. REVISE ITEM #1. SEC.
 R101.5.1.1.2 FBC- ENERGY CONSERVATION.
  
 C) WALL INSULATION R-VALUE SHOWN ON ITEM #9A DOESN'T
 MATCH PLANS. SEE WALL TYPE LEGEND ON SHEET CVR FOR
 EXTERIOR WALL SPECIFICATIONS AND REVISE AS REQUIRED.
 SEC. R101.5.1.1.2 FBC- ENERGY CONSERVATION.
  
 D) CLARIFY WHY THE FLOOR INFORMATION SHOWN ON PAGE 2 OF
 4 DOESN'T SHOW THE R-VALUE SPECIFIED FOR THE RAISED
 FLOOR ON PAGE 1 OF 4. SEC. R101.5.1.1.2 FBC- ENERGY
 CONSERVATION.
  
 E) REVISE ROOF INFORMATION SHOWN ON PAGE 2 OF 4. THERE
 IS NO ROOF ABOVE THIS APARTMENT. SEC. R101.5.1.1.2 FBC-
 ENERGY CONSERVATION.
  
 F) REVISE ATTIC INFORMATION SHOWN ON PAGE 2 OF 4. THERE
 IS NO ATTIC ABOVE THIS APARTMENT. SEC. R101.5.1.1.2
 FBC- ENERGY CONSERVATION.
  
 G) REVISE WALLS INFORMATION SHOWN ON PAGE 2 OF 4.
 ORIENTATION OF WALLS DON'T MATCH ACTUAL ORIENTATION OF
 BUILDING. SEE PLANS AND REVISE AS REQUIRED. SEC.
 R101.5.1.1.2 FBC- ENERGY CONSERVATION.
  
 H) REVISE WINDOWS INFORMATION SHOWN ON PAGE 3 OF 4.
 ORIENTATION DOESN'T MATCH ACTUAL ORIENTATION OF
 BUILDING. ALSO, REVISE AREA AND OVERHANG DEPTH AND
 SEPARATION TO MATCH PLANS. SEC. R101.5.1.1.2 FBC-
 ENERGY CONSERVATION.
  
 I) PROVIDE THE NAME OF PERSON PERFORMING THE ANALYSIS
 AND GENERATING THE REPORT AS REQUIRED BY SEC.
 R405.4.2.1 FBC- ENERGY CONSERVATION.
  
 J)BUILDER TO COMPLETE THE ENERGY PERFORMANCE LEVEL
 (EPL) DISPLAY CARD. SEC. R405.4.3 FBC- ENERGY
 CONSERVATION.
  
 IMPORTANT NOTES:
 (1) BASED ON THE ENERGY CALCULATIONS SUBMITTED, THIS
 PROJECT REQUIRES AN ENVELOPE LEAKAGE TEST REPORT WITH
 ENVELOPE LEAKAGE NO GREATER THAN 4.00 ACH50
 (R402.4.1.2)
  
 (2)LABEL FOR WINDOWS AND DOORS SHOWING THE U-FACTOR AND
 SHGC FACTOR IS REQUIRED WHEN THE ENERGY CALCULATIONS
 ARE NOT USING THE DEFAULT FACTOR.
  
 1(B) ENGINEER OF RECORD TO COORDINATE WITH ENERGY
 CALCULATIONS SUBMITTED. PROVIDE SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE
 INSULATION ON THE RAISED FLOOR AS SPECIFIED ON ITEM 8A
 OF THE ENERGY CALCULATIONS. SEC. R103.2 FBC- ENERGY
 CONSERVATION.
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 PROVIDE ENERGY CALCULATIONS (2 COPIES) AS REQUIRED BY
 SEC. 908 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING.
  
