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| 2022-06-09 10:36:00 | NFIP 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 |
| | CITY ORDINANCE NO. 4658-16 AND NO. 4729-17 |
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| | 4TH REVIEW |
| | CONSTRUCTION DRAWING ELEVATION CERTIFICATE. (EC) |
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| | RESULTS: DENIED |
| | ADDRESS THE ATTACHED COMMENTS AND RE-SUBMIT |
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| | NOTICE: |
| | PREVIOUS COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED |
| | SATISFACTORILY ARE MARKED AS CORRECTED OR REMOVED. |
| | PREVIOUS COMMENTS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ADDRESSED |
| | SATISFACTORILY MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS IN |
| | PARENTHESES. ANY NEW COMMENT WILL BE LISTED AFTER |
| | PREVIOUS COMMENTS. |
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| | NEW COMMENTS: |
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| | REFERENCE PLAN PAGE A2.0 FOR THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| | 1. PLAN PAGE A2.0 SHOWS TWO ENCLOSED AREAS WITH FLOOR |
| | ELEVATIONS BELOW THE DESIGN FLOOD ELEVATION (DFE) OF |
| | 8.0' NAVD. |
| | 1A) SOLAR EQUIPMENT ROOM HAS A TOP OF SLAB ELEVATION OF |
| | 7.0' NAVD. |
| | 1B) STORAGE #2 HAS A TOP OF SLAB ELEVATION OF 7.0' |
| | NAVD. |
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| | 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: |
| | 2.1.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. |
| | 2.2.OPENINGS SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN 3 INCHES (76 MM) IN |
| | ANY DIRECTION IN THE PLANE OF THE WALL. |
| | 2.3.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. |
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| | R322.2.2.1INSTALLATION OF OPENINGS. |
| | THE WALLS OF ENCLOSED AREAS SHALL HAVE OPENINGS |
| | INSTALLED SUCH THAT: |
| | 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.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.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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| | REFERENCE THE ELEVATION CERTIFICATE FOR THE FOLLOWING |
| | COMMENTS: |
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| | 2. LINE C2A) TOP OF BOTTOM FLOOR SHOULD BE 7.0' NAVD. |
| | (SOLAR EQUIPMENT ROOM/STORAGE #2) |
| | 3. LINE C2B) TOP OF NEXT HIGHEST FLOOR SHOULD BE 7.5' |
| | NAVD. (STORAGE/POOL EQUIPMENT ROOM) |
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| | PLEASE ADDRESS COMMENTS AND RE-SUBMIT EC FOR REVIEW. |
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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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