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| 2021-12-27 17:10:15 | BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
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| | CHRISTOPHER S. THROOP, C.B.O., CFM |
| | PLANS EXAMINER II PX3169/SFP306 |
| | INSPECTOR BN4338 |
| | BUILDING OFFICIAL BU1635 |
| | ASFPM CERTIFIED FLOODPLAIN MANAGER US-21-11935 |
| | DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT |
| | CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | (561) 805-6726 |
| | [email protected] |
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| | CODES IN EFFECT: |
| | 2020 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, 7TH EDITION W/2017 WEST |
| | PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, |
| | CHAPTER 1 ADMINISTRATION |
| | NFPA 70 2017 EDITION NEC 2017 |
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| | 1ST REVIEW |
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| | RESULTS: DENIED |
| | ADDRESS THE ATTACHED COMMENTS AND RE-SUBMIT |
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| | 1.THIS PROJECT IS LOCATED IN A SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD |
| | AREA (SFHA). THE FLOOD ZONE DESIGNATION FOR THIS SITE |
| | IS AE WITH A BASE FLOOD ELEVATION (BFE) OF 6'0" NAVD. |
| | THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH (THROUGH ORDINANCE NO. |
| | 4729-17) REQUIRES AN ADDITIONAL 24 INCHES OF FREEBOARD. |
| | THE DESIGN FLOOD ELEVATION (DFE) SHALL BE AT OR ABOVE |
| | 8'0" NAVD. |
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| | CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA ORDINANCE NO. 4729-17 |
| | SECTION 4: THE CODE OF ORDINANCES IS HEREBY AMENDED AT |
| | CHAPTER 18, BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS, ARTICLE |
| | II, BUILDING CODE, TO ADD SECTION 18-33, TECHNICAL |
| | AMENDMENTS TO FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, RESIDENTIAL, WHICH |
| | SHALL READ AS FOLLOWS: |
| | SEC. 18-33 - TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | CODE, RESIDENTIAL. |
| | R322.2.1 ELEVATION REQUIREMENTS. |
| | 1. BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES IN FLOOD HAZARD AREAS NOT |
| | DESIGNATED AS COASTAL A ZONES SHALL HAVE THE LOWEST |
| | FLOORS ELEVATED TO OR ABOVE THE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION |
| | PLUS TWO FEET OR THE DESIGN FLOOD ELEVATION, WHICHEVER |
| | IS HIGHER. |
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| | 2.PLACE THE FINISHED FLOOR ELEVATION (FFE) OF THE MAIN |
| | DWELLING UNIT AND THE ATTACHED GARAGE ON THE SITE PLAN, |
| | THE FLOOR PLAN AND THE FOUNDATION PLAN. |
| | 107.2 CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS |
| | SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS107.2.1 THROUGH |
| | 107.2.5. |
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| | 3.THE GARAGE FLOOR IS BELOW THE DFE OF 8'0" NAVD. |
| | FLOOD OPENINGS ARE REQUIRED. |
| | R322.2.2ENCLOSED AREA BELOW DESIGN FLOOD ELEVATION. |
| | ENCLOSED AREAS, INCLUDING CRAWL SPACES, THAT ARE BELOW |
| | THE DESIGN FLOOD ELEVATION SHALL: |
| | 1.BE USED SOLELY FOR PARKING OF VEHICLES, BUILDING |
| | ACCESS OR STORAGE. |
| | 2.BE PROVIDED WITH FLOOD OPENINGS THAT MEET THE |
| | FOLLOWING CRITERIA AND ARE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | SECTION R322.2.2.1: |
| | 3.THE TOTAL NET AREA OF NON-ENGINEERED OPENINGS SHALL |
| | BE NOT LESS THAN 1 SQUARE INCH (645 MM2) FOR EACH |
| | SQUARE FOOT (0.093 M2) OF ENCLOSED AREA WHERE THE |
| | ENCLOSED AREA IS MEASURED ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE |
