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2011-12-20 16:32:13 | BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| PERMIT: 11120106 |
| ADD: 3601 N AUSTRALIAN AVE. |
| CONT: TO BE DETERMINED |
| SUZANNE HALVERSON |
| TEL: (561)494-1075 |
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| 2007 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W/ 2009 FBC SUPPLEMENTS |
| * WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS |
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| 2007 EXISTING BUILDING CODE LEVEL II 701.3 |
| COMPLIANCE. ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, COMPONENTS, |
| SYSTEMS, AND SPACES SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS |
| OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING. |
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| 1ST REVIEW |
| ACTION: DENIED |
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| 1) THE SURVEY & PCN ARE FOR 1815 DOCK STREET NOT THE |
| ADDRESS PROPOSED ON THE PERMIT APPLICATION, PLEASE |
| CORRECT. |
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| 2) PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, REPORTS OR OTHER DOCUMENTS |
| PREPARED BY THE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL AND BEING FILED FOR |
| PUBLIC RECORD SHALL HAVE THE SIGNATURE AND SEAL OF THE |
| DESIGN PROFESSIONAL AFFIXED TO THE DOCUMENT. |
| FL ADMIN CODE 61G15-23.002 ENGINEERS |
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| 3) PLEASE NOTE THIS PROJECT IS LOCATED IN A FLOOD ZONE. |
| FBC BUILDING 3110.1.2 / CITY OF WPB CODE OF ORDINANCES |
| SECTION 94-546. STRUCTURE IS LOCATED IN AN "A-9" FLOOD |
| ZONE FINISH FLOOR ELEVATION SHALL BE 13.5' NGVD OR, |
| TOGETHER WITH ATTENDANT UTILITY AND SANITARY |
| FACILITIES, BE FLOODPROOFED SO THAT BELOW SIX INCHES |
| ABOVE THE FLOOD BASE LEVEL THE STRUCTURE IS WATERTIGHT, |
| WITH WALLS SUBSTANTIALLY IMPERMEABLE TO THE PASSAGE OF |
| WATER AND WITH STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS HAVING THE |
| CAPABILITY OF RESISTING HYDROSTATIC AND HYDRODYNAMIC |
| LOADS AND EFFECTS OF BUOYANCY. A REGISTERED |
| PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER OR ARCHITECT SHALL CERTIFY THAT |
| THE STANDARDS OF THIS SUBSECTION ARE SATISFIED. SUCH |
| CERTIFICATION SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE CITY ENGINEER. A |
| FLOOD ELEVATION CERTIFICATE WILL BE REQUIRED. |
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| 94-546(B)(2)(2) NONRESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION. ALL NEW |
| CONSTRUCTION OR SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT OF ANY |
| COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL OR OTHER NONRESIDENTIAL |
| STRUCTURE SHALL EITHER HAVE THE LOWEST FLOOR, INCLUDING |
| BASEMENT, ELEVATED TO THE LEVEL OF SIX INCHES ABOVE THE |
| BASE FLOOD ELEVATION OR, TOGETHER WITH ATTENDANT |
| UTILITY AND SANITARY FACILITIES, BE FLOODPROOFED SO |
| THAT BELOW SIX INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOD BASE LEVEL THE |
| STRUCTURE IS WATERTIGHT, WITH WALLS SUBSTANTIALLY |
| IMPERMEABLE TO THE PASSAGE OF WATER AND WITH STRUCTURAL |
| COMPONENTS HAVING THE CAPABILITY OF RESISTING |
| HYDROSTATIC AND HYDRODYNAMIC LOADS AND EFFECTS OF |
| BUOYANCY. A REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER OR |
| ARCHITECT SHALL CERTIFY THAT THE STANDARDS OF THIS |
| SUBSECTION ARE SATISFIED. SUCH CERTIFICATION SHALL BE |
| PROVIDED TO THE CITY ENGINEER |
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| 94-611 SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT MEANS ANY COMBINATION OF |
| REPAIRS, RECONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION, OR IMPROVEMENTS TO |
| A STRUCTURE, TAKING PLACE DURING THE LIFE OF A |
| STRUCTURE, IN WHICH THE CUMULATIVE COST EQUALS OR |
| EXCEEDS 50 PERCENT OF THE MARKET VALUE OF THE |
| STRUCTURE. THE MARKET VALUE OF THE STRUCTURE SHOULD BE |
| THE APPRAISED VALUE OF THE STRUCTURE PRIOR TO THE START |
| OF THE INITIAL REPAIR OR IMPROVEMENT, OR IN THE CASE OF |
| DAMAGE, THE VALUE OF THE STRUCTURE PRIOR TO THE DAMAGE |
| OCCURRING. FOR THE |
| 7) |
| PURPOSES OF THIS DEFINITION, "SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT" |
