| Date |
Text |
| 2018-10-26 11:36:24 | PLAN |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS |
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| | 2ND REVIEW: FBC SIXTH EDITION (2017) |
| | ROBERT MCDOUGAL, CBO |
| | COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| | (561) 805-6714 |
| | [email protected] |
| | |
| | DENIED BY BUILDING |
| | PLEASE ADDRESS THE ITEMS NOTED BELOW: |
| | |
| | 1) COMPLIED. THE ARCHITECTURAL PLANS HAVE SEVERAL |
| | REFERENCES TO THE FBC FIFTH EDITION (2014). THE FBC |
| | SIXTH EDITION (2017) WENT INTO EFFECT ON JANUARY 1, |
| | 2018. ALL NEW PERMITS APPLIED FOR ON OR AFTER THAT DATE |
| | ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH AND REFERENCE THE FBC SIXTH |
| | EDITION (2017). UPDATE THE CODE REFERENCES ON THE |
| | PLANS. FS CHAPTER 553 |
| | |
| | 2) COMPLIED. SCOPE OF WORK WAS REDUCED.THE VALUATION OF |
| | $75,000.00 FOR THIS PROJECT APPEARS TO BE LOW. SUBMIT A |
| | DETAILED LINE ITEM COST ESTIMATE FOR THE ENTIRE SCOPE |
| | OF WORK, INCLUDING DESIGN FEES, OVERHEAD AND PROFIT. |
| | FBC 109.3 BUILDING PERMIT VALUATION. FOR PERMITTING |
| | PURPOSES, VALUATION OF BUILDINGS AND SYSTEMS SHALL BE |
| | TOTAL REPLACEMENT VALUE TO INCLUDE STRUCTURAL, |
| | ELECTRIC, PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, INTERIOR FINISH, |
| | RELATIVE SITE WORK, ARCHITECTURAL AND DESIGN FEES, |
| | MARKETING COSTS, OVERHEAD AND PROFIT; EXCLUDING ONLY |
| | LAND VALUE. VALUATION REFERENCES MAY INCLUDE THE LATEST |
| | PUBLISHED DATA OF NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION COST ANALYSIS |
| | SERVICES (MARSHALL-SWIFT, MEANS, ETC.), AS PUBLISHED BY |
| | INTERNATIONAL CODE CONGRESS. FINAL BUILDING PERMIT |
| | VALUATION SHALL BE SET BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. |
| | |
| | 3) COMPLIED. SCOPE OF WORK WAS REDUCED. THE CITY OF |
| | WEST PALM BEACH'S FLOOD ORDINANCE REQUIRES ALL PROJECTS |
| | THAT ARE CONSIDERED SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENTS MEET THE |
| | CURRENT RULES FOR CONSTRUCTION IN A SPECIAL FLOOD |
| | HAZARD AREA. SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT MEANS ANY |
| | COMBINATION OF REPAIR, RECONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION, |
| | ALTERATION, ADDITION, OR OTHER IMPROVEMENT OF A |
| | BUILDING OR STRUCTURE, FOR WHICH THE CUMULATIVE COST IN |
| | ANY FIVE YEAR PERIOD EQUALS OR EXCEEDS 50 PERCENT OF |
| | THE MARKET VALUE OF THE BUILDING OR STRUCTURE AT THE |
| | END OF THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD AND BEFORE THE IMPROVEMENT |
| | OR REPAIR IS STARTED. IF THE STRUCTURE HAS INCURRED |
| | "SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE," ANY REPAIRS ARE CONSIDERED |
| | SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT REGARDLESS OF THE ACTUAL REPAIR |
| | WORK PERFORMED. |
| | ACCORDING TO THE FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP WHICH WAS |
| | ADOPTED ON OCTOBER 5, 2017 BY THE CITY OF WEST PALM |
| | BEACH 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 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 ON ALL CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS, SUCH AS, |
| | SURVEYS, SITE PLANS, ARCHITECTURAL PLANS AND ELEVATION |
| | CERTIFICATES. |
