2017-03-29 14:07:06 | RESIDENTIAL (R3) ALTERATION, 8TH BUILDING REVIEW |
| CHECKLIST. (REAR BUILDING). |
| CODE: FBC-5TH EDITION (2014). |
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| 1- INFORMATION SUBMITTED IN THE DESIGN CRITERIA ON |
| SHEETS A-1 AND A-2 IS NOT CLEAR. CLARIFY WHAT IS THE |
| EXTERNAL = -0.9, INTERNAL - 0.2 AND NET UPLIFT |
| COEFFICIENT=1.1 AND WHERE WERE IS THIS INFORMATION |
| TAKEN FROM. ENGINEER OF RECORD TO PROVIDE CLARIFICATION |
| IN WRITING. SEC. 107.2.1 AND 107.2.1.3 CITY AMENDMENTS. |
| RESPONSE: RESPONSE LETTER STATES THAT "ALL REFERENCES |
| WERE TAKEN FROM ASCE 7-10 AS FOLLOWS: EXTERNAL PRESSURE |
| COEFFICIENT CHAPTER 30.2.4 TABLE 30.3.1. INTERNAL |
| PRESSURE COEFFICIENT TAKEN FROM CH. 26.11.1. NET UPLIFT |
| COEFFICIENT TAKEN FROM CH. 27". THIS PARTIAL DESIGN |
| INFORMATION DOESN'T SEEM TO MAKE SENSE AND SEEMS TO BE |
| INCORRECT. |
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| 2- TWO STORY WALL SECTION ON SHEET A-2: |
| A) REVISE ROOF SHEATHING FASTENING TYPE AND SPACING. |
| SEE SEC. R803. 2.3.1 FBC-RESIDENTIAL AND REVISE AS |
| REQUIRED. |
| REPEAT COMMENT. ENGINEER NOW SPECIFIED "8D CORREGATED |
| NAILS 4" @ EDGE 9" ELSEWHERE". CLEARLY IDENTIFY WHAT'S |
| A 8D CORREGATED NAIL. ALSO, TYPE OF NAIL AND SPACING |
| LOOKS LESS STRONGER THAN THE MINIMUM REQUIRED BY SEC. |
| R803.2.3.1. ENGINEER TO PROVIDE CALCULATIONS SHOWING |
| THAT THE PROPOSED NAIL TYPE AND SPACING IS EQUAL OR |
| BETTER THAN THE REQUIRED BY CODE. |
| SEC. 107.2.1.3 CITY AMENDMENTS. |
| REPEAT COMMENT. NOT ADDRESSED AT ALL. SAME DRAWING WAS |
| RE-SUBMITTED. |
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| B) REVISE ROOF FRAMING FASTENERS. R301.1 |
| FBC-RESIDENTIAL. |
| REPEAT COMMENT. FASTENERS SPECIFIED NOW DON'T MATCH |
| FASTENERS SPECIFIED ON THE REVISED ROOF FRAMING PLAN. |
| REPEAT COMMENT. NOT ADDRESSED AT ALL. SAME DRAWING WAS |
| RE-SUBMITTED. |
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| C) SPECIFY ROOF INSULATION. SEC. R103.2 FBC-ENERGY |
| CONSERVATION, 5TH EDITION (2014). |
| REPEAT COMMENT. ENGINEER SPECIFIED R-30 ROOF |
| INSULATION. CLEARLY SPECIFIED WHAT KIND OF INSULATION |
| IS GOING TO BE INSTALLED. IF USING R-30 BATT |
| INSULATION, THEN IT CAN NOT BE USED BECAUSE R-30 BATT |
| INSULATION DOESN'T FIT ON 2 X 8 ROOF RAFTERS. THE |
| THICKNESS OF R-30 BATT IS ABOUT 9-1/2". IN ADDITION IT |
| DOESN'T ALLOW THE 1" SPACE BETWEEN INSULATION AND ROOF |
| SHEATHING REQUIRED BY SEC. R806.3 FOR VENTILATION. |
| REVISE AS REQUIRED. |
| REPEAT COMMENT. NOT ADDRESSED AT ALL. SAME DRAWING WAS |
| RE-SUBMITTED. |
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| D) CLARIFY HOW THE SPECIFIED ROOF VENTILATION PROVIDE |
| CROSS VENTILATION TO ENTIRE ROOF AS REQUIRED BY SEC. |
| R806 FBC-RESIDENTIAL. |
| REPEAT COMMENT. ENGINEER SPECIFIED 2" HOLE WITH SCREEN |
| COVER FOR VENT EVERY OTHER RAFTER @ EA. END. THIS ONLY |
| PROVIDES VENTILATION AT EVERY OTHER RAFTER. WHAT ABOUT |
| CROSS VENTILATION FOR THE OTHER RAFTERS? . |
| REPEAT COMMENT. NOT ADDRESSED AT ALL. SAME DRAWING WAS |
| RE-SUBMITTED. |
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| E) A) WHAT'S IS THE "2 X 2 BELOW" SHOWN ON THE SECOND |
| FLOOR BY THE ROOF AREA?. SEC. 107.2.1 CITY AMENDMENTS. |
| REPEAT COMMENT. NOT ADDRESSED AT ALL. SAME DRAWING WAS |
