| Date |
Text |
| 2019-01-07 19:02:55 | FOUNDATION ONLY |
| | PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS |
| | |
| | 1ST 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) THE FOUNDATION PERMIT IS TYPICALLY NOT ISSUED UNTIL |
| | THE PLANS FOR THE ENTIRE BUILDING HAS BEEN SUBMITTED |
| | AND REVIEWED. THERE IS INFORMATION THAT IS MISSING FROM |
| | THIS SUBMITTAL THAT IS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO PREFORM A |
| | COMPLETE REVIEW FOR A FOUNDATION PERMIT. FBC 107.2.1 |
| | A) THE TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION AND OCCUPANCY TYPE ARE NOT |
| | SPECIFIED. |
| | B) THE LIFE SAFETY PLANS WERE NOT SUBMITTED. |
| | C) THE PARKING GARAGE IS NOT IDENTIFIED AS OPEN OR |
| | ENCLOSED. (PROVIDE CALCULATIONS IF OPEN.) |
| | D) PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE SWIMMING POOL |
| | THAT APPEARS TO BE ON THE ROOF. |
| | |
| | 2) THIS PROJECT MEETS THE PARAMETERS TO BE CLASSIFIED |
| | AS A THRESHOLD BUILDING. THRESHOLD BUILDING / FL S. S. |
| | 553.71(7) "THRESHOLD BUILDING" MEANING ANY BUILDING |
| | WHICH IS GREATER THAN (3) STORIES OR 50 FT. IN HEIGHT, |
| | OR WHICH HAS AN ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION AS |
| | DENIED IN THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE WHICH EXCEEDS 5,000 |
| | SQ. FT. IN AREA AND AN OCCUPANT CONTENT OF GREATER THAN |
| | 500 PERSONS. |
| | |
| | A) FBC (CITY AMENDMENTS)110.8.1 THRESHOLD INSPECTION |
| | PLAN. 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 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 PLAN IS TO PROVIDE |
| | SPECIFIC INSPECTION PROCEDURES AND SCHEDULES SO THAT |
| | THE BUILDING CAN BE ADEQUATELY INSPECTED FOR COMPLIANCE |
| | WITH THE PERMITTED DOCUMENTS. |
| | |
| | B) THRESHOLD INSPECTOR: WPB AMENDMENT 110.8.1 W.P.B. |
| | CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR THRESHOLD |
| | BUILDINGS A SPECIAL INSPECTOR AS REQUIRED BY 553.79(5) |
| | FLORIDA STATUTES TO THE MINIMUM INSPECTIONS REQUIRED BY |
| | THIS CODE. THE THRESHOLD INSPECTION FORMS ARE REQUIRED |
| | TO BE FILED OUT BY ALL PARTIES WITH INTEREST, NOTARIZED |
| | AND RETURNED TO THIS OFFICE, AND REVIEWED AND APPROVED |
| | BEFORE PERMIT ISSUANCE WILL TAKE PLACE. |
| | |
| | C) THRESHOLD BLDG. REQUIRED STATEMENT: W.P.B. AMENDMENT |
| | 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. |
| | |
| | D) FOR THE SPECIAL INSPECTOR PLEASE PROVIDE A RESUME OF |
| | INSPECTION EXPERIENCE ON PREVIOUS PROJECT. THE RESUME |
| | MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY ALL CERTIFICATES AS SPECIFIED |
| | HEREIN. THE BUILDING OFFICIAL OR HIS DESIGNEE WILL |
| | REVIEW THE RESUME. AFTER THE RESUME IS REVIEWED, AN |
| | INTERVIEW WILL BE SCHEDULED. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES |
| | WILL AN INSPECTOR BE INTERVIEWED FOR WORK WITHOUT FIRST |
| | MEETING THE ABOVE CRITERIA. |
| | |
| | E) THE CONTRACTOR WILL PRODUCE A JOB SUMMARY OR HISTORY |
| | FOR THIS TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION. |
| | |
| | F) NOTE: FOR DIGITAL PLANS, AFTER PERMIT ISSUANCE, |
| | PLEASE E-MAIL THE PERMIT LIBRARIAN OF THE PERMIT BEING |
| | ISSUED, THE PERMIT LIBRARIAN WILL THEN E-MAIL YOU THE |
| | APPROVED AND BATCH STAMPED PLANS SO YOU MAY PRINT YOUR |
| | PLANS, TWO SETS OF PLANS WILL NEED TO BE PRINTED IN |
| | COLOR, (1) FOR THE THRESHOLD INSPECTOR, THE OTHER FOR |
| | THE MEP INSPECTORS OTHER PLANS YOU WISH TO PRINT MAYBE |
| | IN BLACK & WHITE. |
| | |
| | G) 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. |
| | |
| | H) PLEASE CALL THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH'S AUTOMATED |
| | TELEPHONE INSPECTIONS LINE (561) 805-6700 FOR ALL |
| | BUILDING INSPECTIONS FOR AUDITING OF JOBSITE |
| | INSPECTIONS WITHOUT THIS THE PERMIT EXPIRES IN 6 |
| | MONTHS, ABANDONMENT OF JOB, NO INSPECTION ACTIVITY. |
| | |
| | I) 110.8 THRESHOLD BUILDINGS, OPERATING GUIDELINES FOR |
| | THRESHOLD INSPECTORS #25. ASSURE THAT THE DESIGNER HAS |
