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2019-07-11 13:10:38 | 07/31/19 REVISED COMMENTS: |
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| FOUNDATION PERMIT SECOND BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| CHECKLIST. |
| FBC 6TH EDITION (2017) AND CITY AMENDMENTS. |
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| 1- SHEET LS-0.1 LIFE SAFETY PLAN GROUND LEVEL: |
| TWO EXITS ARE REQUIRED FROM THE GARAGE. SEC. 1006.2.1 |
| FBC-BUILDING. FLOOR PLAN SHOWS AN EXIT SIGN AT STAIRWAY |
| #4 AND AN EXIT SIGN LEADING TO THE ENTRY VEHICULAR |
| RAMP. EGRESS FROM THE GARAGE THRU THE VEHICULAR RAMP IS |
| NOT ALLOWED, UNLESS PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES ARE PROVIDED. |
| SEC. 1006.2.2.5 FBC-BUILDING. PLEASE REVISE PLAN |
| SHOWING HOW THE TWO REQUIRED EXITS WILL BE PROVIDED. |
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| 2- THIS BUILDING IS GOING TO BE BUILT IN A AE FLOOD |
| ZONE WITH THE BASE FLOOD BFE: 12.7 FEET BASED ON NAVD |
| 1988. |
| CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH ORDINANCE REQUIRES A TWO (2) |
| FOOT FREE BOARD ABOVE THE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION (SEC. |
| 18-284 CITY ORDINANCE NO. 4729-17). THE GARAGE FINISH |
| FLOOR ELEVATION IS BELOW THE TWO FEET FREE BOARD. IN |
| ADDITION, THE GARAGE LOWEST LEVEL IS GOING TO BE BELOW |
| THE BASE FLOOR ELEVATION (12.7 NAVD 88). PLEASE PROVIDE |
| COMPLETE DETAILS AND SPECIFICATIONS SHOWING HOW TO MEET |
| THE OPENING AND WET FLOODPROOFING REQUIREMENTS FOR |
| ENCLOSURES AS REQUIRED BY SEC. 1612.4 FBC-BUILDING. THE |
| OTHER OPTION IS TO RAISE THE FINISH FLOOR ELEVATION OF |
| THE GARAGE AT THE LOWEST LEVEL. |
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| 3- PROPOSED ELEVATION CERTIFICATE SUBMITTED NEEDS TO BE |
| COMPLETE AND NEEDS TO BE REVISED (SEC.107.3.5.1.1 CITY |
| AMENDMENTS): |
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| A)NEED TO COMPLETE ITEMS A7 AND A9. SEE FEMA ELEVATION |
| CERTIFICATE FOR INSTRUCTIONS. |
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| B) ITEM C2 NEEDS TO BE COMPLETE AND CORRECTED: |
| (1) SPECIFY THE BENCHMARK UTILIZED AND THE VERTICAL |
| DATUM. |
| (2) TOP OF NEXT HIGHER FLOOR SPECIFIED ON ITEM C2(B) IS |
| INCORRECT. REVISE AS REQUIRED. |
| (3) ATTACHED GARAGE (TOP OF SLAB) SPECIFIED ON ITEM |
| C2(D) IS INCORRECT. THIS IS NOT N/A. THERE IS AN |
| ATTACHED GARAGE IN THIS BUILDING. IN ADDITION, SINCE |
| THE GARAGE HAS SEVERAL ELEVATIONS, THEN THIS NEEDS TO |
| BE ADDRESSED. |
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| 4- LEVEL 1 GARAGE FLOOR PLAN ON SHEET A-2.1 SHOWS VAN |
| ACCESSIBLE PARKING AND "LEASING" PARKING SPACES. |
| CLARIFY IF THESE PARKING SPACES ARE FOR THE LEASING |
| OFFICE. ALSO, HOW DO PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO THE LEASING |
| AREA?. WHERE IS THE ACCESSIBLE ROUTE? |
| SEC. 206.2 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY. (ALSO, ACCESS ISLE IS |
| REQUIRED. SEC. 206.2 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY). |
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| 5- PLEASE NOTE A 7 STORY BUILDING QUALIFIES AS A |
| THRESHOLD BUILDING / FL S. S. 553.71(7). |
| 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 MINIMUM |
| BUILDING CODES AND THE APPLICABLE FIRE-SAFETY STANDARDS |
| AS DETERMINED BY THE LOCAL AUTHORITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| THIS SECTION AND 633 FLORIDA STATUTES. ONLY THE |
| ARCHITECTURAL PLANS HAVE THIS COMPLETE STATEMENT. THE |
| STRUCTURAL PLANS DON'T HAVE THIS COMPLETE STATEMENT.. |
| THE STRUCTURAL PLANS ARE MISSING THE PART OF THE |