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| | 4) THE STRUCTURAL PLANS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE |
| | ENGINEER'S ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN SIGNATURE IN THE TITLE |
| | BLOCK ON EACH SHEET. FAC 61G15-23.003 PROCEDURES FOR |
| | PHYSICALLY SIGNING AND SEALING PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, |
| | REPORTS OR OTHER DOCUMENTS. |
| | ENGINEERING PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, REPORTS OR OTHER |
| | DOCUMENTS WHICH MUST BE SIGNED, DATED AND SEALED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 471.025, |
| | F.S., AND RULE 61G15-23.001, F.A.C. MUST BE PHYSICALLY |
| | SIGNED, DATED AND SEALED AS PROVIDED HEREIN BY THE |
| | PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER IN RESPONSIBLE CHARGE. |
| | (1) THE LICENSEE SHALL SIGN BY HAND AN ORIGINAL OF THE |
| | LICENSEE'S SIGNATURE ON EACH PAGE REQUIRED TO BE |
| | SEALED. A SCANNED, FACSIMILE, DIGITALLY CREATED OR |
| | COPIED IMAGE OF THE LICENSEE'S SIGNATURE SHALL NOT BE |
| | USED. |
| | (2) THE LICENSEE MUST THEN USE A WET SEAL, A DIGITALLY |
| | CREATED SEAL, OR AN EMBOSSING SEAL PLACED PARTIALLY |
| | OVERLAPPING THE LICENSEE'S SIGNATURE ON EACH PAGE |
| | REQUIRED TO BE SEALED. THE PLACEMENT OF THE SEAL SHALL |
| | NOT RENDER THE SIGNATURE ILLEGIBLE. |
| | |
| | 5) SPECIFY THE TERMITE PROTECTION THAT WILL BE PROVIDED |
| | ON THE PLANS. R318.1 TERMITE PROTECTION SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED BY REGISTERED TERMITICIDES, INCLUDING SOIL |
| | APPLIED PESTICIDES, BAITING SYSTEMS, AND PESTICIDES |
| | APPLIED TO WOOD, OR OTHER APPROVED METHODS OF TERMITE |
| | PROTECTION LABELED FOR USE AS A PREVENTATIVE TREATMENT |
| | TO NEW CONSTRUCTION. SEE SECTION 202, ?REGISTERED |
| | TERMITICIDE.? UPON COMPLETION OF THE APPLICATION OF THE |
| | TERMITE PROTECTIVE TREATMENT, A CERTIFICATE OF |
| | COMPLIANCE SHALL BE ISSUED TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT |
| | BY THE LICENSED PEST CONTROL COMPANY THAT CONTAINS THE |
| | FOLLOWING STATEMENT: "THE BUILDING HAS RECEIVED A |
| | COMPLETE TREATMENT FOR THE PREVENTION OF SUBTERRANEAN |
| | TERMITES. TREATMENT IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULES AND |
| | LAWS ESTABLISHED BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF |
| | AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES." |
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| | 6) PROVIDE ACCURATE AREA TABULATIONS FOR THE EXISTING |
| | CONDITIONED AND UNCONDITIONED SPACE, AS WELL AS, THE |
| | PROPOSED SPACES. FBC 107.2.1 |
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| | 7) BEFORE A PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT CAN BE ISSUED, IMPACT |
| | FEES MUST BE PAID TO PALM BEACH COUNTY. UPON APPROVAL, |
| | ONE SET OF PLANS SHALL BE SIGNED OUT AND SUBMITTED TO |
| | PALM BEACH COUNTY FOR AN IMPACT FEE REVIEW. THE PLANS |
| | WITH THE IMPACT FEE STAMP AND A COPY OF THE PAID |
| | RECEIPT MUST BE RETURNED TO THE CITY BUILDING |
| | DEPARTMENT BEFORE THE BUILDING PERMIT CAN BE ISSUED. |
| | FOR INFORMATION CALL PALM BEACH COUNTY IMPACT FEES AT |
| | (561) 233-5025. |
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| | 8) MISSING PAGES FROM FORM THAT WAS SUBMITTED. SUBMIT |
| | ENERGY COMPLIANCE DOCUMENTS AS REQUIRED BY THE 2017 FBC |
