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| 2019-07-10 13:37:48 | 07/31/19 REVISED COMMENTS: |
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| | 1- PLEASE NOTE A 7 STORY BUILDING QUALIFIES AS A |
| | 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 DEFINED IN THE |
| | FLORIDA BUILDING CODE WHICH EXCEEDS 5,000 SQ. FT. IN |
| | AREA AND AN OCCUPANT CONTENT OF GREATER THAN 500 |
| | PERSONS. |
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| | A) THRESHOLD INSPECTOR: CONSTRUCTION SERVICES |
| | DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR THRESHOLD BUILDINGS A SPECIAL |
| | INSPECTOR AS REQUIRED BY FL S S 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. |
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| | RESPONSE: |
| | (1)THE THRESHOLD INSPECTION FORM SUBMITTED IS OLD. NEED |
| | TO USE REVISED FORM. ALSO, THE FORM NEEDS TO BE SIGNED |
| | AND SEALED BY THE ENGINEER AS REQUIRED BY CHAPTER 471 |
| | AND CITY THRESHOLD BUILDINGS SPECIAL INSPECTOR PROGRAM. |
| | SEE REVISED CITY THRESHOLD BUILDINGS SPECIAL INSPECTOR |
| | PROGRAM DATED OCTOBER 2018 AND USE PROPER FORMS. |
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| | (2)THRESHOLD INSPECTOR QUALIFICATIONS ARE REQUIRED TO |
| | BE REVIEWED/ACCEPTED BY THE ENGINEER OF RECORD WHO |
| | PREPARED THE THRESHOLD INSPECTION PLAN. SEE SECTION B |
| | OF PART I OF THRESHOLD INSPECTION PLAN ON SHEET S-1.1. |
| | SEC. 110.8.1 CITY AMENDMENTS. |
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| | B) 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 633 FLORIDA STATUTES. |
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| | RESPONSE: |
| | ONLY THE ARCHITECTURAL PLANS HAVE THIS STATEMENT. THE |
| | STRUCTURAL PLANS DON'T HAVE THIS STATEMENT. |
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| | C) 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. FOR A JOBSITE |
| | REPRESENTATIVE IS NOT AN ARCHITECT OR ENGINEER THEN |
| | THEY MUST HAVE A BN LICENSE NUMBER UNDER |
| | F. S. 468. |
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| | RESPONSE: |
| | MISSING THE RESUME FOR ONE OF THE THRESHOLD INSPECTOR'S |
| | REPRESENTATIVE. PROVIDE THE RESUME FOR CHARLES MOCK. |
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| | D) 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. |
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| | PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ANY |
| | QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE COMMENTS, |
| | JULIO GOMEZ |
| | COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| | DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT |
| | BUILDING DIVISION |
| | (561)805-6712 |
| | [email protected] |
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