| STATEMENT REFERRING TO THE APPLICABLE FIRE-SAFETY |
| STANDARDS. PLEASE PROVIDE STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS WITH |
| COMPLETE STATEMENT. SEC. 110.8.4.4 CITY AMENDMENTS. |
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| NOTE: PLEASE SEE SEPARATE THRESHOLD REVIEW STOP FOR |
| COMMENTS. THE STATEMENT ABOVE IS REQUIRED TO BE ON |
| PLANS IN ORDER TO PASS THE BUILDING REVIEW. |
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| 6- NEW STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS WERE SUBMITTED, BUT I WAS |
| UNABLE TO OPEN THEM UP. IT LOOKS LIKE THEY MAY BE |
| CORRUPTED. PLEASE CHECK DRAWINGS 087-S2.1 DIM. |
| FOUNDATION PLAN DIMENSION TO DRAWING 095-S2.1.CJ.G. |
| PLEASE COORDINATE WITH LIBRARIANS LAURA MARCHANT AT |
| (561)805-6658 OR CAROLINE PUELL AT (561)805-6659 TO |
| MAKE SURE ALL DRAWINGS ARE PROPERLY DOWNLOADED AND |
| READABLE. SEC. 107.2.1 CITY AMENDMENTS. |
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| 7- SURVEY SUBMITTED DOESN'T SPECIFY WHAT THE ELEVATIONS |
| SHOWN ON THE SURVEY ARE BASED ON N.A.V.D 1988 OR NGVD |
| 1929. SEC. 107.2.1 CITY AMENDMENTS. PLEASE PROVIDE THIS |
| INFORMATION. |
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| NOTE: |
| ALL PLANS SUBMITTED ARE REFERENCING NGVD 1929. TO AVOID |
| MAYOR ERRORS/CONFLICTS/DELAYS IT WILL BE VERY HELPFUL |
| TO HAVE ALL THE FINISH FLOOR ELEVATIONS CONVERTED TO |
| THE NAVD 1988 SINCE THE NEW FLOOD MAPS ARE BASED ON |
| NAVD 1988. |
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| 8- PLEASE CLARIFY/REVISE SCOPE OF WORK OF THIS PERMIT |
| APPLICATION. CLEARLY SPECIFY IF THE SCOPE OF WORK IS |
| ONLY FOR THE FOOTINGS UP TO THE CONCRETE SLAB OR IF |
| IT'S FOR FOOTINGS INCLUDING THE CONCRETE SLAB. SEC. |
| 107.2.1 CITY AMENDMENTS. |
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| NOTE: |
| THE VALUE APPLIED TO THIS FOUNDATION PERMIT WILL BE |
| DEDUCTED FROM THE VALUE CALCULATED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION |
| OF THE REST OF THE BUILDING. SEC. 109.3 CITY |
| AMENDMENTS. |
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| INFORMATIONAL ONLY. NOT ACTION REQUIRED RIGHT NOW FOR |
| THIS PERMIT ON THE FOLLOWING NOTES: |
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| 9- BASED ON THE HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING, IT LOOKS LIKE A |
| BARRIER AND COVERED WALKWAY FOR PROTECTION OF |
| PEDESTRIANS WILL BE REQUIRED. THIS WILL BE REQUIRED |
| PRIOR TO STARTING CONSTRUCTION. SEC. 3306.1 |
| FBC-BUILDING. |
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| 10- ART IN PUBLIC PLACES. 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. THIS WILL BE A PROVISO. |
| PLEASE CONTACT MS. SYBILLE WELTER ART IN PUBLIC PLACES |
| COORDINATOR 822-1515 E-MAIL: [email protected] FOR MORE |
| INFORMATION. |
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| NOTE: |
| A TRANSMITTAL LETTER LISTING THE ORIGINAL REVIEW |
| COMMENT NUMBER, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE REVISION |
| MADE, IDENTIFYING THE SHEET OR SPECIFICATION PAGE WHERE |
| THE CHANGES CAN BE FOUND WILL HELP TO EXPEDITE YOUR |
| PERMIT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED COOPERATION. |
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| IN ORDER TO AVOID MULTIPLE SUBMITTALS, PLEASE FEEL FREE |
| TO CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE |
| COMMENTS, |
| JULIO GOMEZ |
| COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT |
| BUILDING DIVISION |
| (561)805-6712 |
| [email protected] |
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