Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 17050987
Permit Number 17050987
Review Stop NFIP
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2017-06-02 09:45:25****CORRECTIONS****
  
 SAMANTHA HILL
 BUILDING PLANS EXAMINER
 [email protected]
 561-805-6724
  
 FBC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, 5TH EDITION (2014)
 FBC R = FBC RESIDENTIAL
 FBC EB = FBC EXISTING BUILDING
 FBC A = FBC ACCESSIBILITY
 FBC EC = FBC ENERGY CONSERVATION
  
 ARCHITECT OF RECORD: JEFFREY W. SMITH, AR9772
 ENGINEER OF RECORD: DAVID R. CARMO, PE35857
  
 THIS SUBMITTAL WAS PULLED FROM REVIEW ON 6/2/2017 DUE
 TO PLANS WHICH LACK ENOUGH INFORMATION TO PERFORM A
 BASIC PLAN REVIEW
  
 1. FBC EXISTING BUILDING CODE 301.1 STATES THAT "THE .
 . . ALTERATION . . . OF ALL EXISTING BUILDINGS SHALL
 COMPLY WITH ONE OF THE METHODS LISTED IN SECTIONS
 301.1.1 THROUGH 301.1.3 AS SELECTED BY THE APPLICANT.
 APPLICATION OF A METHOD SHALL BE THE SOLE BASIS FOR
 ASSESSING THE COMPLIANCE OF WORK PERFORMED UNDER A
 SINGLE PERMIT UNLESS OTHERWISE APPROVED BY THE CODE
 OFFICIAL."
  
 IT APPEARS THAT THE METHOD OF COMPLIANCE WAS NOT
 SELECTED BY EITHER ARCHITECT OR ENGINEER. WITHOUT THIS
 INFORMATION, CORRECT CODE REFERENCES IN THE EXISTING
 BUILDING CODE CANNOT BE PROVIDED. IF THIS INFORMATION
 IS IN THE PLANS SUBMITTED, PLEASE ADVISE.
  
 2. INFORMATION SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH FBC 2014
 EXISTING BUILDING ??? REGARDING CONSTRUCTION IN THE
 SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREA (SEE INDEX FOR MULTIPLE CODE
 REFERENCES; SEVERAL PATHS FOR COMPLIANCE, NOT CLEAR
 WHICH IS SELECTED SO THE EXACT CODE REFERENCE CANNOT BE
 PROVIDED AT THIS TIME)
  
 FBC 2014 RESIDENTIAL 301.1, 322, THIS PROPERTY IS
 LOCATED IN A SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREA WITH A BASE
 FLOOD ELEVATION OF 7' NGVD29 / 7' NAVD88; DESIGN FLOOD
 ELEVATION OF APPROXIMATELY 9.5 NGVD29 (PENDING BUILDING
 OFFICIAL DECISION). EXISTING FLOOR IS AT 7' 1.5"
 NGVD29.
  
 BASED ON PROPERTY APPRAISER VALUATION ($329,065 FOR THE
 STRUCTURES) AND SCOPE OF WORK, FIVE YEAR CUMULATIVE
 ($560,000), THIS APPEARS TO BE A SUBSTANTIAL
 IMPROVEMENT.
  
 A SHEETS AND S SHEETS DO NOT ADDRESS FLOOD LOADS.
 COMPLIANCE WITH NFIP (FEMA) REQUIREMENTS AS WELL AS THE
 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE IS NOT CLEAR; IT IS NOT CLEAR IF
 THE DESIGN PROPOSED CAN BE CONSTRUCTED.
  
 3. COMMENTS #1 AND #2 ARE TO BE RESOLVED PRIOR TO
 REVIEW. APPLICANT MAY REQUEST A REFUND FOR PLAN REVIEW
 FEES PAID. IF APPLICANT ELECTS TO PROCEED, A NEW PERMIT
 NUMBER AND APPLICATION DATE MAY BE ASSIGNED.
  
 4. YOU MAY FIND THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES HELPFUL:
  
 HTTPS://WWW.FEMA.GOV/MEDIA-LIBRARY-DATA/1411731781834-D
 0C7D7F9FF0D195CE3C33901BA73DAAC/REDUCINGFLOODLOSSES_4TH
 ED_FINAL_508.PDF
  
 HTTPS://WWW.FEMA.GOV/MEDIA-LIBRARY-DATA/20130726-1734-2
 5045-8822/FEMA_P_758_CVR_TOC_R2.PDF
  
  


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