| Date |
Text |
| 2020-11-05 11:25:44 | PLAN |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS |
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| | 1ST REVIEW: FBC SIXTH EDITION (2017) |
| | ROBERT MCDOUGAL, CBO |
| | COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| | (561) 805-6714 |
| | [email protected] |
| | |
| | DENIED BY BUILDING |
| | PLEASE ADDRESS THE ITEMS NOTED BELOW: |
| | |
| | 1) THE BUILDING IS LOCATED IN A SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD |
| | AREA. THE FLOOD ZONE IS AE AND THE BFE IS 14' NAVD88. |
| | THE REQUIRED DFE IS 16' NAVD88. THE BUILDING AND ALL OF |
| | THE EQUIPMENT SERVICING IT ARE REQUIRED TO BE AT OR |
| | ABOVE THE DFE, 16' NAVD88. ELEVATION CERTIFICATES ARE |
| | REQUIRED. AN ELEVATION CERTIFICATE BASED ON |
| | CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS IS REQUIRED BEFORE THE PERMIT IS |
| | ISSUED. AS OF OCTOBER 5TH, 2017, THE CITY HAS ADOPTED |
| | NEW FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAPS WHICH USE NAVD 88 AS THE |
| | VERTICAL DATUM. THE CITY ALSO ADOPTED A 2' FREEBOARD |
| | WHICH REQUIRES THE FINISH FLOOR AND EQUIPMENT TO BE A |
| | MINIMUM OF TWO FEET ABOVE THE BFE. ACCORDING TO THE |
| | FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP WHICH WAS ADOPTED ON OCTOBER |
| | 5, 2017 AND IS APPLICABLE TO THIS PROJECT, THE |
| | STRUCTURE IS IN AN AE FLOOD ZONE WHICH IS A SPECIAL |
| | FLOOD HAZARD AREA. THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH HAS |
| | ADOPTED A FLOOD ORDINANCE THAT REQUIRES A TWO (2) FOOT |
| | FREE BOARD. SPECIFY ALL ELEVATIONS IN NAVD 88. |
| | THREE ELEVATION CERTIFICATES ARE REQUIRED TO BE |
| | SUBMITTED. 1) A PRE-CONSTRUCTION ELEVATION CERTIFICATE |
| | BASED ON THE CONSTRUCTION PLANS IS REQUIRED BEFORE THE |
| | PERMIT IS ISSUED. 2) A BUILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION |
| | ELEVATION CERTIFICATE WHEN FIRST FLOOR SLABS ARE |
| | POURED. 3) A FINISHED CONSTRUCTION ELEVATION WHEN THE |
| | JOB IS COMPLETE INCLUDING LANDSCAPING. THE FINAL |
| | ELEVATION CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED AND |
| | APPROVED BEFORE THE C.O. WILL BE ISSUED. |
| | |
| | 2) SHEET MK-1 OF THE PLANS SPECIFY THAT THIS BUILDING |
| | IS TYPE V-A CONSTRUCTION AND IS NOT SPRINKLERED. FBC |
| | TABLE 601 REQUIRES THE ROOF CONSTRUCTION AND SECONDARY |
| | MEMBERS TO HAVE A ONE HOUR FIRE RESISTIVE RATING. THE |
| | WOOD TRUSSES AND PLYWOOD DECKING DO NOT MEET THIS |
| | REQUIREMENT. TYPE V-B CONSTRUCTION MAY BE AN |
| | ALTERNATIVE. |
| | |
| | 3) SECTION 4.2 ON THE GEOTECHNICAL REPORT STATES THAT |
| | THE FOOTINGS SHOULD BOTTOM AT LEAST 18" BELOW FINAL |
| | GRADE. SHOW HOW THIS BUILDING WILL MEET THIS |
| | REQUIREMENT. FBC 107.2 |
| | |
| | 4) SECTION 1 ON SHEET S-MK.2, SHOWS THE BOTTOM OF THE |
| | FOOTER 8" BELOW GRADE. FBC REQUIRES THE BOTTOM OF |
| | FOOTINGS TO BE A MINIMUM OF 12" BELOW GRADE. FBC 1809.5 |
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| | 5) THE WIND PRESSURE DIAGRAM FOR THE ROOF ON SHEET |
| | S-MK.2, IS FOR A GABLE ROOF AND THIS BUILDING HAS A |
| | GABLE ROOF. FBC 107.2 AND FBC CHAPTER 16 |
| | |
| | 6) PROVIDE A LIFE SAFETY PLAN. THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN |
| | NEEDS TO SHOW THE FOLLOWING: |
| | A) NUMBER OF OCCUPANTS IN EACH AREA FBC 1004.1 |
