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| WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| W. P. B. PERMIT: 21080603 |
| ADD: 400 N FLAGLER DR. PH-A6 |
| CONT: SHUTTER UP INDUSTRIES |
| TEL: ??? |
| E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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| 2020 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2020 WEST PALM BEACH |
| AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, |
| ADMINISTRATION |
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| 2020 EXISTING BUILDING CODE. 801.3 COMPLIANCE. ALL NEW |
| CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, COMPONENTS, SYSTEMS, AND SPACES |
| SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FLORIDA |
| BUILDING CODE, BUILDING. |
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| 2ND REVIEW |
| DATE: TUES. OCT. 05TH/ 2021 |
| ACTION: DENIED |
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| 1-2) COMPLIED. |
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| 3) 2ND REQUEST. THE ENGINEERING EXPRESS CHART SUBMITTED |
| DOES HAVE AN ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE BUT IT IS FOR THE |
| WRONG WIND EXPOSURE CATEGORY ( C ). 2020 FBC-BUILDING |
| 1609.4.3. EXPOSURE CATEGORIES, EXPOSURE D. |
| EXPOSURE D SHALL APPLY WHERE THE GROUND SURFACE |
| ROUGHNESS, AS DEFINED BY SURFACE ROUGHNESS D, PREVAILS |
| IN THE UPWARD DIRECTION FOR A DISTANCE OF AT LEAST |
| 5,000 FEET OR 20 TIMES THE HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING, |
| WHICHEVER IS GREATER. EXPOSURE SHALL ALSO APPLY WHERE |
| THE GROUND SURFACE ROUGHNESS IMMEDIATELY UPWIND OF THE |
| SITE IS B OR C , AND THE SITE IS WITHIN A DISTANCE OF |
| 600 FEET OR 20 TIMES THE BUILDING HEIGHT, WHICHEVER IS |
| GREATER, FROM AN EXPOSURE D CONDITION AS DEFINED IN THE |
| PREVIOUS SENTENCE. |
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| 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. THE DESIGN PRESSURE SHEET HAS |
| BEEN COMPLETED BY THE CONTRACTOR. CONTRACTORS CAN ONLY |
| DESIGN SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS FROM TABLE 301.2(2). |
| ENGINEERS ARE TO PROVIDE PRESSURES FOR COMMERCIAL WORK. |
| THE LOCATION OF THIS BUILDING IS CONSIDERED A D |
| EXPOSURE. CERTIFICATION BY CONTRACTOR. 107.3.4.3. THE |
| CONTRACTOR (QUALIFIER) THAT CREATED / DREW THE SET OF |
| PLANS WILL NEED TO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS THE AUTHOR OF |
| THE PLANS. PLEASE PRINT YOUR NAME, SIGN YOUR NAME AND |
| LICENSE NUMBER FOR THE TRADE YOU ARE LICENSED IN AND |
| PLANS DRAWN. |
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| 4) SEMI-COMPLIED. ENGINEERING EXPRESS SHEET INDICATES |
| THE MINIMUM BUILDING DIMENSION OF 35 FEET AND AN END |
| ZONE OF 3.5 FEET. THE BUILDING SHOWN ON THE FLOOR PLAN |
| IS ONLY ? OF THE LEAST BUILDING WIDTH. |
| 1ST ROUND COMMENTS. BUILDING END ZONES (5). THE FLOOR |
| PLAN LAYOUT INDICATES THE WORK TO BE PERFORMED UNDER |
| THIS PERMIT IS A CORNER UNIT OF A HIGHRISE BUILDING. |
| THE WIND LOAD CHART UNDER NOTES STATES WHAT IS |
| CONSIDERED AN END ZONE 10% OF THE LEAST HORIZONTAL |
| DISTANCE OF THE BUILDING OR 40% OF THE MRH, BUT NOT |
| LESS THAN 4% OF THE LEAST HORIZONTAL DISTANCE OR 3 FT. |
| THE CONTRACTOR HAS NOT IDENTIFIED WHAT THE LEAST |
| HORIZONTAL DISTANCE IS FOR THE BUILDING NOR THE |
| LOCATION OF THE UNIT IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE BUILDING |
| AND THE INTERCOASTAL WATERWAY. EXAMPLE ONLY. IF THE |
| BUILDING HEIGHT IS APPROXIMATELY 180 FT. (MRH.) X 0.40= |
| 72 FEET. THIS WOULD PUT ALL OPENINGS IN WIND ZONE 5 OR |
| 10% OF THE LEAST HORIZONTAL DISTANCE OF THE BUILDING, |
| ALSO UNKNOWN. |
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| 5-6) COMPLIED. |
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| MONDAY AUGUST 02ND/ 2021 ALL PLANS EXAMINERS WILL BE |
| WORKING FROM CITY HALL. |
| MY WORK HOURS ARE USUALLY TUES. & WED. 7:30 AM- 4:30 PM |
| PART-TIME/ RETIRED. |
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| IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK WITH A PLANS EXAMINER BEFORE I GET |
| BACK INTO THE OFFICE CALL |
| (561)805-6700 AND ASK FOR THE PLANS EXAMINER ON-CALL. |
| THANK YOU. |
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| JAMES A. WITMER BN, PX, SFP, CBO |
| SENIOR COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DIVISION / DEVELOPMENT SERVICES |
| DEPARTMENT |
| 401 CLEMATIS ST. WEST PALM BEACH. FL 33402 |
| TEL: 561-805-6717 |
| FAX: 561-805-6676 |
| E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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