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2013-01-18 09:20:31 | BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| PERMIT: 12100245 |
| ADD: 5200 EAST AVE. |
| CONT: KENNEDY CONTRACTORS, INC. |
| TEL: (561)434-1300 |
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| 2010 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W |
| * WEST PALM BEACH ADMINISTRATIVE AMENDMENTS |
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| 2010 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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| 2ND REVIEW |
| JAN. 18/ 2013 |
| ACTION: DENIED |
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| 1A) 2ND REQUEST. SHEET C2 & A-101 BOTH INDICATE THE |
| EXISTING FINISH FLOOR ELEVATION AS 16.34' NAVD 88. THIS |
| BUILDING IS LOCATED IN A AH FLOOD ZONE WITH A BASE |
| FLOOD ELEVATION AT 17.00' NGVD. THE FLOOD INSURANCE |
| RATE MAP (FIRM) IS USING TTHE NGVD 29 TERMINOLOGY AND |
| ALL ELEVATIONS SHALL BE NGVD ON THE PLANS AS WELL AS |
| FLOOD ELEVATION CERTIFICATES. PLEASE PROVIDE THE |
| EXISTING SLAB ELEVATION FOR THIS STRUCTURE IN NGVD. |
| PLEASE NOTE A ELEVATION OF 17.5 FT. NGVD IS REQUIRED BY |
| CITY MUNI CODE 94-546 FOR RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION. FOR |
| COMMERCIAL PROJECTS THEY CAN BE FLOOD PROOFED PLEASE |
| SEE CITY MUNI-CODE 94-546(2) . |
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| IF THE DESIGNER OF RECORD IS GOING TO USE THE NGVD |
| TERMINOLOGY THEY WILL ALSO NEED TO PROVIDE THE |
| EQUIVALENCY ON THE PLANS IN NGVD 29 TERMINOLOGY. THE |
| ADOPTED FLOOD MAPS ARE IN NGVD AND WHEN FEMA COMPLETES |
| OUR YEARLY AUDIT THEY WILL NOT ACCEPT THE FLOOD ZONE |
| CERTIFICATES UNLESS THEY ARE IN NGVD. |
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| PLEASE NOTE THE ELEVATION CERTIFICATE SUBMITTED IS A |
| COPY, NOT AND ORIGINAL SIGNATURE, NOT SEALED, PLEASE |
| NOTE UNDER THE HEADING A4 BUILDING USE: TEMORARY |
| KITCHEN, AND UNDER THE HEADING A5 NAD 1983 AND HEADING |
| B9 BASE FLOOD 15.45'. HEADING C2 VERTICAL DATUM NAVD |
| 1988. |
| SECTION D COMMENTS: ITEM B9. BFE NAVD 1998/ BFE= 17.00' |
| NGVD 1929 |
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| PLEASE SEE THE ORIGINAL COMMENT THE CITY MUNI CODE |
| REQUIRES AN ADDITIONAL 0.5 FT IN ELEVATION OR A MINIMUM |
| HEIGTH OF 17.5 FT NGVD FOR A FINISH FLOOR ELEVATION FOR |
| THE ADDITION. I AM TAKING THE CERTIFICATE THAT THE |
| EXISTING DINING ROOM IS AT THIS BASE FLOOD ELEVATION OR |
| 0.5" BELOW THE ESTABLISHED FLOOD ELEVATION OF 17.5' |
| NGVD. THERE IS TWO |
| AVENUES THAT NEED TO BE DECIDED WHICH WILL BE BETTER |
| FOR YOUR CLIENT, SINCE THIS IS A COMMERCIAL PROJECT THE |
| CITY MUNI-CODE DOES ALLOW FOR FLOOD PROOFING WHEN THE |
| FINISHED FLOOR IS LOWER THAN THE REQUIRED ELEVATION IF |
| TRAVELING IN THAT DECISSION THE FLOOD PROOFING HAS TO |
| BE ONE FOOT HIFHER THAN THE 17.5' NGVD THE OTHER OPTION |
| WITH SUBSTANIAL IMPROVEMENTS AN ADDITION PLUS OTHER |
| WORK TO THE STRUCTURE WOULD BE TO RAISE THE EXISTING |
| FLOOR TO THE REQUIRED 17.5 FT NGVD AND THE NEW ADDITION |
| TO BE POURED AND FINISHED AT THE 17.5 NGVD. AN |
| EVALUATION IS TO BE PREPARED TO DETERMINE IF ALL THE |
| PROPOSED WORK WILL TRIGGER THE SUBSTANIAL IMPROVEMENT |
| REQUIREMENT. |
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| 1B) THIS SITE HAS MULTIPLE BUILDINGS UNDER ONE PCN |
| NUMBER WITHOUT IDENTIFYING BUILDINGS IN REGARDS TO |
| PERMITTING. PLEASE REVIEW CITY MUNI-CODE IN REGARDS TO |
| SUBSTANIAL IMPROVEMENTS AND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL |
| NEW CONSTRUCTION AND SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENTS SHALL BE |
| ANCHORED TO PREVENT FLOTATION, COLLAPSE OR LATERAL |
| MOVEMENT OF THE STRUCTURE, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED |
| WITH MATERIALS AND UTILITY EQUIPMENT RESISTANT TO FLOOD |
| DAMAGE BY METHODS AND PRACTICES THAT MINIMIZE FLOOD |
| DAMAGE. |
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| IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE SUBSTANIAL |
| IMPROVEMENT SINCE THE BUILDINGS ON THIS SITE DO NOT |
| HAVE DIFFERENT ADDRESSES. |
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| 2) 1/03/2013 COMPLIED. |
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| 3) SEMI-COMPLIED. 2010 FBC 107.3.4.1 PRODUCT APPROVALS. |
