Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 20121361
Permit Number 20121361
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2021-02-01 14:28:42WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION
 SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION
 2017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 W. P. B. PERMIT:20121361 APPLIED 12/30/2020 / 2017
 FBC-B
 ADD: 5400 EAST AVE.
 CONT: MC CABE BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION
 TEL: 561-771-0047
 E-MAIL: [email protected]
  
 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2017 WEST PALM BEACH
 AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1,
 ADMINISTRATION
  
 2017 EXISTING BUILDING CODE. 801.3 COMPLIANCE. ALL NEW
 CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, COMPONENTS, SYSTEMS, AND SPACES
 SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FLORIDA
 BUILDING CODE, BUILDING.
  
 1ST REVIEW
 DATE: MON. FEB. 02/01/2021
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE (2) FILE FOLDERS, ONE IS FOR
 THE DRAWINGS, THE SECOND IS FOR SUPPORTS. THE FIRST
 REVIEW THERE WERE NO PLANS UPLOADED INTO THE DRAWING
 FILE FOLDER, EVERYTHING WAS UPLOADED INTO THE
 SUPPORTING DOCUMENT FOLDER, PLEASE CORRECT.
 107.2.1.3. QUALITY OF PLANS. THE BUILDING OFFICIAL MAY
 ESTABLISH THROUGH DEPARTMENT POLICY OTHER STANDARDS FOR
 THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE
 CONFORMITY TO ITS RECORD RETENTION PROGRAM. THIS POLICY
 MAY INCLUDE SUCH THINGS AS MINIMUM SIZE, SHAPE,
 CONTRAST, CLARITY, OR OTHER ITEMS RELATED TO RECORD
 MANAGEMENT. ELECTRONIC MEDIA MUST BE COMPATIBLE WITH
 THE ARCHIVE REQUIREMENTS OF FLORIDA STATUTES.
  
 2) PLEASE CLARIFY THE TYPE OF WORK TO BE COVERED UNDER
 THIS PERMIT. THE PERMIT APPLICATION INDICATES,
 INSTALLATION OF EXTERIOR DOORS & WINDOWS, EXTERIOR
 STRUCTURAL RENOVATIONS & CONSTRUCT PATIO. UNDER TRADES
 ONLY STRUCTURAL WAS CHECKED, NO OTHER TRADES WERE
 CHECKED. WITHIN THE PLANS THERE ARE MECHANICAL,
 ELECTRICAL & PLUMBING SHEETS ALSO INCLUDED WITHIN THE
 SET OF PLANS, ARE THESE TRADES TO ALSO BE PART OF THIS
 PERMIT? ARE THEY INCLUDED UNDER THE PERMIT VALUE OF
 WORK FOR $476,864.00? 107.2.1.2. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
 IS REQUIRED FOR WORK AND VALUE OF THE PERMIT.
  
 3A) PLEASE PROVIDE A UP TO DATE SURVEY OF THE PROPERTY,
 THE BUILDING IS IN A FLOOD ZONE AH BFE: 15 FT. IN NAVD
 88 AND APPEARS A PORTION OF THE BUILDING IS LOCATED
 WITHIN THIS FLOOD ZONE. PLEASE SHOW THE ELEVATION OF
 THE EXISTING FINISH FLOOR ON THE SURVEY AND FLOOR PLAN
 IN NAVD 88.
 1612.5 FLOOD HAZARD DOCUMENTATION. WEST PALM BEACH MUNI
 CODE. ARTICLE XVII ORDINANCES ARTICLE XVII FLOOD
 PREVENTION & CONTROL
 FBC BUILDING 1612 AND CITY OF WPB CODE OF SECTION
 94-546. STRUCTURE IS IN AN "A" FLOOD ZONE. A FLOOD
 ELEVATION CERTIFICATE WILL BE REQUIRED. PLEASE REVIEW
 CITY ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY REQUIREMENTS REQUIRE AN
 ADDITIONAL 6 INCHES/ (12 INCHES OF ELEVATION IF PERMIT
 APPLICATION AFTER SEPT. 12/2016,
 AFTER OCT. 11/ 2017 AN ADDITIONAL ONE FOOT OF FREE
 BOARD WILL BE REQUIRED OR (2) FEET ABOVE BASE FLOOD.
 AFTER OCT. 11/ 2017 THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE
 ADOPTED THE NEW FLOOD MAPS IN NAVD 88 ELEVATIONS. YOU
 CAN GO TO THE WEBSITE:
 WWW.NGS.NOAA.GOV/TOOLS/VERTCON/VERTCON.HTML FOR
 CONVERSIONS.
  
