2009-01-16 11:44:40 | 2004 FBC W/2007 REVISIONS |
| NEW TOWNHOUSE |
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| DENIED BY BUILDING |
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| 1) A RECORDED COPY OF THE NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT WILL |
| BE REQUIRED. FS 713 |
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| 2) IMPACT FEES MUST BE PAID TO PALM |
| BEACH COUNTY, PLANS STAMPED BY THEM AND |
| COPY OF RECEIPT SUBMITTED TO CITY OF |
| WEST PALM BEACH BUILDING DEPARTMENT, |
| BEFORE A BUILDING PERMIT CAN BE ISSUED. (561) 233-5025 |
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| 3) THE STRUCTURE IS LOCATED IN AN "AO" FLOOD ZONE. AN |
| ELEVATION CERTIFICATE WILL BE REQUIRED. |
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| 4) R401.4 SOIL TESTS. |
| IN AREAS LIKELY TO HAVE EXPANSIVE, COMPRESSIBLE, |
| SHIFTING OR OTHER UNKNOWN SOIL CHARACTERISTICS, THE |
| BUILDING OFFICIAL SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER TO REQUIRE A |
| SOIL TEST TO DETERMINE THE SOIL?S CHARACTERISTICS AT A |
| PARTICULAR LOCATION. THIS TEST SHALL BE MADE BY AN |
| APPROVED AGENCY USING AN APPROVED METHOD. SUBMIT A |
| GEOTECHNICAL REPORT |
| TO VERIFY THE SAFE BEARING CAPACITY OF |
| THE SOIL. |
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| 5) FAC 61G-16.004(6) REQUIRES THE PRINTED NAME OF THE |
| PERSON SEALING THE DOCUMENT TO APPEAR IN THE TITLE |
| BLOCK ON EACH SHEET. |
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| 6) SUBMIT SIGNED AND SEALED TRUSS DRAWINGS THAT HAVE |
| BEEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE DESIGNER OF RECORD |
| FOR THE STRUCTURE. R502.1.3.4 |
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| 7) SOME OF THE STRUCTURES IN THE PROJECT WILL BE |
| LOCATED IN EXPOSURE CATEGORY C, WHICH REQUIRES HIGHER |
| DESIGN PRESSURES THAN EXPOSURE B. IN ORDER FOR THE |
| PLANS TO BE MASTERED, THE STRUCTURES WILL NEED TO BE |
| DESIGNED EXPOSURE C, WHICH IS WORST CASE. SEE FBC |
| R301.2.1.4 R301.2.1.4 EXPOSURE CATEGORY. |
| FOR EACH WIND DIRECTION CONSIDERED, AN EXPOSURE |
| CATEGORY THAT ADEQUATELY REFLECTS THE CHARACTERISTICS |
| OF GROUND SURFACE IRREGULARITIES SHALL BE DETERMINED |
| FOR THE SITE AT WHICH THE BUILDING OR STRUCTURE IS TO |
| BE CONSTRUCTED. FOR A SITE LOCATED IN THE TRANSITION |
| ZONE BETWEEN CATEGORIES, THE CATEGORY RESULTING IN THE |
| LARGEST WIND FORCES SHALL APPLY. ACCOUNT SHALL BE TAKEN |
| OF VARIATIONS IN GROUND SURFACE ROUGHNESS THAT ARISE |
| FROM NATURAL TOPOGRAPHY AND VEGETATION AS WELL AS FROM |
| CONSTRUCTED FEATURES. FOR ANY GIVEN WIND DIRECTION, THE |
| EXPOSURE IN WHICH A SPECIFIC BUILDING OR OTHER |
| STRUCTURE IS SITED SHALL BE ASSESSED AS BEING ONE OF |
| THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: 3. EXPOSURE C. OPEN TERRAIN |
| WITH SCATTERED OBSTRUCTIONS, INCLUDING SURFACE |
| UNDULATIONS OR OTHER IRREGULARITIES, HAVING HEIGHTS |
| GENERALLY LESS THAN 30 FEET (9144 MM) EXTENDING MORE |
| THAN 1,500 FEET (457.2 M) FROM THE BUILDING SITE IN ANY |
| QUADRANT. THIS EXPOSURE SHALL ALSO APPLY TO ANY |
| BUILDING LOCATED WITHIN EXPOSURE B-TYPE TERRAIN WHERE |
| THE BUILDING IS DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO OPEN AREAS OF |
| EXPOSURE C-TYPE TERRAIN IN ANY QUADRANT FOR A DISTANCE |
