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2016-05-10 16:38:24 | RESIDENTIAL (R3) ALTERATION, FIFTH BUILDING REVIEW |
| CHECKLIST. (REAR BUILDING). |
| CODE: FBC-5TH EDITION (2014). |
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| *****NOTE: ACCORDING TO FLORIDA STATUTE 553.80(2)(B) |
| ENGINEER OF RECORD MAY BE CHARGED FOUR TIMES THE PLAN |
| REVIEW FEE EACH TIME AFTER THE THIRD REVIEW IS |
| REJECTED. |
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| 1- PLANS SHOW NEW OPENINGS FOR GARAGE OVERHEAD DOORS. |
| PROVIDE COMPLETE FRAMING DETAILS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR |
| THE NEW GARAGE DOORS. SPECIFY REINFORCEMENT AT THE ENDS |
| OF EACH OPENING. SPECIFY LINTEL OR BEAM, SPECIFY |
| STRUCTURAL BUCK ATTACHMENT, ETC. SEC. R301 OF |
| FBC-RESIDENTIAL, 5TH EDITION (2014). |
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| RESPONSE: A) DETAIL SUBMITTED DOESN'T PROVIDE COMPLETE |
| STRUCTURAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE REINFORCEMENT AT THE |
| ENDS OF EACH OPENING. IT ONLY SPECIFIES "SAWCUT CMU TO |
| ALLOW (2)#5 R.B. VERT. FTG, TO BM. TYP. EA. GARAGE DOOR |
| W/SET22 EPOXY". THIS SPECIFICATION IS VERY DEFICIENT. |
| IT DOESN'T SPECIFY HOW THE CMU CELLS ARE FILLED AND HOW |
| MUCH EMBEDMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THE REBARS. ALSO, A NEW |
| OPENING WAS CREATED FOR THE SECOND GARAGE DOOR. |
| ACCORDING TO THE PROPERTY APPRAISER STREET VIEW OF THIS |
| BUILDING, THERE IS A WINDOW WHERE THE SECOND GARAGE |
| DOOR IS PROPOSED TO BE INSTALLED. THE EXISTING WINDOW |
| OPENING IS NOT THE SAME SIZE AS THE PROPOSED GARAGE |
| DOOR OPENING. THE GARAGE DOOR BUCK DETAIL SUBMITTED |
| SPECIFIES EXISTING CONCRETE HEADER BEAM. IT LOOKS LIKE |
| THE EXISTING HEADER BEAM SIZE MAY NOT BE LONG ENOUGH TO |
| COVER THE NEW OPENING AND HOW THE ENGINEER KNOWS THAT |
| EXISTING HEADER IS STRONG ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE |
| PROPOSED LOAD?. ENGINEER OF RECORD TO PROVIDE COMPLETE |
| AND CLEAR STRUCTURAL SPECIFICATIONS THAT REFLECT THE |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED CONDITIONS. |
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| NOTE: SECOND FLOOR PLAN SHOWS AN "EXISTING CMU WALL" |
| DIVIDING THE LIVING AREA AND THE BEDROOM. IT LOOKS |
| UNUSUAL TO HAVE AN INTERIOR MASONRY WALL ON THE SECOND |
| FLOOR. CLARIFY IF THIS IS A TRUE MASONRY WALL. IF SO, |
| THEN PROVIDE SPECIFICATIONS SHOWING HOW THE BEAM FOR |
| THE NEW GARAGE DOOR OPENING BELOW IS REINFORCED TO |
| SUPPORT THE WALL ABOVE. SEC. R301.1 |
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| B) ANCHOR SPECIFICATIONS SHOWN ON THE GARAGE DOOR BUCK |
| DETAIL AND THE NEW GARAGE DOOR BUCK DETAIL "C" DON'T |
| MATCH. REVISE SIZE AND SPACING. SEC. 107.2.1 CITY |
| AMENDMENTS. |
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| C) NEW GARAGE DOOR BUCK DETAIL "C" IS NOT DRAWN TO |
| SCALE. PROVIDE DETAIL DRAWN TO SCALE SO CORRECT NUMBER |
| OF ANCHORS ARE SHOWN. SEC. 107.2.1 CITY AMENDMENTS. |
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| 2- ENERGY CALCULATIONS SUBMITTED: |
| A) OWNER/AGENT TO CERTIFY BOTTOM OF FORM AS REQUIRED BY |
| SEC. R103.1.1.2 FBC-ENERGY CONSERVATION, 5TH EDITION |
| (2014). |
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| B) PROVIDE COMPLETE INFORMATION ON TOP OF FORM, |
| INCLUDING NAME OF BUILDER, PERMIT OFFICE. SEC. |
| R101.5.1.1.2 FBC-ENERGY CONSERVATION, 5TH EDITION |
| (2014). |
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| ****ENGINEER OF RECORD TO PROVIDE RESPONSE LETTER |
| ADDRESSING EACH COMMENT TO EXPEDITE THE REVIEW PROCESS. |
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| IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT |
| JULIO GOMEZ |
| COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT |
| (561)805-6712 |
| [email protected] |