| | B) CUMULATIVE OCCUPANT LOADS FBC 1004.1.1 |
| | C) EXIT SEPARATION DISTANCE FBC 1015.2.1 |
| | D) COMMON PATH OF EGRESS TRAVEL DISTANCE FBC 1014.3 |
| | E) EXIT ACCESS TRAVEL DISTANCE FBC 1016.3 |
| | F) CLEAR WIDTH OF THE EXIT OR EXIT ACCESS DOORS FBC |
| | 1008.1.1 |
| | G) CAPACITY OF EGRESS DOORS, OCCUPANT LOAD SERVED AND |
| | MEANS OF EGRESS FACTOR FBC1005.3.2 |
| | H) DISTRIBUTION OF EGRESS CAPACITY FBC1005.5 |
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| | 6) FBC 107.3.4 - PROVIDE TWO SETS OF PRODUCT APPROVALS |
| | FOR THOSE PRODUCTS WHICH ARE REGULATED BY FAC |
| | 61G20-3.001 PER FLORIDA STATUTE 553.842 (5) THAT HAVE |
| | BEEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE DESIGNER |
| | OF RECORD. PROVIDE TWO COMPLETE PRODUCT APPROVALS WITH |
| | FL OR NOA NUMBERS INCLUDING INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS |
| | AND MAXIMUM DESIGN PRESSURES FOR EACH OF THE DIFFERENT |
| | ROOFING MATERIALS, WINDOW (GLASS TYPES), STRUCTURAL |
| | MULLIONS AND EXTERIOR DOOR TYPES. THESE ITEMS CAN BE |
| | DEFERRED IF REQUESTED, HOWEVER, THE DOCUMENTS MUST BE |
| | SUBMITTED AND APPROVED BY THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT |
| | BEFORE THEY CAN BE INSTALLED. ONLY ONE SET IS REQUIRED |
| | TO BE UPLOADED FOR ELECTRONICALLY SUBMITTED DOCUMENTS. |
| | |
| | 7) SUBMIT TRUSS DRAWINGS AND A TRUSS LAYOUT PLAN. FBC |
| | 2303.4 |
| | |
| | 8) FBC 107.3.4.1 DEFERRED SUBMITTALS. FOR THE PURPOSES |
| | OF THIS SECTION, DEFERRED SUBMITTALS ARE DEFINED AS |
| | THOSE PORTIONS OF THE DESIGN THAT ARE NOT SUBMITTED AT |
| | THE TIME OF THE APPLICATION AND THAT ARE TO BE |
| | SUBMITTED TO THE BUILDING OFFICIAL WITHIN A SPECIFIED |
| | PERIOD. DEFERRAL OF ANY SUBMITTAL ITEMS SHALL HAVE THE |
| | PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. THE REGISTERED |
| | DESIGN PROFESSIONAL IN RESPONSIBLE CHARGE SHALL LIST |
| | THE DEFERRED SUBMITTALS ON THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS |
| | FOR REVIEW BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. THE REGISTERED |
| | DESIGN PROFESSIONAL IN RESPONSIBLE CHARGE SHALL LIST |
| | THE DEFERRED SUBMITTALS ON THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS |
| | FOR REVIEW BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. |
| | DOCUMENTS FOR DEFERRED SUBMITTAL ITEMS SHALL BE |
| | SUBMITTED TO THE REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL IN |
| | RESPONSIBLE CHARGE WHO SHALL REVIEW THEM AND FORWARD |
| | THEM TO THE BUILDING OFFICIAL WITH A NOTATION |
| | INDICATING THAT THE DEFERRED SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS HAVE |
| | BEEN REVIEWED AND FOUND TO BE IN GENERAL CONFORMANCE TO |
| | THE DESIGN OF THE BUILDING. THE DEFERRED SUBMITTAL |
| | ITEMS SHALL NOT BE INSTALLED UNTIL THE DEFERRED |
| | SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE BUILDING |
| | OFFICIAL. |
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| | 9) SUBMIT STRUCTURAL CONSTRUCTION DRAWING WITH |
| | REINFORCING DETAILS FOR THE MASONRY GABLE END PARAPETS |
| | WITH THE ARCHED TOPS. FBC 107.2 AND FBC 1609. |
| | |
| | 10) WHEN RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A |
| | RESPONSE LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE |
| | CITY RE-SUBMITTAL FORM. |
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