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2014-09-06 11:15:11 | PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS |
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| 1ST REVIEW: FBC 2010 |
| ROBERT MCDOUGAL, CBO |
| COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| (561) 805-6714 |
| [email protected] |
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| PLEASE ADDRESS THE ITEMS NOTED BELOW: |
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| BUILDING |
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| 1) FBC 107.3.4 - PROVIDE PRODUCT APPROVALS FOR THOSE |
| PRODUCTS WHICH ARE REGULATED BY |
| DCA RULE 9N-3 REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE |
| DESIGNER OF RECORD. SPECIFICALLY, PROVIDE ROOFING, |
| WINDOW, EXTERIOR DOOR SUBMITTALS, AS WELL AS THE |
| SIMPSON CONNECTORS. |
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| 2) SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH 2010 FBC ENERGY CONSERVATION |
| SECT. 101.4.3 & 103.2 BY SUBMITTING THE PROPER |
| CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. SEE RESIDENTIAL BUILDING FORMS |
| 402 OR 405. |
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| 3) THE EXTERIOR WALL SECTION ON SHEET 7, SPECIFIES 6" |
| BATT INSULATION WITH AN R-30 VALUE. THE MINIMUM |
| THICKNESS FOR R-30 IS 9.5 INCHES. PLEASE CORRECT. |
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| 4) FBC-R 301.1 BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES, AND ALL PARTS |
| THEREOF, SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED TO SAFELY SUPPORT ALL |
| LOADS, INCLUDING DEAD LOADS, LIVE LOADS, ROOF LOADS, |
| FLOOD LOADS, AND WIND LOADS AS PRESCRIBED BY THIS CODE. |
| THE CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES IN |
| ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CODE SHALL |
| RESULT IN A SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES A COMPLETE LOAD PATH |
| THAT MEETS ALL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TRANSFER OF ALL |
| LOADS FROM THEIR POINT OF ORIGIN THROUGH THE |
| LOAD-RESISTING ELEMENTS TO THE FOUNDATION. SHOW ALL |
| CONNECTORS THAT WILL BE USED TO ACCOMPLISH THIS AT THE |
| EXTERIOR WALLS AND AN OTHER BEARING WALLS. |
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| 5) THE H7Z HURRICANE STRAP THAT IS SHOWN FOR THE TRUSS |
| TO WALL CONNECTION REQUIRES THE TRUSSES AND WALL STUDS |
| TO BE ALIGNED. THEY ARE REQUIRED TO BE NAILED TO THE |
| STUDS. IF THE ROOF TRUSSES ARE 24" O.C. AND THE 2X4 |
| WALL STUDS ARE 16" O.C. THIS WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE. |
| PLEASE CORRECT. R802.1.6.5 |
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| 6) SPECIFY THE EXTERIOR WOOD WALL STUD SPACING ON THE |
| PLANS. FBC-R 602.3 |
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| 7) PROVIDE AN EXTERIOR BEARING WALL DETAIL SHOWING THE |
| REQUIRED OPENING HEADERS AND ALL FRAMING CONNECTORS. |
| FBC-R 602.3 |
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| 8) FBC-R314.3.1 ALTERATIONS, REPAIRS AND ADDITIONS. |
