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| 2020-01-07 09:33:27 | RESIDENTIAL (R3) ALTERATION BUILDING REVIEW COMMENTS |
| | CODE: FBC 6TH EDITION (2017) AND CITY AMENDMENTS. |
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| | NOTE: SEC. 801.3 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING. ALL NEW |
| | CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, COMPONENTS, SYSTEMS, AND SPACES |
| | SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FLORIDA |
| | BUILDING CODE. |
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| | 1- THIS BUILDING IS BUILT IN A AE FLOOD ZONE WITH THE |
| | BASE FLOOD BFE: 12.1 FEET BASED ON NAVD 1988. THE |
| | PROPOSED SCOPE OF WORK IS CONSIDERED SUBSTANTIAL |
| | IMPROVEMENT. |
| | CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH ORDINANCE REQUIRES A TWO (2) |
| | FOOT FREE BOARD ABOVE THE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION (SEC. |
| | 18-284 CITY ORDINANCE NO. 4729-17). CLEARLY SPECIFY ON |
| | PLANS THE FINISHED ELEVATION USING THE NAVD 1988 |
| | REFERENCE. NOTE: THE FINISHED FLOOR ELEVATION NEEDS TO |
| | BE AT 14.1 FEET NAVD 1988 OR HIGHER. |
| | IF THE FINISH FLOOR ELEVATION IS BELOW 14.1 FEET NAVD |
| | 1988, THEN ENTIRE HOUSE NEEDS TO BE RAISED. NOTE: |
| | COORDINATE WITH ITEM #2 BELOW. |
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| | 2- PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN FLOOD ZONE AE WITH BASED |
| | FLOOR ELEVATION OF 12.1 FEET NAVD 88. ELEVATION |
| | CERTIFICATES ARE REQUIRED BASED ON CONSTRUCTION |
| | DRAWINGS, BUILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND FINISHED |
| | CONSTRUCTION. PLEASE PROVIDE THE REQUIRED CONSTRUCTION |
| | DRAWINGS ELEVATION CERTIFICATE TO VERIFY COMPLIANCE |
| | WITH THE REQUIRED 2 FEET FREEBOARD. |
| | SEC. 18-284 CITY ORDINANCE NO. 4729-17. |
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| | 3- THIS IS AN ALTERATION LEVEL 3. PLANS SUBMITTED SHOW |
| | THAT ALL EXTERIOR WALLS ARE GOING TO BE DEMOLISHED AND |
| | REBUILT. THIS MEANS THAT ALL WINDOW AND DOORS FRAME |
| | OPENINGS ARE NEW. NONE OF THE WINDOW SIZES SPECIFIED ON |
| | THE WINDOW SCHEDULE FOR BEDROOMS #1 AND #2 ON SHEET S-7 |
| | COMPLY WITH THE EGRESS REQUIREMENTS. SINGLE HUNG |
| | WINDOWS WITH A HEIGHT OF 4'-6" |
| | DON'T PROVIDE THE 24" MIN. CLEAR HEIGHT OPENING. REVISE |
| | AS REQUIRED. |
| | SEC. 505 AND SEC. 801.3 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING. |
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| | 4- REVISE ENERGY CALCULATIONS. COORDINATE WITH |
| | ARCHITECTURAL PLANS TO AVOID CONFLICTS/DELAYS: |
| | A) ENERGY CALCULATIONS FORM IS REQUIRED TO BE CERTIFIED |
| | AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FORM BY THE OWNER, THE OWNER'S |
| | ARCHITECT OR OTHER AUTHORIZED AGENT LEGALLY DESIGNED BY |
| | THE OWNER PRIOR TO RECEIVE THE PERMIT AS REQUIRED BY |
| | SEC. R103.1.1.2 FBC-ENERGY CONSERVATION, 6TH EDITION |
| | (2017). |
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| | B) PROVIDE COMPLETE INFORMATION ON TOP OF FORM, |
| | INCLUDING OWNER'S NAME, BUILDER'S NAME, CORRECT |
| | PERMITTING OFFICE (WEST PALM BEACH NOT PALM BEACH |
| | COUNTY), AND JURISDICTION NUMBER (THIS JURISDICTION IS |
| | 604700). SEC. R101.5.1.1.2 FBC-ENERGY CONSERVATION. |
