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| 2018-04-09 10:24:33 | BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, 6TH EDITION W/2017 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 |
| | E-MAIL: [email protected] |
| | |
| | 1ST REVIEW |
| | RESULTS: DENIED |
| | ADDRESS THE ATTACHED COMMENTS AND RE-SUBMIT |
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| | 1. SIGN IS LOCATED IN A FLOOD HAZARD AREA. |
| | 2. DESIGN TO BE SIGNED AND SEALED BY A FLORIDA LICENSED |
| | PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER. |
| | 3. DESIGN TO ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING: |
| | CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE, ARTICLE VII, |
| | SECTIONS 18-284 AND 18-296. |
| | FBC CHPT. 16 SECTIONS 1612.1 AND 1612.4 |
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| | SEC. 18-284. - SITE PLANS AND CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. |
| | (A) |
| | INFORMATION FOR DEVELOPMENT IN FLOOD HAZARD AREAS . THE |
| | SITE PLAN OR CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR ANY DEVELOPMENT |
| | SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE |
| | DRAWN TO SCALE AND SHALL INCLUDE, AS APPLICABLE TO THE |
| | PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT: |
| | (1) |
| | DELINEATION OF FLOOD HAZARD AREAS, FLOODWAY BOUNDARIES |
| | AND FLOOD ZONE(S), BASE FLOOD ELEVATION(S), AND GROUND |
| | ELEVATIONS IF NECESSARY FOR REVIEW OF THE PROPOSED |
| | DEVELOPMENT. |
| | (2) |
| | WHERE BASE FLOOD ELEVATIONS OR FLOODWAY DATA ARE NOT |
| | INCLUDED ON THE FIRM OR IN THE FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY, |
| | THEY SHALL BE ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBSECTION |
| | 18-284(B)(2) OR (3) OF THIS ARTICLE. |
| | (3) |
| | WHERE THE PARCEL ON WHICH THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL |
| | TAKE PLACE WILL HAVE MORE THAN 50 LOTS OR IS LARGER |
| | THAN FIVE ACRES AND THE BASE FLOOD ELEVATIONS ARE NOT |
| | INCLUDED ON THE FIRM OR IN THE FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY, |
| | SUCH ELEVATIONS SHALL BE ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | SUBSECTION 18-284(B)(1) OF THIS ARTICLE. |
| | (4) |
| | LOCATION OF THE PROPOSED ACTIVITY AND PROPOSED |
| | STRUCTURES, AND LOCATIONS OF EXISTING BUILDINGS AND |
| | STRUCTURES. |
| | (5) |
| | LOCATION, EXTENT, AMOUNT, AND PROPOSED FINAL GRADES OF |
| | ANY FILLING, GRADING, OR EXCAVATION. |
| | (6) |
| | WHERE THE PLACEMENT OF FILL IS PROPOSED, THE AMOUNT, |
| | TYPE, AND SOURCE OF FILL MATERIAL; COMPACTION |
| | SPECIFICATIONS; A DESCRIPTION OF THE INTENDED PURPOSE |
| | OF THE FILL AREAS; AND EVIDENCE THAT THE PROPOSED FILL |
| | AREAS ARE THE MINIMUM NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE THE INTENDED |
| | PURPOSE. |
| | (7) |
| | EXISTING AND PROPOSED ALIGNMENT OF ANY PROPOSED |
| | ALTERATION OF A WATERCOURSE. |
| | THE FLOODPLAIN ADMINISTRATOR IS AUTHORIZED TO WAIVE THE |
| | SUBMISSION OF SITE PLANS, CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS, AND |
| | OTHER DATA THAT ARE REQUIRED BY THIS ARTICLE BUT THAT |
| | ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE PREPARED BY A REGISTERED DESIGN |
