Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 21071257
Permit Number 21071257
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2022-01-06 10:12:23NEW SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE (R3) SECOND BUILDING REVIEW
 COMMENTS
 CODE: FBC 7TH EDITION (2020) AND CITY AMENDMENTS.
 PERMIT #21071257
  
 1- OK
 2- OK
 3- OK
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 4- SOIL TEST REPORT SUBMITTED: GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER
 RECOMMENDS THE BOTTOM OF THE FOUNDATION TO BE A MINIMUM
 OF 18 INCHES BELOW THE LOWEST ADJACENT GRADE TO ASSURE
 A SAFETY FACTOR AGAINST BEARING CAPACITY FAILURE. SEE
 PAGE 4 OF SOIL TEST REPORT. ENGINEER OF RECORD TO
 REVIEW SOIL TEST REPORT AND ACKNOWLEDGE IF GEOTECHNICAL
 ENGINEER RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE REQUIRED FOR THIS
 PROJECT OR NOT. REVISE PLANS AS REQUIRED.
 SEC. 107.2.1.2 CITY AMENDMENTS.
  
 RESPONSE:
 ENGINEER OF RECORD IS THE ONE WHO NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE
 IN WRITING (SIGNING AND SEALING) AND SPECIFYING WHY HE
 IS NOT FOLLOWING THE SOIL TEST REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS.
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 5- TYPICAL EXTERIOR WALL SECTION ON SHEET 9 OF 12.
 CLEARLY SPECIFY SIZE AND SPACING OF ATTIC VENT.
 SEC. R806 FBC-RESIDENTIAL.
  
 RESPONSE:
 ATTIC VENT IS NOT CLEAR. REVISED AND RENAMED SHEET 010
 A301 SHOWS TYPICAL EXTERIOR WALL SECTION 1/A301 AND
 SOFFIT DETAIL 5/A301 WITH DIFFERENT SPECIFICATIONS. ONE
 SHOWS A WOOD SOFFIT AND THE OTHER ONE SHOWS AN ALUMINUM
 SOFFIT. REVISE AS REQUIRED TO MATCH. SEC. 107.2.1 CITY
 AMENDMENTS.
 ALSO, DETAIL 1/A301 SPECIFIES ALUMINUM SOFFIT. ENGINEER
 OF RECORD TO SPECIFY SIZE OF VENT TO BE INSTALLED TO
 VERIFY COMPLIANCE WITH THE DESIGN PRESSURES OF SEC.
 R301.2.1 FBC-RESIDENTIAL. NOTE: SEE PRODUCT APPROVAL
 FOR SIZES AND DESIGN PRESSURES.
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 6- PROVIDE COMPLETE DETAILS/SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE
 SOFFIT CONSTRUCTION SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH SEC.
 R703.1.2.1 FBC-RESIDENTIAL.
  
 RESPONSE:
 COORDINATE WITH ITEM #5 ABOVE.
  
 7- ROOF SHEATHING NAILING SCHEDULE ON SHEET 10 OF 12:
 A)OK
 B)OK
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 C)REVISE ROOF SHEATHING FASTENING SPECIFICATIONS BASED
 ON REVISED DESIGN PRESSURES ON ITEM #7(B) ABOVE. SEC.
 301.2.1 FBC-RESIDENTIAL.
  
 RESPONSE:
 REVISE ROOF SHEATHING NAILING SPACING. ROOF SHEATHING
 NEEDS TO BE NAILED AT 4 INCHES O.C. IN THE FIELD AND
 EDGES AS REQUIRED BY SEC. R803.2.3.1 AND TABLE
 R803.2.3.1 FBC-RESIDENTIAL.
 NOTE: REVISE ROOF SHEATHING SPECIFICATIONS OR ENGINEER
 OF RECORD TO PROVIDE CALCULATIONS SHOWING THAT PROPOSED
 NAILING IS EQUAL OR BETTER THAN THE MIN. SPACING
 REQUIRED BY THE REFERENCED CODE SECTION. SEC. 107.2.1.2
 CITY AMENDMENTS.
  
 D)OK.
 E)OK.
  
 8-STAIR DETAILS ON SHEET 10 OF 12:
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 A)TREAD DIMENSION CAN NOT BE LESS THAN 10". SEE SEC.
 R311.7.5.2 FBC-RESIDENTIAL AND REVISE AS REQUIRED.
 NOTE: REVISE FLOOR PLANS ACCORDINGLY.
  