| THOSE PRODUCTS WHICH ARE REGULATED BY THE DCA RULE |
| 9N-03 SHALL BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE |
| DESIGNER OF RECORD PRIOR TO SUBMITTAL FOR |
| JURISDICTIONAL APPROVAL. |
| FL 61G1-23.015 (2) THE ARCHITECT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR |
| SUPERVISING AND REVIEWING ALL PROJECT DATA, REPORTS, |
| SHOP DRAWINGS ETC.. |
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| 4) 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. PACKET HAS VARIOUS TYPES OF |
| GLAZING WITH DIFFERENT PRESSURES, MULLIONS ALSO |
| DIFFERNT PRESSURES THEY ARE NOT IDENTIFIED (CIRCLE) |
| (B) WINDOWS PACKET HAS VARIOUS TYPES OF GLAZING WITH |
| DIFFERENT PRESSURES, MULLIONS ALSO DIFFERNT PRESSURES |
| THEY ARE NOT IDENTIFIED (CIRCLE) |
| (C) STOREFRONTS, CURTAIN WALLS, WALL LOUVERS PACKET HAS |
| VARIOUS TYPES OF GLAZING WITH DIFFERENT PRESSURES, |
| MULLIONS ALSO DIFFERNT PRESSURES THEY ARE NOT |
| IDENTIFIED (CIRCLE) |
| (D) ROOFING PRODUCTS AND ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING ROOFING |
| INSULATION. SUB-SYSTEM TYPE A(2) PAGE 10 OF 27 TABBED |
| WITH A MAXIMUM DESIGN PRESSURE OF -45 PSF/ LIMITATION |
| #7 REQUIRING ENHANCED FASTENING IN ZONES 2 & 3 BY A |
| DESIGN PROFESSIONAL. |
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| (G) PRE-ENGINEERED A/C STANDS, A/C CURBING, ROOF TOP |
| FANS THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM IF THE ALUMINUM ROOF TOP |
| FANS ARE USED, LOW PRESSURES |
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| NEW COMMENT: PLEASE REVIEW: 2010 FBC-B 1609.8 ROOFTOP |
| STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT. |
| THE LATERAL FORCE ON ROOFTOP STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT |
| WITH AF LESS THAN (0.1BH) LOCATED ON BUILDINGS OF ALL |
| HEIGHTS SHALL BE DETERMINED FROM EQUATION 29.5-1 OF |
| ASCE 7 IN WHICH THE VALUE OF GCF SHALL BE TAKEN AS 3.1. |
| GCF SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE REDUCED LINEARLY FROM 3.1 |
| TO 1.1 AS THE VALUE OF AF IS INCREASED FROM (0.1BH) TO |
| (BH). THE VALUE OF G FROM SECTION 26.9 OF ASCE 7 SHALL |
| NOT BE USED. ADDITIONALLY, A SIMULTANEOUS UPLIFT FORCE |
| SHALL BE APPLIED, GIVEN BY EQUATION 29.5-1 OF ASCE 7 IN |
| WHICH GCF = 1.5 AND AF IS REPLACED BY THE HORIZONTAL |
| PROJECTED AREA, AR, OF THE ROOFTOP STRUCTURE OR |
| EQUIPMENT. FOR THE UPLIFT FORCE GCF SHALL BE PERMITTED |
| TO BE REDUCED LINEARLY FROM 1.5 TO 1.0 AS THE VALUE OF |
| AR IS INCREASED FROM (0.1BL) TO (BL). |
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| 5) 2ND REQUEST. 2010 ENERGY CODE 402.3 FENESTRATION |
| 402.3.2 PLEASE PROVIDE SHGC FOR WINDOWS. THE RESPONSE |
| INDICATED THE SOLAR HEAT GAIN TO BE 0.65. AND REFER TO |
| INCLUDED SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENTS, ONLY GLAZING PRODUCT |
| APPROVAL WERE SUBMITTED FOR WIND PRESSURE AND LARGE |
| MISSILE TESTING. |
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| 6) COMPLIED. |
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| 7) COMPLIED. |
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| 8) COMPLIED. |
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| 9) PROVISO: FOUNTAIN TO BE SUBMITTED UNDER SEPERATE |
| PERMIT APPLICATION, PULL FEES FOR SEPERATE REVIEW AND |
| INSPECTIONS. |
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| 10) PROVISO: AWNINGS DEPICTED IN PLANS ALSO REQUIRE A |
| SEPERATE PERMIT, PULL FEES FOR SEPERATE PERMIT, REVIEW |
| AND INSPECTIONS. |
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| 11) BEFORE A PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT, MAY BE ISSUED, IMPACT |
| FEES MUST BE PAID TO PALM BEACH COUNTY. THE ACTUAL |
| PERMIT SET OF PLANS MUST BE STAMPED BY THAT OFFICE, AND |
| A COPY OF THE PAID RECEIPT ATTACHED TO THE PERMIT |
| APPLICATION. PLEASE CALL (561)233-5025 FOR MORE |
| INFORMATION. |
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| 12) FAILURE FOR THE CONTRACTOR TO PUT IN THE NEW SHEETS |
| AND REMOVE THE OLD SHEETS. INFORMATIONAL: 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. |
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| JAMES A. WITMER CBO |
| SENIOR COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| TEL: 561-805-6715 |
| FAX: 561-805-6676 |
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