| Date |
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| 2023-06-21 11:13:52 | ROOFING FOURTH BUILDING REVIEW COMMENTS |
| | CODE: FBC 7TH EDITION (2020) AND CITY AMENDMENTS. |
| | PERMIT #22100607 |
| | 415 31ST ST |
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| | PREVIOUS COMMENT: |
| | 1-ENGINEER'S LETTER SUBMITTED IS FOR "STRUCTURAL |
| | INVESTIGATION OF EXISTING SHINGLE ROOF SYSTEM TO BE |
| | REPLACED WITH ASPHALTIC SHINGLE AT THE RESIDENCE BELOW |
| | 415 31ST STREET, WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA 33404". |
| | A) THE ENGINEER REPORT DOESN'T PROVIDE THE REQUESTED |
| | INFORMATION FOR THE ROOF TO WALL CONNECTIONS. THE ROOF |
| | TO WALL CONNECTIONS SHALL BE IMPROVED AS REQUIRED BY |
| | SEC. 706.8 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING. ENGINEER TO READ SEC. |
| | 706.8 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING AND PROVIDE REQUIRED |
| | INFORMATION. SPECIFY STRAPS AS REQUIRED. |
| | NOTE: BUILDING WAS BUILT IN 1926. ROOF TO WALL |
| | CONNECTIONS NEED TO MEET OR EXCEED CURRENT CODE |
| | STANDARDS. |
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| | RESPONSE: |
| | ROOF TO WALL CONNECTION INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION |
| | FROM ANDRE BIGATAO, P.E. SUBMITTED NEED TO BE MORE |
| | SPECIFIC AND PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. |
| | |
| | A)ENGINEER NEEDS TO SPECIFY THE DATE OF INSPECTION, WHO |
| | MADE THE INSPECTION, HOW THE ROOF WAS ACCESSED TO VIEW |
| | THE CONNECTIONS OF THE HIP RAFTER ("KING JACK") TO THE |
| | HIP GIRDER WITH STRAPS HAVING AT LEAST FOUR FASTENERS |
| | ON EACH END AND ON EACH CORNER OF THE BUILDING. PROVIDE |
| | PHOTOS SHOWING THE CONNECTIONS. |
| | SEC. 706.8.1FBC-EXISTING BUILDING. SEC. 107.2.1.2 CITY |
| | AMENDMENTS. |
| | (LETTER SUBMITTED WAS REVIEWED WITH BUILDING OFFICIAL). |
| | |
| | B) ENGINEER INSPECTION LETTER STATES "OUR INSPECTION |
| | REVEALED THE ROOF TO WALL CONNECTION IS USED FOR THE |
| | ROOF CONNECTION AT THIS PROPERTY HAVE A MINIMUM OF 4 |
| | FASTERS PER STRAP AND COMPLY WITH 2020 FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | CODE 7TH EDITION, SECTION 706.8.1 FOR EXISTING |
| | BUILDINGS." |
| | THIS STATEMENT ONLY SPECIFIES 4 FASTENERS PER STRAP. IT |
| | DOESN'T SPECIFY FOUR FASTENERS ON EACH END OF THE STRAP |
| | AS REQUIRED BY SEC. 706.8.1FBC-EXISTING BUILDING. |
| | CLARIFY AS REQUIRED AND PROVIDE PHOTOS SHOWING THE |
| | CONNECTIONS. |
| | SEC. 107.2.1.2 CITY AMENDMENTS. |
| | |
| | C)CLARIFY WHY SUBMITTING SUB-PERMIT APPLICATION FOR |
| | ROOF TO WALL CONNECTIONS IF ENGINEER ROOF TO WALL |
| | CONNECTION INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION IS STATING THAT |
| | THE EXISTING STRAPS COMPLY WITH 2020 FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | CODE. |
| | SEC. 107.2.1.2 CITY AMENDMENTS. |
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| | WHEN RESUBMITTING, A TRANSMITTAL LETTER LISTING THE |
| | ORIGINAL REVIEW COMMENT WITH A DESCRIPTION OF WHERE AND |
| | HOW THE COMMENT WAS ADDRESSED WILL HELP TO EXPEDITE THE |
| | REVIEW PROCESS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED |
| | COOPERATION. |
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| | 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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