Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Project Z21120018
Project Number Z21120018
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2022-01-13 08:26:15COMMENTS FROM RICK ROSSANO, SR. PROJECT COORDINATOR,
 ENG. SERVICES DEPT., 561-494-1098 [email protected] :
  
 GENERAL:
 O PLEASE RESPOND TO ALL COMMENTS IN WRITING, AND
 INCLUDE PROJECT NAME, ADDRESS AND PERMIT NUMBER
 (Z-XXXXXXXX).
 O 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. PLEASE SEE
 DEVELOPMENT PERMIT SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS AT THE LINK
 BELOW:
 A. HTTP://WPB.ORG/CMSPAGES/GETAMAZONFILE.ASPX?PATH=~\WP
 B_WEBSITE\MEDIA\ENGINEERING\DEVELOPMENT-APPLICATION-FUL
 L-PACKAGE_2016.PDF&HASH=7BD4DD7EB6115181D8C5977BCC02A97
 B1960045731D3658206F27451722716EF
 B. THIS AND OTHER RELATED ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS CAN BE
 FOUND HERE:
 HTTP://WPB.ORG/DEPARTMENTS/ENGINEERING-PUBLIC-WORKS/FOR
 MS,-PERMITS-APPLICATIONS
 C. ALSO SEE: 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. IN GENERAL,
 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.
 O 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, REFER TO THE LINK BELOW:
 A. HTTP://WPB.ORG/DEPARTMENTS/PUBLIC-UTILITIES/FORMS-PU
 BLICATIONS/BACKFLOW-CROSS-CONNECTION- CONTROL-MANUAL
 O 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 561-494-1079 FOR FURTHER
 ASSISTANCE. NOTE THAT FIELD RECORDS ARE FOR INFORMATION
 ONLY. FIELD VERIFY UTILITY LOCATIONS USING FIELD
 SURVEY, POT-HOLING, SOFT DIGS ETC.
  
 BACKFLOW ASSEMBLY AND METERS:
 O SHOW AND LABEL ANY EXISTING OR PROPOSED WATER
 SERVICES AND WATER METERS, ALONG WITH WHAT IS HAPPENING
 TO THEM.
 O SHOW EXISTING AND PROPOSED DEDICATED UTILITY
 EASEMENTS TO ALLOW ACCESS FOR CITY PERSONNEL TO
 PROPOSED UTILITY WATER METERS. VERIFY THAT THERE ARE NO
 STRUCTURES WITHIN EASEMENT.
 O PROVIDE ENLARGED VIEW ON PLANS OF PROPOSED LOCATION
 OF WATER METER AND BACKFLOW
 PREVENTION.
 O BACKFLOWS SHALL BE INSTALLED ON PRIVATE PROPERTY
 OUTSIDE OF EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS OF WAY. DOMESTIC WATER
 METERS SHALL BE INSTALLED IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO
 PROPERTY LINE. 3 INCH AND LARGER WATER METERS SHALL BE
 INSTALLED ABOVE-GROUND ONLY.
 O CALLOUT DOMESTIC BACKFLOW PREVENTER AS RPPA (MAKE
 NOTE USC APPROVED) AND FIRE BACKFLOW PREVENTER AS DCDA.
  
