Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Project Z22110009
Project Number Z22110009
Review Stop STORM
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2023-03-17 10:07:28TJHE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ARE FROM THE REVIEW OF THE
 2/16/2023 SUBMITTAL:
  
  
 1. [SATISFIED] THE CITY'S OFFICIAL VERTICAL DATUM IS
 NGVD1929. THE CITY HAS ALLOWED THE USE OF NAVD1988 AS
 LONG AS THE CONVERSION EQUATION TO NGVD1929 AT THE
 PROJECT LOCATION IS PROVIDED. PROVIDE VERTICAL DATUM
 REFERENCE AND CONVERSION TO NGVD1929 ON EVERY SHEET
 WITH ELEVATION INFORMATION.
  
 2. [SATISFIED] ORIENT THE NORTH ARROW IN THE CORRECT
 DIRECTION ON THE CONCEPTUAL PAVING, DRAINAGE, WATER AND
 WASTEWATER PLAN.
  
 3. [PARTIALLY SATISFIED - RESPONSE INDICATED FINAL
 DESIGN TO CONSIDER THE COMMENT] CONSIDER REDUCING THE
 AMOUNT OF DRAINAGE STRUCTURES BY SLOPING THE PARKING
 LOTS NORTH OF THE PARK ACCESS ROAD (SOUTH OF BUILDING
 5) SOUTHWARD TO FLOW INTO THE LANDSCAPE AREA BETWEEN
 THE PARKING LOT AND ROADWAY. THE LANDSCAPE SPACE WILL
 PROVIDE MORE WATER QUALITY TREATMENT THAN IF THE INLETS
 WERE WITHIN THE PARKING LOT.
  
 4. [SATISFIED - SFWMD TO APPROVE WQ TREATMENT METHOD]
 WHERE IS STORMWATER QUALITY TREATMENT BEING PROVIDED?
 PREVIOUS IMPROVEMENTS AT THE SCIENCE CENTER UTILIZED
 EXFILTRATION TRENCH.
  
 5. [SATISFIED] THE CITY DOES NOT ALLOW THE USE OF
 BLEEDERS IN NEW EXFILTRATION SYSTEMS.
  
 6. [SATISFIED] ARE SIDEWALKS NEEDED ON BOTH SIDES OF
 THE ACCESS ROADWAY? CONSIDER ONLY ONE 6-FEET WIDE
 (EXCLUSIVE OF PARKING OVERHANG) SIDEWALK ON ONLY ONE
 SIDE OF THE ACCESS ROADWAY.
  
 7. [SATISFIED] SHOW EXISTING AND PROPOSED TOP OF BANKS
 FOR THE LAKES.
  
 8. [NOT SATISFIED - RESPONSE INDICATED THE CROSS
 SECTIONS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH FINAL DESIGN] PROVIDE
 CROSS SECTIONS FOR:
 A. LAKE EXPANSION
 B. PARKING LOTS
 C. ROADWAY (WITH AND WITHOUT PARKING)
  
 9. [NOT SATISFIED - DEMOLITION PHASING SHOULD NOT
 AFFECT THE SITE PLAN] PROVIDE PHASING DEMOLITION PLANS.
  
 10. [NOT SATISFIED RESPONSE INDICATED INFORMATION WILL
 BE PROVIDED WITH FINAL DESIGN] PROVIDE EXISTING AND
 PROPOSED SPOT GRADES FOR THE ROADWAY, PARKING LOTS AND
 LANDSCAPE AREAS.
  
 11. [NOT SATISFIED - RESPONSE INDICATED INFORMATION
 WILL BE PROVIDED WITH THE FINAL DESIGN] PROVIDE CURRENT
 SFWMD STAGE CRITERIA FOR SETTING MINIMUM ROAD
 ELEVATION, PERIMETER BERMS, FINISHED FLOOR ELEVATIONS.
  
 12. [SATISFIED] THE PROPERTY IS WITHIN AN AE SPECIAL
 FLOOD HAZARD AREA WITH BASE FLOOD ELEVATION OF 12.2
 FEET NAVD. STRUCTURES WITHIN A SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD
 AREA ARE TO HAVE A MINIMUM OF 2 FEET OF FREEBOARD ABOVE
 THE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION.
  
 13. [NOT SATISFIED] ON SHEET 8 OF 10 OF THE SURVEY, THE
 SCALE IS INCORRECTLY LABELED IN THE TITLE BLOCK (1 INCH
 = 20 FEET) AND ON THE SCALE BAR (1 INCH = 100 FEET).
 THE CORRECT SCALE APPEARS TO BE 1 INCH = 50 FEET.
  
 NEW COMMENTS (2/13/2023 SUBMITTAL):
 14. EOR INFORMED STAFF THAT SFWMD C-51 100-YEAR FLOOD
 STAGE IS HIGHER THAN THE FEMA BASE FLOOD ELEVATION. THE
 BUILDING OFFICIAL SHOULD BE CONSULTED AS TO WHICH FLOOD
 ELEVATION THE FREEBOARD IS TO BE APPLIED TO.
  
 15. THE BUIDLING OFFICIAL SHOULD BE CONSULTED TO
 DETERMINE IF THE PROPOSED EXPANSION WILL TRIGGER THE
 "SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT" NEED FOR FLOOD PROTECTING THE
 EXISTING BUILDINGS.
  
 CONDITIONS FOR SITE PLAN APPROVAL:
 1. NO SPOT GRADES OR CROSS SECTIONS WERE PROVIDED. WHEN
 THIS INFORMATION IS PROVIDED DURING FINAL ENGINEERING
 DESIGN, IT MAY AFFECT THE SITE PLAN AND A SITE PLAN
 AMENDMENT MAY BE NECESSARY.
  
 2. SURVEY SCALES ON SHEET 8 OF 10 OF THE SURVEY NEEDS
 TO BE CORRECTED.
  
 3. EXISTING BUILDINGS MAY NEED TO BE BROUGHT INTO
 COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITY'S FLOOD PROTECTION
 REQUIREMENTS IF THE PROPOSED EXPANSION WILL BE
 CONSIDERED A SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT FOR THE EXSITING
 BUILDINGS.
  
 4. FFE ELEVATION TO BE SET ACCORDING THE FLOOD SET
 ACCORDING TO THE FLOOD STAGE THAT THE DEVELOPMENTAL
 SERVICES DEPARTMENT CONSIDERS AS THE BASE FLOOD
 ELEVATION (FEMA FIRM OR SFWMD C-51 BASIN CRITERIA).
  
  
 TRACY WARD, PE
 SENIOR STORMWATER ENGINEER
 ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT
 561-494-1120 (O)
 561-351-0510 (M)
 [email protected]
  
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