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2014-10-04 10:40:38 | PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS |
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| 2ND 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 107.2.1 - 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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 ? |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 10) SPECIFY THE LISTING NUMBER FOR THE ONE HOUR FIRE |
| RATED ASSEMBLY THAT WILL BE USED FOR THE DEMISING WALL. |
| FBC R302.3 |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| 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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