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2022-12-06 14:36:15 | 1ST BUILDING REVIEW |
| RESULTS: CORRECTIONS NEEDED |
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| CHRISTOPHER S. THROOP, CBO, BN, PX, CFM |
| PLANS EXAMINER II |
| CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| (561) 805-6726 |
| [email protected] |
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| CODES IN EFFECT: |
| 2020 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, 7TH EDITION W/2017 WEST |
| PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, |
| CHAPTER 1 ADMINISTRATION |
| NFPA 70 2017 EDITION NEC 2017 |
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| ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS AND RE-SUBMIT: |
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| NOTICE: |
| PHOTOGRAPHS ARE NOT AN ACCEPTABLE MEDIUM FOR PLAN |
| REVIEW OR RECORDS RETENTION. |
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| SECTION 107 |
| SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS |
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| 107.2.1 INFORMATION ON CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. |
| CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SHALL BE DIMENSIONED AND DRAWN |
| UPON SUITABLE MATERIAL. ELECTRONIC MEDIA DOCUMENTS |
| SHALL BE SUBMITTED WHEN APPROVED BY THE BUILDING |
| OFFICIAL. CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SHALL BE OF SUFFICIENT |
| CLARITY TO INDICATE THE LOCATION, NATURE AND EXTENT OF |
| THE WORK PROPOSED AND SHOW IN DETAIL THAT IT WILL |
| CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CODE AND RELEVANT |
| LAWS, ORDINANCES, RULES AND REGULATIONS, AS DETERMINED |
| BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. SUCH DRAWINGS AND |
| SPECIFICATIONS SHALL |
| CONTAIN INFORMATION, IN THE FORM OF NOTES OR OTHERWISE, |
| AS TO THE QUALITY OF ARTERIALS, WHERE QUALITY IS |
| ESSENTIAL TO CONFORMITY WITH THE TECHNICAL CODES. SUCH |
| INFORMATION SHALL BE SPECIFIC, AND THE TECHNICAL CODES |
| SHALL NOT BE CITED AS A WHOLE OR IN PART, NOR SHALL THE |
| TERM "LEGAL" OR ITS EQUIVALENT BE USED AS A SUBSTITUTE |
| FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION. ALL INFORMATION, DRAWINGS, |
| SPECIFICATIONS AND ACCOMPANYING DATA SHALL BEAR THE |
| NAME AND SIGNATURE OF THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE |
| DESIGN. (SEE ALSO SECTION 107.3.5). |
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| 107.2.1.3 QUALITY OF BUILDING PLANS. BUILDING PLANS |
| SHALL BE DRAWN TO A MINIMUM 1/8 INCH SCALE UPON |
| SUBSTANTIAL PAPER, CLOTH OR OTHER ACCEPTABLE MEDIUM. |
| THE BUILDING OFFICIAL MAY ESTABLISH THROUGH |
| DEPARTMENTAL POLICY, OTHER STANDARDS FOR PLANS AND |
| SPECIFICATIONS, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE CONFORMITY TO ITS |
| RECORD RETENTION PROGRAM. THIS POLICY MAY INCLUDE SUCH |
| THINGS AS MINIMUM SIZE, SHAPE, CONTRAST, CLARITY, OR |
| OTHER ITEMS RELATED TO RECORDS MANAGEMENT. ELECTRONIC |
| MEDIA MUST BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE ARCHIVE REQUIREMENTS |
| OF FLORIDA STATUTES. |
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| 107.3.5 MINIMUM PLAN REVIEW CRITERIA FOR BUILDINGS. THE |
| EXAMINATION OF THE DOCUMENTS BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL |
| SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM CRITERIA AND |
| DOCUMENTS: A FLOOR PLAN; SITE PLAN; FOUNDATION PLAN; |
| FLOOR/ROOF FRAMING PLAN OR TRUSS LAYOUT; ALL |
| FENESTRATION PENETRATIONS; FLASHING; AND ROUGH OPENING |
| DIMENSIONS; AND ALL EXTERIOR ELEVATIONS: |
| FBC R107.3.5.1 THRU 107.3.5.5 |
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| PLEASE NOTE THAT SUBMITTAL OF ADDITIONAL AND/OR REVISED |
| MATERIALS MAY RESULT IN NEW PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS. |
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