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Plan Review Notes

Plan Review Notes For Permit 19081179
Permit Number	19081179
Review Stop	Z
Sequence Number	1

Notes

Date	Text
2019-08-28 16:39:09	INSUFFICIENT

	HOTWIRE P3111 INTERSECTION OF S. CLEMATIS & NARCISSUS
	POLE

	IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS 78-402(B) AND 78-411(B)(4)
	OF THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH CODE OF ORDINANCES, THE
	CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH IS REQUESTING THAT THIS
	PROPOSED SMALL WIRELESS FACILITY BE MOVED TO ANOTHER
	LOCATION IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY AND PLACED ON AN
	ALTERNATIVE UTILITY POLE OR ON A NEW UTILITY POLE TO BE
	INSTALLED WITHIN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY.

	PLEASE SEE THE LIST BELOW FOR AN ANALYSIS OF THE
	DEFICIENCIES IN INFORMATION REQUIRED BY SECTION 78-401
	OF THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH CODE AS PART OF THE
	COMMUNICATION FACILITIES PLACEMENT PERMIT APPLICATION.
	THE DEFICIENT INFORMATION MUST BE PROVIDED FOR STAFF TO
	REVIEW THE PERMIT APPLICATION. PLEASE NOTE THAT STAFF
	HAS ALSO INCLUDED SOME SUBSTANTIVE REVIEW COMMENTS,
	THAT WHILE NOT RESULTING IN A DEFICIENT APPLICATION,
	NEED TO BE ADDRESSED OR THE PERMIT WILL NOT BE
	APPROVED.

	1) ENGINEERING PLAN

	A. THE ENGINEERING PLAN WAS SUBMITTED AT A 1 INCH = 30
	FOOT SCALE, WHICH DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE CITY CODE
	SCALE REQUIREMENT OF 10FT, 20FT, OR 40FT SCALE. PROVIDE
	THE PLANS AT THE REQUIRED SCALE.

	B. THE 100 BLOCK OF CLEMATIS STREET IS CURRENTLY BEING
	RECONSTRUCTED. THE ENGINEERING PLANS THAT YOU SUBMITTED
	DO NOT SHOW THE FINAL RECONSTRUCTION CONDITIONS AND
	THUS DO NOT ACCURATELY SHOW THE PLACEMENT LOCATION FOR
	THE PROPOSED FACILITIES. PROVIDE ACCURATE PLANS BASED
	ON THE FINAL RECONSTRUCTION OF THE CLEMATIS STREET
	RIGHT-OF-WAY.

	C. NOTE NUMBER 4 REFERENCES THAT FPL STREETLIGHT WILL
	BE TRANSFERRED TO THE NEW POLES UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.
	THERE ARE NO FPL STREETLIGHTS AT THIS LOCATION, NOT
	DOES IT APPEAR THAT IT IS PROPOSED TO MOUNT A CITY OF
	WEST PALM BEACH LIGHT ON THE NEW POLE. PLEASE CLARIFY.

	2) CONSTRUCTION METHOD - YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A
	DESCRIPTION OF THE MANNER IN WHICH THE FACILITY WILL BE
	INSTALLED (I.E. ANTICIPATED CONSTRUCTION METHODS AND/OR
	TECHNIQUES), IDENTIFYING ANY DEVIATION FROM THE CITY'S
	ENGINEERING STANDARDS. PLANS SHALL SHOW THE LIMITS
	SIDEWALK/PAVER RESTORATION.

	3) SURVEY OF UNDERGROUND FACILITIES - THE BASE OF THE
	POLE IS BEING INSTALLED UNDERGROUND SO THIS IS
	REQUIRED.

	A. AS PREVIOUSLY STATED, CLEMATIS STREET IS BEING
	RECONSTRUCTED, INCLUDING UNDERGROUND UTILITY WORK AS
	WELL AS THE USE OF A SUSPENDED PAVEMENT SYSTEM TO
	PERMIT AND EXPANDED TREE ROOT GROWTH. ONCE THE
	RECONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETED, PROVIDE A SURVEY SHOWING
	ALL UNDERGROUND UTILITIES AND FEATURES, SUCH AS THE
	SUSPENDED PAVEMENT SYSTEM.

	B. THE ENGINEERING PLAN MUST BE BASED OFF OF THIS
	SURVEY INFORMATION.

	4) SURVEY OF ABOVEGROUND FACILITIES - A NEW POLE IS
	BEING INSTALLED ABOVEGROUND SO THIS IS REQUIRED.

