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| 2019-06-07 11:42:00 | ****CORRECTIONS**** |
| | SECOND BUILDING REVIEW CHECKLIST. |
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| | FBC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, 6TH EDITION (2017) |
| | FBC B = FBC BUILDING |
| | FBC EB = FBC EXISTING BUILDING |
| | FBC A = FBC ACCESSIBILITY |
| | FBC EC = FBC ENERGY CONSERVATION |
| | FBC R = FBC RESIDENTIAL |
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| | ORIGINAL COMMENT: |
| | 1. FBC R 301, PROVIDE SIMPSON PRODUCT APPROVAL FOR THE |
| | H8 STRAP PROPOSED. |
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| | RESPONSE: |
| | PLEASE COORDINATE WITH ITEM #2 BELOW. THE ENGINEER |
| | NEEDS TO REVISE THE SPECIFIED CONNECTOR. |
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| | ORIGINAL COMMENT. |
| | 2. THE ENGINEER'S LETTER STATES "PLEASE ACCEPT THIS |
| | LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION TO FULFILL THE REQUIREMENTS |
| | FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER TO MEET CURRENT BUILDING CODES". |
| | PLEASE REVISE TO BE MORE SPECIFIC (ADDRESS ROOF UPLIFT |
| | SUPPORT ONLY, SPECIFY BUILDING CODE). |
| | |
| | RESPONSE: |
| | ANDRE H. THOMAS, P.E. LETTER NEEDS TO BE REVISED AGAIN |
| | BECAUSE OF THE FOLLOWING: |
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| | A) BASED ON SIMPSON PRODUCT APPROVAL SUBMITTED. THE |
| | SIMPSON H8 STRAP IS DESIGNED FOR WOOD TO WOOD |
| | CONNECTIONS. ACCORDING TO CITY RECORDS AND PALM BEACH |
| | COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS |
| | HOUSE IS CONCRETE BLOCK WALL WITH STUCCO NOT WOOD FRAME |
| | CONSTRUCTION. THEREFORE, ENGINEER NEEDS TO REVISE THE |
| | CONNECTOR. NEED TO SPECIFY A CONNECTOR THAT IS SUITABLE |
| | FOR THE EXISTING CONDITIONS. OR ENGINEER TO PROVIDE |
| | COMPLETE DETAILS AND ENGINEERING ANALYSIS SHOWING HOW |
| | THE H8 CONNECTOR WILL WORK (SEC. 107.2.1.2 CITY |
| | AMENDMENTS). NOTE: PLEASE DON'T SPECIFY "OR EQUIVALENT" |
| | WHEN SPECIFYING AN SPECIFIC CONNECTOR. THIS IS NOT |
| | ALLOWED BY SEC. 107.2.1 CITY AMENDMENTS. |
| | |
| | CITY AMENDMENTS SEC. 107.2.1: INFORMATION ON |
| | CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SHALL BE |
| | DIMENSIONED AND DRAWN UPON SUITABLE MATERIAL. |
| | ELECTRONIC MEDIA DOCUMENTS SHALL BE |
| | SUBMITTED WHEN APPROVED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. |
| | CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SHALL BE OF SUFFICIENT |
| | CLARITY TO INDICATE THE LOCATION, NATURE AND EXTENT OF |
| | THE WORK PROPOSED AND SHOW IN DETAIL |
| | THAT IT WILL CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CODE AND |
| | RELEVANT LAWS, ORDINANCES, RULES AND |
| | REGULATIONS, AS DETERMINED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. |
| | SUCH DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS SHALL |
| | CONTAIN INFORMATION, IN THE FORM OF NOTES OR OTHERWISE, |
| | AS TO THE QUALITY OF MATERIALS, WHERE |
| | QUALITY IS ESSENTIAL TO CONFORMITY WITH THE TECHNICAL |
| | CODES. SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE SPECIFIC, |
| | AND THE TECHNICAL CODES SHALL NOT BE CITED AS A WHOLE |
| | OR IN PART, NOR SHALL THE TERM "LEGAL" OR |
