Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 16071058
Permit Number 16071058
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 4
Notes
Date Text
2017-07-28 10:32:16****CORRECTIONS****
  
 SAMANTHA HILL
 BUILDING PLANS EXAMINER
 [email protected]
 561-805-6724
  
 FBC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, 5TH EDITION (2014)
 FBC B = FBC BUILDING
 FBC EB = FBC EXISTING BUILDING
 FBC A = FBC ACCESSIBILITY
 FBC EC = FBC ENERGY CONSERVATION
  
 1. THIS FILE STILL HAS DUPLICATE RECORDS; DOCUMENTS
 PREVIOUSLY DENIED AND RESUBMITTED DOCUMENTS WHICH
 SHOULD HAVE SUPERSEDED THE DENIED DOCUMENTS (BUT ARE
 NOW IN THE PERMIT RECORD TWICE - THE NON COMPLIANT ONE
 AND THE CURRENT ONE).
  
 FOR INSTANCE, SEE ENERGY CALCS - THERE IS ONE DATED
 "BLDG 2 ENERGY CALCS SIGNED" DATED 7/18/17. THERE IS
 ANOTHER ENERGY CALC FOR THE SAME BUILDING NAMED
 "BUILDING 2 ENERGY SIGNED" DATED 12/5/16. THIS IS ONE
 EXAMPLE; THERE ARE MORE DUPLICATES IN THE PERMIT
 RECORD.
  
 PLEASE COORDINATE WITH CAROLINE AND LAURA (DIGITAL
 LIBRARIANS) TO CLEAN UP THE FOUR PERMITS PRIOR TO
 ISSUANCE. ALL NEW FILES SHOULD BE NAMED IDENTICALLY TO
 THE OLD DENIED DIGITAL FILE, SO WHEN UPLOADED IT
 SUPERSEDES THE DENIED DOCUMENT.
  
 THIS IS ONLY ONE EXAMPLE. THE SOILS REPORT IS IN THE
 FILE THREE TIMES. PLEASE RETAIN ONLY THE MOST CURRENT
 VERSION; FOR PERMITTING PURPOSES, THE TWO OTHERS APPEAR
 UNNECESSARY. EITHER RENAME SO THEY CAN BE PROPERLY
 VERSIONED (SUBSEQUENT VERSIONS OVERWRITING PREVIOUS
 VERSIONS), OR HAVE THE DOCUMENTS NOT NEEDED REMOVED.
  
 THE LARGE NUMBER OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS, WHICH ARE NOT
 IN ANY PARTICULAR ORDER AND DO NOT HAVE A CONSISTENT
 NAMING CONVENTION, MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO LOCATE
 INFORMATION.
  
 2. STRUCTURAL CALCS WERE MADE AVAILABLE TO ME VIA
 DROPBOX. I REQUESTED THAT THEY BE UPLOADED TO THE
 PERMIT RECORD. BUILDING OFFICIAL AND I REVIEWED A
 CALCULATION REPORT WHICH WAS 541 PAGES LONG (ALL
 BUILDINGS), COVER PAGE ETABS 2016, DATED 11/27/16.
 ENGINEER LATER SENT ADDITIONAL REPORTS WHICH INCLUDED
 THE SLAB, GENERATED FROM OTHER SOFTWARE PROGRAMS. THIS
 IS NOT WHAT IS NOW IN PROJECTDOX - THERE IS ONLY ONE
 CALC REPORT IN THE FILE, 62 PAGES, ETABS 2013, BUILDING
 3 ONLY, NAMED 8/10/16 BUT WITH A DATE ON THE COVER PAGE
 OF 7/14/2017.
  
 THE ISSUE IS NOT THAT THE REPORT HAS ONLY ONE BUILDING,
 BUT THAT THE BUILDING OFFICIAL AND I SPENT CONSIDERABLE
 TIME REVIEWING A REPORT SENT BY THE ENGINEER. THE
 ENGINEER STATED THAT THE REPORT I FAILED PREVIOUSLY WAS
 "THE WRONG REPORT". PLEASE COORDINATE WITH HIM TO
 ENSURE THAT THE REPORTS UPLOADED ARE THE CORRECT
 STRUCTURAL CALCULATIONS.
  
 ALSO, IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE PLANS IN EACH
 PERMIT ARE IDENTICAL AND HAS BEEN REVIEWED THIS WAY
 (REVIEW DONE ON 16071058 ONLY, AS OTHER PERMITS SHOULD
 HAVE THE SAME DOCUMENTS). IS THIS NO LONGER THE CASE?
 PRIOR TO ISSUANCE, A CHECK WILL BE DONE TO VERIFY THAT
 ALL FOUR PERMITS HAVE THE SAME DOCUMENTS. PLEASE ENSURE
 THAT THIS IS THE CASE PRIOR TO NEXT REVIEW.
  
 IF THE OTHER PERMITS DO NOT HAVE THE SAME DOCUMENTS AS
 THIS ONE, PLEASE ADVISE SO ADDITIONAL REVIEW CAN BE
 DONE.
  
 3. PROVISO, A DUMPSTER ENCLOSURE DETAIL WAS ADDED ON
 SHEET A1.01A. THIS IS SUBJECT TO ENGINEERING
 DEPARTMENT'S APPROVAL.
  
 4. SEE PREVIOUS LIST, ITEM 13. A6.11, OTHER LOCATIONS,
 PLANS STILL REFER TO JOHNSONITE PROFILE SLT-XX-C 2MM
 QT-SCU UNDERLAYMENT. PREVIOUS LIST STATED TO EITHER
 REMOVE THE REFERENCE TO SPECIFIC PRODUCTS OR PROVIDE
 THE 3 TEST REPORTS (STC, IIC, FLAME SPREAD) AT THIS
 TIME. TO MY KNOWLEDGE ONLY ONE PRODUCT HAS ALL THREE
 TEST REPORTS, ANOTHER MANUFACTURER MAY BE HAVING THEIR
 PRODUCT TESTED. SPECIFIC UNDERLAYMENT AND TEST REPORTS
 CAN BE A PROVISO ITEM, BUT THE PERMIT WILL NOT BE
 ISSUED WITH A SPECIFICATION FOR A PRODUCT FOR WHICH
 CODE COMPLIANCE HAS NOT BEEN DEMONSTRATED. PLEASE
 REMOVE REFERENCE TO SPECIFIC PRODUCT SO THAT THIS CAN
 BE A PROVISO ITEM.
  
 5. PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY SHEET S-B1-2.3 AND OTHER S SHEETS
 WERE REVISED. DOES THE STRUCTURAL CHANGE REQUIRE NEW
 CALCULATIONS? IT IS SUGGESTED THAT ANY ADDITIONAL VE BE
 DONE AFTER PERMIT ISSUANCE, AS A REVISION, TO AVOID NEW
 COMMENTS.
  
 PENDING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (NARRATIVE FOR
 STRUCTURAL CHANGES, COMPLETE CALCULATIONS)
  
 6. APPLICANT MAY CONSIDER APPLYING FOR A FOUNDATION
 PERMIT TO MAINTAIN CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE, IF DESIRED.
  
  
  


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