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| 2019-07-30 09:11:12 | 2017 FBC- THRESHOLD BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 19070409 |
| | ADD: 8225 IBIS BLVD. |
| | CONT: THE WEITZ CO. |
| | TEL: 561-214-1561 |
| | E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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| | 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2017 WEST PALM BEACH |
| | AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, |
| | ADMINISTRATION. |
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| | 2017 EXISTING BUILDING CODE. 801.3 COMPLIANCE. ALL NEW |
| | CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, COMPONENTS, SYSTEMS, AND SPACES |
| | SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FLORIDA |
| | BUILDING CODE, BUILDING. |
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| | 1ST REVIEW |
| | DATE: TUES. JULY 30/ 2019 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) BOTH PARTS OF COMMENT # 1 ARE DEALING WITH |
| | STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS OF A THRESHOLD BUILDING. THE |
| | DEFINITION OF A THRESHOLD BUILDING IS: THRESHOLD |
| | BUILDING / FL S. S. 553.71(7) ?THRESHOLD BUILDING" |
| | MEANING ANY BUILDING WHICH IS GREATER THAN (3) STORIES |
| | OR 50 FT. IN HEIGHT, OR WHICH HAS AN ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY |
| | CLASSIFICATION AS DENIED IN THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE |
| | WHICH EXCEEDS 5,000 SQ. FT. IN AREA. |
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| | 1A) 2017 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA |
| | BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE |
| | SECTION 110.8.1. THE ENFORCING AGENCY SHALL REQUIRE A |
| | SPECIAL INSPECTOR TO PERFORM STRUCTURAL INSPECTIONS ON |
| | A THRESHOLD BUILDING PURSUANT TO A (WRITTEN) STRUCTURAL |
| | INSPECTION PLAN PREPARED BY THE ENGINEER OR ARCHITECT |
| | OF RECORD. THE STRUCTURAL INSPECTION PLAN MUST BE |
| | SUBMITTED TO THE ENFORCING AGENCY PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE |
| | OF A BUILDING PERMIT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A |
| | THRESHOLD BUILDING. THE PURPOSE OF THE STRUCTURAL |
| | INSPECTION PLANS IS TO PROVIDE SPECIFIC INSPECTION |
| | PROCEDURES AND SCHEDULES SO THAT THE BUILDING CAN BE |
| | ADEQUATELY INSPECTED FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE PERMITTED |
| | DOCUMENTS. THE SPECIAL INSPECTOR MAY NOT SERVE AS A |
| | SURROGATE IN CARRYING OUT THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE |
| | BUILDING OFFICIAL, THE ARCHITECT OR THE ENGINEER OF |
| | RECORD. THE CONTRACTOR'S CONTRACTUAL OR STATUTORY |
| | OBLIGATIONS ARE NOT RELIEVED BY ANY ACTION OF THE |
| | SPECIAL INSPECTOR. |
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| | 1B) 110.8.2. THE SPECIAL INSPECTOR SHALL DETERMINE THAT |
| | A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER WHO SPECIALIZES IN SHORING |
| | DESIGN HAS INSPECTED THE SHORING AND RESHORING FOR |
| | CONFORMANCE WITH THE SHORING AND RESHORING PLANS |
| | SUBMITTED TO THE ENFORCING AGENCY. A FEE SIMPLE TITLE |
| | OWNER OF A BUILDING, WHICH DOES NOT MEET THE MINIMUM |
| | SIZE, HEIGHT, OCCUPANCY, OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION OR |
| | NUMBER-OF-STORIES CRITERIA WHICH WOULD RESULT IN |
| | CLASSIFICATION AS A THRESHOLD BUILDING UNDER S. 553 |
| | .71(12), MAY DESIGNATE SUCH BUILDING AS A THRESHOLD |
| | BUILDING, SUBJECT TO MORE THAN THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF |
| | INSPECTIONS REQUIRED BY THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE. |
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| | 1C) 110.8.3 THE FEE OWNER OF A THRESHOLD BUILDING SHALL |
| | SELECT AND PAY ALL COSTS OF EMPLOYING A SPECIAL |
| | INSPECTOR, BUT THE SPECIAL INSPECTOR SHALL BE |
| | RESPONSIBLE TO THE ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THE INSPECTOR |
| | SHALL BE A PERSON CERTIFIED, LICENSED OR REGISTERED |
| | UNDER CHAPTER 471, FLORIDA STATUTES, AS AN ENGINEER OR |
| | UNDER CHAPTER 481, FLORIDA STATUTES, AS AN ARCHITECT. |
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| | 1D) 110.8.4 EACH ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SHALL REQUIRE THAT, |
| | ON EVERY THRESHOLD BUILDING: |
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| | 1D)(1) 110.8.4.1 THE SPECIAL INSPECTOR, UPON COMPLETION |
| | OF THE BUILDING AND PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF A |
| | CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, FILE A SIGNED AND SEALED |
| | STATEMENT WITH THE ENFORCEMENT AGENCY IN SUBSTANTIALLY |
| | THE FOLLOWING FORM: "TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE AND |
