| 2017-10-21 09:57:06 | 2014 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 17100342 |
| | ADD: 2701 OKEECHOBEE BLVD. |
| | CONT: RJS CONSTRUCTION GROUP |
| | TEL: 561-795-4712 |
| | E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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| | 2014 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2014 WEST PALM BEACH |
| | AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, |
| | ADMINISTRATION |
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| | 2014 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: SAT. OCT. 21/ 2017 |
| | ORIGINAL STRUCTURE BUILT/ C.O. 1963 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) PLEASE VIEW THE ADDRESS ON THE SITE PLAN SHEET A1.0, |
| | IT STATES OKEECHOBEE ROAD WHERE AS THE PERMIT |
| | APPLICATION STATES 2701 OKEECHOBEE BLVD. AND THE |
| | CORRESPONDING PROPERTY CONTROL NUMBER |
| | 74-43-43-19-01-000-0022 ALL INDICATE THE OKEECHOBEE |
| | BLVD LOCATION AS WELL AS THE PALM BEACH COUNTY |
| | PICTOMETRY OF THE BUILDING AND SITE LOCATION. |
| | 2014 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2014 WEST PALM BEACH |
| | AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, |
| | ADMINISTRATION. 107.2.1 INFORMATION ON CONSTRUCTION |
| | DOCUMENTS. CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SHALL BE OF |
| | SUFFICIENT CLARITY TO INDICATE THE LOCATION, NATURE AND |
| | EXTENT OF THE WORK? |
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| | 2) PLEASE REFER TO SHEET A2.0 THE EXISTING LOFT, PLEASE |
| | DEFINE THE OCCUPANCY OF THIS AREA, WORK IS SHOWN TO |
| | OCCUR IN THIS AREA. THE LOFT AREA STILL IS A 2ND STORY |
| | MID-LEVEL STORY. THERE ARE 2 CODE SECTIONS TO LOOK AT, |
| | COMMON PATH OF TRAVEL AND AREAS OF STORIES WITH ONLY |
| | ONE ACCESS TO AN EXIT. |
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| | 2A) COMMON PATH OF TRAVEL SEE 2014 FBC-B TABLE 1014.3 |
| | FOR BOTH BUSINESS & STORAGE OCCUPANCIES WHEN THE |
| | OCCUPANT LOAD IS LESS THAN 30/ NON-SPRINKLERED BUILDING |
| | IS 100 FEET. THE TRAVEL DISTANCE IN THE FURTHEST POINT |
| | OF THE LOFT AREA IS APPROXIMATELY 148 FEET TO WHERE YOU |
| | HAVE A CHOICE OF EXITS. THE OTHER ISSUE IS IF THIS |
| | SPACE IS TO BE DECLARED AS AN OCCUPANCY THEN THE |
| | OVERALL DIAGONAL DISTANCE (1/2 OF THE OVERALL DIAGONAL |
| | IS INCREASED FBC-B 1015.2.1.) WHICH YOU DO NOT HAVE ON |
| | THIS FLOOR. I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS AREA WAS TO BE USED |
| | EXCEPT FOR EXCESS TO A/C EQUIPMENT, ATTIC SPACE. |
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| | 2B) UNDER THE FBC-B TABLE 1021.2(2) STORIES WITH ONE |
| | EXIT OR ACCESS TO ONE EXIT FOR A SECOND FLOOR FOR |
| | BUSINESS AND STORAGE OCCUPANCIES IT IS LIMITED TO 75 |
| | FEET AND 29 OCCUPANTS, THE 75 FEET IS A MORE |
| | RESTRICTIVE REQUIREMENT AND BE THE ONE WE WOULD NEED TO |
| | USE. |
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| | 3) PLEASE NOTE THIS BUILDING WAS BUILT IN 1963 AND WITH |
| | AN ELEVATOR SINCE A PORTION OF THE BUILDING IS A 4 |
| | STORY BUILDING. THE VALUE OF THIS PERMIT IS STATED AT |
| | $105,000.00 DOLLARS. WORK IS CURRENTLY ONLY SHOWING ON |
| | THE 2ND FLOOR LEVEL BUT THE VIOLATION OCCURS ON FLOORS |
| | 2-4, NO AREA OF REFUGE. THE ACCESSIBILITY CODE |
| | CAN REQUIRE UP TO 20% OF THE CONTRACT VALUE FOR |
| | ACCESSIBILITY UPGRADES ($21,000.00) SEE : |
