Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 15030523
Permit Number 15030523
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Sequence Number 1
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Date Text
2015-04-14 10:04:03PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS
  
 1ST REVIEW: FBC 2010
 ROBERT MCDOUGAL, CBO
 COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER
 (561) 805-6714
 [email protected]
  
 DENIED BY BUILDING
 PLEASE ADDRESS THE ITEMS NOTED BELOW:
  
 1) FS 471 AND FAC 61G15 REQUIRES THE ENGINEER TO SIGN
 BY HAND THE LICENSEE'S HANDWRITTEN WRITTEN SIGNATURE ON
 THE PLANS. SIGNATURE STAMPS, COPIES OR OTHER FACSIMILES
 ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE.
  
 2) FBC 107.3.5.3 - PROVIDE WIND DESIGN LOADS/DESIGN
 PRESSURES PURSUANT TO FBC-R301.2 ON THE PLANS.
  
 3) THE WINDSPEED DATA SPECIFIED ON SHEET A-0 IS
 INCORRECT. THE STRUCTURE IS LOCATED IN A 170 MPH VULT
 WIND SPEED. THE STRUCTURE IS LOCATED WITHIN 600 FEET OF
 THE INTERCOASTAL WATERWAY AND IS CONSIDERED EXPOSURE D.
  
 4) R401.3 DRAINAGE. SURFACE DRAINAGE SHALL BE DIVERTED
 TO A STORM SEWER CONVEYANCE OR OTHER APPROVED POINT OF
 COLLECTION THAT DOES NOT CREATE A HAZARD. LOTS SHALL BE
 GRADED TO DRAIN SURFACE WATER AWAY FROM FOUNDATION
 WALLS. THE GRADE SHALL FALL A MINIMUM OF 6 INCHES (152
 MM)WITHIN THE FIRST 10 FEET (3048 MM).
 EXCEPTION: WHERE LOT LINES, WALLS, SLOPES OR OTHER
 PHYSICAL BARRIERS PROHIBIT 6 INCHES (152 MM) OF FALL
 WITHIN 10 FEET (3048 MM), DRAINS OR SWALES SHALL BE
 CONSTRUCTED TO ENSURE DRAINAGE AWAY FROM THE STRUCTURE.
 IMPERVIOUS SURFACES WITHIN 10 FEET (3048 MM) OF THE
 BUILDING FOUNDATION SHALL BE SLOPED A MINIMUM OF 2
 PERCENT AWAY FROM THE BUILDING.
  
 5) THE FOUNDATION PLAN ON SHEET A2 AND SECTION 2 ON
 S1-4 SPECIFY A 12" X 24" MONOLITHIC SLAB. FBC -
 R403.1.4 REQUIRES EXTERIOR FOOTINGS TO BE AT LEAST 12"
 BELOW GRADE AND R404.1.6 REQUIRES CONCRETE FOUNDATIONS
 TO EXTEND 4" ABOVE FINISHED GRADE FOR MASONRY WALLS.
 THEREFORE, THE MINIMUM FOOTER DEPTH DIMENSION IS 16".
  
 6) SECTIONS B ON S1-3 AND 3 ON S1-4 SPECIFY A 12" X 8"
 TIE BEAM. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS AN 8" X 12" TIE BEAM.
 THE BEAM DIMENSIONS ARE TYPICALLY WRITTEN WIDTH X
 HEIGHT. FBC 107.2.1
  
 7) 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. FBC ENERGY CONSERVATION - SECT. 103.2.3.2
 CODE COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION. THE BUILDING?S OWNER,
 THE OWNER?S ARCHITECT, OR OTHER AUTHORIZED AGENT
 LEGALLY DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER SHALL CERTIFY THAT THE
 BUILDING IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CODE, AS PER SECTION
 553.907, FLORIDA STATUTES, PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE
 PERMIT TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION OR RENOVATION.
  