| | PROFESSIONAL IF IT IS FOUND THAT THE NATURE OF THE |
| | PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS SUCH THAT THE REVIEW OF SUCH |
| | SUBMISSIONS IS NOT NECESSARY TO ASCERTAIN COMPLIANCE |
| | WITH THIS ARTICLE. |
| | (B) |
| | INFORMATION IN FLOOD HAZARD AREAS WITHOUT BASE FLOOD |
| | ELEVATIONS (APPROXIMATE ZONE A) . WHERE FLOOD HAZARD |
| | AREAS ARE DELINEATED ON THE FIRM AND BASE FLOOD |
| | ELEVATION DATA HAVE NOT BEEN PROVIDED, THE FLOODPLAIN |
| | ADMINISTRATOR SHALL: |
| | (1) |
| | REQUIRE THE APPLICANT TO INCLUDE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION |
| | DATA PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CURRENTLY ACCEPTED |
| | ENGINEERING PRACTICES. |
| | (2) |
| | OBTAIN, REVIEW, AND PROVIDE TO APPLICANTS BASE FLOOD |
| | ELEVATION AND FLOODWAY DATA AVAILABLE FROM A FEDERAL OR |
| | STATE AGENCY OR OTHER SOURCE OR REQUIRE THE APPLICANT |
| | TO OBTAIN AND USE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION AND FLOODWAY |
| | DATA AVAILABLE FROM A FEDERAL OR STATE AGENCY OR OTHER |
| | SOURCE. |
| | (3) |
| | WHERE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION AND FLOODWAY DATA ARE NOT |
| | AVAILABLE FROM ANOTHER SOURCE, WHERE THE AVAILABLE DATA |
| | ARE DEEMED BY THE FLOODPLAIN ADMINISTRATOR TO NOT |
| | REASONABLY REFLECT FLOODING CONDITIONS, OR WHERE THE |
| | AVAILABLE DATA ARE KNOWN TO BE SCIENTIFICALLY OR |
| | TECHNICALLY INCORRECT OR OTHERWISE INADEQUATE: |
| | A. |
| | REQUIRE THE APPLICANT TO INCLUDE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION |
| | DATA PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CURRENTLY ACCEPTED |
| | ENGINEERING PRACTICES; OR |
| | B. |
| | SPECIFY THAT THE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION IS TWO FEET ABOVE |
| | THE HIGHEST ADJACENT GRADE AT THE LOCATION OF THE |
| | DEVELOPMENT, PROVIDED THERE IS NO EVIDENCE INDICATING |
| | FLOOD DEPTHS HAVE BEEN OR MAY BE GREATER THAN TWO FEET. |
| | (4) |
| | WHERE THE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION DATA ARE TO BE USED TO |
| | SUPPORT A LETTER OF MAP CHANGE FROM FEMA, ADVISE THE |
| | APPLICANT THAT THE ANALYSES SHALL BE PREPARED BY A |
| | FLORIDA LICENSED ENGINEER IN A FORMAT REQUIRED BY FEMA, |
| | AND THAT IT SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE |
| | APPLICANT TO SATISFY THE SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS AND PAY |
| | THE PROCESSING FEES. |
| | (C) |
| | ADDITIONAL ANALYSES AND CERTIFICATIONS . AS APPLICABLE |
| | TO THE LOCATION AND NATURE OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT |
| | ACTIVITY, AND IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS |
| | SECTION, THE APPLICANT SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING |
| | ANALYSES SIGNED AND SEALED BY A FLORIDA LICENSED |
| | ENGINEER FOR SUBMISSION WITH THE SITE PLAN AND |
| | CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS: |
| | (1) |
| | FOR DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES PROPOSED TO BE LOCATED IN A |
| | REGULATORY FLOODWAY, A FLOODWAY ENCROACHMENT ANALYSIS |
| | THAT DEMONSTRATES THAT THE ENCROACHMENT OF THE PROPOSED |
| | DEVELOPMENT WILL NOT CAUSE ANY INCREASE IN BASE FLOOD |
