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| 2021-10-05 08:21:28 | |
| | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 21080603 |
| | ADD: 400 N FLAGLER DR. PH-A6 |
| | CONT: SHUTTER UP INDUSTRIES |
| | TEL: ??? |
| | E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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| | 2020 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2020 WEST PALM BEACH |
| | AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, |
| | ADMINISTRATION |
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| | 2020 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. |
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| | 2ND REVIEW |
| | DATE: TUES. OCT. 05TH/ 2021 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1-2) COMPLIED. |
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| | 3) 2ND REQUEST. THE ENGINEERING EXPRESS CHART SUBMITTED |
| | DOES HAVE AN ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE BUT IT IS FOR THE |
| | WRONG WIND EXPOSURE CATEGORY ( C ). 2020 FBC-BUILDING |
| | 1609.4.3. EXPOSURE CATEGORIES, EXPOSURE D. |
| | EXPOSURE D SHALL APPLY WHERE THE GROUND SURFACE |
| | ROUGHNESS, AS DEFINED BY SURFACE ROUGHNESS D, PREVAILS |
| | IN THE UPWARD DIRECTION FOR A DISTANCE OF AT LEAST |
| | 5,000 FEET OR 20 TIMES THE HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING, |
| | WHICHEVER IS GREATER. EXPOSURE SHALL ALSO APPLY WHERE |
| | THE GROUND SURFACE ROUGHNESS IMMEDIATELY UPWIND OF THE |
| | SITE IS B OR C , AND THE SITE IS WITHIN A DISTANCE OF |
| | 600 FEET OR 20 TIMES THE BUILDING HEIGHT, WHICHEVER IS |
| | GREATER, FROM AN EXPOSURE D CONDITION AS DEFINED IN THE |
| | PREVIOUS SENTENCE. |
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| | 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. THE DESIGN PRESSURE SHEET HAS |
| | BEEN COMPLETED BY THE CONTRACTOR. CONTRACTORS CAN ONLY |
| | DESIGN SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS FROM TABLE 301.2(2). |
| | ENGINEERS ARE TO PROVIDE PRESSURES FOR COMMERCIAL WORK. |
| | THE LOCATION OF THIS BUILDING IS CONSIDERED A D |
| | EXPOSURE. CERTIFICATION BY CONTRACTOR. 107.3.4.3. THE |
| | CONTRACTOR (QUALIFIER) THAT CREATED / DREW THE SET OF |
| | PLANS WILL NEED TO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS THE AUTHOR OF |
| | THE PLANS. PLEASE PRINT YOUR NAME, SIGN YOUR NAME AND |
| | LICENSE NUMBER FOR THE TRADE YOU ARE LICENSED IN AND |
| | PLANS DRAWN. |
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| | 4) SEMI-COMPLIED. ENGINEERING EXPRESS SHEET INDICATES |
| | THE MINIMUM BUILDING DIMENSION OF 35 FEET AND AN END |
| | ZONE OF 3.5 FEET. THE BUILDING SHOWN ON THE FLOOR PLAN |
| | IS ONLY ? OF THE LEAST BUILDING WIDTH. |
| | 1ST ROUND COMMENTS. BUILDING END ZONES (5). THE FLOOR |
| | PLAN LAYOUT INDICATES THE WORK TO BE PERFORMED UNDER |
| | THIS PERMIT IS A CORNER UNIT OF A HIGHRISE BUILDING. |
| | THE WIND LOAD CHART UNDER NOTES STATES WHAT IS |
| | CONSIDERED AN END ZONE 10% OF THE LEAST HORIZONTAL |
| | DISTANCE OF THE BUILDING OR 40% OF THE MRH, BUT NOT |
| | LESS THAN 4% OF THE LEAST HORIZONTAL DISTANCE OR 3 FT. |
| | THE CONTRACTOR HAS NOT IDENTIFIED WHAT THE LEAST |
| | HORIZONTAL DISTANCE IS FOR THE BUILDING NOR THE |
| | LOCATION OF THE UNIT IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE BUILDING |
| | AND THE INTERCOASTAL WATERWAY. EXAMPLE ONLY. IF THE |
| | BUILDING HEIGHT IS APPROXIMATELY 180 FT. (MRH.) X 0.40= |
| | 72 FEET. THIS WOULD PUT ALL OPENINGS IN WIND ZONE 5 OR |
| | 10% OF THE LEAST HORIZONTAL DISTANCE OF THE BUILDING, |
| | ALSO UNKNOWN. |
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| | 5-6) COMPLIED. |
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| | MONDAY AUGUST 02ND/ 2021 ALL PLANS EXAMINERS WILL BE |
| | WORKING FROM CITY HALL. |
| | MY WORK HOURS ARE USUALLY TUES. & WED. 7:30 AM- 4:30 PM |
| | PART-TIME/ RETIRED. |
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| | IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK WITH A PLANS EXAMINER BEFORE I GET |
| | BACK INTO THE OFFICE CALL |
| | (561)805-6700 AND ASK FOR THE PLANS EXAMINER ON-CALL. |
| | THANK YOU. |
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| | JAMES A. WITMER BN, PX, SFP, CBO |
| | SENIOR COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| | CONSTRUCTION SERVICES 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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