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2021-06-21 15:30:47 | WINDOWS/DOORS SUBMITTAL, THIRD BUILDING REVIEW COMMENTS |
| CODE: FBC 6TH EDITION (2017) AND CITY AMENDMENTS. |
| SUBMITTAL #21041230 |
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| ORIGINAL COMMENT: |
| 1- WINDOW PRODUCT APPROVAL WAS CHANGED TO DOUBLE HUNG |
| FLORIDA PRODUCT APPROVAL FL14477-R5. THIS PRODUCT |
| APPROVAL DOESN'T INCLUDE A WINDOW SIZE SCHEDULE. PLANS |
| SPECIFY SH25 EGRESS WINDOWS FOR THE SECOND FLOOR |
| BEDROOMS. |
| TYPICALLY, A SH25 SINGLE HUNG HAS A SIZE OF +/-37" |
| WIDTH BY +/-63" HEIGHT. BASED ON THE KOLBE & KOLBE |
| MILLWORK COMPANY WEBSITE IT LOOKS LIKE THIS SIZE OF |
| WINDOW MAY NOT COMPLY WITH THE EGRESS REQUIREMENTS FOR |
| THE SECOND FLOOR BEDROOMS. |
| PROVIDE MANUFACTURER'S CUT SHEETS SHOWING THAT THE |
| SPECIFIED WINDOW SIZE COMPLIES WITH THE EGRESS |
| REQUIREMENTS. CLEARLY SHOW SIZE OF WINDOW AND ALL CLEAR |
| OPENINGS: WIDTH, HEIGHT AND TOTAL CLEAR OPENING. IF |
| SIZE OF WINDOW NEEDS TO BE REVISED, THEN REVISE PLANS |
| ACCORDINGLY. |
| SEC. R310.2.1 FBC-RESIDENTIAL. |
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| RESPONSE: |
| SOFIA FROM RJS BUILDERS SPECIFIED WINDOW "O" SIZE IS: |
| 37.5"W X 64 7/16"H. |
| BASED ON THE KOLBE & KOLBE MILLWORK COMPANY WEBSITE |
| THIS SIZE OF WINDOW DOESN'T COMPLY WITH THE EGRESS |
| REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SECOND FLOOR BEDROOMS. |
| THE CLEAR HEIGHT FOR THIS WINDOW IS 20-7/16" AND THE |
| TOTAL CLEAR OPENING IS 4.82S.F. (SEE ATTACHED |
| SCREENSHOT). NEED MINIMUM OF 24 CLEAR HEIGHT OPENING |
| AND MINIMUM CLEAR OPENING OF 5.7S.F. |
| ENGINEER OF RECORD NEEDS TO REVISE PLANS SPECIFYING |
| SIZE OF WINDOW COMPLYING WITH ALL THE EGRESS |
| REQUIREMENTS OF SEC. R310.2.1 FBC-RESIDENTIAL. |
| NOTE: CLEARLY SPECIFY SIZE OF WINDOW (WIDTH AND HEIGHT) |
| THAT MATCHES WINDOW MANUFACTURER?S PUBLISHED SIZES. |
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| WHEN RESUBMITTING, A TRANSMITTAL LETTER LISTING THE |
| ORIGINAL REVIEW COMMENT NUMBER, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF |
| THE REVISION MADE, IDENTIFYING THE SHEET OR |
| SPECIFICATION PAGE WHERE THE CHANGES CAN BE FOUND WILL |
| HELP TO EXPEDITE YOUR PERMIT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR |
| ANTICIPATED COOPERATION. |
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| PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ANY |
| QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE COMMENTS, |
| JULIO GOMEZ |
| COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT |
| BUILDING DIVISION |
| (561)805-6712 |
| [email protected] |
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