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2023-04-26 15:59:29 | ELEVATION CERTIFICATE - REVIEW COMMENTS |
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| 4TH REVIEW: 2010 FBC |
| ROBERT MCDOUGAL, CBO |
| COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| (561) 805-6714 |
| [email protected] |
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| DENIED BY BUILDING- (PREVIOUS COMMENTS HAVE NOT BEEN |
| CORRECTED) |
| PLEASE ADDRESS THE ITEMS NOTED BELOW: |
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| THE ELEVATION CERTIFICATE THAT WAS SUBMITTED IS DENIED |
| FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: |
| NOTE: THIS ADDITION WAS PERMITTED WHEN THE FIRM MAP |
| DATED MARCH 1, 1979 WAS IN EFFECT. THE VERTICAL DATUM |
| ON THE FIRM WAS IN NGVD AND THE CITY'S FLOOD ORDINANCE |
| REQUIRED A 6 INCH FREE BOARD ABOVE THE BFE. |
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| 1) THE ELEVATION CERTIFICATE THAT WAS SUBMITTED IS NOT |
| THE CURRENT ONE, WHICH IS REQUIRED. THE CURRENT ONE HAS |
| THE EXPIRATION DATE OF NOVEMBER 30, 2022. SUBMIT THE |
| CURRENT FORM. |
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| 2) FILL IN THE FORM USING THE INFORMATION FROM THE |
| CURRENT FIRM (OCTOBER 5,2017) ADOPTED BY THE CITY OF |
| WEST PALM BEACH. USE THE MAP/PANEL NUMBER (12099C0581), |
| SUFFIX (F), FIRM INDEX DATE (10/05/2017), FIRM PANEL |
| EFFECTIVE/REVISED DATE(10/05/2017), FLOOD ZONE |
| DESIGNATION (AE) AND BASE FLOOD ELEVATIONS (6' & 7') IN |
| NAVD 88 FROM THE CURRENT MAP. USE THE COMMENT AREA OF |
| SECTION D TO PROVIDE THE PAST MAP INFORMATION |
| PERTAINING TO THE BUILDING AND PROVIDE THE CONVERSION |
| FACTOR FROM NGVD TO NAVD. THIS PROJECT WAS PERMITTED |
| WHEN THE PREVIOUS FLOOD MAPS WERE IN EFFECT AND THE |
| ELEVATIONS ON THE APPROVED PLANS ARE NGVD RATHER THAN |
| NAVD. |
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| 3) THE LOWEST ELEVATION OF MACHINERY IS REQUIRED TO BE |
| AT OR ABOVE 7.5 FT NGVD CONVERTED TO NAVD ON THE EC. |
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| 4) SECTION A9(A) OF THE ELEVATION CERTIFICATE |
| INCORRECTLY HAS THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE GARAGE AS |
| 1477 SQFT. AND THE LAST REVISED PLAN DATED 03/30/2023 |
| (REV#5) HAS THE GARAGE (1105 SF) AND THE ATTACHED |
| STORAGE AREA (504 SF) FOR A TOTAL OF 1609 SF. BOTH OF |
| THESE AREAS ARE WET FLOOD PROOFED. REVISE THE E.C. TO |
| INCLUDE BOTH AREAS. |
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| 5) SECTION A9(B) OF THE ELEVATION CERTIFICATE |
| INCORRECTLY INDICATES THAT (5) STACKED ENGINEERED FLOOD |
| VENTS WERE INSTALLED. THE LAST APPROVED REVISED PLANS |
| DATED 03/30/2023 (REV#5) SPECIFY (5) STACKED ENGINEERED |
| FLOOD VENTS ARE IN THE GARAGE FOR A TOTAL OF 2000 SQ IN |
| AND (3) STACKED FLOOD VENTS ARE IN THE STORAGE AREA FOR |
| A TOTAL OF 1200 SQ IN. IN TOTAL THERE ARE (8) STACKED |
| FLOOD VENTS AND 3200 SQ IN OF NET FLOOD VENT OPENINGS. |
