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I'm not sure what Florida codes were at that time. In many areas sprinklers in the park area would not have been required in the timeframe that the building was built.Spinspecdrt said:That is a great point about the fire sprinklers setting of the alarm. Any idea if there were fire sprinklers in the basement? If there were, why didn't the alarm go off? If there were no sprinklers, should there have been?
Mark R said:I'm not sure what Florida codes were at that time. In many areas sprinklers in the park area would not have been required in the timeframe that the building was built.
epoxybot said:I believe it is posted above but you really have to read the Surfside Building Inspector's letter to Guillermo Olmedillo, Town Manager.
He describes the meeting as successful. The tenor of the letter, seems to be that he alleviated their fears regarding the Structural Engineer's report.
There is something wrong with a city's building department when the individual that reads a Structural Engineers report and then offers 'interpretation' that downplays what the report contains; is not an engineer. Rosendo Prieto, the building inspector at that time was qualified for 'Plan Review' but that is for Code, not actual structural plan review. Both the city and Prieto are in deep water.
The email from the inspector said:ABO Pena and myself were invited and attended the Condo Board/Unit Owner meeting at the Champlain Tower South last night and it went very well. The response was very positive from everyone in the room. All main concerns over their forty year recertification process were addressed. This particular building is not due to begin their forty year until 2021 but they have decided to start the process early which I wholeheartedly endorse and wish that this trend would catch on with other properties. If you have any questions please let me know. Thank you.
Sym P. le said:It's not clear whether these planters were original or a refit.