Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 21080079
Permit Number 21080079
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2021-10-08 10:42:44RESIDENTIAL (R2) SECOND BUILDING REVIEW COMMENTS
 CODE: FBC 7TH EDITION (2020) AND CITY AMENDMENTS.
 PERMIT #21080079
  
 NOTE: SEC. 702.6 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING. ALL NEW WORK
 SHALL COMPLY WITH THE MATERIALS AND METHODS
 REQUIREMENTS IN THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE.
  
 1- DESIGN WIND PRESSURE CALCULATIONS SUBMITTED:
 BASED ON THE AERIAL VIEWS ON THE PROPERTY APPRAISER
 WEBSITE, IT LOOKS LIKE SOME OPENINGS ARE IN THE END
 ZONE NOT IN THE INTERIOR ZONE AND THE BUILDING
 DIMENSIONS ARE WRONG. THIS IS CRITICAL BECAUSE PRODUCT
 APPROVALS SUBMITTED MAY NOT MEET THE DESIGN PRESSURES.
 REVISE CALCULATIONS SUBMITTED SHOWING THE OPENINGS THAT
 ARE LOCATED IN THE END ZONE OR PROVIDE SITE SPECIFIC
 DESIGN WIND PRESSURES SHOWING THE ACTUAL BUILDING
 DIMENSIONS AND WALL ZONES. SEC. 107.2.1.2 CITY
 AMENDMENTS.
  
 2- PRODUCT APPROVALS SUBMITTED WILL BE REVIEWED ONCE
 THE DESIGN WIND PRESSURES ARE REVISED. PLEASE CHECK
 PRODUCT APPROVALS SUBMITTED MEET THE REVISED DESIGN
 PRESSURES. OTHERWISE NEW PRODUCT APPROVALS ARE
 REQUIRED.
 SEC. 107.2.1 CITY AMENDMENTS.
  
 3- WINDOW MULLIONS PRODUCT APPROVAL SUBMITTED:
 CLEARLY SPECIFY MULLION SIZE TO BE USED TO VERIFY
 COMPLIANCE WITH THE CALCULATED DESIGN PRESSURES.
 SEC. 107.2.1 CITY AMENDMENTS.
 REPEAT COMMENT.
  
  
 NOTE: SEE SEC. 702.4 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING CODE. WINDOW
 OPENING CONTROL DEVICES IN WINDOW REPLACEMENT ARE
 REQUIRED WHEN THE FOLLOWING APPLY:
 IN GROUP R-2 OR R-3 BUILDINGS CONTAINING DWELLING UNITS
 AND ONE- AND TWO-FAMILY DWELLINGS AND TOWNHOUSES
 REGULATED BY THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, RESIDENTIAL,
 WINDOW OPENING CONTROL DEVICES COMPLYING WITH ASTM
 F2090 SHALL BE INSTALLED WHERE AN EXISTING WINDOW IS
 REPLACED AND WHERE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING APPLY TO THE
 REPLACEMENT WINDOW:
 1.THE WINDOW IS OPERABLE;
 2. THE WINDOW REPLACEMENT INCLUDES REPLACEMENT OF THE
 SASH AND THE FRAME;
 3.ONE OF THE FOLLOWING APPLIES:
 3.1.IN GROUP R-2 OR R-3 BUILDINGS CONTAINING DWELLING
 UNITS, THE TOP OF THE SILL OF THE WINDOW OPENING IS AT
 A HEIGHT LESS THAN 36 INCHES (915 MM) ABOVE THE
 FINISHED FLOOR; OR
 3.2. IN ONE- AND TWO-FAMILY DWELLINGS AND TOWNHOUSES
 REGULATED BY THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, RESIDENTIAL,
 THE TOP SILL OF THE WINDOW OPENING IS AT A HEIGHT LESS
 THAN 24 INCHES (610 MM) ABOVE THE FINISHED FLOOR;
 4.THE WINDOW WILL PERMIT OPENINGS THAT WILL ALLOW
 PASSAGE OF A 4-INCH-DIAMETER (102 MM) SPHERE WHEN THE
 WINDOW IS IN ITS LARGEST OPENED POSITION; AND
 5.THE VERTICAL DISTANCE FROM THE TOP OF THE SILL OF THE
 WINDOW OPENING TO THE FINISHED GRADE OR OTHER SURFACE
 BELOW, ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING, IS GREATER THAN
 72 INCHES (1829 MM).
 THE WINDOW OPENING CONTROL DEVICE, AFTER OPERATION TO
 RELEASE THE CONTROL DEVICE ALLOWING THE WINDOW TO FULLY
 OPEN, SHALL NOT REDUCE THE MINIMUM NET CLEAR OPENING
 AREA OF THE WINDOW UNIT TO LESS THAN THE AREA REQUIRED
 BY THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING
  
  
  
 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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