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Plan Review Notes For Permit 17110788
Permit Number 17110788
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2017-11-28 11:33:35****PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS****
  
 ART LANGE BUILDING PLANS EXAMINER
 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
 BUILDING DIVISION
 401 CLEMATIS STREET
 WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33402
 561-805-6718 [email protected]
  
 FBC FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2014 5TH EDITION W/2010 WEST
 PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE,
 CHAPTER 1 ADMINISTRATION / FRC FLORIDA RESIDENTIAL CODE
 2015 5TH EDITION
 AZOLA WEST PALM BEACH 17110788
  
 FIRST REVIEW:
  
  
 ART IN PUBLIC PLACES:
  
 1. INFORMATION NOTICE: THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH ART
 IN PUBLIC PLACES ORDINANCE REQUIREMENT THAT APPLIES TO
 ANY REMODEL OR NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECT FOR WHICH THE
 PERMIT APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED AFTER 6/29/14, AND THE
 TOTAL PROJECT CONSTRUCTION COSTS ARE EQUAL TO OR
 GREATER THAN $750,000 WILL NEED TO COMPLY WITH THIS
 ORDINANCE.
  
 PER CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH ORDINANCE NO. 4504-14, AND
 CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH CODE OF ORDINANCES, ARTICLE V,
 ART IN PUBLIC PLACES, SECTION 78-123(A) AND SECTION
 78-126(A), THE ART ASSESSMENT IS 1% OF THE TOTAL
 PROJECT CONSTRUCTION COST.
 PER CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH CODE OF ORDINANCES, ARTICLE
 V, ART IN PUBLIC PLACES, SECTION 78-122, RENOVATION AND
 NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ARE ASSESSED CUMULATIVELY, SO
 THE ART ASSESSMENT WILL BE APPLICABLE TO ALL FUTURE
 PROJECTS.
  
 FOR CONTACT INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
 MS. SYBILLE WELTER ART IN PUBLIC PLACES COORDINATOR
 822-1515 E-MAIL: [email protected]
  
 2. FLOOD ZONE CERTIFICATES
 FBC 1612 AND CITY OF WPB CODE OF ORDINANCES SECTION
 94-546. STRUCTURE IS LOCATED IN AN "A" FLOOD ZONE.
 AFTER OCTOBER 11, 2017 AN ADDITIONAL ONE FOOT OF FREE
 BOARD WILL BE REQUIRED OR (2) FREE BOARD DESIGN FLOOD
 ELEVATION.
  
 NOTE: EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 5, 2017 THE FLOOD ZONE MAPS
 HAVE BEEN REVISED. PLEASE UPDATE THE SURVEY AND CIVIL
 DRAWINGS TO REFLECT THE NEW FLOOD ZONE AND COMPLIANCE
 WITH NAV 88.
  
 FLOOD ELEVATION CERTIFICATE WILL BE REQUIRED.
  
 DURING THE PERMITTING OF THIS STRUCTURE THERE WILL BE
 REQUIRED (3) DIFFERENT FLOOD ZONE CERTIFICATES
 REQUIRED:
  
 (A) A FLOOD ZONE CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED AS PART OF THE
 PLAN REVIEW DOCUMENTS WITH THE PROPOSED FINISH FLOOR
 HEIGHT.
  
 (B) ONCE THE FIRST FLOOR SLAB IS POURED THE 2ND
 ELEVATION CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED
  
 (C) BEFORE THE ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
 OR A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION THE 3RD FLOOD ZONE
 CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED WITH THE HEIGHT OF ALL EXTERIOR
 ATTENDANTS, A/C PADS OR OTHER SLABS FOR GENERATORS.
  
 3. PROVIDE A SOILS EXPLORATION REPORT. FBC 1803 FL
 61G1-23.015 (2) THE ARCHITECT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
 SUPERVISING AND REVIEWING ALL PROJECT DATA, REPORTS,
 SHOP DRAWINGS ETC...
  
