2017-10-12 16:08:36 | REVIEW COMMENTS |
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| 1ST 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) THIS STRUCTURE IS LOCATED IN A SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD |
| AREA (SFHA). THE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION (BFE) IS 7' NGVD |
| '29. THE PERMIT APPLICATION DATE IS AUGUST 29, 2017. |
| THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH FLOOD ORDINANCE THAT WAS IN |
| EFFECT AT THAT TIME HAS A 1 FOOT FREEBOARD THAT |
| REQUIRES THE FINISH FLOOR AND EQUIPMENT TO BE A MINIMUM |
| OF ONE FOOT (1') ABOVE THE BFE. THE PLANS SPECIFY A |
| FINISH FLOOR ELEVATION OF 8' NGVD WHICH COMPLIES WITH |
| THE FLOOD ORDINANCE IN EFFECT AT THE TIME OF |
| APPLICATION. NOTE: ELEVATION CERTIFICATES WILL BE |
| REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED DURING CONSTRUCTION. |
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| 2) ON SHEET A.05 THE EAST AND WEST ELEVATIONS SHOW THE |
| FINISH FLOOR AT - 3'-0" / NGVD 5'-0". THE FINISH FLOOR |
| IS REQUIRED TO BE A MINIMUM OF 8'-0" NGVD. I BELIEVE |
| THIS SHOULD BE THE FINISH GRADE RATHER THAN THE FINISH |
| FLOOR. PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT. FBC 107.2.1 |
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| 3) THE PLANS SPECIFY CLOSED CELL SPRAY INSULATION AND |
| THE PRODUCT EVALUATIONS THAT WERE SUBMITTED ARE FOR |
| OPEN CELL SPRAY FOAM INSULATION. NOTE: CLOSED CELL |
| INSULATION DOES NOT ALLOW WATER VAPOR TO PASS THROUGH |
| IT. IT IS TYPICALLY NOT USED FOR UN-VENTED ATTIC |
| INSULATION IN FLORIDA. IF THERE IS A ROOF LEAK THE |
| WATER IS TRAPPED BETWEEN THE FOAM AND THE ROOFING |
| MATERIAL. PLEASE CLARIFY. FBC 107.2.1 |
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| 4) THE FOOT PRINT OF THE STRUCTURE ON THE SURVEY THAT |
| WAS SUBMITTED DOES NOT MATCH THE SITE PLAN ON SHEET |
| A.02. PLEASE CLARIFY. FBC 107.2.1 |
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| 5) THE SOIL REPORT FROM GFA RECOMMENDS CLOSED END PIN |
| PILES OR HELICAL PIERS DUE TO THE LOOSE SOILS AT THE |
| SITE. SUBMIT SIGNED AND SEALED PILE PLACEMENT PLANS |
| WITH BEARING CALCULATIONS FROM A FLORIDA LICENSED P.E. |
| FBC R401.2 |
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| 6) WALL SECTIONS B AND C ON SHEET A.07 AND WALL |
| SECTIONS A AND B ON A.08 DO NOT MATCH THE STRUCTURAL |
| PLANS FOR THE LOGGIA COLUMNS AND BEAMS. THE |
| ARCHITECTURAL PLANS SHOW WOOD WRAPPED METAL COLUMNS AND |
| PSL WOOD BEAMS. THE STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS HAVE REINFORCED |
| MASONRY COLUMNS AND CONCRETE BEAMS. PLEASE COORDINATE |
| THE DRAWINGS. FBC107.2.1 |
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| 7) ON SHEET S.04 SPECIFY THE ANCHORS THAT WILL BE USED |
| ON EACH END OF THE GIRDER AT THE LOGGIA NEAR THE FRONT |
| DOOR. FBC- R301.1 |
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| 8) FBC 107.3.4 - PROVIDE TWO SETS OF PRODUCT APPROVALS |
| FOR THOSE PRODUCTS WHICH ARE REGULATED BY FAC |
| 61G20-3.001 PER FLORIDA STATUTE 553.842 (5) THAT HAVE |
| BEEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE DESIGNER |
| OF RECORD. PROVIDE TWO COMPLETE PRODUCT APPROVALS WITH |
| FL OR NOA NUMBERS INCLUDING INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS |
| AND MAXIMUM DESIGN PRESSURES FOR EACH OF THE DIFFERENT |
| ROOFING MATERIALS, WINDOW/GLASS TYPES, STRUCTURAL |
| MULLIONS AND EXTERIOR DOOR TYPES. |
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| 9) BOTH OF THE SLIDING GLASS DOOR PRODUCT APPROVALS |
| (NOA NO.12-0516.04, NOA NO. 15-0903.09) EXPIRED ON |
| 8/2/2017, PRIOR TO THE DATE OF PERMIT APPLICATION. |
| SUBMIT TWO SETS OF CURRENT PRODUCT APPROVALS FOR THE |
| SLIDING GLASS DOORS. FAC 61G20-3 |
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| 10) THE MODIFIED BITUMEN ROOF SYSTEM THAT WAS SUBMITTED |
| (FL5680-R15) HAS A MAXIMUM DESIGN PRESSURE OF -60 PSF. |
| THIS IS NOT ADEQUATE FOR THE PERIMETER AND CORNER AREAS |
| OF THIS STRUCTURE. THIS STRUCTURE IS LOCATED IN |
| EXPOSURE "D" WITH A 170 MPH VULT WINDSPEED, HAS A 5/12 |
| ROOF SLOPE AND HAS A MEAN ROOF HEIGHT OF 26'-9". SUBMIT |
| TWO SETS OF SIGNED AND SEALED ENHANCED FASTENING |
| CALCULATIONS FOR THE BASE SHEET. FBC-R 301.2.1 |
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| 11) ITEM #5 ON THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY FORM R405-2014 |
| INDICATES THAT THE CALCULATIONS ARE FOR WORST CASE. THE |
| 2014 FBC ENERGY CONSERVATION SECTION R405.4.2 ALLOWS |
| WORST CASE TO BE USED WHEN THE SAME MODEL OF A BUILDING |
| IS BEING BUILT ON MULTIPLE LOTS WITH DIFFERENT |
| ORIENTATIONS. SINCE THIS IS NOT A MODEL HOME, THE FORM |
| HAS TO USE THE ORIENTATION THAT IS SPECIFIC TO THIS |
| HOUSE. |
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| 12) IN ORDER TO REDUCE PLAN REVIEW TIME, PLEASE SUBMIT |
| A RESPONSE LETTER INDICATING HOW EACH OF THE REVIEW |
| COMMENTS HAS BEEN ADDRESSED. |
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