| 2013-11-16 08:02:59 | 2010 FBC |
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| | MECHANICAL REVISION IS DENIED |
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| | 1) THE PERMIT FOR THIS DWELLING WAS ISSUED UNDER A |
| | MASTERED PROJECT BY THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH HOUSING |
| | AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. ANY CHANGES TO |
| | THE PLANS FOR A SPECIFIC SITE WILL ONLY APPLY TO THAT |
| | SITE AND NEEDS TO BE APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE HCD |
| | DEPARTMENT. |
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| | 2) THE PLANS THAT WERE SUBMITTED ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE. |
| | THEY ARE NOT OF A SUFFICIENT QUALITY OR CLARITY TO BE |
| | FILED FOR PUBLIC RECORD. CITY AMENDMENTS 107.2.1.4 |
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| | 3) THE PLANS THAT WERE SUBMITTED ARE THE PROPERTY OF |
| | REG ARCHITECTS AS INDICATED BY THE TITLE BLOCK AND CAN |
| | NOT BE USED WITHOUT THEIR PERMISSION. FLORIDA STATUTES |
| | 481 |
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| | 4) THE APPROVED MASTERED MECHANICAL PLANS CONSIST OF |
| | TWO SHEETS OF DRAWINGS THAT WERE DESIGNED, SIGNED AND |
| | SEALED BY MICHAEL A. BASSFORD A FLORIDA PROFESSIONAL |
| | ENGINEER. IN ORDER FOR A NEW DESIGNER TO REVISE THE |
| | PLANS THEY TAKE THE DESIGN RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE |
| | MECHANICAL SYSTEM. THE NEW DESIGNER SHALL SUBMIT HIS |
| | OWN DRAWINGS, SPECIFICATIONS AND ACCOMPANYING DATA |
| | WHICH SHALL BEAR THE NAME AND SIGNATURE OF THE PERSON |
| | RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN. IF THE DESIGNER IS A |
| | FLORIDA LICENSED ENGINEER OR ARCHITECT THE DRAWINGS ARE |
| | REQUIRED TO BE SIGNED, SEALED AND DATED. IF THE |
| | DESIGNER IS AN A/C OR MECHANICAL CONTRACTOR LICENSED |
| | UNDER FS 489 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS FS |
| | 471.003 (2) (H) 1 C IS REQUIRED TO HAVE THEIR LICENSE |
| | NUMBER, PRINTED NAME AND SIGNATURE ON THE DRAWINGS. FS |
| | 471, 481 AND CITY AMENDMENTS 107.2 |
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| | 5) SPECIFY IF THE A/H IS LOCATED IN THE ATTIC OR NOT. |
| | CITY AMENDMENTS 107.2.1 IF IT IS SHOW THAT IT COMPLIES |
| | WITH M1305.1.3 APPLIANCES IN ATTICS. |
| | ATTICS CONTAINING APPLIANCES SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH AN |
| | OPENING AND A CLEAR AND UNOBSTRUCTED PASSAGEWAY LARGE |
| | ENOUGH TO ALLOW REMOVAL OF THE LARGEST APPLIANCE, BUT |
| | NOT LESS THAN 30 INCHES (762 MM) HIGH AND 22 INCHES |
| | (559 MM) WIDE AND NOT MORE THAN 6 FEET (1829 MM) LONG |
| | MEASURED ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF THE PASSAGEWAY FROM |
| | THE OPENING TO THE APPLIANCE. THE PASSAGEWAY SHALL HAVE |
| | CONTINUOUS SOLID FLOORING IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 5 |
| | NOT LESS THAN 24 INCHES (610 MM) WIDE. A LEVEL SERVICE |
| | SPACE AT LEAST 30 INCHES (762 MM) DEEP AND 30 INCHES |
| | (762 MM) WIDE SHALL BE PRESENT ALONG ALL SIDES OF THE |
| | APPLIANCE WHERE ACCESS IS REQUIRED. THE CLEAR ACCESS |
| | OPENING DIMENSIONS SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF 20 INCHES BY |
| | 30 INCHES (508 MM BY 762 MM), AND LARGE ENOUGH TO ALLOW |
| | REMOVAL OF THE LARGEST APPLIANCE. |
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| | EXCEPTION: THE PASSAGEWAY AND LEVEL SERVICE SPACE ARE |
| | NOT REQUIRED WHERE THE APPLIANCE CAN BE SERVICED AND |
| | REMOVED THROUGH THE REQUIRED OPENING. |
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| | 6) THE DUCT SYSTEM SHOWN DOES NOT COMPLY WITH M1602.4 |
| | BALANCED RETURN AIR. |
| | RESTRICTED RETURN AIR OCCURS IN BUILDINGS WHEN RETURNS |
| | ARE LOCATED IN CENTRAL ZONES AND CLOSED INTERIOR DOORS |
| | IMPEDE AIR FLOW TO THE RETURN GRILL OR WHEN CEILING |
| | SPACES ARE USED AS RETURN PLENUMS AND FIRE WALLS |
| | RESTRICT AIR MOVEMENT FROM ONE PORTION OF THE RETURN |
| | PLENUM TO ANOTHER. PROVISIONS SHALL BE MADE IN BOTH |
| | RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS TO AVOID |
| | UNBALANCED AIR FLOWS AND PRESSURE DIFFERENTIALS CAUSED |
| | BY RESTRICTED RETURN AIR. PRESSURE DIFFERENTIALS ACROSS |
| | CLOSED DOORS WHERE RETURNS ARE CENTRALLY LOCATED SHALL |
| | BE LIMITED TO 0.01 INCH WC (2.5 PASCALS) OR LESS. |
| | PRESSURE DIFFERENTIALS ACROSS FIRE WALLS IN CEILING |
| | SPACE PLENUMS SHALL BE LIMITED TO 0.01 INCH WC (2.5 |
| | PASCALS) BY PROVIDING AIR DUCT PATHWAYS OR AIR TRANSFER |
| | PATHWAYS FROM THE HIGH PRESSURE ZONE TO THE LOW ZONE. |
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| | EXCEPTIONS: |
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| | 1. TRANSFER DUCTS MAY ACHIEVE THIS BY INCREASING THE |
| | RETURN TRANSFER 11/2 TIMES THE CROSS SECTIONAL AREA |
| | (SQUARE INCHES) OF THE SUPPLY DUCT ENTERING THE ROOM OR |
| | SPACE IT IS SERVING AND THE DOOR HAVING AT LEAST AN |
| | UNRESTRICTED 1 INCH UNDERCUT TO ACHIEVE PROPER RETURN |
| | AIR BALANCE. |
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| | 7) CLEARLY SPECIFY THE SIZES OF ALL SUPPLY/RETURN DUCTS |
| | AND GRILLS ON THE PLANS. CITY AMENDMENTS 107.2.1 |
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| | ROBERT MCDOUGAL |
| | BLDG. PLAN REVIEW |
| | (561)805-6714 |
| | [email protected] |
