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2023-02-28 17:45:32 | RESIDENTIAL (R2) FITH 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: |
| DESIGN PRESSURES WERE RESUBMITTED TO REFLECT THE |
| CORRECT BUILDING HEIGHT WHICH IS 45 FEET. BASED ON |
| RESUBMITTED CALCULATIONS, THE SPECIFIED MULLION DOESN'T |
| MEET THE CALCULATED DESIGN PRESSURES. THEREFORE, WINDOW |
| MULLION SIZE NEEDS TO BE REVISED TO MEET THE ENGINEER'S |
| DESIGN PRESSURES. |
| NOTE: THE CORNER MULLION IS AN STRUCTURAL MULLION. THIS |
| WAS DISCUSSED WITH ROBERT BROWN (BUILDING OFFICIAL). IF |
| THIS MULLION IS GOING TO BE REPLACED, THEN IT NEEDS TO |
| BE REPLACED WITH THE EXACT SAME SPECIFICATIONS. |
| CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE COMPLETE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE |
| EXISTING MULLION. |
| OTHERWISE, PROVIDE ENGINEERING FOR STRUCTURAL MULLION. |
| SEC. 107.2.1.2 CITY AMENDMENTS. |
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| RESPONSE: |
| A) ENGINEERED MULLION CALCULATIONS CALCULATED BY EMMA |
| T. MELLINGER, P.E. FOR OPENINGS 3,4 AND 4,5 SPECIFY 1X4 |
| X 0.125 MULLION. MULLION NOA 19-0405.10 SUBMITTED |
| DOESN'T MEET THE CALCULATED DESIGN PRESSURES. REVISE AS |
| REQUIRED. SEC. 1609.1 FBC-BUILDING. |
| NOTE: THE WINDOW WIDTH (W)=W1+W2 DIVIDED BY 2. |
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| B)ENGINEERED MULLION CALCULATIONS CALCULATED BY EMMA T. |
| MELLINGER, P.E. FOR OPENING 5,6 SPECIFY 3X3X0.125 |
| MULLION. PROVIDE PRODUCT APPROVAL FOR THIS MULLION |
| SIZE. SEC. 61G20.3.001 F.A.C. |
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| C)ENGINEER OF RECORD TO REVIEW AND APPROVE IN WRITING |
| (NOT SIGNING AND SEALING) ALL PRODUCT APPROVALS AS |
| REQUIRED BY SEC. 107.3.4.1 CITY AMENDMENTS. |
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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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| 3- FBC- B 1405.4, A FLASHING DETAIL OR SPECIFICATION IS |
| REQUIRED. THIS COMMENT CAN BE RESOLVED BY DOING ONE OF |
| THE FOLLOWING: |
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| REVISE THE FLOOR PLAN TO NOTE THAT FLASHING IS REQUIRED |
| AND NOTE THE CODE REFERENCE - EXAMPLE "FLASHING IN |
| ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-B 1405.4 WILL BE INSTALLED". |
| PROVIDE A WRITTEN SPECIFICATION IN LETTER FORM - THIS |
| MAY INCLUDE MORE THAN ONE OPTION |
| PROVIDE A FLASHING DETAIL - THIS MAY INCLUDE MORE THAN |
| ONE OPTION |
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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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