| Date |
Text |
| 2023-06-30 10:32:37 | 1ST NFIP REVIEW |
| | RESULTS: CORRECTIONS NEEDED |
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| | CHRISTOPHER S. THROOP, CBO, BN, PX, CFM US-21-11935 |
| | 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 |
| | CITY ORDINANCE NO. 4658-16 AND NO. 4729-17 |
| | FEMA DESK REFERENCE P 758 |
| | FBC R322 FLOOD-RESISTANT CONSTRUCTION |
| | |
| | ADDRESS THE ATTACHED COMMENTS AND RE-SUBMIT |
| | |
| | CONSTRUCTION TRAILER |
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| | 1.THIS PROJECT IS LOCATED IN A SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD |
| | AREA (SFHA). THE FLOOD ZONE DESIGNATION FOR THIS SITE |
| | IS AE 7 WITH A BASE FLOOD ELEVATION (BFE) OF 7???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 |
| | 9???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. |
| | |
| | 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 ONE FOOT, OR THE DESIGN FLOOD ELEVATION, WHICHEVER |
| | IS HIGHER. (PLUS TWO FEET PER CITY ORDINANCE 4729-17). |
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| | 2. PROVIDE A CONSTRUCTION DRAWING ELEVATION |
| | CERTIFICATES AS REQUIRED. |
| | 107.2 CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH SECTIONS107.2.1 THROUGH 107.2.5. |
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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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