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| | 2014 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING CODE SECTION 806.1 |
| | ABUILDING, FACILITY OR ELEMENT THAT IS ALTERED SHALL |
| | COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | CODE, ACCESSIBILITY. |
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| | 202.4 ALTERATIONS AFFECTING PRIMARY FUNCTION AREAS AND |
| | SEE IN THE EVENT OF DISPROPORTIONALITY. |
| | 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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| | ON THE 2ND FLOOR LEVEL THE PLANS DO NOT SHOW AN AREA OF |
| | REFUGE. THE 2014 ACCESSIBILITY CODE DOES REFER BACK TO |
| | THE 2003 IBC-B SECTION 1007. 207.1. MEANS OF EGRESS |
| | SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTION 1003.2.13 OF THE |
| | INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE (2000 EDITION AND 2001 |
| | SUPPLEMENT) OR SECTION 1007 OF THE INTERNATIONAL |
| | BUILDING CODE (2003 EDITION) (INCORPORATED BY |
| | REFERENCE, SEE ?REFERENCED STANDARDS? IN CHAPTER 1). |
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| | 3A) 2003 IBC-B 1007.6.1. SIZE. EACH AREA OF REFUGE |
| | SHALL BE SIZED TO ACCOMMODATE ONE WHEEL CHAIR SPACE OF |
| | 30 X 48 INCHES FOR EACH 200 OCCUPANTS. |
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| | 3B) 2003 IBC-B 1007.6.2. SEPARATION. EACH AREA OF |
| | REFUGE SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM THE REMAINDER OF THE |
| | STORY BY A SMOKE BARRIER COMPLYING WITH 709. EACH AREA |
| | OF REFUGE SHALL BE DESIGNED TO MINIMIZE THE INTRUSION |
| | OF SMOKE. |
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| | 3C) 2003 IBC-B 1007.6 .3 TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION. AREAS |
| | OF REFUGE SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION |
| | SYSTEM BETWEEN THE AREA OF REFUGE AND A CONTROL POINT. |
| | IF THE CENTRAL CONTROL POINT IS NOT CONSTANTLY |
| | ATTENDED, THE AREA OF REFUGE SHALL ALSO HAVE CONTROLLED |
| | ACCESS TO A PUBLIC TELEPHONE SYSTEM. LOCATION OF THE |
| | CENTRAL CONTROL POINT SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE FIRE |
| | DEPARTMENT. TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM SHALL INCLUDE |
| | BOTH AUDIBLE AND VISIBLE SIGNALS. |
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| | 3D) 1007.6.4 INSTRUCTIONS. IN AREAS OF REFUGE THAT HAVE |
| | A TWO-WAY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, INSTRUCTIONS |
| | ON THE USE OF THE AREA UNDER EMERGENCY CONDITIONS SHALL |
| | BE POSTED ADJOINING THE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM. THE |
| | INSTRUCTIONS SHALL INCLUDE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING; |
| | 1) DIRECTIONS TO FIND OTHER MEANS OF EGRESS. |
| | 2) PERSONS ABLE TO USE THE EXIT STAIRWAY DO SO AS SOON |
| | AS POSSIBLE, UNLESS THEY ARE ASSISTING OTHERS. |
| | 3) INFORMATION ON THE PLANNED AVAILABILITY OF |
| | ASSISTANCE IN THE USE OF STAIRS OR SUPERVISED OPERATION |
| | OF ELEVATORS AND HOW TO SUMMON SUCH ASSISTANCE. 4) |
| | DIRECTIONS FOR THE USE OF THE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS |
| | SYSTEM. |
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| | 3E) 1007.6.5 IDENTIFICATION. EACH DOOR PROVIDING ACCESS |
| | TO AN AREA OF REFUGE FROM AN ADJACENT FLOOR AREA SHALL |
| | BE IDENTIFIED BY A SIGN COMPLYING WITH ICC A117., |