 2- SHEET CVR:
 A)THIS IS NOT "MULTI-FAMILY DETACHED RESIDENCE(R2)".
 THIS DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. IF THEY WERE DETACHED, THEN
 THEY WOULD BE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES. THE BUILDING
 CODE IN EFFECT IS THE 2017 NOT 2014. ALTERATION LEVEL 3
 NEEDS TO COMPLY WITH CHAPTER 9. REVISE INFORMATION
 SHOWN ON "SCOPE OF WORK" AS REQUIRED.
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 THIS IS NOT A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE. THIS IS
 MULTIFAMILY BUILDING (R2). REVISE ALL THE INFORMATION
 SHOWN ON THIS SHEET THAT REFERENCE THE SINGLE FAMILY
 RESIDENCE AND ALL CODE SECTIONS REFERENCED. NEED TO
 REFERENCE SECTIONS FROM THE FBC-BUILDING.
 SEC. 310.4 FBC-BUILDING
  
 B) ALL FIRE RATED PARTITIONS NEED TO PROVIDE CONTINUITY
 AS REQUIRED BY SEC. 708.4 FBC-BUILDING. REVISE ALL FIRE
 RATED WALLS ASSEMBLIES AS REQUIRED TO MATCH PROPOSED
 INSTALLATION. DETAIL "F" ON SHEET S1A IS UNFEASIBLE TO
 BUILD THE WAY IS SHOWN. INTERIOR GYPSUM BOARD CAN NOT
 GO THRU THE FLOOR ASSEMBLY. ALSO, BOTTOM AND TOP
 STRUCTURAL CONNECTIONS NEED MORE INFORMATION. CLEARLY
 SPECIFY ALL CONNECTORS SHOWING THE LOAD PATH (FOR
 EXAMPLE: TOP AND BOTTOM PLATES TO THE EXISTING
 STRUCTURAL FRAMING MEMBERS). NOTE: COORDINATE ALL WALL
 DETAILS WITH FIRE RATED BEARING WALLS AND NON BEARING
 WALLS TO MATCH PROPOSED INSTALLATION.
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 WALL TYPE LEGEND: FIRE RATED WALL "F" DOESN'T MATCH
 FIRE RATED WALL ON SHEET S2. REVISE AS REQUIRED. AND,
 PROVIDE COMPLETE AND CLEAR WALL SECTION THAT MATCHES
 PROPOSED INSTALLATION.
 NOTE: NEED TO PROVIDE COMPLETE DETAILS AND SPECS FOR
 ALL WALLS FOR TENANT SEPARATION BETWEEN APT #1 AND APT
 #2. INCLUDING THE BEARING WALLS. SEC. 703.1
 FBC-BUILDING. INCLUDING THE FOYER AREA THAT WAS DIVIDED
 TO ALLOW SEPARATE ENTRANCE TO APT ABOVE. COORDINATE
 WITH UL ASSEMBLY U305 SPECIFIED ON SHEET S2.
  
 C) COMPLIED. EXISTENT RAILING TO REMAIN.
  
 3- BEARING WALL DETAIL "G" ON SHEET S1 DOESN'T SEEM TO
 COMPLY WITH A BEARING WALL. IT IS BEARING ON PLYWOOD
 INSTEAD OF A SUPPORTING STRUCTURAL MEMBER. MISMATCHING
 METAL AND WOOD CONNECTORS?. THERE IS NO COORDINATION
 WITH FIRE RATED PARTITIONS SHOWN ON SHEET S1A. ALSO
 NEED TO COORDINATE WITH ITEM #2B ABOVE. CONNECTIONS AT
 TOP AND BOTTOM DON'T SEEM TO WORK THE WAY THEY ARE
 SPECIFIED. FIRST FLOOR DEMOLITION PLAN CALLS FOR
 EXISTING GIRDER BEAM BY THE STAIRWAY AREA. ACCORDING TO
 CITY RECORDS, THERE WAS A CONTINUOUS WALL IN THIS AREA
 NOT A BEAM. ENGINEER NEEDS TO CLEARLY IDENTIFY ALL
 BEARING WALLS AND CLEARLY PROVIDE DETAILS AND
 SPECIFICATIONS SHOWING REINFORCEMENT AT THE ENDS OF
 PROPOSED OPENINGS.
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 INFORMATION ON BEARING WALLS IS NOT CLEAR AND IS
 INCOMPLETE. CLEARLY IDENTIFY ALL BEARING AND NON
 BEARING WALLS. BEARING WALL TO BE REMOVED AND HOW ARE
 THEY REINFORCED. COORDINATE DEMOLITION PLANS WITH
 PROPOSED PLANS. SEC. 907 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING.
 NOTE: CLARIFY WHY THE 18"X18" COLUMN DOESN'T ALIGN WITH
 COLUMN ABOVE?
  