| | REQUIRED ON THE PLANS OR SPECIFICATIONS ONE MATERIAL, |
| | APPROVED FOR FIRE STOPPING PENETRATIONS, FOR WALLS AND |
| | CEILINGS. |
| | |
| | J) PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH AN EMAIL ADDRESS AND I WILL |
| | BE HAPPY TO SEND YOU A COPY OF THE OCTOBER 2018 |
| | GUIDELINES AND POLICIES FOR PROJECTS CONCERNING |
| | THRESHOLD/SPECIAL INSPECTORS AND RESIDENT INSPECTORS. |
| | |
| | 3) SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH ART IN PUBLIC PLACES |
| | THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH ART IN PUBLIC PLACES |
| | ORDINANCE REQUIREMENT THAT APPLIES TO ANY REMODEL OR |
| | NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECT FOR WHICH THE PERMIT |
| | APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED AFTER 6/29/14, AND THE TOTAL |
| | PROJECT CONSTRUCTION COSTS ARE EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN |
| | $750,000 WILL NEED TO COMPLY WITH THIS ORDINANCE. |
| | PER CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH ORDINANCE NO. 4504-14, AND |
| | CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH CODE OF ORDINANCES, ARTICLE V, |
| | ART IN PUBLIC PLACES, SECTION 78-123(A) AND SECTION |
| | 78-126(A), THE ART ASSESSMENT IS 1% OF THE TOTAL |
| | PROJECT CONSTRUCTION COST. |
| | PER CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH CODE OF ORDINANCES, ARTICLE |
| | V, ART IN PUBLIC PLACES, SECTION 78-122, RENOVATION AND |
| | NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ARE ASSESSED CUMULATIVELY, SO |
| | THE ART ASSESSMENT WILL BE APPLICABLE TO ALL FUTURE |
| | PROJECTS. |
| | |
| | 4) PROVIDE A COPY OF THE SIGNED AND SEALED SOILS |
| | REPORT. FBC 1803.1 |
| | |
| | 5) IT APPEARS FROM THE SITE PLAN AND THE PALM BEACH |
| | COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER WEBSITE THAT THE PROJECT |
| | COVERS TWO LOTS. A UNITY OF TITLE IS REQUIRED: |
| | HTTP://WPB.ORG/WP-CONTENT/UPLOADS/SITES/7/2012/05/2011- |
| | 11-14-16-09-54-APPLICATIONFORUNITYOFTITLE.PDF |
| | |
| | 6) PORTIONS OF THE BUILDING ARE LOCATED IN A SPECIAL |
| | FLOOD HAZARD AREA. THE ELEVATIONS FOR THE PROJECT ARE |
| | IN NGVD 88. AS OF OCTOBER 5TH, 2017 THE CITY OF WEST |
| | PALM BEACH HAS ADOPTED NEW FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAPS |
| | WHICH USE NAVD 88 AS THE VERTICAL DATUM. THE CITY ALSO |
| | ADOPTED A 2' FREEBOARD WHICH REQUIRES THE FINISH FLOOR |
| | AND EQUIPMENT TO BE A MINIMUM OF TWO FEET ABOVE THE |
| | BFE. IN ORDER TO AVOID ANY CONFUSION PLEASE REVISE THE |
| | PLANS TO SHOW ONLY THE CURRENT FLOOD ELEVATION DATA |
| | (NAVD 88). ELEVATION CERTIFICATES WILL BE REQUIRED TO |
| | SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITY'S FLOOD POLICY. THE CITY |
| | REQUIRES THREE ELEVATION CERTIFICATES. FIRST, A |
| | PRECONSTRUCTION ELEV. CERT. BASED ON THE CONSTRUCTION |
| | DRAWING. SECOND, A CONSTRUCTION ELEV. CERT. BASED ON |
| | THE LOWEST FLOOR FORMS. THIRD A FINAL ELEV. CERT. BASED |
| | ON THE FINISHED BUILDING. THE CITY'S FLOOD ORDINANCE |
| | ARTICLE XVII - FLOOD PREVENTION AND CONTROL SEC. 94-546 |
| | - PROVISIONS FOR FLOOD HAZARD REDUCTION. |
| | |
| | 7) PROVIDE A COPY OF THE PERMIT ISSUED BY THE ARMY |
| | CORPS OF ENGINEERS/EPA TO FILL IN THE 9,610 SQFT OF |
| | SUBMERGED LAND SHOWN ON THE SITE PLAN. FBC 107.2.1 |
| | |
| | 8) CLARIFY WHAT PBA 1,2 AND 3 MEANS. FBC 107.2.1 |
| | |
| | 9) CLARIFY WHAT IS MEANT BY RESIDENTIAL ACTIVE USE AS |
| | SPECIFIED ON SHEET 06.003-A1-201G. FBC 107.2.1 |
| | |
| | 10) THE SOUTH WALL OF THE BUILDING (RESIDENTIAL TOWER |
| | AND PARKING GARAGE) APPEARS TO BE 10 TO 15 FEET FROM |
| | THE PROPERTY LINE AND BASED ON FBC TABLE 705.8 IS |
| | LIMITED TO AN ALLOWABLE AREA 45% OF THE EXTERIOR WALL |
| | AREA PER STORY. SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH FBC 705.8 & TABLE |
| | 705.8. |
| | |
| | 11) A SEPARATE PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR THE POOLS AND |
| | SPAS. FBC 105 |