 3B) DETERMINATION OF SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT OR NOT.
 SUBSTANIAL IMPROVEMENT. SECTION 94-546 PROVISIONS FOR
 FLOOD HAZARD REDUCTION. (A)(3) ANY ALTERATION, REPAIR,
 RECONSTRUCTION, OR IMPROVEMENTS TO A PROPERTY WHICH THE
 CUMULATIVE COST FOR ANY FIVE YEAR PERIOD EQUALS OR
 EXCEEDS 50 % OF THE BUILDING VALUE AT THE COMMENCEMENT
 OF THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD SHALL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF
 NEW CONSTRUCTION AS CONTAINED IN THIS ARTICLE.
 USING THE PALM BEACH COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISERS
 WEBSITE, THE CURRENT VALUE FOR IMPROVEMENT VALUE
 (BUILDING) IS $2,288749,00 DOLLARS OF VALUE. ONE-HALF
 OF THAT VALUE IS $1,144,374.50 DOLLARS. IF THE DOLLAR
 VALUE OF ANY PERMIT VALUE IS
 $1,144,374,50 OR HIGHER SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT IS MET,
 REQUIRING COMPLIANCE WITH FLOOD PREVENTION & CONTROL.
  
  
 3B)(1) THE VALUE OF PERMIT 16030222 WHICH EXPIRED WAS
 $998, 616.00 DOLLARS OF WORK, THE PERMIT WAS ABANDONED.
 A PORTION OF WORK WAS ACCOMPLISHED UNDER THIS PERMIT
 WITH A SAID VALUE. PLEASE PROVIDE WHAT DOLLAR VALUE
 WOULD BE PLACED ON THE WORK COMPLETED. A ROOFING PERMIT
 18100490 WAS COMPLETED WITH A DOLLAR VALUE OF
 $233,764.00 OF VALUE.
 THE ROOFING PERMIT AND PROPOSED WORK ALONE COMES TO A
 VALUE OF $710, 628.00 DOLLARS OF VALUE PLUS THE
 PERCENTAGE OF THE PERMIT 16030222. THE PHASE II PORTION
 OF THIS BUILDING (INTERIOR BUILD OUT) WOULD NEED TO BE
 LESS THAN $433, 746.50 WITH THE VALUE OF THE ABANDONED
 PERMIT TAKEN OUT OF THE THIS DOLLAR AMOUNT TO NOT HIT
 SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT REQUIREMENTS.
 ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION OR SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT OF ANY
 COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL OR OTHER NONRESIDENTIAL
 STRUCTURE SHALL EITHER HAVE THE LOWEST FLOOR, INCLUDING
 BASEMENT, ELEVATED TO THE LEVEL OF 2 FEET ABOVE THE
 BASE FLOOD ELEVATION OR, TOGETHER WITH ATTENDANT
 UTILITY AND SANITARY FACILITIES, BE FLOODPROOFED SO
 THAT BELOW 2 FEET ABOVE THE FLOOD BASE LEVEL THE
 STRUCTURE IS WATERTIGHT, WITH WALLS SUBSTANTIALLY
 IMPERMEABLE TO THE PASSAGE OF WATER AND WITH STRUCTURAL
 COMPONENTS HAVING THE CAPABILITY OF RESISTING
 HYDROSTATIC AND HYDRODYNAMIC LOADS AND EFFECTS OF
 BUOYANCY. A REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER OR
 ARCHITECT SHALL CERTIFY THAT THE STANDARDS OF THIS
 SUBSECTION ARE SATISFIED. SUCH CERTIFICATION SHALL BE
 PROVIDED TO THE CITY ENGINEER.
  
