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2022-12-30 15:07:13 | 12/30/22 COMMENTS WERE DISCUSSED WITH ROBERT BROWN |
| (BUILDING OFFICIAL). |
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| RESIDENTIAL (R2) THIRD BUILDING REVIEW COMMENTS |
| CODE: FBC 7TH EDITION (2020) AND CITY AMENDMENTS. |
| PERMIT #22090533 |
| 3650 WHITEHALL DR #404 |
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| 1- WINDOW MULLIONS: |
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| PREVIOUS COMMENT: |
| A)NEW MULLION NOA 19-0405.10 SUBMITTED: |
| SAME COMMENT APPLIES. 1X3 MULLIONS AND 2X3 MULLIONS |
| DON'T MEET THE CALCULATED DESIGN PRESSURES. |
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| RESPONSE: |
| NEW 1X4 CUSTOM MULLION OR 2X4 MULLIONS DON'T MEET THE |
| CALCULATED DESIGN PRESSURES FOR OPENINGS 3,4 AND 5. |
| BECAUSE THE WIDTH OF THE WINDOW TO USE IS 54" NOT 48". |
| THE WIDTH OF THE WINDOW IS THE SUM OF THE TWO WINDOWS |
| ADJACENT TO THE MULLION AND DIVIDED BY 2. THEREFORE THE |
| WIDTH IS 50.5". NEED TO USE THE 54" WIDTH OF PRODUCT |
| APPROVAL SUBMITTED. |
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| PREVIOUS COMMENT: |
| B)CLEARLY MARK ON THE PRODUCT APPROVAL MULLION |
| FASTENING. SEC. 1609.1 FBC-BUILDING. |
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| RESPONSE: |
| ANCHOR TYPE TO BE VERIFIED BASED ON CLARIFICATION OF |
| ITEM ABOVE. ANCHOR TYPE IS BASED ON SUBSTRATE: CONCRETE |
| OR MASONRY. |
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| PREVIOUS COMMENT: |
| 2- WINDOW OPENING CONTROL DEVICES: WINDOW OPENING |
| CONTROL DEVICES ARE REQUIRED WHEN THE WINDOW SILL OF AN |
| OPERABLE WINDOW IS AT A HEIGHT LESS THAN 36 INCHES |
| ABOVE THE FINISHED FLOOR. |
| WINDOW OPENING CONTROL DEVICES NEED TO COMPLY WITH ASTM |
| F2090. |
| CLEARLY SPECIFY IF THERE ARE ANY WINDOWS WHERE THE |
| WINDOW SILL IS LESS THAN 36" ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR. |
| SEE SEC. 702.4 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING CODE. |
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| RESPONSE: |
| THIS WILL BE VERIFIED IN THE FIELD BY THE BUILDING |
| INSPECTOR. THIS COMMENT IS JUST TO GIVE HEADS UP ABOUT |
| THIS REQUIREMENT. |
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| NEW COMMENT BASED ON INFORMATION SUBMITTED: |
| 3- COMPONENTS AND CLADDING WALL PRESSURE CALCULATIONS |
| WERE REVISED. NEW CALCULATIONS SPECIFY A MEAN ROOF |
| HEIGHT OF 40 FEET. THE MEAN ROOF HEIGHT IS INCORRECT. |
| PER CITY RECORDS THE MEAN ROOF HEIGHT OF THESE |
| BUILDINGS IS 45'-8". REVISE AS REQUIRED. |
| NOTE: PREVIOUS CALCULATIONS WERE ALMOST CORRECT, THEY |
| SHOWED A MEAN ROOF HEIGHT OF 45'. |
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| 4- FIXED WINDOW NOA 20-1208.09. GLASS TYPE 'B' MARKED |
| ON SHEET 2 OF 7 CANNOT BE USED. SEE DESIGN LOAD CHART |
| ON SHEET 3 OF 7. NEED TO USE GLASS TYPE 'C', 'C1' OR |
| 'C2' OR PROVIDE ANOTHER PRODUCT APPROVAL THAT WILL MEET |
| CALCULATED DESIGN PRESSURES. |
| I APOLOGIZE FOR NO MENTIONING THIS ON MY PREVIOUS |
| COMMENTS. |
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| 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. |
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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] |
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