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| 2017-03-09 12:35:20 | ****CORRECTIONS**** |
| | REVISED 3/21/17 |
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| | SAMANTHA HILL |
| | BUILDING PLANS EXAMINER |
| | [email protected] |
| | 561-805-6724 |
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| | 3/21/17 - PER KEN CONRAD, IF THIS BUILDING IS NOT |
| | CLASSIFIED AS A THRESHOLD BUILDING, A RESIDENT |
| | INSPECTOR IS NOT REQUIRED. A PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING |
| | IS REQUIRED. A RESIDENT INSPECTOR IS SUGGESTED IF |
| | APPLICANT HAS A TIGHT CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE, BUT NOT |
| | REQUIRED. |
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| | IT IS NOT CLEAR WHETHER THIS IS A THRESHOLD BUILDING |
| | (SEE BUILDING COMMENTS REGARDING OCCUPANT LOAD), AND |
| | REQUIRES A SPECIAL INSPECTOR, OR, IF IT IS NOT A |
| | THRESHOLD BUILDING MAY REQUIRE A RESIDENT INSPECTOR, |
| | FBC 110.3.7, 110.3.9. |
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| | THRESHOLD BUILDING / FL S. S. 553.71(7) "THRESHOLD |
| | BUILDING" MEANING ANY BUILDING WHICH IS GREATER THAN |
| | (3) STORIES OR 50 FT. IN HEIGHT, OR WHICH HAS AN |
| | ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION AS DENIED IN THE |
| | FLORIDA BUILDING CODE WHICH EXCEEDS 5,000 SQ. FT. IN |
| | AREA AND AN OCCUPANT CONTENT OF GREATER THAN 500 |
| | PERSONS. |
| | A) 109.3.6.1 THRESHOLD INSPECTION PLAN. THE ENFORCING |
| | AGENCY SHALL REQUIRE A (WRITTEN/ TYPED) SPECIAL |
| | INSPECTOR TO PERFORM STRUCTURAL INSPECTIONS ON A |
| | THRESHOLD BUILDING PURSUANT TO A STRUCTURAL INSPECTION |
| | PLAN PREPARED BY THE ENGINEER OF RECORD. THE STRUCTURAL |
| | INSPECTION PLAN MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE ENFORCING |
| | AGENCY PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF A BUILDING PERMIT FOR |
| | THE CONSTRUCTION OF A THRESHOLD BUILDING. THE PURPOSE |
| | OF THE STRUCTURAL INSPECTION PLAN IS TO PROVIDE |
| | SPECIFIC INSPECTION PROCEDURES AND SCHEDULES SO THAT |
| | THE BUILDING CAN BE ADEQUATELY INSPECTED FOR COMPLIANCE |
| | WITH THE PERMITTED DOCUMENTS. |
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| | B) THRESHOLD INSPECTOR: WPB AMENDMENT 109.3.6.2 W.P.B. |
| | CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR THRESHOLD |
| | BUILDINGS A SPECIAL INSPECTOR AS REQUIRED BY FL S S |
| | 553.79(5) FLORIDA STATUTES TO THE MINIMUM INSPECTIONS |
| | REQUIRED BY THIS CODE. THE THRESHOLD INSPECTION FORMS |
| | ARE REQUIRED TO BE FILED OUT BY ALL PARTIES WITH |
| | INTEREST, NOTARIZED AND RETURNED TO THIS OFFICE, AND |
| | REVIEWED AND APPROVED BEFORE PERMIT ISSUANCE WILL TAKE |
| | PLACE. CONTACT KEN CONRAD MANAGER OF THE SPECIAL |
| | INSPECTOR PROGRAM AT (561)805-6666 FOR FURTHER |
| | INFORMATION BEFORE THE PERMIT MAY BE ISSUED. |
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| | C) THRESHOLD BLDG., REQUIRED STATEMENT: W.P.B. |
| | AMENDMENT 110.3.7.4.4 ALL PLANS FOR THE BUILDING WHICH |
| | ARE REQUIRED TO BE SIGNED AND SEALED BY THE ARCHITECT |