| WHEN ALTERATIONS, REPAIRS OR ADDITIONS REQUIRING A |
| PERMIT OCCUR, OR WHEN ONE OR MORE SLEEPING ROOMS ARE |
| ADDED OR CREATED IN EXISTING DWELLINGS, THE INDIVIDUAL |
| DWELLING UNIT SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH SMOKE ALARMS |
| LOCATED AS REQUIRED FOR NEW DWELLINGS. |
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| 9) FBC-R302.3 TWO-FAMILY DWELLINGS. |
| DWELLING UNITS IN TWO-FAMILY DWELLINGS SHALL BE |
| SEPARATED FROM EACH OTHER BY WALL AND/OR FLOOR |
| ASSEMBLIES HAVING NOT LESS THAN A 1-HOUR |
| FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING WHEN TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| ASTM E 119 OR UL 263. FIRE-RESISTANCE-RATED |
| FLOOR-CEILING AND WALL ASSEMBLIES SHALL EXTEND TO AND |
| BE TIGHT AGAINST THE EXTERIOR WALL, AND WALL ASSEMBLIES |
| SHALL EXTEND FROM THE FOUNDATION TO THE UNDERSIDE OF |
| THE ROOF SHEATHING. |
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| 10) FBC-R807.1 ATTIC ACCESS. |
| BUILDINGS WITH COMBUSTIBLE CEILING OR ROOF CONSTRUCTION |
| SHALL HAVE AN ATTIC ACCESS OPENING TO ATTIC AREAS THAT |
| EXCEED 30 SQUARE FEET (2.8 M2) AND HAVE A VERTICAL |
| HEIGHT OF 30 INCHES (762 MM) OR GREATER. THE VERTICAL |
| HEIGHT SHALL BE MEASURED FROM THE TOP OF THE CEILING |
| FRAMING MEMBERS TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE ROOF FRAMING |
| MEMBERS. |
| THE ROUGH-FRAMED OPENING SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN 22 |
| INCHES BY 30 INCHES (559 MM BY 762 MM) AND SHALL BE |
| LOCATED IN A HALLWAY OR OTHER READILY ACCESSIBLE |
| LOCATION. WHEN LOCATED IN A WALL, THE OPENING SHALL BE |
| A MINIMUM OF 22 INCHES WIDE BY 30 INCHES HIGH. WHEN THE |
| ACCESS IS LOCATED IN A CEILING, MINIMUM UNOBSTRUCTED |
| HEADROOM IN THE ATTIC SPACE SHALL BE 30 INCHES (762 MM) |
| AT SOME POINT ABOVE THE ACCESS MEASURED VERTICALLY FROM |
| THE BOTTOM OF CEILING FRAMING MEMBERS. SEE SECTION |
| M1305.1.3 FOR ACCESS REQUIREMENTS WHERE MECHANICAL |
| EQUIPMENT IS LOCATED IN ATTICS. |
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| 11) FBC-R803.2.3.1 SHEATHING FASTENINGS. |
| WOOD STRUCTURAL PANEL SHEATHING SHALL BE FASTENED TO |
| ROOF FRAMING WITH 8D RING-SHANK NAILS AT 6 INCHES ON |
| CENTER AT EDGES AND 6 INCHES ON CENTER AT INTERMEDIATE |
| FRAMING. RING-SHANK NAILS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING |
| MINIMUM DIMENSIONS: |
| 1. 0.113 INCH NOMINAL SHANK DIAMETER. |
| 2. RING DIAMETER OF 0.012 OVER SHANK DIAMETER. |
| 3. 16 TO 20 RINGS PER INCH. |
| 4. 0.280 INCH FULL ROUND HEAD DIAMETER. |
| 5. 2 INCH NAIL LENGTH. |
| WHERE ROOF FRAMING WITH A SPECIFIC GRAVITY, 0.42 ? G < |
| 0.49 IS USED, SPACING OF RING-SHANK FASTENERS SHALL BE |
| 4 INCHES ON CENTER IN NAILING ZONE 3 IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| FIGURE R803.2.3.1 WHERE VASD AS DETERMINED IN |
| ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION R301.2.1.3 IS 130 MPH OR |
| GREATER. |
| THE DETAIL ON SHEET 7 SPECIFIES THAT THE ROOF SHEATHING |
| WILL BE FASTENED ACCORDING TO FBC SECTION R801. FBC |
