Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 18120290
Permit Number 18120290
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2019-01-23 08:55:082017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 W. P. B. PERMIT: 18120290
 ADD: 2201 N AUSTRALIAN AVE/ GUARD HOUSE
 CONT: AHS CONSTRUCTION
 TEL: 305-299-1806
 E-MAIL: [email protected]
  
 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2017 WEST PALM BEACH
 AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1,
 ADMINISTRATION
  
 1ST REVIEW
 DATE: WED. JAN. 23/ 2019
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) SHEET S2.0 IN THE GENERAL NOTE # 1 INDICATE THE
 PLANS WERE DESIGNED TO THE 2017- 6TH EDITION FLORIDA
 BUILDING CODE ? HIGH VELOCITY HURRICANE ZONE. PLEASE
 REVISE THE DEFINITION FOR HIGH VELOCITY HURRICANE ZONE.
 THIS ZONE CONSISTS OF BROWARD AND DADE COUNTIES. PLEASE
 REVISE PLANS TO WIND-BORNE DEBRIS REGION, SEE
 DEFINITIONS.
  
 2) SHEET S2.0 IN THE GENERAL NOTE # 2 INDICATES THERE
 SHOULD HAVE BEEN A GEOTECHNICAL REPORT SUBMITTED. 2017
 FBC-B 1803.5.2 QUESTIONABLE SOIL. WHERE THE
 CLASSIFICATION, STRENGTH OR COMPRESSIBILITY OF THE SOIL
 IS IN DOUBT OR WHERE A LOAD-BEARING VALUE SUPERIOR TO
 THAT SPECIFIED IN THIS CODE IS CLAIMED, THE BUILDING
 OFFICIAL SHALL BE PERMITTED TO REQUIRE THAT A
 GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION BE CONDUCTED.
  
 3) SHEET S2.0 NOTE # 1 UNDER THE HEADING WIND DESIGN
 THE CRITERIA IS GIVEN TO DETERMINE THE WIND PRESSURES.
 SHEET S1 THE PRESSURES ARE GIVEN FOR THE SLIDING GLASS
 DOOR (A) AND THE SLIDING WINDOW (B).
 BOTH OPENINGS ARE IN THE END ZONE OF THE WALL, WITHIN 3
 FEET OF THE CORNER. THE SLIDING GLASS DOOR (A) HAS THE
 LARGER OPENING OF 64 FEET. THE SLIDING GLASS WINDOW (B)
 HAS THE SMALLER OPENING OF 30 FEET. WHY DOES THE LARGER
 OPENING HAVE A HIGHER NEGATIVE PRESSURE? THE LARGER THE
 OPENING THE LOWER THE PRESSURE. THE OTHER ISSUE IS THE
 CHART INDICATES THE VALUES GIVEN FOR PRESSURE ARE
 ALLOWABLE (VASD) THEY SEEM HIGH FOR ALLOWABLE
 PRESSURES, EXPOSURE C, MEAN ROOF HEIGHT OF 15 FEET, YOU
 CANNOT USE VALUES LESSER THAN THE CHARTS IN 1609 OF THE
 FBC-B 2017. THE PRESSURES ON SHEET A-1 ARE NOT THE SAME
 AS THE STRUCTURAL SHEET S1.0
  
 4) THE A-1 SHEET ALSO LIST PRESSURES FOR A SWING DOOR
 MARKED (1) A 3-6X 6-8 SWING DOOR ALSO IN THE END ZONE
 OF THE BUILDING. THIS DOOR HAS EXTREMELY HIGH NEGATIVE
 PRESSURES IF VASD, ON THE S1 SHEET THIS DOOR IS NOT
 LISTED ON THE WINDOW AND DOOR PRESSURE CHART. 107.2.1.2
 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED.
  
