Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 22050916
Permit Number 22050916
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 4
Notes
Date Text
2023-01-26 11:19:59RESIDENTIAL(R3) ADDITION/ALTERATION FOURTH BUILDING
 REVIEW COMMENTS
 CODE: FBC 7TH EDITION (2020) AND CITY AMENDMENTS.
 PERMIT #22050916
 372 FOREST HILL BLVD
  
  
 ARCHITECTS-ENGINEERS
 FLORIDA STATUTE 553.80(2)(B):
 ARCHITECTS WITH RESPECT TO EVALUATION OF DESIGN
 PROFESSIONALS DOCUMENTS, IF A LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINDS IT
 NECESSARY, IN ORDER TO ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH THE
 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE AND ISSUE A PERMIT, TO REJECT
 DESIGN DOCUMENTS REQUIRED BY THE CODE THREE OR MORE
 TIMES FOR FAILURE TO CORRECT A CODE VIOLATION
 SPECIFICALLY AND CONTINUOUSLY NOTED IN EACH REJECTION,
 INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, EGRESS, FIRE PROTECTION,
 STRUCTURAL STABILITY, ENERGY, ACCESSIBILITY, LIGHTING,
 VENTILATION, ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, AND GAS
 SYSTEMS, OR OTHER REQUIREMENTS IDENTIFIED BY RULE OF
 THE FLORIDA BUILDING COMMISSION ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
 CHAPTER 120, THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SHALL IMPOSE, EACH
 TIME AFTER THE THIRD SUCH REVIEW THE PLANS ARE REJECTED
 FOR THAT CODE VIOLATION, A FEE OF FOUR TIMES THE AMOUNT
 OF THE PROPORTION OF THE PERMIT FEE ATTRIBUTED TO PLANS
 REVIEW
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 9- BUILDING THERMAL ENVELOPE. DESIGNER OF RECORD NEEDS
 TO DEPICT THE BUILDING THERMAL ENVELOPE. NEED TO
 SPECIFY INSULATION MATERIALS AND THEIR R-VALUES.(ROOF,
 WALLS, RAISED FLOOR ABOVE GARAGE, ETC.) AS REQUIRED BY
 SEC. R103.2 FBC-ENERGY CONSERVATION.
 NOTE: KEEP IN MIND THERE ARE FLAT ROOFS AND PITCHED
 ROOFS. AND, COORDINATE WITH ENERGY CALCULATIONS TO
 AVOID CONFLICTS/DELAYS.
  
 PREVIOUS COMMENT:
 PROPOSED SECTION 01/A1-4.3 ON SHEET A1-4.3 SHOWS
 ICYNENE INSULATION IN THE PITCHED AND FLAT ROOF AREAS.
 IT LOOKS LIKE ARCHITECT IS DESIGNING AN UNVENTED ATTIC.
 IF SPECIFYING UNVENTED ATTIC THEN ARCHITECT TO CLARIFY
 WHY SPECIFYING ROOF ATTIC VENTILATION ON DETAIL
 03/A1-4.3 AND DETAIL 04/A1-4.3 ON THE SAME SHEET?
 PROVIDE ICYNENE INSULATION ICC EVALUATION REPORT.
 ARCHITECT TO REVIEW AND APPROVE EVALUATION REPORT PRIOR
 TO SUBMITTAL. (NOTE: THIS REPORT MAY BE SUBMITTED LATER
 AFTER THE PERMIT IS ISSUED BUT BEFORE INSTALLATION).
  
 RESPONSE:
 RESPONSE LETTER STATES "EXISTING ROOF IS VENTED, PLEASE
 SEE SHEET A1-4.4 FOR VENT LOCATION, CALCULATION AND
 SIZES. ALSO, PLEASE SEE MEPS ENERGY CALC SHEET
 CORRECTIONS. ICYNENE INSULATION REPORT WILL BE PROVIDED
 PRIOR TO INSTALLATION. NEW FLAT ROOF IS UNVENTED
 BECAUSE IT DOES NOT HAVE AN ATTIC."
  
