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2018-02-05 17:29:47 | 2017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| W. P. B. PERMIT: 18010531 |
| ADD: 861 N. RAILROAD AVE |
| CONT: MEASURE TWICE CONSTRUCTION |
| TEL: 561-722-0992 |
| E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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| 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2017 WEST PALM BEACH |
| AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, |
| ADMINISTRATION |
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| 2017 EXISTING BUILDING CODE. 801.3 COMPLIANCE. ALL NEW |
| CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, COMPONENTS, SYSTEMS, AND SPACES |
| SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FLORIDA |
| BUILDING CODE, BUILDING. |
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| 1ST REVIEW |
| DATE: MON. FEB. 05/ 2018 |
| ACTION: DENIED |
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| 1) SHEET A1.03 IS LISTED AS THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN. |
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| 1A) 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2017 WEST PALM BEACH |
| AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, |
| ADMINISTRATION 107.3.5 MINIMUM PLAN REVIEW CRITERIA FOR |
| BUILDINGS. |
| 107.3.5.1 COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS: |
| 107.3.5.1.1 BUILDING |
| 3. MINIMUM TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE DETERMINED |
| (SEE TABLE 503). |
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| 1B) THIS IS A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY FROM A STORAGE |
| WAREHOUSE OCCUPANCY TO A BUSINESS OCCUPANCY. THE PLANS |
| WILL NEED TO STATE THIS IS A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY AND |
| DESIGNED TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE: |
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| 2017 EXISTING BUILDING CODE SECTION 1001.2.2 CHANGE OF |
| OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION OR GROUP. WHERE THE OCCUPANCY |
| CLASSIFICATION OF A BUILDING CHANGES, THE PROVISIONS OF |
| SECTIONS 1002 THROUGH 1012 SHALL APPLY. THIS INCLUDES A |
| CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION AND A CHANGE TO |
| ANOTHER GROUP WITHIN AN OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION. |
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| 1C) THE LIFE SAFETY SHEET SHOWS A PARKING GARAGE. 2017 |
| FBC-B 406.4.6 MIXED OCCUPANCY SEPARATION. |
| PARKING GARAGES SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM OTHER |
| OCCUPANCIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 508.1. SEE MIXED |
| OCCUPANCIES. FBC-B 508.4 SEPARATED OCCUPANCIES AND |
| TABLE 508.4 FOR A NON-SPRINKLERED BUILDING WOULD |
| REQUIRE 2 HOUR FIRE SEPARATION BETWEEN THE BUSINESS |
| OCCUPANCY AND THE S2 OCCUPANCY. |
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| 1D) FBC-B 406.6 ENCLOSED PARKING GARAGES. ENCLOSED |
| PARKING GARAGES SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTIONS 406.6.1 |
| THROUGH 406.6.3. |
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| 1E) FBC-B 406.6.2 VENTILATION. A MECHANICAL VENTILATION |
| SYSTEM SHALL BE PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FLORIDA |
| BUILDING CODE, MECHANICAL. |
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| 1F) HEADING. AREA OF PARKING IS 407 SQ. FT. / 200= NOT |
| 2 BUT 3 OCCUPANTS, WHEN THERE IS A FRACTION OF A |
| OCCUPANT YOU ROUND UP FOR MEANS OF OCCUPANTS. TABLE |
| 1004.1.2. |
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| 1G) THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN SHOWS A NEW RESTROOM AND A |
| EXISTING BATHROOM WITH A SHOWER, BUT THE SHOWER IS NOT |
| ACCESSIBLE. 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE. 213.2 TOILET |
| ROOMS AND BATHING ROOMS. WHERE TOILET ROOMS ARE |
| PROVIDED, EACH TOILET ROOM SHALL COMPLY WITH 603. WHERE |
| BATHING ROOMS ARE PROVIDED, EACH BATHING ROOM SHALL |
| COMPLY WITH 603. |
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| 1H) HEADING. NUMBER OF REQUIRED EXITS LIST CODE SECTION |
| 1015.1 LESS THAN 49 OCCUPANTS 1 EXIT IS REQUIRED. |
| MISSING INFORMATION IS SINGLE EXIT TABLE 1006.2.1 |
