Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Project Z21010013
Project Number Z21010013
Review Stop ENG - PPRC
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2021-02-04 11:32:26COMMENTS PER RICK ROSSANO, PROJECT COORDINATOR, CITY
 WPB ENG SERVICES, (561) 494-1098 [email protected]
  
 1. THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH HAS A NUMBER OF
 REGULATIONS AND PERMIT REQUIREMENTS WHICH DIRECTLY
 AFFECT THE DEVELOPMENT AND INSTALLATION OF WATER AND
 WASTEWATER UTILITIES WITHIN THE CITY. TO VIEW
 DEVELOPMENT PERMIT SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER
 ENGINEERING RELATED DOCUMENTS, OPEN A BROWSER IN CHROME
 AND GO TO: WWW.WPB.ORG/ENGDOCS . TO LOGIN, UNDER
 ?EMAIL? ENTER [email protected] ; UNDER ?PASSWORD? ENTER
 SIMPLE321#
 THERE ARE 4 PAGES OF AVAILABLE ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS
 FOR YOUR USE.
 2. CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH,
 FLORIDA, CODIFIED THROUGH ORD. NO. 4183-08, ADOPTED
 SEPT. 22, 2008. (SUPPLEMENT NO. 18) CHAPTER 90
 UTILITIES, ARTICLE I. SEC. 90-7.
 POLICY REGARDING EXTENSION OF WATER OR SEWER SERVICE
 FACILITIES OF THE CITY:
 THE WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICE AGREEMENTS AND THE
 CONSTRUCTION PERMITS ADDRESS RESERVATION OF CAPACITY
 BASED ON USAGE, METER SIZE AND FEES, DESIGN STANDARDS,
 BACKFLOW PREVENTION, FIRE SERVICE AND IRRIGATION.
 3. AS OF DECEMBER 20, 2015, THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH
 CROSS-CONNECTION CONTROL MANUAL HAS BEEN REVISED,
 STATING "ALL BACKFLOW DEVICES MUST BE LEAD-FREE". FOR
 MORE INFORMATION, OPEN A BROWSER IN CHROME AND GO TO:
 WWW.WPB.ORG/ENGDOCS .TO LOGIN, UNDER ?EMAIL? ENTER
 [email protected] ; UNDER ?PASSWORD? ENTER SIMPLE321#
 CROSS-CONNECTION CONTROL MANUAL IS ON PAGE 4.
 4. PLEASE SUBMIT A FORMAL AS-BUILT REQUEST FOR ALL CITY
 OF WEST PALM BEACH-OWNED UTILITIES WITHIN THE PUBLIC
 RIGHT OF WAY FOR THE ENTIRE EXTENT OF THE LIMITS OF
 YOUR PROJECT. IDENTIFY TYPE OF UTILITY, LOCATION, PIPE
 MATERIAL, AGE AND SIZE. PLEASE CONTACT JANICE TARBILL
 IN THE WPB ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT
 [email protected] OR 561-494-1040 FOR FURTHER
 ASSISTANCE.
 5. PLANS SHALL SHOW PROPOSED LOCATIONS AND DIMENSIONS
 OF ALL WATER, STORMWATER, AND SANITARY AND SEWER LINES,
 INCLUDING STUBS TO EACH PROPERTY LINE FOR WATER AND
 SANITARY SEWERS, THE MAKE AND MODEL OF ALL VALVES,
 METERS, AND OTHERS DEVICES TO BE INSTALLED ON THE
 SYSTEM, CATCH BASINS, CULVERTS, DITCHES INCLUDING
 GRADES, PIPES SIZES, MATERIALS, ELEVATIONS,
 ASSUMPTIONS, CALCULATIONS, INVERT ELEVATIONS FOR ALL
 INLETS AND MANHOLES AND PROFILES OF SANITARY SEWER
 LINES. ALL AVAILABLE ELEVATION SHALL BE SHOWN ON THE
 PROFILE VIEW. DIRECTION OF FLOW SHALL BE SHOWN ON PLAN
 VIEW ON PLAN VIEW FOR ALL SANITARY AND STORM SEWERS.
 PLEASE SHOW SLOPE % ON ALL SANITARY LINES AND CALL OUT
 MATERIAL. ADDITIONALLY, PLAN VIEW SHALL SHOW ALL
 EXISTING AND PROPOSED UNDERGROUND UTILITY LAYOUT,
 INCLUDING FIBER OPTIC, ELECTRIC, GAS, AND CABLEVISION &
 TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITIES LOCATED ON THE
 RIGHT-OF-WAY. PROVIDE PROFILE AND CLEARANCES AT ALL
 UTILITY CROSSINGS.
 6. CUT AND CAP UTILITIES NOT IN USE, AND REMOVE ANY
 ABANDONED UTILITY LINES LARGER THAN 2 INCHES FROM CITY
 ROW.
 7. PLEASE SUBMIT COMPLETED LOS ANALYSIS SUMMARY TABLE
 DIRECTLY TO ENGINEERING (SHEET 33 OF CITY OF WPB
 DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION).
 8. PROVIDE CALCULATIONS ON PLANS OF EXISTING AND
 PROPOSED DEMANDS FOR WATER & SEWER (AVERAGE, MAXIMUM
 AND PEAK) AND FIRE FLOW DEMANDS. CALCULATIONS SHALL BE
 PER FAC 64E-6 FOR SEWER AND PER FAC 64-E.008 FOR WATER.
 9. SHOW VERTICAL DATUM AND DATUM CONVERSION INFORMATION
 (NAVD 88 AND NGVD 29).
 10. PROVIDE CCTV VIDEO OF EXISTING SANITARY SEWER AND
 STORMWATER ALONG ENTIRE PROJECT FRONTAGE.
 11. PLEASE PROVIDE CALCULATIONS OF REVISED PERVIOUS AND
 IMPERVIOUS CALCULATIONS FOR THE PROPOSED IMPACTED
 AREAS.
 12. PROVIDE ONSITE CLEANOUTS NEAR PROPERTY LINE FOR
 PROPOSED SANITARY LATERALS.
 13. PLEASE LABEL WATER LINES AS PRIVATE WHERE
 APPLICABLE.
 14. PLEASE PROVIDE ENLARGED VIEW ON PLANS OF PROPOSED
 LOCATION OF WATER METER AND BACKFLOW PREVENTION.
 15. COORDINATE WITH MARK HURLEY, FIELD CUSTOMER SERVICE
 SUPERVISOR WITH CITY OF WPB PUBLIC UTILITIES, REGARDING
 PLACEMENT OF BACKFLOW DEVICES AND WATER METERS. CONTACT
 HIM AT 561-494-2262 OR [email protected]
 16. PROVIDE DEDICATED UTILITY EASEMENTS TO ALLOW ACCESS
 FOR CITY PERSONNEL TO PROPOSED UTILITY WATER METERS.
 17. PLEASE CONFIRM THAT SUBMITTED CIVIL PLANS ARE
 SHOWING UP TO DATE ASBUILT INFRASTRUCTURE INFORMATION.
 PLEASE CLEARLY INDICATE EXISTING AND PROPOSED WATER AND
 SEWER UTILITIES.
  
 THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ARE FROM MARK HURLEY, FIELD
 CUSTOMER SERVICE SUPERVISOR, WPB PUBLIC UTILITIES,
 PLEASE CONTACT 561-494-2262 OR [email protected]:
  
 -WPB SERVICE AVAILABILITY LETTER SAID WATER LINES WOULD
 NEED TO BE UPSIZED AND WASTEWATER UPGRADED. PLEASE
 DETAIL UPSIZING AND UPGRADING PROPOSED.
  
 -ADD SIZE OF WATER METERS AND BACKFLOW ASSEMBLIES. IF
 DOMESTIC WATER METERS ARE 3INCHES OR LARGER, THEY WILL
 NEED TO BE ABOVE-GROUND.
  
 -ADD LABEL TO DOMESTIC AND RESIDENTIAL BACKFLOW
 ASSEMBLIES THAT THEY NEED TO BE RP TYPE.
  
 -CANNOT HAVE WATER METER BOXES AND WATER SERVICES IN
 DRIVEWAYS OR DRIVEWAY APPROACHES.
  
 -RECOMMEND PARALLEL/DUAL BACKFLOW ASSEMBLIES FOR THE
 DOMESTIC WATER SERVICES TO DECREASE WATER OUTAGES
 DURING BACKFLOW ASSEMBLY MAINTENANCE.
  
 -LABEL ALL FIRE HYDRANTS ON WATER/UTILITY ENGINEERING
 PLAN.
  
 -VERIFY FDC DISTANCE TO FIRE HYDRANT IS ACCEPTABLE.
  
 -FOR FORMAL ENGINEERING SUBMITTAL: ADD BLOWUP DETAILS
 OF WATER METERS AND BACKFLOW AREAS, LABEL ALL WATER
 SERVICE PIPE MATERIAL AND SIZE, ADD WATER SERVICE
 STANDARD DETAILS USED
  
 -ONE DDCVA LOOKS TO BE CONFLICTING WITH A WALL.
  
 -VERIFY IF ALL WATER METERS AND BACKFLOW ASSEMBLIES ARE
 OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDINGS.
  
 -WHAT IS THE VERTICAL CLEARANCE DISTANCE FROM BOTTOM OF
 BRIDGE TO STREET?
  
 -AN AERIAL BRIDGE OVER CITY WPB R/W WOULD REQUIRE CITY
 WPB APPROVAL.
  
 -TREE APPEARS TO CONFLICT WITH BRIDGE.
  
 -THERE APPEAR TO BE SEVERAL TREE CONFLICTS WITH THE
 METERED WATER SERVICES. PLEASE CREATE BETTER CLEARANCE
 AND ADD ROOT BARRIERS.
  
 -VERIFY THAT FIRE HYDRANT ON SOUTH SIDE OF EUCALYPTUS
 IS PROPOSED AND NOT EXISTING.
  
 -MORE DIRECTION ON EXISTING WATER SERVICES WILL BE
 PROVIDED AT FORMAL ENGINEERING SUBMITTAL, BUT LIKELY BE
 REQUIRED TO REMOVE UNUSED ONES.
  
 -THERE ARE EXISTING WATER AND SEWER MAIN UTILITIES IN
 MIDDLE OF THE NORTH PROPERTY. WHERE ARE THEY BEING
 RELOCATED?
  
 -SW PROPERTY COMMERCIAL METER AND BACKFLOW ARE TOO FAR
 FROM PROPERTY LINE.
  
 -SHOW EXISTING AND PROPOSED UTILITY EASEMENTS.
  
 -WILL THERE BE AN FDC FOR THE SW PROPERTY?
  
  
 COMMENT PER MANNY GONZALEZ, AS OF 2-11-2021. CALL
 561-818-1322:
  
 SEWER RUNNING EAST OF NORTH LOT WILL NEED A MANHOLE AT
 PROPERTY LINE.
 FIRE DEPT. WILL REQUIRE NEW FIRELINE TO BE DIRECTLY
 FROM A CITY WATERMAIN AND NOT SPLIT OFF DOMESTIC WATER
 METER.
 PROPOSED SEWER SHALL BE 8 IN. DIAMETER TO N. DIXIE HWY.
 THIS WILL REQUIRE A 5 FT. DIAMETER MANHOLE WITH INSIDE
 DROP.
  
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