Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Project Z18020024
Project Number Z18020024
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2018-06-08 11:09:03DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT, BUILDING DIVISION,
 COMMENTS:
  
 1. THIS REVIEW IS A CURSORY REVIEW AS IT RELATES TO THE
 SITE. IT IS NOT A REVIEW FOR FULL COMPLIANCE WITH
 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE. THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ARE TO BE
 ADDRESSED FOR THE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION.
  
 2. LOCATION OF ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES. THE RESPONSE
 LETTER DATED 5/8/18 FROM ZACH THORNTON, P.E., IS NOTED
 BUT DOES NOT ADDRESS THE COMMENT. SITE PLAN SHEET C7
 SHOWS REGULAR PARKING SPACES LOCATED CLOSER TO THE
 BUILDING ENTRANCE THAN THE ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES.
 THE ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES SHALL BE RELOCATED SO
 THAT THEY ARE THE CLOSEST PARKING SPACES TO THE
 BUILDING ENTRANCE. PER SECTION 208.3 OF FLORIDA
 ACCESSIBILITY CODE, ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES ARE TO BE
 LOCATED ON THE SHORTEST POSSIBLE ROUTE OF TRAVEL FROM
 ADJACENT PARKING TO AN ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE FOR EACH
 BUILDING. THIS IS A FLORIDA ACCESSIBILITY CODE
 REQUIREMENT BASED ON FEDERAL ADA, SO WE DO NOT HAVE
 DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY. THE SUBMITTED COMMENT RESPONSE
 EXPLAINS WHY THIS REQUIREMENT HAS NOT BEEN MEET RATHER
 THAN OFFERING A SOLUTION THAT WILL MEET THE
 REQUIREMENT. THE FOLLOWING OPTION IS JUST A SUGGESTION
 SINCE YOU HAVE IMPLIED THAT THERE IS NO SOLUTION THAT
 COMPLIES WITH THE CODE REQUIREMENT. ONE OPTION WOULD BE
 TO RAISE THE ELEVATION OF THE ACCESS AISLE BETWEEN THE
 TWO ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES SO THAT THE SLOPE FROM
 THAT ACCESS AISLE, ACROSS THE WALKWAY LEADING TO THE
 BUILDING ENTRANCE IS NOT STEEPER THAN 1 IN 50 BUT
 SUFFICIENT TO DRAIN WATER AWAY FROM THE BUILDING
 ENTRANCE. THE SLOPES ACROSS THE PARKING SPACES AND
 DRIVE AISLE CAN THEN BE REWORKED TO ACCOMMODATE THIS
 ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENT. THIS COMMENT HAS BEEN RAISED
 NOW BECAUSE, IF NOT RESOLVED BEFORE PERMIT APPLICATION,
 IT WILL BECOME A PLAN REVIEW COMMENT THAT COULD
 POTENTIALLY AFFECT AN APPROVED SITE PLAN LAYOUT.
  
 3. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED. ALL APPLICABLE PERMITS
 AND SUB-PERMITS MUST BE OBTAINED BEFORE COMMENCING THE
 WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS, PLANS AND FEES, ARE REQUIRED
 FOR SIGNS, GAS SYSTEMS, GENERATORS, FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS,
 FIRE SPRINKLER AND OTHER FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS,
 GREASE INTERCEPTORS, SITE LIGHTING, SITE LANDSCAPE,
 SITE IRRIGATION, ETC.
  
  
 ROBERT BROWN
 BUILDING OFFICIAL
 TEL: 561 805 6652
 EMAIL: [email protected]
  
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