 ARCHITECT AND MEP ENGINEER NEED TO COORDINATE PLANS AND
 ENERGY CALCULATIONS TO AVOID MORE CONFLICTS AND DELAYS
 AND AVOID THE PLAN REVIEW FEE PER FLORIDA STATUTE
 553.80(2)(B).
 CROSS SECTIONS AND DETAILS SHOWN ON REVISED SHEET
 A1-4.2 SHOW ICYNENE R-30 INSULATION ON THE ROOF THERMAL
 ENVELOPE (BELOW ROOF SHEATHING) FOR EXISTING PITCHED
 ROOF. ICYNENE R-30 INSULATION IS TYPICALLY USED WHEN
 THE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL IS DESIGNING AN UNVENTED ATTIC.
 IF SPECIFYING UNVENTED ATTIC THEN CLARIFY WHY
 SPECIFYING ROOF ATTIC VENTILATION ON PROPOSED ROOF PLAN
 ON SHEET A1-4.4?. SEE SEC. R806 FBC-RESIDENTIAL FOR
 VENTED AND UNVENTED ATTICS INFORMATION AND REVISE PLANS
 AS REQUIRED.
 FLAT ROOF IS OK AS AN UNVENTED ATTIC WITH THE ICYNENE
 R-30 INSULATION.
  
 ENERGY CALCULATIONS NEED TO BE REVISED TO REFLECT THE
 CORRECT INFORMATION. FIRST, NEED TO COORDINATE WITH
 ARCHITECT IF EXISTING ROOF IS GOING TO BE VENTED OR NOT
 AND NEED TO ADD THE UNVENTED FLAT ROOF AREAS.
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 10- ROOF WITH LESS THAN 6" EAVES REQUIRES GUTTERS WITH
 DOWNSPOUTS AS REQUIRED BY SEC. R318.5 FBC-RESIDENTIAL.
 SPECIFY GUTTERS ON PLANS. PROVIDE DETAILS AND
 SPECIFICATIONS, INCLUDING TERMINATION OF DOWNSPOUTS.
  
 PREVIOUS COMMENT:
 REVISE PROPOSED ROOF PLAN (SHEET A1-4.1). THERE IS A
 FLAT ROOF (REAR AND FRONT AREAS). NEED TO SPECIFY
 SCUPPERS AT THE PERIMETER OF THE ROOF WHERE THE EAVE IS
 LESS THAN 6". THE ONLY EXCEPTION WHERE GUTTER IS NOT
 REQUIRED IS FOR GABLE ROOFS.
  
 RESPONSE:
 REVISED ROOF PLAN ON SHEET A1-4.4 ONLY SHOWS GUTTERS ON
 TWO SIDES OF THE REAR FLAT ROOF. NEED TO PROVIDE
 GUTTERS AT THE PERIMETER OF THE FLAT ROOF WHERE THE
 EAVE IS LESS THAN 6" AS REQUESTED ON THE PREVIOUS
 COMMENT. THE ONLY EXCEPTION WHERE GUTTER IS NOT
 REQUIRED IS FOR GABLE ROOFS.
 NOTE: IF THE NEW FLAT ROOF ON THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE
 HAS AN EAVE OF LESS THAN 6" ON THE WEST SIDE, THEN NEED
 TO PROVIDE GUTTERS AS WELL.
  
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 12- DESIGNER OF RECORD OF RECORD TO SPECIFY ROOF
 VENTILATION AS REQUIRED BY SEC. R806 FBC-RESIDENTIAL.
 SPECIFY VENT SIZE AND LOCATION.
 NOTE: THERE ARE FLAT AND PITCHED ROOFS. IF DESIGNING
 UNVENTED ATTICS, THEN SPECIFY HOW COMPLYING WITH SEC.
 R806.5 FBC-RESIDENTIAL.
  
