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| 2018-08-20 09:10:28 | 110.8 THRESHOLD BUILDING. |
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| | 110.8.1 THE ENFORCING AGENCY SHALL REQUIRE A SPECIAL |
| | INSPECTOR TO PERFORM STRUCTURAL |
| | INSPECTIONS ON A THRESHOLD BUILDING PURSUANT TO A |
| | STRUCTURAL INSPECTION PLAN PREPARED BY THE |
| | ENGINEER OR ARCHITECT 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 PLANS IS TO PROVIDE SPECIFIC |
| | INSPECTION PROCEDURES AND SCHEDULES SO THAT THE |
| | BUILDING CAN BE ADEQUATELY INSPECTED FOR |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH THE PERMITTED DOCUMENTS. THE SPECIAL |
| | INSPECTOR MAY NOT SERVE AS A |
| | SURROGATE IN CARRYING OUT THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE |
| | BUILDING OFFICIAL, THE ARCHITECT OR THE |
| | ENGINEER OF RECORD. THE CONTRACTOR'S CONTRACTUAL OR |
| | STATUTORY OBLIGATIONS ARE NOT RELIEVED BY |
| | ANY ACTION OF THE SPECIAL INSPECTOR. |
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| | 110.8.2 THE SPECIAL INSPECTOR SHALL DETERMINE THAT A |
| | PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER WHO |
| | SPECIALIZES IN SHORING DESIGN HAS INSPECTED THE SHORING |
| | AND RESHORING FOR CONFORMANCE WITH |
| | THE SHORING AND RESHORING PLANS SUBMITTED TO THE |
| | ENFORCING AGENCY. A FEE SIMPLE TITLE OWNER |
| | OF A BUILDING, WHICH DOES NOT MEET THE MINIMUM SIZE, |
| | HEIGHT, OCCUPANCY, OCCUPANCY |
| | CLASSIFICATION OR NUMBER-OF-STORIES CRITERIA WHICH |
| | WOULD RESULT IN CLASSIFICATION AS A THRESHOLD |
| | BUILDING UNDER S. 553 .71(12), MAY DESIGNATE SUCH |
| | BUILDING AS A THRESHOLD BUILDING, SUBJECT |
| | TO MORE THAN THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF INSPECTIONS REQUIRED |
| | BY THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE. |
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| | CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA |
| | BUILDING CODE, 6TH EDITION (2017) |
| | 110.8.3 THE FEE OWNER OF A THRESHOLD BUILDING SHALL |
| | SELECT AND PAY ALL COSTS OF |
| | EMPLOYING A SPECIAL INSPECTOR, BUT THE SPECIAL |
| | INSPECTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE TO THE |
| | ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THE INSPECTOR SHALL BE A PERSON |
| | CERTIFIED, LICENSED OR REGISTERED |
| | UNDER CHAPTER 471, FLORIDA STATUTES, AS AN ENGINEER OR |
| | UNDER CHAPTER 481, FLORIDA |
| | STATUTES, AS AN ARCHITECT. |
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| | 110.8.4 EACH ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SHALL REQUIRE THAT, ON |
| | EVERY THRESHOLD BUILDING: |
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| | 110.8.4.1 THE SPECIAL INSPECTOR, UPON COMPLETION OF THE |
| | BUILDING AND PRIOR TO THE |
| | ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, FILE A SIGNED |
| | AND SEALED STATEMENT WITH THE |
| | ENFORCEMENT AGENCY IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE FOLLOWING FORM: |
| | "TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE |
| | AND BELIEF, THE ABOVE DESCRIBED CONSTRUCTION OF ALL |
| | STRUCTURAL LOAD-BEARING COMPONENTS |
| | COMPLIES WITH THE PERMITTED DOCUMENTS, AND THE SHORING |
| | AND RESHORING CONFORMS TO THE |
| | SHORING AND RESHORING PLANS SUBMITTED TO THE |
| | ENFORCEMENT AGENCY." |
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| | 110.8.4.2 ANY PROPOSAL TO INSTALL AN ALTERNATE |
| | STRUCTURAL PRODUCT OR SYSTEM TO WHICH |
| | BUILDING CODES APPLY SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE |
| | ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR REVIEW FOR |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH THE CODES AND MADE PART OF THE |
| | ENFORCEMENT AGENCY'S RECORDED SET OF |
| | PERMIT DOCUMENTS. |
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| | 110.8.4.3 ALL SHORING AND RESHORING PROCEDURES, PLANS |
| | AND DETAILS SHALL BE |
| | SUBMITTED TO THE ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RECORDKEEPING. |
| | EACH SHORING AND RESHORING |
| | INSTALLATION SHALL BE SUPERVISED, INSPECTED AND |
| | CERTIFIED TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE |
| | SHORING DOCUMENTS BY THE CONTRACTOR . |
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| | 110.8.4.4 ALL PLANS FOR THE BUILDING WHICH ARE REQUIRED |
| | TO BE SIGNED AND SEALED |
| | BY THE ARCHITECT OR ENGINEER OF RECORD CONTAIN A |
| | STATEMENT THAT, TO THE BEST OF THE |
| | ARCHITECT'S OR ENGINEER'S KNOWLEDGE, THE PLANS AND |
| | SPECIFICATIONS COMPLY WITH THE |
| | APPLICABLE MINIMUM BUILDING CODES AND THE APPLICABLE |
| | FIRE-SAFETY STANDARDS AS |
| | DETERMINED BY THE LOCAL AUTHORITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | THIS SECTION AND CHAPTER 633. |
| | FLORIDA STATUTES. |
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| | 110.8.5 NO ENFORCING AGENCY MAY ISSUE A BUILDING PERMIT |
| | FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ANY |
| | THRESHOLD BUILDING EXCEPT TO A LICENSED GENERAL |
| | CONTRACTOR, AS DEFINED IN SECTION |
| | 489.105(3) (A), FLORIDA STATUTES, OR TO A LICENSED |
| | BUILDING CONTRACTOR, AS DEFINED IN SECTION |
| | 489. 105(3) (B), FLORIDA STATUTES, WITHIN THE SCOPE OF |
| | HER OR HIS LICENSE. THE NAMED |
| | CONTRACTOR TO WHOM THE BUILDING PERMIT IS ISSUED SHALL |
| | HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR |
| | SUPERVISION, DIRECTION, MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF THE |
| | CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES ON THE |
| | PROJECT FOR WHICH THE BUILDING PERMIT WAS ISSUED. |
| | 110.8.6 THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT MAY ALLOW A SPECIAL |
| | INSPECTOR TO CONDUCT THE MINIMUM |
| | STRUCTURAL INSPECTION OF THRESHOLD BUILDINGS REQUIRED |
| | BY THIS CODE, SECTION 553.73, FLORIDA |
| | STATUTES, WITHOUT DUPLICATIVE INSPECTION BY THE |
| | BUILDING DEPARTMENT. THE BUILDING OFFICIAL IS |
| | RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT ANY PERSON CONDUCTING |
| | INSPECTIONS IS QUALIFIED AS A BUILDING |
| | INSPECTOR UNDER PART XII OF CHAPTER 468, FLORIDA |
| | STATUTES, OR CERTIFIED AS A SPECIAL INSPECTOR |
| | UNDER CHAPTER 471 OR 481, FLORIDA STATUTES. INSPECTIONS |
| | OF THRESHOLD BUILDINGS REQUIRED BY |
| | SECTION 553.79(5), FLORIDA STATUTES, ARE IN ADDITION TO |
| | THE MINIMUM INSPECTIONS REQUIRED BY THIS CODE. |
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