| | ENCLOSURE WALLS, OR THE OPENINGS SHALL BE DESIGNED AS |
| | ENGINEERED OPENINGS AND THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS |
| | SHALL INCLUDE A STATEMENT BY A REGISTERED DESIGN |
| | PROFESSIONAL THAT THE DESIGN OF THE OPENINGS WILL |
| | PROVIDE FOR EQUALIZATION OF HYDROSTATIC FLOOD FORCES ON |
| | EXTERIOR WALLS BY ALLOWING FOR THE AUTOMATIC ENTRY AND |
| | EXIT OF FLOODWATERS AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 2.7.2.2 OF |
| | ASCE 24. |
| | 4.OPENINGS SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN 3 INCHES (76 MM) IN |
| | ANY DIRECTION IN THE PLANE OF THE WALL. |
| | 5.THE PRESENCE OF LOUVERS, BLADES, SCREENS AND |
| | FACEPLATES OR OTHER COVERS AND DEVICES SHALL ALLOW THE |
| | AUTOMATIC FLOW OF FLOODWATER INTO AND OUT OF THE |
| | ENCLOSED AREAS AND SHALL BE ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE |
| | DETERMINATION OF THE NET OPEN AREA. |
| | |
| | OPTION: |
| | ENGINEERED FLOOD VENTS |
| | 1) PROVIDE ENGINEERED FLOOD VENTS. (SMART VENTS) |
| | 2) ATTACH A COPY OF THE INDIVIDUAL ENGINEERED FLOOD |
| | VENT CERTIFICATION OR EVALUATION SERVICE REPORT ISSUED |
| | BY THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL EVALUATION SERVICE |
| | (ICC ES). |
| | 3) PROVIDE FLORIDA PRODUCT APPROVALS FOR PROPOSED SMART |
| | VENTS. |
| | FBC 107.3.4 PROVIDE PRODUCT APPROVALS FOR THOSE |
| | PRODUCTS WHICH ARE REGULATED BY FAC RULE |
| | 9N-3 REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE DESIGNER |
| | OF RECORD. |
| | 4) FLOOD OPENINGS SHALL BE INSTALLED PER |
| | R322.2.2.1INSTALLATION OF OPENINGS: |
| | 5) SHOW NUMBER AND LOCATION OF FLOOD OPENINGS ON |
| | FOUNDATION PLAN. INCLUDE THE FLORIDA PRODUCT APPROVAL |
| | NUMBER AND IDENTIFY THE VENT MODEL TO BE INSTALLED. |
| | R322.2.2.1INSTALLATION OF OPENINGS. |
| | THE WALLS OF ENCLOSED AREAS SHALL HAVE OPENINGS |
| | INSTALLED SUCH THAT: |
| | 1. 1.THERE SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN TWO OPENINGS ON |
| | DIFFERENT SIDES OF EACH ENCLOSED AREA; IF A BUILDING |
| | HAS MORE THAN ONE ENCLOSED AREA BELOW THE DESIGN FLOOD |
| | ELEVATION, EACH AREA SHALL HAVE OPENINGS. |
| | 2. 2.THE BOTTOM OF EACH OPENING SHALL BE NOT MORE THAN |
| | 1 FOOT (305 MM) ABOVE THE HIGHER OF THE FINAL INTERIOR |
| | GRADE OR FLOOR AND THE FINISHED EXTERIOR GRADE |
| | IMMEDIATELY UNDER EACH OPENING. |
| | 3. 3.OPENINGS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE INSTALLED IN |
| | DOORS AND WINDOWS; DOORS AND WINDOWS WITHOUT INSTALLED |
| | OPENINGS DO NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION. |
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| | FEMA TECHNICAL BULLETIN #1 |
| | LOCATION OF FLOOD OPENINGS |
| | THE IRC AND IBC (BY REFERENCE TO ASCE 24) REQUIRE FLOOD |
| | OPENINGS ON DIFFERENT SIDES OF EACH ENCLOSED AREA (IRC |
| | R322.2.2.1) AND ?IN AT LEAST TWO WALLS OF EACH ENCLOSED |
| | AREA? (ASCE 24, SECTION 2.7.3). |
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| | 4.SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING THREE (3) ELEVATION CERTIFICATES |
| | AS REQUIRED: |
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| | A CONSTRUCTION DRAWING ELEVATION CERTIFICATE IS |
| | REQUIRED AT TIME OF PERMIT APPLICATION. |
| | |
| | A BUILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION ELEVATION CERTIFICATE IS |
| | REQUIRED AT PLACEMENT OF 1ST FLOOR. |
| | |
| | A FINISHED CONSTRUCTION ELEVATION CERTIFICATE IS |
| | REQUIRED AND SHALL BE SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL |
| | PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. |