| BUSINESS OCCUPANCY AND OCCUPANT LOADS GREATER THAN 30, |
| THE MAXIMUM COMMON PATH OF TRAVEL IS 75 FEET, REQUIRING |
| 2 EXITS. PLEASE UPDATE PLANS. |
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| 1I) WITH 2 MEANS OF EGRESS REQUIRED ALSO REVIEW THE |
| REQUIREMENT FOR 2 ACCESSIBLE MEANS OF EGRESS, SEE 2017 |
| ACCESS. CODE 206.4.1 PUBLIC ENTRANCES. IN ADDITION TO |
| ENTRANCES REQUIRED BY 206.4.2 THROUGH 206.4.9, AT LEAST |
| 60 PERCENT OF ALL PUBLIC ENTRANCES SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| 404. 2 X 0.60= 1.2 OR 2 ACCESSIBLE MEANS OF EGRESS. |
| PLEASE NOTE THE BACK EXIT IS NOT ACCESSIBLE, AND LEAD |
| TO THE PUBLIC WAY. |
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| 1J) THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN SHOWS 2 PARKING SPACES WITHIN |
| THE PARKING GARAGE BUT DOES NOT SHOW A COVERED |
| ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACE NOR ACCESS AISLE , PLEASE ALSO |
| NOTE THERE IS A 7 INCH DIFFERENCE IN HEIGHT FROM THE |
| GARAGE FLOOR TO THE OPEN OFFICE AREA, NOT AN ACCESSIBLE |
| ROUTE. PLEASE SHOW HOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE |
| ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 103 EQUIVALENT FACILITATION |
| WILL BE MET? |
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| 1K) SHEET A1.03 THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN SHOWS A NEW FRONT |
| ENTRY DOOR AND REVERSED SWING. 2017 EXISTING BUILDING |
| CODE. 801.3 COMPLIANCE. ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, |
| COMPONENTS, SYSTEMS, AND SPACES SHALL COMPLY WITH THE |
| REQUIREMENTS OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING. |
| THE NEW EXTERIOR DOOR CANNOT SWING OUT OVER THE PUBLIC |
| SIDEWALK. |
| 3202.2 ENCROACHMENTS ABOVE GRADE AND BELOW 8 FEET IN |
| HEIGHT. ENCROACHMENTS INTO THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY |
| ABOVE GRADE AND BELOW 8 FEET IN HEIGHT SHALL BE |
| PROHIBITED. DOORS AND WINDOWS SHALL NOT OPEN OR PROJECT |
| INTO THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY. |
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| 2) SHEET S-100 INDICATES WINDOW AND DOOR PRESSURES OF |
| +46/ -50 PSF. THE SUBMITTED PRODUCT APPROVALS CANNOT BE |
| REVIEWED UNTIL THE WIND DESIGN CRITERIA IS PROVIDED. |
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| PLEASE NOTE THE PLANS DOES NOT PROVIDE A WIND DESIGN |
| CRITERIA. 2017 FBC-B 1603.1.4 WIND DESIGN DATA. THE |
| FOLLOWING INFORMATION RELATED TO WIND LOADS SHALL BE |
| SHOWN, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER WIND LOADS GOVERN THE |
| DESIGN OF THE LATERAL FORCE-RESISTING SYSTEM OF THE |
| STRUCTURE: |
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| 2.1. ULTIMATE DESIGN WIND SPEED, VULT, (3-SECOND GUST), |
| MILES PER HOUR (KM/HR) AND NOMINAL DESIGN WIND SPEED, |
| VASD, AS DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION |
| 1609.3.1. |
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| 2.2. RISK CATEGORY. |
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| 2.3. WIND EXPOSURE. APPLICABLE WIND DIRECTION IF MORE |
| THAN ONE WIND EXPOSURE IS UTILIZED. TABLE 1609.7.2. |
| HEIGHT AND EXPOSURE. |
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| 2.4. APPLICABLE INTERNAL PRESSURE COEFFICIENT. |
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| 2.5 DESIGN WIND PRESSURES TO BE USED FOR EXTERIOR |
| COMPONENTS AND CLADDING MATERIALS NOT SPECIFICALLY |
| DESIGNED BY THE REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL |
| RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN OF THE STRUCTURE, PSF. |
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| TABLE 1609.7(2) ADJUSTMENT FACTORS FOR HEIGHT & |
| EXPOSURE. PROVIDE THE MEAN ROOF HEIGHT FOR THE |
| BUILDING. / 1609.3.1 WIND SPEED CONVERSION VULT TO |
| VASD. ALL PRODUCT APPROVALS ARE VASD. |
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| 3) SHEET A3.01 SHOWS STAIRS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE |
| BUILDING. |
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| 3A) THE STAIR TOP LANDING SHOWS THE GUARDRAIL AT A |
| HEIGHT OF 42 INCHES BUT THEN THE GUARD IS REDUCED IN |
| HEIGHT TO 32 INCHES. |
| FBC-B 1015.3 HEIGHT. REQUIRED GUARDS SHALL BE NOT LESS |
