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| 2023-05-25 07:05:21 | ELEVATION CERTIFICATE - REVIEW COMMENTS |
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| | CHRISTOPHER S. THROOP, CBO, BN, PX, CFM |
| | PLANS EXAMINER II |
| | CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | (561) 805-6726 |
| | [email protected] |
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| | CODES IN EFFECT: |
| | 2020 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, 7TH EDITION W/2017 WEST |
| | PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, |
| | CHAPTER 1 ADMINISTRATION |
| | NFPA 70 2017 EDITION NEC 2017 |
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| | ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS AND RE-SUBMIT: |
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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 NOTE ABOUT THE STORAGE AREA IN THE COMMENTS |
| | FOR SECTION D, SHOULD STATE THAT THE STORAGE AREA IS |
| | BELOW THE DFE AND HAS (3) THREE ENGINEERED FLOOD VENTS |
| | WITH 1200 SQ IN OF TOTAL NET AREA OF FLOOD OPENINGS. |
| | YOU WILL ALSO NEED TO REVISE THE NUMBER OF ENGINEERED |
| | FLOOD OPENINGS TO (5) FIVE FOR THE ATTACHED GARAGE WITH |
| | A TOTAL NET FLOOD OPENINGS AREA OF 2000 SQ IN.] 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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| | 2. [ THE PHOTOS ARE NOT LABELED CORRECTLY AND ARE NOT |
| | DATED. SEE THE INSTRUCTIONS NEAR THE TOP OF THE |
| | BUILDING PHOTOGRAPHS PAGE. THE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE TO BE |
| | IDENTIFIED WITH THE DATE TAKEN AND LABELED "FRONT |
| | VIEW", "REAR VIEW", "RIGHT SIDE VIEW" AND "LEFT SIDE |
| | VIEW".] 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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| | 3. [ THE ELEVATION OF THE GARAGE FLOOR IS 5.45' NGVD ON |
| | THE FINAL SURVEY AND THE ELEVATION CERTIFICATE HAS 4.0' |
| | NAVD OR 5.5' NGVD. THE ELEVATIONS NEED TO MATCH.] |
| | 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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| | 4. [ THE INSTRUCTIONS REQUIRE THE STATE'S ABBREVIATION |
| | OF FL IN THE BOX. ] 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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| | 5. [ PLEASE CORRECT.] 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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| | PLEASE NOTE THAT SUBMITTAL OF ADDITIONAL AND/OR REVISED |
| | MATERIALS MAY RESULT IN NEW PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS. |
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