Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 21090499
Permit Number 21090499
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2022-02-04 14:14:55NEW SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE (R3) SECOND AUDIT COMMENTS
 CODE: FBC 7TH EDITION (2020) AND CITY AMENDMENTS.
 PERMIT #21090499
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 1- MISSING LOT DRAINAGE
 PROVIDE DRAINAGE PLAN SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH THE
 FOLLOWING: R401.3 FBC-RESIDENTIAL. SEC. 107.2.5 CITY
 AMENDMENTS.
 SEC. 110.9 CITY AMENDMENTS.
 NOTE: DRAINAGE PLAN TO SHOW THE EXISTING AND PROPOSED
 GRADE ELEVATIONS SHOWING HOW KEEPING WATER AWAY FROM
 ADJACENT PROPERTIES.
  
 RESPONSE:
 PROPOSED DRAINAGE & SITE PLAN ON SHEET SP-1:
 BASED ON THE BOUNDARY SURVEY SUBMITTED AND PROPOSED
 DRAINAGE PLAN THIS LOT WILL HAVE FINISH GRADE
 ELEVATIONS A COUPLE OF FEET (3 FEET +/-) HIGHER THAN
 EXISTING GRADES. PROPOSED DRAINAGE PLAN IS INCOMPLETE.
 IT DOESN'T SHOW ANY RETAINING WALLS SHOWING HOW THIS
 ELEVATED SOIL WILL BE SUPPORTED. SEC. 107.2.1.2 CITY
 AMENDMENTS. ALSO, THE HOUSE FINISH FLOOR ELEVATION
 SHOWN ON THE SURVEY AND PROPOSED DRAINAGE PLAN DON'T
 MATCH.
 NOTE: SEPARATE PERMIT WILL BE REQUIRED FOR THE
 RETAINING WALLS. ALSO, KEEP IN CONSIDERATION THAT THERE
 IS A DRAINAGE EASEMENT ON THE NORTH WEST SIDE OF THIS
 LOT. COORDINATE WITH THE PERTINENT UTILITY TO AVOID
 CONFLICTS/DELAYS.
  
 2- SHEET A-1:
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 A)WIND DESIGN DATA SPECIFIES EXPOSURE "B". ACCORDING TO
 SEC. R301.2.1.4.3 FBC-RESIDENTIAL THIS BUILDING IS
 LOCATED IN EXPOSURE "C" NOT "B". REVISE EXPOSURE IN ALL
 PLANS.
 NOTE: REVISE DOORS, WINDOWS, ROOF DESIGN PRESSURES
 ACCORDINGLY. AND, VERIFY ALL PRODUCT APPROVALS FOR
 COMPLIANCE BEFORE SUBMITTAL.
  
 RESPONSE:
 DOOR AND WINDOW SCHEDULES SHOW THE REVISED DESIGN
 PRESSURES BUT THE DESIGN PRESSURES UNDER WIND DESIGN
 DATA ON SAME SHEET WAS NOT REVISED. ALSO, CODE
 INFORMATION ON SHEET A-2, A-3 AND S-2 STATE THAT THE
 MAXIMUM PRESSURES FOR OPENINGS DOES NOT EXCEED +/- 59
 PSF. THIS IS A CONFLICT WITH THE REVISED DESIGN
 PRESSURES SHOWN THE WINDOW/DOOR SCHEDULES. REVISE AS
 REQUIRED TO MATCH.
 CLARIFY WHY THE DESIGN PRESSURES FOR DOOR #13 ARE
 -601.4?
 DESIGN PRESSURES ON THE WINDOW/DOOR SCHEDULES STATES
 "P.S.I". CLARIFY IF THIS IS A MISTAKE OR IF CALCULATED
 PRESSURES ARE REALLY ON POUND PER SQUARE INCH.
 TYPICALLY, DESIGN PRESSURES ARE GIVEN IN POUNDS PER
 SQUARE FEET (P.S.F.).
  
 B)OK.
 C)OK.
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 D)CLARIFY THE PURPOSE COVERED PATIO DOOR #14 SHOWN
 ADJACENT TO THE SLIDING GLASS DOORS BY THE KITCHEN
 AREA. PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION: DOOR TYPE, DESIGN
 PRESSURES, FRAMING, PRODUCT APPROVALS, ETC. SEC.
 107.2.1 CITY AMENDMENTS.
  
