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| 2020-12-02 10:46:20 | THRESHOLD BUILDING / FL S. S. 553.71(7) "THRESHOLD |
| | BUILDING" MEANING ANY BUILDING WHICH IS GREATER THAN |
| | (3) STORIES OR 50 FT. IN HEIGHT, OR WHICH HAS AN |
| | ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION AS DENIED IN THE |
| | FLORIDA BUILDING CODE WHICH EXCEEDS 5,000 SQ. FT. IN |
| | AREA AND AN OCCUPANT CONTENT OF GREATER THAN 500 |
| | PERSONS. |
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| | A) FBC (CITY AMENDMENTS)110.8.1 THRESHOLD INSPECTION |
| | PLAN. THE ENFORCING AGENCY SHALL REQUIRE A SPECIAL |
| | INSPECTOR TO PERFORM STRUCTURAL INSPECTIONS ON A |
| | THRESHOLD BUILDING PURSUANT TO A STRUCTURAL INSPECTION |
| | PLAN PREPARED BY THE ENGINEER OF RECORD. THE STRUCTURAL |
| | INSPECTION PLAN MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE ENFORCING |
| | AGENCY PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF A BUILDING PERMIT FOR |
| | THE CONSTRUCTION OF A THRESHOLD BUILDING. THE PURPOSE |
| | OF THE STRUCTURAL INSPECTION PLAN IS TO PROVIDE |
| | SPECIFIC INSPECTION PROCEDURES AND SCHEDULES SO THAT |
| | THE BUILDING CAN BE ADEQUATELY INSPECTED FOR COMPLIANCE |
| | WITH THE PERMITTED DOCUMENTS. |
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| | B) THRESHOLD INSPECTOR: WPB AMENDMENT 110.8.1 W.P.B. |
| | CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR THRESHOLD |
| | BUILDINGS A SPECIAL INSPECTOR AS REQUIRED BY 553.79(5) |
| | FLORIDA STATUTES TO THE MINIMUM INSPECTIONS REQUIRED BY |
| | THIS CODE. THE THRESHOLD INSPECTION FORMS ARE REQUIRED |
| | TO BE FILED OUT BY ALL PARTIES WITH INTEREST, NOTARIZED |
| | AND RETURNED TO THIS OFFICE, AND REVIEWED AND APPROVED |
| | BEFORE PERMIT ISSUANCE WILL TAKE PLACE. |
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| | C) THRESHOLD BLDG. REQUIRED STATEMENT: W.P.B. AMENDMENT |
| | 110.8.4.4 ALL PLANS FOR THE BUILDING WHICH ARE REQUIRED |
| | TO BE SIGNED AND SEALED BY THE ARCHITECT OR ENGINEER OF |
| | RECORD CONTAIN A STATEMENT THAT, TO THE BEST OF THE |
| | ARCHITECT'S OR ENGINEER'S KNOWLEDGE, THE PLANS AND |
| | SPECIFICATIONS COMPLY WITH THE APPLICABLE MINIMUM |
| | BUILDING CODES AND THE APPLICABLE FIRE-SAFETY STANDARDS |
| | AS DETERMINED BY THE LOCAL AUTHORITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | THIS SECTION AND CHAPTER 633 FLORIDA STATUTES. |
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| | D) FOR THE SPECIAL INSPECTOR PLEASE PROVIDE A RESUME OF |
| | INSPECTION EXPERIENCE ON PREVIOUS PROJECT. THE RESUME |
| | MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY ALL CERTIFICATES AS SPECIFIED |
| | HEREIN. THE BUILDING OFFICIAL OR HIS DESIGNEE WILL |
| | REVIEW THE RESUME. AFTER THE RESUME IS REVIEWED, AN |
| | INTERVIEW WILL BE SCHEDULED. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES |
| | WILL AN INSPECTOR BE INTERVIEWED FOR WORK WITHOUT FIRST |
| | MEETING THE ABOVE CRITERIA. |
| | |
| | E) THE CONTRACTOR WILL PRODUCE A JOB SUMMARY OR HISTORY |
| | FOR THIS TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION. |
| | |
| | F) NOTE: FOR DIGITAL PLANS, AFTER PERMIT ISSUANCE, |
| | PLEASE E-MAIL THE PERMIT LIBRARIAN OF THE PERMIT BEING |
| | ISSUED, THE PERMIT LIBRARIAN WILL THEN E-MAIL YOU THE |
| | APPROVED AND BATCH STAMPED PLANS SO YOU MAY PRINT YOUR |
| | PLANS, TWO SETS OF PLANS WILL NEED TO BE PRINTED IN |
| | COLOR, (1) FOR THE THRESHOLD INSPECTOR, THE OTHER FOR |
| | THE MEP INSPECTORS OTHER PLANS YOU WISH TO PRINT MAYBE |
| | IN BLACK & WHITE. |
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| | G) 110.8.4.3 ALL SHORING AND RESHORING PROCEDURES, |
| | PLANS AND DETAILS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE ENFORCEMENT |
| | AGENCY FOR RECORDKEEPING. EACH SHORING AND RESHORING |
| | INSTALLATION SHALL BE SUPERVISED, INSPECTED AND |
| | CERTIFIED TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SHORING |
| | DOCUMENTS BY THE CONTRACTOR. |
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| | H) PLEASE CALL THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH'S AUTOMATED |
| | TELEPHONE INSPECTIONS LINE (561) 805-6700 FOR ALL |
| | BUILDING INSPECTIONS FOR AUDITING OF JOBSITE |
| | INSPECTIONS WITHOUT THIS THE PERMIT EXPIRES IN 6 |
| | MONTHS, ABANDONMENT OF JOB, NO INSPECTION ACTIVITY. |
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| | I) 110.8 THRESHOLD BUILDINGS, OPERATING GUIDELINES FOR |
| | THRESHOLD INSPECTORS #25. ASSURE THAT THE DESIGNER HAS |
| | REQUIRED ON THE PLANS OR SPECIFICATIONS ONE MATERIAL, |
| | APPROVED FOR FIRE STOPPING PENETRATIONS, FOR WALLS AND |
| | CEILINGS. |
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| | J) PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH AN EMAIL ADDRESS AND I WILL |
| | BE HAPPY TO SEND YOU A COPY OF THE OCTOBER 2018 |
| | GUIDELINES AND POLICIES FOR PROJECTS CONCERNING |
| | THRESHOLD/SPECIAL INSPECTORS AND RESIDENT INSPECTORS. |
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