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| 2023-05-18 16:11:38 | THIS STRUCTURE IS LOCATED IN A SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD |
| | AREA AND IS SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEMA, THE |
| | FBC-R SECTION R322, ASCE 24 AND THE CITY OF WEST PALM |
| | BEACH'S FLOOD ORDINANCE. THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE |
| | EXISTING TWO STORY GARAGE WITH A RECREATION ROOM ON THE |
| | SECOND FLOOR THAT WAS BUILT IN 2007. THERE ARE NO |
| | RECORDS THAT SHOW THE GARAGE BEING CONVERTED TO A POOL |
| | HOUSE. FEMA ONLY ALLOWS ENCLOSED AREAS BELOW THE |
| | REQUIRED FLOOD ELEVATION TO BE USED AS PARKING, STORAGE |
| | OR ENTRY INTO THE BUILDING. THE CITY'S FLOOD ORDINANCE |
| | REQUIRES THE FINISH FLOOR OF HABITABLE SPACE TO HAVE AN |
| | ELEVATION THAT IS AT LEAST 2 FEET ABOVE THE BASE FLOOD |
| | ELEVATION (BFE) THAT IS SHOWN ON THE FLOOD INSURANCE |
| | RATE MAP (FIRM). THIS TWO FOOT FREE BOARD ABOVE THE BFE |
| | IS CALLED THE DESIGN FLOOD ELEVATION OR DFE. |
| | IN ORDER TO CONVERT THE GARAGE INTO A GYM IT WILL HAVE |
| | TO MEET THE ELEVATION OF THE DFE. THE BFE SHOWN ON THE |
| | FLOOD MAP IS 6' NAVD 88. THE DFE IS 6' + 2' OR 8' NAVD. |
| | THE FINISH FLOOR ELEVATION OF THE PROPOSED GYM WITH |
| | HAVE TO BE AT OR ABOVE 8' NAVD 88.ANY OF THE WORK THAT |
| | WAS DONE WITHOUT PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS WILL HAVE TO |
| | BE REMOVED OR PROPERLY PERMITTED AND INSPECTED. THE |
| | PROPOSED WORK HAS A VALUE OF $46,000.00. THE |
| | IMPROVEMENT VALUE ON THE PALM BEACH COUNTY PROPERTY |
| | APPRAISIER'S WEBSITE IS $776,053.00. THERE HAVE NOT |
| | BEEN ANY IMPROVEMENTS TO THE HOUSE IN THE LAST FIVE |
| | YEARS. |
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| | 1) SUBMIT PLANS WITH THE EXISTING FLOOR ELEVATIONS AND |
| | THE PROPOSED ELEVATIONS. FBC 107.2.1 |
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| | 2) SUBMIT AN ITEMIZED COST BREAKDOWN OF THE WORK |
| | INCLUDING ALL LABOR, MATERIALS, COST, OVERHEAD AND |
| | PROFIT. THIS IS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE IF THE |
| | PROPOSED WORK WILL BE CONSIDERED A SUBSTANTIAL |
| | IMPROVEMENT. CITY FLOOD ORDINANCE AND FBC-R322 |
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| | 3) ELEVATION CERTIFICATES WILL BE REQUIRED FOR THE |
| | GARAGE CONVERSION TO A GYM. |
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