Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 18030548
Permit Number 18030548
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 5
Notes
Date Text
2018-06-15 08:00:38RESIDENTIAL (R3) TRUSS PACKAGE SUBMITTAL, FIFTH
 BUILDING REVIEW CHECKLIST.
 CODE: FBC 5TH EDITION (2014).
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 1-TRUSS LAYOUT SHOW THE TRUSS TO TRUSS CONNECTORS AND
 LOCATION. TRUSS ENGINEER TO SIGN AND SEAL THESE PLANS
 AND PROVIDE HIS INFORMATION AS REQUIRED BY FAC
 61G15-23.001. OR PROVIDE COMPLETE STRUCTURAL
 CONNECTIONS ON EACH INDIVIDUAL TRUSS DRAWING.
  
 RESPONSE:
 A) TRUSS ENGINEER ONLY SPECIFIED THE TRUSS TO TRUSS
 CONNECTORS FOR TRUSS T26 ON THE INDIVIDUAL TRUSS
 DRAWING. ALL OTHER TRUSS TO TRUSS CONNECTORS ARE NOT
 SPECIFIED. TRUSS ENGINEER ONLY SPECIFIES THAT
 CONNECTORS ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF OTHERS. TRUSS
 ENGINEER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR TRUSS TO TRUSS CONNECTIONS.
 CLEARLY SPECIFY ALL CONNECTORS FOR TRUSSES T04, T07,
 T02, T29, T01.
  
 B) NEW COMMENT ON REVISED INDIVIDUAL TRUSS PACKAGE
 SUBMITTED. REVISE /CLARIFY TRUSS BEARING JOINT
 LOCATION. ACCORDING TO TRUSS LAYOUT AND INDIVIDUAL
 TRUSS DIAGRAM THE BEARING JOINTS ARE AT #27 AND #12.
 THE REACTIONS CALCULATIONS DON'T MATCH LOCATION, THEY
 SHOW REACTIONS AT JOINTS #27 AND #14. CLARIFY REVISE AS
 REQUIRED. SEC. R301.1 FBC-RESIDENTIAL.
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT.
 2- TRUSS ENGINEER TO PROVIDE ALL THE INFORMATION OF THE
 THE BUILDING DESIGNER ON THE COVER PAGE AS REQUIRED BY
 FAC 61G15-31.003.
 RESPONSE: REPEAT COMMENT. NOT ADDRESSED.
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 3- NEW TRUSS REPAIRS DRAWINGS:
 A) TRUSS ENGINEER DIDN'T SIGN THE DRAWINGS. ENGINEER TO
 PROVIDE ORIGINAL SEAL AND SIGNATURE AS REQUIRED BY
 CHAPTER 471 F.S. WHEN SUBMITTING DOCUMENTS FOR PUBLIC
 RECORDS.
  
 B) ORIGINAL TRUSS ENGINEER OF RECORD INFORMATION AND
 PROGRAM USED ARE MISSING ON THE INDIVIDUAL TRUSSES THAT
 SHOW THE REVISED FLOOR LOADING. PROVIDE ENGINEER'S
 INFORMATION. CHAPTER 471 F.S.
 NOTE: IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS ANOTHER ENGINEER TAKING
 OVER THE WORK OF ANOTHER ENGINEER. IF SO, THEN NEED TO
 COMPLY WITH SEC. 61G15-27.001.
  
 61G15-27.001 PROCEDURES FOR A SUCCESSOR PROFESSIONAL
 ENGINEER ADOPTING AS HIS OWN THE WORK OF ANOTHER
 ENGINEER.
 (1) A SUCCESSOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER SEEKING TO REUSE
 ALREADY SEALED CONTRACT DOCUMENTS UNDER THE SUCCESSOR
 PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER'S SEAL MUST BE ABLE TO DOCUMENT
 AND PRODUCE UPON REQUEST EVIDENCE THAT HE HAS IN FACT
 RECREATED ALL THE WORK DONE BY THE ORIGINAL
 PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER. IN OTHER WORDS, CALCULATIONS,
 SITE VISITS, RESEARCH AND THE LIKE MUST BE DOCUMENTED
 AND PRODUCEABLE UPON DEMAND. FURTHER, THE SUCCESSOR
 PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER MUST TAKE ALL PROFESSIONAL AND
 LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DOCUMENTS WHICH HE SEALED
 AND SIGNED AND CAN IN NO WAY EXEMPT HIMSELF FROM SUCH
 FULL RESPONSIBILITY. PLANS NEED NOT BE REDRAWN BY THE
 SUCCESSOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER; HOWEVER, JUSTIFICATION
 FOR SUCH ACTION MUST BE AVAILABLE THROUGH WELL KEPT AND
 COMPLETE DOCUMENTATION ON THE PART OF THE SUCCESSOR
 PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER AS TO HIS HAVING RETHOUGHT AND
 REWORKED THE ENTIRE DESIGN PROCESS. A SUCCESSOR
 PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER MUST USE HIS OWN TITLE BLOCK,
 SEAL AND SIGNATURE AND MUST REMOVE THE TITLE BLOCK,
 SEAL AND SIGNATURE OF THE ORIGINAL PROFESSIONAL
 ENGINEER BEFORE REUSING ANY SEALED CONTRACT DOCUMENTS.
 (2) PRIOR TO SEALING AND SIGNING WORK A SUCCESSOR
 PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER SHALL BE REQUIRED TO NOTIFY THE
 ORIGINAL PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER, HIS SUCCESSORS, OR
 ASSIGNS BY CERTIFIED LETTER TO THE LAST KNOWN ADDRESS
 OF THE ORIGINAL PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER OF THE
 SUCCESSOR'S INTENTION TO USE OR REUSE THE ORIGINAL
 PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER'S WORK. THE SUCCESSOR
 PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER WILL TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR
 THE DRAWING AS THOUGH THEY WERE THE SUCCESSOR
 PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER'S ORIGINAL PRODUCT.
 SPECIFIC AUTHORITY 471.033(2) FS. LAW IMPLEMENTED
 471.033(1)(J), 471.005(6) FS. HISTORY?NEW 8-25-87,
 AMENDED 4-21-88, 8-3-88, FORMERLY 21H-27.001.
  
 C) ENGINEER TO CLEARLY SPECIFY ON ALL TRUSS REPAIR
 DRAWINGS THAT THE REPAIR IS TO REINFORCE THE TRUSSES
 FOR THE ADDITIONAL DEAD LOAD. ONLY TWO TRUSS DRAWINGS
 INDICATE THE ADDITIONAL LOADING. SEC. 1604.2 FBC.
  
 RESPONSE:
 THERE WAS NOT RESPONSE TO THIS ITEM AND NOW THE TRUSS
 REPAIRS DRAWINGS ARE MISSING. PROVIDE COMPLETE TRUSS
 REPAIR PACKAGE ADDRESSING ABOVE COMMENTS.
  
  
 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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