 RESPONSE:
 ARCHITECT'S RESPONSE LETTER STATES "THE PATIO DOOR IS
 BEING INSTALLED FOR POSSIBLE FUTURE SCREEN ENCLOSURE
 INSTALLATION".
 THERE ARE 2 CONCERNS ABOUT THIS PATIO DOOR. FIRST, IF
 THE PROPOSED USE IS A FUTURE SCREEN ENCLOSURE, THEN WHY
 THIS DOOR (#14) IS SPECIFIED AS A METAL/GLASS FRENCH
 DOOR?. AND SECOND, THE DESIGN PRESSURES FOR THIS DOOR
 NEED TO BE REVISED BASED ON THE PROPOSED LOCATION. NOW
 IS NOT A DOOR IN AN ENCLOSED STRUCTURE. SEC. 107.2.1.2
 CITY AMENDMENTS.
  
 3- SHEET S-1:
 A)OK.
 B)OK.
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 C)FRAMED BEARING WALL BETWEEN OFFICE AND LIVING ROOM IS
 NOT CLEAR. FOUNDATION PLAN AND INTERIOR BEARING WALL
 DETAIL 4/S-3 SPECIFY 2X6 SPF @16"O.C. HOW CAN YOU HAVE
 2X6 STUDS AT 16" O.C. IF PLANS SHOW 11-1/2" COLUMNS
 SPACED AT 5'-0" AND 3'-0"? REVISE AS REQUIRED. PROVIDE
 CORRECT DETAIL/SPECIFICATIONS FOR BEARING WALL IN THIS
 AREA. SEC. R301.1 FBC-RESIDENTIAL. SEC. 107.2.1 CITY
 AMENDMENTS.
 NOTE: SPECIFY TOP AND BOTTOM CONNECTIONS ALSO. INTERIOR
 BEARING WALL DETAIL 4/S-3 ON SHEET S-3 SPECIFIES HUGHES
 TP6X TOP & BOTTOM CONNECTORS. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING
 HUGHES IS OUT OF BUSINESS AND THIS CONNECTORS ARE NO
 LONGER AVAILABLE. REVISE CONNECTORS AS REQUIRED OR
 PROVIDE COPY OF CURRENT HUGHES CATALOG.
  
 RESPONSE:
 THERE ARE NOT DETAILS OR SPECIFICATIONS FOR TOP AND
 BOTTOM CONNECTIONS FOR THE REVISED (3)2X6 SUPPORTING
 COLUMNS. SEC. 107.2.1.2 CITY AMENDMENTS.
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 D)DESIGN DATA NOTE #4 SHOWN UNDER FOUNDATION NOTES IS
 MISSING INFORMATION. DESIGNER OF RECORD TO CLEARLY
 SPECIFY ROOF LIVE AND DEAD LOADS (TOP AND BOTTOM
 CHORDS), INCLUDING THE ATTIC LIVE LOAD AS REQUIRED BY
 TABLE R301.5 FBC-RESIDENTIAL. NOTE: SEE FOOTNOTES "B"
 AND "G". THIS HOUSE HAS TALL ATTICS.
  
 RESPONSE:
 ONLY THE LIVE LOADS ARE SPECIFIED. ARCHITECT NEEDS TO
 SPECIFY THE DEAD LOADS ALSO. CLEARLY SPECIFY ROOF LIVE
 AND DEAD LOADS (TOP AND BOTTOM CHORDS)
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 4- SHEET S-2: THERE IS NOT INFORMATION FOR THE BEAMS AT
 THE COVERED PATIO AND ABOVE ALL OPENINGS. PROVIDE BEAM
 SCHEDULE AND COMPLETE DETAILS/ SPECIFICATIONS. SEC.
 R301.1 FBC-RESIDENTIAL.
  
 RESPONSE:
 NO BEAM SCHEDULE PROVIDED. ARCHITECT'S RESPONSE LETTER
 STATES "THERE ARE TWO SETS OF BEAMS, ONE AT TRUSS
 BEARING HEIGHTS, AND THE OTHER AT THE TOP OF
 WINDOW/DOOR HEIGHT."
 THESE RESPONSE, DOESN'T CLEARLY IDENTIFY THE BEAMS
 ABOVE THE COVERED PATIO.
 SPECIFICATIONS ON THE BUILDING CROSS SECTIONS ON SHEET
 S-4 AND S-5 SPECIFY "(2)COURSE BONDBEAM W/ (1)#5 DIA.
 EACH COURSE & POUR SOLID. ADD (2)30" LONG BENT BARS AT
 CORNERS. FILL BEAMS W/ 2,500 P.S.I. GROUT (8" TO 11
 SUMP)". THESE ARE TYPICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE HOUSE
 BONDBEAM. THE BOND BEAM IS THE HORIZONTAL STRUCTURAL
 ELEMENT THAT IS PART OF A MASONRY WALL ASSEMBLY TO
 PROVIDE HORIZONTAL STRENGTH TO THAT MASONRY WALL.
 TYPICALLY, POURED CONCRETE BEAMS OR PRECAST LINTELS ARE
 SPECIFIED ON COVERED PORCHES.
 IT IS NOT CLEAR, BUT BASED ON THE ARCHITECT'S RESPONSE
 LETTER IT LOOKS LIKE THE ARCHITECT IS PROPOSING TO USE
 THIS BOND BEAM AS THE BEAM TO CARRY ALL THE LOADS ON
 THE COVERED PATIO AREA.
 IF THIS IS THE CASE, THEN THERE IS A SAFETY STRUCTURAL
 CONCERN BASED ON THE BEAM SPANS AND DEAD LOADS ON THE
 COVERED PATIO. PROVIDE CALCULATIONS SHOWING THAT THE
 PROPOSED BOND BEAM IS ADEQUATE TO SUPPORT ALL THE LOADS
 ON THE COVERED PATIO. SEC. 107.2.1.2 CITY AMENDMENTS.
  