	A. AS PREVIOUSLY STATED, CLEMATIS STREET IS BEING
	RECONSTRUCTED. ONCE THE RECONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETED,
	PROVIDE A SURVEY SHOWING ALL ABOVEGROUND FEATURES,
	INCLUDING LANDSCAPE.

	B. THE ENGINEERING PLAN MUST BE BASED OFF OF THIS
	SURVEY INFORMATION.

	C. IDENTIFY ALL ABOVEGROUND COMMUNICATION FACILITIES IN
	THE AREA TO INCLUDE AN INVENTORY OF THE REGISTRANT'S
	EXISTING FACILITIES - NO INFORMATION ON EXISTING
	FACILITIES WAS PROVIDED. SHOW THIS INFORMATION ON THE
	PLANS AND PROVIDE A NARRATIVE. IF THERE ARE NO
	FACILITIES, THIS SHALL BE NOTED ON THE SURVEY.

	D. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING
	EXISTING UTILITY POLES (INCLUDING LIGHT POLES) WITHIN
	50 FEET OF YOUR PROPOSED POLE. THE POLE HEIGHT AND BASE
	DIAMETER SHALL BE INCLUDED. PLEASE NOTE: THE SUPPORT
	POLE INCLUDED WITH THIS APPLICATION IS 42 FEET (ABOVE
	GRADE) IN HEIGHT, WHICH DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE HEIGHT
	STANDARDS LISTED IN SECTION 78-411(G)(1) OF THE CITY
	CODE. THE SUPPORT POLE HEIGHT SHALL BE BASED ON THE
	HEIGHT OF THE LIGHT POLES INSTALLED AS PART OF THE
	CLEMATIS STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT.

	5) CONCEALMENT METHODS DESCRIPTIONS - NO CONCEALMENT
	INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PROPOSED
	SUPPORT POLE, INCLUDING THE ANTENNA ATTACHMENT, DOES
	NOT MEET THE CITY CONCEALMENT STANDARDS OUTLINED IN
	SECTION 78-411 OF THE CITY CODE. PROVIDE PLANS AND
	NARRATIVE ON HOW THE INSTALLATION COMPLIES WITH THE
	CITY'S CONCEALMENT REQUIREMENT. THE PLANS NEED TO SHOW
	INCLUDE HOW THE WIRELESS EQUIPMENT AND THE ELECTRIC
	METER, NEITHER OF WHICH ARE SHOWN ON THE SUBMITTED
	PLANS, MEET THE CITY CONCEALMENT STANDARDS, AS WELL AS
	PROVIDE THE DIMENSION OF THE PROPOSED SUPPORT POLE.

	6) TIMELINE - YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THE ESTIMATED
	TIMETABLE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT OR EACH PHASE
	THEREOF.

	7) RESTORATION ESTIMATE - YOU MUST PROVIDE A
	RESTORATION ESTIMATE FOR THE SPECIFIC LOCATION OF THE
	POLE AND WORK TO BE DONE.

	8) RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE - NO INFORMATION WAS
	PROVIDED THAT THE PROPOSED FACILITIES WILL NOT CAUSE
	RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE WITH THE CITY'S PUBLIC
	SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT. PROVIDE A STATEMENT
	REGARDING RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE.

	9) EVIDENCE OF INSURANCE COVERAGE - PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF
	THE INSURANCE COVERAGE REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 78-406 OF
	THE CITY CODE.

	10) START OF OPERATION - AN ATTESTATION FROM THE
	COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES SERVICE PROVIDER THAT
	COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES FACILITIES WILL BE INSTALLED
	AND OPERATIONAL ON THE PROPOSED STRUCTURE NO LATER THAN
	NINE MONTHS AFTER THE DATE THE APPLICATION IS APPROVED
	IS REQUIRED. PROVIDE THE REQUIRED ATTESTATION.

	11) PUBLIC UTILITY LETTERS - PROVIDE A COPY OF THE
	FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT NO OBJECTION LETTER.

	12) ELECTRONIC FORMAT OF SUBMITTAL - THE SUBMITTAL WAS
	NOT PROVIDED IN ELECTRONIC FORM. A COPY OF ALL OF THE
	SUBMITTAL MATERIAL MUST BE SUBMITTED IN ELECTRONIC
	FORMAT.

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