Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 19070407
Permit Number 19070407
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2019-10-25 08:40:25BUILDING REVIEW COMMENTS:
  
 W.P.B. PERMIT: 19080511
 REVIEWED: OCTOBER 24, 2019
  
 DYLAN BATTLES
 BUILDING PLANS EXAMINER PX4191
 [email protected]
 561-805-6718
  
 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE,6TH EDITION (2017)
 FBC[AMENDED] = 2017 CHAPTER 1 WPB AMENDMENTS (SEE LINK
 BELOW)
 HTTPS://WPB.ORG/DEPARTMENTS/DEVELOPMENT-SERVICES/FORMS/
 BUILDING-PERMIT-FORMS
 FBC[EXISTING] = FBC EXISTING BUILDING
 FBC[E] = FBC ENERGY CONSERVATION
 FBC[R] = FBC RESIDENTIAL
 FEMA P-758
  
 THIS PROJECT MEETS THRESHOLD FOR A SUBSTANTIAL
 IMPROVEMENT IN FLOOD ZONE AE.
 EXISTING BUILDINGS THAT MEET THE CRITERIA FOR A
 SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT NEED TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE
 WITH FEMA FLOOD ZONE PROVISIONS AND THE CITY OF WPB
 ORDINANCES.
 SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT IS DETERMINED BY THE PROJECT
 VALUE BEING MORE THAN 50% THE IMPROVEMENT VALUE OF THE
 HOME. THE DATA I USED WAS FROM PROPERTY APPRAISERS IT
 IS CURRENTLY LISTED AT IMPROVEMENT VALUE OF $37,734.00.
 YOU MAY SUBMIT AN APPRAISEL TO SHOW VALUE OF EXISTING
 STRUCTURE AT CURRENT MARKET VALUE. THE APPRAISEL WOULD
 EXCLUDE PROPERTY VALUE.
  
 107.3.5.3.1 FBC [AMENDED]PROVIDE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION
 (B.F.E.)CERTIFICATE WITH DESIGN FLOOD ELEVATIONS TO
 INCLUDE ANY MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT AS APPLICABLE. ALL
 ELEVATION CERTIFICATES CERTIFIED OCTOBER 5, 2017 AND
 LATER ARE TO UTILIZE NAVD88 AND INCLUDE A CONVERSION TO
 NGVD29.
  
 THE LOWEST FLOOR ELEVATION SHOULD BE AT LEAST 8 FEET
 NAVD (SEE BELOW FOR WHY 8 FT REQUIRED)
  
 322.2.1 FBC[R] THE CITY OF WPB HAS ADOPTED A TWO FOOT
 FREEBOARD ABOVE B.F.E. SEE AMENDMENT TO FBC R322.2.1 IN
 ORD. NO. 4765-18, 2, 3-12-2018(SEC 18-33) THIS PROJECT
 IS LOCATED IN A SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREA (SFHA). THE
 SPECIFIC ZONE DESIGNATION FOR THIS SITE IS AE WITH A
 BASE FLOOD ELEVATION (BFE) OF 7FT. THE CITY OF WEST
 PALM BEACH (THROUGH ORDINANCE) REQUIRES AN ADDITIONAL
 24 INCHES OF FREEBOARD REQUIRING THE DESIGN FLOOD
 ELEVATION (DFE) TO BE 8.0 FEET. PLEASE NOTE THIS
 INFORMATION ON YOUR PLANS. A CONSTRUCTION DRAWING
 ELEVATION CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED AT TIME OF PERMIT
 APPLICATION. NOTE: ALL EQUIPMENT SERVICING THE
 BUILDINGS ON THIS SITE ARE REQUIRED TO BE AT OR ABOVE
 9.0 FEET NGVD. AN UNDER CONSTRUCTION (FORMBOARD) SURVEY
 WITH FINISHED FLOOR ELEVATION IS RECOMMENDED. A
 FINISHED CONSTRUCTION ELEVATION CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED
 AND SHALL BE SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO
 THE ISSUANCE OF THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.
 - CURRENT FLOOD ZONE = AE = B.F.E. 6 FEET PLUS 2 FOOT
 FREEBOARD = 8 FOOT DESIGN FLOOD ELEVATION(D.F.E.)
  
 110.3(A)1.1 FBC[AMENDED]A FOUNDATION/FORM BOARD SURVEY
 PREPARED AND CERTIFIED BY A REGISTERED SURVEYOR MAY BE
 REQUIRED, PRIOR TO APPROVAL OF THE SLAB INSPECTION. THE
 SURVEY SHALL CERTIFY PLACEMENT OF THE BUILDING ON THE
 SITE, ILLUSTRATE ALL SURROUNDING SETBACK DIMENSIONS AND
 SHALL BE AVAILABLE AT THE JOB SITE FOR REVIEW BY THE
 BUILDING INSPECTOR.
 - PLEASE PROVIDE TO BUILDING INSPECTOR AT THE JOB SITE.
  
 322.2.2 FBC[R] ENCLOSED AREAS BELOW DESIGN FLOOD
 ELEVATION.
 - SHOW ELEVATION OF GARAGE ON ELEVATION CERTIFICATE.
  
 A COMPLETE REVIEW CANNOT BE PERFORMED UNTIL BASE FLOOD
 ELEVATION AND SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT IS INCORPORATED,
 BUT AT FIRST GLANCE SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SHOULD
 BE PROVIDED FOR THE NEXT REVIEW.
 - METHOD AND DOCUMENTATION FOR ENERGY CODE COMPLIANCE
 - PRODUCT APPROVALS OR DEFERRED SUBMITTAL LIST
 - THIS WOULD BE LEVEL 3 ALTERATION SINCE OVER 50% OF
 BUILDING AREA AFFECTED.
 - ROOFING PRODUCT APPROVALS AND ENGINEERING FOR
 ENHANCED NAILING ON FLAT ROOF IF APPLICABLE, OR ADD TO
 THE DEFERRED SUBMITTAL LIST TO PROVIDE WITH ROOFING SUB
 PERMIT APPLICATION.
 - SHOW GARAGE FLOOD VENTS AND CALCULATIONS IF THE
 FINISHED FLOOR IS LESS THAN 8 FEET NAVD.
  
 WHEN RESUBMITTING, PROVIDE TWO IDENTICAL COLLATED SETS
 OF DOCUMENTS FOR ISSUANCE. OLD SHEETS (BOTH SETS)
 SHOULD BE RETAINED IN THE PACKAGE; PLEASE DO NOT
 DISCARD ANY DOCUMENTS. THEY SHOULD BE BOUND TOGETHER
 SEPARATELY FROM THE TWO ISSUANCE SETS AND MARKED "VOID"
 OR "OLD SHEETS". PLEASE DO NOT STAMP THE PLANS VOID AS
 APPLICANTS ARE INADVERTENTLY STAMPING SHEETS THAT WE
 NEED "VOID", RENDERING THEM NOT USABLE.
  
 PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AT 561-805-6718 (M-F
 8-5) TO DISCUSS COMMENTS, OR E-MAIL ANYTIME
 [email protected]
  
  
  


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