Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 18060587
Permit Number 18060587
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 4
Notes
Date Text
2018-12-20 12:39:41PLAN
 REVIEW COMMENTS
 4TH REVIEW: FBC FIFTH EDITION (2014)
 ROBERT MCDOUGAL, CBO
 COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER
 (561) 805-6714
 [email protected]
  
 COMMENTS FROM THE PREVIOUS REVIEW HAVE NOT BEEN
 ADDRESSED COMPLETELY. DETAILED SHOP DRAWINGS OF THE
 DOOR AND SIDE PANEL ASSEMBLY FROM THE ENGINEER IS
 REQUIRED. FBC 107.2.1 SEE THE REQUESTED INFORMATION
 FROM THE LAST REVIEW LISED BELOW.
  
 I HAVE REVIEWED THE LETTER FROM WARREN W. SCHAEFER,
 P.E. #44135, AND HAVE FOUND IT TO BE DEFICIENT AS
 FOLLOWS:
 DOOR SIZE: THE OXO DOOR DOES NOT CORRESPOND TO THE
 ENTRY DOOR AS SHOWN ON THE APPROVED PLANS
 DOOR CONSTRUCTION: NOT ENOUGH INFORMATION IS PROVIDED,
 SUCH AS, THE TYPE OF WOOD FOR THE FRAME AND MULLIONS,
 HOW THE PLYWOOD LAYERS ARE ATTACHED TOGETHER AND HOW
 THE MULLIONS ARE ATTACHED TO THE STRUCTURAL SUBSTRATE.
 A DETAILED DRAWING IS REQUIRED.
 HINGES: WHAT SIZE, WHAT MANUFACTURER AND MODEL, WHAT
 SIZE SCREWS, WHAT SPACING
 LOCKS: WHAT MODEL
 INSTALLATION: DOES THIS OPENING HAVE BUCKS, ARE SCREWS
 INSTALLED IN PAIRS TO PREVENT TWISTING OF THE 2 X 6
 JAMBS
 FIXED PANEL TO FRAME INSTALLATION: ARE THE SCREWS LESS
 THAN 12" FROM THE PANEL CORNERS, ARE THE PLYWOOD PANEL
 EDGES EXPOSED IF FACED MOUNTED TO THE FRAME, A DETAIL
 IS REQUIRED TO SHOW HOW THE PANELS ARE FACED MOUNTED TO
 THE FRAME
 WEATHER SEALS: HOW IS THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR SEALED
 DOOR RATING: HOW WAS THE +/- 55 PSF RATING FOR THE DOOR
 DETERMINED, SHUTTERS ARE ONLY REQUIRED TO PROVIDE
 IMPACT PROTECTION FOR GLAZED AREAS THE DESCRIPTION OF
 THIS DOOR ASSEMBLY DOES NOT MENTION ANY GLAZING THAT
 WOULD REQUIRE IMPACT PROTECTION, THIS STRUCTURE HAS A
 27' MEAN ROOF HEIGHT AND IS LOCATED IN EXPOSURE D WITH
 A 170 MPH VULT WIND SPEED VERIFY THE REQUIRED WINDLOAD
 PRESSURES.
  
 FBC 107.3.4.1 REQUIRES THE DESIGNER OF RECORD FOR THE
 PROJECT TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE PRODUCT APPROVAL
 SUBMITTALS IN WRITING.
  
 1) PREVIOUS COMMENT THAT HAS NOT BEEN ADEQUATELY
 ADDRESSED. THE ENTRY DOOR FOR THIS PROJECT IS A CUSTOM
 DOOR AND APPARENTLY DOES NOT HAVE A PRODUCT APPROVAL AS
 REQUIRED BY FAC RULE 61G20-3. THEREFORE, YOU ARE
 REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING.
 FBC-R612.2 PERFORMANCE.
 EXTERIOR WINDOWS AND DOORS SHALL BE DESIGNED TO RESIST
 THE DESIGN WIND LOADS SPECIFIED IN TABLE R301.2(2)
 ADJUSTED FOR HEIGHT AND EXPOSURE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 TABLE FBC-R301.2(3). FOR TESTING REQUIRED IN SECTIONS
 R612.3 AND R612.5, DESIGN PRESSURES DETERMINED FROM
 TABLE R301.2(2) OR ASCE 7 ARE PERMITTED TO BE
 MULTIPLIED BY 0.6.
  
 FBC-R612.2.1 CUSTOM DOORS.
 CUSTOM (ONE-OF-A-KIND) EXTERIOR DOOR ASSEMBLIES SHALL
 BE TESTED BY AN APPROVED TESTING LABORATORY OR BE
 ENGINEERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCEPTED ENGINEERING
 PRACTICES.
  
 FBC-R612.3.1 COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS.
 STRUCTURAL WIND LOAD DESIGN PRESSURES FOR WINDOW AND
 DOOR UNITS OTHER THAN THE SIZE TESTED IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH SECTION R612.3 SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE DIFFERENT
 THAN THE DESIGN VALUE OF THE TESTED UNIT PROVIDED SUCH
 DIFFERENT PRESSURES ARE DETERMINED BY ACCEPTED
 ENGINEERING ANALYSIS OR VALIDATED BY AN ADDITIONAL TEST
 OF THE WINDOW OR DOOR UNIT TO THE DIFFERENT DESIGN
 PRESSURE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION R612.3. ALL
 COMPONENTS OF THE ALTERNATIVE SIZE UNIT SHALL BE THE
 SAME AS THOSE OF THE TESTED OR LABELED UNIT.
  
