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2014-06-30 17:23:39 | 2010 FBC |
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| DENIED BY BUILDING |
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| 1) THE PROPOSED STRUCTURE IS LOCATED IN A SPECIAL FLOOD |
| HAZARD ZONE A5 WITH A 7' BFE. THE CITY OF WEST PALM |
| BEACH'S FLOOD ORDINANCE REQUIRES NEW CONSTRUCTION TO |
| HAVE A FINISH FLOOR ELEVATION OF 7.5' NGVD ( WHICH |
| INCLUDES A SIX INCH FREEBOARD ). AN ELEVATION |
| CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED FOR THE PROPOSED GARAGE AND |
| EQUIPMENT. |
| THE PLANS ARE REQUIRED TO SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH FEMA |
| REQUIREMENTS. THE ENCLOSED GARAGE CAN ONLY BE USED FOR |
| THE PARKING OF VEHICLES. APPLIANCES, HEATING AND |
| COOLING EQUIPMENT, PLUMBING FIXTURES, ELECTRICAL |
| EQUIPMENT ( OTHER THAN THE MINIMUM REQUIRED FOR LIFE |
| SAFETY AND ELECTRIC CODE REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDING |
| ACCESS AND STORAGE AREAS ) AND MATERIALS THAT ARE NOT |
| FLOOD DAMAGE-RESISTANT ARE NOT ALLOWED BELOW BFE. SHOW |
| THE LOCATIONS AND NUMBER OF VENT OPENINGS ON THE PLANS. |
| ONLY THE AREA OF THE VENT OPENINGS THAT ARE BELOW THE |
| BFE CAN BE COUNTED TOWARD THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF FLOOD |
| VENT OPENING AREA. FBC R322 SEE ALSO FEMA PUBLICATION |
| TECHNICAL BULLETIN 1 / AUGUST 2008 FOR ADDITIONAL |
| INFORMATION. |
| - THE ELEVATION OF THE GARAGE IS GIVEN AS 7'.0" NGVD ON |
| THE PLANS, WHICH IS SIX INCHES BELOW THE REQUIRED FLOOD |
| ELEVATION. IF THE FLOOD VENTS ARE INSTALLED AT THE |
| FINISH FLOOR ELEVATION, ONLY THE SIX INCHES OF THE VENT |
| CAN BE COUNTED TOWARD THE REQUIRED FLOOD OPENING AREA. |
| PROVIDE CALCULATIONS TO SHOW THAT THE REQUIRED AREA OF |
| FLOOD OPENINGS WILL BE PROVIDED. |
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| 2) THE STRUCTURE IS LOCATED IN AN AREA OF QUESTIONABLE |
| SOIL. SUBMIT TWO SETS OF A SIGNED AND SEALED SUB |
| SURFACE SOIL REPORT. FBC R401.4 |
| - INDICATE WHAT METHODS WILL BE USED TO RESOLVE THE |
| QUESTIONABLE SOIL ISSUE BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS ON |
| PAGE 3 OF THE SOIL REPORT. |
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| 3) SUBMIT TWO COPIES OF THE PRODUCT APPROVALS FOR THE |
| SMART VENT ENGINEERED FLOOD VENTS (FL #5822.3) WITH |
| INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS AS REQUIRED BY DCA RULE 9N-3. |
| -THE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTION PART OF THE PRODUCT |
| APPROVALS FOR THE SMART VENTS WERE NOT SUBMITTED. |
| PLEASE SUBMIT REQUESTED INFORMATION. DCA RULE 9N-3 |
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| 4) SUBMIT TWO SETS OF ENERGY CALCULATIONS FOR THE |
| SECOND FLOOR STUDIO. CITY AMENDMENTS 107.3.5.3 |
| - THESE WERE NOT IN THE RE-SUBMITTAL. |
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| 5) SPECIFY THE R- VALUE OF THE INSULATION THAT WILL BE |
| USED IN THE FLOOR ABOVE THE GARAGE. FBC ENERGY SECTION |
| 402 |
| - THE R-VALUE IS SPECIFIED AS R-11 FOR THE FLOOR AND |
| WALLS OF SECOND FLOOR. THE MINIMUM FOR EACH USING THE |
| PERSCRIPTIVE METHOD IS R-13, UNLESS THE PERFORMANCE |
| METHOD IS USED. |
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| 6) SPECIFY WHICH ONE OF THE APPROVED ASSEMBLIES LISTED |
| IN THE PRODUCT APPROVAL FOR THE TAMKO UNDERLAYMENT NOA |
| NO. 12-0406.07 WILL BE USED. CITY AMENDMENTS 107.2.1 |
| - THIS COMMENT WAS NOT ADDRESSED. |
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| 7) SPECIFY WHICH ONE OF THE FASTENING METHODS LISTED IN |
| THE PRODUCT APPROVAL FOR THE HANSON ROOF TILE NOA NO. |
| 12-1218.14 WILL BE USED TO INSTALL THE ROOF TILE AND |
| RESIST THE OVERTURN MOMENT. FBC R905.3 |
| - THIS COMMENT WAS NOT ADDRESSED. |
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| 8) IN ORDER TO REDUCE PLAN REVIEW TIME, PLEASE SUBMIT A |
| RESPONSE LETTER INDICATING HOW EACH ONE OF THE REVIEW |
| COMMENTS HAS BEEN ADDRESSED. |
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| ROBERT MCDOUGAL |
| BLDG. PLAN REVIEW |
| (561)805-6714 |
| [email protected] |