| RE-SUBMITTED. |
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| F) ENGINEER SPECIFIED 2" HOLE WITH SCREEN COVER FOR |
| VENT EVERY OTHER RAFTER @ EA. END. PROVIDE |
| SPECIFICATIONS SHOWING HOW THE PROPOSED HOLES PROVIDE |
| WATER RESISTANCE FROM THE WIND DRIVEN RAIN. SEC. |
| R703.1.1 FBC-RESIDENTIAL. |
| REPEAT COMMENT. NOT ADDRESSED AT ALL. SAME DRAWING WAS |
| RE-SUBMITTED. |
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| G) PROVIDE COMPLETE DETAILS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE |
| CONSTRUCTION OF THE ROOF EAVE SHOWN N ON REVISED PLANS. |
| SPECIFY ALL FRAMING MEMBERS AND FASTENERS. SEC. R301.1 |
| FBC-RESIDENTIAL. |
| REPEAT COMMENT. NOT ADDRESSED AT ALL. SAME DRAWING WAS |
| RE-SUBMITTED. |
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| H) NEED TO SPECIFY ROOF GUTTERS AS REQUIRED BY SEC. |
| R318.5 FBC-RESIDENTIAL. PROVIDE COMPLETE DETAILS AND |
| SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ROOF GUTTERS. |
| NOTE: COORDINATE WITH ITEM #3(G) ABOVE. |
| REPEAT COMMENT. NOT ADDRESSED AT ALL. SAME DRAWING WAS |
| RE-SUBMITTED. |
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| I) SPECIFY ON PLANS THE ROOF SLOPE AS REQUIRED BY SEC. |
| R905.11.1 FBC-RESIDENTIAL. |
| REPEAT COMMENT. NOT ADDRESSED AT ALL. SAME DRAWING WAS |
| RE-SUBMITTED. |
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| 3- ENERGY CALCULATIONS SUBMITTED; |
| A) NEED TO PROVIDE THE NAME OF THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE |
| FOR THE ENERGY CALCULATIONS AS REQUIRED BY SEC. |
| R405.4.2 FBC-ENERGY CONSERVATION, 5TH EDITION (2014). |
| REPEAT COMMENT. NOT ADDRESSED AT ALL. NEED THE NAME OF |
| THE PERSON WHO PREPARED THE ENERGY CALCULATIONS. ONLY A |
| SIGNATURE WAS PROVIDED. SIGNATURE IS NOT A NAME. UNABLE |
| TO IDENTIFY WHO PREPARED THEM. |
| REPEAT COMMENT. NOT ADDRESSED AT ALL. SAME ENERGY |
| CALCULATIONS WERE RE-SUBMITTED. |
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| B) CEILING INSULATION ITEM #10. NEW PLANS CALL FOR 2 X |
| 8 ROOF JOISTS. R30 BATT INSULATION DOESN'T FIT ON A 2 X |
| 8 SPACE. BATT INSULATION IS +/- 9-1/2" THICK. IN |
| ADDITION L NEED AT LEAST 1" CLEAR SPACE FOR CROSS |
| VENTILATION. REVISE AS REQUIRED. SEC. R103.2 FBC-ENERGY |
| CONSERVATION, 5TH EDITION (2014). |
| REPEAT COMMENT. THIS NEEDS TO BE COORDINATED WITH THE |
| ENGINEER OF RECORD. PLANS NEED TO BE REVISED. REVISE |
| THE ENERGY CALCULATIONS ONCE THE PLANS ARE REVISED TO |
| COMPLY WITH THE INSULATION AND VENTILATION |
| REQUIREMENTS. |
| REPEAT COMMENT. NOT ADDRESSED AT ALL. SAME ENERGY |
| CALCULATIONS WERE RE-SUBMITTED. |
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| C) SIZE OF A/C UNIT SHOWN ON ITEM #12 SEEMS TO BE TOO |
| SMALL FOR THE SIZE OF THE APARTMENT. THIS ITEM NEEDS TO |
| BE COORDINATED WITH THE A/C EQUIPMENT SIZING |
| CALCULATIONS. SEC. R403.6.1 FBC-ENERGY CONSERVATION, |
| 5TH EDITION (2014). |
| REPEAT COMMENT. SIZE OF EQUIPMENT SPECIFIED ON PREVIOUS |
| ENERGY CALCULATIONS WAS TOO BIG NOW SIZE SPECIFIED |
| SEEMS TO BE TOO SMALL. THIS NEEDS TO BE COORDINATED |
| BEFORE REVISING THE ENERGY CALCULATIONS. |
| REPEAT COMMENT. NOT ADDRESSED AT ALL. SAME ENERGY |
| CALCULATIONS WERE RE-SUBMITTED. |
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| D) ROOF MATERIAL SPECIFIED ON PAGE 2 OF 4 DOESN'T MATCH |
