2017-12-19 15:27:18 | PLAN |
| 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 PROJECT CONSISTS OF A LATERIAL ADDITION AND A |
| RENOVATION TO THE EXISTING STRUCTURE. THE LATERAL |
| ADDITION IS STRUCTURALLY CONNECTED TO THE EXISTING |
| BUILDING AND IT IS A SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT TO A |
| PRE-FIRM BUILDING. THEREFORE, THE BUILDING AND THE |
| ADDITION ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE NEW ELEVATION |
| REQUIREMENTS. FEMA P-758 ACCORDING TO THE FLOOD |
| INSURANCE RATE MAP WHICH WAS ADOPTED ON OCTOBER 5, 2017 |
| AND IS APPLICABLE TO THIS PROJECT, THE STRUCTURE IS |
| LOCATED IN AN AE FLOOD ZONE WHICH IS A SPECIAL FLOOD |
| HAZARD AREA. THE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION FOR THE PROPERTY |
| IS 7' NAVD 88. THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH HAS ADOPTED |
| A FLOOD ORDINANCE THAT REQUIRES A TWO (2) FOOT FREE |
| BOARD. THIS MEANS THAT THE LOWEST FLOOR AND ALL |
| EQUIPMENT SERVICING THE RESIDENCE IS REQUIRED TO BE AT |
| OR ABOVE 9' NAVD 88. THE GARAGE AND STORAGE CAN BE |
| BELOW BFE, IF FLOOD VENTS ARE INSTALLED AND NO |
| MATERIALS OR EQUIPMENT THAT CAN BE DAMAGED BY FLOOD |
| WATERS ARE BELOW BFE. SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THESE |
| REQUIREMENTS ON THE PLANS. SPECIFY ALL ELEVATIONS IN |
| NAVD 88. |
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| 2) SUMIT TWO SETS OF A DRAINAGE PLAN THAT SHOWS |
| COMPLIANCE WITH FBC-R401.3 DRAINAGE. SURFACE DRAINAGE |
| SHALL BE DIVERTED TO A STORM SEWER CONVEYANCE OR OTHER |
| APPROVED POINT OF COLLECTION THAT DOES NOT CREATE A |
| HAZARD. LOTS SHALL BE GRADED TO DRAIN SURFACE WATER |
| AWAY FROM FOUNDATION WALLS. THE GRADE SHALL FALL A |
| MINIMUM OF 6 INCHES (152 MM) WITHIN THE FIRST 10 FEET |
| (3048 MM). PROVIDE ELEVATIONS TO SHOW COMPLIANCE ON THE |
| PLANS. |
| EXCEPTION: WHERE LOT LINES, WALLS, SLOPES OR OTHER |
| PHYSICAL BARRIERS PROHIBIT 6 INCHES (152 MM) OF FALL |
| WITHIN 10 FEET (3048 MM), DRAINS OR SWALES SHALL BE |
| CONSTRUCTED TO ENSURE DRAINAGE AWAY FROM THE STRUCTURE. |
| IMPERVIOUS SURFACES WITHIN 10 FEET (3048 MM) OF THE |
| BUILDING FOUNDATION SHALL BE SLOPED A MINIMUM OF 2 |
| PERCENT AWAY FROM THE BUILDING. |
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| 3) SPECIFY THE HEIGHT FROM THE LOWEST ADJACENT GRADE OF |
| THE THE TALLEST PART OF THE STRUCTURE OR ARCHITECTURAL |
| EMBELLISHMENT ON THE PLANS. FBC 107.2.1 |
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| 4) THE AREA TABULATIONS THAT ARE LISTED ON THE PLANS |
| ARE NOT CLEAR. PROVIDE AREA TABULATIONS FOR THE |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED A/C AND NON-A/C AREAS ON THE |
| PLANS. FBC 107.2.1 |
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| 5) THE INSULATION NOTES ON SHEET A-002 DO NOT MATCH THE |
| ENERGY FORMS. THE PLANS SPECIFY R-4.1 WALLS AND R-19 |
| CEILING AND THE ENERGY FORMS HAVE R-5.0 AND R-20. |
| PLEASE CORRECT. FBC ENERGY CONSERVATION R405 |
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| 6) 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 (INCLUDING THE |
| SECTIONAL GARAGE DOOR). |
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| 7) 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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