| 2014-02-03 18:01:03 | BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
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| | 2010 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W |
| | * 2010 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA |
| | BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION, 2010 EDITION |
| | 2012 FBC SUPPLEMENTS ADOPTED APRIL 25/2013. |
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| | 2010 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 |
| | DATE: MONDAY FEB. 03/2014 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | TOTAL SQ FOOTAGE OF BUILDING 17,973 SQ FT |
| | DAYCARE OCCUPANCY 5,530 SQ FT APPROX |
| | BLDG TYPE 3B |
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| | PROVIDE A BREAK DOWN ON USE AREAS BY SQ FT: |
| | PRE-SCHOOL |
| | OPEN SUPPORT |
| | THEROPY ROOMS |
| | OFFICES |
| | STORAGE ROOMS |
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| | CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY: BUSINESS TO DAYCARE/ 2010 EXISTING |
| | BUILDING CODE CHAPTER 9 : 901.3.1 PARTIAL CHANGE OF |
| | OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION. WHERE A PORTION OF AN |
| | EXISTING BUILDING IS CHANGED TO A NEW OCCUPANCY |
| | CLASSIFICATION, SECTION 912 SHALL APPLY. |
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| | 1) WITH THIS TENANT SPACE BEING A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY |
| | FROM BUSINESS TO DACARE OCCUPANCY THE DESIGNER OF |
| | RECORD WILL NEED TO COMPLY WITH 912.1.1 COMPLIANCE WITH |
| | CHAPTER 8. THE REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 8 SHALL BE |
| | APPLICABLE THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING FOR THE NEW |
| | OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION BASED ON THE SEPARATION |
| | CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN SECTIONS 912.1.1.1 AND |
| | 912.1.1.2. |
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| | 912.1.1.1 CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION WITHOUT |
| | SEPARATION. |
| | WHERE A PORTION OF AN EXISTING BUILDING IS CHANGED TO A |
| | NEW OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION AND THAT PORTION IS NOT |
| | SEPARATED FROM THE REMAINDER OF THE BUILDING WITH A |
| | FIRE-RATED WALL/CEILING HAVING A FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING |
| | AS REQUIRED IN THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING FOR |
| | THE SEPARATE OCCUPANCY, THE ENTIRE BUILDING SHALL |
| | COMPLY WITH ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 8 |
| | APPLIED THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING FOR THE MOST |
| | RESTRICTIVE OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION IN THE BUILDING |
| | AND WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS CHAPTER. |
| | |
| | 912.1.1.2 CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION WITH |
| | SEPARATION. REQUIRES A (2) HR OCCUPANCY SEPERATION. |
| | WHERE A PORTION OF AN EXISTING BUILDING THAT IS CHANGED |
| | TO A NEW OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION AND THAT PORTION IS |
| | SEPARATED FROM THE REMAINDER OF THE BUILDING WITH FIRE |
| | BARRIERS HAVING A FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING AS REQUIRED IN |
| | THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING FOR THE SEPARATE |
| | OCCUPANCY, THAT PORTION SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL THE |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 8 FOR THE NEW OCCUPANCY |
| | CLASSIFICATION AND WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS |
| | CHAPTER. |
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| | 2) 912.1.2 FIRE PROTECTION AND INTERIOR FINISH. THE |
| | PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS 912.2 AND 912.3 FOR FIRE |
| | PROTECTION AND INTERIOR FINISH, RESPECTIVELY, SHALL |
| | APPLY TO ALL BUILDINGS UNDERGOING A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY |
| | CLASSIFICATION. |
| | 912.3 INTERIOR FINISH. IN AREAS OF THE BUILDING |
| | UNDERGOING THE CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION, THE |
| | INTERIOR FINISH OF WALLS AND CEILINGS SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| | THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING |
| | FOR THE NEW OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION. |