| PLANS. REVISE AS REQUIRED. SEC. R103.2 FBC-ENERGY |
| CONSERVATION, 5TH EDITION (2014). |
| REPEAT COMMENT. ROOF MATERIAL IS NOT COMPOSITION |
| SHINGLES. THIS IS A FLAT ROOF. SEE PLANS AND PRODUCT |
| APPROVALS SUBMITTED AND REVISE AS REQUIRED. |
| REPEAT COMMENT. NOT ADDRESSED AT ALL. SAME ENERGY |
| CALCULATIONS WERE RE-SUBMITTED. |
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| NOTE: |
| LABEL FOR WINDOWS AND DOORS SHOWING THE U-FACTOR AND |
| SHGC FACTOR SPECIFIED ON THE ENERGY CALCULATIONS WILL |
| BE REQUIRED AT TIME OF INSPECTION WHEN ENERGY |
| CALCULATIONS ARE NOT USING THE DEFAULT FACTOR FOR |
| GLAZING. |
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| 4- FLAT ROOF NOA 14-1030.02 SUBMITTED. |
| PROVIDE SIGNED AND SEALED RAS 117 CALCULATIONS AS |
| REQUIRED BY GENERAL LIMITATION #7 ON LAST PAGE OF NOA. |
| REPEAT COMMENT. CALCULATIONS WERE REQUESTED ON PREVIOUS |
| COMMENTS IF THE SELECTED ASSEMBLY DOESN'T MEET THE |
| DESIGN PRESSURES FOR ALL ROOF ZONES. CALCULATIONS |
| REQUIRED TO MEET THE DESIGN PRESSURES OF SEC. R301.1 |
| FBC-RESIDENTIAL. |
| REPEAT COMMENT. NOT ADDRESSED AT ALL. |
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| 5- VALUATION DECLARED IN THE PERMIT APPLICATION IS TOO |
| LOW BASED ON ALL THE NEW SCOPE OF WORK. VALUATION TO |
| INCLUDE ALL LABOR, MATERIALS, CONTRACTOR'S OVERHEAD AND |
| PROFIT AND ALL DESIGN PROFESSIONAL FEES. REVISE |
| VALUATION AS REQUIRED. PROVIDE COPY OF PROPERLY SIGNED |
| CONTRACT FOR BUILDING OFFICIAL REVIEW/APPROVAL. NOTE: |
| INCLUDE THE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL FEES. |
| REPEAT COMMENT. NOT ADDRESSED AT ALL. |
| REPEAT COMMENT. NOT ADDRESSED AT ALL. |
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| 6- ROOF TYPE SHOWN ON THE EXTERIOR ELEVATIONS ON NEW |
| SHEET E-1 DON'T MATCH ROOF TYPE SHOWN ON THE PROPOSED |
| ROOF PLAN ON SHEET A-1. REVISE AS REQUIRED TO MATCH. |
| SEC. 107.2.1 CITY AMENDMENTS. |
| REPEAT COMMENT. NOT ADDRESSED AT ALL. SAME DRAWING WAS |
| RE-SUBMITTED. |
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| 7- STAIRS SHOWN ON THE NORTH ELEVATION, EAST ELEVATION |
| ON SHEET E-1 AND GROUND FLOOR PLAN, SECOND FLOOR PLAN |
| ON SHEET A-1 DON'T MAKE SENSE. NUMBER OF STEPS SHOWN |
| AND THE WAY THEY ARE DRAWN DON'T MAKE ANY SENSE. THEY |
| ARE NOT PROPERLY DRAWN. REVISE AS REQUIRED. SEC. |
| 107.2.1 CITY AMENDMENTS. |
| REPEAT COMMENT. NOT ADDRESSED AT ALL. SAME DRAWING WAS |
| RE-SUBMITTED. |
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| 8- SCOPE OF WORK ON SHEET A-1 SPECIFIES "SAWCUT FLOOR |
| FOR NEW FOOTING REQUIRED". PROVIDE COMPLETE DETAILS AND |
| SPECIFICATIONS FOR THIS SCOPE OF WORK. SEC. R301.1 |
| FBC-RESIDENTIAL. |
| REPEAT COMMENT. NOT ADDRESSED AT ALL. SAME DRAWING WAS |
| RE-SUBMITTED. |
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| 9- NEW REVISED COVER DRAWING: SIZE OF WINDOW #11 SHOWN |
| ON THE EXISTING WINDOWS SCHEDULE, REPLACEMENT WINDOWS |
| SCHEDULE AND SECOND FLOOR PLAN DON'T MATCH. REVISE AS |
| REQUIRED TO MATCH. SEC. 107.2.1 CITY AMENDMENTS. |
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| NOTE: |
| ENGINEER TO PROVIDE RESPONSE LETTER ADDRESSING EACH |
| COMMENT TO EXPEDITE THE REVIEW PROCESS. |
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