2016-06-01 15:06:08 | ****CORRECTIONS**** |
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| SAMANTHA HILL |
| BUILDING PLANS EXAMINER |
| [email protected] |
| 561-805-6724 |
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| ALTHOUGH A DIFFERENT ENGINEER HAS SEALED THE PLAN, AND |
| PROVIDED CALCULATIONS, THE SAME PLAN WAS SUBMITTED. THE |
| FOLLOWING ISSUES WERE NOT ADDRESSED: |
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| 2. THE STRUCTURAL SPECIFICATION FOR SIGN FASTENING IS |
| NOT CLEAR. THE TALLEST LETTER IS OVER 2'. THE |
| STRUCTURAL SPECIFICATION STATES "AVG (3) PER LETTER" |
| (REFERRING TO TAP CONS). THE LETTER "H" IS OVER 2' |
| TALL, HAS TWO SECTIONS. IT IS NOT CLEAR HOW THREE |
| FASTENERS WILL BE ADEQUATE. PROVIDE CALCULATIONS. |
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| 2ND REVIEW, IT IS STILL NOT CLEAR HOW THREE ANCHORS |
| WILL SECURE THIS SIGN. PROVIDE A FASTENING PATTERN FOR |
| THE THREE TAPCONS FOR THE SCRIPT LETTER "H". |
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| IT APPEARS THAT THE ENGINEER HAS USED DESIGN PRESSURES |
| FOR A SOLID SIGN. THIS UTILIZES A FACTOR FOR A RIGID |
| STRUCTURE. IF ONLY THREE TAP CONS ARE USED TO SECURE |
| THE LETTERS, DOESN'T IT THEN BECOME FLEXIBLE AS THE |
| MAJORITY OF THE SIGN IS NOT ANCHORED? |
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| CLARIFY BUILDING HEIGHT. THE SIGN IS SHOWN GRAPHICALLY |
| AS HIGHER THAN 30'. IT IS NOT CLEAR WHETHER THE 30' |
| DIMENSION IS TO THE TOP OF THE ARCH WHERE THE SIGN IS |
| LOCATED OR TO THE TOP OF THE FLAT PORTION OF THE WALL. |
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| 3. TAP CON, 3/16" X 1 3/4" WAS SPECIFIED AS THE |
| FASTENER TO BE USED. ISN'T THAT A BRAND? DOESN'T THAT |
| COMPANY MAKE MANY DIFFERENT ANCHORS, ALL WITH DIFFERENT |
| VALUES? THE SUBSTRATE WAS NOT SPECIFIED; REVISE PLAN SO |
| TO INCLUDE THIS INFORMATION? REVISE PLAN TO MORE |
| CLEARLY SPECIFY THE ANCHOR WHICH THE ENGINEER INTENDS |
| TO BE USED. |
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| 2ND REVIEW, CALCULATIONS REFER TO "3/16" TAPCON" WITH A |
| MIAMI-DADE NOA REFERENCE. THE NOA IS EXPIRED. THE NOA |
| INCLUDES SEVERAL DIFFERENT FASTENERS. REVISE PLAN TO |
| CLEARLY SPECIFY ANCHOR, CHANGE REFERENCE TO A CURRENT |
| PRODUCT APPROVAL. |
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| THE PERMIT APPLICATION REQUIRES THE OWNER'S SIGNATURE. |
| CONTRACTOR MAY SIGN IF A SIGNED CONTRACT IS PROVIDED, |
| OR IF CONTRACTOR HAS A POWER OF ATTORNEY SIGNED BY THE |
| OWNER AUTHORIZING HIM TO SIGN ON THE OWNER'S BEHALF. |
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