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2018-10-19 18:53:06 | RESIDENTIAL (R3) RE-ROOF FOURTH BUILDING REVIEW |
| COMMENTS |
| CODE: FBC 6TH EDITION (2017). |
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| ORIGINAL COMMENT: |
| 1- IT LOOKS LIKE THE HOUSE WAS DESIGNED FOR SHINGLES AS |
| A ROOF COVERING. PROPOSED ROOFING MATERIAL IS CONCRETE |
| TILES. PROVIDE ENGINEERING ANALYSIS SHOWING THAT THE |
| EXISTING STRUCTURE IS CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING THE |
| ADDITIONAL LOAD. SEC. 107.2.1.2 CITY AMENDMENTS. |
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| RESPONSE: |
| ENGINEER'S CERTIFICATION LETTER OF CONCRETE TILE REROOF |
| SUBMITTED IS NOT CLEAR. IT SAYS THAT THE PROPOSED |
| REROOFING ACTIVITIES WILL NOT REQUIRE MODIFICATIONS BUT |
| AT THE SAME TIME IS SAYING THAT ADDITIONAL PLYWOOD AND |
| WOOD FRAMING MEMBERS MAY BE REQUIRED. ENGINEER NEEDS TO |
| BE SPECIFIC IF ADDITIONAL REINFORCEMENT IS REQUIRED AND |
| NEEDS TO POINT OUT THE EXACT LOCATIONS. CLEARLY |
| DESCRIBE EXISTING ROOFING SYSTEM. |
| ALSO, CLARIFY THE LIMITATIONS. THE LIMITATIONS STATE |
| THAT THE AREAS OF THE STRUCTURE BEYOND THE LIMITS OF |
| THE ROOF FRAMING WERE NOT REVIEWED AND THAT THE SUBJECT |
| ROOF ANALYSIS DOES NOT INDICATE SATISFACTORY OR MINIMUM |
| COMPLIANCE WITH THE CURRENT EDITION OF THE FLORIDA |
| BUILDING CODE. THE PURPOSE OF THE ENGINEER ANALYSIS IS |
| TO SHOW THAT EXISTING STRUCTURE IN ITS ENTIRETY IS |
| CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING THE ADDITIONAL LOAD. SEC. 707.2 |
| FBC-EXISTING BUILDING. |
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| ORIGINAL COMMENT: |
| 2- HOUSE VALUE IS MORE THAN $300.000. NEED TO COMPLY |
| WITH THE ROOF TO WALL CONNECTIONS AS REQUIRED BY SEC. |
| 706.8 FBC-EXISTING-BUILDING. |
| RESPONSE: REPEAT COMMENT. NOT ADDRESSED. |
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| SEC. 706.8: |
| WHEN A ROOF COVERING ON AN EXISTING SITE-BUILT |
| SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE IS REMOVED AND |
| REPLACED ON A BUILDING THAT IS LOCATED IN THE |
| WIND-BORNE DEBRIS REGION AS DEFINED IN THE FLORIDA |
| BUILDING CODE, BUILDING AND THAT HAS AN INSURED VALUE |
| OF $300,000 OR MORE OR, IF THE BUILDING IS UNINSURED OR |
| FOR WHICH DOCUMENTATION OF INSURED VALUE IS NOT |
| PRESENTED, HAS A JUST VALUATION FOR THE STRUCTURE FOR |
| PURPOSES OF AD VALOREM TAXATION OF $300,000 OR MORE: |
| (A)ROOF TO WALL CONNECTIONS SHALL BE IMPROVED AS |
| REQUIRED BY SECTION 706.8.1. |
| (B)MANDATED RETROFITS OF THE ROOF-TO-WALL CONNECTION |
| SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED BEYOND A 15 PERCENT INCREASE IN |
| THE COST OF REROOFING. |
| EXCEPTION: SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES |
| PERMITTED SUBJECT TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE ARE NOT |
| REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THIS SECTION. |
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| NOTE: ROOF TO WALL WORK NEED TO BE DONE UNDER A |
| SUBPERMIT. ACCORDING TO ROBERT (BROWN (BUILDING |
| OFFICIAL) ROOFING CONTRACTOR CAN NOT DO THIS WORK |
| UNLESS LICENSE TO DO SO. |
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| IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT |
| JULIO GOMEZ |
| COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT |
| BUILDING DIVISION |
| (561)805-6712 |
| [email protected] |
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