| | ELEVATIONS; WHERE THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TO UNDERTAKE |
| | DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES THAT DO INCREASE BASE FLOOD |
| | ELEVATIONS, THE APPLICANT SHALL SUBMIT SUCH ANALYSIS TO |
| | FEMA AS SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION 18-284(D) OF THIS |
| | ARTICLE AND SHALL SUBMIT THE CONDITIONAL LETTER OF MAP |
| | REVISION, IF ISSUED BY FEMA, WITH THE SITE PLAN AND |
| | CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. |
| | (2) |
| | FOR DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES PROPOSED TO BE LOCATED IN A |
| | RIVERINE FLOOD HAZARD AREA FOR WHICH BASE FLOOD |
| | ELEVATIONS ARE INCLUDED IN THE FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY OR |
| | ON THE FIRM AND FLOODWAYS HAVE NOT BEEN DESIGNATED, |
| | HYDROLOGIC AND HYDRAULIC ANALYSES THAT DEMONSTRATE THAT |
| | THE CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, WHEN |
| | COMBINED WITH ALL OTHER EXISTING AND ANTICIPATED FLOOD |
| | HAZARD AREA ENCROACHMENTS, WILL NOT INCREASE THE BASE |
| | FLOOD ELEVATION MORE THAN ONE FOOT AT ANY POINT WITHIN |
| | THE CITY. THIS REQUIREMENT DOES NOT APPLY IN ISOLATED |
| | FLOOD HAZARD AREAS NOT CONNECTED TO A RIVERINE FLOOD |
| | HAZARD AREA OR IN FLOOD HAZARD AREAS IDENTIFIED AS ZONE |
| | AO OR ZONE AH. |
| | (3) |
| | FOR ALTERATION OF A WATERCOURSE, AN ENGINEERING |
| | ANALYSIS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARD |
| | ENGINEERING PRACTICES WHICH DEMONSTRATES THAT THE |
| | FLOOD-CARRYING CAPACITY OF THE ALTERED OR RELOCATED |
| | PORTION OF THE WATERCOURSE WILL NOT BE DECREASED, AND |
| | CERTIFICATION THAT THE ALTERED WATERCOURSE SHALL BE |
| | MAINTAINED IN A MANNER WHICH PRESERVES THE CHANNEL'S |
| | FLOOD-CARRYING CAPACITY; THE APPLICANT SHALL SUBMIT THE |
| | ANALYSIS TO FEMA AS SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION 18-284(D) |
| | OF THIS ARTICLE. |
| | (D) |
| | SUBMISSION OF ADDITIONAL DATA . WHEN ADDITIONAL |
| | HYDROLOGIC, HYDRAULIC OR OTHER ENGINEERING DATA, |
| | STUDIES, AND ADDITIONAL ANALYSES ARE SUBMITTED TO |
| | SUPPORT AN APPLICATION, THE APPLICANT HAS THE RIGHT TO |
| | SEEK A LETTER OF MAP CHANGE FROM FEMA TO CHANGE THE |
| | BASE FLOOD ELEVATIONS, CHANGE FLOODWAY BOUNDARIES, OR |
| | CHANGE BOUNDARIES OF FLOOD HAZARD AREAS SHOWN ON FIRMS, |
| | AND TO SUBMIT SUCH DATA TO FEMA FOR SUCH PURPOSES. THE |
| | ANALYSES SHALL BE PREPARED BY A FLORIDA LICENSED |
| | ENGINEER IN A FORMAT REQUIRED BY FEMA. SUBMITTAL |
| | REQUIREMENTS AND PROCESSING FEES SHALL BE THE |
| | RESPONSIBILITY OF THE APPLICANT. |
| | |
| | SEC. 18-296. - OTHER DEVELOPMENT. |
| | (A) |
| | GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR OTHER DEVELOPMENT . ALL |
| | DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING MAN-MADE CHANGES TO IMPROVED OR |
| | UNIMPROVED REAL ESTATE FOR WHICH SPECIFIC PROVISIONS |
| | ARE NOT SPECIFIED IN THIS ARTICLE OR THE FLORIDA |
| | BUILDING CODE, SHALL: |
| | (1) |
| | BE LOCATED AND CONSTRUCTED TO MINIMIZE FLOOD DAMAGE; |
| | (2) |
| | MEET THE LIMITATIONS OF SUBSECTION 18-292(D) OF THIS |
| | ARTICLE IF LOCATED IN A REGULATED FLOODWAY; |
| | (3) |