| | ITS EQUIVALENT BE USED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR SPECIFIC |
| | INFORMATION. ALL INFORMATION, DRAWINGS, |
| | SPECIFICATIONS AND ACCOMPANYING DATA SHALL BEAR THE |
| | NAME AND SIGNATURE OF THE PERSON |
| | RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN. (SEE ALSO SECTION 107.3.5). |
| | |
| | B) THE ENGINEER'S LETTER IS TOO GENERAL. ENGINEER NEEDS |
| | TO PROVIDE SITE SPECIFIC INFORMATION ABOUT THIS |
| | PROJECT. IDENTIFY WHAT ARE THE UPLIFT LOADS THAT NEED |
| | TO BE MET IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THE CURRENT BUILDING |
| | CODE REQUIREMENTS. PLEASE DO NOT CITE THE CODE AS A |
| | WHOLE OR IN PART (SEE SEC. 107.2.1 CITY AMENDMENTS). |
| | PROVIDE THE SITE SPECIFIC CALCULATIONS BASED ON THE |
| | TABLE REFERENCED ON THE LETTER SUBMITTED. SEC. |
| | 107.2.1.2 CITY AMENDMENTS. |
| | |
| | CITY AMENDMENTS SEC. 107.2.1.2 ADDITIONAL DATA. THE |
| | BUILDING OFFICIAL MAY REQUIRE DETAILS, COMPUTATIONS, |
| | STRESS DIAGRAMS, AND OTHER DATA NECESSARY TO DESCRIBE |
| | THE CONSTRUCTION OR |
| | INSTALLATION AND THE BASIS OF CALCULATIONS. ALL |
| | DRAWINGS, SPECIFICATIONS AND |
| | ACCOMPANYING DATA REQUIRED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL TO |
| | BE PREPARED BY AN ARCHITECT |
| | OR ENGINEER SHALL BE AFFIXED WITH THEIR OFFICIAL SEAL, |
| | SIGNATURE AND DATE AS STATE LAW |
| | REQUIRES. |
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| | C) ENGINEER TO BE SPECIFIC WITH THE CURRENT BUILDING |
| | CODE. SPECIFY THE CURRENT CODE EDITION. THE CURRENT |
| | BUILDING CODE ADOPTED BY THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH IS |
| | THE FBC SIXTH EDITION (2017). |
| | CHAPTER 553 F.S. |
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| | ORIGINAL COMMENT: |
| | 3. THE CONTRACTOR'S PLAN DOES NOT PROPOSE TO INSTALL |
| | STRAPS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE ROOF. ENGINEER IS TO DO A |
| | SHOP DRAWING REVIEW OF THE PLAN AND TO PROVIDE |
| | EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THIS PORTION IS NOT BEING DONE. |
| | |
| | RESPONSE: |
| | ENGINEER TO CLEARLY INDICATE IF THE HURRICANE STRAPS |
| | ARE FOR ENTIRE HOUSE OR FOR SOME AREAS ONLY. SEC. |
| | 107.2.1 CITY AMENDMENTS. |
| | |
| | NEW COMMENT: |
| | BASED ON THE PROPOSED SCOPE OF WORK, THE VALUATION |
| | DECLARED IN THE PERMIT APPLICATION IS TOO LOW. |
| | VALUATION TO INCLUDE ALL LABOR, MATERIALS, CONTRACTOR'S |
| | OVERHEAD AND PROFIT AND DESIGN PROFESSIONAL FEES AS |
| | REQUIRED BY SEC. 109.3 CITY AMENDMENTS. UPDATE |
| | VALUATION OR PROVIDE COPY OF SIGNED CONTRACTS AND |
| | INCLUDE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL FEES. |
| | |
| | PLEASE NOTE THAT SUBMITTAL OF ADDITIONAL AND/OR REVISED |
| | MATERIALS MAY RESULT IN NEW PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS. |
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| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTINS, PLEASE CONTACT |
| | JULIO GOMEZ |
| | COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| | DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT |
| | BUILDING DIVISION |
| | (561)805-6712 |
| | [email protected] |
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