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2021-06-11 17:08:02 | PLAN REVIEW BUILDING |
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| CHRISTOPHER S. THROOP, C.B.O. |
| PLANS EXAMINER PX3169 1&2 FAMILY - SFP306 |
| INSPECTOR BN4338 |
| BUILDING OFFICIAL BU1635 |
| CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DIVISION |
| TEL: 561-805-6726 |
| FAX: 561-805-6676 |
| E-MAIL: [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 |
| 2017 NEC |
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| 1ST REVIEW |
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| RESULTS: DENIED |
| ADDRESS THE ATTACHED COMMENTS AND RE-SUBMIT |
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| 1. PROVIDE A SOILS REPORT. PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN AN |
| AREA OF QUESTIONABLE SOILS. |
| R401.4 SOIL TESTS. |
| WHERE QUANTIFIABLE DATA CREATED BY ACCEPTED SOIL |
| SCIENCE METHODOLOGIES INDICATE EXPANSIVE, COMPRESSIBLE, |
| SHIFTING OR OTHER QUESTIONABLE SOIL CHARACTERISTICS ARE |
| LIKELY TO BE PRESENT, THE BUILDING OFFICIAL SHALL |
| DETERMINE WHETHER TO REQUIRE A SOIL TEST TO DETERMINE |
| THE SOIL?S CHARACTERISTICS AT A PARTICULAR LOCATION. |
| THIS TEST SHALL BE DONE BY AN APPROVED AGENCY USING AN |
| APPROVED METHOD. |
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| WHERE REQUIRED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL OR WHERE |
| GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATIONS INVOLVE IN-SITU TESTING, |
| LABORATORY TESTING OR ENGINEERING CALCULATIONS, SUCH |
| INVESTIGATIONS SHALL BE CONDUCTED BY A REGISTERED |
| DESIGN PROFESSIONAL. |
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| 2. PROVIDE A SITE DRAINAGE PLAN. |
| FBC R401.3 SITE DRAINAGE |
| PROVIDE A SITE DRAINAGE PLAN SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH |
| FBC R401.3 DRAINAGE. |
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| SURFACE DRAINAGE SHALL BE DIVERTED TO A STORM SEWER |
| CONVEYANCE OR OTHER APPROVED POINT OF COLLECTION THAT |
| DOES NOT CREATE A HAZARD. |
| LOTS SHALL BE GRADED TO DRAIN SURFACE WATER AWAY FROM |
| FOUNDATION WALLS. THE GRADE SHALL FALL A MINIMUM OF 6 |
| INCHES WITHIN THE FIRST 10 FEET. |
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| PLEASE NOTE THAT SUBMITTAL OF ADDITIONAL AND/OR REVISED |
| MATERIALS MAY RESULT IN NEW PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS. |