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| 2019-09-17 10:39:53 | BUILDING REVIEW COMMENTS: |
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| | W.P.B. PERMIT: 19080511 |
| | REVIEWED: SEPTEMBER 17, 2019 |
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| | DYLAN BATTLES |
| | BUILDING PLANS EXAMINER PX4191 |
| | [email protected] |
| | 561-805-6718 |
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| | 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 |
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| | THIS PROJECT MEETS THRESHOLD FOR A SUBSTANTIAL |
| | IMPROVEMENT IN FLOOD ZONE AE. |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE ELEVATION CERTIFICATE SO WE CAN REVIEW |
| | BASE FLOOD ELEVATIONS (B.F.E.) |
| | IF THE LOWEST FLOOR ELEVATION IS AT LEAST 9 FEET NAVD |
| | THEN THE PROPOSED ADDITIONS AND REVOVATIONS CAN MOVE |
| | FORWARD AS SHOWN. |
| | OTHERWISE, ALL PORTIONS OF EXISTING BUILDINGS NEED TO |
| | COME INTO COMPLIANCE WITH FEMA FLOOD ZONE PROVISIONS |
| | AND THE CITY OF WPB ORDINANCES. |
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| | I DID A PRELIMINARY REVIEW OF THE PROPOSED WORK SO THAT |
| | ADDITIONAL MATERIALS COULD BE PROVIDED WHILE THE |
| | REQUIREMENTS NEEDED TO MEET SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT ARE |
| | BEING REVIEWED. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS MAY BE FORTHCOMING |
| | PENDING REVIEW OF MATERIALS REQUESTED. |
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| | 1. 501.1.1 FBC[RE] ADDITIONS, ALTERATIONS, OR REPAIRS: |
| | GENERAL. ADDITIONS, ALTERATIONS, OR REPAIRS TO AN |
| | EXISTING BUILDING, BUILDING SYSTEM OR PORTION THEREOF |
| | SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTION R502, R503 OR R504. UNALTERED |
| | PORTIONS OF THE EXISTING BUILDING OR BUILDING SUPPLY |
| | SYSTEM SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THIS CODE. |
| | - PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION OF ENERGY CODE COMPLIANCE FOR |
| | THE METHOD CHOSEN. |
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| | 2. IS THE BUILDING PRE-FIRE OR POST FIRM (ADOPTED |
| | SEPTEMBER, 1978)? |
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| | 3. 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. |
| | - THIS PROJECT IS A SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT AND THE IF |
| | THE B.F.E. IS LESS THAN 9 FEET THAN THE STRUCTURES WILL |
| | NEED TO BE BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE. |
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| | 4. 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 9.0 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. 7 FEET PLUS 2 FOOT |
| | FREEBOARD = 9 FOOT DESIGN FLOOD ELEVATION(D.F.E.) |
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| | 5. 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. |
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| | 6. 322.2.2 FBC[R] ENCLOSED AREAS BELOW DESIGN FLOOD |
| | ELEVATION. |
| | - SHOW ELEVATION OF GARAGE ON ELEVATION CERTIFICATE. |
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| | 7. 301.2(7) FIGURE FBC[R] PROVIDE WIND DIAGRAM THAT |
| | MATCHES THE ROOF CONDITION OF THIS HOUSE. |
| | - ALSO, ADJUST MEAN ROOF HEIGHT ON SHEET A-4.1 IN WIND |
| | DESIGN CRITERIA TO ACCOUNT FOR 3RD FLOOR ROOF DECK |
| | HEIGHT. |
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| | NOTES: |
| | -PLEASE PROVIDE COMMENT RESPONSE SHEET TO EXPLAIN HOW |
| | EACH COMMENT IS BEING ADDRESSED. |
| | |
| | -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. |
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| | 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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