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| 2020-02-26 16:50:34 | SIGN SECOND BUILDING REVIEW CHECKLIST. |
| | CODE: FBC 6TH EDITION (2017) AND CITY AMENDMENTS. |
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| | NOTE: SEC. 702.6 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING. ALL NEW WORK |
| | SHALL COMPLY WITH THE MATERIALS AND METHODS |
| | REQUIREMENTS IN THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE. |
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| | ORIGINAL COMMENT: |
| | 1- ENGINEER'S DESIGN SPECIFIES A BASIC WIND SPEED OF |
| | 160 MPH. ENGINEER NEEDS TO CLARIFY IF THIS WIND SPEED |
| | IS THE ULTIMATE WIND SPEED OR THE NOMINAL WIND SPEED. |
| | IF THIS IS THE ULTIMATE WIND SPEED, THEN ENGINEER NEEDS |
| | TO REVISE IT. THE ULTIMATE DESIGN WIND SPEED FOR THE |
| | CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH IS 170 MPH NOT 160MPH. |
| | SEC. 1609.1.1 FBC-BUILDING AND SEC. 120 CITY |
| | AMENDMENTS. |
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| | RESPONSE: |
| | ENGINEER REVISED THE ULTIMATE WIND SPEED BUT HE ALSO |
| | REVISED THE BUILDING CATEGORY TO III-IV. ENGINEER TO |
| | CLARIFY WHY THE RISK CATEGORY WAS CHANGED FROM II TO |
| | III-IV. THIS WAS NOT NECESSARY. BUT IF THE ENGINEER |
| | WANTS TO DESIGN FOR THE III-IV RISK CATEGORY , THEN |
| | NEEDS TO REVISE THE ULTIMATE WIND SPEED AS REQUIRED BY |
| | FIGURE 1609.3(2) FBC-BUILDING. (180 MPH). |
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| | 2- OK. |
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| | 3- OK. |
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| | ORIGINAL COMMENT: |
| | 4- 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. PROVIDE COPY OF SIGNED CONTRACTS INCLUDING |
| | DESIGN PROFESSIONAL FEES. |
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| | RESPONSE: |
| | REPEAT COMMENT. NOT ADDRESSED. |
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| | 5- NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT WILL BE REQUIRED. SEC. 713.13 |
| | F.S. |
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| | -ENGINEERS-ARCHITECTS- |
| | FLORIDA STATUTE 553.80(2)(B): |
| | WITH RESPECT TO EVALUATION OF DESIGN PROFESSIONALS |
| | DOCUMENTS, IF A LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINDS IT NECESSARY, IN |
| | ORDER TO ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | CODE AND ISSUE A PERMIT, TO REJECT DESIGN DOCUMENTS |
| | REQUIRED BY THE CODE THREE OR MORE TIMES FOR FAILURE TO |
| | CORRECT A CODE VIOLATION SPECIFICALLY AND CONTINUOUSLY |
| | NOTED IN EACH REJECTION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, |
| | EGRESS, FIRE PROTECTION, STRUCTURAL STABILITY, ENERGY, |
| | ACCESSIBILITY, LIGHTING, VENTILATION, ELECTRICAL, |
| | MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, AND GAS SYSTEMS, OR OTHER |
| | REQUIREMENTS IDENTIFIED BY RULE OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | COMMISSION ADOPTED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 120, THE LOCAL |
| | GOVERNMENT SHALL IMPOSE, EACH TIME AFTER THE THIRD SUCH |
| | REVIEW THE PLANS ARE REJECTED FOR THAT CODE VIOLATION, |
| | A FEE OF FOUR TIMES THE AMOUNT OF THE PROPORTION OF THE |
| | PERMIT FEE ATTRIBUTED TO PLANS REVIEW |
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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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