 2) NEW COMMENTS. I HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM WARREN
 W. SCHAEFER, P.E. #44135, WHICH STATES THAT HE HAS
 INSPECTED A 3 PANEL DOOR UNIT INSTALLED AT 2900 N.
 FLAGLER DRIVE AND FOUND IT ACCEPTABLE AS A NON-IMPACT
 RATED ENTRY DOOR WHICH WILL SUPPORT THE DESIGN
 PRESSURES OF + / - 55 PSF. FROM THE DESCRIPTION AND THE
 PLANS THAT ARE ON FILE, IT APPEARS THAT THE ENTRY DOOR
 MUST HAVE BEEN MODIFIED FROM THE ONE THAT IS SHOWN ON
 THE PLANS. PROVIDE DRAWINGS OF THE DOOR AND CLARIFY
 WHICH DOOR THIS IS FOR. I ALSO HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE
 REQUIRED TESTING FROM AN APPROVED TESTING LABORATORY OR
 ENGINEERING REQUIRED BY FBC-R612.2.1 FOR THIS DOOR
 ASSEMBLY. PROVIDE TWO SETS OF AN EVALUATION REPORT FOR
 THE DOOR ASSEMBLY AS REQUIRED BY FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE
 CODE CHAPTER 61G20-3 AND FLORIDA STATUTES 553.842(1)
 AND 553.842(5). SEE THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS. THE
 EVALUATION WILL NEED TO INCLUDE ALL PARTS OF THE DOOR
 ASSEMBLY INCLUDING, HINGES, LATCHES, LOCKS, DEAD BOLTS,
 ETC. PROVIDE DRAWINGS WITH SECTIONS AND DIMENSIONS THAT
 SHOW THE DOOR AND FRAME CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING RAILS,
 STILES, PANELS, DOOR FRAME STOP, WEATHER STRIPPING,
 LOCATIONS OF THE HINGES, LATCHES, LOCKS, DEAD BOLTS,
 STRUCTURAL MULLIONS, THRESHOLD, SIZE, TYPE AND
 LOCATIONS OF ALL FASTENERS USED TO ATTACH THE ASSEMBLY
 TO THE STRUCTURE. SPECIFY THE MANUFACTURER, TYPE AND
 SIZE OF THE HINGES, LATCHES, LOCKS AND DEAD BOLTS. ALL
 OF THE COMPONENTS THAT MAKE UP THE DOOR ASSEMBLY ARE
 REQUIRED TO BE EVALUATED FOR WINDLOADS.
  
 FAC RULE: 61G20-3.002
 61G20-3.002 DEFINITIONS.
 (16) EVALUATION MEANS AN ASSESSMENT OF PRODUCT
 CONFORMANCE TO THE CODE BY COMPARING AGAINST STANDARDS
 OR INTENT OF THE CODE USING TESTING OR COMPARATIVE
 ANALYSIS OR RATIONAL ANALYSIS OR A COMBINATION THEREOF.
 (17)(A) EVALUATION REPORT MEANS A REPORT BASED UPON
 TESTING OR COMPARATIVE OR RATIONAL ANALYSIS, OR A
 COMBINATION THEREOF, FROM AN APPROVED PRODUCT
 EVALUATION ENTITY OR A LICENSED FLORIDA PROFESSIONAL
 ENGINEER OR ARCHITECT INDICATING THAT THE PRODUCT WAS
 EVALUATED TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CODE OR THE
 INTENT OF THE CODE AND THAT THE PRODUCT COMPLIES WITH
 THE CODE OR IS, FOR THE PURPOSE INTENDED, AT LEAST
 EQUIVALENT TO THAT REQUIRED BY THE CODE.
  
 3) TO ADDRESS WATER INFILTRATION FBC-R612.3 HAS SOME
 EXCEPTIONS WHICH ARE LISTED BELOW. EXCEPTION #2 MAY BE
 APPLICABLE TO YOUR CUSTOM DOOR.
  
 EXCEPTIONS:
  
 1. DOOR ASSEMBLIES INSTALLED IN NONHABITABLE AREAS
 WHERE THE DOOR ASSEMBLY AND AREA ARE DESIGNED TO ACCEPT
 WATER INFILTRATION NEED NOT BE TESTED FOR WATER
 INFILTRATION.
  
 2. DOOR ASSEMBLIES INSTALLED WHERE THE OVERHANG (OH)
 RATIO IS EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 1 NEED NOT BE TESTED FOR
 WATER INFILTRATION. THE OVERHANG RATIO SHALL BE
 CALCULATED BY THE FOLLOWING EQUATION:
  
 OH RATIO = OH LENGTH/OH HEIGHT
  
 WHERE:
  
 OH LENGTH = THE HORIZONTAL MEASURE OF HOW FAR AN
 OVERHANG OVER A DOOR PROJECTS OUT FROM THE DOOR
 SURFACE.
  
 OH HEIGHT = THE VERTICAL MEASURE OF THE DISTANCE FROM
 THE DOOR SILL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE OVERHANG OVER A
 DOOR.
  
 3. PASS-THROUGH WINDOWS FOR SERVING FROM A
 SINGLE-FAMILY KITCHEN, WHERE PROTECTED BY A ROOF
 OVERHANG OF 5 FEET (1.5 M) OR MORE SHALL BE EXEMPTED
 FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE WATER INFILTRATION TEST.
  
 4. DECORATIVE GLAZED OPENINGS.
  
  
  


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