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2017-02-23 19:11:15 | CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH LOCAL AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA |
| BUILDING CODE (FBC) 2010 CHAPTER 1 ADMINISTRATION |
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| 107.1 GENERAL ? 107.2 CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS ? 107.2.1 |
| INFORMATION ON CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS |
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| (1) PROVIDE REVISED PLANS AS PER FLORIDA STATUE |
| 61G15-23.002. |
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| 61G15-23.001 SIGNATURE, DATE AND SEAL SHALL BE AFFIXED. |
| (1) A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER SHALL SIGN, DATE AND SEAL: |
| (A) ALL FINAL PLANS, PRINTS, SPECIFICATIONS, REPORTS, |
| OR OTHER DOCUMENTS PREPARED OR ISSUED BY THE LICENSEE |
| AND BEING FILED FOR PUBLIC RECORD; |
| (B) ALL FINAL DOCUMENTS PROVIDED TO THE OWNER OR THE |
| OWNER?S REPRESENTATIVE. |
| (2) ADDITIONAL FINAL AND NON-FINAL DOCUMENTS. |
| (A) A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER MAY SIGN, DATE AND SEAL |
| DOCUMENTS REQUIRED BY ANY PUBLIC ENTITY OR ANY |
| PROVISION OF CONTRACT WHICH REQUIRES THE SIGNING, |
| DATING AND SEALING OF ADDITIONAL ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS. |
| (B) A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER SHALL NOT SIGN, DATE AND |
| SEAL ANY DOCUMENTS WHICH ARE NOT FINAL DOCUMENTS UNLESS |
| THE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER STATES ANY LIMITATIONS ON THE |
| USE OF THOSE DOCUMENTS ON THE FACE OF THOSE DOCUMENTS |
| BY USING TERMS SUCH AS ?PRELIMINARY,? ?FOR REVIEW |
| ONLY,? ?NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION,? OR ANY OTHER SUITABLE |
| STATEMENT WHICH DENOTES THAT THE DOCUMENTS ARE FOR |
| LIMITED USE, ARE NOT FINAL AND ARE NOT INTENDED FOR |
| PERMIT, CONSTRUCTION, OR BIDDING PURPOSES. |
| (3) A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER MAY ONLY SIGN, DATE AND |
| SEAL ENGINEERING PLANS, PRINTS, SPECIFICATIONS, REPORTS |
| OR OTHER DOCUMENTS IF THAT PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER WAS IN |
| RESPONSIBLE CHARGE, AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN |
| SUBSECTION 61G15-18.011(1), F.A.C., OF THE PREPARATION |
| AND PRODUCTION OF THE ENGINEERING DOCUMENT AND THE |
| PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER HAS THE EXPERTISE IN THE |
| ENGINEERING DISCIPLINE USED IN PRODUCING THE |
| ENGINEERING DOCUMENT(S) IN QUESTION. PROFESSIONAL |
| ENGINEERS WORKING FOR LOCAL, STATE OR FEDERAL |
| GOVERNMENT AGENCIES SHALL LEGIBLY INDICATE THEIR NAME |
| AND LICENSE NUMBER, AND SHALL INDICATE THE NAME AND |
| ADDRESS OF THE AGENCY ON ALL DOCUMENTS THAT ARE |
| REQUIRED TO BE SIGNED, DATED AND SEALED. |
| (4) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PLANS OR PRINTS, |
| ENGINEERING SPECIFICATIONS AND CALCULATIONS, AND |
| ENGINEERING REPORTS OR OTHER DOCUMENTS. WHEN AN |
| ENGINEER SIGNS, DATES AND SEALS ANY OF THE FOLLOWING |
| TYPES OF DOCUMENTS PLANS OR PRINTS UNDER THE PROVISIONS |
| OF SECTION 471.025, F.S., AND SUBSECTION (1) OF THIS |
| RULE, THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MUST BE |
| INCLUDED: |
| (A) PLANS AND PRINTS. EVERY SHEET WITHIN THE PLANS AND |
| PRINTS MUST BE SIGNED, DATED AND SEALED BY THE |
| PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER IN RESPONSIBLE CHARGE. |
| 1. A TITLE BLOCK SHALL BE USED ON EACH SHEET OF PLANS |