 RESPONSE:
 REVISED DRAWING 1/G501 SHOWN ON NEW RENAMED SHEET 011
 G501 STILL SHOWS 9" TREAD. ENGINEER OF RECORD TO REVISE
 DETAIL. TREADS ARE MEASURED FROM TIP TO TIP OF NOSING.
 SEE SEC. R311.7.5.2 FBC-RESIDENTIAL FOR PROPER WAY OF
 MEASURING THE TREAD. "THE TREAD DEPTH SHALL BE MEASURED
 HORIZONTALLY BETWEEN THE VERTICAL PLANES OF THE
 FOREMOST PROJECTION OF ADJACENT TREADS".
  
 B)OK.
  
 C)NEW COMMENT BASED ON REVISED SHEET 011 G501
 SUBMITTED: THERE IS A DIMENSION NOTE SPECIFYING "4-1/2"
 KNEE WALL W/ TREADS & RISERS BEYOND". THE DIMENSION
 GOES FROM THE EDGE OF THE STAIR NOSING TO THE TOP OF
 THE BOTTOM RAIL OF THE GUARDRAIL. WHAT IS THIS FOR?.
 REVISE AS REQUIRED. SEE NOTE BELOW. SEC. 107.2.1 CITY
 AMENDMENTS.
 NOTE: CODE REQUIRES THE TRIANGULAR OPENING AT THE OPEN
 SIDE OF A STAIR, FORMED BY THE RISER, TREAD AND BOTTOM
 RAIL OF A GUARD, SHALL NOT ALLOW PASSAGE OF A SPHERE 6
 INCHES IN DIAMETER. SEE EXCEPTION #1 OF SEC. R312.1.3
 FBC-RESIDENTIAL.
  
 9- OK.
 10- OK.
  
 11-PROVIDE PRODUCT APPROVAL AS REQUIRED BY FAC
 61G20-3.001 FOR
 (NOTE: THIS MAY BE SUBMITTED LATER AS A DEFERRED
 SUBMITTAL. PROVIDE COMPLETE INFORMATION FOR REVIEW
 PRIOR TO INSTALLATION TO AVOID CONFLICTS/DELAYS. ALL
 PRODUCT APPROVALS NEED TO BE APPROVED IN WRITING BY
 DESIGNER OF RECORD PRIOR TO SUBMITTAL):
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 A)ENTRY DOOR WITH SIDELITES THAT MEETS THE DESIGN
 PRESSURES CALCULATED BY THE ENGINEER OF RECORD. AND
 PROVIDE COMPLETE PRODUCT APPROVAL, INCLUDING THE
 FLORIDA PRODUCT APPROVAL COVER PAGE.
 RESPONSE:
 THE DESIGN PRESSURES OF PRODUCT APPROVAL FL17184-R8
 SUBMITTED DON'T MEET THE DESIGN PRESSURES CALCULATED BY
 THE ENGINEER OF RECORD. NEED ANOTHER PRODUCT APPROVAL.
  
 B)SLIDING GLASS DOORS. OK.
 C)SINGLE HUNG WINDOWS. OK.
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 D)METAL ROOF. AND, CLEARLY SPECIFY FASTENING METHOD.
 RESPONSE:
 ACCORDING TO PRODUCT APPROVAL FL27985.06 THE FASTENING
 METHOD IS NOT RATED (NR) FOR ROOF ZONES 2 AND 3. A
 DESIGN PROFESSIONAL IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE CALCULATIONS
 FOR FASTENING AT THESE ROOF ZONES. SEE FASTENING TABLES
 ON PAGE 3 OF METAL ROOFING INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS.
 PROVIDE SIGNED AND SEALED CALCULATIONS OR PROVIDE
 ANOTHER PRODUCT APPROVAL THAT MEETS THE DESIGN
 PRESSURES FOR ALL ROOF ZONES.
  
 E)WINDOW MULLIONS. OK.
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 F)ROOFING UNDERLAYMENT SPECIFIED ON PLANS FOR METAL
 ROOFING.
 RESPONSE:
 PRODUCT APPROVAL SUBMITTED DOESN'T MATCH ENGINEER OF
 RECORD SPECIFICATIONS ON DETAIL 1/A301.
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 G)ALUMINUM SOFFIT AND ROOF VENTS SPECIFIED ON PLANS.
 RESPONSE:
 ENGINEER OF RECORD TO SPECIFY SIZE OF VENT TO BE
 INSTALLED TO VERIFY COMPLIANCE WITH THE DESIGN
 PRESSURES OF SEC. R301.2.1 FBC-RESIDENTIAL. NOTE: SEE
 PRODUCT APPROVAL FOR SIZES AND DESIGN PRESSURES.
  
 12- ENGINEER OF RECORD TO REVIEW AND APPROVE IN WRITING
 (NOT SIGNING AND SEALING) ABOVE PRODUCT APPROVALS AS
 REQUIRED BY SEC. 107.3.4.1 CITY AMENDMENTS.
  
 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.
  
 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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