2023-03-07 16:06:35 | PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS FOR REVISION 22101149 TO MASTER |
| PERMIT 14011176 |
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| 2ND REVIEW: FBC FIFTH EDITION (2010) |
| 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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| THIS PROJECT IS LOCATED IN A SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREA. |
| ON THE DATE (1/21/2014) THE PERMIT WAS APPLIED FOR, THE |
| FLOOD MAP THAT WAS IN EFFECT HAD THIS PROPERTY AS AN A5 |
| FLOOD ZONE WITH A BFE OF 7' NGVD 1929. THE CITY OF WEST |
| PALM BEACH HAD A 6" FREEBOARD REQUIREMENTS AT THAT |
| TIME. THEREFORE, THE LOWEST FLOOR ELEVATION FOR THE |
| BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT SERVICING THE BUILDING WAS 7.5' |
| NGVD. THIS IS THE DESIGN FLOOD ELEVATION OR DFE. |
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| 1) [NOT RESOLVED. ON THE ELEVATION DRAWINGS THE GARAGE |
| FINISH FLOOR IS SPECIFIED AS 0'-0" AND THE EXISTING |
| HOUSE IS SPECIFIED AS 1'-9". THE FLOOR PLANS SPECIFY |
| THE GARAGE FINISH FLOOR AS 5.5' NGVD AND THE HOUSE F.F. |
| AS 7.5' NGVD, WHICH IS A DIFFERENCE OF 2'-0". THERE IS |
| A 3" DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE TWO ELEVATIONS. THIS COULD |
| BE AN ISSUE WITH THE FLOOD VENTS, SINCE YOU CAN ONLY |
| COUNT THE AREA OF THE FLOOD VENTS THAT ARE BELOW THE |
| DESIGN FLOOD ELEVATION WHICH IS 7.5'. PLEASE CORRECT.] |
| SPECIFY THE FINISH FLOOR ELEVATION FOR THE GROUND FLOOR |
| ON THE FLOOR PLAN IN NGVD 1929. FBC 107.2.1 |
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| 2) RESOLVED. |
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| 3) [NOT RESOLVED. THE FLOOR PLAN SHOWS GYPSUM BOARD ON |
| WALLS BELOW THE 7.5' DFE.] IN ADDITION TO THE FLOOD |
| OPENINGS, THERE IS A REQUIREMENT THAT ALL MATERIALS |
| THAT ARE BELOW THE DFE SHALL BE RESISTANT TO DAMAGE |
| FROM FLOOD WATERS. SHOW COMPLIANCE. FBC-R322 |
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| 4) PLEASE SUBMIT A RESPONSE LETTER INDICATING HOW EACH |
| OF THE REVIEW COMMENTS HAS BEEN ADDRESSED. |
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| NEW COMMENTS: |
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| 5) THE SPACE UNDER THE STAIRS HAS TO BE OPEN TO ALLOW |
| FLOOD WATER TO FLOW OUT OF THE FLOOD VENTS. ALSO ANY |
| WALLS BELOW DFE (7.5') HAS TO BE MADE OF FLOOD |
| RESISTANT MATERIALS. FBC-R322.2.2 |
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| 6) THE ELEVATION CERTIFICATE FOR FINISHED CONSTRUCTION |
| NEEDS TO BE REMOVED FROM THIS REVISION AND SUBMITTED |
| ALONG WITH A FINAL SURVEY (WITH ELEVATIONS) AS A NO FEE |
| SUBMITTAL. |
| A) THE PHOTOGRAPHS NEED TO SHOW THE ENTIRE FRONT, REAR, |
| RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE ELEVATIONS OF THE PROJECT. |
| B) THE LOWEST ELEVATION OF THE EQUIPMENT SERVICING THE |
| BUILDING IS REQUIRED TO BE AT OR ABOVE THE DFE (7.5'). |
| C) THE FINAL SURVEY WITH ELEVATIONS NEEDS TO BE |
| SUBMITTED WITH THE FINISHED CONSTRUCTION ELEVATION |
| CERTIFICATE. |
| D) SUBMIT THE EVALUATION REPORTS AND PRODUCT APPROVALS |
| WITH THE FINISHED CONSTRUCTION ELEVATION CERTIFICATE. |
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