Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 22061055
Permit Number 22061055
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2022-08-04 08:13:40WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION
 SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION
 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 W. P. B. PERMIT: 22061055
 ADD: 809 S. FLAGLER DR.
 CONT: YELLOWFIN BUILDERS
 TEL: 561-469-7318
 E-MAIL: [email protected]
  
 2020 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2020 WEST PALM BEACH
 AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1,
 ADMINISTRATION
  
 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.
  
 1ST REVIEW
 DATE: THURS. AUGUST 04TH/ 2022
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) PLEASE NOTE, THIS BUILDING IS LOCATED IN A FLOOD
 ZONE AE WITH BFE (BASE FLOOD ELEVATION) AT 6 FEET IN
 NAVD88.
 1612.5 FLOOD HAZARD DOCUMENTATION. WEST PALM BEACH MUNI
 CODE. ARTICLE XVII ORDINANCES ARTICLE XVII FLOOD
 PREVENTION & CONTROL
 FBC BUILDING 1612 AND CITY OF WPB CODE OF SECTION
 94-546. STRUCTURE IS IN AN "A" FLOOD ZONE. A FLOOD
 ELEVATION CERTIFICATE WILL BE REQUIRED. PLEASE REVIEW
 CITY ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY REQUIREMENTS REQUIRE
 AFTER OCT. 11/ 2017 AN ADDITIONAL TWO FOOT OF FREE
 BOARD (DFE) DESIGN FLOOD ELEVATION WILL BE REQUIRED OR
 (2) FEET ABOVE BASE FLOOD.
 AFTER OCT. 11/ 2017 THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE
 ADOPTED THE NEW FLOOD MAPS IN NAVD 88 ELEVATIONS. YOU
 CAN GO TO THE WEBSITE:
 WWW.NGS.NOAA.GOV/TOOLS/VERTCON/VERTCON.HTML FOR
 CONVERSIONS.
  
  
 PUBLICATION: SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT/ SUBSTANTIAL
 DAMAGE DESK REFERENCE FEMA P-758 MAY 2010. SECTION 4.5
 DETERMINING MARKET VALUE. SINCE THE PALM BEACH COUNTY
 PROPERTY APPRAISERS OFFICE DOES NOT TAX RELIGIOUS
 PROPERTIES, WE COULD NOT ESTABLISH A VALUE FOR THIS
 BUILDING. WE TOOK THE CURRENT ICC CURRENT COST TABLES
 FOR A BUILDING CLASSIFICATION IIA AND OCCUPANCY TYPE A3
 TO FIND THE COST PER SQUARE FOOT TO BUILD NEW OR
 REPLACEMENT COST OF THE BUILDING. 18,540 S. F. X
 $228.32 = $4,233,052.00 DOLLARS COST.
  
 THIS BUILDING IS CONSIDERED A SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT.
 SUBSTANIAL IMPROVEMENT. SECTION 94-546 PROVISIONS FOR
 FLOOD HAZARD REDUCTION. (A)(3) ANY ALTERATION, REPAIR,
 RECONSTRUCTION, OR IMPROVEMENTS TO A PROPERTY WHICH THE
 CUMULATIVE COST FOR ANY FIVE YEAR PERIOD ($2,355,500.00
 DOLLARS) EQUALS OR EXCEEDS 50 % OF THE BUILDING VALUE
 AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD SHALL MEET
 THE REQUIREMENTS OF NEW CONSTRUCTION AS CONTAINED IN
 THIS ARTICLE. YOU CAN ALSO GET A CERTIFIED APPRAISAL TO
 ESTABLISH THE VALUE OF THIS STRUCTURE.
  
 THE OTHER ROUTE YOU CAN GO IS THIS BUILDING WAS BUILT
 IN 1928. PLEASE CONTACT OUR HISTORIC PRESERVATION
 PLANNER FRIEDERIKE MITTNER TO SEE IF THIS BUILDING IS
 CONSIDERED A CONTRIBUTING HISTORIC STRUCTURE, SHE WOULD
 PROVIDE YOU WITH A LETTER AS SUCH. WITH THIS LETTER YOU
 WOULD NEED TO CONTACT KATHLEEN PERRE ADMINISTRATIVE
 ASSISTANT TO SEE ABOUT GETTING PUT ON THE AGENDA FOR
 THE CBAA (CONSTRUCTION BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT & APPEAL)
 BOARD WHICH MEETS ONCE A MONTH. YOU HAVE TO HAVE YOUR
 REQUEST IN BEFORE THE 1ST OF THE MONTH TO BE ON THE
 AGENDA FOR THAT MONTH, THE COST IS $100.00 DOLLARS.
 PLEASE CONTACT KATHLEEN PERRE FOR CBAA FORMS. SEE
 CONTACT INFORMATION BELOW:
  
 FRIEDERIKE MITTNER HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLANNER
 TEL: 561-822-1435
 E-MAIL: [email protected]
  
 KATHLEEN PERRE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT II
 TEL: 561-805-6682
 E-MAIL: [email protected]
  
 2) IF NEITHER OF THE ABOVE ALTERNATIVE ARE USED THEN
 YOU MUST SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING. DURING THE
 PERMITTING OF THIS STRUCTURE THERE WILL BE REQUIRED (3)
 DIFFERENT FLOOD ZONE CERTIFICATES REQUIRED:
 (1) A FLOOD ZONE CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED AS PART OF THE
 PLAN REVIEW DOCUMENTS WITH THE PROPOSED FINISH FLOOR
 HEIGHT. W. P. B. ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 107.3.5.1.1
 BUILDING MINIMUM PLAN REVIEW CRITERIA FOR COMMERCIAL
 BUILDINGS. ( 8) FLOOD REQUIREMENTS ELEVATIONS,
 ENCLOSURES, FLOOD DAMAGE-RESISTANT MATERIALS.
  
