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2021-10-04 11:03:16 | THE SECOND REVIEW WAS ACCIDENTALLY LOCKED. |
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| PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS |
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| 3RD REVIEW: FBC SEVENTH EDITION (2020) |
| ROBERT MCDOUGAL, CBO, CFM |
| 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) THE APPRAISAL THAT WAS SUBMITTED DOES NOT SEPARATE |
| THE IMPROVEMENT VALUE OF THE DETACHED GARAGE APARTMENT |
| FROM THE MAIN HOUSE. THEY WILL NEED TO BE SEPARATED IN |
| ORDER TO DOCUMENT THAT THE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE GARAGE |
| APARTMENT ARE A SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT OR NOT. |
| (PREVIOUS COMMENT.) A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY IS |
| LOCATED IN A SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREA. THE FLOOD MAPS |
| INDICATE THIS AS AN "AE" FLOOD ZONE WITH A 6' BFE. IF |
| THIS IS A SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT THE STRUCTURE WILL BE |
| REQUIRED TO BE BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITY OF |
| WEST PALM BEACH'S FLOOD ORDINANCE. A SUBSTANTIAL |
| IMPROVEMENT IS ANY IMPROVEMENTS OR REPAIRS TO A |
| BUILDING OR STRUCTURE FOR WHICH THE CUMULATIVE COST IN |
| ANY FIVE YEAR PERIOD EQUALS OR EXCEEDS 50 PERCENT OF |
| THE MARKET VALUE OF THE BUILDING OR STRUCTURE AT THE |
| END OF THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD AND BEFORE THE IMPROVEMENTS |
| OR REPAIRS ARE STARTED. THE PROPERTY HAS THE |
| IMPROVEMENT VALUE AS $706,079.00. FIFTY PERCENT OF THIS |
| IS $393,039.50. THE CUMULATIVE TOTAL FOR WORK OVER THE |
| PAST FIVE YEARS IS $114,296.00 AND THE VALUE SPECIFIED |
| FOR THE PROPOSED WORK IS $100,000.00 WHICH TOTALS |
| $214,296.00 WHICH IS LESS THAN THE FIFTY PERCENT |
| NUMBER. HOWEVER, I SEE THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE A |
| CONTRACTOR AT THIS TIME AND I WILL NEED A FIRM NUMBER |
| FOR THE COST OF THE PROPOSED WORK BEFORE I CAN APPROVE |
| THE PROJECT. |
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| 2) THE COST ESTIMATE FROM THE CONTRACTOR FOR THE GARAGE |
| APARTMENT IS MISSING THE WORK FOR THE PROPOSED |
| CANTILEVER BALCONY. FBC AMENDMENTS 107.2.1 |
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| 3) THE COST ESTIMATE FROM THE CONTRACTOR FOR THE GARAGE |
| APARTMENT IS NOT SIGNED BY THE CONTRACTOR. FBC |
| AMENDMENTS 107.2.1 |
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| 4) SUBMIT AN ELEVATION CERTIFICATE FOR THE DETACHED |
| GARAGE APARTMENT THAT IS LOCATED IN THE SPECIAL FLOOD |
| HAZARD AREA. |
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| 5) PROVISO. [PRODUCT APPROVALS WILL BE DEFERRED. THE |
| PRODUCT APPROVALS ARE REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED AND |
| APPROVED BY THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT BEFORE THEY ARE |
| INSTALLED.] (PREVIOUS COMMENT) SUBMIT PRODUCT APPROVALS |
| FOR THE TRANSOM WINDOWS AND FRENCH DOORS THAT HAVE BEEN |
| APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE DESIGNER OF RECORD. FBC |
| AMEND. 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 |
| ROOFING MATERIALS, WINDOW (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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| 6) PROVISO. (NEW COMMENT). FENCES AND GATES ARE |
| REQUIRED TO HAVE A SEPARATE PERMIT. |
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