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2022-06-22 10:49:15 | RESIDENTIAL (R3) ALTERATION FOURTH BUILDING AUDIT. |
| CODE: FBC 7TH EDITION (2020) AND CITY AMENDMENTS. |
| PERMIT #21110017 (GUEST HOUSE) |
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| NOTE: |
| THIS IS A LEVEL 3 ALTERATION. SEC. 604 FBC-EXISTING |
| BUILDING. SEC. 901.2 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING. SEC. 801.3 |
| FBC-EXISTING BUILDING. ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, |
| COMPONENTS, SYSTEMS, AND SPACES SHALL COMPLY WITH THE |
| REQUIREMENTS OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE. |
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| 1- OK. |
| 2- OK. |
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| ORIGINAL COMMENT: |
| 3- SECOND FLOOR BEDROOM EGRESS WINDOWS DON'T SEEM |
| COMPLY WITH SEC. R310.2.1 FBC-RESIDENTIAL. REVISE AS |
| REQUIRED. SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH MIN. CLEAR OPENINGS |
| (WIDTH, HEIGHT AND TOTAL CLEAR OPENING). |
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| RESPONSE: |
| REVISED DRAWING A1.10 IDENTIFIES THE WINDOW ON THE EAST |
| SIDE OF THE SPIRAL STAIRS AS THE EGRESS WINDOW. THE |
| SIZE OF THIS WINDOW IS 21048. |
| EGRESS WINDOW DETAIL 4/A3.20 SHOWS A SINGLE HUNG WINDOW |
| WITH 42'-8" WINDOW WIDTH DIMENSION AND 4'-8" WINDOW |
| HEIGHT DIMENSION. |
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| IT LOOKS LIKE THIS WINDOW DOESN'T COMPLY WITH ALL THE |
| EGRESS REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE: |
| A) TYPICALLY, SINGLE HUNG IMPACT WINDOWS REQUIRE 63" |
| +/- WINDOW HEIGHT IN ORDER TO GET THE REQUIRED 24" |
| CLEAR HEIGHT OPENING. THE SPECIFIED WINDOW HEIGHT OF |
| 56" DOESN'T SEEM TO COMPLY WITH THE CLEAR HEIGHT |
| REQUIREMENT OF 24". REVISE EGRESS WINDOW SIZE |
| SPECIFICATIONS TO COMPLY WITH ALL THE EGRESS |
| REQUIREMENTS OR PROVIDE WINDOW MANUFACTURER'S CUT |
| SHEETS SHOWING THAT THE SPECIFIED WINDOW SIZE WILL |
| COMPLY. |
| NOTE: CLEARLY SPECIFY SIZE OF WINDOW. SEE COMMENT |
| BELOW. |
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| B)SIZE OF EGRESS WINDOW IS NOT CLEAR. FLOOR PLAN CALLS |
| FOR 21048 WINDOW. WHAT IS THE CORRECT WIDTH OF THE |
| WINDOW?. EGRESS WINDOW DETAIL 4/A3.20 SHOWS A SINGLE |
| HUNG WINDOW WITH 42'-8" WINDOW WIDTH DIMENSION AND |
| 4'-8" WINDOW HEIGHT DIMENSION. |
| CLEARLY SPECIFY ON PLANS EXACT WINDOW WIDTH AND HEIGHT |
| AND PROVIDE WINDOW MANUFACTURER'S CUT SHEETS SHOWING |
| THAT THE SPECIFIED WINDOW WILL COMPLY WITH ALL THE |
| CLEAR OPENING REQUIREMENTS. WIDTH, HEIGHT AND TOTAL |
| CLEAR OPENING. |
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| 4-OK. |
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| ORIGINAL COMMENT: |
| 5- PLANS DON'T PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION FOR THE NEW |
| SPIRAL STAIR. |
| UNABLE TO CHECK EGRESS. SEC. R311.7.10.1 |
| FBC-RESIDENTIAL. SPECIFY STAIR SIZE AND TREAD AND |
| RISERS DIMENSIONS. PROVIDE COMPLETE |
| DETAILS/SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION: FOOTING, |
| ANCHORING, ETC. SEC. R301.1 FBC-RESIDENTIAL. |
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| PREVIOUS COMMENT: |
| PLANS DON'T SPECIFY SIZE OF SPIRAL STAIR. UNABLE TO |
| VERIFY EGRESS. |
| ALSO, DETAIL 1 ON SHEET A3.20 DOESN'T SPECIFY THE |
| HEIGHT OF THE STAIR HANDRAIL AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE |
| STAIR HANDRAIL PICKETS SPACING DON'T COMPLY WITH THE |
| OPENING LIMITATIONS OF SEC. R312.1.3 FBC-RESIDENTIAL. |
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| RESPONSE: |
| REVISED DRAWING A3.20 ONLY ADDED NOTE STATING "NOTE: |
| SEE SHEET 1 SPIRAL STAIR DETAILS AND SPECIFICATIONS". |
| WHERE IS SHEET 1? |
| NOTE: DESIGNER OF RECORD TO PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION. |
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| 6- OK. |
| 7- OK. |
| 8- OK. |
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| ORIGINAL COMMENT: |
| 9- PLANS DON'T PROVIDE ANY DETAILS/SPECIFICATIONS FOR |
| THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF NEW CANVAS AWNINGS |
| AS SHOWN ON THE EAST ELEVATION. PROVIDE COMPLETE |
| DETAILS/SPECIFICATIONS. SEC. R301.1 FBC-RESIDENTIAL. |
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| PREVIOUS COMMENT: |
| TYPICAL AWING DETAIL ON SHEET A3.20 DOESN'T PROVIDE |
| COMPLETE FASTENING SPECIFICATIONS. DESIGNER OF RECORD |
| TO PROVIDE THE INFORMATION TO SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH WIND |
| DESIGN. SEC. R301.2.1 FBC-RESIDENTIAL. |
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| RESPONSE: |
| REPEAT COMMENT. PROVIDE COMPLETE INFORMATION FOR CANOPY |
| INSTALLATION OR PROVIDE COMPLETE INFORMATION UNDER A |
| SEPARATE PERMIT. |
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| 10- OK. |
| 11- OK. |
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| WHEN RESUBMITTING, A TRANSMITTAL LETTER LISTING THE |
| ORIGINAL REVIEW COMMENT WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE |
| REVISION MADE WILL HELP TO EXPEDITE THE AUDIT PROCESS. |
| THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED COOPERATION. |
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| 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] |