 PREVIOUS COMMENT:
 RESPONSE LETTER STATES: "PLEASE SEE REVISED SHEET
 A1-4.1 INDICATING ROOF PITCH".
 THIS IS INCORRECT. THE REQUEST WAS TO SPECIFY ROOF
 VENTILATION NOT ROOF PITCH. READ SEC. R806
 FBC-RESIDENTIAL AND PROVIDE THE REQUIRED INFORMATION
 FOR CROSS VENTILATION FOR ALL ROOF AREAS. (SEE NOTE ON
 ITEM #12 ABOVE. ALSO, COORDINATE WITH ITEM #9 ABOVE).
  
 RESPONSE:
 SEE RESPONSE TO COMMENT #9 ABOVE.
  
  
 13- DEFERRED SUBMITTAL: PRODUCT APPROVALS (NOTE:
 PROVIDE COMPLETE INFORMATION FOR REVIEW AFTER PERMIT
 ISSUANCE BUT PRIOR TO INSTALLATION TO AVOID
 CONFLICTS/DELAYS. ALL PRODUCT APPROVALS NEED TO BE
 APPROVED IN WRITING BY DESIGNER OF RECORD PRIOR TO
 SUBMITTAL:
 A)FLAT ROOF. AND, CLEARLY MARK WHICH APPROVED ASSEMBLY
 IS GOING TO BE INSTALLED TO VERIFY COMPLIANCE WITH THE
 DESIGN PRESSURES OF SEC. R301.1 FBC-RESIDENTIAL.
 NOTE: IF THE SELECTED ASSEMBLY DOESN'T MEET THE DESIGN
 PRESSURES FOR ALL ROOF ZONES, THEN SIGNED AND SEALED
 RAS 117 CALCULATIONS ARE REQUIRED.
 B)ENTRY DOOR AS SHOWN ON PLANS.
 C)HORIZONTAL SLIDING WINDOWS.
 D)FIXED WINDOWS.
 E) REAR SWING DOOR.
 F)SLIDING GLASS DOOR.
 G) NEW GABLE END VENT SHOWN ON EXTERIOR WEST ELEVATION.
  
  
 14- ADDITIONAL DEFERRED SUBMITTAL: PROVIDE ICC
 EVALUATION REPORT FOR THE ICYNENE R-30 INSULATION TO
 VERIFY COMPLIANCE WITH SEC. R316 FBC-RESIDENTIAL.
 NOTE: ARCHITECT TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE REPORT IN
 WRITING PRIOR TO SUBMITTAL TO THIS OFFICE.
  
 17- REVISE ENERGY CALCULATIONS SUBMITTED:
 ORIGINAL COMMENT:
 B)CEILING INFORMATION NEED TO BE COORDINATED WITH ITEM
 #9 ABOVE. PLANS NEED TO SHOW THE THERMAL ENVELOPE AND
 SPECIFY IF DESIGNING VENTED OR UNVENTED ATTICS. NOTE:
 THERE ARE SOME FLAT ROOFS IN THIS PROJECT THAT NEED TO
 BE CONSIDERED ALSO. SEC. R101.5.1.1.2 FBC- ENERGY
 CONSERVATION.
  
 PREVIOUS COMMENT:
 THIS NEEDS TO BE COORDINATED WITH THE DESIGNER OF
 RECORD TO AVOID MORE CONFLICTS/DELAYS. ARCHITECT OF
 RECORD IS SPECIFYING ICYNENE ATTIC INSULATION. IT LOOKS
 LIKE ARCHITECT IS DESIGNING UNVENTED ATTICS. ITEM
 #11(B) SPECIFIES A VENTED ATTIC. REVISE AS REQUIRED TO
 MATCH PLANS. COORDINATE WITH ITEM #9 ABOVE.
  
 RESPONSE:
 SEE RESPONSE TO COMMENT #9 ABOVE.
  
 WHEN RESUBMITTING, A TRANSMITTAL LETTER LISTING THE
 ORIGINAL REVIEW COMMENT WITH A DESCRIPTION OF WHERE AND
 HOW THE COMMENT WAS ADDRESSED WILL HELP TO EXPEDITE THE
 REVIEW PROCESS. 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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