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2016-08-16 16:08:25 | RESIDENTIAL (R3) ALTERATIONS, BUILDING REVIEW COMMENTS. |
| CODE: FBC 5TH EDITION (2014) |
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| 1- AFTER PLANS ARE REVISED, BRING THEM TO PALM BEACH |
| COUNTY (2300 N. JOG RD.) FOR IMPACT FEES ASSESSMENT. |
| BRING BACK COUNTY STAMPED PLANS AND COPY OF PAID |
| RECEIPT IF FEES ARE DUE. COUNTY IMPACT FEE ORDINANCE OF |
| THE UNIFIED LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE. (NOTE: THIS MAY BE |
| DONE LATER WHEN PERMIT IS READY TO BE ISSUED). |
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| 2- SHEET A-1: |
| A) REVISE OCCUPANCY SPECIFIED. THIS IS GROUP R3 NOT R2. |
| SEE SEC. 310.5 FBC-BUILDING, 5TH EDITION (2014). |
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| B) REVISE THE LEVEL OF ALTERATION SPECIFIED. ACCORDING |
| TO WORK SHOWN ON PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS THIS IS |
| ALTERATION LEVEL 3 NOT LEVEL 2. SEE SEC. 505 |
| FBC-EXISTING BUILDING, 5TH EDITION (2014). AND, THE |
| CONVERSION OF GARAGE TO LIVABLE AREA IS A CHANGE OF |
| OCCUPANCY. SEE SEC. 506 AND SEC. 1001.3.1 FBC-EXISTING |
| BUILDING, 5TH EDITION (2014). |
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| C) CLARIFY/REVISE DEMOLITION NOTES FOR REMOVAL. THERE |
| ARE TWO NOTES #1. AND, ONE OF THEM SAYS " ALL EXTERIOR |
| DOORS AND WINDOWS TO REMAIN". FLOOR PLAN ON SAME SHEET |
| SPECIFIES EXISTING WINDOWS AND DOORS TO BE REPLACED. |
| REVISE AS REQUIRED. SEC. 107.2.1 CITY AMENDMENTS. |
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| 3- SHEET A-2: |
| A) CLARIFY FOOTING SCHEDULE AND FOOTINGS SHOWN ON THE |
| FOUNDATION PLANS. THERE ARE TWO F2 FOOTINGS WITH |
| DIFFERENT SPECIFICATIONS. CLEARLY IDENTIFY EACH FOOTING |
| SHOWN ON THE FOUNDATION PLANS. SEC. 107.2.1 CITY |
| AMENDMENTS. |
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| B) WALL SECTION: SPECIFY THE VAPOR RETARDER AS REQUIRED |
| BY SEC. R506.2.3 FBC-RESIDENTIAL, 5TH EDITION (2014). |
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| 4- SPECIFY CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS WITHIN 10 FEET OF |
| EACH BEDROOM AS REQUIRED BY SEC. R315 FBC-RESIDENTIAL. |
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| 5- ENERGY CALCULATIONS SUBMITTED: |
| NOTE: THIS HOUSE IS A CONTRIBUTING HISTORIC HOUSE. IT |
| IS EXEMPT FORM THE FBC-ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE. |
| (ENERGY CALCULATIONS AND A/C EQUIPMENT SIZING |
| CALCULATIONS ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS. EQUIPMENT SIZING |
| CALCULATIONS ARE REQUIRED). IF CONTRACTOR STILL WANTS |
| TO SUBMIT THE ENERGY CALCULATIONS, THEN THE FOLLOWING |
| NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED: |
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| A) COMPLETE ALL THE INFORMATION ON TOP OF FORM, |
| INCLUDING OWNER NAME AND BUILDER NAME. |
| B) REVISE ITEM #1. THIS IS NOT AN ADDITION. THIS IS AN |
| EXISTING BUILDING. |
| C) NUMBER OF BEDROOMS IS INCORRECT. CALCULATIONS SEEMS |
| TO BE DONE FOR ENTIRE HOUSE. |
| D) CONDITIONED FLOOR ARE DOESN'T MATCH AREA SHOWN ON |
| PLANS. |
| E) WALL TYPES ON ITEM #9 NEED TO INCLUDE THE CONCRETE |
| BLOCK WALL SHOWN ON SHEET A-2 BY THE NEW BEDROOM. SEE |
| LEGEND FOR WALL TYPE "E1". |
| F) PLANS SHOW NEW WATER HEATER, BUT ITEM # 14 STATES |
| "NONE REQUIRED". CLARIFY/REVISE. |
| G) OWNER/AGENT TO CERTIFY AND DATE BOTTOM OF FORM. |
| H) SEC. R806.2 FBC-RESIDENTIAL REQUIRES 1/150 RATIO FOR |
| ATTIC VENTILATION. THE ATTIC VENTILATION SHOWN ON PAGE |
| 2 OF 4 IS 1/300. PROVIDE COMPLETE SPECIFICATIONS AND |
| DETAILS SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SEC. |
| R806.2 WHICH ALLOWS 1/300 VENTING. |
| I) REVISE DOORS INFORMATION SHOWN ON PAGE 3 OF 4. PLANS |
| AND PRODUCT APPROVALS SUBMITTED DON'T SHOW ANY WOOD |
| DOOR. |
| J) THE WINDOWS OVERHANG DEPTH AND SEPARATION SHOWN ON |
| PAGE 3 OF 4 DON'T MATCH PLANS. REVISE AS REQUIRED. |
| K) BUILDER TO COMPLETE THE EPL DISPLAY CARD. |
| L) PROVIDE THE INSPECTION CHECKLIST. |
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| ***PLEASE PROVIDE RESPONSE LETTER ADDRESSING EACH |
| COMMENT TO EXPEDITE THE REVIEW PROCESS. |
| ***PLEASE INSERT ANY REVISED DRAWING AND REMOVE OLD |
| DRAWING. DON'T STAPLE OLD DRAWINGS. SUBMIT OLD DRAWINGS |
| FOR REFERENCE. |
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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] |