Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 18100526
Permit Number 18100526
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 3
Notes
Date Text
2020-03-13 15:17:53PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS
 3RD 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:
  
 NO RESPONSE LETTER WAS SUBMITTED. THEREFORE, WITHOUT
 ANY EXPLANATIONS IT APPEARS THAT THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS
 FROM THE PREVIOUS REVIEW WERE NOT ADDRESSED.
  
 1) THIS ITEM WILL BE A PROVISO. 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) THIS PERMIT WILL NOT BE ISSUED UNTIL THIS ITEM IS
 ADDRESSED TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE CITY BUILDING
 DEPARTMENT. 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) THIS PERMIT WILL NOT BE ISSUED UNTIL THIS ITEM IS
 ADDRESSED TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE CITY BUILDING
 DEPARTMENT. 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.
  
 4) 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
  
 5) THE THIRD REVISION TO SHEETS A1.207N AND A1.207S
 REMOVED A NOTE THAT REQUIRED 45 MINUTE FIRE RESISTIVE
 OPENING PROTECTION FOR GLAZING LOCATED WITHIN 15 FEET
 ABOVE THE PARKING GARAGE. 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
  
 6) 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.
  
 7) IT APPEARS THAT THE KITCHEN FLOOR PLAN FOR UNIT A6
 ON SHEET A1.307.1 DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE 60 INCH
 MINIMUM WIDTH FOR U-SHAPED KITCHENS. FAIR HOUSING
 GUIDELINES REQUIREMENT 7 (1) (C) USABLE KITCHENS.
  
 8) 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.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  


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