 (2) ONCE THE FIRST-FLOOR SLAB IS POURED THE 2ND
 ELEVATION CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED. W. P. B.
 ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 110.3 REQUIRED INSPECTIONS 1.2
 FLOOR/ SLAB INSPECTION. IN FLOOD HAZARD AREAS, UPON
 PLACEMENT OF THE LOWEST FLOOR, INCLUDING BASEMENT, AND
 PRIOR TO FURTHER VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION, THE ELEVATION
 CERTIFICATION, REQUIRED IN SECTION 1612.5, SHALL BE
 SUBMITTED TO THE BUILDING OFFICIAL.
  
 (3) BEFORE THE ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
 OR A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION THE 3RD FLOOD ZONE
 CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED WITH THE HEIGHT OF ALL EXTERIOR
 ATTENDANTS A/C PADS OR OTHER SLABS FOR GENERATORS.
 W. P. B. ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 110.3 REQUIRED INSPECTIONS
 (6) FINAL INSPECTION. TO BE MADE AFTER THE BUILDING IS
 COMPLETED AND READY FOR OCCUPANCY. 6.1. LOWEST FLOOR
 ELEVATION. IN FLOOD HAZARD AREAS, AS PART OF THE FINAL
 INSPECTION, A FINAL CERTIFICATION OF THE LOWEST FLOOR
 ELEVATION SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE AUTHORITY HAVING
 JURISDICTION.
  
 FEMA NEW FORM AVAILABLE JUNE 13/2016.
  
 HTTP://WWW.FEMA.GOV/BUSINESS/NFIP/ELVINST.SHTM
  
 3) SHEET A2.01 INTERIOR FINISH NOTES AND WALL BACKING
 NOTES BOTH REFER TO THE 5 EDITION OF THE FBC 2014
 ACCESSIBILITY CODE. PLEASE UPDATE PLANS TO THE CURRENT
 7TH EDITION OF THE 2020FBC- ACCESSIBILITY CODE.
  
 3A) IN BOTH THE SIDE WALL AND BACK WALL THE WATER
 CLOSET GRAB BARS ARE MEASURED TO THE CENTERLINE, 2020
 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 609.4 POSITION OF GRAB
 BARS. GRAB BARS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN A HORIZONTAL
 POSITION, 33 INCHES MINIMUM AND 36 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE
 THE FINISH FLOOR MEASURED TO THE TOP OF THE GRIPPING
 SURFACE, NOT CENTERLINE.
 3B) THE SIDE VIEW THE TOILET PAPER DISPENSER NEED TO
 SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH: TOILET PAPER DISPENSERS. 604.7.
 THE TOILET PAPER DISPENSER SHALL COMPLY WITH 309.4 AND
 SHALL BE 7 INCHES MINIMUM TO 9 INCHES MAXIMUM IN FRONT
 OF THE WATER CLOSET MEASURED TO THE CENTERLINE OF THE
 DISPENSER.
 THE OUTLET OF THE DISPENSER SHALL BE 15 INCHES MINIMUM
 AND 48 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR AND SHALL
 NOT BE LOCATED BEHIND THE GRAB BARS.
 3C) BACK VIEW MIRROR. 603.3 MIRRORS. 2020
 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE. MIRRORS LOCATED ABOVE
 LAVATORIES OR COUNTERTOPS SHALL BE INSTALLED WITH THE
 BOTTOM EDGE OF THE REFLECTING SURFACE 40 INCHES MAXIMUM
 ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND
 3D) LAV EXPOSED PIPES. 606.5 EXPOSED PIPES AND
 SURFACES. WATER SUPPLY & DRAINPIPES UNDER LAVATORIES
 AND SINKS SHALL BE INSULATED OR OTHERWISE CONFIGURED TO
 PROTECT AGAINST CONTACT.
 4) A TRANSMITTAL LETTER / NARRATIVE LISTING THE
 ORIGINAL REVIEW COMMENT NUMBER, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF
 THE REVISION MADE, IDENTIFYING THE SHEET OR
 SPECIFICATION PAGE WHERE THE CHANGES CAN BE FOUND WILL
 HELP TO EXPEDITE YOUR PERMIT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
 ANTICIPATED COOPERATION.
  
 PLEASE NOTE WITH THE LACK OF INFORMATION FOR THIS
 REVIEW, SUBSEQUENT REMARKS MAYBE MADE IN THE NEXT
 REVIEW CYCLE.
  
  
 MY WORK HOURS ARE USUALLY TUES. & WED. 7:30 AM- 4:30 PM
 PART-TIME/ SEMI-RETIRED.
  
 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.
  
 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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