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2017-10-13 11:52:45 | ***CORRECTIONS*** |
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| SAMANTHA HILL |
| BUILDING PLANS EXAMINER |
| [email protected] |
| 561-805-6724 |
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| FBC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2014 |
| FBC B = FBC BUILDING |
| FBC EB = FBC EXISTING BUILDING |
| FBC A = FBC ACCESSIBILITY |
| FBC EC = FBC ENERGY CONSERVATION |
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| 1. APPLICATION IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE PLANS; |
| APPLICATION STATES THIS IS "INTERIOR DEMOLITION" BUT |
| PLANS SHOW STRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENTS, PLEASE CLARIFY. |
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| 2. PLEASE SEE FLORIDA DECLARATORY STATEMENT |
| (WWW.FLORIDABUILDING.ORG) DS2014-61 REGARDING |
| STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS TO THRESHOLD BUILDINGS. IT |
| APPEARS THAT THE PROPOSED WORK IS A STRUCTURAL |
| ALTERATION TO A THRESHOLD BUILDING. |
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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 DEFINED IN THE |
| FLORIDA BUILDING CODE WHICH EXCEEDS 5,000 SQ. FT. IN |
| AREA AND AN OCCUPANT CONTENT OF GREATER THAN 500 |
| PERSONS. |
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| 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. |
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| C) THRESHOLD BLDG., REQUIRED STATEMENT W.P.B. AMENDMENT |
| 110.3.7.4.4, FS553.79(7)(D): ALL PLANS FOR THE BUILDING |
| WHICH ARE REQUIRED TO BE SIGNED AND SEALED BY THE |
| ARCHITECT OR ENGINEER OF RECORD CONTAIN A STATEMENT |
| THAT, TO THE BEST OF THE ARCHITECT'S OR ENGINEER'S |
| KNOWLEDGE, THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS COMPLY WITH THE |
| APPLICABLE MINIMUM BUILDING CODES AND THE APPLICABLE |
| FIRESAFETY STANDARDS AS DETERMINED BY THE LOCAL |
| AUTHORITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS CHAPTER AND CHAPTER |
| 633. |
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| 3. PLEASE REVISE PLAN TO INCLUDE THRESHOLD INSPECTION |
| PLAN AND TO INCLUDE THE REQUIRED THRESHOLD STATEMENT. |
| WHEN RESUBMITTING, PROVIDE THREE SETS OF PLANS. |
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| THE SPECIAL INSPECTOR AGREEMENT AND RESUMES MAY BE SENT |
| VIA EMAIL. RESUMES FOR THE SI, CONTRACTOR, AND JOB |
| INSPECTOR(S) SHOWING EXPERIENCE WITH PROJECTS OF THIS |
| TYPE ARE REQUIRED. |
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| (SI AGREEMENT AND G&P SENT TO [email protected] ON |
| 10/13/17) |
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