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2017-11-20 13:45:35 | BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| 2014 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W/2010 WEST PALM BEACH |
| AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1 |
| ADMINISTRATION |
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| CHRISTOPHER S. THROOP, C.B.O. |
| PLANS EXAMINER, PX3169 |
| CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DIVISION |
| TEL: 561-805-6726 |
| FAX: 561-805-6676 |
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| 1ST REVIEW |
| RESULTS: DENIED |
| ADDRESS THE ATTACHED COMMENTS AND RE-SUBMIT |
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| 1. BASED ON THE SUBMITTED SURVEY, DATED MARCH 7, 2016, |
| THE PROPOSED GENERATOR PAD ELEVATION IS ESTABLISHED AT |
| 8.00 FEET NGVD 1929, WHICH IS APPROX. 6.5 FEET NAVD88. |
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| 2. AS OF OCTOBER 5, 2017, THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY |
| MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) ESTABLISHED A NEW FLOOD |
| INSURANCE RATE MAP (FIRM) UTILIZING THE RECENTLY |
| COMPLETED FLOOD HAZARD DETERMINATION (FHD) FOR THE CITY |
| OF WEST PALM BEACH, FL. |
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| 3. ALL NEW BASE FLOOD ELEVATIONS (BFE) SHALL BE BASED |
| ON NAVD88 DATUM. EFFECTIVE OCT. 5, 2017, THE CITY OF |
| WEST PALM BEACH, BY ORDINANCE, BEGAN ENFORCEMENT OF A |
| TWO FOOT FREEBOARD ABOVE THE (BFE). |
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| 4. YOU MAY SUBMIT A NEW SURVEY SHOWING ALL EXISTING AND |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONS BASED ON NAVD88 DATUM PLUS TWO FEET |
| OF FREEBOARD OR THE ENGINEER OF RECORD (EOR) MAY ADD A |
| STATEMENT TO THE STRUCTURAL PLAN THAT THE DESIGN FLOOD |
| ELEVATION (DFE) WILL BE 8.00 FEET NAVD88 BASED ON THE |
| (BFE) OF 6.00 FEET FOR FLOOD ZONE AE PLUS TWO FEET OF |
| FREEBOARD. |
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| 5. PLEASE IDENTIFY THE SIZE AND PLACEMENT OF THE |
| HORIZONTAL RE-ENFORCING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FOOTING. |
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| 6. PROVIDE GENERATOR MANUFACTURERS INSTALLATION |
| INSTRUCTIONS FOR REVIEW. CANNOT DETERMINE IF PROPOSED |
| SLAB ON GRADE IS SUFFICIENT FOR PROPOSED GENERATOR. |
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| FBC 107.2.1 INFORMATION ON CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. |
| CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SHALL BE DIMENSIONED AND DRAWN |
| UPON SUITABLE MATERIAL. CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SHALL BE |
| OF SUFFICIENT CLARITY TO INDICATE THE LOCATION, NATURE |
| AND EXTENT OF THE WORK PROPOSED AND SHOW IN DETAIL THAT |
| IT WILL CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CODE AND |
| RELEVANT LAWS, ORDINANCES, RULES AND REGULATIONS, AS |
| DETERMINED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. |
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