 4- TYPICAL WINDOW OPENING FRAMING DETAIL SUBMITTED
 DOESN'T PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION FOR CONNECTORS AT THE
 TOP OF THE WALL AND WINDOW HEADER. IT DOESN'T PROVIDE
 THE LOAD PATH. ALSO, IT DOESN'T SHOW ANY FULL LENGTH
 STUDS AT THE ENDS OF THE OPENING.
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 CLEARLY IDENTIFY ALL EXTERIOR STRUCTURAL WALLS THAT ARE
 DAMAGED AND PROVIDE COMPLETE STRUCTURAL DETAILS
 IDENTIFYING THE STRUCTURAL FRAMING MEMBERS AND ALL
 CONNECTORS. TYPICAL STRAPPING PLAN ON SHEET S1 IS
 INSUFFICIENT. SEC. 907 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING.
  
 5- NO INFORMATION SUBMITTED FOR NEW COLUMNS SHOWN ON
 THE PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATION.
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 PROVIDE COMPLETE DETAILS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR NEW
 COLUMNS SHOWN ON SHEET S2. SPECIFY ALL FRAMING MEMBERS
 AND CONNECTORS. SEC. 1609 FBC-BUILDING.
  
 6- MISSING INFORMATION ABOUT ROOF SHEATHING SPECS AND
 FASTENING. BEAM CONNECTIONS, ETC.
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 PROVIDE COMPLETE FRAMING DETAILS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR
 NEW ROOF SHOWN ON SHEET S2 ON PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATION.
 SPECIFY ALL FRAMING MEMBERS, PLYWOOD, CONNECTORS, ETC.
 SEC. 1609 FBC-BUILDING.
  
 7- SAME NOTE APPEARS ON PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATION.
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 PROVIDE COMPLETE DETAILS AND SPECIFICATIONS SHOWING HOW
 EXISTING 4X4 POST CAN BE REPAIR/FIX AS SPECIFIED ON
 PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATION ON SHEET S2. SEC. 1609
 FBC-BUILDING.
  
 8- SHEET S1:
 A) REPEAT COMMENT. DETAIL F ON SHEET S1A REFERENCE ON
 THE RESPONSE LETTER DOESN'T PROVIDE THE COMPLETE
 SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE FLOOR/CEILING FIRE RATED
 ASSEMBLY AND THE DETAIL F NEEDS TO BE REVISED.
 COORDINATE WITH ITEM #2B ABOVE.
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 PROVIDE COMPLETE DETAILS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE
 FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLY FOR TENANT SEPARATION WITH THE
 APT ON THE SECOND FLOOR. SEC. 901.2 FBC-EXISTING
 BUILDING.
  
 B)WINDOW "C" DOESN'T COMPLY.
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 PROPOSED BEDROOM WINDOWS DON'T COMPLY WITH THE
 EMERGENCY ESCAPE AND RESCUE SEC. 1030 FBC-BUILDING
 (SEC. 702.5 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING).
  
 C) NOT ADDRESSED AT ALL.
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 SECOND FLOOR WINDOWS NEED TO COMPLY WITH THE WINDOW
 CONTROL DEVICES REQUIRED BY SEC. 702.4 FBC-EXISTING
 BUILDING.
  
 D) NEED TO COORDINATE WITH ITEM #2B ABOVE. ALSO, NEED
 TO PROVIDE DETAILS AND SPECIFICATIONS SHOWING HOW THE
 NEW WALL WILL PROVIDE CONTINUOUS FIRE RATING ON BOTH
 SIDES OF THE WALL CONSIDERING THE EXISTING STAIRS. HOW
 THE EXISTING STAIRS WILL BE SUPPORTED. ALSO, NEED TO
 PROVIDE COMPLETE DETAILS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR FIRE
 SEPARATION OF KITCHEN AREA ON APT #1 AND APT ABOVE.
 INCLUDE BOTTOM OF STAIRS AND PANTRY AREA OF FIRST FLOOR
 KITCHEN.
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 PROVIDE COMPLETE WALL SECTION FOR NEW WALL AT FOYER
 AREA SEPARATING APT #1 FROM APT ABOVE. SEC. 903.1
 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING.
  
