| 2011-10-26 14:36:46 | BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | PERMIT: 11100374 |
| | ADD: 7400 GEORGIA SUITE# ______ |
| | CONT: LIVINGSTON BUILDERS |
| | TEL: (561)371-9685 |
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| | 2007 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W/ 2009 FBC SUPPLEMENTS |
| | * WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS |
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| | 2007 EXISTING BUILDING CODE LEVEL II 701.3 |
| | 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 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) 2007/09 FBC-B 106.3.5 MINIMUM PLAN REVIEW CRITERIA |
| | FOR COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS: |
| | 1A) OCCUPANCY TYPE AND ACTUAL USEAGE |
| | 1B) MINIMUM BUILDING TYPE TABLE 503 |
| | 1C) IS THE BUILDING SPRINKLERED OR NOT |
| | 1D ) TOTAL SQUARE FT OF BUILDING, NOT TENANT SPACE |
| | 1E) TOTAL SQUARE FT NET NET TENAT SPACE 1ST FLOOR AND |
| | MEZZININE LEVEL |
| | 1F) DESIGN LIVE LOADS FOR THE MEZZANINE LEVEL, 125 PSF |
| | OR 250 PSF |
| | 1G) TYPE OF OCCUPANCY ON EACH SIDE OF THE TENANT SPACE |
| | 1H) LIVE LOADING THE STAIRS ARE DESIGNED TOO? |
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| | 2) PLEASE PROVIDE THE CALCULATIONS FOR THE ADDITIONAL |
| | LOADING OF THE TWIN T'S IF THE DESIGN CRITERIA USED IS |
| | 125 PSF OR 250 PSF. |
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| | 2007/09 FBC-B 1713.1 GENERAL. WHENEVER THERE IS A |
| | REASONABLE DOUBT AS TO THE STABILITY OR LOAD-BEARING |
| | CAPACITY OF A COMPLETED BUILDING, STRUCTURE OR PORTION |
| | THEREOF FOR THE EXPECTED LOADS, AN ENGINEERING |
| | ASSESSMENT SHALL BE REQUIRED. THE ENGINEERING |
| | ASSESSMENT SHALL INVOLVE EITHER A STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS |
| | OR AN IN-SITU LOAD TEST, OR BOTH. THE STRUCTURAL |
| | ANALYSIS SHALL BE BASED ON ACTUAL MATERIAL PROPERTIES |
| | AND OTHER AS-BUILT CONDITIONS THAT AFFECT STABILITY OR |
| | LOAD-BEARING CAPACITY, AND SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE DESIGN STANDARD. IF THE |
| | STRUCTURAL ASSESSMENT DETERMINES THAT THE LOAD-BEARING |
| | CAPACITY IS LESS THAN THAT REQUIRED BY THE CODE, LOAD |
| | TESTS SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION |
| | 1713.2. IF THE BUILDING, STRUCTURE OR PORTION THEREOF |
| | IS FOUND TO HAVE INADEQUATE STABILITY OR LOAD-BEARING |
| | CAPACITY FOR THE EXPECTED LOADS, MODIFICATIONS TO |
| | ENSURE STRUCTURAL ADEQUACY OR THE REMOVAL OF THE |
| | INADEQUATE CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE REQUIRED. |
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| | 2007/09 FBC-B 110.4.2 STORAGE & FACTORY- INDUSTRIAL |
| | OCCUPANCIES. IT SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE |
| | OWNER, AGENT, PROPIETOR OR OCCUPANT OF GROUP S AND |
| | GROUP F OCCUPANCIES, OR ANY OCCUPANCY WHERE EXCESSIVE |
| | FLOOR LOADING IS LIKELY TO OCCUR, TO EMPLOY A COMPETENT |
| | ARCHITECT OR ENGINEER IN COMPUTING THE SAFE FLOOR LOAD |
| | CAPACITY. ALL SUCH COMPUTATIONS SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY |
| | AN AFFADAVIT FROM THE ARCHITECT OR ENGINEER STATING THE |
| | SAFE ALLOWABLE FLOOR LOADS ON EACH FLOOR IN POUNDS PER |
| | SQ FT.THE COMPUTATIONS & AFFADAVIT SHALL BE FILED AS A |
| | PERMANENT RECORD OF THE BLDG DEPT. |
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| | 3) 110.4.3.SIGNS REQUIRED. IN EVERY BUILDING OR PART OF |
| | A BUILDING USED FOR STORAGE, INDUSTRIAL OR HAZARDOUS |
| | PURPOSES, THE SAFE FLOOR LOADS, AS REVIEWED BY THE |
| | BUILDING OFFICIAL ON THE PLAN, SHALL BE MARKED ON |
