| Date |
Text |
| 2019-01-18 16:17:23 | ALL COMMENTS CLEAR EXCEPT FOR BASE FLOOD ELEVATION |
| | (BFE). |
| | |
| | THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH HAS APPROVED AN ORDINANCE |
| | WITH PROVISIONS ABOVE THE FEMA MINIMUM STANDARDS. ALL |
| | NEW COMMERCIAL STRUCTURES SUBMITTED AFTER OCTOBER 5, |
| | 2017 WILL FOLLOW THE ORDINANCES GUIDELINES FOR FLOOD |
| | PLAIN MANAGEMENT. |
| | |
| | ORDINANCE NO. 4729-17 SEC. 18-34 - TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS |
| | TO FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING. 1612.4.2 ELEVATION |
| | REQUIREMENTS. THE MINIMUM ELEVATION REQUIREMENTS SHALL |
| | BE AS SPECIFIED IN ASCE 24 OR THE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION |
| | PLUS TWO FEET. WHICHEVER IS HIGHER. |
| | |
| | ENCLOSURES BELOW THE LOWEST FLOOR. UNIT 5, SECTION E |
| | COVERED THE REQUIRE-MENTS FOR OPENINGS IN ENCLOSURES. |
| | IF AN APPLICANT DESIGNS AN ENCLOSURE BELOW THE LOWEST |
| | FLOOR USING AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE NFIP STANDARD, A |
| | REGIS-TERED PROFESSIONAL ARCHITECT OR ENGINEER MUST |
| | CERTIFY THE DESIGN [44 CFR 60.3(C)(5)]. IF A FULL-STORY |
| | ENCLOSURE IS PLANNED BELOW THE ELEVATED LOWEST FLOOR, |
| | YOU SHOULD REQUIRE THE APPLICANT TO SIGN A |
| | NON-CONVERSION AGREEMENT SUCH AS THE ONE IN FIGURE |
| | 5-13. |
| | |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION CERTIFICATE FEMA |
| | FORM 086-0-33 TO SHOW WHAT PROPOSED BASE ELEVATION IS |
| | GOING TO BE. |
| | ACCORDING TO THE FIRM MAP FOR WPB THE BFE IS 12.7 FEET. |
| | ORDINANCE 4729-17 SEC. 18-34 REQUIRES ADDITIONAL |
| | FREEBOARD OF 2 FEET, SO THE DESIGN BFE SHOULD BE 14.7 |
| | (SURVEYOR TO VERIFY AND STATE ON CERTIFICATE) |
| | |
| | IF THE PROPOSED FLOOR IS LOWER THAN THE DESIGN BFE AND |
| | THE INTENT IS TO MAINTAIN FLOOR LEVEL OF EXISTING, DRY |
| | FLOOD PROOFING CAN BE DONE TO THE DESIGN BFE LEVEL. |
| | DRY FLOODPROOFING WILL REQUIRE A SUBMITTAL AND THE |
| | ENGINEER WILL ALSO NEED TO PROVIDE DESIGN CERTIFICATION |
| | FEMA FORM 086-0-34. |
| | |
| | PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL OR E-MAIL ME ABOUT THIS |
| | ANYTIME. |
| | |
| | DYLAN BATTLES |
| | BUILDING PLANS EXAMINER I |
| | [email protected] |
| | 561-805-6718 |
| | |
| | P.S. IT WOULD BE ADVISABLE TO CONTACT YOUR FLOOD |
| | INSURANCE PROVIDER TO ASK ABOUT |
| | ONE FOOT DEDUDCTION OF BFE FOR FLOOD PROOFING. WHEN |
| | FLOOD PROOFING IS DONE INSTEAD |
| | OF BRINGING THE LOWEST FLOOR ELEVATION UP TO BFE THE |
| | ADJUSTER WILL TAKE OFF ONE |
| | FOOT AND THIS MEANS THAT THE FLOODPROOFING WOULD NEED |
| | TO BE ONE ADDITIONAL FOOT |
| | TO GET THE SAME RATE AS BRINGING FLOOR UP TO BFE. |
| | IN THE CASE OF ADDING FREEBOARD BEYOND THE FIRM BFE I |
| | DON'T KNOW IF YOU WOULD NEED THAT |
| | ADDITIONAL FOOT ON TOP OF THE ESTABLISHED DESIGN |
| | ELEVATION. |