 E)NOT ADDRESSED. RESPONSE LETTER REFERENCES DETAIL WALL
 G. THIS DETAIL DOESN'T APPLY TO THE REQUESTED ITEM.
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 PROVIDE COMPLETE OPENING FRAMING DETAIL AND
 SPECIFICATIONS FOR NEW DOOR AT APT ABOVE. SPECIFY ALL
 FRAMING MEMBERS AND CONNECTORS. SEC. 907 FBC-EXISTING
 BUILDING.
  
 F) STILL NOT CLEAR. SHOWING BOTH.
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 TYPICAL INTERIOR PARTITION DETAIL IS NOT CLEAR. IS IT A
 WOOD FRAMED WALL OR METAL FRAMED WALL. SEC. 107.2.1
 CITY AMENDMENTS.
  
 G)COMPLIED.
  
 9- SHEET S2:
 A) COMPLIED.
  
 B) REVISE SPECIFICATIONS: SPECIFY TWO LAYERS OF
 WATER-RESISTIVE BARRIER AS REQUIRED BY SEC. 2510.6
 FBC-BUILDING. AND, SPECIFY NO LESS THAN THREE COATS OF
 STUCCO AS REQUIRED BY SEC. 2512.1 FBC-BUILDING.
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 PROVIDE COMPLETE DETAILS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE
 APPLICATION OF NEW STUCCO FINISH OVER EXISTING STUCCO
 FINISH AS SPECIFIED ON PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATION. SEC.
 2510 FBC-BUILDING.
  
 10- COMPLIED.
  
 11- RESPONSE LETTER STATES R-13 INSULATION ON WALLS,
 R-30 INSULATION ON 1ST FLOOR CEILING. THERMAL
 INSULATION AND SOUND INSULATION ARE TWO DIFFERENT
 THINGS. NEED TO COMPLY WITH THE SOUND AND IMPACT
 INSULATION AS REQUIRED BY SEC. 1207. PROVIDE
 SPECIFICATIONS ON PLANS. NOTE: COPIES OF THE REQUIRED
 TESTING FOR SPECIFIC PRODUCTS TO BE INSTALLED MAY BE
 SUBMITTED LATER AS DEFERRED SUBMITTAL, BUT BEFORE
 INSTALLATION.
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, COMPONENTS, SYSTEMS, AND
 SPACES SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE
 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING AS REQUIRED BY SEC.
 801.3 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING. SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE
 SOUND TRANSMISSION FOR FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLY AND
 TENANT SEPARATION WALLS AS REQUIRED BY SEC. 1207
 FBC-BUILDING.
  
 12- THE MINIMUM ATTACHMENT RESISTANCE (26.1 FT-LBF) OF
 ADHESIVE SELECTED ON PAGE 5 OF 6 OF NOA 16-0112.08
 SUBMITTED DOESN'T MEET THE MINIMUM ATTACHMENT
 RESISTANCE OF TABLE 2A OF FRSA 5TH EDITION (REVISED).
 REVISE AS REQUIRED.
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 DESIGNER OF RECORD TO SPECIFY ROOF TILE FASTENING AS
 REQUIRED BY SEC. 107.2.1.2 CITY AMENDMENTS. IF
 SPECIFYING SCREWS, THEN SPECIFY SIZE AND NUMBER OF
 SCREWS. IF SPECIFYING ROOF TILE ADHESIVE, THEN SPECIFY
 PADDY SIZE AND PRODUCT APPROVAL IS REQUIRED.
  
 13- SELECTED ASSEMBLY ON PAGE 28-29 OF NOA 14-1030.02
 SUBMITTED DOESN'T MEET THE DESIGN PRESSURES FOR ALL
 ROOF ZONES. NEED SIGNED AND SEALED RAS 117
 CALCULATIONS. SEE GENERAL LIMITATION #7 ON LAST PAGE OF
 NOA.
 NOTE: THIS MAY BE SUBMITTED LATER AS DEFERRED
 SUBMITTAL, BUT BEFORE INSTALLATION.
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 FLAT ROOF NOA 15-1020.01 SUBMITTED: CLEARLY MARK WHICH
 APPROVED ASSEMBLY IS GOING TO BE INSTALLED TO VERIFY
 COMPLIANCE WITH THE DESIGN PRESSURES OF SEC. 1609
 FBC-BUILDING. IF THE SELECTED ASSEMBLY DOESN'T MEET THE
 DESIGN PRESSURES FOR ALL ROOF ZONES, THEN SIGNED AND
 SEALED RAS 117 CALCULATIONS ARE REQUIRED. RAS 117
 CALCULATIONS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE FLORIDA
 ENGINEER'S SEAL AND ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN SIGNATURE,
 COPIES OR OTHER FACSIMILES ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE. FAC
 61G15 - 23.002 DIGITAL SIGNATURES ARE ONLY ACCEPTABLE
 FOR ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMITTED PLANS AND DOCUMENTS.
  