 WATER/WASTEWATER PLAN:
 O PROVIDE VERTICAL DATUM AND DATUM CONVERSION
 INFORMATION (NAVD 1988 AND NGVD 1929).
 O SHOW PROJECT ADDRESS ON ALL PLAN SHEETS.
 O PROVIDE LEGEND ON ALL PLAN SHEETS TO INCLUDE
 STREETLIGHT, SIGN POSTS, TRANSFORMER BOXES ETC.
 O PLANS SHALL SHOW EXISTING AND PROPOSED LOCATIONS AND
 DIMENSIONS OF ALL WATER, STORMWATER, AND SANITARY AND
 SEWER LINES AND CLEANOUTS, INCLUDING STUBS TO EACH
 PROPERTY LINE FOR WATER AND SANITARY SEWERS, THE MAKE
 AND MODEL OF ALL VALVES, POTABLE AND IRRIGATION METERS,
 BACKFLOWS, FIRE HYDRANTS AND FDCS, AND OTHER 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.
 O GATE VALVE BOXES SHALL NOT BE INSTALLED IN CURB OR
 SIDEWALK. ALL AVAILABLE ELEVATION SHALL BE SHOWN ON THE
 PROFILE VIEW.
 O DIRECTION OF FLOW SHALL BE SHOWN ON PLAN VIEW ON PLAN
 VIEW FOR ALL SANITARY AND STORM SEWERS.
 O SHOW SLOPE % ON ALL SANITARY LINES AND CALL OUT
 MATERIAL.
 O 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.
 O PROVIDE PROFILE AND CLEARANCES BETWEEN WATER, SEWER
 AND STORM LINES PER CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH STANDARD
 DETAIL GN-2 SERIES, AT ALL UTILITY CROSSINGS.
 O SUBMIT COMPLETED LOS ANALYSIS SUMMARY TABLE DIRECTLY
 TO ENGINEERING (SHEET 33 OF CITY OF WPB DEVELOPMENT
 APPLICATION). 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.
 O PROVIDE FIRE FLOW TEST DATA.
 O PROVIDE CCTV VIDEO OF EXISTING SANITARY SEWER AND
 STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE ALONG ENTIRE PROJECT
 FRONTAGE.
 O CUT AND CAP UTILITIES NOT IN USE AND REMOVE ANY
 ABANDONED UTILITY LINES LARGER THAN 2 INCHES FROM CITY
 ROW.
 O WHEN PROPOSED, WATER MAINS IN CITY RIGHT OF WAY SHALL
 BE MADE OF DUCTILE IRON PIPE (NOT PVC) AND SPECIFY
 PROPOSED LENGTH IN FEET.
 O CHECK TO SEE IF FDEP FORMS FOR PROPOSED SANITARY
 SEWER ARE REQUIRED.
 O PROVIDE CLEANOUTS FOR PROPOSED SANITARY LINE ONSITE
 JUST INSIDE PROPERTY LINE, AT JOINTS AND EVERY 75 FEET.
 O ADD NOTE TO PLANS SPECIFYING CITY?S DOWNSTREAM LIFT
 STATION NUMBER.
 O PROVIDE ONSITE CLEANOUTS NEAR PROPERTY LINE FOR
 PROPOSED SANITARY LATERALS.
 O LABEL WATER LINES AS PRIVATE WHERE APPLICABLE.
 O PLEASE SHOW AND LABEL EXISTING AND PROPOSED GREASE
 TRAPS (IF ANY).
 O PER CITY STANDARDS MAINTAIN MINIMUM DISTANCE BETWEEN
 OUTSIDE DIAMETER OF CITY PIPE AND ROOT BARRIER.
  