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| | C) R-VALUE SPECIFIED ON ITEM #9 ON PAGE 1 OF 5 FOR |
| | EXTERIOR WALLS DON'T MATCH PLANS. SEE PLANS AND REVISE |
| | AS REQUIRED. SEC. R101.5.1.1.2 FBC-ENERGY CONSERVATION. |
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| | D) COOLING AND HEATING INFORMATION SHOWN ON ITEMS #12 |
| | AND #13 ON PAGE 1 OF 5 DOESN'T MATCH INFORMATION SHOWN |
| | ON PLANS AND LOAD CALCULATIONS SUBMITTED. REVISE AS |
| | REQUIRED TO MATCH. SEE SEER AND CAPACITY OF EQUIPMENT. |
| | SEC. R101.5.1.1.2 FBC-ENERGY CONSERVATION. |
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| | E) PROVIDE THE NAME OF THE PERSON DOING THE |
| | CALCULATIONS AS REQUIRED BY SEC. R405.4.2.1 FBC-ENERGY |
| | CONSERVATION. |
| | |
| | F) CLARIFY/REVISE THE "SPACES" INFORMATION ON PAGE 2 OF |
| | 5 WHY THERE ARE NO OCCUPANTS IN THIS HOUSE?. SEC. |
| | 107.2.1 CITY AMENDMENTS AND SEC. R101.5.1.1.2 |
| | FBC-ENERGY CONSERVATION. |
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| | G) WINDOWS INFORMATION SHOWN ON PAGE 4 OF 5 IS |
| | INCORRECT. REVISE THE BUILDING ORIENTATION, AND |
| | OVERHANG DEPTH AND SEPARATION TO MATCH PLANS. SEE PLANS |
| | AND REVISE AS REQUIRED. SEC. R101.5.1.1.2 FBC-ENERGY |
| | CONSERVATION. |
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| | 5- PROVIDE PRODUCT APPROVAL (2 COPIES) AS REQUIRED BY |
| | FAC 61G20-3.001 FOR: |
| | (NOTE: THIS MAY BE SUBMITTED LATER AS A DEFERRED |
| | SUBMITTAL. PROVIDE COMPLETE INFORMATION PRIOR TO |
| | INSTALLATION TO AVOID CONFLICTS/DELAYS. |
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| | A)SELF ADHERING ROOF UNDERLAYMENT AS SPECIFIED ON |
| | PLANS. |
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| | B) GABLE END VENT AS SHOWN ON PLANS. |
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| | C) VINYL SOFFIT AS SPECIFIED ON PLANS. |
| | |
| | D) EXTERIOR DOOR PRODUCT APPROVAL SUBMITTED IS |
| | INCOMPLETE. NEED TO PROVIDE COMPLETE FLORIDA PRODUCT |
| | APPROVAL (2 COPIES), INCLUDING THE FLORIDA PRODUCT |
| | APPROVAL COVER PAGE THAT CORRESPONDS TO THE DRAWINGS |
| | SUBMITTED. THE FLORIDA PRODUCT APPROVAL IS REQUIRED |
| | BECAUSE IT SHOWS IF PRODUCT IS APPROVED AND CURRENT |
| | CODE IN EFFECT. |
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| | E) METAL ROOF PRODUCT APPROVAL: |
| | PLEASE CLEARLY MARK WHICH FASTENING OPTION FROM TABLE |
| | "A" OF PRODUCT APPROVAL SUBMITTED IS GOING TO BE |
| | INSTALLED. THIS IS REQUIRED TO VERIFY COMPLIANCE WITH |
| | THE DESIGN PRESSURES OF ALL ROOF ZONES. SEC. R301.2.1 |
| | FBC-RESIDENTIAL. |
| | ALSO, DRAWINGS SUBMITTED ARE NOT THE OFFICIAL DRAWINGS |
| | THAT WERE APPROVED BY THE FLORIDA BUILDING COMMISSION. |
| | THEY DON'T HAVE THE COPY OF THE ENGINEER OF RECORD SEAL |
| | AND SIGNATURE. PLEASE PROVIDE COPY OF THE FLORIDA |
| | PRODUCT APPROVAL COVER PAGE AND ALL DRAWINGS THAT |
| | CORRESPOND THIS PRODUCT APPROVAL. |
| | FAC 61G20-3.001 |
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| | 6-DESIGNER OF RECORD TO REVIEW AND APPROVE IN WRITING |
| | ABOVE PRODUCT APPROVALS AS REQUIRED BY SEC. 107.3.4.1 |
| | CITY AMENDMENTS. |
| | NOTE: PLEASE PROVIDE REVIEW STAMP ON THE FRONT PAGE OR |
| | ON THE FRONT OF ANY PAGE NOT ON THE BACK OF THE PAGE. |
| | THIS WILL FACILITATE THE SCANNING OF THE PRODUCT |
| | APPROVAL FOR FILING PURPOSES. |