 4. THIS BUILDING QUALIFIES AS A THRESHOLD BUILDING.
 "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.
  
 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 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.
  
 C) THRESHOLD BUILDING, 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 A STATEMENT THAT, TO THE
 BEST OF THE ARCHITECT'S OR ENGINEER'S KNOWLEDGE, THE
 PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS COMPLY WITH THE APPLICABLE
 FIRE-SAFETY STANDARDS AS DETERMINED BY THE LOCAL
 AUTHORITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION AND 633
 FLORIDA STATUTE.
  
 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.
  
 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..
 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.
  
  
 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.
  
 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.
  
  
 I) 109.3.6 THRESHOLD BUILDINGS, OPERATING GUIDELINES
 FOR THRESHOLD INSPECTORS. ASSURE THAT THE DESIGNER HAS
 REQUIRED ON THE PLANS OR SPECIFICATIONS ONE MATERIAL,
 APPROVED FOR FIRE STOPPING PENETRATIONS, FOR WALLS AND
 CEILINGS.
  
 NOTE: E-MAILED JOSE SAUMELL ARCHITECT OF RECORD
 [email protected] ON 11/28/17 AN ATTACHMENT
 WITH THE GUIDELINES AND POLICIES FOR PROJECTS
 CONCERNING THRESHOLD INSPECTORS.
  
 5. W. P. B. 107.3.4.1 PRODUCT APPROVALS. THOSE PRODUCTS
 WHICH ARE REGULATED BY THE DCA RULE 9N-03 SHALL BE
 REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE DESIGNER OF
 RECORD PRIOR TO SUBMITTAL FOR JURISDICTIONAL APPROVAL.
 FL 61G1-23.015 (2) THE ARCHITECT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
 SUPERVISING AND REVIEWING ALL PROJECT DATA, REPORTS,
 SHOP DRAWINGS ETC..
  
 107.3.4.2 DEFERRED SUBMITTALS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS
 SECTION, DEFERRED SUBMITTALS ARE DEFINED AS THOSE
 PORTIONS OF THE DESIGN THAT ARE NOT SUBMITTED AT THE
 TIME OF THE APPLICATION AND THAT ARE TO BE SUBMITTED TO
 THE BUILDING OFFICIAL WITHIN A SPECIFIED PERIOD.
 DEFERRAL OF ANY SUBMITTAL ITEMS SHALL HAVE THE PRIOR
 APPROVAL OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. THE REGISTERED
 DESIGN PROFESSIONAL IN RESPONSIBLE CHARGE SHALL LIST
 THE DEFERRED SUBMITTALS ON THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS
 FOR REVIEW BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL.
 DOCUMENTS FOR DEFERRED SUBMITTAL ITEMS SHALL BE
 SUBMITTED TO THE REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL IN
 RESPONSIBLE CHARGE WHO SHALL REVIEW THEM AND FORWARD
 THEM TO THE BUILDING OFFICIAL WITH A NOTATION
 INDICATING THAT THE DEFERRED SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS HAVE
 BEEN REVIEWED AND FOUND TO BE IN GENERAL CONFORMANCE TO
 THE DESIGN OF THE BUILDING. THE DEFERRED SUBMITTAL
 ITEMS SHALL NOT BE INSTALLED UNTIL THE DEFERRED
 SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE BUILDING
 OFFICIAL.
  
 6. ALL CONSTRUCTION TRAILERS (MOBILE OR MODULAR
 BUILDINGS) THAT ARE GOING TO HAVE MEETING IN THEM WILL
 BE REQUIRED TO GET A PERMIT, 102.2( E ) MOBILE OR
 MODULAR STRUCTURES USED AS TEMPORARY OFFICES, EXCEPT
 THAT THE PROVISIONS OF PART V (SECTION 553.501-553.513,
 FLORIDA STATUTES) RELATING TO ACCESSIBILITY BY PERSONS
 WITH DISABILITIES, AND PERMITS SHALL BE REQUIRED FOR
 STRUCTURAL SUPPORT AND TIE DOWN, ELECTRICAL SUPPLY, AND
 ALL UTILITY CONNECTIONS TO SUCH MOBILE OR MODULAR
 STRUCTURES.
  