| OF MORE THAN 600 FEET (182.9 M). SHORT-TERM (LESS THAN |
| TWO YEAR) CHANGES IN THE PRE-EXISTING TERRAIN EXPOSURE, |
| FOR THE PURPOSES OF DEVELOPMENT, SHALL NOT BE |
| CONSIDERED OPEN FIELDS. WHERE DEVELOPMENT BUILD OUT |
| WILL OCCUR WITHIN THREE YEARS AND THE RESULTANT |
| CONDITION WILL MEET THE DEFINITION OF EXPOSURE B, |
| EXPOSURE B SHALL BE REGULATING FOR THE PURPOSE OF |
| PERMITTING. THIS CATEGORY INCLUDES FLAT OPEN COUNTRY, |
| GRASSLANDS AND OCEAN OR GULF SHORELINES. THIS CATEGORY |
| DOES NOT INCLUDE INLAND BODIES OF WATER THAT PRESENT A |
| FETCH OF 1 MILE (1.61 KM) OR MORE OR INLAND WATERWAYS |
| OR RIVERS WITH A WIDTH OF 1 MILE (1.61 KM) OR MORE (SEE |
| EXPOSURE D). |
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| 8) SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH R314.4 THERMAL BARRIER. |
| UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED IN SECTION R314.5, FOAM PLASTIC |
| SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM THE INTERIOR OF A BUILDING BY |
| AN APPROVED THERMAL BARRIER OF MINIMUM 0.5 INCH (12.7 |
| MM) GYPSUM WALLBOARD OR AN APPROVED FINISH MATERIAL |
| EQUIVALENT TO A THERMAL BARRIER MATERIAL THAT WILL |
| LIMIT THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE RISE OF THE UNEXPOSED |
| SURFACE TO NO MORE THAN 250?F (121?C) AFTER 15 MINUTES |
| OF FIRE EXPOSURE COMPLYING WITH THE ASTM E 119 STANDARD |
| TIME TEMPERATURE CURVE. THE THERMAL BARRIER SHALL BE |
| INSTALLED IN SUCH A MANNER THAT IT WILL REMAIN IN PLACE |
| FOR 15 MINUTES BASED ON NFPA 286 WITH THE ACCEPTANCE |
| CRITERIA OF SECTION R315.4, FM4880, UL 1040, OR UL |
| 1715. |
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| 9) SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH R314.5.3 ATTICS. |
| WHERE ATTIC ACCESS IS REQUIRED BY SECTION R807.1 AND |
| WHERE ENTRY IS MADE ONLY FOR SERVICE OF UTILITIES, FOAM |
| PLASTICS SHALL BE PROTECTED AGAINST IGNITION BY |
| 1.5-INCH-THICK (38 MM) MINERAL FIBER INSULATION, |
| 1/4-INCH-THICK (6.4 MM) WOOD STRUCTURAL PANELS, |
| 3/8-INCH (9.5 MM) PARTICLEBOARD, 1/4-INCH (6.4 MM) |
| HARDBOARD, 3/8-INCH (9.5 MM) GYPSUM BOARD, OR |
| CORROSION-RESISTANT STEEL HAVING A BASE METAL THICKNESS |
| OF 0.016 INCH (0.406 MM) AND THE THERMAL BARRIER |
| SPECIFIED IN SECTION R314.4 IS NOT REQUIRED. THE |
| IGNITION BARRIER IS NOT REQUIRED WHERE THE FOAM PLASTIC |
| INSULATION HAS BEEN TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION |
| R314.6. |
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| 10) SUBMIT MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS AND EVALUATION |
| REPORT FOR THE SPRAY FOAM INSULATION. SEE COMMENTS 8 |
| AND 9 ABOVE. |
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| 11) SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH R803.2.3.1 SHEATHING |
| FASTENINGS. |
| WOOD STRUCTURAL PANEL SHEATHING SHALL BE FASTENED TO |
| ROOF FRAMING WITH 8D RING-SHANK NAILS AT 6 INCHES ON |
| CENTER AT EDGES AND 6 INCHES ON CENTER AT INTERMEDIATE |
| FRAMING. WHERE ROOF FRAMING WITH A SPECIFIC GRAVITY, |
| 0.42 < G < 0.49 IS USED, SPACING OF RING-SHANK |
| FASTENERS SHALL BE 4 INCHES ON CENTER IN NAILING ZONE 3 |
| FOR 130 MPH OR GREATER DESIGN WIND SPEEDS IN ACCORDANCE |
| WITH FIGURE R803.2.3.1. |
