| 2010-04-20 11:12:06 | BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | PERMIT: 10040276 |
| | ADD: 1700 PALM BEACH LAKES /9TH FLOOR |
| | CONT: HOLT LEE CONSTRUCTION |
| | TEL: (954)725-4881 |
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| | FL BLD CODE= 2007 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE |
| | W/ 2009 FBC SUPPLEMENTS |
| | * WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS |
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| | DESIGNER OF RECORD: GUSTAVO J. CARBONELL / MPA DESIGN |
| | TEL: ((54)693-7770 |
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| | 1ST REVIEW |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) SHEET A1 ORIGINAL DESSIGN DATA: IS INCORRECT, THE |
| | CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH NEVER ADOPTED THE SOTH FLORIDA |
| | BUILDING CODE, AT THTE TIME THIS BUILDING WAS |
| | CONSTRUCTED WE WERE UNDER THE SOUTHERN STANDARD |
| | BUILDING CODE. PLEASE UPDATE PLANS TO THE CURRENT |
| | DESIGN THAT THE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL IS DESIGNING TOO. |
| | 2007 FBC- BUILDING WITH 2009 AMENDMENTS AND THE 2007 |
| | EXISTING BUILDING CODE WITH 2009 SUPPLEMENTS. PLEASE |
| | PROVIE TO WHAT LEVEL THE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL HAS |
| | ALTERED THIS FLOOR. |
| | 2007 EXISTING BUILDING CODE- 401.4 A DESIGN |
| | PROFESSIONAL OR AN OWNER MUST ELECT ONE OR A |
| | COMBINATION OF LEVELS OF ALTERATION PURSUANT TO |
| | SECTIONS 403, 404 AND 405 OF THIS CODE. |
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| | 2) THE MOVING OF THE ELEVATOR LOBBY DOORS IS CREATING A |
| | CONDITION OR VIOLATION OF THE CODE. |
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| | FL EXIST BLD CODE 701.3 COMPLIANCE. ALL NEW |
| | CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, COMPONENTS, SYSTEMS, AND SPACES |
| | SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FLORIDA |
| | BUILDING CODE, BUILDING. |
| | 707.14.1 ELEVATOR LOBBY. AN ENCLOSED ELEVATOR LOBBY |
| | SHALL BE PROVIDED AT EACH FLOOR WHERE AN ELEVATOR SHAFT |
| | ENCLOSURE CONNECTS MORE THAN THREE STORIES. THE LOBBY |
| | SHALL SEPARATE THE ELEVATOR SHAFT ENCLOSURE DOORS FROM |
| | EACH FLOOR BY FIRE PARTITIONS EQUAL TO THE |
| | FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING OF THE CORRIDOR AND THE REQUIRED |
| | OPENING PROTECTION. ELEVATOR LOBBIES SHALL HAVE AT |
| | LEAST ONE MEANS OF EGRESS COMPLYING WITH CHAPTER 10 AND |
| | OTHER PROVISIONS WITHIN THIS CODE. IN THE NEW |
| | RE-CONFIGURATION NONE OF THE TENANTS CAN REACH THE |
| | VERTICAL EXIT WITHOUT TRAVELING THROUGH THE ELEVATOR |
| | LOBBY. FL EXIST BLDG CODE 705.1 SCOPE. THE REQUIREMENTS |
| | OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE LIMITED TO WORK AREAS THAT |
| | INCLUDE EXITS OR CORRIDORS SHARED BY MORE THAN ONE |
| | TENANT WITHIN THE WORK AREA IN WHICH LEVEL 2 |
| | ALTERATIONS ARE BEING PERFORMED, AND WHERE SPECIFIED |
| | THEY SHALL APPLY THROUGHOUT THE FLOOR ON WHICH THE WORK |
| | AREAS ARE LOCATED OR OTHERWISE BEYOND THE WORK AREA. |
| | 705.2 GENERAL. THE MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| | THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION. EXCEPTIONS: 2. MEANS |
| | OF EGRESS CONFORMING TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FLORIDA |
| | BUILDING CODE, BUILDING AND THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION |
| | CODE UNDER WHICH THE BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED SHALL BE |
| | CONSIDERED COMPLIANT MEANS OF EGRESS IF, IN THE OPINION |
| | OF THE CODE OFFICIAL, THEY DO NOT CONSTITUTE A DISTINCT |
| | HAZARD TO LIFE. UNDER THE 1985 SSBC ELEVATOR LOBBIES |
| | WERE REQUIRED AND THE BUILDING OFFICIAL WOULD REQUIRE |
| | ELEVATOR LOBBIES IF 50% OF THE FLOOR AREA WERE BEING |
| | ALTERED UNDER A LEVEL 2 ALTERATION PER 703.2.2 EXISTING |
| | BUILDING CODE. |
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| | PLEASE NOTE THE ELEVATOR LOBBY DOORS COULD BE PUT ON |
| | MAGNETIC HOLD OPEN DOORS, AND IF POSITIONED TO ALLOW |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH BOTH 707.14.1 FBC-B AND TABLE 1019.1 |
| | AND TABLE 1019.2 |
| | REQUIRING THE 9TH FLOOR TO HAVE ACCESS TO TWO VERTICAL |
| | EXITS FOR ALL TENANTS, AND ONE TRAVEL TO ONE EXIT WOULD |
| | BE NOT THROUGH THE ELEVATOR LOBBY. |
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| | 3) SHEET D-1 SECTION D WOOD BLOCKING WITHIN INTERIOR |
| | WALLS SHALL BE FIRE RETARDANT TREATED WOOD. FBC-B |
| | 603.1(1.1). |
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| | INFORMATIONAL: WHEN RESUBMITTING PLANS PLEASE INDICATE |
| | THE REVISION & REMOVE & 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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| | STARTING AUGUST 21, 2009, THE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES |
| | DEPARTMENT WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAYS UNTIL FURTHER |
| | NOTICE. |
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| | OPENING HOURS MONDAY - THURSDAY WILL REMAIN AT 8:00 AM |
| | - 5:00 PM. |
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