| | STATING AREA OF REFUGE, AND INCLUDING THE INTERNATIONAL |
| | SYMBOL OF ACCESSIBILITY. WHERE EXIT SIGN ILLUMINATION |
| | IS REQUIRED BY SECTION 1011.2, THE AREA OF REFUGE SIGN |
| | SHALL BE ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, TACTILE SIGNAGE |
| | COMPLYING WITH ICC A117.1 SHALL BE LOCATED AT EACH DOOR |
| | TO AN AREA OF REFUGE. |
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| | 3F) 1007.7. SIGNAGE. AT EXITS AND ELEVATORS SERVING A |
| | REQUIRED ACCESSIBLE SPACE BUT NOT PROVIDING AN APPROVED |
| | ACCESSIBLE MEANS OF EGRESS, SIGNAGE SHALL BE INSTALLED |
| | INDICATING THE LOCATION OF ACCESSIBLE MEANS OF EGRESS. |
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| | 4) SHEET A2.0. PLEASE ALSO NOTE THIS NEXT CODE |
| | VIOLATION EXIST ON THE 3RD AND 4TH FLOORS IF THE |
| | ELEVATOR AND STAIRWAY SHARE THE SAME LANDING AS THE 2ND |
| | FLOOR CURRENTLY DOES. IN BOTH TODAYS CODE AND THE CODE |
| | THIS BUILDING WAS BUILT, BUILT IN 1963, UNDER THE 1957 |
| | SOTHERN STANDARD BUILDING CODE THERE WAS REQUIRED |
| | SEPARATION BETWEEN AN VERTICAL EXIT STAIRWELL AND |
| | ELEVATOR LANDING. IN THE 1957 STANDARD BUILDING CODE |
| | SECTION 701.3 STATES ELEVATORS COUNTED AS AN EXIT SHALL |
| | NOT BE IN THE COMMON ENCLOSING SHAFT WITH A STAIRWAY, |
| | (WHICH THEY DON?T THEY ARE SEPARATE SHAFTS) AND THE |
| | PATH OF TRAVEL FROM ONE FLIGHT TO THE NEXT SHALL NOT |
| | PASS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE ELEVATOR DOORS, WHICH IT |
| | DOES. |
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| | 2014 FBC-B 1022.4 OPENINGS. ELEVATORS SHALL NOT OPEN |
| | INTO INTERIOR EXIT STAIRWAYS AND RAMPS. |
| | PLEASE REFER TO THE 2014 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING CODE |
| | SECTION 101.4.2 BUILDINGS PREVIOUSLY OCCUPIED. THE |
| | LEGAL OCCUPANCY OF ANY BUILDING EXISTING ON THE DATE OF |
| | ADOPTION OF THIS CODE SHALL BE PERMITTED TO CONTINUE |
| | WITHOUT CHANGE, EXCEPT AS IS SPECIFICALLY COVERED IN |
| | THIS CODE, THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE, OR AS IS |
| | DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE CODE OFFICIAL FOR THE GENERAL |
| | SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE OCCUPANTS AND THE PUBLIC. |
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| | 5) SHEET A2.0 THE 2ND FLOOR ELEVATOR LANDING AND 2ND |
| | FLOOR STAIRWELL LANDING (SHARED) ALSO HOUSES IN THE |
| | VERTICAL EXIT, AN EXISTING MAINTENANCE ROOM; IS THIS |
| | THE ELEVATOR MACHINE ROOM? AGAIN IN TODAYS CODE AS WELL |
| | AS THE 1957 SSBC YOU CANNOT HAVE EITHER A MAINTENANCE |
| | ROOM OR ELEVATOR MACHINE ROOM WITH IN THE VERTICAL |
| | EXIT. UNDER THE 1957 SSBC 701.2 NO OPENINGS SHALL BE |
| | PERMITTED EXCEPT AS IN SECTION 703.6. IN STAIR |
| | ENCLOSURE WALLS OR PARTITIONS PROTECTING THE STAIR FROM |
| | THE INTERIOR OF THE BUILDING, NO OPENINGS EXCEPT THE |
| | NECESSARY DOORWAYS SHALL BE PERMITTED. |
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| | 2014 FBC-B 1022.4 OPENINGS. OPENINGS IN INTERIOR EXIT |
| | STAIRWAYS AND RAMPS OTHER THAN UNPROTECTED EXTERIOR |
| | OPENINGS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THOSE NECESSARY FOR EXIT |
| | ACCESS TO THE ENCLOSURE FROM NORMALLY OCCUPIED SPACES |
| | AND FOR EGRESS FROM THE ENCLOSURE. |
| | ELEVATORS SHALL NOT OPEN INTO INTERIOR EXIT STAIRWAYS |
| | AND RAMPS. |
