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2020-12-11 16:50:13 | PLAN |
| REVIEW COMMENTS |
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| 2ND REVIEW: FBC SIXTH EDITION (2017) |
| ROBERT MCDOUGAL, CBO |
| COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| (561) 805-6714 |
| [email protected] |
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| REPAIRS AND RENOVATIONS TO AN EXISTING HISTORIC |
| APARTMENT BUILDING. |
| 6 UNITS TOTAL |
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| DENIED BY BUILDING |
| PLEASE ADDRESS THE ITEMS NOTED BELOW: |
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| 1) THE DESCRIPTION OF WORK ON THE APPLICATION DOES NOT |
| MATCH THE SCOPE OF WORK SHOWN ON THE PLANS. FBC 107.2.1 |
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| 2) THE VALUE FOR THE WORK ON THE APPLICATION OF |
| $10,000.00 IS VERY LOW FOR THE SCOPE OF WORK INDICATED |
| BY THE PLANS. FBC 109.3 BUILDING PERMIT VALUATION. FOR |
| PERMITTING PURPOSES, VALUATION OF BUILDINGS AND SYSTEMS |
| SHALL BE TOTAL REPLACEMENT VALUE TO INCLUDE STRUCTURAL, |
| ELECTRIC, PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, INTERIOR FINISH, |
| RELATIVE SITE WORK, ARCHITECTURAL AND DESIGN FEES, |
| MARKETING COSTS, OVERHEAD AND PROFIT; EXCLUDING ONLY |
| LAND VALUE. VALUATION REFERENCES MAY INCLUDE THE LATEST |
| PUBLISHED DATA OF NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION COST ANALYSIS |
| SERVICES (MARSHALL-SWIFT, MEANS, ETC.), AS PUBLISHED BY |
| INTERNATIONAL CODE CONGRESS. FINAL BUILDING PERMIT |
| VALUATION SHALL BE SET BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. NOTE: |
| A SEPARATE PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR RE-ROOFING. DO NOT |
| INCLUDE THAT VALUE. THIS PERMIT VALUE IS FOR THE |
| BUILDING AND THE MEPS. |
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| 3) THE SCOPE OF WORK LIST THAT WAS SUBMITTED IS NOT |
| SPECIFIC ENOUGH. SUBMIT A DETAILED SCOPE OF WORK WITH A |
| COST BREAKDOWN FOR EACH ITEM. FBC 107.2.1 & 109.3 |
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| 4) THE COVERSHEET, CVR, SPECIFIES THAT THIS BUILDING IS |
| ONE STORY AND HAS A MEAN ROOF HEIGHT OF 15'. THE |
| STRUCTURE IS THREE STORIES AND HAS A MEAN ROOF HEIGHT |
| OF MORE THAN 30 FEET. PLEASE CORRECT. FBC 107.2.1 |
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| 5) THE COMPONENT AND CLADDING PRESSURES FOR THE |
| EXTERIOR DOORS AND WINDOWS ON SHEET CVR WILL NEED TO BE |
| INCREASED FOR THE CORRECTED BUILDING MEAN ROOF HEIGHT. |
| IF USING WORST CASE C&C PRESSURES SPECIFY THE PRESSURES |
| FOR WALL ZONE 5 IN EXPOSURE C WITH THE 30 PLUS MRH. FBC |
| TABLE 1609.6(2) |
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| 6) THIS BUILDING HAS MORE THAN THE TWO UNITS ALLOWED BY |
| THE 2017 FBC RESIDENTIAL CODE. THE 2017 FBC BUILDING IS |
| THE APPROPRIATE CODE FOR THIS APARTMENT BUILDING. |
| PLEASE CORRECT THE NOTE ON SHEET CRV. FBC 107.2.1 |
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| 7) PLEASE UPDATE THE WINDOW AND DOOR SCHEDULES. THE |
| WINDOW AND EXTERIOR DOOR SCHEDULES ARE MISSING SOME |
| INFORMATION FOR SOME ITEMS AND SOME OF THE SPECIFIED |
| PRODUCT APPROVAL NUMBERS ARE EXPIRED. FBC 107.2.1 |
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| 8) THE ELEVATION SHOWS A CASEMENT WINDOW WITH A FIXED |
| ARCHED WINDOW ABOVE IT. THESE WINDOWS ARE NOT SPECIFIED |
| IN THE SCHEDULE AND THEIR PRODUCT APPROVALS WERE NOT |
| SUBMITTED. FBC 107.3.4 - PROVIDE TWO SETS OF PRODUCT |
| APPROVALS FOR THOSE PRODUCTS WHICH ARE REGULATED BY FAC |
| 61G20-3.001 PER FLORIDA STATUTE 553.842 (5) THAT HAVE |
| BEEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE DESIGNER |
| OF RECORD. PROVIDE TWO COMPLETE PRODUCT APPROVALS WITH |
| FL OR NOA NUMBERS INCLUDING INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS |
| AND MAXIMUM DESIGN PRESSURES FOR EACH OF THE DIFFERENT |
| WINDOW TYPES (GLASS TYPES), STRUCTURAL MULLIONS AND |
| EXTERIOR DOOR TYPES. THESE ITEMS CAN BE DEFERRED IF |
| REQUESTED, HOWEVER, THE DOCUMENTS MUST BE SUBMITTED AND |
| APPROVED BY THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT BEFORE THEY CAN BE |
| INSTALLED. ONLY ONE SET IS REQUIRED TO BE UPLOADED FOR |
| ELECTRONICALLY SUBMITTED DOCUMENTS. |
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| 9) SUBMIT THE PRODUCT APPROVALS FOR THE EXTERIOR METAL |
| OUT SWING FRONT DOORS. FBC 107.3.4 |
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| 10) SPECIFY WHERE THE STRUCTURAL MULLIONS WILL BE USED. |
| MARK OR HI-LIGHT THE MULLION SIZE, SPAN AND TRIBUTARY |
| AREA FOR EACH OPENING IN THE APPROPRIATE SPAN TABLES IN |
| THE MULLION PRODUCT APPROVAL. FBC 107.2.1 & 107.2.1.2 |
