2015-08-14 07:00:51 | ****CORRECTIONS**** |
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| SAMANTHA HILL |
| BUILDING PLANS EXAMINER |
| [email protected] |
| 561-805-6724 |
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| 1. APPLICATION IS FOR: "COMPLETE MECHANICAL |
| MODIFICATIONS AS PER DRAWINGS." |
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| THE OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION FOR THIS STRUCTURE IS (FBC |
| 2001) S2, STORAGE. |
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| A SEARCH OF BUSINESS TAX RECEIPTS DOES NOT SHOW A |
| BUSINESS TAX AT THIS UNIT. |
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| SEE FBC 2010 107.2.1: |
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| CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SHALL BE OF SUFFICIENT CLARITY |
| TO INDICATE THE LOCATION, NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE WORK |
| PROPOSED AND SHOW IN DETAIL THAT IT WILL CONFORM TO THE |
| PROVISIONS OF THIS CODE AND RELEVANT LAWS, ORDINANCES, |
| RULES AND REGULATIONS, AS DETERMINED BY THE BUILDING |
| OFFICIAL. SUCH DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS SHALL |
| CONTAIN INFORMATION, IN THE FORM OF NOTES OR OTHERWISE, |
| AS TO THE QUALITY OF MATERIALS, WHERE QUALITY IS |
| ESSENTIAL TO CONFORMITY WITH THE TECHNICAL CODES. |
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| APPLICATION AND PLANS ARE TO MODIFY A MECHANICAL |
| SYSTEM. OTHER DOCUMENTS INDICATE THAT THIS IS A CHANGE |
| OF OCCUPANCY. SEE THE DEFINITION OF S2 (LOW HAZARD |
| STORAGE). THIS CLASSIFICATION IS FOR THE STORAGE OF NON |
| COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. BASED ON THE DOCUMENTS PROVIDED, |
| THE PROPOSED USE IS NOT "STORAGE OF NON COMBUSTIBLE |
| MATERIALS." |
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| "A" SHEETS WERE SUBMITTED BUT NOTHING ON THESE SHEETS |
| INDICATE THAT THIS IS A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY. IT IS NOT |
| CLEAR HOW ENGINEER CONSIDERED THIS ISSUE ADDRESSED. |
| LACK OF AN "A" SHEET AND MECHANICAL/STRUCTURAL ONLY |
| WOULD HAVE EXCLUDED LIFE SAFETY / CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY |
| ISSUES FROM THIS PLAN. INCLUSION OF AN "A" SHEET |
| IMPLIES THAT LIFE SAFETY / CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY WAS |
| ADDRESSED. IT IS NOT CLEAR WHY "A" SHEETS WERE |
| SUBMITTED BUT NOTHING WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN SHOWN ON |
| THESE SHEETS WERE INCLUDED IN THE PLAN. |
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| SEE FBC 105.1 REQUIRED. ANY CONTRACTOR, OWNER, OR AGENT |
| AUTHORIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FLORIDA STATUTE 489 WHO |
| INTENDS TO ... CHANGE THE OCCUPANCY OF A BUILDING OR |
| STRUCTURE, ... , OR TO CAUSE ANY SUCH WORK TO BE DONE, |
| SHALL FIRST MAKE APPLICATION TO THE BUILDING OFFICIAL |
| AND OBTAIN THE REQUIRED PERMIT. (REFER TO CODE FOR FULL |
| TEXT; THIS HAS BEEN SHORTENED TO INCLUDE ONLY THE |
| PORTION PERTINENT TO THIS PROJECT). |
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| EITHER PROVIDE A PERMIT NUMBER FOR THE CHANGE OF |
| OCCUPANCY FROM S2 (05020247) OR A QUALIFIED DESIGN |
| PROFESSIONAL IS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF CHANGE OF |
| OCCUPANCY. |
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| SEE ALSO FBC 111.1: |
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| 111.1 USE AND OCCUPANCY. NO BUILDING OR STRUCTURE SHALL |
| BE USED OR OCCUPIED, AND NO CHANGE IN |
| THE EXISTING OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION OF A BUILDING OR |
| STRUCTURE OR PORTION THEREOF SHALL BE MADE, UNTIL |
| THE BUILDING OFFICIAL HAS ISSUED A CERTIFICATE OF |
| OCCUPANCY THEREFORE AS PROVIDED HEREIN. ISSUANCE OF A |
| CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS AN |
| APPROVAL OF A VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS |
| CODE OR OF OTHER ORDINANCES OF THE JURISDICTION. SAID |
| CERTIFICATE SHALL NOT BE ISSUED UNTIL ALL REQUIRED |
| ELECTRICAL, GAS, MECHANICAL, PLUMBING AND FIRE |
| PROTECTION SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN INSPECTED FOR |
| COMPLIANCE WITH THE TECHNICAL CODES AND OTHER |
| APPLICABLE LAWS AND ORDINANCES AND RELEASED BY THE |
| BUILDING OFFICIAL. |
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