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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. |
| | |
| | 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. |
| | |
| | 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. |
| | |
| | 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. |
| | |
| | 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). |
| | |
| | 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. |
| | |
| | 9) A COPY OF THE ENGINEERED FLOOD VENTS' CERTIFICATION |
| | OR EVALUATION REPORT IS REQUIRED TO BE WITH THE |
| | ELEVATION CERTIFICATE. |
| | |
| | 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. |
| | |
| | 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. |
| | |
| | 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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