| | SEE 2010 FBC-B TABLE 803.9 INTERIOR WALL & CEILING |
| | FINISHE REQUIREMENTS BY OCCUPANCY/ DAYCARE- |
| | NONSPRINKLERED. |
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| | 3) 912.1.4 ACCESSIBILITY. |
| | ALL BUILDINGS UNDERGOING A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY |
| | CLASSIFICATION SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTION 912.8. 912.8 |
| | ACCESSIBILITY. EXISTING BUILDINGS THAT UNDERGO A CHANGE |
| | OF GROUP OR OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| | THE PROVISIONS OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, |
| | ACCESSIBILITY. |
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| | 2010 FLBC- ACCESSIBILITY CODE 202.4.1 DISPROPORTIONATE |
| | COST. |
| | ALTERATIONS MADE TO PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE PATH OF |
| | TRAVEL TO THE ALTERED AREA WILL BE DEEMED |
| | DISPROPORTIONATE TO THE OVERALL ALTERATION WHEN THE |
| | COST EXCEEDS 20% OF THE COST OF THE ALTERATION TO THE |
| | PRIMARY FUNCTION AREA. COSTS THAT MAY BE COUNTED AS |
| | EXPENDITURES REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE PATH OF |
| | TRAVEL MAY INCLUDE: (I) COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING |
| | AN ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE AND AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE TO THE |
| | ALTERED AREA; (II) COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH MAKING |
| | RESTROOMS ACCESSIBLE, SUCH AS INSTALLING GRAB BARS, |
| | ENLARGING TOILET STALLS, INSULATING PIPES, OR |
| | INSTALLING ACCESSIBLE FAUCET CONTROLS; (III) COSTS |
| | ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE TELEPHONES, SUCH |
| | AS RELOCATING THE TELEPHONE TO AN ACCESSIBLE HEIGHT, |
| | INSTALLING AMPLIFICATION DEVICES, OR INSTALLING A TEXT |
| | TELEPHONE (TTY); (IV) COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH RELOCATING |
| | AN INACCESSIBLE DRINKING FOUNTAIN. |
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| | 2010 FLBC- ACCESSIBILITY CODE 202.4.2 ACCESSIBLE |
| | FEATURES IN THE EVENT OF DISPROPORTIONALITY. |
| | WHEN THE COST OF ALTERATIONS NECESSARY TO MAKE THE PATH |
| | OF TRAVEL TO THE ALTERED AREA FULLY ACCESSIBLE IS |
| | DISPROPORTIONATE TO THE COST OF THE OVERALL ALTERATION, |
| | THE PATH OF TRAVEL SHALL BE MADE ACCESSIBLE TO THE |
| | EXTENT THAT IT CAN BE MADE ACCESSIBLE WITHOUT INCURRING |
| | DISPROPORTIONATE COSTS. IN CHOOSING WHICH ACCESSIBLE |
| | ELEMENTS TO PROVIDE, PRIORITY SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THOSE |
| | ELEMENTS THAT WILL PROVIDE THE GREATEST ACCESS, IN THE |
| | FOLLOWING ORDER: (I) AN ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE; (II) AN |
| | ACCESSIBLE ROUTE TO THE ALTERED AREA; (III) AT LEAST |
| | ONE ACCESSIBLE RESTROOM FOR EACH SEX OR A SINGLE UNISEX |
| | RESTROOM; (IV) ACCESSIBLE TELEPHONES; (V) ACCESSIBLE |
| | DRINKING FOUNTAINS; AND (VI) WHEN POSSIBLE, ADDITIONAL |
| | ACCESSIBLE ELEMENTS SUCH AS PARKING, STORAGE, AND |
| | ALARMS. |
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| | 4) 912.2 FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS. FIRE PROTECTION |
| | SYSTEMS SHALL BE PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS |
| | 912.2.1 AND 912.2.2 |
| | 912.2.1 NOT REQUIRED- FIRE SPRINKLERS |
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| | 912.2.2 FIRE ALARM AND DETECTION SYSTEM. |
| | WHERE A CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION OCCURS THAT |
| | REQUIRES A FIRE ALARM AND DETECTION SYSTEM TO BE |
| | PROVIDED BASED ON THE NEW OCCUPANCY IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | CHAPTER 9 OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING, SUCH |
| | SYSTEM SHALL BE PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE AREA WHERE THE |
| | CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY OCCURS. EXISTING ALARM NOTIFICATION |
| | APPLIANCES SHALL BE AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATED THROUGHOUT |
| | THE BUILDING. WHERE THE BUILDING IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A |
| | FIRE ALARM SYSTEM, ALARM NOTIFICATION APPLIANCES SHALL |
| | BE PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE AREA WHERE THE CHANGE OF |
| | OCCUPANCY OCCURS AND SHALL BE AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATED. |
| | 436.7.1 INITIATION OF THE REQUIRED FIRE ALARM SYSTEM |