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| 11) THE TOTAL BUILDING AREA TABULATION IS SPECIFIED AS |
| 2,146 SQFT ON SHEET CVR AND THERE IS AN AREA |
| CALCULATION SCHEDULE THAT HAS THE TOTAL AS 5390 SQ.FT. |
| PLEASE CLARIFY. FBC 107.2.1 |
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| 12) THE OCCUPANCY TYPE IS LISTED AS RESIDENTIAL ON |
| SHEET CVR. SPECIFY THE SPECIFIC OCCUPANCY TYPE. THIS |
| APPEARS TO BE APARTMENTS, AN R-2 OCCUPANCY. SEE FBC |
| R310. |
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| 13) THE NOTES ON SHEET CVR, SPECIFY THIS BUILDING AS |
| TYPE VB UNSPRINKLERED. FBC TABLE 504.4 LIMITS R-2 |
| OCCUPANCIES OF TYPE VB CONSTRUCTION TO TWO STORIES AND |
| THIS IS THREE STORIES. IT WOULD NEED TO BE SPRINKLERED |
| OR OF TYPE VA CONSTRUCTION TO BE THREE STORIES. PLEASE |
| CLARIFY. |
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| 14) PROVIDE A LIFE SAFETY EXITING PLAN. FBC 107.2.3 & |
| 107.3.5.1 |
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| 15) FBC EXISTING BUILDING 804.2.2 IN BUILDINGS WITH |
| OCCUPANCIES IN GROUPS A, B, E, F-1, H, I, M, R-1, R-2, |
| R-4, S-1 AND S-2, WORK AREAS THAT HAVE EXITS OR |
| CORRIDORS SHARED BY MORE THAN ONE TENANT OR THAT HAVE |
| EXITS OR CORRIDORS SERVING AN OCCUPANT LOAD GREATER |
| THAN 30 SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER |
| PROTECTION WHERE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS OCCUR: |
| 1.THE WORK AREA IS REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED WITH |
| AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER PROTECTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE |
| FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING AS APPLICABLE TO NEW |
| CONSTRUCTION; AND |
| 2. THE WORK AREA EXCEEDS 50 PERCENT OF THE FLOOR AREA. |
| EXCEPTION: IF THE BUILDING DOES NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT |
| MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY FOR DESIGN OF A FIRE SPRINKLER |
| SYSTEM AVAILABLE TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT INSTALLATION OF A |
| NEW FIRE PUMP, WORK AREAS SHALL BE PROTECTED BY AN |
| AUTOMATIC SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM THROUGHOUT ALL |
| OCCUPIABLE SPACES OTHER THAN SLEEPING UNITS OR |
| INDIVIDUAL DWELLING UNITS THAT ACTIVATES THE OCCUPANT |
| NOTIFICATION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS 907.4, |
| 907.5 AND 907.6 OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING. |
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| 16) FBC EXISTING BUILDING 804.4.1.6 GROUP R-2 A FIRE |
| ALARM SYSTEM SHALL BE INSTALLED IN WORK AREAS OF GROUP |
| R-2 APARTMENT BUILDINGS AS REQUIRED BY THE FLORIDA FIRE |
| PREVENTION CODE FOR EXISTING GROUP R-2 OCCUPANCIES. |
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| 17) THESE PLANS ARE REQUIRED TO BE SIGNED AND SEALED BY |
| A FLORIDA LICENSED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL. AN ARCHITECT |
| SHOULD PREPARE AND SEAL THE ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS AND |
| AN ENGINEER SHOULD PREPARE AND SEAL THE STRUCTURAL |
| PLANS. FBC107.1 GENERAL. SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS CONSISTING |
| OF CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS, STATEMENT OF SPECIAL |
| INSPECTIONS, GEOTECHNICAL REPORT AND OTHER DATA SHALL |
| BE SUBMITTED IN TWO OR MORE SETS WITH EACH PERMIT |
| APPLICATION. THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SHALL BE |
| PREPARED BY A REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL WHERE |
| REQUIRED BY CHAPTER 471, FLORIDA STATUTES & 61G15 |
| FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OR CHAPTER 481, FLORIDA |
| STATUTES & 61G1 FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE. WHERE |
| SPECIAL CONDITIONS EXIST, THE BUILDING OFFICIAL IS |
| AUTHORIZED TO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS |
| TO BE PREPARED BY A |
| REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL. ELECTRONIC MEDIA |
| DOCUMENTS SHALL BE SUBMITTED WHEN REQUIRED BY THE |
| BUILDING OFFICIAL, AND MAY REQUIRE ONLY ONE SET OF |
| SUBMITTALS. |
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| 18) PROVIDE GUARDRAIL AND HANDRAIL DETAILS FOR THE |
| STAIRS AND BALCONIES. SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH FBC 1015 & |
| 1014. |
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| 19) ADDITIONAL COMMENTS MAY BE GENERATED FROM THE |
| RESPONSES TO THESE ITEMS. WHEN RESUBMITTING, IT IS |
| HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE LETTER ADDRESSING EACH |
| ITEM ALONG WITH THE CITY RE-SUBMITTAL FORM. |
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