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2018-06-15 11:38:24 | 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] |
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| 1ST REVIEW |
| RESULTS: DENIED |
| ADDRESS THE ATTACHED COMMENTS AND RE-SUBMIT |
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| 1. STRUCTURE APPEARS TO BE PARTIALLY IN FLOOD ZONE AE. |
| PROVIDE CURRENT SURVEY. SURVEYOR TO IDENTIFY BOUNDARIES |
| OF FLOOD ZONE. |
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| R322.1 GENERAL. |
| BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES CONSTRUCTED IN WHOLE OR IN |
| PART IN FLOOD HAZARD AREAS (INCLUDING A OR V ZONES) AS |
| ESTABLISHED IN TABLE R301.2(1) SHALL BE DESIGNED AND |
| CONSTRUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED |
| IN THIS SECTION. BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES LOCATED IN |
| WHOLE OR IN PART IN IDENTIFIED FLOODWAYS SHALL BE |
| DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASCE 24. |
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| 1A. 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. |
| 1B. ALL NEW BASE FLOOD ELEVATIONS (BFE) SHALL BE BASED |
| ON NAVD88 DATUM. ON AUGUST 23, 2017, THE CITY OF WEST |
| PALM BEACH, BY ORDINANCE, ESTABLISHED A TWO FOOT |
| FREEBOARD ABOVE THE (BFE). |
| 1C. 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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| 2. OWNER/AGENT TO SIGN ENERGY SUBMITTAL. |
| FBCE-101.5.1.1.2 SIMULATED PERFORMANCE ALTERNATIVE. |
| AN ACCURATELY COMPLETED RESIDENTIAL BUILDING FORM R405 |
| (GENERATED BY COMMISSION APPROVED SOFTWARE) SHALL BE |
| SUBMITTED TO THE BUILDING OFFICIAL TO DEMONSTRATE CODE |
| COMPLIANCE BY SECTION 405. |
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| 3. PROVIDE SOILS REPORT. |
| FBC 1803.1 GENERAL.GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATIONS SHALL BE |
| CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 1803.2 AND |
| REPORTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 1803.6. WHERE |
| REQUIRED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL OR WHERE GEOTECHNICAL |
| INVESTIGATIONS INVOLVE IN-SITU TESTING, LABORATORY |
| TESTING OR ENGINEERING CALCULATIONS, SUCH |
| INVESTIGATIONS SHALL BE CONDUCTED BY A REGISTERED |
| DESIGN PROFESSIONAL. |
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| 4. BASED ON THE CURRENT BUILDING VALUATION DATA |
| PUBLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL, THE VALUE |
| HAS BEEN CHANGED FRO $500,00 TO $522,876. |
| 109.3 BUILDING PERMIT VALUATIONS. IF, IN THE OPINION OF |
| THE BUILDING OFFICIAL, THE CLAIMED VALUATION OF |
| BUILDING, ALTERATION, STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL, GAS, |
| MECHANICAL OR PLUMBING SYSTEMS APPEARS TO BE |
| UNDERESTIMATED ON THE APPLICATION, THE PERMIT SHALL BE |
| DENIED, UNLESS THE APPLICANT CAN SHOW DETAILED, |
| QUANTITY ESTIMATES, AND/OR BONA FIDE SIGNED CONTRACTS |
| (EXCLUDING LAND VALUE) TO MEET THE APPROVAL OF THE |
| BUILDING OFFICIAL. FOR PERMITTING PURPOSES, VALUATION |
| OF BUILDINGS AND SYSTEMS SHALL BE TOTAL REPLACEMENT |
| VALUE TO INCLUDE STRUCTURAL, ELECTRIC, PLUMBING, |
| MECHANICAL, INTERIOR FINISH, RELATIVE SITE WORK, |
| ARCHITECTURAL AND DESIGN FEES, MARKETING COSTS, |
| OVERHEAD AND PROFIT; EXCLUDING ONLY LAND VALUE. |
| VALUATION REFERENCES MAY INCLUDE THE LATEST PUBLISHED |
| DATA OF NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION |
| COST ANALYSIS SERVICES (MARSHALL-SWIFT, MEANS, ETC.), |
| AS PUBLISHED BY INTERNATIONAL CODE CONGRESS. |
| FINAL BUILDING PERMIT VALUATION SHALL BE SET BY THE |
| BUILDING OFFICIAL. |
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| 5. CHANGE THE APPLICABLE CODES FROM FBC EXISTING |
| BUILDING CODE 2017 6TH EDITION TO FBC RESIDENTIAL |
| BUILDING CODE 2017 6TH EDITION. |
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| PLEASE NOTE THAT SUBMITTAL OF ADDITIONAL AND/OR REVISED |
| MATERIALS MAY RESULT IN NEW PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS. |
| WHEN RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE |
| LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE CITY |
| RE-SUBMITTAL FORM. PLEASE, ADDITIONALLY, INSERT |
| CORRECTED PAGES INTO SUBMITTAL AND LEAVE THE PREVIOUSLY |
| REVIEWED SHEETS DETACHED AND MARK VOID. |
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