| | ENERGY CONSERVATION SECTION R101.5. |
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| | 9) SHOW THAT THE DOOR FROM THE GARAGE TO THE DEN |
| | COMPLIES WITH FBC-R302.5.1 |
| | |
| | 10) IDENTIFY THE WINDOW AND DOOR TYPES ON THE PLANS. |
| | FBC 107.2.1 |
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| | 11) PROVIDE THE CLEAR OPENING SIZE OF THE ACW 2828 |
| | CASEMENT WINDOW IN BEDROOM #2 TO SHOW THAT IT COMPLIES |
| | WITH FBC-R310.1 FOR EMERGENCY ESCAPE AND RESCUE |
| | OPENINGS. |
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| | 12) SPECIFY SAFETY GLAZING FOR THE SHOWER ENCLOSURE, |
| | THE MASTER BATH WINDOW AT THE TUB AND THE WINDOWS IN |
| | THE SHOWERS IF THEY ARE WITHIN 60" OF THE SHOWER FLOOR. |
| | FBC-R308.4 |
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| | 13) COMPLIED. EXISTING ROOF SYSTEM TO REMAIN. SHOW |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH FBC-R806.1 FOR ATTIC VENTILATION. |
| | ENCLOSED ATTICS AND ENCLOSED RAFTER SPACES FORMED WHERE |
| | CEILINGS ARE APPLIED DIRECTLY TO THE UNDERSIDE OF ROOF |
| | RAFTERS SHALL HAVE CROSS VENTILATION FOR EACH SEPARATE |
| | SPACE BY VENTILATING OPENINGS PROTECTED AGAINST THE |
| | ENTRANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. VENTILATION OPENINGS SHALL |
| | HAVE A LEAST DIMENSION OF 1/16 INCH (1.6 MM) MINIMUM |
| | AND 1/4 INCH (6.4 MM) MAXIMUM. VENTILATION OPENINGS |
| | HAVING A LEAST DIMENSION LARGER THAN 1/4 INCH (6.4 MM) |
| | SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH CORROSION-RESISTANT WIRE CLOTH |
| | SCREENING, HARDWARE CLOTH OR SIMILAR MATERIAL WITH |
| | OPENINGS HAVING A LEAST DIMENSION OF 1/16 INCH (1.6 MM) |
| | MINIMUM AND 1/4 INCH (6.4 MM) MAXIMUM. OPENINGS IN ROOF |
| | FRAMING MEMBERS SHALL CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF |
| | SECTION R802.7. REQUIRED VENTILATION OPENINGS SHALL |
| | OPEN DIRECTLY TO THE OUTSIDE AIR. R806.2 THE MINIMUM |
| | NET FREE VENTILATING AREA SHALL BE 1/150 OF THE AREA OF |
| | THE VENTED SPACE. |
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| | 14) COMPLIED. EXISTING ATTIC ACCESS. SHOW COMPLIANCE |
| | WITH R807.1 ATTIC ACCESS. BUILDINGS WITH COMBUSTIBLE |
| | CEILING OR ROOF CONSTRUCTION SHALL HAVE AN ATTIC ACCESS |
| | OPENING TO ATTIC AREAS THAT HAVE A VERTICAL HEIGHT OF |
| | 30 INCHES OR GREATER OVER AN AREA OF NOT LESS THAN 30 |
| | SQUARE FEET. THE VERTICAL HEIGHT SHALL BE MEASURED FROM |
| | THE TOP OF THE CEILING FRAMING MEMBERS TO THE UNDERSIDE |
| | OF THE ROOF FRAMING MEMBERS. THE ROUGH-FRAMED OPENING |
| | SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN 22 INCHES BY 30 INCHES (559 MM |
| | BY 762 MM) AND SHALL BE LOCATED IN A HALLWAY OR OTHER |
| | READILY ACCESSIBLE LOCATION. WHERE LOCATED IN A WALL, |
| | THE OPENING SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN 22 INCHES WIDE BY 30 |
| | INCHES HIGH. WHERE THE ACCESS IS LOCATED IN A CEILING, |
| | MINIMUM UNOBSTRUCTED HEADROOM IN THE ATTIC SPACE SHALL |
| | BE 30 INCHES AT SOME POINT ABOVE THE ACCESS MEASURED |
| | VERTICALLY FROM THE BOTTOM OF CEILING FRAMING MEMBERS. |
| | SEE SECTION M1305.1.3 FOR ACCESS REQUIREMENTS WHERE |
| | MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT IS LOCATED IN ATTICS. |