 5) SHEET S1.0 IN THE FOUNDATION NOTES NOTE # 2 STATES
 UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED MONOLITHIC FOOTINGS SHALL BE
 BURIED 8 INCHES MINIMUM WITH RESPECT TO ADJACENT GRADE.
 PLEASE REVIEW SECTION 1809.4 DEPTH OF FOUNDATIONS. THE
 MINIMUM WIDTH OF FOOTINGS SHALL BE 12 INCHES.
  
 6) THERE SEEMS TO BE A DISCREPANCY IN THE PLANS AS TO
 IF THIS BUILDING IS GOING TO BE A CONCRETE BLOCK,
 COLUMN AND BEAM STRUCTURE VERSES A POURED 6 INCH
 CONCRETE WALL STRUCTURE. SHEET S1.0 FOUNDATION NOTE 5
 INDICATES THIS BUILDING IS TO HAVE 6 INCH CONCRETE
 WALLS, SHEET S2 ALL OF THE DETAILS FOR THE WALLS AND
 ROOF ALL INDICATE POURED CONCRETE, 6 INCH WALLS & 6
 INCH CONCRETE ROOF WHEREAS SHEET S1.0 THE FOUNDATION &
 ROOF PLAN SHOWS THE USE OF TYPE 1 AND 2 COLUMNS AND
 BEAMS. 107.2.1.2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED.
  
 7) 2017 FBC-B 1609.1.2 PROTECTION OF OPENINGS,
 1609.6.4.4.1 COMPONENTS & CLADDING. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT
 OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 61G20-3.005,
 RULE 9N-3 NOV. 01/ 2010 (31) SUB-CATEGORY OF PRODUCTS
 OR CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS THAT WILL REQUIRE PRODUCT
 APPROVALS:
 (31)(A) EXTERIOR DOORS ,MULLIONS
 (B) WINDOWS & MULLIONS
 (D) ROOFING PRODUCTS AND ASSEMBLIES, LIGHTWEIGHT
 CONCRETE INSULATION
  
 8A) W. P. B. 107.3.4. PRODUCT APPROVALS. THOSE PRODUCTS
 WHICH ARE REGULATED BY FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE RULE
 61G20 SHALL BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE
 DESIGNER OF RECORD PRIOR TO SUBMITTAL FOR
 JURISDICTIONAL APPROVAL.
 FL 61G1-23.015 (2) THE ARCHITECT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
 SUPERVISING AND REVIEWING ALL PROJECT DATA, REPORTS,
 SHOP DRAWINGS ETC..
  
 DELEGATED ENGINEERING. 61G15-30.003 ENGINEERING
 DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION. FL 61G-15-30.006 (3) THE
 DELEGATED ENGINEER SHALL FORWARD THE DELEGATED
 ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS TO THE ENGINEER OF RECORD FOR
 REVIEW.
  
 8B) 107.3.4.2 DEFERRED SUBMITTALS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF
 THIS SECTION, DEFERRED SUBMITTALS ARE DEFINED AS THOSE
 PORTIONS OF THE DESIGN THAT ARE NOT SUBMITTED AT THE
 TIME OF THE APPLICATION AND THAT ARE TO BE SUBMITTED TO
 THE BUILDING OFFICIAL WITHIN A SPECIFIED PERIOD.
 DEFERRAL OF ANY SUBMITTAL ITEMS SHALL HAVE THE PRIOR
 APPROVAL OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. THE REGISTERED
 DESIGN PROFESSIONAL IN RESPONSIBLE CHARGE SHALL LIST
 THE DEFERRED SUBMITTALS ON THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS
 FOR REVIEW BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL.
  
 DOCUMENTS FOR DEFERRED SUBMITTAL ITEMS SHALL BE
 SUBMITTED TO THE REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL IN
 RESPONSIBLE CHARGE WHO SHALL REVIEW THEM AND FORWARD
 THEM TO THE BUILDING OFFICIAL WITH A NOTATION
 INDICATING THAT THE DEFERRED SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS HAVE
 BEEN REVIEWED AND FOUND TO BE IN GENERAL CONFORMANCE TO
 THE DESIGN OF THE BUILDING. THE DEFERRED SUBMITTAL
 ITEMS SHALL NOT BE INSTALLED UNTIL THE DEFERRED
 SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE BUILDING
 OFFICIAL.
  