| | NOTE: YOU MAY SUBMIT THIS EC FOR REVIEW AFTER FINAL |
| | GRADE AND PLACEMENT OF EQUIPMENT SERVICING THE |
| | BUILDING. |
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| | 5. PROVIDE A SITE DRAINAGE PLAN PER FBC R401.3 |
| | IT SHALL BE DRAWN IN ACCORDANCE WITH AN ACCURATE AND |
| | INCLUDED BOUNDARY LINE SURVEY. |
| | FBC R401.3 SITE DRAINAGE |
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| | SURFACE DRAINAGE SHALL BE DIVERTED TO A STORM SEWER |
| | CONVEYANCE OR OTHER APPROVED POINT OF COLLECTION THAT |
| | DOES NOT CREATE A HAZARD. |
| | LOTS SHALL BE GRADED TO DRAIN SURFACE WATER AWAY FROM |
| | FOUNDATION WALLS. THE GRADE SHALL FALL A MINIMUM OF 6 |
| | INCHES WITHIN THE FIRST 10 FEET. |
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| | 6. PROVIDE A SOILS REPORT. |
| | R401.4 SOIL TESTS. |
| | WHERE QUANTIFIABLE DATA CREATED BY ACCEPTED SOIL |
| | SCIENCE METHODOLOGIES INDICATE EXPANSIVE, COMPRESSIBLE, |
| | SHIFTING OR OTHER QUESTIONABLE SOIL CHARACTERISTICS ARE |
| | LIKELY TO BE PRESENT, THE BUILDING OFFICIAL SHALL |
| | DETERMINE WHETHER TO REQUIRE A SOIL TEST TO DETERMINE |
| | THE SOIL?S CHARACTERISTICS AT A PARTICULAR LOCATION. |
| | THIS TEST SHALL BE DONE BY AN APPROVED AGENCY USING AN |
| | APPROVED METHOD. |
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| | 7. REF. WINDOW SCHEDULE ON PLAN PAGE A550 FOR THE |
| | FOLLOWING COMMENT: |
| | PROVIDE WINDOW TYPE TO LEGEND. |
| | 107.2 CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS |
| | SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS107.2.1 THROUGH |
| | 107.2.5. |
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| | 8. PROVIDE PRODUCT APPROVALS FOR EXT. DOORS. |
| | FBC 107.3.4 PROVIDE PRODUCT APPROVALS FOR THOSE |
| | PRODUCTS WHICH ARE REGULATED BY FAC RULE 9N-3 REVIEWED |
| | AND APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE DESIGNER OF RECORD. |
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| | 9. DESIGNER SPECIFIES CEILING INSULATION SHALL BE |
| | ICYNENE SPRAY FOAM INSULATION WITH A VALUE OF R-30. |
| | (PLAN PAGE A302). ENERGY SUBMITTAL USES A CEILING |
| | R-VALUE OF R-20. PLEASE CLARIFY? |
| | R402.1.2INSULATION AND FENESTRATION CRITERIA. |
| | THE BUILDING THERMAL ENVELOPE SHALL MEET THE |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF TABLE R402.1.2, BASED ON THE CLIMATE |
| | ZONE SPECIFIED IN CHAPTER 3. |
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| | 10. DESIGNER SPECIFIES CMU WALL INSULATION SHALL HAVE A |
| | R-VALUE OF R-11. (PLAN PAGE A303). ENERGY SUBMITTAL |
| | USES A CMU WALL R-VALUE OF R-20. PLEASE CLARIFY? |
| | R402.1.2INSULATION AND FENESTRATION CRITERIA. |
| | THE BUILDING THERMAL ENVELOPE SHALL MEET THE |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF TABLE R402.1.2, BASED ON THE CLIMATE |
| | ZONE SPECIFIED IN CHAPTER 3. |
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| | 11. PROVIDE THE ICC-ES REPORT FOR THE ICYNENE SPRAY |
| | FOAM INSULATION. |
| | 107.2 CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS |
| | SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS107.2.1 THROUGH |
| | 107.2.5. |
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| | PLEASE NOTE THAT SUBMITTAL OF ADDITIONAL AND/OR REVISED |
| | MATERIALS MAY RESULT IN NEW PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS. |
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| | WHEN RESUBMITING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE |
| | LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE CITY |
| | RE-SUBMITTAL FORM. |
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