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5911 Pescara Drive
Pace; FL 32571
772-774-9086
April 19, 2018 st
St. Lucie County
Building and Code Regulation Division
2300 Virginia Avenue
Ft. Pier, FL 34982
lding Engineers, LLC
Subiect: Review Comments and Reply
5102 Sunset Boulevard
Permit No. 1803-0555
To Whom It May Concern:
This letter is to certify that the as -built cc
members and strapping) is certified to be
at the time of original construction, as de
1. THESE DRAWINGS REPRESENT
COMPLETED IN 1998. AS SUCH CERTY
1.1. THE EXISTING STRUCTURE AS
MPH (VULT). WHICH MEET AND EXCF
SOUTHERN BUILDING CODE (THE CO]
CONSTRUCTION.)
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ST. Lucie County, Permitting
1 of the project (inclusive of all original framing
iant with the wind -loading requirements in effect
I below:
1 AFTER THE FACT STRUCTURE
SUPPOSITIONS HAVE BEEN MADE:
ILT AND FASTENED CAN WITHSTAND 120
,ED THE 110 MPH REQUIREMENT IN THE
THAT WAS IN EFFECT AT THE TIME OF
1.1.1. NUMEROUS STORM EVENTS THAT IMPACTED THE AREA HAVE BEEN
OFFICIALLY RECORDED WHERE THIS STRUCTURE WAS BUILT.
1.1.1.1. 10-16-1999 HURRICANE IRENE (75 MPH VULT)
1.1.1.2. 9-5-2004 HURRICANE FRANCES (105 MPH VULT)
1.1.1.3. 9-26-2004 HURRICANE JEANNE (120 MPH VULT)
1.1.1.4. 10-24-2005 HURRICANE WILMA (105 MPH VULT)
1.1.2. OUR INFIELD INSPECTION FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF REPAIRED
COMPONENTS OR ELEMENTS IN SPITE OF NUMBER OF RECORDED EVENTS.
1.2. EXIST ROOFING SHINGLES INSTALLED AS PER MFG RECOMMENDATIONS
AT THE TIME OF INSTALLATION. ALL EXISTING WOOD MEMBERS PROPERLY
PROTECTED FROM WEATHER EVENTS, IS PRESSURE TREATED THROUGHOUT,
AND/OR IS GRADED FOR EXTERIOR USE.
1.2.1. OUR INFIELD INSPECTION COULDN'T FIND ANY EVIDENCE OF LEAKS,
ROTTING WOOD MEMBERS, UNEXPLAINED SETTLING.
1.2.2. EXIST ROOFING SHINGLES INSTALLED AS PER MFG RECOMMENDATIONS
AT THE TIME OF INSTALLATION
1.3. ALL BEAMS AND 2"x FRAMING IS OF SUFFICIENT DIMENSIONS TO SPAN
THE DISTANCES THAT THEY WHERE BUILT TO
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Southeast Building Engineers, LLC
5911 Pescara Drive
Pace, FL 32571
772-774-9o86
1.3.1. OUR INFIELD INSPECTION COULDN'T FIND ANY UNEXPLAINED SETTLING
OR TILTING OF STRUCTURE
2. ALL STRAPPING TO STAINLESS, STEEL OR GALV. FINISH AND IS FOR WIND
MITIGATION PURPOSES TO BRING STRUCTURE INTO COMPLIANCE WITH 170
MPH(VULT) WIND SPEED REQUIREMENT.
This letter further certifies that the addition of the hardware and various retrofit measures prescribed in the
permit plans will make the structure compliant with the wind -loading requirements prescribed in the plans.
Should you require any additional information or clarification, please contact me.
Scott R. Sanders, P.E.
Southeast Building Engineers, LLC
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