 7. PROVIDE AN EVALUATION REPORT FOR SPRAY INSULATION
 SHOWN ON PAGE A 6.1 KEY NOTE 73 AND FOR RIGID POLY ISO
 INSULATED BOARD SHOWN ON PAGE A 3.3 KEYNOTE 42. FBC
 2603.5.4
  
 8. SUBMIT 3 SETS OF TRUSS ENGINEERING APPROVED BY THE
 DESIGNER OF RECORD.
  
 FBC 107.3.5 MINIMUM PLAN REVIEW CRITERIA FOR BUILDINGS.
 THE EXAMINATION OF THE DOCUMENTS BY THE BUILDING
 OFFICIAL SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM CRITERIA
 AND DOCUMENTS: A FLOOR PLAN; SITE PLAN; FOUNDATION
 PLAN; FLOOR/ROOF FRAMING PLAN OR TRUSS LAYOUT; ALL
 FENESTRATION PENETRATIONS; FLASHING; AND ROUGH OPENING
 DIMENSIONS; AND ALL EXTERIOR ELEVATIONS.
  
 9. WELDED OR BOLTED CONNECTIONS
 THE CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE WELD PROCEDURE
 SPECIFICATIONS & WELDER OPERATOR PERFORMANCE
 QUALIFICATION RECORDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REFERENCED
 STANDARDS AT TIME OF INSPECTION.
 2014 FBC-B 2204.1 WELDING
 2014 FBC-B 2204.2 BOLTING.
  
 10. SLIDING GLASS DOOR THRESHOLD. SEE A 8.3 DETAIL 1.
 THE SILL RISER WILL INTERFERE WITH THE MAXIMUM
 THRESHOLD AND ALLOWABLE 4" STEP. SEE FAIR HOUSING ACT
 DESIGN MANUAL'S DETAIL ON PAGE 4.15.
  
 11. PAGE A 9.1 DETAIL 1. FRAMING IS SHOWN AS 24 INCHES
 ON CENTER. CHECK MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATION ON
 CEMENTITIOUS BOARD. MANY REQUIRE FRAMING AT 16 INCHES
 ON CENTER.
  
 12. THE SCALE OF 3 INCHES EQUALS 1 FOOT IS NOT ACCURATE
 PLEASE SEE PAGES A 8.1, A 8.2, A 8.3 AND A 8.4.
  
 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.
  
 13. DETAIL F ON PAGE S 3.3.3 SPECIAL GIRDER TRUSS
 CONNECTION DETAIL 1, 2, 3 AND 4 ARE MISSING
 MEASUREMENTS.
  
 14. ON PAGE A 7.3 ELEVATOR NOTE. ELEVATOR SHALL COMPLY
 WITH FBC 708.14 WAS NOT FOUND. PLEASE UPDATE THIS CODE
 SECTION.
  
 15. PAGE 8.2 DETAIL 17. PLEASE UPDATE CODE SECTION TO
 2014 FBC 5TH EDITION.
  
 16. PLEASE PROVIDE MANUFACTURE'S SPECIFICATIONS FOR
 BARBECUES USED.
  
 17. COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS ON THE EXTERIOR SIDE OF
 EXTERIOR WALLS. SEE OUTLOOKERS USED AT GABLE ENDS AND
 DECORATIVE FOAM MEDALLIONS.
  
 FBC 1406.2.1 TYPE I, II, III AND IV CONSTRUCTION.
 ON BUILDINGS OF TYPE I, II, III AND IV CONSTRUCTION,
 EXTERIOR WALL COVERINGS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE
 CONSTRUCTED OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, COMPLYING WITH
 THE FOLLOWING LIMITATIONS: 2. COMBUSTIBLE EXTERIOR WALL
 COVERINGS SHALL BE LIMITED TO 40 FEET (12 192 MM) IN
 HEIGHT ABOVE GRADE PLANE.
  