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| | 7- SHEET S-1: |
| | A) REVISE THE FLOOD ZONE SPECIFIED ON THE SITE TABULAR |
| | DATA. ACCORDING TO THE NEW MAPS IN EFFECT OCTOBER 5, |
| | 2017 THIS PROPERTY IS IN FLOOD ZONE AE WITH A BASE |
| | FLOOD ELEVATION OF 12.1 FEET NAVD 88. REVISE AS |
| | REQUIRED. |
| | |
| | B) SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE IS CLASSIFIED AS R3 NOT R2. |
| | REVISE TYPICAL NOTE #4 AS REQUIRED. SEC. 310.5 |
| | FBC-BUILDING. |
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| | 8- REVISE STUCCO THICKNESS SPECIFIED ON ALL DETAILS AND |
| | SECTIONS. |
| | NEED TO SPECIFY THE 7/8" MIN. STUCCO THICKNESS NOT |
| | 3/4". SEC. 801.3 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING AND TABLE |
| | R702.1(1)FBC-RESIDENTIAL. |
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| | 9- NEED TO SPECIFY 2 LAYERS OF WATER RESISTIVE |
| | BARRIERS. SEC. 801.3 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING AND SEC. |
| | R703.7.3 FBC-RESIDENTIAL ON THE WOOD FRAMED WALL. |
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| | 10- WIND LOAD DIAGRAM ON SHEET S-4: THE MINIMUM CORNER |
| | DISTANCE IS 4'-0" NOT 3'-0". |
| | SEC. 801.3 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING AND SEE NOTE "A" ON |
| | FIGURE R301.2(7) FBC-RESIDENTIAL. |
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| | 11- VALUATION DECLARED IN THE PERMIT APPLICATION IS TOO |
| | LOW BASED ON ALL SCOPE OF WORK SHOWN ON PLANS. |
| | 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 TO INCLUDE ALL MATERIALS, LABOR OVERHEAD AND |
| | PROFIT AND DESIGN PROFESSIONAL FEES OR PROVIDE COPY |
| | SIGNED CONTRACTS INCLUDING DESIGN PROFESSIONAL FEES. |
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| | 12- SITE PLAN ON SHEET S-1 AND PALM BEACH COUNTY |
| | PROPERTY APPRAISER SHOW AN EXISTING SHED. THE PROPERTY |
| | APPRAISER SHOWS THAT THIS SHED WAS BUILT ON 2019. THIS |
| | IS A BIG STRUCTURE AND ACCORDING TO CITY RECORDS THERE |
| | ARE NO PERMITS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS BUILDING. A |
| | BUILDING PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ANY |
| | STRUCTURE. SEC. 105.1 CITY AMENDMENTS. NEED TO PROVIDE |
| | COMPLETE DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE |
| | CONSTRUCTION OF THIS SHED. |
| | NOTE: THIS COMMENT WILL NOT AFFECT THE PROCESS OF THE |
| | PERMIT FOR THE MAIN HOUSE BUT IT WILL NEED TO BE |
| | ADDRESSED. INFORMATION CAN BE SUBMITTED ALONG WITH THIS |
| | PERMIT OR IT CAN BE SUBMITTED UNDER A SEPARATE PERMIT. |
| | PLEASE ADVISE HOW DEALING WITH THIS COMMENT. |
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| | WHEN RESUBMITTING PLANS PLEASE INDICATE THE REVISION & |
| | REMOVE ANY VOIDED SHEETS & REPLACE ANY PAGES AS |
| | NECESSARY. A TRANSMITTAL LETTER LISTING THE ORIGINAL |
| | REVIEW COMMENT NUMBER, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE |
| | REVISION MADE, IDENTIFYING THE SHEET OR SPECIFICATION |
| | PAGE WHERE THE CHANGES CAN BE FOUND WILL HELP TO |
| | EXPEDITE YOUR PERMIT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED |
| | COOPERATION. |
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| | IN ORDER TO AVOID MULTIPLE SUBMITTALS, 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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