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| | 15) CLARIFY THE MEANING OF (2) KSD AND (2) TSD ON SHEET |
| | S4.0 OF THE PLANS. FBC 107.2.1 |
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| | 16) COMPLIED. PRODUCT APPROVALS FOR FIXED WINDOWS, |
| | IN-SWING FRENCH DOORS AND BALCONY DECKING WERE |
| | SUBMITTED. 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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| | 17) WHEN RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A |
| | RESPONSE LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE |
| | CITY RE-SUBMITTAL FORM. ADDITIONALLY, PLEASE INSERT |
| | CORRECTED PLAN SHEETS INTO THE SETS, REMOVE THE |
| | PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED SHEETS AND MARK VOID ON THEM, AND |
| | KEEP THEM WITH THE SUBMITTALS. |
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| | 18) NEW COMMENT. 107.2.1 INFORMATION ON CONSTRUCTION |
| | DOCUMENTS. CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SHALL BE DIMENSIONED |
| | AND DRAWN UPON SUITABLE MATERIAL. CONSTRUCTION |
| | DOCUMENTS SHALL BE OF SUFFICIENT CLARITY TO INDICATE |
| | THE LOCATION, NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE WORK PROPOSED |
| | AND SHOW IN DETAIL THAT IT WILL CONFORM TO THE |
| | PROVISIONS OF THIS CODE AND RELEVANT LAWS, ORDINANCES, |
| | RULES AND REGULATIONS, AS DETERMINED BY THE BUILDING |
| | OFFICIAL. SUCH DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS SHALL |
| | CONTAIN INFORMATION, IN THE FORM OF NOTES OR OTHERWISE, |
| | AS TO THE QUALITY OF MATERIALS, WHERE QUALITY IS |
| | ESSENTIAL TO CONFORMITY WITH THE TECHNICAL CODES. SUCH |
| | INFORMATION SHALL BE SPECIFIC, AND THE TECHNICAL CODES |
| | SHALL NOT BE CITED AS A WHOLE OR IN PART, NOR SHALL THE |
| | TERM "LEGAL" OR ITS EQUIVALENT BE USED AS A SUBSTITUTE |
| | FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION. ALL INFORMATION, DRAWINGS, |
| | SPECIFICATIONS AND ACCOMPANYING DATA SHALL BEAR THE |
| | NAME AND SIGNATURE OF THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE |
| | DESIGN. |
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| | 19) NEW COMMENT. PROVIDE TWO COMPLETE SETS OF PLANS AND |
| | OTHER CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. |
| | RE-SUBMITTAL PROCEDURE |
| | YOU ARE REQUIRED TO FILL OUT A RE-SUBMITTAL FORM TO BE |
| | SUBMITTED WITH THE CORRECTED PLANS AND/OR OTHER |
| | DOCUMENTS. THE PERMIT CLERK WILL RETRIEVE THE DENIED |
| | APPLICATION, PLANS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS FOR YOU. YOU ARE |
| | REQUIRED TO REMOVE THE OLD PLAN SHEETS THAT HAVE BEEN |
| | CORRECTED AND REPLACE THEM WITH THE NEW ONES. THE CLERK |
| | WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH A STAPLE REMOVER AND A STAPLER. |
| | ONE SET OF THE OLD PLAN SHEETS THAT HAVE BEEN REMOVED |
| | SHALL BE MARKED AS VOIDED AND RESUBMITTED ALONG WITH |
| | THE TWO (OR MORE) SETS THAT CONTAIN THE CORRECTED |
| | SHEETS. IF THERE ARE ANY SHEETS THAT HAVE BEEN STAMPED |
| | FOR COUNTY IMPACT FEES, HOA APPROVAL STAMPS OR OTHERS, |
| | RESUBMIT THOSE SHEETS. |
| | IF ALL OF THE PLAN SHEETS HAVE BEEN CORRECTED, THEN TWO |
| | (OR MORE) SETS OF THE NEW PLANS AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS |
| | SHALL BE SUBMITTED. |
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