| Date |
Text |
| 2022-09-01 08:39:28 | 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 |
| | FEMA DESK REFERENCE P 758 |
| | FBC R322 FLOOD-RESISTANT CONSTRUCTION |
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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 X AND AE 6 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. |
| | SEC. 18-34 - TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | CODE, BUILDING. |
| | (A) SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT MEANS ANY COMBINATION OF |
| | REPAIR, RECONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION, ALTERATION, |
| | ADDITION OR OTHER IMPROVEMENT OF A BUILDING OR |
| | STRUCTURE FOR WHICH THE CUMULATIVE COST IN ANY FIVE |
| | YEAR PERIOD EQUALS OR EXCEEDS 50 PERCENT OF THE MARKET |
| | VALUE ... |
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| | NOTICE: |
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| | THE 5 YEAR CUMULATIVE VALUE (181,821) DOES NOT EXCEED |
| | 50% OF THE IMPROVEMENT VALUE AS STATED ON THE PROPERTY |
| | APPRAISERS WEB-SITE ($404,213). (44%) |
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| | THIS PROJECT DOES NOT QUALIFY AS A SUBSTANTIAL |
| | IMPROVEMENT AND DOES NOT REQUIRE COMPLIANCE WITH FEMA'S |
| | 50% RULE. |
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