2016-11-01 07:09:43 | PLAN |
| REVIEW COMMENTS |
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| 2ND REVIEW: FBC FIFTH EDITION (2014) |
| ROBERT MCDOUGAL, CBO |
| COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| (561) 805-6714 |
| [email protected] |
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| DENIED BY BUILDING |
| PLEASE ADDRESS THE ITEMS NOTED BELOW: |
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| 1) THE EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY STRUCTURE HAS A |
| IMPROVEMENT VALUE OF MORE THAN $300,000.00. SECTION |
| 708.8 OF THE FBC EXISTING BUILDING REQUIRES: |
| (A) ROOF TO WALL CONNECTIONS SHALL BE IMPROVED AS |
| REQUIRED BY SECTION 708.8.1. |
| (B) MANDATED RETROFITS OF THE ROOF-TO-WALL CONNECTION |
| SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED BEYOND A 15-PERCENT INCREASE IN |
| THE COST OF REROOFING. |
| SHOW HOW THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED. |
| THE BUILDING CODE DOES NOT HAVE A PROVISION THAT ALLOWS |
| THE OWNER TO CHOSE NOT TO COMPLY WITH A CODE |
| REQUIREMENT. |
| 2016 FLORIDA STATUTES 553.844 WINDSTORM LOSS |
| MITIGATION; REQUIREMENTS FOR ROOFS AND OPENING |
| PROTECTION. |
| 3. PRESCRIPTIVE TECHNIQUES FOR IMPROVEMENT OF |
| ROOF-TO-WALL CONNECTIONS. THE LEGISLATURE RECOGNIZES |
| THAT THE COST OF RETROFITTING EXISTING BUILDINGS TO |
| MEET THE CODE REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION IN THIS |
| REGARD MAY EXCEED THE PRACTICAL BENEFIT TO BE ATTAINED. |
| THE LEGISLATURE INTENDS FOR THE COMMISSION TO PROVIDE |
| FOR THE INTEGRATION OF ALTERNATE, LOWER-COST MEANS THAT |
| MAY BE EMPLOYED TO RETROFIT EXISTING BUILDINGS THAT ARE |
| NOT OTHERWISE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS |
| OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION SO |
| THAT THE COST OF SUCH IMPROVEMENTS DOES NOT EXCEED |
| APPROXIMATELY 15 PERCENT OF THE COST OF REROOFING. |
| ROOF-TO-WALL CONNECTIONS SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED UNLESS |
| EVALUATION AND INSTALLATION OF CONNECTIONS AT GABLE |
| ENDS OR ALL CORNERS CAN BE COMPLETED FOR 15 PERCENT OF |
| THE COST OF ROOF REPLACEMENT. FOR HOUSES THAT HAVE BOTH |
| HIP AND GABLE ROOF ENDS, THE PRIORITY SHALL BE TO |
| RETROFIT THE GABLE END ROOF-TO-WALL CONNECTIONS UNLESS |
| THE WIDTH OF THE HIP IS MORE THAN 1.5 TIMES GREATER |
| THAN THE WIDTH OF THE GABLE END. PRIORITY SHALL BE |
| GIVEN TO CONNECTING THE CORNERS OF ROOFS TO WALLS BELOW |
| THE LOCATIONS AT WHICH THE SPANS OF THE ROOFING MEMBERS |
| ARE GREATEST; |
| 4.?STRENGTHENING OR CORRECTING ROOF-DECKING ATTACHMENTS |
| AND FASTENERS DURING REROOFING; AND |
| 5.?ADDING OR STRENGTHENING OPENING PROTECTIONS. |
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