 8) R806.4 UNVENTED ATTIC ASSEMBLIES (SPACES BETWEEN THE
 CEILING JOISTS OF THE TOP STORY AND THE ROOF RAFTERS)
 SHALL BE PERMITTED IF ALL THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE
 MET:
 1.THE UNVENTED ATTIC SPACE IS COMPLETELY CONTAINED
 WITHIN THE BUILDING THERMAL ENVELOPE.
 2. NO INTERIOR VAPOR RETARDERS ARE INSTALLED ON THE
 CEILING SIDE (ATTIC FLOOR) OF THE UNVENTED ATTIC
 ASSEMBLY.
 3. WHERE WOOD SHINGLES OR SHAKES ARE USED, A MINIMUM
 1/4 INCH (6 MM) VENTED AIR SPACE SEPARATES THE SHINGLES
 OR SHAKES AND THE ROOFING UNDERLAYMENT ABOVE THE
 STRUCTURAL SHEATHING.
 4. EITHER ITEMS 4.1, 4.2 OR 4.3 SHALL BE MET, DEPENDING
 ON THE AIR PERMEABILITY OF THE INSULATION DIRECTLY
 UNDER THE STRUCTURAL ROOF SHEATHING.
 4.1 AIR-IMPERMEABLE INSULATION ONLY. INSULATION SHALL
 BE APPLIED IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE UNDERSIDE OF THE
 STRUCTURAL ROOF SHEATHING.
 4.2 AIR-PERMEABLE INSULATION ONLY. IN ADDITION TO THE
 AIR-PERMEABLE INSTALLED DIRECTLY BELOW THE STRUCTURAL
 SHEATHING, RIGID BOARD OR SHEET INSULATION SHALL BE
 INSTALLED DIRECTLY ABOVE THE STRUCTURAL ROOF SHEATHING
 AS SPECIFIED IN TABLE R806.4 FOR CONDENSATION CONTROL.
 4.3 AIR-IMPERMEABLE AND AIR-PERMEABLE INSULATION. THE
 AIR-IMPERMEABLE INSULATION SHALL BE APPLIED IN DIRECT
 CONTACT WITH THE UNDERSIDE OF THE STRUCTURAL ROOF
 SHEATHING AS SPECIFIED IN TABLE R806.4 FOR CONDENSATION
 CONTROL. THE AIR-PERMEABLE INSULATION SHALL BE
 INSTALLED DIRECTLY UNDER THE AIR-IMPERMEABLE
 INSULATION.
 THE ATTIC VENTS THAT ARE SHOWN IN THE SOFFIT WILL NEED
 TO BE REMOVED.
  
 9) 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.
  
 10) R802.1.6.5 [IRC R802.10.5] 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
 CONNECTOR LOCATIONS ON THE PLANS AND PROVIDE A TRUSS
 ANCHOR SCHEDULE.
  
 11) SUBMIT PRODUCT APPROVALS FOR THE TRUSS ANCHORS AS
 REQUIRED BY DCA RULE 9N-3. ALTERNATELY, THE PRODUCT
 APPROVAL NOA #S OR FL#S FOR THE CONNECTOR CAN BE
 SPECIFIED IN THE ANCHOR SCHEDULE.
  
 12) SECTION A ON S1-3 DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE CORRECT.
 THE TRUSS IS SHOWN PARALLEL TO THE SECTION AND THEY
 SHOULD BE PERPENDICULAR. FBC 107.2.1
  
 13) THE EXISTING WALL SECTION TAG FOR SECTION 1 ON S1.4
 IS IN THE WRONG LOCATION ON SHEET A-3. IT IS ON ONE OF
 THE NEW WALLS RATHER THAN AN EXISTING WALL. FBC 107.2.1
  
 14) R310.1 EMERGENCY ESCAPE AND RESCUE REQUIRED.
 BASEMENTS, HABITABLE ATTICS AND EVERY SLEEPING ROOM
 SHALL HAVE AT LEAST ONE OPERABLE EMERGENCY ESCAPE AND
 RESCUE OPENING. WHERE BASEMENTS CONTAIN ONE OR MORE
 SLEEPING ROOMS, EMERGENCY EGRESS AND RESCUE OPENINGS
 SHALL BE REQUIRED IN EACH SLEEPING ROOM. WHERE
 EMERGENCY ESCAPE AND RESCUE OPENINGS ARE PROVIDED THEY
 SHALL HAVE A SILL HEIGHT OF NOT MORE THAN 44 INCHES
 (1118 MM) ABOVE THE FLOOR. WHERE A DOOR OPENING HAVING
 A THRESHOLD BELOW THE ADJACENT GROUND ELEVATION SERVES
 AS AN EMERGENCY ESCAPE AND RESCUE OPENING AND IS
 PROVIDED WITH A BULKHEAD ENCLOSURE, THE BULKHEAD
 ENCLOSURE SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTION R310.3. THE NET
 CLEAR OPENING DIMENSIONS REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION SHALL
 BE OBTAINED BY THE NORMAL OPERATION OF THE EMERGENCY
 ESCAPE AND RESCUE OPENING FROM THE INSIDE. EMERGENCY
 ESCAPE AND RESCUE OPENINGS WITH A FINISHED SILL HEIGHT
 BELOW THE ADJACENT GROUND ELEVATION SHALL BE PROVIDED
 WITH A WINDOW WELL IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION R310.2.
 EMERGENCY ESCAPE AND RESCUE OPENINGS SHALL OPEN
 DIRECTLY INTO A PUBLIC WAY, OR TO A YARD OR COURT THAT
 OPENS TO A PUBLIC WAY.
  
