Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 11120073
Permit Number 11120073
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 3
Notes
Date Text
2013-05-16 09:35:57BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 PERMIT:11120073
 ADD: 700 N CONGRESS
 CONT: TO BE DETERMINED
 CONTACT: VIVEK GALAV
 TEL: (561)644-7416
  
 FL BLD CODE= 2007 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE
 W/ 2009 FBC SUPPLEMENTS
 * WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS
  
  
 ARCHITECT: REG RICK GONZALEZ
 TEL: 659-2383
 STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: ANDREW MORGAN P. E.
 TEL: 881-8999
  
 2ND REVIEW PLANS DATED 06/08/2012
  
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 PERMIT:11120073
 ADD: 700 N CONGRESS
 CONT: TO BE DETERMINED
 CONTACT: JEFF HALVERSON
 TEL: (561)644-7416
  
 FL BLD CODE= 2007 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE
 W/ 2009 FBC SUPPLEMENTS
 * WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS
  
  
 ARCHITECT: REG RICK GONZALEZ
 TEL: 659-2383
 STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: ANDREW MORGAN P. E.
 TEL: 881-8999
  
 3RD REVIEW
  
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) WHEN RESUBMITTING PLANS PLEASE INDICATE THE REVISION
 & REMOVE & REPLACE ANY PAGES AS NECESSARY. A
 TRANSMITTAL LETTER LISTING THE ORIGINAL REVIEW COMMENT
 NUMBER, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE REVISION MADE,
 IDENTIFYING THE SHEET OR SPECIFICATION PAGE WHERE THE
 CHANGES CAN BE FOUND WILL HELP TO EXPEDITE YOUR PERMIT.
 THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED COOPERATION.
  
 2) ANOTHER ISSUE THAT VINCENT DIDN'T AGREE WITH WAS:
 SHEET A-4.11 STONE VENEER MISSING THE CONCRETE BEARING
 EDGE. 2114.2 CONCRETE BEARING LEDGE. BRICK, STONE OR
 OTHER VENEER SHALL BE SUPPORTED BY A CONCRETE-BEARING
 LEDGE AT LEAST EQUAL TO THE TOTAL THICKNESS OF THE
 BRICK, STONE OR OTHER VENEER, WHICH IS POURED
 INTEGRALLY WITH THE CONCRETE FOUNDATION. NO
 SUPPLEMENTAL CONCRETE FOUNDATION POURS WHICH WILL
 CREATE A HIDDEN COLD JOINT SHALL BE USED WITHOUT
 SUPPLEMENTAL TREATMENT IN THE FOUNDATION UNLESS THERE
 IS AN APPROVED PHYSICAL BARRIER. AN APPROVED PHYSICAL
 BARRIER SHALL ALSO BE INSTALLED FROM BELOW THE WALL
 SILL PLATE OR FIRST BLOCK COURSE HORIZONTALLY TO EMBED
 IN A MORTAR JOINT. IF MASONRY VENEER EXTENDS BELOW
 GRADE, A TERMITE PROTECTIVE TREATMENT MUST BE APPLIED
 TO THE CAVITY CREATED BETWEEN THE VENEER AND THE
 FOUNDATION, IN LIEU OF A PHYSICAL BARRIER.
 EXCEPTION: VENEER SUPPORTED BY A SHELF, ANGLE OR LINTEL
 SECURED TO THE FOUNDATION SIDEWALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 ACI 530/ASCE 5/TMS 402, PROVIDED AT LEAST A 6-INCH (152
 MM) CLEAR INSPECTION SPACE OF THE FOUNDATION SIDEWALL
 EXTERIOR EXIST BETWEEN THE VENEER AND THE TOP OF ANY
 SOIL, SOD, MULCH OR OTHER ORGANIC LANDSCAPING
 COMPONENT, DECK, APRON, PORCH, WALK OR ANY OTHER WORK
 IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO OR ADJOINING THE STRUCTURE.
  
  
 3) FL BLD CODE 1609.6.2.2 COMPONENTS & CLADDING& FAC
 RULE 9N-3, PLEASE PROVIDE 2 COPIES OF PRODUCT TESTING
 REPORTS, MISSING REPORTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
 3A) FIXED GLAZING, STOREFRONT
 3B) OPERABLE GLAZING UNITS
 3C) MULLIONS, HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL
 3D) GLASS BLOCK
 3E) EXTERIOR GLAZED SWING DOORS
 3F) EXTERIOR INSULATED METAL SWING DOORS
 3G) BI-FOLD APPARATUS BAY DOORS/ WITH TRANSOM
 3H) EXTERIOR ROOF WALL ACCESS DOOR/ FRAME (H)
 3I) DOUBLE ACCESS PANEL ROOF HATCH, INSULATED -182.6.
 3J) WALL LOUVERS
 3K) A/C ROOF TOP A/C STANDS
 3L) ROOF ASSEMBLIES FLAT ROOF INCLUSIVE OF ROOF TOP
 INSULATION.
 3M) ROOF ASSEMBLIES SLOPED ROOF, METAL ROOF SYSTEMS
 -266.9 ZONE 3 AND -372.5 ROOF OVERHANGS WITHIN ZONE# 3.
 3N) BAHAMA SHUTTERS WITH PRODUCT APPROVAL FOR CLOSED
 POSITION AND ENGINEERING ANALYSIS FOR SHUTTERS WHEN
 LEFT IN THE OPEN POSITION IN THE CASE OF A HIGH WIND
 EVENT.
 3O) ROOFTOP EXHAUST FANS
  
 VIVEK, VINCENT IS GOING TO LOOK AT SOME TYPE OF ADHERED
 SYSTEMS THAT WILL GIVE US THE SAME RESULT AS THE
 CONCRETE LEDGE THAT ACTS AS A TERMITE BARRIER..
  
 4) WE HAVE THE OTHER ISSUE AS TO WIND SPEED THAT THE
 ENGINEER OF RECORD IS CREATING A LETTER INDICATING WHY
 HE HAS DESIGNED THE BUILDING FOR A CAT 5 HURRICANE, IS
 THIS DESIGN A STRONGER DESIGN THAN THE MINIMUM CODE.
 DOES HE TAKE A DERATING FACTOR OF 0.77 FOR A BUILDINGS
 RISK CATEGORY I VERSES A 1.15 REQUIRED FOR A BUILDING
 RISK CATEGORY IV ???
  
 JAMES A. WITMER CBO
 SENIOR COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER
 TEL: 561-805-6715
 FAX: 561-805-6676
 E-MAIL: [email protected]
 CONSTRUCTION SERVICES HOME PAGE
 HTTP://WWW.CITYOFWPB.COM/CONSTRUCTION/INDEX.PHP
  
 PLEASE NOTE: FLORIDA HAS A VERY BROAD PUBLIC RECORDS
 LAW. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS TO OR FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS
 REGARDING CITY BUSINESS ARE PUBLIC RECORD, AVAILABLE TO
 THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. YOUR E-MAIL COMMUNICATIONS ARE
 THEREFORE SUBJECT TO PUBLIC DISCLOSURE.
  
 MEMBER OF BOAF: BUILDING OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION OF
 FLORIDA SAVING LIVES AND PROPERTY SINCE 1953
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  


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