| | OR ENGINEER OF RECORD CONTAIN THE STATEMENT REQUIRED BY |
| | FLORIDA STATUTE 553.79. THE ARCHITECT'S PLAN INCLUDES |
| | THE STATEMENT ON PAGE A001; ENGINEER'S PLAN NEEDS |
| | STATEMENT TO BE ADDED (OR ADVISE WHERE THIS CAN BE |
| | LOCATED). |
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| | D) FOR THE SPECIAL INSPECTOR PLEASE PROVIDE A RESUME' |
| | OF INSPECTION EXPERIENCE ON PREVIOUS PROJECT. THE |
| | RESUME' MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY ALL CERTIFICATES AS |
| | SPECIFIED HEREIN. THE BUILDING OFFICIAL OR HIS DESIGNEE |
| | WILL REVIEW THE RESUME'. AFTER THE RESUME' IS REVIEWED, |
| | AN INTERVIEW WILL BE SCHEDULED. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES |
| | WILL AN INSPECTOR BE INTERVIEWED FOR WORK WITHOUT FIRST |
| | MEETING THE ABOVE CRITERIA. |
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| | E) THE CONTRACTOR WILL PRODUCE A JOB SUMMARY OR HISTORY |
| | FOR THIS TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION. |
| | |
| | F) NOTE FOR PAPER PLANS 3 SETS OF DOCUMENTS ARE |
| | REQUIRED. FOR DIGITAL PLANS, AFTER PERMIT ISSUANCE, |
| | PLEASE E-MAIL THE PERMIT LIBRARIAN OF THE PERMIT BEING |
| | ISSUED, THE PERMIT LIBRARIAN WILL THEN E-MAIL YOU THE |
| | APPROVED AND BATCH STAMPED PLANS SO YOU MAY PRINT YOUR |
| | PLANS, TWO SETS OF PLANS WILL NEED TO BE PRINTED IN |
| | COLOR, (1) FOR THE THRESHOLD INSPECTOR, THE OTHER FOR |
| | THE MEP INSPECTORS OTHER PLANS YOU WISH TO PRINT MAYBE |
| | IN BLACK & WHITE. |
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| | 2010 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION, 110.3.7 THRESHOLD |
| | BUILDINGS, GUIDELINES AND POLICIES FOR PROJECTS |
| | CONCERNING SPECIAL INSPECTORS. |
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| | G) 110.3.7.4.3 ALL SHORING AND RESHORING PROCEDURES, |
| | PLANS AND DETAILS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE ENFORCEMENT |
| | AGENCY FOR RECORDKEEPING. EACH SHORING AND RESHORING |
| | INSTALLATION SHALL BE SUPERVISED, INSPECTED AND |
| | CERTIFIED TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SHORING |
| | DOCUMENTS BY THE CONTRACTOR. |
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| | H) PLEASE CALL THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH?S AUTOMATED |
| | TELEPHONE INSPECTIONS LINE (561) 805-6700) FOR ALL |
| | BUILDING INSPECTIONS FOR AUDITING OF JOBSITE |
| | INSPECTIONS WITHOUT THIS THE PERMIT EXPIRES IN 6 |
| | MONTHS, ABANDONMENT OF JOB, NO INSPECTION ACTIVITY. |
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| | I) 109.3.6 THRESHOLD BUILDINGS, OPERATING GUIDELINES |
| | FOR THRESHOLD INSPECTORS #26. ASSURE THAT THE DESIGNER |
| | HAS REQUIRED ON THE PLANS OR SPECIFICATIONS ONE |
| | MATERIAL, APPROVED FOR FIRE STOPPING PENETRATIONS, FOR |
| | WALLS AND CEILINGS. |
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| | SI AGREEMENT/RESIDENT INSPECTOR AGREEMENT, G&P FOR |
| | SPECIAL INSPECTORS SENT VIA EMAIL TO |
| | [email protected] ON 3/9/17. |
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