 3B) THERE MAYBE ANOTHER AVENUE YOU MAY WANT TO
 CONSIDER. THE LIDAR IS NOT ALWAYS ACCURATE, THE PROCESS
 OF GETTING A LOMAR FOR HIS PROPERTY REMOVING THIS
 BUILDING FROM THE FLOOD ZONE.
  
 4) THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN SHOWS EXITS AND EXIT ACCESS TO
 THE EXITS, BUT WITHOUT A FLOOR PLAN WITH PROPOSED WALLS
 AND ROOM USES, IT IS NOT TRULY A LIFE SAFETY PLAN.
 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. 107.3.5 MINIMUM
 PLAN REVIEW CRITERIA
 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2017 WEST PALM BEACH
 AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1,
 ADMINISTRATIVE CODE SECTION:
 107.3.5 MINIMUM PLAN REVIEW CRITERIA FOR BUILDINGS AND
 OR STRUCTURES.
 107.3.5.1 COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
 107.3.5.1.1. BUILDING
 LIFE SAFETY PLANS SHALL DETERMINE AND SHALL INCLUDE THE
 FOLLOWING:
 CODE DATA/ BUILDING DATA
 OCCUPANT LOAD AND EGRESS CAPACITIES
 GROSS OR NET
 ROOM USAGE/ OCCUPANCY TYPE
 MEANS OF EGRESS EXIT ACCESS
 EXIT
 EXIT DISCHARGE
  
 5) SHEET A-5 THE DOOR SCHEDULE DOOR # 7 PRESSURES ARE
 LISTED FOR A INTERIOR ZONE # 4 WHEREAS THE DOOR IS
 WITHIN 3 FEET OF AN EXTERIOR CORNER REQUIRING PRESSURES
 FOR THE WALL ZONE 5/ CORNER ZONE. ASCE 7-10 FIGURE
 30-5.1. (A).
  
 6) 2017 FBC-B 1609.1.2 PROTECTION OF OPENINGS,
 1609.6.4.4.1 COMPONENTS & CLADDING. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT
 OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 61G20-3.005,
 RULE 9N-3 NOV. 01/ 2010 (31) SUB-CATEGORY OF PRODUCTS
 OR CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS THAT WILL REQUIRE PRODUCT
 APPROVALS:
 (31)(A) EXTERIOR DOORS, MULLIONS.
 (B) WINDOWS & MULLIONS.
  
 7) W. P. B. 107.3.4. PRODUCT APPROVALS. THOSE PRODUCTS
 WHICH ARE REGULATED BY FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE RULE
 61G20 SHALL BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN WRITING (SHOP
 DRAWING STAMP OF APPROVAL) BY THE DESIGNER OF RECORD
 PRIOR TO SUBMITTAL FOR JURISDICTIONAL APPROVAL.
 FL 61G1-23.015 (2) THE ARCHITECT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
 SUPERVISING AND REVIEWING ALL PROJECT DATA, REPORTS,
 SHOP DRAWINGS ETC.
  
 8) 107.3.4.2 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.
  
 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.
  