 5-SHEET S-3:
 A)OK.
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 B)REVISE WINDOW/DOOR BUCK DETAIL. 1X4 BUCKS DON'T
 PROVIDE FULL SUPPORT TO THE DOOR FRAME AS REQUIRED BY
 SEC. R609.7.2.1 FBC-RESIDENTIAL.
  
 RESPONSE:
 REPEAT COMMENT. DETAIL NO REVISED.
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 6- REVISE ROOF SHEATHING NAILING SPACING. ROOF
 SHEATHING NEEDS TO BE NAILED AT 4 INCHES O.C. IN THE
 FIELD AND EDGES AS REQUIRED BY SEC. R803.2.3.1 AND
 TABLE R803.2.3.1 FBC-RESIDENTIAL.
 NOTE: REVISE SPECIFICATIONS ON ALL PLANS AND WALL
 SECTIONS TO AVOID CONFLICTS/DELAYS.
  
 RESPONSE:
 SPECIFICATIONS ON THE BUILDING CROSS SECTIONS ON SHEET
 S-4 AND S-5 SPECIFY "PLYWD. SECURED TO TRUSS TOP CHORD
 W/ 8D RING SHANK NAILS (0.113" DIA.MIN.) @ 6"O.C.
 THROUGHOUT (ENTIRE ROOF IS AS ZONE 3) 4" O.C. @ ENDS".
 THESE SPECIFICATIONS DON'T SPECIFY 4" O.C. AS REQUIRED
 BY TABLE TABLE R803.2.3.1 FBC-RESIDENTIAL. REVISE AS
 REQUIRED.
 NOTE: AFTER A SECOND REVIEW OF THE ROOF SHEATHING
 SPECIFICATIONS IT WAS NOTED THAT THE PLYWOOD THICKNESS
 WAS NOT SPECIFIED. PLEASE SPECIFY PLYWOOD THICKNESS
 ALSO.
  
 7-OK.
 8-OK.
 9-OK.
  
 10- PRODUCT APPROVALS
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 A)GARAGE DOOR NOA 20-0922.36 IS FOR DOORS WITH A
 MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 9'-0". GARAGE DOORS SPECIFIED ON PLANS
 ARE BIGGER. NEED ANOTHER PRODUCT APPROVAL FOR SPECIFIED
 LARGER SIZE. FAC 61G20-3.001.
  
 RESPONSE:
 SECTIONAL GARAGE DOOR NOA 20-0922.15 SUBMITTED. THE
 DESIGN PRESSURES OF THIS GARAGE DOOR DON'T MEET THE
 DESIGN PRESSURES CALCULATED BY THE ARCHITECT OF RECORD
 ON SHEET A-1 DOOR SCHEDULE. NEED PRODUCT APPROVAL FOR
 DOOR MEETING OR EXCEEDING THE CALCULATED DESIGN
 PRESSURES.
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 B)MISSING PRODUCT APPROVALS FOR ALL TYPES OF WINDOWS
 SHOWN ON PLANS. FAC 61G20-3.001.
  
 RESPONSE:
 RESPONSE LETTER STATES THAT THE PRODUCT APPROVALS WERE
 SUBMITTED. THERE ARE NO WINDOWS PRODUCT APPROVALS
 UPLOADED TO PROJECTDOX.
  
 C) OK.
 D) OK.
  
 11- OK.
 PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ANY
 QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE COMMENTS,
 JULIO GOMEZ
 COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER
 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
 BUILDING DIVISION
 (561)805-6712
 [email protected]
  
  


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