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Plan Review Notes For Permit 14070538
Permit Number 14070538
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Sequence Number 2
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2014-10-04 10:40:38PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS
  
  
 2ND REVIEW: FBC 2010
 ROBERT MCDOUGAL, CBO
 COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER
 (561) 805-6714
 [email protected]
  
 PLEASE ADDRESS THE ITEMS NOTED BELOW:
  
 BUILDING
  
 1) FBC 107.2.1 - INFORMATION ON CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS.
 ALL INFORMATION, DRAWINGS, SPECIFICATIONS AND
 ACCOMPANYING DATA SHALL BEAR THE NAME AND SIGNATURE OF
 THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN. THE NEW PLANS
 HAVE NOT BEEN SIGNED AND SEALED BY THE ENGINEER WHOSE
 NAME APPEARS IN THE TITLE BLOCK ON EACH SHEET AS
 REQUIRED BY CHAPTER 471, FLORIDA STATUTES & 61G15
 FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE.
  
 2) 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. TWO SETS OF PRODUCT APPROVALS THAT
 HAVE BEEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE
 DESIGNER OF RECORD ARE REQUIRED.
  
 3) THE EXTERIOR WALL SECTION ON SHEET 7, SPECIFIES 6"
 BATT INSULATION WITH AN R-30 VALUE IN THE ATTIC SPACE.
 THE MINIMUM THICKNESS FOR R-30 FIBERGLASS BATT
 INSULATION IS 9 INCHES. PLEASE CORRECT.
  
 4) PROVIDE AN EXTERIOR BEARING WALL DETAIL SHOWING THE
 REQUIRED OPENING HEADERS AND ALL FRAMING CONNECTORS.
 FBC-R 602.3 SPECIFY AND SHOW THE LOCATIONS OF THE
 CONNECTORS ON THE WINDOW DETAIL ON SHEET 7. (IE. THE
 HEADER TO THE STUDS AND JACKS TO SILL AND BOTTOM PLATE)
 IS THE WINDOW HEADER SUPPOSED TO BE DOUBLE 2 X 6S ?
  
 5) 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.
  
 6) THE ROOF FRAMING PLAN IS NOT CORRECTLY DRAWN FOR A
 HIP ROOF. 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. SPECIFY THE UPLIFT AND LATERAL
 LOADS FOR ALL OF THE TRUSSES INCLUDING THE HIP GIRDER
 TRUSS ON SHEET 7.
  
 7) 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.
  
 BECAUSE FBC - R403.1.4 REQUIRES EXTERIOR FOOTINGS TO BE
 AT LEAST 12" BELOW GRADE, THE FOOTING WILL NEED TO BE
 18" TO PROVIDE THE 6" ABOVE GRADE.
  
 8) 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.
  
 9) 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 MANUFACTURE'S INSTALLATION
 INSTRUCTIONS.
  
 10) SPECIFY THE LISTING NUMBER FOR THE ONE HOUR FIRE
 RATED ASSEMBLY THAT WILL BE USED FOR THE DEMISING WALL.
 FBC R302.3
  
 11) THE PLANS SHOW BACK TO BACK RECEPTACLE OUTLETS AND
 ELECTRICAL PLANELS. SEE SECTION R302.4.2 MEMBRANE
 PENETRATIONS.
 MEMBRANE PENETRATIONS SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTION
 R302.4.1. WHERE WALLS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A
 FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING, RECESSED FIXTURES SHALL BE
 INSTALLED SO THAT THE REQUIRED FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING
 WILL NOT BE REDUCED.
 EXCEPTIONS:
 1. MEMBRANE PENETRATIONS OF MAXIMUM 2-HOUR
 FIRE-RESISTANCE-RATED WALLS AND PARTITIONS BY STEEL
 ELECTRICAL BOXES THAT DO NOT EXCEED 16 SQUARE INCHES
 (0.0103 M2) IN AREA PROVIDED THE AGGREGATE AREA OF THE
 OPENINGS THROUGH THE MEMBRANE DOES NOT EXCEED 100
 SQUARE INCHES (0.0645 M2) IN ANY 100 SQUARE FEET (9.29
 M)2 OF WALL AREA. THE ANNULAR SPACE BETWEEN THE WALL
 MEMBRANE AND THE BOX SHALL NOT EXCEED 1/8 INCH (3.1
 MM). SUCH BOXES ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE WALL SHALL BE
 SEPARATED BY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
 1.1. BY A HORIZONTAL DISTANCE OF NOT LESS THAN 24
 INCHES (610 MM) WHERE THE WALL OR PARTITION IS
 CONSTRUCTED WITH INDIVIDUAL NONCOMMUNICATING STUD
 CAVITIES;
 1.2. BY A HORIZONTAL DISTANCE OF NOT LESS THAN THE
 DEPTH OF THE WALL CAVITY WHEN THE WALL CAVITY IS FILLED
 WITH CELLULOSE LOOSE-FILL, ROCKWOOL OR SLAG MINERAL
 WOOL INSULATION;
 1.3. BY SOLID FIRE BLOCKING IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION
 R302.11;
 1.4. BY PROTECTING BOTH BOXES WITH LISTED PUTTY PADS;
 OR
 1.5. BY OTHER LISTED MATERIALS AND METHODS.
  
 2. MEMBRANE PENETRATIONS BY LISTED ELECTRICAL BOXES OF
 ANY MATERIALS PROVIDED THE BOXES HAVE BEEN TESTED FOR
 USE IN FIRE-RESISTANCE-RATED ASSEMBLIES AND ARE
 INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDED
 IN THE LISTING. THE ANNULAR SPACE BETWEEN THE WALL
 MEMBRANE AND THE BOX SHALL NOT EXCEED 1/8 INCH (3.1 MM)
 UNLESS LISTED OTHERWISE. SUCH BOXES ON OPPOSITE SIDES
 OF THE WALL SHALL BE SEPARATED BY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
 2.1. BY THE HORIZONTAL DISTANCE SPECIFIED IN THE
 LISTING OF THE ELECTRICAL BOXES;
 2.2. BY SOLID FIREBLOCKING IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION
 R302.11;
 2.3. BY PROTECTING BOTH BOXES WITH LISTED PUTTY PADS;
 OR
 2.4. BY OTHER LISTED MATERIALS AND METHODS.
 3. THE ANNULAR SPACE CREATED BY THE PENETRATION OF A
 FIRE SPRINKLER PROVIDED IT IS COVERED BY A METAL
 ESCUTCHEON PLATE
  
 12) 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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