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2021-05-03 10:42:50 | PLAN |
| REVIEW COMMENTS |
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| 1ST REVIEW: FBC SIXTH EDITION (2017) |
| ROBERT MCDOUGAL, CBO |
| COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| (561) 805-6714 |
| [email protected] |
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| DENIED BY BUILDING |
| PLEASE ADDRESS THE ITEMS NOTED BELOW: |
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| 1) THIS IS A THRESHOLD BUILDING AND YOU WILL BE |
| PERFOMING STRUCTUAL WORK THAT AFFECTS THE BUILDING. |
| PLEASE PROVIDE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING THAT APPLY TO THIS |
| PROJECT. THE SPECIAL INSPECTOR PACKAGE HAS FORMS THAT |
| ARE REQUIRED TO BE SIGNED AND NOTARIZED BY THE OWNER OF |
| THE BUILDING, THE CONTRACTOR, ANY DELEGATE INSPECTORS |
| LICENSED UNDER FS 468. THE P.E. SPECIAL INSPECTOR IS |
| REQUIRED TO SIGN AND SEAL THEIR FORM. THE NOTARIZED |
| FORMS CAN BE COPIES, HOWEVER, THE ENGINEER IS REQUIRED |
| TO DIGITALLY SIGN ELECTRONICALLY SUBMITTED DOCUMENTS OR |
| SUBMIT PAPER DOCUMENTS WITH THEIR ORIGINAL HAND WRITTEN |
| SIGNATURE AND SEAL. I WAS UNABLE TO SEE ON THE DBPR'S |
| LICENSE WEBSITE THAT THE ENGINEER ON THE FORM THAT WAS |
| SUBMITTED, MICHEAL A. PHILLIPS P.E. 68312, HAS A |
| SPECIAL INSPECTOR CERTIFICATION. IT IS NOT INDICATED ON |
| THE WEBSITE. PLEASE SUBMIT THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS. |
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| THRESHOLD BUILDING / FL S. S. 553.71(7) "THRESHOLD |
| BUILDING" MEANING ANY BUILDING WHICH IS GREATER THAN |
| (3) STORIES OR 50 FT. IN HEIGHT, OR WHICH HAS AN |
| ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION AS DEFINED IN THE |
| FLORIDA BUILDING CODE WHICH EXCEEDS 5,000 SQ. FT. IN |
| AREA AND AN OCCUPANT CONTENT OF GREATER THAN 500 |
| PERSONS. |
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| A) FBC (CITY AMENDMENTS)110.8.1 THRESHOLD INSPECTION |
| PLAN. THE ENFORCING AGENCY SHALL REQUIRE A SPECIAL |
| INSPECTOR TO PERFORM STRUCTURAL INSPECTIONS ON A |
| THRESHOLD BUILDING PURSUANT TO A STRUCTURAL INSPECTION |
| PLAN PREPARED BY THE ENGINEER OF RECORD. THE STRUCTURAL |
| INSPECTION PLAN MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE ENFORCING |
| AGENCY PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF A BUILDING PERMIT FOR |
| THE CONSTRUCTION OF A THRESHOLD BUILDING. THE PURPOSE |
| OF THE STRUCTURAL INSPECTION PLAN IS TO PROVIDE |
| SPECIFIC INSPECTION PROCEDURES AND SCHEDULES SO THAT |
| THE BUILDING CAN BE ADEQUATELY INSPECTED FOR COMPLIANCE |
| WITH THE PERMITTED DOCUMENTS. |
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| B) THRESHOLD INSPECTOR: WPB AMENDMENT 110.8.1 W.P.B. |
| CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR THRESHOLD |
| BUILDINGS A SPECIAL INSPECTOR AS REQUIRED BY 553.79(5) |
| FLORIDA STATUTES TO THE MINIMUM INSPECTIONS REQUIRED BY |
| THIS CODE. THE THRESHOLD INSPECTION FORMS ARE REQUIRED |
| TO BE FILED OUT BY ALL PARTIES WITH INTEREST, NOTARIZED |
| AND RETURNED TO THIS OFFICE, AND REVIEWED AND APPROVED |
| BEFORE PERMIT ISSUANCE WILL TAKE PLACE. |