| | BE ANCHORED TO PREVENT FLOTATION, COLLAPSE OR LATERAL |
| | MOVEMENT RESULTING FROM HYDROSTATIC LOADS, INCLUDING |
| | THE EFFECTS OF BUOYANCY, DURING CONDITIONS OF THE |
| | DESIGN FLOOD; |
| | (4) |
| | BE CONSTRUCTED OF FLOOD DAMAGE-RESISTANT MATERIALS; AND |
| | (5) |
| | HAVE MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS ABOVE |
| | THE DESIGN FLOOD ELEVATION OR MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF |
| | ASCE 24, EXCEPT THAT MINIMUM ELECTRIC SERVICE REQUIRED |
| | TO ADDRESS LIFE SAFETY AND ELECTRIC CODE REQUIREMENTS |
| | IS PERMITTED BELOW THE DESIGN FLOOD ELEVATION PROVIDED |
| | IT CONFORMS TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE ELECTRICAL PART OF |
| | BUILDING CODE FOR WET LOCATIONS. |
| | (B) |
| | FENCES IN REGULATED FLOODWAYS . FENCES IN REGULATED |
| | FLOODWAYS THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BLOCK THE PASSAGE |
| | OF FLOODWATERS, SUCH AS STOCKADE FENCES AND WIRE MESH |
| | FENCES, SHALL MEET THE LIMITATIONS OF SUBSECTION |
| | 18-292(D) OF THIS ARTICLE. |
| | (C) |
| | RETAINING WALLS, SIDEWALKS AND DRIVEWAYS IN REGULATED |
| | FLOODWAYS . RETAINING WALLS AND SIDEWALKS AND DRIVEWAYS |
| | THAT INVOLVE THE PLACEMENT OF FILL IN REGULATED |
| | FLOODWAYS SHALL MEET THE LIMITATIONS OF SUBSECTION |
| | 18-292(D) OF THIS ARTICLE. |
| | (D) |
| | ROADS AND WATERCOURSE CROSSINGS IN REGULATED FLOODWAYS |
| | . ROADS AND WATERCOURSE CROSSINGS, INCLUDING ROADS, |
| | BRIDGES, CULVERTS, LOW-WATER CROSSINGS AND SIMILAR |
| | MEANS FOR VEHICLES OR PEDESTRIANS TO TRAVEL FROM ONE |
| | SIDE OF A WATERCOURSE TO THE OTHER SIDE, THAT ENCROACH |
| | INTO REGULATED FLOODWAYS SHALL MEET THE LIMITATIONS OF |
| | SUBSECTION 18-292(D) OF THIS ARTICLE. ALTERATION OF A |
| | WATERCOURSE THAT IS PART OF A ROAD OR WATERCOURSE |
| | CROSSING SHALL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBSECTION |
| | 18-284(C)(3) OF THIS ARTICLE. |
| | (ORD. NO. 4729-17, ? 3, 9-14-2017 |
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| | FBC CHPT. 16 |
| | 1612.1 GENERAL. |
| | WITHIN FLOOD HAZARD AREAS AS ESTABLISHED IN SECTION |
| | 1612.3, ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES |
| | AND PORTIONS OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES, INCLUDING |
| | SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT AND RESTORATION OF SUBSTANTIAL |
| | DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES, SHALL BE DESIGNED |
| | AND CONSTRUCTED TO RESIST THE EFFECTS OF FLOOD HAZARDS |
| | AND FLOOD LOADS. FOR BUILDINGS THAT ARE LOCATED IN MORE |
| | THAN ONE FLOOD HAZARD AREA, THE PROVISIONS ASSOCIATED |
| | WITH THE MOST RESTRICTIVE FLOOD HAZARD AREA SHALL |
| | APPLY. |
| | |
| | 1612.4 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION. |
| | THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES |
| | LOCATED IN FLOOD HAZARD AREAS, INCLUDING COASTAL HIGH |
| | HAZARD AREAS, SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 5 OF |
| | ASCE 7 AND WITH ASCE 24. |
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| 2018-04-09 08:14:06 | VALUE ADJUSTED PER CONTRACTS. MAT'L. $13,400 + LABOR |
| | $3,800 = $17,200. |
| | SIGN IS LOCATED IN FLOOD ZONE AE WITH A BFE OF 14 FEET |
| | NAVD. CT |
