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St. Lucie County
Code Compliance Division
2300 Virginia Avenue
Ft. Pierce, FL 34982
SCANNED
BY
St. Lucie Counhv
RE: Design Comments
Kiel/Doran Residence
703 Ramie Court, NE
Port St. Lucie, FL 34952
Axiom Engineering Project No: 5765-404
To Whom It May Concern:
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Axiom Engineering has reviewed the comments for the above -captioned project and is providing a
list of responses to each of the comments provided by your building department. In addition,
Axiom Engineering has provided the plans and documentation, including pertinent sections of the
Florida Building Code 2006 Revised Edition and calculations. Please review the following
responses:
• Structural Review Comments
i 1) Comment: F.B.P.E. Rule 61G 15-23.001, Engineer seal change 02/05/2004. Contractor to
resubmit all plans and associated documents with current engineer's seal requirements.
Response: All revised plans and associated documents have the correct seal.
2) Comment: Engineer to fill out the project name and address on the "St. Lucie Wind Load
Compliance Sheets" in duplicate.
Response: Axiom Engineering has duplicated the wind load information onto the
"St. Lucie Wind Load Compliance Sheets and have included the customer name and
address on the form: ..
3) Comment: Contractor to submit current, duplicate energy calcs, properly signed, in
accordance with 13-600.3 A.B.C.3 F.B.C. 06 revisions for review.
Response: Axiom Engineering has provided two new sets of signed energy calcs on the
Centralform 60OB-04R
10211 West Sample Road, Suite 106, Coral Springs, FL 33065
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4) Contractor to submit duplicate manual J calcs in accordance w/ F.B.C. 13-607.1 A.B.C.1
L2006 revisions] for review.
Response: Axiom Engineering has added an equipment schedule to sheet M-1 in
accordance with F.B.C. 13-607.1 A.B.0 I and has included the Manual J U-Value
print-outs to the original load calculations.
5) Engineer to design the upstair, exterior guardrail system on the plans per F.B.C., Chapter
20 and F.B.C. loads 1607.7.1.
Response: All guards and railings are to be detailed by others in accordance with
sections R311.5.6 & R312 of the F.B.C. 2006 revised edition. Additionally, all guards
and railings must be capable of resisting all live loads applied in accordance with
section R301.5. Notes have been added on 11S7 and 21SI0. The owner will provide
NOAs or the Specialty Engineer will provide shop drawings to be reviewed by the
Engineer of Record and addressed by a revision to the drawings at a later date.
6) Engineer to detail the interior stairway, guard and handrail system on the plans per R-311
& R312. Also include loads per 1607.7.1.
Response: All stair stringers, guards and railings are to be installed by others in
accordance with sections R311 & R312 of the F.B.C. 2006 revised edition.
Additionally, all stair stringers, guards and railings must be capable of resisting all live
loads applied in accordance with section R301.5. Stair stringer, guard, and rail details,
including loads, have been added to S19. The owner will provide NOAs or the Specialty
Engineer will provide shop drawings for the project to be reviewed by the Engineer of
Record and addressed by a revision to the drawings at a later date.
In summary, Axiom Engineering has responded to each of the building comments as outlined
above. If you have further questions or comments, please feel free tocontact the undersigned at
(954) 757-8666.
Respectfully. Submitted,
V. F'ae Man, P.E. Shawn T. Bunch
ipal Engineer, Axiom Engineering, Inc. Associate Engineer
of Florida License Nos. 46590 & CA 8421