Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 20050783
Permit Number 20050783
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 3
Notes
Date Text
2021-02-26 11:37:03PLAN
 REVIEW COMMENTS
  
 3RD REVIEW: FBC SIXTH EDITION (2017)
 ROBERT MCDOUGAL, CBO
 COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER
 (561) 805-6714
 [email protected]
  
 REPAIRS AND RENOVATIONS TO AN EXISTING HISTORIC
 APARTMENT BUILDING.
 6 UNITS TOTAL
  
 DENIED BY BUILDING
 PLEASE ADDRESS THE ITEMS NOTED BELOW:
  
 1) RESOLVED. THE DESCRIPTION OF WORK ON THE APPLICATION
 DOES NOT MATCH THE SCOPE OF WORK SHOWN ON THE PLANS.
 FBC 107.2.1
  
 2) RESOLVED. [VALUE CHANGED TO $165,000.00. ] 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.
  
 3) RESOLVED. 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
  
 4) RESOLVED. 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
  
 5) NOT RESOLVED. [THE REVISED COVER SHEET CVR IS
 MISSING THE DESIGN CRITERIA, THE COMPONENT AND CLADDING
 PRESSURES, STRUCTURAL LOADS AND THE ATTIC VENTILATION
 INFORMATION THAT WAS PROVIDED ON THE PREVIOUS CVR
 SHEET. THIS INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. FBC 107 ] 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)
  
 6) RESOLVED. 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
  
 7) NOT RESOLVED. [THERE ARE STILL SOME ISSUES WITH THE
 SCHEDULES. COORDINATE THE PRODUCT APPROVALS THAT ARE
 BEING SUBMITTED FOR EACH DOOR AND WINDOW WITH THE ONES
 LISTED IN THE SCHEDULES. PLEASE CIRCLE OR HI-LIGHT THE
 SPECIFIC WINDOW AND DOOR TYPE, SIZE AND DESIGN PRESSURE
 IN EACH OF THE PRODUCT APPROVALS.] 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
  
 8) RESOLVED. 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.
  
 9) RESOLVED. SUBMIT THE PRODUCT APPROVALS FOR THE
 EXTERIOR METAL OUT SWING FRONT DOORS. FBC 107.3.4
  
 10) RESOLVED. 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
  
 11) RESOLVED. 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
  
 12) RESOLVED. 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.
  
 13) NOT RESOLVED. [ THE NOTE WAS CHANGED TO TYPE VA
 PROTECTED AND SPRINKLERED. THIS IS NOT CORRECT. PER FBC
 TABLE 601 TYPE VA CONSTRUCTION REQUIRES THE BEARING
 WALLS, COLUMNS, FLOORS AND ROOF TO HAVE ONE HOUR FIRE
 RESISTIVE PROTECTION. THE PLANS DO NOT SHOW THIS. THE
 REVISED PLANS INDICATE THAT THE BUILDING WILL BE
 SPRINKLERED. FBC TABLE 504.4 ALLOWS FIRE SPRINKLERED
 R-2 OCCUPANCIES TO BE 3 STORIES ABOVE GRADE. THE
 CONSTRUCTION TYPE AS SHOWN ON THE PLANS IS VB,
 UNPROTECTED, SPRINKLERED. PLEASE CORRECT.] 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.
  
 14) RESOLVED. PROVIDE A LIFE SAFETY EXITING PLAN. FBC
 107.2.3 & 107.3.5.1
  
 15) RESOLVED. [BUILDING IS TO BE FIRE SPRINKLERED.] 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.
  
 16) RESOLVED [FIRE ALARM TO BE INSTALLED.] 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.
  
 17) NOT RESOLVED. [SUBMIT PLANS THAT HAVE BEEN SIGNED
 AND SEALED BY A FLORIDA LICENSED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL.]
 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.
  
 18) NOT RESOLVED. [THERE ARE SOME ISSUES WITH THE
 GUARDRAIL DRAWINGS ON THE PLANS. SEE MARKUPS ON SHEET
 A4. THE SPACE BETWEEN INTERMEDIATE RAILS IS REQUIRED TO
 REJECT A 4' SPHERE AND THE POST HEIGHT DIMENSION IS
 SHOWN TOO SHORT FOR A 42" GUARDRAIL. NO INFORNATION WAS
 PROVIDED FOR THE HANDRAILS. THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS
 AND SHOP DRAWINGS FOR THE HANDRAILS AND GUARDS FROM THE
 SPECIALTY ENGINEER CAN BE DEFERRED IF REQUESTED. THESE
 DOCUMENTS CAN BE SUBMITTED TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT
 FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL ANY TIME PRIOR TO INSTALLATION.
 THEY WILL NEED TO BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED WITH A SHOP
 REVIEW STAMP BY THE DESIGNER OF RECORD BEFORE THEY ARE
 SUBMITTED.] PROVIDE GUARDRAIL AND HANDRAIL DETAILS FOR
 THE STAIRS AND BALCONIES. SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH FBC 1015
 & 1014.
  
 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.
  
 NEW COMMENT:
  
 20) IN ADDITION TO THE TENANT SEPARATION WALLS THE
 FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLIES SEPARATING THE DIFFERENT
 TENANTS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO BE OF ONE HOUR FIRE
 RESISTIVE CONSTRUCTION. PROVIDE DETAIL DRAWINGS WITH
 THEIR LISTING NUMBERS FOR APPROVED ONE HOUR FIRE RATED
 WALL AND FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLIES. SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH
 420.3 HORIZONTAL SEPARATION. FLOOR ASSEMBLIES
 SEPARATING DWELLING UNITS IN THE SAME BUILDINGS, FLOOR
 ASSEMBLIES SEPARATING SLEEPING UNITS IN THE SAME
 BUILDING AND FLOOR ASSEMBLIES SEPARATING DWELLING OR
 SLEEPING UNITS FROM OTHER OCCUPANCIES CONTIGUOUS TO
 THEM IN THE SAME BUILDING SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED AS
 HORIZONTAL ASSEMBLIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 711.
  
  
  
  


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