| IS CONSIDERED TO OCCUR WHEN THE FIRST ALTERATION OF ANY |
| WALL, CEILING, FLOOR, OR OTHER STRUCTURAL PART OF THE |
| BUILDING COMMENCES, WHETHER OR NOT THAT ALTERATION |
| AFFECTS THE EXTERNAL DIMENSIONS OF THE STRUCTURE. THE |
| TERM "SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT" DOES NOT, HOWEVER, |
| INCLUDE ANY IMPROVEMENT OF A STRUCTURE TO COMPLY WITH |
| EXISTING HEALTH, SANITARY, OR SAFETY CODES WHICH ARE |
| SOLELY NECESSARY TO ENSURE SAFE LIVING CONDITIONS. |
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| PLEASE REVIEW SHEET C-1 AND THE FLOOR ELEVATION OF THE |
| EXISTING LIFT STATION AND THE LISTED REQUIREMENTS FOR |
| SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT, INDICATE HOW THE STRUCTURE |
| WILL COME INTO COMPLIANCE BY EITHER FLOOD PROOFING OR |
| CHANGING THE FINISH FLOOR ELEVATION. THIS WILL ALSO BE |
| REQUIRED FOR THE GENERATOR PAD FOUND ON SHEET C-2. |
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| FEMA FORM OMB NO. 1660-0008 EXPIRES: |
| MARCH 31, 2012. |
| FEMA'S NEW ELEVATION CERTIFICATE (EC) WAS APPROVED FOR |
| USE, EFFECTIVE MARCH 16, 2009, THROUGH MARCH 31, 2012. |
| THE NEW EC WILL BE PHASED IN ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS UNTIL |
| MARCH 31, 2010. ALTHOUGH THE OLD VERSION OF THE FORM IS |
| NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION, EXISTING COPIES |
| MAY BE USED UNTIL MARCH 31, 2010. ELEVATIONS CERTIFIED |
| ON OR AFTER APRIL 1, 2010, MUST BE SUBMITTED ON THE NEW |
| FORM. |
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| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE DIFFERENCES, THE NEW |
| FORM, AND INSTRUCTIONS ARE AVAILABLE AT: |
| HTTP://WWW.FEMA.GOV/BUSINESS/NFIP/ELVINST.SHTM |
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| 4) 1808.2.2 PIER AND PILE FOUNDATIONS SHALL BE DESIGNED |
| AND INSTALLED ON THE BASIS OF A FOUNDATION |
| INVESTIGATION AS DEFINED IN SECTION 1802, UNLESS |
| SUFFICIENT DATA UPON WHICH TO BASE THE DESIGN AND |
| INSTALLATION IS AVAILABLE. |
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| THE INVESTIGATION AND REPORT PROVISIONS OF SECTION 1802 |
| SHALL BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, |
| THE FOLLOWING: |
| 4.1. RECOMMENDED PIER OR PILE TYPES AND INSTALLED |
| CAPACITIES. |
| 4.2. RECOMMENDED CENTER-TO-CENTER SPACING OF PIERS OR |
| PILES. |
| 4.3 DRIVING CRITERIA. |
| 4.4. INSTALLATION PROCEDURES. |
| 4.5. FIELD INSPECTION AND REPORTING PROCEDURES (TO |
| INCLUDE PROCEDURES FOR VERIFICATION OF THE INSTALLED |
| BEARING CAPACITY WHERE REQUIRED). |
| 4.6. PIER OR PILE LOAD TEST REQUIREMENTS. |
| 4.7. DURABILITY OF PIER OR PILE MATERIALS. |
| 4.8. DESIGNATION OF BEARING STRATUM OR STRATA. |
| 4.9. REDUCTIONS FOR GROUP ACTION, WHERE NECESSARY. |
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| 5) 106.3.3 PRODUCT APPROVALS. THOSE PRODUCTS WHICH ARE |
| REGULATED BY THE DCA RULE 9B-72 SHALL BE REVIEWED AND |
| APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE DESIGNER OF RECORD PRIOR TO |
| SUBMITTAL FOR JURISDICTIONAL APPROVAL. |
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| 6)FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS RULE 9N-3 |
| NOV. 01/ 2010 (31) SUB-CATEGORY OF PRODUCTS OR |
| CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS THAT WILL REQUIRE PRODUCT |
| APPROVALS: |
| (31)(A) EXTERIOR DOORS. |
| (B) WINDOWS |
| (C) WALL LOUVERS AND FANS |
| (D) ROOFING PRODUCTS AND ASSEMBLIES |
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| 7) SHEET S1 PROVIDES THE WIND DESIGN CRITERIA BUT NOT |
| THE PRESSURES FOR ZONES 1,2,3 (ROOF ZONES) NOR (WALL |
| ZONES) 4 &5. |
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| A THOROUGH REVIEW CAN NOT BE MADE AT THIS TIME, AS A |
| RESULT OF THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUESTED |
| ADDITIONAL COMMENTS MAY APPEAR THAT WERE NOT PART OF |
| THIS REVIEW. |
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| JAMES A. WITMER CBO |
| SENIOR COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| TEL: 561-805-6715 |
| FAX: 561-805-6676 |
| E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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