 FORMAL ENGINEERING REVIEW:
 O FOR FORMAL ENGINEERING SUBMITTAL, SFWMD ERP AND NPDES
 NOI REQUIREMENTS WILL BE ENFORCED.
 - AN NOI IS REQUIRED FOR PROJECTS THAT:
 - 1) DISTURB ONE OF MORE ACRES OF LAND OR DISTURB LESS
 THAN ON ACRE OF LAND BUT ARE PART OF A COMMON PLAN OF
 DEVELOPMENT OR SALE;
 - 2) DISCHARGE STORMWATER TO SURFACE WATERS OF THE
 STATE OR TO SURFACE WATERS OF THE STATE THROUGH A
 MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM (MS4).
 - THE SFWMD ERP CAN BE OBTAINED THROUGH A 10-2 SELF
 CERTIFICATION THROUGH FDEP OR AN ERP APPLICATION
 THROUGH SFWMD. EITHER WAY, THE DEVELOPER/ENGINEER SHALL
 SUBMIT A COPY OF THE ERP PERMIT OR FDEP ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
 OF THE 10-2 CERTIFICATION.
 O FOR FORMAL ENGINEERING SUBMITTAL, PLEASE PROVIDE
 EASEMENT FOR PLACEMENT OF PROPOSED WATER METERS.
 O FOR FORMAL ENGINEERING SUBMITTAL, PROVIDE PROFILES OF
 WATER AND SEWER AND SHOW ANY CROSSINGS/CONFLICTS.
 O FOR FORMAL ENGINEERING SUBMITTAL, WHEN SUBMITTING
 APPROVED MATERIALS LIST, PLEASE PROVIDE MATERIAL/CUT
 SHEETS FOR ALL PROPOSED BACKFLOW DEVICES SHOWING
 SPECIFIC MODEL NUMBER AND SPECIFYING USC APPROVED
 LEAD-FREE DESIGN.
 O FOR FORMAL ENGINEERING SUBMITTAL, IF SANITARY LINES
 ARE PROPOSED IN ROW PLEASE SHOW ADJACENT SANITARY
 LATERAL LOCATIONS AND SHOW ADDRESSES OF ADJACENT
 PARCELS.
 O FOR FORMAL ENGINEERING SUBMITTAL, IF WATER LINES ARE
 BEING REPLACED IN ROW, SHOW ADJACENT PARCEL ADDRESSES.
 O FOR FORMAL ENGINEERING SUBMITTAL, ADD NOTE TO PROVIDE
 50 FT. PAVEMENT RESTORATION TRANSITION ON EACH SIDE OF
 PROPOSED TRENCH IN CITY MAINTAINED ROADWAY AREAS PER
 CITY OF WPB STANDARD DETAIL GC-8.
 O FOR FORMAL ENGINEERING SUBMITTAL, PLEASE PROVIDE
 CALCULATIONS OF PERVIOUS AND IMPERVIOUS AREAS FOR
 PROPOSED IMPROVED AREAS.
  
  
 COMMENTS FROM MARK HURLEY, FIELD CUSTOMER SERVICE
 SUPER., WPB PUBLIC UTILITIES, 561-494-2262 OR
 [email protected]:
  
 -PROVIDE UTILITY EASEMENT FOR FIRE HYDRANT NEAR SOUTH
 SIDE OF PROJECT.
  
 -SHOW AND LABEL UTILITY EASEMENT FOR METERED WATER
 SERVICES ON PROPERTY.
  
 -WILL GUY WIRES AT NEAR SOUTHWEST CORNER OF BUILDING B
 REMAIN?
  
 -WILL ABOVE-GROUND CATV RISER AND TRAFFIC CONTROL BOXES
 REMAIN?
  
 -WILL RETAINING WALLS REMAIN AT EAST SIDE OF LOTS 11
 AND 10?
  
 -TURN AROUND SPACE DOES NOT APPEAR USABLE DUE TO
 DUMPSTER AREA STRUCTURE.
  
 -18 INCH RCP LOOKS TO CONFLICT WITH EXISTING FIRE
 HYDRANT.
  
 -PROPOSED DRIVEWAY APPROACH WOULD PUT EXISTING METER
 BOX IN VEHICLE TRAFFIC. METER BOX AND SERVICE WOULD
 NEED TO BE RELOCATED OR REMOVED.
  
 -PAVEMENT RESTORATION OF GRANT ST WOULD BE REQUIRED FOR
 PROPOSED UTILITY WORK. OTHER STREET RESTORATION MAY BE
 NEEDED IF UTILITY WORK ENCROACHES INTO THEM.
  
 -PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION ON THE WATER METERS. 12 ARE
 SHOWN AND THAT INCLUDES 1 IRRIGATION METER, BUT THERE
 ARE ONLY 10 UNITS. WHAT IS THE EXTRA METER USED FOR?
  
 -WATER DESIGN IS NONSTANDARD AND MAY REQUIRE REVISION
 AT FORMAL ENGINEERING SUBMITTAL.
  
 -ARE MORE SEWER LATERAL CLEANOUTS NEEDED? IF SO, SHOW
 AND LABEL ON CIVIL PLANS.
  