| OR PRINTS AND SHALL CONTAIN THE PRINTED NAME, ADDRESS, |
| AND LICENSE NUMBER OF THE ENGINEER WHO HAS SIGNED, |
| DATED AND SEALED THE PLANS OR PRINTS. |
| 2. IF THE ENGINEER SIGNING, DATING AND SEALING |
| ENGINEERING PLANS OR PRINTS IS PRACTICING THROUGH A |
| DULY AUTHORIZED ENGINEERING BUSINESS; THE TITLE BLOCK |
| SHALL CONTAIN THE PRINTED NAME, ADDRESS AND CERTIFICATE |
| OF AUTHORIZATION NUMBER OF THE ENGINEERING BUSINESS. |
| (B) ENGINEERING SPECIFICATIONS AND CALCULATIONS. AN |
| INDEX SHEET SHALL BE USED AND SHALL BE SIGNED, DATED |
| AND SEALED BY EACH PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER WHO IS IN |
| RESPONSIBLE CHARGE OF ANY PORTION OF THE ENGINEERING |
| SPECIFICATIONS OR CALCULATIONS. |
| 1. THE INDEX SHEET MUST BE SIGNED, DATED AND SEALED BY |
| THOSE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS IN RESPONSIBLE CHARGE OF |
| THE PRODUCTION AND PREPARATION OF EACH SECTION OF THE |
| ENGINEERING SPECIFICATIONS OR CALCULATIONS, WITH |
| SUFFICIENT INFORMATION ON THE INDEX SHEET SO THAT THE |
| USER WILL BE AWARE OF EACH PORTION OF THE |
| SPECIFICATIONS OR CALCULATIONS FOR WHICH EACH |
| PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER IS RESPONSIBLE. |
| 2. THE INDEX SHEET SHALL INCLUDE AT A MINIMUM: |
| A. THE PRINTED NAME, ADDRESS AND LICENSE NUMBER OF EACH |
| ENGINEER IN RESPONSIBLE CHARGE OF THE PRODUCTION OF ANY |
| PORTION OF THE CALCULATIONS OR SPECIFICATIONS. |
| B. IF THE ENGINEER SIGNING, DATING AND SEALING |
| CALCULATIONS OR SPECIFICATIONS IS PRACTICING THROUGH A |
| DULY AUTHORIZED ENGINEERING BUSINESS; THE PRINTED NAME, |
| ADDRESS AND CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORIZATION NUMBER OF THE |
| ENGINEERING BUSINESS. |
| C. IDENTIFICATION OF THE PROJECT, BY ADDRESS OR BY LOT |
| NUMBER, BLOCK NUMBER, SECTION OR SUBDIVISION AND CITY |
| OR COUNTY. |
| D. IDENTIFICATION OF THE APPLICABLE BUILDING CODE AND |
| CHAPTER(S) THAT THE DESIGN IS INTENDED TO MEET. |
| E. IDENTIFICATION OF ANY COMPUTER PROGRAM USED FOR |
| ENGINEERING THE SPECIFICATIONS OR CALCULATIONS. |
| (C) ENGINEERING REPORTS OR OTHER DOCUMENTS. |
| 1. A SIGNATURE PAGE OR COVER LETTER SHALL BE USED AND |
| SHALL BE SIGNED, DATED AND SEALED BY EACH PROFESSIONAL |
| ENGINEER WHO IS IN RESPONSIBLE CHARGE OF ANY PORTION OF |
| THE REPORT WITH SUFFICIENT INFORMATION PROVIDED SO THAT |
| THE USER WILL BE AWARE OF EACH PORTION FOR WHICH EACH |
| PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER IS RESPONSIBLE. |
| 2. IF THE ENGINEER SIGNING, DATING AND SEALING AN |
| ENGINEERING REPORT OR OTHER DOCUMENT IS PRACTICING |
| THROUGH A DULY AUTHORIZED ENGINEERING BUSINESS, THE |
| PRINTED NAME, ADDRESS AND CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORIZATION |
| NUMBER OF THE ENGINEERING BUSINESS SHALL BE PLACED ON |
| THE SIGNATURE PAGE OR COVER LETTER. |
| (D) THE DATE THAT THE SIGNATURE AND SEAL IS AFFIXED AS |
| PROVIDED HEREIN SHALL BE ENTERED ON SAID PLANS, PRINTS, |
| SPECIFICATION, REPORTS OR OTHER DOCUMENTS IMMEDIATELY |
| ADJACENT TO THE SIGNATURE OF THE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER. |
| RULEMAKING AUTHORITY 471.008, 471.025 FS. LAW |
| IMPLEMENTED 471.025, 471.033(1)(A), (E), (J) FS. |
| HISTORY?NEW 1-8-80, AMENDED 6-23-80, FORMERLY |
| 21H-23.01, 21H-23.001, AMENDED 4-1-97, 2-5-04, 8-8-05, |
| 11-16-09, 2-2-12, 11-3-15. |
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| FLORIDA ENERGY CODE FBC 2014 |
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