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| 12) THE TWO HOUR FIRE WALL AND 4 FEET OF 5/8" TYPE X |
| GYPSUM BOARD WITH CLASS C ROOF COVERING IS REQUIRED AT |
| THE REAR PATIOS. R317.2.1 CONTINUITY. |
| THE COMMON WALL FOR TOWNHOUSES SHALL BE CONTINUOUS FROM |
| THE FOUNDATION TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE ROOF SHEATHING, |
| DECK OR SLAB AND SHALL EXTEND THE FULL LENGTH OF THE |
| COMMON WALL INCLUDING WALLS EXTENDING THROUGH AND |
| SEPARATING ATTACHED ACCESSORY STRUCTURES. ALSO SEE |
| 317.2 AND R317.2.2. |
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| 13) THE TRUSS LEDGER NOTES ON THE DETAIL FOR TRUSSES |
| PERPENDICULAR TO THE WALL ON SHEET S-2 AND THE NOTES ON |
| THE FLOOR FRAMING PLAN ON S-2 DO NOT CORRESPOND. PLEASE |
| COORDINATE THE NOTES. R301.1 |
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| 14) ON SHEET A-3.0 THE WIND PRESSURES FOR SOME OPENINGS |
| DO NOT MATCH THE PRESSURES IN THE WINDOW AND DOOR |
| SCHEDULE ON THE TYPICAL UNIT DRAWINGS. PLEASE |
| COORDINATE. SEE GARAGE DOORS AND WINDOWS B & C. |
| R301.2.1 |
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| 15) ON SHEET A3.0 THE WINDOWS IN THE GARAGES THAT FACE |
| TOWARD THE ENTRANCES ARE NOT MARKED FOR WIND PRESSURES. |
| R301.2.1 |
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| 16) ON SHEET A-5 THERE APPEARS TO BE SOME CONFUSION |
| REGARDING HANDRAILS AND GUARDS. A HANDRAIL DETAIL IS |
| SHOWN WITH A HEIGHT OF 42". PLEASE REVISE. R311.5.6 |
| HANDRAILS.HANDRAILS SHALL BE PROVIDED ON AT LEAST ONE |
| SIDE OF EACH CONTINUOUS RUN OF TREADS OR FLIGHT WITH |
| FOUR OR MORE RISERS.R311.5.6.1 HEIGHT. HANDRAIL HEIGHT, |
| MEASURED VERTICALLY FROM THE SLOPED PLANE ADJOINING THE |
| TREAD NOSING, OR FINISH SURFACE OF RAMP SLOPE, SHALL BE |
| NOT LESS THAN 34 INCHES (864 MM) AND NOT MORE THAN 38 |
| INCHES (965 MM). EXCEPTION: WHEN FITTINGS ARE USED TO |
| PROVIDE TRANSITION BETWEEN FLIGHTS, TRANSITION FROM |
| HANDRAIL TO GUARDRAIL, OR USED AT THE START OF A STAIR, |
| THE HANDRAIL HEIGHT AT THE FITTING SHALL BE PERMITTED |
| TO EXCEED THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT. R312.1 GUARDS REQUIRED. |
| PORCHES, BALCONIES OR RAISED FLOOR SURFACES LOCATED |
| MORE THAN 30 INCHES (762 MM) ABOVE THE FLOOR OR GRADE |
| BELOW SHALL HAVE GUARDS NOT LESS THAN 36 INCHES (914 |
| MM) IN HEIGHT. OPEN SIDES OF STAIRS WITH A TOTAL RISE |
| OF MORE THAN 30 INCHES (762 MM) ABOVE THE FLOOR OR |
| GRADE BELOW SHALL HAVE GUARDS NOT LESS THAN 34 INCHES |
| (864 MM) IN HEIGHT MEASURED VERTICALLY FROM THE NOSING |
| OF THE TREADS. |
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| 17) ON SHEET A-5 PLEASE CLARIFY THAT THE WINDOW AND |
| DOOR ASSEMBLIES ARE REQUIRED TO BE ANCHORED THROUGH THE |
| 1 X BUCKS INTO THE CONCRETE OR OTHER SUBSTRATE. |
| R613.6.1.1 MASONRY, CONCRETE OR OTHER STRUCTURAL |
| SUBSTRATE. WHERE THE WOOD SHIM OR BUCK THICKNESS IS |
| LESS THAN 1-1/2 INCHES (38 MM), WINDOW AND DOOR |
| ASSEMBLIES SHALL BE ANCHORED THROUGH THE MAIN FRAME OR |
| BY JAMB CLIP OR SUBFRAME SYSTEM, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE |
| MANUFACTURERS PUBLISHED INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS. |
| ANCHORS SHALL BE SECURELY FASTENED DIRECTLY INTO THE |
| MASONRY, CONCRETE OR OTHER STRUCTURAL SUBSTRATE |