 -SOME WATER METER LOCATIONS LOOKS TO CONFLICT WITH
 STAIR STRUCTURE.
  
 -CURRENTLY THERE IS A SIDEWALK AT NORTHEAST CORNER OF
 PROPERTY. VERIFY THAT SIDEWALK WILL STILL BE USABLE AND
 EAST SIDE OF DRIVEWAY APPROACH WILL NOT HAVE RAISED
 CURBING.
  
 -DID NOT SEE DOCUMENTATION OF FORMAL REQUEST FOR 10
 FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT ABANDONMENT. PLEASE SUBMIT,
 VERIFY IF ANY EXISTING UTILITIES IN THE EASEMENT, AND
 SHOW BETTER THE BOUNDARIES OF PROPOSED ABANDONMENT
 AREA.
  
 -PLANS DESCRIBED FIRE SPRINKLERS. FIRE SPRINKLERS
 CANNOT BE FED FROM DOMESTIC WATER SERVICES. WOULD NEED
 AT LEAST ONE DEDICATED FIRE SERVICE WITH DETECTOR
 BACKFLOW ASSEMBLY. THOSE REQUIRE UTILITY BILLING
 ACCOUNTS.
  
 -RETAIL AND IRRIGATION METERED WATER SERVICES WOULD
 NEED BACKFLOW ASSEMBLIES. PLEASE SHOW AND LABEL ON
 PLANS. ALSO ANY METERED WATER SERVICE FEEDING MULTIPLE
 DWELLING UNITS WOULD NEED BACKFLOW ASSEMBLY AS WELL.
  
 -EASEMENTS OR AGREEMENTS MAY BE REQUIRED FOR SIDEWALK
 ON TAMARIND.
  
 -GREASE TRAPS/INTERCEPTORS MAY BE REQUIRED IF THE
 RETAIL UNITS HAVE FOOD SERVICE.
  
 -GEO REPORT SAYS GFA SHOULD BE REQUESTED TO REVIEW DATA
 TO SEE IF RECOMMENDATIONS ARE VALID. WILL APPLICANT
 FOLLOWUP WITH THEM ONCE BUILDING DETAILS ARE FINALIZED?
  
 -LANDSCAPING TREES APPEAR TO CONFLICT WITH UTILITIES.
 PLEASE REVISE PLANS SO NO CONFLICTS BETWEEN TREES AND
 UTILITIES.
  
 -THE ROW VACATION APPLICATION DOES NOT HAVE THE WRITTEN
 VERIFICATION FROM THE UTILITY COMPANIES THAT THERE ARE
 NO CONFLICTS. PLEASE SUBMIT.
  
 -HOW WILL THE IRRIGATION UTILITY BILL BE HANDLED? WILL
 THERE BE AN HOA OR PROPERTY MANAGER?
  
 -SOME SIDEWALKS MAY REQUIRE REPLACEMENT DUE TO
 PROJECT?S UTILITY WORK.
  
 -PLANS SAY THAT EASTERN SIDEWALK IS COVERED, BUT COULD
 NOT DETERMINE HOW. IS THERE A PROJECTION OFF THE
 BUILDING OR A STANDALONE COVERING?
  
 FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR
 CONCERNS, THANKS.
  
 QUESTIONS AND COORDINATION CONTACTS:
 O MARK HURLEY, FIELD CUSTOMER SERVICE SUPERVISOR WITH
 CITY OF WPB PUBLIC UTILITIES, REGARDING PLACEMENT OF
 BACKFLOW DEVICES AND WATER METERS. CONTACT HIM AT
 561-822-2262 OR [email protected]
 O RICK ROSSANO, SR. PROJECT COORDINATOR, ENGINEERING
 SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT 561-494-1098 [email protected]
 O MIKE TECHNOW, PROJECT ENGINEER, PUBLIC UTILITIES
 DEPARTMENT AT 561-494-1047 OR [email protected]
 O TRACY WARD, SR. STORMWATER ENGINEER, ENGINEERING
 SERVICES DEPT. AT 561-494-1120 OR [email protected]
  
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