 18. VENT ON TOP OF ELEVATOR SHAFT RATING NOT SHOWN. SEE
 PAGE A 7.2. ALSO DETAIL 21 ON A 8.2 WAS NOT PROVIDED.
 PLEASE SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING CODE SECTION.
  
 FBC 3004.2 LOCATION OF VENTS.
 VENTS SHALL BE LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THE HOISTWAY AND
 SHALL OPEN EITHER DIRECTLY TO THE OUTER AIR OR THROUGH
 NONCOMBUSTIBLE DUCTS TO THE OUTER AIR. NONCOMBUSTIBLE
 DUCTS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO PASS THROUGH THE ELEVATOR
 MACHINE ROOM, PROVIDED THAT PORTIONS OF THE DUCTS
 LOCATED OUTSIDE THE HOISTWAY OR MACHINE ROOM ARE
 ENCLOSED BY CONSTRUCTION HAVING NOT LESS THAN THE
 FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING REQUIRED FOR THE HOISTWAY. HOLES
 IN THE MACHINE ROOM FLOORS FOR THE PASSAGE OF ROPES,
 CABLES OR OTHER MOVING ELEVATOR EQUIPMENT SHALL BE
 LIMITED AS NOT TO PROVIDE GREATER THAN 2 INCHES (51 MM)
 OF CLEARANCE ON ALL SIDES.
  
 19. CLARIFY VAPOR BARRIER THAT IS TO BE USED. IT VARIES
 FROM 6 MIL TO 10 MIL. SEE S 2.1.1.1, S 4.1.1.1, S 4.1.2
 AND S 4.1.3
  
 20. EXISTING 2 STORY BUILDING TO BE DEMOLISHED REQUIRES
 A SEPERATE DEMO PERMIT. FBC 105.1
  
 21. PARKING DETAILS: PARKING LOT STRIPING DETAILS VARY
 FROM SINGLE TO DOUBLE STRIPING THROUGHOUT THE PLANS.
 WEST PALM BEACH PARKING LOT STRIPING IS DOUBLE
 STRIPING. A DETAIL IS AVAILABLE AT THIS DEPARTMENT.
 NOTE: FC 553.5041(6) HAS CHANGED REGARDING SIGNAGE. THE
 NEW MINIMUM HEIGHT IS 60 INCHES.
  
 22.. IMPACT FEES:
 BEFORE A PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT, MAY BE ISSUED, IMPACT
 FEES MUST BE PAID TO PALM BEACH COUNTY. THE ACTUAL
 PERMIT SET OF PLANS MUST BE STAMPED BY THAT OFFICE, AND
 A COPY OF THE PAID RECEIPT ATTACHED TO THE PERMIT
 APPLICATION. PLEASE CALL (561)233-5025 FOR MORE
 INFORMATION.
  
  
 WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE COMPLETE A RESUBMITTAL FORM:
  
 HTTP://WPB.ORG/DEVELOPMENT/WP-CONTENT/UPLOADS/SITES/33/
 2013/09/APPLICATION_RESUBMITTAL_FORM_04132010.PDF
  
 THIS FORM IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE BUILDING DIVISION.
  
 WHEN RESUBMITTING, SWAP OUT SHEETS WHICH HAVE CHANGED
 SO THAT THERE ARE TWO COMPLETE, COLLATED SETS OF PLANS
 READY FOR PERMIT ISSUANCE. OLD SHEETS ARE TO BE
 RETAINED IN THE PERMIT APPLICATION PACKAGE (SEPARATE
 FROM THE PERMIT SETS) AND MARKED *OLD SHEETS* OR
 *VOID*. PLEASE KEEP BOTH SETS OF OLD VOIDED SHEETS IN
 THE PERMIT PACKAGE.
  
 A RESPONSE LETTER INDICATING HOW EACH ITEM WAS
 ADDRESSED WILL HELP TO EXPEDITE PLAN REVIEW.
  
  


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