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Clearance Sheet R2013-000059*001

 Department IssuesSigned OffIntl

1. Please submit an Elevation Certificate of the original structure.

It appears the floor system is below FEMA BFE (Base Flood Elevation) if construction material is below it is required to be Flood Resistant Construction (Pressure Treated material).

ADDED ON 11/30/2015; Item  not addressed. Please refer to the 2014 FBC-R Sections R322.1.8 and 322.2.

 

2. Please submit Structural Engineering with a Code Analysis.

Drawings Sheet A2 indicate 2x12 floor joists (also in the garage) whereas the cut through detail Sheet A5 indicates 2X10. Please correlate.

ADDED ON 11/30/2015; Item not full addressed; Please refer to the 2014 FBC Section 107.3.5 - Minimum Plan Review Criteria for Buildings. Residential One & Two Family. The designer of record must show how structure is being constructed, which must include but not be limited to, uplift, reactive and shear loading. Also please refer to the 2014 FBC-R Section R301.2.1.1 for the Design of Buildings for Wind Loads.

Also please refer to item #9 regarding Pen and ink changes.

 

3. The Designer of Record is required to review, approve, sign and date the delegated Truss engineering.

ADDED ON 11/30/2015; Item not fully addressed. Truss engineering specific must be approved, signed and dated.

 

4. Please submit the current energy form (R405-2014) with the Manual D and/or duct layout.

The Energy Form indicates a vented attic whereas the drawings indicate unvented, spray foam. Please correlate.

If spray foam insulation is to be used, please provide the ICC ES Report.

ADDED ON 11/30/2015; Item not full addressed. The new Florida Energy Form also indicates (Vented attic).

 

5. Preliminary reviews are one time reviews submitted prior to approval of a clearance sheet and site plan. Because of this, and the documentation and plans are usually insufficient and incomplete, a full review cannot be accomplished without the possibility of adding additional comments at time of future submittals.

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6. The required product approval form is missing. Forms are available at Building Department offices or on the county website under Building Services http://www.sjcfl.us/BuildingServices/media/forms/ProductApprovalPortrait.pdf 
Product approval is required for the exterior doors, windows, panel walls, roofing, shutters and structural components.
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7. An additional fee due and payable at permitting shall be of $100 each for any second resubmission of plans. Per FL. Statute 553.80(2)(b), on any third and subsequent resubmissions that do not correct a code violation that is specifically and continuously noted in each previous rejection, a fee of four times the amount of the fee attributed to plan review will be charged.  
8. General Notes: Your re-submittal shall include two complete sets of plans. Please insert the revised pages into the plan sets, and pages removed from the stamped "Job copy" set, shall be marked as "old set" and shall be included in the re-submittal.
If old "Job copy" drawings, are not resubmitted there will be additional plan review fee charged due to the amount of time necessary to review entire drawing again.
ALL ITEMS changed or revised on plans and documents shall be identified by circling, clouding or identified by some other legible method. ADDITIONAL ITEMS MAY BE REQUIRED - DEPENDING ON INFORMATION AND CLARITY OF FINAL PLANS SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW.
 
9. Pen and ink changes, white-outs, or any such altering of raised seal engineering drawings, is not permitted under state laws governing the practice of Architecture or Engineering. All information on the raised seal drawings must part of the printed sheets at the time the drawings are sealed by the Architect/Engineer.