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2021-09-29 13:26:15 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| W. P. B. PERMIT: 21090243 |
| ADD: 1701 S FLAGLER DR. # 503 |
| CONT: NSI WINDOWS & DOORS |
| TEL: 561-841-1578 |
| E-MAIL: INFO@NSIWINDOWS ANDDOORS.COM |
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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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| 1ST REVIEW |
| DATE: WED. SEPT. 29/2021 |
| ACTION: DENIED |
| 1) THE SUBMITTED WINDOW SCHEDULE/ FLOOR PLAN DOES NOT |
| PROVIDE THE UNIT IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE OVERALL FLOOR |
| PLAN. WITHOUT THIS INFORMATION WE CAN NOT DETERMINE IF |
| THE CONDO UNIT AND WINDOWS ARE IN WALL ZONE 4 OR END |
| ZONE 5. 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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| 2) THE SUBMITTED WINDOW SCHEDULE/ FLOOR PLAN DOES NOT |
| STATE WHO THE AUTHOR OF THE PLAN IS? 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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| 3) THE WIND LOAD CHART SUBMITTED IS A PAPER COPY AND |
| SIGNATURE THAT WAS UPLOADED. FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE |
| CODE 61G15-23.005 (3)(C) A DOCUMENT IN THE FILE FOLDER, |
| SCANNED, FACSIMILE, DIGITALLY CREATED OR COPIED IMAGE |
| OF THE LICENSEE?S SIGNATURE SHALL NOT BE USED ON |
| DIGITALLY SIGNED AND SEALED ENGINEERING PLANS, |
| SPECIFICATIONS, REPORTS OR OTHER DOCUMENTS. |
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| 4) THE WIND LOAD CHART SUBMITTED IS A PAPER COPY DATED |
| AUGUST 5TH/ 2020 AND USING ASCE 7-10. THIS CHART IS A |
| OLD CHART UNDER THE 2017 FBC-BUILDING CODE. DEC. 31ST/ |
| 2020 THE 6TH EDITION OF THE FBC OR THE 2020 |
| FBC-BUILDING CODE WENT INTO EFFECT. CHARTER 35 THE |
| REFERENCED STANDARDS USES THE ASCE 7-16. PLEASE UPDATE. |
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| 5) THE SLIDING GLASS DOOR NOA 20-0429.09 PAGE 9 THE |
| GLASS TYPE CIRCLED IS G4. PAGE 13 OF THE NOA BENEATH |
| THE DESIGN PRESSURE/ ANCHOR CHART THERE IS AN NOTE A |
| +/- 90 PSF FOR GLASS TYPES 4. 4A, 6, 6A 7A 8 & 8A. |
| PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS ONE THE GLASS TYPES DO NOT |
| MATCH IN NOMENCLATURE. 107.2.1.2. ADDITIONAL |
| INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. |
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| 6) 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. |
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| PLEASE NOTE WITH THE LACK OF INFORMATION FOR THIS |
| REVIEW, SUBSEQUENT REMARKS MAYBE MADE IN THE NEXT |
| REVIEW CYCLE. |
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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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