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| | PLEASE REFER TO THE 2014 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING CODE |
| | SECTION 101.4.2 BUILDINGS PREVIOUSLY OCCUPIED. THE |
| | LEGAL OCCUPANCY OF ANY BUILDING EXISTING ON THE DATE OF |
| | ADOPTION OF THIS CODE SHALL BE PERMITTED TO CONTINUE |
| | WITHOUT CHANGE, EXCEPT AS IS SPECIFICALLY COVERED IN |
| | THIS CODE, THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE, OR AS IS |
| | DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE CODE OFFICIAL FOR THE GENERAL |
| | SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE OCCUPANTS AND THE PUBLIC. |
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| | 6) SHEET A2.0 THE DOOR SEPARATING THE VERTICAL EXIT |
| | STAIRWAY, ON THE 2ND FLOOR 4 STORIES, 2 HOUR FIRE |
| | RATED, INDICATES THEY ARE REMOVING AND REPLACING THE |
| | 3080 TEMPERED GLASS, PLEASE PROVIDE COMPLIANCE WITH |
| | 2014 FBC-B TABLE 716.5 OPENING PROTECTIVES. |
| | 2014 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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| | 7) SHEET A2.0 IN NOTE 10 INDICATES A NEW 42 INCH HIGH |
| | RAILING, THE PLAN DOES NOT INDICATE A GUARD RAIL AND NO |
| | INDICATION OF A HANDRAIL. |
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| | 7A) THE GUARDRAIL IS INDICTED TO START ON TOP OF THE |
| | FIRST RISER. PLEASE REFER TO THE 2014 FBC-B 1013.3 |
| | HEIGHT. REQUIRED GUARDS SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN 42 |
| | INCHES HIGH, MEASURED VERTICALLY AS FOLLOWS ; |
| | (1) FROM THE ADJACENT WALKING SURFACE, THE GUARDRAIL |
| | SHOULD CONTINUE OUT PAST THE STAIR THE WIDTH OF THE |
| | STAIR. |
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| | 7B) THERE IS NO MENTION OF A HANDRAIL, DETAIL ,ETC.? |
| | FBC-B 012.6 HANDRAIL EXTENSIONS. |
| | HANDRAILS SHALL RETURN TO A WALL, GUARD OR THE WALKING |
| | SURFACE OR SHALL BE CONTINUOUS TO THE HANDRAIL OF AN |
| | ADJACENT STAIR FLIGHT OR RAMP RUN. WHERE HANDRAILS ARE |
| | NOT CONTINUOUS BETWEEN FLIGHTS, THE HANDRAILS SHALL |
| | EXTEND HORIZONTALLY AT LEAST 12 INCHES (305 MM) BEYOND |
| | THE TOP RISER AND CONTINUE TO SLOPE FOR THE DEPTH OF |
| | ONE TREAD BEYOND THE BOTTOM RISER. AT RAMPS WHERE |
| | HANDRAILS ARE NOT CONTINUOUS BETWEEN RUNS, THE |
| | HANDRAILS SHALL EXTEND HORIZONTALLY ABOVE THE LANDING |
| | 12 INCHES (305 MM) MINIMUM BEYOND THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF |
| | RAMP RUNS. THE EXTENSIONS OF HANDRAILS SHALL BE IN THE |
| | SAME DIRECTION OF THE STAIR FLIGHTS AT STAIRWAYS AND |
| | THE RAMP RUNS AT RAMPS. |
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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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| | 9) WHEN RESUBMITTING PLANS PLEASE INDICATE THE REVISION |
| | & REMOVE ANY VOIDED SHEETS & REPLACE ANY PAGES AS |
| | NECESSARY, COLLATE AND STAPLE INTO SETS OF PLANS. 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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| | THIS REVIEW CYCLE A THOROUGH REVIEW COULD NOT BE |
| | COMPLETED AND ADDITIONAL AND OR NEW COMMENTS MAY OCCUR |
| | ON SUBSEQUENT REVIEWS. |
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| | JAMES A. WITMER BN, PX, CBO |
| | SENIOR COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| | CONSTRUCTION SERVICES 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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