 9) IDENTIFY GLAZING/ MULLIONS. PLEASE IDENTIFY ON THE
 PRODUCT APPROVAL BEFORE SUBMITTING TO DESIGNER OF
 RECORD AND BEFORE SUBMISSION TO THE BUILDING
 DEPARTMENT. FOR ALL PRODUCTS WITH GLAZING, PLEASE
 IDENTIFY THE OPENING WIDTH & HEIGHT, TYPE OF GLAZING,
 MULLION SIZE, LENGTH IF UNREINFORCED OR REINFORCED
 INFORMATION IF REQUIRED, ATTACHMENTS AND ASSOCIATE
 PRESSURES FOR EACH OPENING SIZE. 2014 FBC-B 1405.13.1
 INSTALLATION. WINDOWS AND DOORS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED MANUFACTURER?S INSTRUCTIONS.
 FASTENER SIZE AND SPACING SHALL BE PROVIDED IN SUCH
 INSTRUCTIONS AND SHALL BE CALCULATED BASED ON MAXIMUM
 LOADS AND SPACING USED IN THE TESTS.
  
 10) ROOFING: FOR ALL ROOFING PRODUCTS PLEASE IDENTIFY
 ALL ROOFING SUB-SYSTEMS AND THEIR ASSOCIATED PRESSURES
 FOR ROOF ZONE # 1. REVIEW THE PRODUCT APPROVAL
 LIMITATIONS, IF ENHANCED FASTENING IS ALLOWED FOR ROOF
 ZONES 2 & 3. FASTENER DENSITIES SHALL BE INCREASED FOR
 BOTH INSULATION & THE BASE SHEET AS CALCULATED IN
 COMPLIANCE WITH ROOFING APPLICATION STANDARDS RAS 117.
 CALCULATION PREPARED, SIGNED AND
 SEALED BY A FLORIDA REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER OR
 REGISTERED ARCHITECT. 1609.6.4.4.1 COMPONENTS &
 CLADDING.
  
 11) IMPACT FEES- PAPER SUBMITTALS
 PLANS REQUIRE REVIEW BY THE PBC IMPACT FEE OFFICE. CALL
 (561) 233-5025. UPON APPROVAL, YOU MAY CHECK OUT ONE
 PLAN SET AND TAKE TO THAT OFFICE FOR REVIEW. PLEASE
 RETURNED STAMPED AND WITH A COPY OF THE RECEIPT AS
 APPLICABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE THE MUNICIPAL IMPACT FEE
 QUESTIONNAIRE FORM TO THE PBC IMPACT FEE OFFICE. THE
 FORM CAN BE FOUND AT: HTTP://DISCOVER.PBCGOV.ORG/PZB/AD
 MINISTRATION/PDF/IMPACTFEES/FORMS/QUESTIONNAIRE.PDF
  
 12) WHEN RESUBMITTING PLANS PLEASE INDICATE THE
 REVISION & REMOVE ANY VOIDED SHEETS & REPLACE ANY PAGES
 AS NECESSARY. 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.
  
 A THOROUGH REVIEW OF THE PLANS COULD NOT HAPPEN SINCE
 THERE WAS A GREAT DEFICIENCY IN PLANS AND REQUIRED
 DOCUMENTATION. WITH THE NEXT PLAN REVIEW CYCLE THERE
 MAYBE ADDITIONAL REVIEW COMMENTS BECAUSE OF NEW PLANS
 AND INFORMATION LACKING UNDER THE PRIOR REVIEW.
  
  
 JAMES A. WITMER BN, PX, SFP, CBO
 SENIOR COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER
 BUILDING DIVISION / DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
 401 CLEMATIS ST. WEST PALM BEACH. FL 33402
 TEL: 561-805-6717
 FAX: 561-805-6676
 E-MAIL: [email protected]
  
  
  


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