#jacob c

[booklovrrs]

💄🌺❤️

just finished abbott elementary. i dont know what to do with my life anymore.

[deanmajd]

jacob, 2018

dean majd

[deanmajd]

Dece Day, 2017

Dean Majd

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[ilookintomyglass]

4/8

Seriously, do I have any real friends besides Jacob? Does anyone else really like me?

[underrated-2014-blog]

Open Lattice-Work and Insect Screening

Open lattice-work and insect screening are not considered to be walls or obstructions as long as they will collapse under wind and water loads without causing damage to the building.

To increase the likelihood of collapse as intended, it is recommended that the vertical framing members (such as 2x4s) on which the screen or lattice-work is mounted be spaced at least 2 feet apart. Either metal or synthetic mesh insect screening is acceptable. Wood and plastic lattice is available in 4-foot x 8-foot sheets. The material used to fabricate the lattice should be no thicker than ½ inch, and the finished sheet should have an opening ratio of at least 40 percent. (Although the regulations explicitly identify wood lattice, plastic lattice is acceptable provided it meets these recommendations.)

Although not specified in the regulations, areas below elevated building may also be surrounded by plastic or wood shutters, slanted slats, or louvers (see Technical Bulletin 5). These materials must meet the following criteria:

They must be cosmetic in nature,

The material used for the slats must be no thicker than 1 inch, and

They must have an opening ratio of at least 40 percent.

Technical Bulletin 9, Design and Construction Guidance for Breakaway Walls (2008), p.13.

http://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/20130726-1511-20490-8359/fema_tb_9.pdf

[underrated-2014-blog]

Community Rating System - Financial Incentive to Go Above and Beyond NFIP Requirements

The Community Rating System (CRS) is a national program developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The CRS Coordinator’s Manual spells out the credits and credit criteria of the CRS for community activities and programs that go above and beyond the minimum requirements for participation in FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program. The 2013 Coordinator’s Manual contains many changes from previous editions. These changes stem from the recommendations of the 2008 CRS Strategic Plan, which was the first complete evaluation of the CRS since it began in 1990. ...  

432.g. Enclosure limits (ENL) The maximum credit for this element is 240 points. Regulations to limit enclosures below the base flood elevation have two objectives. First, they protect the structural integrity of the building from wave action or hydrostatic pressure. Second, they discourage property owners from finishing the area below the base flood elevation and storing valuable or hazardous items in that area.These regulations are particularly useful in V Zones and other coastal areas subject to wave damage and in places where projected flood depths result in lowest floors constructed 8 feet or more above grade. For the second objective, over time there is a tendency on the part of property owners to enclose the lower areas and convert them to bedrooms, family rooms, or other finished areas, in violation of floodplain management regulations. ENL credits regulatory standards that prohibit the enclosure of the building’s area that lies below the base flood elevation. Credit is also available for communities that execute nonconversion agreements, whereby owners agree not to modify the enclosed area to make it more susceptible to flood damage.

Credit Criteria for ENL (1) Breakaway walls are enclosures and must be prohibited in order to receive full credit. Screening and open lattice-work are not considered enclosures. Some communities have language to require that there be “no obstruction” in the lower level of a building. Such language might allow breakaway walls or slanted louvers. This does not qualify for ENL credit. What counts for ENL credit is whether one can SEE THROUGH the lower part of the structure from the street. Lattice-work and insect screening are permitted, as long as the line of sight is not blocked.

(2) The community may opt to enforce these enclosure limits only where the lowest floor is more than four feet high. Where the lowest floor is less than four feet high, a crawlspace with the proper openings may be more appropriate than an open area elevated on columns or piles. With less than four feet of height, the lower area is not likely to be improved or modified into a livable space, so the enclosure limits are not needed.

(3) Partial credit is provided for a nonconversion agreement whereby the owner agrees not to modify the enclosed area in a way that would make it more susceptible to flood damage. Because this area is not visible from the street, the full credit of 90 points (under credit points (3), below) is provided only if the agreement allows the community the right to enter the property and inspect the inside of the enclosure periodically. The nonconversion agreement must be filed with the deed and other property records, so that it will be effective as ownership of the property changes in the future. A sample nonconversion agreement is posted at www.CRSresources.org/400. As with all legal documents, the community should have such an agreement approved by its attorney before it is used.

[underrated-2014-blog]

G801.2 Fences. Fences in floodways that may block the passage of floodwaters, such as stockade fences and wire mesh fences, shall meet the requirements of section G103.5.

G103.5. Floodway Encroachment. Prior to issuing a permit for any floodway encroachment, including fill, new construction, substantial improvements and other development or land-distributing activity, the building official shall require submission of a certification, along with supporting technical data, that demonstrates that such development will not cause any increase of the level of the base flood.

(Flood Resistant Provisions of the 2012 International Code Series, a compilation prepared by FEMA, p.17)

http://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/20130726-1816-25045-8053/2012_i_code_floodprovisions.pdf