| | PLATES OF APPROVED DE SIGN WHICH SHALL BE SUPPLIED & |
| | SECURELY AFFIXED BY THE OWNER OF THE BUILDING IN A |
| | CONSPICUOUS PLACE IN EACH STORY TO WHICH THEY RELATE. |
| | SUCH PLATES SHALL NOT BE REMOVED OR DEFACED, & IF LOST, |
| | REMOVED THE OWNER OF THE BUILDING SHALL REPLACE THEM. |
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| | 4) PLEASE REVIEW 2007/09 FBC-B AREA LIMITATIONS 505.2 |
| | FOR MEZZANINES. THE PROPOSED MEZZANINE EXCEEDS THE 1/3 |
| | LIMIT OF ROOM SIZE, PLEASE NOTE WHEN CALCULATING THE |
| | TOTAL ROOM SIZE THE ENCLOSED PORTION OF A ROOM SHALL |
| | NOT BE INCLUDED IN A DETERMINATION OF THE FLOOR AREA OF |
| | THE ROOM IN WHICH THE MEZZANINE IS LOCATED. IN |
| | DETERMINING THE ALLOWABLE MEZZANINE AREA, THE AREA OF |
| | THE MEZZANINE SHALL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE FLOOR AREA |
| | OF THE ROOM. THE MEZZANINE LEVEL WILL NEED TO BE |
| | RECDUCED IN SIZE TO CONFORM TO THE DEFINITION OF |
| | MEZZANINE OR THIS AREA TO BE CONSIDERED A SECOND FLOOR |
| | WITH THE EGRESS REQUIREMENTS NEEDING TO ALSO CONFORM TO |
| | A SECOND FLOOR. SEE FBC-B 1020.1 AND EXCEPTIONS. |
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| | 5) PLEASE REVIEW COMMON PATH OF TRAVEL PER SECTION: |
| | 2007/09 FBC-B COMMON PATH OF TRAVEL 1014.3(7) THE |
| | COMMON PATH OF EGRESS TRAVEL IN OCCUPANCIES IN GROUP F |
| | AND S SHALL BE 50 FEET (15 240 MM) IN UNSPRINKLERED |
| | BUILDINGS. |
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| | 6) DEPENDING ON THE MINIMUM BUILDING TYPE THE STAIR |
| | FRAMING SHALL BE THE SAME TYPE AS MINIMUM BUILDING |
| | TYPE. 1009.5 STAIRWAY CONSTRUCTION. ALL STAIRWAYS SHALL |
| | BE BUILT OF MATERIALS CONSISTENT WITH THE TYPES |
| | PERMITTED FOR THE TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING, |
| | EXCEPT THAT WOOD HANDRAILS SHALL BE PERMITTED FOR ALL |
| | TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION. |
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| | 7) GUARDS FOR F OR S OCCUPANCIES CAN HAVE HORIZONTAL |
| | INTERMEDIATE RAILS OR OTHER CONSTRUCTION SHALL NOT |
| | PERMIT A SPHERE WITH A DIAMETER OF 21 INCHES (533 MM) |
| | TO PASS THROUGH ANY OPENING AS PER 1013.3 EXCEPTION # |
| | 3. PLEASE PROVIDE COMPLIANCE WITH 1607.7.1 HANDRAILS |
| | AND GUARDS. HANDRAIL ASSEMBLIES AND GUARDS SHALL BE |
| | DESIGNED TO RESIST A LOAD OF 50 PLF (0.73 KN/M) APPLIED |
| | IN ANY DIRECTION AT THE TOP AND TO TRANSFER THIS LOAD |
| | THROUGH THE SUPPORTS TO THE STRUCTURE. GLASS HANDRAIL |
| | ASSEMBLIES AND GUARDS SHALL ALSO COMPLY WITH SECTION |
| | 2407. |
| | EXCEPTIONS: (2). IN GROUP I-3, F, H AND S OCCUPANCIES, |
| | FOR AREAS THAT ARE NOT ACCESSIBLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC |
| | AND THAT HAVE AN OCCUPANT LOAD LESS THAN 50, THE |
| | MINIMUM LOAD SHALL BE 20 POUNDS PER FOOT (0.29 KN/M). |
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| | 8) BEFORE A PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT, MAY BE ISSUED, IMPACT |
| | FEES MUST BE PAID TO PALM BEACH COUNTY. 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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| | A THOROUGH REVIEW CAN NOT BE MADE AT THIS TIME, AS A |
| | RESULT OF THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUESTED |
| | ADDITIONAL COMMENTS MAY APPEAR THAT WERE NOT PART OF |
| | THIS REVIEW. |
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| | JAMES A. WITMER CBO |
| | SENIOR COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| | TEL: 561-805-6715 |
| | FAX: 561-805-6676 |
| | E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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