| Date |
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| 2023-01-13 11:30:55 | 3RD BUILDING REVIEW |
| | RESULTS: CORRECTIONS NEEDED |
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| | CHRISTOPHER S. THROOP, CBO, BN, PX, CFM |
| | PLANS EXAMINER II |
| | 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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| | ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING 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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| | NOTICE: THE DOOR BETWEEN THE GARAGE AND THE STORAGE |
| | ROOM CREATES A SEPERATE ENCLOSED AREA (STORAGE). |
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| | 1. PROVIDE A STRUCTURAL DETAIL OF THE WALL BETWEEN THE |
| | GARAGE AND STORAGE ROOM. WALL SHALL BE DESIGNED PER |
| | R322.1.5 (FLOOD RESISTANT CONSTRUCTION) |
| | (ARCHITECTS RESPONSE-SMART FLOOD VENT INSTALLED IN |
| | INTERIOR WALL. FRAME WALL DETAIL PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED.) |
| | |
| | (NEW COMMENT: I HAVE REVIEWED THE CONSTRUCTION |
| | DOCUMENTS AND CANNOT FIND A DETAIL FOR THIS INTERIOR |
| | PARTITION. THE ONLY REFERENCE FOUND IS NOTE #13 ON PLAN |
| | PAGE A-0.00 THAT STATES ALL INTERIOR PARTITIONS TO BE |
| | METAL STUDS (20 GUAGE MIN) AT 16 INCH O.C. THIS DOES |
| | NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF R322. |
| | R322.1.8FLOOD-RESISTANT MATERIALS. |
| | BUILDING MATERIALS AND INSTALLATION METHODS USED FOR |
| | FLOORING AND INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR WALLS AND WALL |
| | COVERINGS BELOW THE ELEVATION REQUIRED IN SECTION |
| | R322.2 OR R322.3 SHALL BE FLOOD DAMAGE-RESISTANT |
| | MATERIALS THAT CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF FEMA TB-2. |
| | TECHNICAL BULLITEN #2 |
| | FLOOD DAMAGE-RESISTANT MATERIAL |
| | FLOOD [DAMAGE]-RESISTANT MATERIAL IS DEFINED BY THE |
| | NFIP AS ANY BUILDING PRODUCT [MATERIAL, COMPONENT OR |
| | SYSTEM] CAPABLE OF WITHSTANDING DIRECT AND PROLONGED |
| | CONTACT WITH FLOODWATERS WITHOUT SUSTAINING SIGNIFICANT |
| | DAMAGE.) |
| | (PLEASE DIRECT ME TO THE DETAIL "PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED" |
| | OR PROVIDE A STRUCTURAL DETAIL FOR THE INTERIOR |
| | PARTITION THAT COMPLYS WITH R322.) |
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| | THERE ARE TWO FLOOD OPENING ON ADJACENT WALLS IN THE |
| | STORAGE ROOM. CORRECT. |
| | THE GARAGE AREA IS 998SF AND REQUIRES (5) SMART VENTS |
| | AT 200SF/VENT. ADD AN ADDITIONAL (2) SMART VENTS. (THIS |
| | IS INCORRECT. SEE BELOW:) |
| | |
| | (NEW COMMENT) |
| | (THE GARAGE AND THE STORAGE AREA ARE TWO SEPERATE |
| | AREAS) |
| | (UPON FURTHER REVIEW IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE |
| | GARAGE IS 799SF BASED ON THE DEMENSIONS PROVIDED ON |
| | PLAN PAGE A-1.01.) |
| | (3'+9'+2'+9'+2'+9'+3')=37X21'6"=799.2SF) (3) SMART |
| | VENTS AT 200SF/VENT ARE REQUIRED. PROVIDED. |
| | (THE STORAGE AREA IS 210SF AS STATED.) (2) SMART VENTS |
| | ARE REQUIRED. PROVIDED. |
| | ELEVATION CERTIFICATE INSTRUCTIONS |
| | ITEM A8.A. PROVIDE THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE CRAWLSPACE |
| | OR ENCLOSURE(S) BELOW THE LOWEST ELEVATED FLOOR OF AN |
| | ELEVATED BUILDING WITH OR WITHOUT PERMANENT FLOOD |
| | OPENINGS. TAKE THE MEASUREMENT FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE |
| | CRAWLSPACE OR ENCLOSURE(S). |
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| | 2. |
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| | 3. |
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| | (NEW COMMENTS) |
| | (THE BUILDING SQUARE FOOT DATA ON PLAN PAGE SP-1.01 |
| | STATES PROPOSED 3 CAR GARAGE, STORAGE: 998 S.F. (LESS |
| | THAN 1000 S.F) |
| | (THE CORRECT DATA IS 3 CAR GARAGE 799 S.F. STORAGE 210 |
| | S.F. 1009 S.F.) >1000 S.F. |
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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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