| 107.2.1 REQUIRES SUCH INFORMATION TO BE SPECIFIC AND |
| THE TECHNICAL CODES NOT BE CITED. |
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| 12) THE ROOF FRAMING PLAN IS NOT CORRECTLY DRAWN FOR A |
| HIP ROOF. FOR THE NEW ROOF CONSTRUCTION, SPECIFY THE |
| SPACING OF THE ENGINEERED ROOF TRUSSES. IN ADDITION TO |
| THE LOCATION OF THE COMMON TRUSSES, SPECIFY THE |
| LOCATION OF THE HIP GIRDER TRUSS, THE HIP TRUSSES AND |
| THE HIP JACK TRUSSES. SPECIFY THE TRUSS ANCHORS AND/OR |
| UPLIFT, LATERAL AND SHEAR FORCES THAT WILL BE REQUIRED. |
| FBC 107.3.5.3 (5) AND FBC-R802.1.6.5 TRUSS TO WALL |
| CONNECTION. |
| TRUSSES SHALL BE CONNECTED TO WALL PLATES BY THE USE OF |
| APPROVED CONNECTORS HAVING A RESISTANCE TO DESIGN |
| UPLIFT, LATERAL AND SHEAR FORCES. TRUSSES SHALL BE |
| INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER?S DESIGN |
| AND SPECIFICATIONS. |
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| 13) SECTION R704 |
| INSPECTION FOR TERMITES |
| IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FOR INSPECTION FOR TERMITE |
| INFESTATION, CLEARANCE BETWEEN EXTERIOR WALL COVERINGS |
| AND FINAL EARTH GRADE ON THE EXTERIOR OF A BUILDING |
| SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN 6 INCHES (152 MM). |
| EXCEPTIONS: |
| 1. PAINT OR DECORATIVE CEMENTITIOUS FINISH LESS THAN |
| 5/8 INCH (17.1 MM) THICK ADHERED DIRECTLY TO THE |
| MASONRY FOUNDATION SIDEWALL. |
| 2. ACCESS OR VEHICLE RAMPS WHICH RISE TO THE INTERIOR |
| FINISH FLOOR ELEVATION FOR THE WIDTH OF SUCH RAMPS |
| ONLY. |
| 3. A 4-INCH (102 MM) INSPECTION SPACE ABOVE PATIO AND |
| GARAGE SLABS AND ENTRY AREAS. |
| 4. IF THE PATIO HAS BEEN SOIL TREATED FOR TERMITES, THE |
| FINISH ELEVATION MAY MATCH THE BUILDING INTERIOR FINISH |
| FLOOR ELEVATIONS ON MASONRY CONSTRUCTION ONLY. |
| 5. MASONRY VENEERS CONSTRUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| SECTION R318.4. |
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| 14) FBC-R703.6.1 EXTERIOR USE OF PORTLAND CEMENT |
| PLASTER SHALL COMPLY WITH THE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS |
| OF ASTM C 926. THE MINIMUM THICKNESS OF STUCCO APPLIED |
| TO METAL PLASTER BASE OVER PLYWOOD IS 7/8 INCH. |
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| 15) FBC-R703.6.3 WHERE CEMENT PLASTER (STUCCO) IS TO BE |
| APPLIED TO LATH OVER FRAME CONSTRUCTION, MEASURES SHALL |
| BE TAKEN TO PREVENT BONDING BETWEEN THE CEMENT PLASTER |
| AND THE WATER-RESISTIVE BARRIER. A BOND BREAK SHALL BE |
| PROVIDED BETWEEN THE WATER-RESISTIVE BARRIER AND THE |
| CEMENT PLASTER (STUCCO) CONSISTING OF ONE OF THE |
| FOLLOWING: |
| 1. TWO LAYERS OF AN APPROVED WATER-RESISTANT BARRIER |
| MATERIAL; OR |
| 2. ONE LAYER OF AN APPROVED WATER-RESISTANT BARRIER |
| OVER AN APPROVED PLASTIC HOUSE WRAP; OR |
| 3. OTHER APPROVED METHODS OR MATERIALS APPLIED IN |
| ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER?S INSTALLATION |
| INSTRUCTIONS. |
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| 16) 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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