| MATERIAL. UNLESS OTHERWISE TESTED, BUCKS SHALL EXTEND |
| BEYOND THE INTERIOR FACE OF THE WINDOW OR DOOR FRAME |
| SUCH THAT FULL SUPPORT OF THE FRAME IS PROVIDED. SHIMS |
| SHALL BE MADE FROM MATERIALS CAPABLE OF SUSTAINING |
| APPLICABLE LOADS, LOCATED AND APPLIED IN A THICKNESS |
| CAPABLE OF SUSTAINING APPLICABLE LOADS. ANCHORS SHALL |
| BE PROVIDED TO TRANSFER LOAD FROM THE WINDOW OR DOOR |
| FRAME TO THE ROUGH OPENING SUBSTRATE. |
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| 18) THE 2 HOUR FIRE RATED ADJACENT SEPARATION WALLS ARE |
| REQUIRED TO BE INSULATED FROM THE BLOCK TO THE SPRAY |
| FOAM INSULATION AT THE ROOF. PLEASE SPECIFY INSULATION |
| TYPE AND R-VALUE ON THE PLANS AT THE WOOD TRUSS SECTION |
| OF THE 2 HOUR FIRE RATED ASSEMBLY. ALSO REVISE ENERGY |
| CALCULATION FORMS TO INCLUDE THIS AREA. FBC 13-6. |
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| 19) THE INSULATION FOR THE RAISED WOOD FLOOR ABOVE THE |
| GARAGE AND PATIO ARE SPECIFIED AS R-13 ON THE PLANS AND |
| R-19 ON THE ENERGY CALCULATIONS. PLEASE REVISE. FBC |
| 13-6. |
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| 20) PLEASE SPECIFY THE INSULATION FOR THE RAISED WOOD |
| FLOOR ABOVE THE FRONT ENTRY ON THE FLOOR PLANS. FBC |
| 13-6. |
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| 21) THE INSULATION FOR THE WOOD FRAME WALL BETWEEN THE |
| GARAGE AND THE CONDITIONED SPACE IS SPECIFIED AS R-11 |
| ON THE FLOOR PLANS AND R-19 ON THE ENERGY CALCULATION |
| FORMS. PLEASE CORRECT. FBC 13-6 |
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| 22) THE EXTERIOR AND ADJACENT BLOCK WALLS ARE SPECIFIED |
| WITH R4.1 ON THE ENERGY CALCS. AND THE ADJACENT BLOCK |
| INSULATION IS SPECIFIED AS R-3.0 ON THE PLANS. PLEASE |
| REVISE. FBC 13-6. |
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| 23) PLEASE SUBMIT TWO COPIES OF THE PRODUCT APPROVALS |
| FOR THE SKYTUBE SKYLIGHT SHOWN ON THE PLANS. DCA/FAC |
| RULE 9B-72 |
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| 24) FBC 106.3* CITY AMENDMENTS PRODUCT APPROVALS. THOSE |
| PRODUCT WHICH ARE REGULATED BY DCA RULE 9B-72 SHALL BE |
| REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE DESIGNER OF |
| RECORD PRIOR TO SUBMITTAL FOR JURISDICTIONAL APPROVAL. |
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| 25) THE PRODUCT APPROVALS THAT WERE SUBMITTED FOR THE |
| CONCRETE ROOF TILE IS INCOMPLETE. SUBMIT TWO COPIES OF |
| AN NOA OR OTHER APPROVED EVALUATION REPORT INCLUDING |
| INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS AS REQUIRED BY DCA RULE |
| 9B-72. SPECIFY THE METHOD OF ATTACHMENT THAT WILL BE |
| USED TO INSTALL THE TILE. R905.3 |
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| 26) THE PRODUCT APPROVALS FOR THE WINDOW MULLIONS |
| SPECIFY A DESIGN PRESSURE OF 48 PSF BASED ON THE CHARTS |
| IN THE NOA FOR THE OPENING SIZE AND MULLION LENGTH. |
| THIS MAY NOT BE ADEQUATE IF THE EXPOSURE CATEGORY IS |
| CHANGED TO C WHICH WILL INCREASE THE DESIGN PRESSURES. |
| PLEASE REVIEW. |
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| 27) SPECIFY THE MEAN ROOF HEIGHT OF THE STRUCTURE ON |
| THE PLANS. MEAN ROOF HEIGHT. THE AVERAGE OF THE ROOF |
| EAVE HEIGHT AND THE HEIGHT TO THE HIGHEST POINT ON THE |