| | BELIEF, THE ABOVE DESCRIBED CONSTRUCTION OF ALL |
| | STRUCTURAL LOAD-BEARING COMPONENTS COMPLIES WITH THE |
| | PERMITTED DOCUMENTS, AND THE SHORING AND RESHORING |
| | CONFORMS TO THE SHORING AND RESHORING PLANS SUBMITTED |
| | TO THE ENFORCEMENT AGENCY." |
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| | 1D)(2) 110.8.4.2 ANY PROPOSAL TO INSTALL AN ALTERNATE |
| | STRUCTURAL PRODUCT OR SYSTEM TO WHICH BUILDING CODES |
| | APPLY SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR |
| | REVIEW FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE CODES AND MADE PART OF |
| | THE ENFORCEMENT AGENCY'S RECORDED SET OF PERMIT |
| | DOCUMENTS. |
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| | 1E) 110.8.4.3 ALL SHORING AND RESHORING PROCEDURES, |
| | PLANS AND DETAILS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE ENFORCEMENT |
| | AGENCY FOR RECORDKEEPING. EACH SHORING AND RESHORING |
| | INSTALLATION SHALL BE SUPERVISED, INSPECTED AND |
| | CERTIFIED TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SHORING |
| | DOCUMENTS BY THE CONTRACTOR. |
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| | 1F) 110.8.4.4 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 CHAPTER 633. |
| | FLORIDA STATUTES. |
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| | 1G) 110.8.5 NO ENFORCING AGENCY MAY ISSUE A BUILDING |
| | PERMIT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ANY THRESHOLD BUILDING |
| | EXCEPT TO A LICENSED GENERAL CONTRACTOR, AS DEFINED IN |
| | SECTION 489.105(3) (A), FLORIDA STATUTES, OR TO A |
| | LICENSED BUILDING CONTRACTOR, AS DEFINED IN SECTION |
| | 489. 105(3) (B), FLORIDA STATUTES, WITHIN THE SCOPE OF |
| | HER OR HIS LICENSE. THE NAMED CONTRACTOR TO WHOM THE |
| | BUILDING PERMIT IS ISSUED SHALL HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY |
| | FOR SUPERVISION, DIRECTION, MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF |
| | THE CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES ON THE |
| | PROJECT FOR WHICH THE BUILDING PERMIT WAS ISSUED. |
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| | 1H) 110.8.6 THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT MAY ALLOW A SPECIAL |
| | INSPECTOR TO CONDUCT THE MINIMUM STRUCTURAL INSPECTION |
| | OF THRESHOLD BUILDINGS REQUIRED BY THIS CODE, SECTION |
| | 553.73, FLORIDA STATUTES, WITHOUT DUPLICATIVE |
| | INSPECTION BY THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. THE BUILDING |
| | OFFICIAL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT ANY PERSON |
| | CONDUCTING INSPECTIONS IS QUALIFIED AS A BUILDING |
| | INSPECTOR UNDER PART XII OF CHAPTER 468, FLORIDA |
| | STATUTES, OR CERTIFIED AS A SPECIAL INSPECTOR UNDER |
| | CHAPTER 471 OR 481, FLORIDA STATUTES. INSPECTIONS OF |
| | THRESHOLD BUILDINGS REQUIRED BY SECTION 553.79(5), |
| | FLORIDA STATUTES, ARE IN ADDITION TO THE MINIMUM |
| | INSPECTIONS REQUIRED BY THIS CODE. |
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| | 1I) NOTE FOR PAPER PLANS 3 SETS OF DOCUMENTS ARE |
| | REQUIRED. FOR DIGITAL PLANS, AFTER PERMIT ISSUANCE, |
| | PLEASE E-MAIL THE PERMIT LIBRARIAN OF THE PERMIT BEING |
| | ISSUED, THE PERMIT LIBRARIAN WILL THEN E-MAIL YOU THE |
| | APPROVED AND BATCH STAMPED PLANS SO YOU MAY PRINT YOUR |
| | PLANS, TWO SETS OF PLANS WILL NEED TO BE PRINTED IN |
| | COLOR, (1) FOR THE THRESHOLD INSPECTOR, THE OTHER FOR |
| | THE MEP INSPECTORS OTHER PLANS YOU WISH TO PRINT MAYBE |
| | IN BLACK & WHITE? 2017 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO |
| | THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION, |
| | 107.1 & THRESHOLD BUILDINGS, GUIDELINES AND POLICIES |
| | FOR PROJECTS CONCERNING SPECIAL INSPECTORS. |
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| | 1J) A BOOKLET GUIDELINES AND POLICIES FOR PROJECTS |
| | CONCERNING THRESHOLD/ SPECIAL INSPECTORS AND RESIDENT |
| | INSPECTORS WILL BE E-MAILED TO YOU WITH THE FORMS FOR |
| | THRESHOLD/ SPECIAL INSPECTOR AGREEMENT OF |
| | UNDERSTANDING. THESE FORMS WILL NEED TO BE FILED OUT BY |
| | ALL INTERESTED PARTIES IN TRIPLICATE AND SUBMITTED TO |
| | THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT BEFORE A PERMIT CAN BE ISSUED. |
| | BOOKLET & FORMS WERE E-MAILED TO: |
| | [email protected] 9:10AM 07/30/2019. |
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| | JAMES A. WITMER BN, PX, CBO |
| | SENIOR COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| | BUILDING DIVISION / DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT |
| | 401 CLEMATIS ST. WEST PALM BEACH. FL 33402 |
| | TEL: 561-805-6717 |
| | FAX: 561-805-6676 |
| | E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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