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| C) THRESHOLD BLDG. REQUIRED STATEMENT: W.P.B. AMENDMENT |
| 110.8.4.4 ALL PLANS FOR THE BUILDING WHICH ARE REQUIRED |
| TO BE SIGNED AND SEALED BY THE ARCHITECT OR ENGINEER OF |
| RECORD CONTAIN A STATEMENT THAT, TO THE BEST OF THE |
| ARCHITECT'S OR ENGINEER'S KNOWLEDGE, THE PLANS AND |
| SPECIFICATIONS COMPLY WITH THE APPLICABLE MINIMUM |
| BUILDING CODES AND THE APPLICABLE FIRE-SAFETY STANDARDS |
| AS DETERMINED BY THE LOCAL AUTHORITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| THIS SECTION AND CHAPTER 633 FLORIDA STATUTES. |
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| D) FOR THE SPECIAL INSPECTOR PLEASE PROVIDE A RESUME OF |
| INSPECTION EXPERIENCE ON PREVIOUS PROJECT. THE RESUME |
| MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY ALL CERTIFICATES AS SPECIFIED |
| HEREIN. THE BUILDING OFFICIAL OR HIS DESIGNEE WILL |
| REVIEW THE RESUME. AFTER THE RESUME IS REVIEWED, AN |
| INTERVIEW WILL BE SCHEDULED. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES |
| WILL AN INSPECTOR BE INTERVIEWED FOR WORK WITHOUT FIRST |
| MEETING THE ABOVE CRITERIA. |
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| E) THE CONTRACTOR WILL PRODUCE A JOB SUMMARY OR HISTORY |
| FOR THIS TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION. |
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| F) NOTE: FOR DIGITAL PLANS, AFTER PERMIT ISSUANCE, |
| PLEASE E-MAIL THE PERMIT LIBRARIAN OF THE PERMIT BEING |
| ISSUED, THE PERMIT LIBRARIAN WILL THEN E-MAIL YOU THE |
| APPROVED AND BATCH STAMPED PLANS SO YOU MAY PRINT YOUR |
| PLANS, TWO SETS OF PLANS WILL NEED TO BE PRINTED IN |
| COLOR, (1) FOR THE THRESHOLD INSPECTOR, THE OTHER FOR |
| THE MEP INSPECTORS OTHER PLANS YOU WISH TO PRINT MAYBE |
| IN BLACK & WHITE. |
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| G) 110.8.4.3 ALL SHORING AND RESHORING PROCEDURES, |
| PLANS AND DETAILS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE ENFORCEMENT |
| AGENCY FOR RECORDKEEPING. EACH SHORING AND RESHORING |
| INSTALLATION SHALL BE SUPERVISED, INSPECTED AND |
| CERTIFIED TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SHORING |
| DOCUMENTS BY THE CONTRACTOR. |
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| H) PLEASE CALL THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH'S AUTOMATED |
| TELEPHONE INSPECTIONS LINE (561) 805-6700 FOR ALL |
| BUILDING INSPECTIONS FOR AUDITING OF JOBSITE |
| INSPECTIONS WITHOUT THIS THE PERMIT EXPIRES IN 6 |
| MONTHS, ABANDONMENT OF JOB, NO INSPECTION ACTIVITY. |
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| I) 110.8 THRESHOLD BUILDINGS, OPERATING GUIDELINES FOR |
| THRESHOLD INSPECTORS #25. ASSURE THAT THE DESIGNER HAS |
| REQUIRED ON THE PLANS OR SPECIFICATIONS ONE MATERIAL, |
| APPROVED FOR FIRE STOPPING PENETRATIONS, FOR WALLS AND |
| CEILINGS. |
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| J) PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH AN EMAIL ADDRESS AND I WILL |
| BE HAPPY TO SEND YOU A COPY OF THE CURRENT (OCTOBER |
| 2018) GUIDELINES AND POLICIES FOR PROJECTS CONCERNING |
| THRESHOLD/SPECIAL INSPECTORS AND RESIDENT INSPECTORS. |
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