| Date |
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| 2019-07-03 17:06:33 | ****CORRECTIONS**** |
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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 |
| | |
| | ORIGINAL COMMENT: |
| | 1. FBC R 301, PROVIDE SIMPSON PRODUCT APPROVAL FOR THE |
| | STRAP PROPOSED. |
| | |
| | RESPONSE: |
| | PRODUCT APPROVAL FOR REVISED STRAP WAS NOT PROVIDED. |
| | |
| | ORIGINAL COMMENT: |
| | 2. ANDRE H. THOMAS, P.E. LETTER NEEDS TO BE REVISED |
| | AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE FOLLOWING: |
| | 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. |
| | 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 PLEASE DO NOT CITE THE CODE AS A |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. |
| | 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. |
| | |
| | RESPONSE: |
| | REVISED LETTER NEEDS TO BE REVISED AGAIN: |
| | A) ENGINEER NEEDS TO REVISE THE SPECIFIED CONNECTION. |
| | ENGINEER NEEDS TO READ FOOTNOTES "A" AND "B" OF |
| | REFERENCED TABLE 706.8.1 AND PROVIDE CONNECTION |
| | SPECIFICATIONS THAT WILL SATISFY THE TOTAL UPLIFT. SEC. |
| | R301.2.1 FBC-RESIDENTIAL. |
| | |
| | B) ENGINEER TO CLARIFY CONNECTION AT THE GABLE ENDS. |
| | ENGINEER IS OMITTING CONNECTIONS AT THE GABLE ENDS. |
| | CLARIFY/REVISE AS REQUIRED. WHAT IS THE ENGINEER |
| | PROPOSING ABOUT THE UPLIFT AND LATERAL LOADS ON THE |
| | GABLE ENDS. SEC. R301.2.1 FBC-RESIDENTIAL. |
| | |
| | C) ENGINEER STATES THAT THE SCOPE OF WORK IS TO REMOVE |
| | THE EXISTING SOFFIT TO INSTALL THE STRAPS. PROVIDE |
| | COMPLETE DETAILS AND SPECIFICATIONS SHOWING HOW THE NEW |
| | SOFFIT WILL BE RE-BUILT. SEC. 706.8.1.1 FBC-EXISTING |
| | BUILDING AND SEC. R301.2.1 FBC-RESIDENTIAL. |
| | |
| | D) ENGINEER STATES THAT "IT APPEARS THE ROOF TRUSSES |
| | ARE NOT CONNECTED AT THE EXTERIOR CONCRETE WALLS AND |
| | COULD UTILIZE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO TIE IT DOWN". THIS |
| | STATEMENT IS CONTRADICTORY. IF IT DOESN'T HAVE A TIE |
| | DOWN, THEN THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL SUPPORT. ON THE OTHER |
| | HAND, THIS HOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1969. TYPICALLY, ROOF |
| | TRUSSES ARE CONNECTED TO THE WALL. THIS STATEMENT NEEDS |
| | SOME CLARIFICATION. SEC. 107.2.1 CITY AMENDMENTS. |
| | |
| | ORIGINAL COMMENT: |
| | 3. 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. |
| | |
| | RESPONSE: |
| | REPEAT COMMENT. |
| | |
| | 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 QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT |
| | JULIO GOMEZ |
| | COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| | DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT |
| | BUILDING DIVISION |
| | (561)805-6712 |
| | [email protected] |
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