 14- PROVIDE PRODUCT APPROVAL (2 COPIES) AS REQUIRED BY
 FAC 61G20-3.001 FOR:
 NOTE: THIS MAY BE SUBMITTED LATER AS DEFERRED
 SUBMITTAL, BUT BEFORE INSTALLATION.
  
 A)SHEET S1 DOESN'T SHOW WINDOW MULLION DETAIL AS
 REFERENCED ON HE RESPONSE LETTER. CLEARLY IDENTIFY
 MULLION SIZE ON PRODUCT APPROVAL.
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 WINDOW MULLIONS AS SHOWN ON PLANS. AND, CLEARLY MARK
 MULLION SIZE TO VERIFY COMPLIANCE WITH THE CALCULATED
 DESIGN PRESSURES.
  
 B) NO SUBMITTED. PROVIDE ACTUAL PRODUCT APPROVAL LISTED
 ON THE NOA FOR ROOF TILE.
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 ROOF TILE ADHESIVE IF SPECIFIED BY THE DESIGNER OF
 RECORD ON ITEM #12 ABOVE. AND SPECIFY PADDY SIZE. SEE
 ROOF TILE PRODUCT APPROVAL FOR LISTED ADHESIVES.
  
 C)NEED PRODUCT APPROVAL FOR ALL CONNECTORS SPECIFIED ON
 ALL PLANS AND DETAILS NOT JUST THE ONES SHOWN ON THE
 ROOF FRAMING PLAN.
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 ALL SIMPSON STRUCTURAL CONNECTORS SPECIFIED ON PLANS
 AND DETAILS. PROVIDE ONLY THE FLORIDA PRODUCT APPROVAL
 COVER PAGE AND PAGE SHOWING THE SPECIFIED CONNECTOR OR
 DESIGN PROFESSIONAL TO LIST THE FLORIDA PRODUCT
 APPROVAL NUMBER NEXT TO EACH SPECIFIED CONNECTOR.
  
 15- THERE ARE SOME PRODUCT APPROVALS THAT ARE NOT
 REVIEWED (ENTRY DOOR).
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 15- DESIGNER OF RECORD TO REVIEW AND APPROVE IN WRITING
 (NOT SIGNING AND SEALING) ALL PRODUCT APPROVALS AS
 REQUIRED BY SEC. 107.3.4.1 CITY AMENDMENTS.
  
 16-NEW COMMENT:
 BASED ON THE MECHANICAL PLANS SUBMITTED, PROVIDE
 DETAILS AND SPECIFICATIONS SHOWING HOW THE A/C DUCTWORK
 IS GOING TO BE INSTALLED. REMEMBER THAT THERE IS A FIRE
 RATED FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLY SEPARATING THE APT ABOVE.
 SEC. 711 FBC-BUILDING.
  
  
  
 NOTE:
 ENGINEER OF RECORD TO PROVIDE RESPONSE LETTER
 ADDRESSING EACH COMMENT TO AVOID PLAN REVIEW FEES AS
 REQUIRED BY FLORIDA STATUTE 553.80(2)(B).
  
 ****PLEASE INSERT ANY REVISED DRAWING AND REMOVE OLD
 DRAWING. SUBMIT OLD DRAWINGS FOR REFERENCE OF ALREADY
 REVIEWED DRAWINGS. DON'T STAPLE OLD DRAWINGS TO PLANS.
  
  
 IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT
 JULIO GOMEZ
 COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER
 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
 BUILDING DIVISION
 (561)805-6712
 [email protected]


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