| | SHALL BE BY MANUAL MEANS AND BY OPERATION OF ANY |
| | REQUIRED SMOKE DETECTORS AND REQUIRED SPRINKLER |
| | SYSTEMS. |
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| | 436.7.1.1 OCCUPANT NOTIFICATION SIGNALS SHALL BE |
| | AUDIBLE AND VISUAL SIGNALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 72 |
| | AND THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, ACCESSIBILITY. THE |
| | GENERAL EVACUATION ALARM SIGNAL SHALL OPERATE |
| | THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BUILDING. |
| | EXCEPTIONS: 1. WHERE TOTAL EVACUATION OF OCCUPANTS IS |
| | IMPRACTICAL BECAUSE OF BUILDING CONFIGURATION, ONLY THE |
| | OCCUPANTS IN THE AFFECTED ZONES SHALL BE INITIALLY |
| | NOTIFIED. PROVISIONS SHALL BE MADE TO SELECTIVELY |
| | NOTIFY OCCUPANTS IN OTHER ZONES TO AFFORD ORDERLY |
| | EVACUATION OF THE ENTIRE BUILDING. |
| | 2. WHERE OCCUPANTS ARE INCAPABLE OF EVACUATING |
| | THEMSELVES BECAUSE OF AGE, PHYSICAL OR MENTAL |
| | DISABILITY OR PHYSICAL RESTRAINT, THE PRIVATE OPERATING |
| | MODE AS DESCRIBED IN NFPA 72 SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE |
| | USED. ONLY THE ATTENDANTS AND OTHER PERSONNEL REQUIRED |
| | TO EVACUATE OCCUPANTS FROM A ZONE, AREA, FLOOR, OR |
| | BUILDING SHALL BE REQUIRED TO BE NOTIFIED. THIS |
| | NOTIFICATION SHALL INCLUDE MEANS TO READILY IDENTIFY |
| | THE ZONE, AREA, FLOOR OR BUILDING IN NEED OF |
| | EVACUATION. |
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| | 436.7.1.2 FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION. |
| | THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM SHALL BE ARRANGED TO TRANSMIT THE |
| | ALARM AUTOMATICALLY TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 72 BY MEANS OF ONE OF THE |
| | FOLLOWING METHODS AS APPROVED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL: |
| | 1. AN AUXILIARY ALARM SYSTEM, OR |
| | 2. A CENTRAL STATION CONNECTION, OR |
| | 3. A PROPRIETARY SYSTEM, OR |
| | 4. A REMOTE STATION CONNECTION. |
| | EXCEPTION: WHERE NONE OF THE ABOVE MEANS OF |
| | NOTIFICATION IS AVAILABLE, A PLAN FOR NOTIFICATION OF |
| | THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, ACCEPTABLE TO THE BUILDING |
| | OFFICIAL, SHALL BE PROVIDED. |
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| | 436.7.2 DETECTION. |
| | A SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM SHALL BE INSTALLED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 72, WITH PLACEMENT OF DETECTORS IN |
| | EACH STORY IN FRONT OF DOORS TO THE STAIRWAYS AND IN |
| | THE CORRIDORS OF ALL FLOORS OCCUPIED BY THE DAY CARE |
| | OCCUPANCY. DETECTORS ALSO SHALL BE INSTALLED IN |
| | LOUNGES, RECREATION AREAS AND SLEEPING ROOMS IN THE DAY |
| | CARE OCCUPANCY. |
| | EXCEPTION: DAY CARE OCCUPANCIES HOUSED IN ONE ROOM. |
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| | 5) 912.4.1 MEANS OF EGRESS FOR CHANGE TO HIGHER HAZARD |
| | CATEGORY. WHEN A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION IS |
| | MADE TO A HIGHER HAZARD CATEGORY (LOWER NUMBER) AS |
| | SHOWN IN TABLE 912.4, THE MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL COMPLY |
| | WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 10 OF THE FLORIDA |
| | BUILDING CODE, BUILDING. |
| | 2010 FBC-B 1029.4.1 |
| | EVERY ROOM OR SPACE GREATER THAN 250 SQUARE FEET (23.2 |
| | M2) IN EDUCATIONAL OCCUPANCIES USED FOR |
| | CLASSROOM OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES OR NORMALLY |
| | SUBJECT TO STUDENT OCCUPANCY AND EVERY ROOM |
| | OR SPACE NORMALLY SUBJECT TO CLIENT OCCUPANCY, OTHER |
| | THAN BATHROOMS, IN GROUP D OCCUPANCIES SHALL |
| | HAVE NOT LESS THAN ONE OUTSIDE WINDOW FOR EMERGENCY |
| | RESCUE THAT COMPLIES WITH THE FOLLOWING: |
| | 1.SUCH WINDOWS SHALL BE OPENABLE FROM THE INSIDE |
| | WITHOUT THE USE OF TOOLS AND SHALL PROVIDE A CLEAR |
| | OPENING OF NOT LESS THAN 20 INCHES (508 MM) IN WIDTH, |
| | 24 INCHES (610 MM) IN HEIGHT, AND 5.7 SQUARE |
| | FEET (0.53 M2) IN AREA. |
| | 2.THE BOTTOM OF THE OPENING SHALL BE NOT MORE THAN 44 |
| | INCHES (1118 MM) ABOVE THE FLOOR, AND ANY |
| | LATCHING DEVICE SHALL BE CAPABLE OF BEING OPERATED FROM |
| | NOT MORE THAN 54 INCHES (1372 MM) ABOVE |
| | THE FINISHED FLOOR. |
| | EXCEPTIONS: |
| | 1.BUILDINGS PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY AN APPROVED, |
| | SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH SECTION 903.3.1.1. |