| THAN 42 INCHES (1067 MM) HIGH, MEASURED VERTICALLY AS |
| FOLLOWS: 1.FROM THE ADJACENT WALKING SURFACES. |
| EXCEPTIONS ARE FOR R2 AND R3 IN THE UNIT ITSELF. |
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| 3B) THE PLANS DO NOT INDICATE THE SPACING OF THE |
| PICKETS. PLEASE SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH: FBC-B 1015.4 |
| OPENING LIMITATIONS. REQUIRED GUARDS SHALL NOT HAVE |
| OPENINGS THAT ALLOW PASSAGE OF A SPHERE 4 INCHES IN |
| DIAMETER. |
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| 3C) THE PLANS DO NOT PROVIDE THE DIMENSION OF THE |
| TRIANGULAR AREA OF THE STAIR RISE, RUN AND BOTTOM RAIL |
| OF THE GUARD. FBC-B 1015.4 EXCEPTION 2. THE TRIANGULAR |
| OPENINGS AT THE OPEN SIDES OF A STAIR, FORMED BY THE |
| RISER, TREAD AND BOTTOM RAIL SHALL NOT ALLOW PASSAGE OF |
| A SPHERE 6 INCHES (152 MM) IN DIAMETER. |
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| 3D) THE HANDRAIL HORIZONTAL EXTENSION STOP SHORT OF THE |
| BOTTOM TREAD. FBC-B 1014.6 HANDRAIL EXTENSIONS. |
| THE HANDRAILS SHALL EXTEND HORIZONTALLY NOT LESS THAN |
| 12 INCHES (305 MM) BEYOND THE TOP RISER AND CONTINUE TO |
| SLOPE FOR THE DEPTH OF ONE TREAD BEYOND THE BOTTOM |
| RISER. 4.ACCESSIBLE HANDRAIL EXTENSIONS SHALL BE IN |
| ACCORDANCE WITH THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, |
| ACCESSIBILITY. THE BOTTOM HORIZONTAL RETURN OF A |
| HANDRAIL SHALL BE NO HIGHER THAN 27 INCHES. 2017 ACC. |
| CODE 307.3. |
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| 3E) SHEET A3.01 ARE SILENT ABOUT THE REQUIRED DESIGN |
| LOADS FOR HANDRAILS AND GUARDRAILS. DESIGNED AND |
| CONSTRUCTED FOR THE STRUCTURAL LOADING CONDITIONS SET |
| FORTH IN THIS SECTION. FBC-B 1607.8.1 HANDRAILS AND |
| GUARDS. HANDRAILS AND GUARDS SHALL BE DESIGNED TO |
| RESIST A LINEAR LOAD OF 50 POUNDS PER LINEAR FOOT (PLF) |
| IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 4.5.1 OF ASCE 7. |
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| 3F) FBC-B 1607.8.1.1 CONCENTRATED LOAD. HANDRAILS AND |
| GUARDS SHALL BE DESIGNED TO RESIST A CONCENTRATED LOAD |
| OF 200 POUNDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 4.5.1 OF ASCE |
| 7. |
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| 3G) FBC-B 1607.8.1.2 INTERMEDIATE RAILS. INTERMEDIATE |
| RAILS (ALL THOSE EXCEPT THE HANDRAIL), BALUSTERS AND |
| PANEL FILLERS SHALL BE DESIGNED TO RESIST A |
| CONCENTRATED LOAD OF 50 POUNDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| SECTION 4.5.1 OF ASCE 7. |
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| 4) IMPACT FEES. BEFORE A PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT, MAY BE |
| ISSUED, IMPACT FEES MUST BE PAID TO PALM BEACH COUNTY. |
| ONE SET OF PLANS WILL HAVE TO BE TAKEN (BY THE |
| CONTRACTOR OR REPRESENTATIVE) TO THE PALM BEACH COUNTY |
| IMPACT FEE OFFICE LOCATED AT 2300 N. JOG RD. ROOMS |
| 2W01-2W14 WEST PALM BEACH, FL. THE ACTUAL PERMIT SET OF |
| PLANS MUST BE STAMPED BY THAT OFFICE, AND A COPY OF THE |
| PAID RECEIPT ATTACHED TO THE PERMIT APPLICATION. PLEASE |
| CALL (561)233-5025 FOR MORE INFORMATION. |
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| 5) WHEN RESUBMITTING PLANS PLEASE INDICATE THE REVISION |
| & REMOVE ANY VOIDED SHEETS & REPLACE ANY PAGES AS |
| NECESSARY. A TRANSMITTAL LETTER LISTING THE ORIGINAL |
| REVIEW COMMENT NUMBER, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE |
| REVISION MADE, IDENTIFYING THE SHEET OR SPECIFICATION |
| PAGE WHERE THE CHANGES CAN BE FOUND WILL HELP TO |
| EXPEDITE YOUR PERMIT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED |
| COOPERATION. |
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| PLANS ARE INCOMPLETE AND WITH THE RESPONSES TO THE |
| COMMENTS MAY CREATE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. |
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| JAMES A. WITMER BN, PX, CBO |
| SENIOR COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| BUILDING DIVISION / DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT |
| 401 CLEMATIS ST. |
| WEST PALM BEACH. FL 33402 |
| TEL: 561-805-6715 |
| FAX: 561-805-6676 |
| E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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