 15) THE WINDOW SCHEDULE ON SHEET A3 USES LETTERS TO
 IDENTIFY THE WINDOWS AND THE FLOOR PLAN USES NUMBERS.
 FBC 107.2.1
  
 16) PROVIDE A WINDOW AND DOOR BUCK FASTENING DETAIL.
 SPECIFY THE FASTENERS TYPE AND SPACING. R612.10
  
 17) PROVIDE AN AREA TABULATION ON THE PLANS THAT
 SPECIFIES THE EXISTING A/C AND NON A/C AREAS AND THE
 PROPOSED A/C AND NON A/C AREAS IN ADDITION TO THE
 TOTAL. FBC 107.2.1
  
 18) SUBMIT TWO COPIES OF THE EVALUATION REPORT FOR THE
 SPRAY FOAM INSULATION (ICYNENE). FBC-R316
  
 19) FBC 107.3.4 - PROVIDE TWO SETS OF PRODUCT APPROVALS
 FOR THOSE PRODUCTS WHICH ARE REGULATED BY DCA RULE 9N-3
 THAT HAVE BEEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE
 DESIGNER OF RECORD. PROVIDE TWO COMPLETE PRODUCT
 APPROVALS WITH FL OR NOA NUMBERS INCLUDING INSTALLATION
 INSTRUCTIONS AND MAXIMUM DESIGN PRESSURES FOR EACH OF
 THE DIFFERENT ROOFING MATERIALS, WINDOW/GLASS TYPES,
 STRUCTURAL MULLIONS AND EXTERIOR DOOR TYPES.
  
 20) THE TYPE OF GLASS AND OTHER FACTORS LISTED IN THE
 VARIOUS TABLES IN THE PRODUCT APPROVALS DETERMINE THE
 DESIGN PRESSSURES FOR WINDOWS. INDICATE THE ONES THAT
 WILL BE USED BY CIRCLING THE APPROPRIATE ITEMS AND
 DESIGN PRESSURES IN THE PRODUCT APPROVAL TABLES. FBC
 107.2.1
  
 21) PRODUCT APPROVAL, NOA NO. 13-1125.05, WAS SUBMITTED
 FOR SLIDING GLASS DOORS, HOWEVER NONE ARE SHOWN ON THE
 PLAN. CLARIFY. FBC 107.2.1
  
 22) PRODUCT APPROVAL, NOA NO. 11-0714.08, WAS SUBMITTED
 FOR 5-V CRIMP METAL ROOFING. THE PLANS SPECIFY FLAT
 CONCRETE ROOF TILE. FBC 107.2.1
  
 23) PRODUCT APPROVAL, NOA NO. 14-0805.02 WAS SUBMITTED
 FOR 3M RTA-1 ROOF TILE ADHESIVE. THE LIMITATIONS IN THE
 PRODUCT STATE THAT THE PRODUCT CAN BE USED WITH ROOF
 TILE ASSEMBLY THAT LISTS ATTACHMENT RESISTANCE VALUES
 WITH THE USE OF RTA-1. THE HANSON ROOF TILE PRODUCT
 APPROVAL, NOA NO. 12-1218.14, LISTS 3M AH-160.
  
 24) IN ORDER TO REDUCE PLAN REVIEW TIMES AND PROVIDE
 CLARIFICATION, PLEASE SUBMIT A RESPONSE LETTER
 INDICATING HOW EACH OF THE REVIEW COMMENTS HAS BEEN
 ADDRESSED.
  
  
  
  


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