| ROOF SURFACE, EXCEPT THAT EAVE HEIGHT SHALL BE USED FOR |
| ROOF ANGLE OF LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 10 DEGREES (0.18 |
| RAD). R301.1 |
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| 28) R321.1 PREMISES IDENTIFICATION. APPROVED NUMBERS OR |
| ADDRESSES SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR ALL NEW BUILDINGS IN |
| SUCH A POSITION AS TO BE PLAINLY VISIBLE AND LEGIBLE |
| FROM THE STREET OR ROAD FRONTING THE PROPERTY.THE |
| BUILDINGS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE APPROVED ADDRESSES |
| BEFORE THE PERMITS WILL BE ISSUED. CONTACT JOHN NGUYEN |
| AT 561-822-1239. |
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| 29) THE CANVAS AWNINGS SHOWN ON THE ELEVATIONS WILL |
| REQUIRE SEPARATE PERMITS AND FEES. |
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| 30) THE ROOF FRAMING PLAN ON S-3 SHOWS A GIRDER TRUSS |
| THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE TRUSS ASSEMBLY COMPRISING THE 2 |
| HOUR FIRE RATED SEPARATION WALL. EXPLAIN HOW THIS |
| DESIGN WILL NOT AFFECT THE FIRE RATING OF THE LISTED |
| ASSEMBLY. PROVIDE DETAILS. R317.2 |
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| 31) THE NUMBER OF 10D X 1-1/2" NAILS FOR THE SIMPSON |
| HETAL 20 AND HETA 16 CONNECTORS SHOULD BE (10) RATHER |
| THAN THE (9) SPECIFIED IN THE TRUSS SCHEDULE ON S-3 FOR |
| THE UPLIFT LOADS SPECIFIED. SEE 2008 SIMPSON CATALOG. |
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| 32) ON S-3 THE KEY FOR THE GYPSUM BOARD UNDER THE ROOF |
| DECK HAS 1/2" TYPE X AND R 317.2.2 REQUIRES 5/8" TYPE |
| X. PLEASE CORRECT. |
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| 33) THE ROOF DESIGN DOES NOT APPEAR TO PROVIDE PROPER |
| SEPARATION AT THE GABLES AND HIP ROOFS THAT INTERSECT |
| THE PROPERTY LINES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS AND TRUSS |
| DRAWINGS ARE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE IF THE |
| SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS OF R317.2 HAVE BEEN COMPLIED |
| WITH. |
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| 34) THE GABLE ROOF OVERHANGS CAN NOT EXTEND BEYOND THE |
| PROPERTY LINES. R302.1 EXTERIOR WALLS.EXTERIOR WALLS |
| SEPARATED BY LESS THAN 6 FEET (1828 MM) SHALL HAVE NOT |
| LESS THAN A ONE-HOUR FIRE-RESISTIVE RATING WITH |
| EXPOSURE FROM BOTH SIDES. PROJECTIONS SHALL NOT EXTEND |
| TO A POINT CLOSER THAN 4 FEET (1220 MM) FROM AN |
| ADJACENT PROJECTION OR WALL. |
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| 35) THE VALUE OF THE PRODUCT IS LOW AND HAS BEEN |
| ADJUSTED. ADDITIONAL FEES OF $ 2877.30 ARE DUE. FBC |
| 108.3* CITY AMENDMENTS. |
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| 36) IF THE PROJECT IS INTENDED TO BE "MASTERED" SUCH |
| THAT ALL PERMIT DOCUMENTS DO NOT HAVE TO SUBMITTED WITH |
| THE PERMIT APPLICATIONS FOR EACH INDIVIDUALLY PERMITTED |
| TOWNHOUSE UNIT, PLEASE KNOW THAT ALL SUCH PERMITS MUST |
| BE APPLIED FOR PRIOR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 2007 |
| FLORIDA BUILDING CODE ON MARCH 1, 2009. THE PROJECT |
| WILL NEED TO BE "RE-MASTERED" TO COMPLY WITH THE 2007 |
| FBC AT THAT TIME. |
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| ROBERT MCDOUGAL |
| BLDG. PLAN REVIEW |
| (561)805-6714 |
| [email protected] |