| PLEASE REVISE THE ELEVATION CERTIFICATE TO INCLUDE THE |
| TOTAL NUMBER AND AREA OF THE FLOOD VENTS FOR BOTH THE |
| GARAGE AND ATTACHED STORAGE AREA. THE EVALUATION |
| REPORTS FOR THE ENGINEERED FLOOD VENTS ARE REQUIRED TO |
| BE AN ATTACHMENT TO THE ELEVATION CERTIFICATE. |
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| 6) SECTION A9(C) OF THE ELEVATION CERTIFICATE HAS THE |
| TOTAL NET OPENINGS OF THE FLOOD OPENINGS AS 2000 SQ IN |
| AND THE REVISED PLAN SPECIFIES 3200 SQ IN FOR THE (8) |
| STACKED FLOOD VENTS. PLEASE REVISE. |
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| 7) THE ELEVATION CERTIFICATE HAS THE LOWEST EQUIPMENT |
| AT 5.7' NGVD WHICH IS BELOW THE BFE PLUS THE 6" |
| FREEBOARD (7.5' NGVD). THE ELEVATION OF THE LOWEST |
| EQUIPMENT SERVICING THE BUILDING IS REQUIRED TO BE AT |
| OR ABOVE THE DFE (DESIGN FLOOD ELEVATION). THE DFE FOR |
| THIS BUILDING WAS 7.5' NGVD WHEN PERMITTED. THE LOWEST |
| EQUIPMENT SERVICING THE BUILDING WILL HAVE TO BE RAISED |
| TO BE AT OR ABOVE THE BFE AND FREEBOARD (7.5' NGVD). |
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| 8) THE COMMENT SECTION OF THE ELEVATION CERT. MENTIONS |
| THAT AN A/C AIR HANDLER LOCATED INSIDE THE GYM IS THE |
| LOWEST PIECE OF EQUIPMENT SERVICING THE BUILDING. THE |
| ONLY RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCIES THAT CAN BE WET FLOOD |
| PROOFED ARE PARKING AND STORAGE AREAS OR ENTRANCES TO |
| THE BUILDING. THIS AREA CAN NOT BE USED AS A GYM. |
| PLEASE REMOVE THE NAMING OF THIS AREA AS A GYM FOM THE |
| ELEVATION CERTIFICATE AND THE FINAL SURVEY. IT IS TO BE |
| CALLED OUT AS EITHER A GARAGE OR STORAGE. |
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| 9) A COPY OF THE ENGINEERED FLOOD VENTS' CERTIFICATION |
| OR EVALUATION REPORT IS REQUIRED TO BE WITH THE |
| ELEVATION CERTIFICATE. |
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| 10) TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE, THE PHOTOGRAPHS SHOULD SHOW |
| THE ENTIRE BUILDING. THE PHOTOS ARE REQUIRED TO BE IN |
| COLOR AND SHOW THE FLOOD VENTS. |
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| 11) SUBMIT A FINAL SURVEY WITH BUILDING ELEVATIONS. THE |
| ELEVATIONS ON THE SURVEY AND THE ELEVATION CERTIFICATE |
| MUST MATCH. RENAME THE GYM AS STORAGE TO MATCH THE |
| REVISED PLAN. |
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| 12) IN SECTION B3. OF THE ELEVATION CERTIFICATE THE |
| STATE'S TWO (2) LETTER ABBREVIATION (FL) SHOULD BE |
| ENTERED AND NOT SPELLED OUT. |
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| 13) ALL ITEMS IN SECTIONS A8. A), B) & C) SHOULD BE N/A |
| INSTEAD OF 0 PER THE INSTRUCTIONS. |
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| ALL OF THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE LOCATED IN THE 2019 |
| EDITION OF FEMA'S ELEVATION CERTIFICATE AND |
| INSTRUCTIONS AND IN FEMA TECHNICAL BULLETINS. |
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