Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 18100526
Permit Number 18100526
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2020-01-09 18:44:39PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS
 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) PROPERTY TO BE REPLATTED PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF THE
 FIRST C.O. PER SECTION 6(2)(E)(II) OF RESOLUTION NO.
 185-18 (THE "DEVELOPMENT ORDER").
  
 2) PENDING LOMR. THE ELEVATION OF THE LOWEST FINISHED
 FLOOR OF THE PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE DOES NOT
 MEET THE REQUIRED BFE AND 2" FREE-BOARD REQUIREMENTS OF
 THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH'S FLOOD ORDINANCE FOR NEW
 STRUCTURES. NOT COMPLIED. 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.
  
 3) PENDING. 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
  
 4) COMPLIED.
  
 5) COMPLIED.
  
 6) WILL COMPLY. TWO OF THE EXIT ACCESS STAIRWAYS AND
 TWO OF THE GARAGE EMERGENCY EXITS DISCHARGE ONTO THE
 POOL DECK. BE AWARE OF THE POOL BARRIER REQUIREMENTS OF
 FBC 454.1.3.1.9.
  
 7) COMPLIED.
  
 8) COMPLIED.
  
 9) NOT COMPLIED. THE RESPONSE WAS NOT COMPLETE. IT
 APPEARS THAT A PORTION OF THE RESPONSE WAS CUT OFF.
 JUSTIFY THE OCCUPANT LOADS IN THE ASSEMBLY AREAS OF 15
 SQFT PER PERSON IN THE PARTY AREA AND LOBBIES. FBC
 1004.1
  
 10) COMPLIED.
  
 11) COMPLIED.
  
 12) COMPLIED.
  
 13) COMPLIED.
  
 14) NOT COMPLIED. PLEASE CLARIFY. WHAT WILL BE THE USE
 OF THESE ROOMS? ARE THEY GOING TO BE SHELLS THAT WILL
 BE BUILT OUT AT A LATER DATE? SHOW HOW ACCESS TO
 BATHROOMS WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE RESIDENTIAL ACTIVE
 USE ROOMS LOCATED AT THE PARKING GARAGE. FBC 2902,
 2902.3.1 & 2902.3.2
  
 15) COMPLIED.
  
 16) COMPLIED.
  
 17) NOT COMPLIED. THE RESPONSE IS NOT CLEAR. PLEASE
 EXPLAIN IN MORE DETAIL. ON SHEET A4.301 WALL SECTION
 BETWEEN THE BUILDING & GARAGE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN
 FLOOR OF LEVEL 06 OF THE GARAGE AND LEVEL 07 OF THE
 BUILDING IS SHOWN AS 9'-8". THESE TWO STRUCTURES ARE
 DIFFERENT OCCUPANCY TYPES AND HAVE A FIRE WALL
 SEPARATING THEM. BECAUSE THE SIXTH LEVEL OF THE GARAGE
 IS OPEN ABOVE THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT A CAR FIRE
 COULD SPREAD TO THE OPENINGS IN THE ADJACENT
 RESIDENTIAL BUILDING. SHOW HOW THIS ISSUE WILL BE
 RESOLVED. FBC 706.6.1
  
 18) COMPLIED.
  
 19) WILL COMPLY.
  
 20) WHEN RESUBMITTING A TRANSMITTAL LETTER LISTING THE
 ORIGINAL REVIEW COMMENT NUMBER, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF
 THE REVISION MADE, IDENTIFYING THE SHEET OR
 SPECIFICATION PAGE WHERE THE CHANGES CAN BE FOUND WILL
 HELP TO EXPEDITE YOUR PERMIT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
 ANTICIPATED COOPERATION.
  
 21) NEW COMMENT. PRODUCT APPROVALS WERE NOT SUBMITTED
 FOR THE ROOFING MATERIALS, EXTERIOR DOORS, WINDOWS AND
 OTHER ITEMS AS REQUIRED BY FAC 61G20-3.001 PER FLORIDA
 STATUTE 553.842 (5). FBC 107.3.4 - PROVIDE 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. IF YOU WISH TO DEFER THESE ITEMS AS ALLOWED
 BY FBC 107.3.4.1 (CITY AMENDMENTS) PLEASE INDICATE THIS
 ON THE PLANS ALONG WITH A LIST OF ALL OF THE ITEMS THAT
 YOU WISH TO SUBMIT AT A LATER DATE.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  


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