| | 2.WHERE THE ROOM OR SPACE HAS A DOOR LEADING DIRECTLY |
| | TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING. |
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| | 6) 436.2 CLOSET DOORS. EVERY CLOSET DOOR LATCH SHALL BE |
| | SUCH THAT CLIENTS CAN OPEN THE DOOR FROM INSIDE THE |
| | CLOSET. |
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| | 7) 436.3 BATHROOM DOORS. EVERY BATHROOM DOOR LOCK SHALL |
| | BE DESIGNED TO PERMIT OPENING OF THE LOCKED DOOR FROM |
| | THE OUTSIDE IN AN EMERGENCY. THE OPENING DEVICE SHALL |
| | BE READILY ACCESSIBLE TO THE STAFF. |
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| | 6) 436.6 PROTECTION FROM HAZARDS. |
| | ROOMS OR SPACES FOR THE STORAGE, PROCESSING OR USE OF |
| | MATERIALS SPECIFIED BELOW SHALL BE PROTECTED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING: |
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| | 6A) 436.6.1 |
| | THE FOLLOWING ROOMS OR SPACES SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM |
| | THE REMAINDER OF THE BUILDING BY FIRE BARRIERS HAVING A |
| | FIRE RESISTANCE RATING OF NOT LESS THAN 1-HOUR OR SHALL |
| | BE PROTECTED BY AN APPROVED AUTOMATIC EXTINGUISHING |
| | SYSTEM. |
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| | 1. BOILER AND FURNACE ROOMS. |
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| | EXCEPTION: ROOMS ENCLOSING ONLY AIR-HANDLING EQUIPMENT. |
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| | 2. ROOMS OR SPACES USED FOR THE STORAGE OF COMBUSTIBLE |
| | SUPPLIES IN QUANTITIES DEEMED HAZARDOUS BY THE BUILDING |
| | OFFICIAL. |
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| | 3. ROOMS OR SPACES USED FOR THE STORAGE OF HAZARDOUS |
| | MATERIALS OR FLAMMABLE OR COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS IN |
| | QUANTITIES DEEMED HAZARDOUS BY RECOGNIZED STANDARDS. |
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| | 4. JANITOR CLOSETS. |
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| | EXCEPTION: DOORS TO JANITOR CLOSETS SHALL BE PERMITTED |
| | TO HAVE VENTILATING LOUVERS WHERE THE SPACE IS |
| | PROTECTED BY AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS. |
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| | 6B) 436.6.2 |
| | THE FOLLOWING ROOMS OR SPACES SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM |
| | THE REMAINDER OF THE BUILDING BY FIRE BARRIERS HAVING A |
| | FIRE RESISTANCE RATING OF NOT LESS THAN 1 HOUR AND |
| | SHALL BE PROTECTED BY AN APPROVED AUTOMATIC |
| | FIRE-EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM. |
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| | 1. LAUNDRIES. |
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| | 2. MAINTENANCE SHOPS, INCLUDING WOODWORKING AND |
| | PAINTING AREAS. |
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| | 3. ROOMS OR SPACES USED FOR PROCESSING OR USE OF |
| | COMBUSTIBLE SUPPLIES DEEMED HAZARDOUS BY THE BUILDING |
| | OFFICIAL. |
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| | 4. ROOMS OR SPACES USED FOR PROCESSING OR USE OF |
| | HAZARDOUS MATERIALS OR FLAMMABLE OR COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS |
| | IN QUANTITIES DEEMED HAZARDOUS BY RECOGNIZED STANDARDS. |
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| | EXCEPTION: FOOD PREPARATION FACILITIES PROTECTED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 96 SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO HAVE |
| | OPENINGS PROTECTED BETWEEN FOOD PREPARATION AREAS AND |
| | DINING AREAS. WHERE DOMESTIC COOKING EQUIPMENT IS USED |
| | FOR FOOD WARMING OR LIMITED COOKING, PROTECTION OR |
| | SEGREGATION OF FOOD PREPARATION FACILITIES SHALL NOT BE |
| | REQUIRED IF APPROVED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. |
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| | 7) BEFORE A PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT, MAY BE ISSUED, IMPACT |
| | FEES MUST BE PAID TO PALM BEACH COUNTY. THE ACTUAL |
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| | JAMES A. WITMER CBO |
| | SENIOR COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| | TEL: 561-805-6715 |
| | FAX: 561-805-6676 |
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| | JAMES A. WITMER CBO |
| | SENIOR COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| | TEL: 561-805-6715 |
| | FAX: 561-805-6676 |
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