 9) IDENTIFY GLAZING/ MULLIONS. PLEASE IDENTIFY ON THE
 PRODUCT APPROVAL BEFORE SUBMITTING TO DESIGNER OF
 RECORD AND BEFORE SUBMISSION TO THE BUILDING
 DEPARTMENT. FOR ALL PRODUCTS WITH GLAZING, PLEASE
 IDENTIFY THE OPENING WIDTH & HEIGHT, TYPE OF GLAZING,
 MULLION SIZE, LENGTH IF UNREINFORCED OR REINFORCED
 INFORMATION IF REQUIRED, ATTACHMENTS AND ASSOCIATE
 PRESSURES FOR EACH OPENING SIZE. 2017 FBC-B 1405.13.1
 INSTALLATION. WINDOWS AND DOORS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED MANUFACTURER?S INSTRUCTIONS.
 FASTENER SIZE AND SPACING SHALL BE PROVIDED IN SUCH
 INSTRUCTIONS AND SHALL BE CALCULATED BASED ON MAXIMUM
 LOADS AND SPACING USED IN THE TESTS.
  
 10) SHEET A-6 SECTION THROUGH COVERED EAST ENTRY.
 10A) THE EAST ENTRY SECTION DETAIL FOOTER NOTE SEE NEW
 CONCRETE FOOTER, SEE FLOOR PLAN FOR SIZE AND
 REINFORCEMENT. SHEET
 A3 PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN DOES NOT STATE THE SIZE OF
 FOOTER NOR THE SIZE AND QUANTITY OF HORIZONTAL
 RE-INFORCEMENT FOR THE FOOTER. 107.2.1.2 ADDITIONAL
 INFORMATION IS REQUIRED, PART OF THE MWFRS (MAIN WIND
 FORCE RESISTING SYSTEM.
  
 10B) THE COLUMN DETAIL DOES NOT INDICATE THE SIZE AND
 QUANTITY OF THE COLUMN RE-INFORCEMENT REQUIRED. SHEET
 A3 INDICATES THE 2 NEW COLUMNS TO BE COLUMN C3. THE
 SAME SHEET A3 THE COLUMN SCHEDULE INDICATES COLUMN C3
 TO BE A 12 INCH ROUND COLUMN AND REINFORCING NOTE SEE
 FLOOR PLAN. MISSING VERTICAL STEEL REINFORCEMENT
 INFORMATION. 107.2.1.2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS
 REQUIRED, PART OF THE MWFRS (MAIN WIND FORCE RESISTING
 SYSTEM.
  
 10C) SHEET A-6 SECTION THROUGH COVERED EAST ENTRY HAS A
 NOTE FOR THE ? X 4 X4 26 INCH TRUSS ANCHOR PLATE WITH
 (1) ? INCH X 12 INCH HEADED STUD INTO COLUMN GROUT, SEE
 DETAIL 15/ A8. MISSING SHEET A8. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
 REQUIRED. 107.2.1.2.
  
 10D) SHEET A-6 SECTION THROUGH COVERED EAST ENTRY HAS A
 NOTE FOR THE USE OF ? INCH CDX PLYWOOD ROOF SHEATHING,
 AND 5/8 INCH CDX SHEATHING FOR THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUSS
 TO ANCHOR TOO. PLEASE REVIEW 2017 FBC-B SECTION 603.1
 FIRE RETARDANT TREATED WOOD SHALL BE PERMITTED IN: 1.3
 ROOF CONSTRUCTION INCLUDING GIRDERS, TRUSSES FRAMING
 AND DECKING.
  
 11) 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.
  
 PLEASE NOTE WITH THE LACK OF INFORMATION FOR THIS
 REVIEW, SUBSEQUENT REMARKS MAYBE MADE IN THE NEXT
 REVIEW CYCLE.
  
 PLEASE NOTE WE ARE WORKING FROM HOME BECAUSE OF COVID
 19
 IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT ME, MY CELL NUMBER IS
 561-718-9724.
 WORKING HOURS ARE MON.- WED. 8:00 AM- NOON. PART-TIME/
 RETIRED.
  
 JAMES A. WITMER BN, PX, SFP, CBO
 SENIOR COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER
 BUILDING DIVISION / DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
 401 CLEMATIS ST. WEST PALM BEACH. FL 33402
 TEL: 561-805-6717
 FAX: 561-805-6676
 E-MAIL: [email protected]
  


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