| 2019-01-09 13:50:35 | 2017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 18120104 |
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| | 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2017 WEST PALM BEACH |
| | AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, |
| | ADMINISTRATION |
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| | 2017 EXISTING BUILDING CODE. 801.3 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: WED. JAN. 09/2019 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) PLEASE REVIEW SHEET ALS1.1 AND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR |
| | ELEVATOR LOBBIES, THE REQUIREMENTS ARE FOUND IN THE |
| | 2017 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING CODE SECTION: |
| | EXISTING BUILDING CODE SECTION 803.2.2 SUPPLEMENTAL |
| | SHAFT AND FLOOR OPENING ENCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS. WHERE |
| | THE WORK AREA ON ANY FLOOR EXCEEDS 50 PERCENT OF THAT |
| | FLOOR AREA, THE ENCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 803.2 |
| | SHALL APPLY TO VERTICAL OPENINGS OTHER THAN STAIRWAYS |
| | THROUGHOUT THE FLOOR. |
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| | EXISTING BUILDING CODE SECTION 2017 EXISTING BUILDING |
| | CODE. 801.3 COMPLIANCE. ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, |
| | COMPONENTS, SYSTEMS, AND SPACES SHALL COMPLY WITH THE |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING. |
| | 2017 FBC-B 3006.2 HOISTWAY OPENING PROTECTION REQUIRED. |
| | ELEVATOR HOISTWAY DOOR OPENINGS SHALL BE PROTECTED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3006.3 WHERE AN ELEVATOR |
| | HOISTWAY CONNECTS MORE THAN THREE STORIES, IS REQUIRED |
| | TO BE ENCLOSED WITHIN A SHAFT ENCLOSURE IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH SECTION 712.1.1 AND ANY OF THE FOLLOWING |
| | CONDITIONS APPLY: |
| | (5.) THE BUILDING IS A HIGH RISE AND THE ELEVATOR |
| | HOISTWAY IS MORE THAN 75 FEET (22 860 MM) IN HEIGHT. |
| | THE HEIGHT OF THE HOISTWAY SHALL BE MEASURED FROM THE |
| | LOWEST FLOOR TO THE HIGHEST FLOOR OF THE FLOORS SERVED |
| | BY THE HOISTWAY. |
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| | 1A) 2017 FBC-B 3006.3 HOISTWAY OPENING PROTECTION. |
| | WHERE SECTION 3006.2 REQUIRES PROTECTION OF THE |
| | ELEVATOR HOISTWAY DOOR OPENING, THE PROTECTION SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED BY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: |
| | 1. AN ENCLOSED ELEVATOR LOBBY SHALL BE PROVIDED AT EACH |
| | FLOOR TO SEPARATE THE ELEVATOR HOISTWAY SHAFT ENCLOSURE |
| | DOORS FROM EACH FLOOR BY FIRE PARTITIONS IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH SECTION 708. IN ADDITION, DOORS PROTECTING |
| | OPENINGS IN THE ELEVATOR LOBBY ENCLOSURE WALLS SHALL |
| | COMPLY WITH SECTION 716.5.3 AS REQUIRED FOR CORRIDOR |
| | WALLS. PENETRATIONS OF THE ENCLOSED ELEVATOR LOBBY BY |
| | DUCTS AND AIR TRANSFER OPENINGS SHALL BE PROTECTED AS |
| | REQUIRED FOR CORRIDORS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION |
| | 717.5.4.1. |
| | 2. AN ENCLOSED ELEVATOR LOBBY SHALL BE PROVIDED AT EACH |
| | FLOOR TO SEPARATE THE ELEVATOR HOISTWAY SHAFT ENCLOSURE |
| | DOORS FROM EACH FLOOR BY SMOKE PARTITIONS IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH SECTION 710 WHERE THE BUILDING IS EQUIPPED |
| | THROUGHOUT WITH AN AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM INSTALLED |
| | IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 903.3.1.1 OR 903.3.1.2. IN |
| | ADDITION, DOORS PROTECTING OPENINGS IN THE SMOKE |
| | PARTITIONS SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTIONS 710.5.2.2, |
| | 710.5.2.3 AND 716.5.9. PENETRATIONS OF THE ENCLOSED |
| | ELEVATOR LOBBY BY DUCTS AND AIR TRANSFER OPENINGS SHALL |
| | BE PROTECTED AS REQUIRED FOR CORRIDORS IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH SECTION 717.5.4.1. |
| | 3. ADDITIONAL DOORS SHALL BE PROVIDED AT EACH ELEVATOR |
| | HOISTWAY DOOR OPENING IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION |
| | 3002.6. SUCH DOOR SHALL COMPLY WITH THE SMOKE AND DRAFT |
| | CONTROL DOOR ASSEMBLY REQUIREMENTS IN SECTION 716.5.3.1 |
| | WHEN TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH UL 1784 WITHOUT AN |
| | ARTIFICIAL BOTTOM SEAL. |
| | 4. THE ELEVATOR HOISTWAY SHALL BE PRESSURIZED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 909.21. |
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| | 1B) 2017 FBC-B 3006.4 MEANS OF EGRESS. ELEVATOR LOBBIES |
| | SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH AT LEAST ONE MEANS OF EGRESS |
| | COMPLYING WITH CHAPTER 10 AND OTHER PROVISIONS IN THIS |
| | CODE. EGRESS THROUGH AN ELEVATOR LOBBY SHALL BE |
| | PERMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITEM 1 OF SECTION 1016.2. |
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| | 1C) 2017 FBC-B 1016.2 EGRESS THROUGH INTERVENING |
| | SPACES. EGRESS THROUGH INTERVENING SPACES SHALL COMPLY |
| | WITH THIS SECTION. |
| | (1.) EXIT ACCESS THROUGH AN ENCLOSED ELEVATOR LOBBY IS |
| | PERMITTED. ACCESS TO NOT LESS THAN ONE OF THE REQUIRED |
| | EXITS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITHOUT TRAVEL THROUGH THE |
| | ENCLOSED ELEVATOR LOBBIES REQUIRED BY SECTION 3006. |
| | WHERE THE PATH OF EXIT ACCESS TRAVEL PASSES THROUGH AN |
| | ENCLOSED ELEVATOR LOBBY, THE LEVEL OF PROTECTION |
| | REQUIRED FOR THE ENCLOSED ELEVATOR LOBBY IS NOT |
| | REQUIRED TO BE EXTENDED TO THE EXIT UNLESS DIRECT |
| | ACCESS TO AN EXIT IS REQUIRED BY OTHER SECTIONS OF THIS |
| | CODE. |
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| | 2) SHEET ALS1.1: |
| | 2A) THE LIFE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS, IS MISSING THE |
| | CONSTRUCTION TYPE FOR THE BUILDING. THE 2017 WEST PALM |
| | BEACH AMENDMENTS 107.3.5 MINIMUM PLAN REVIEW CRITERIA |
| | FOR BUILDINGS. |
| | 107.3.5.1 COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS: |
| | 107.3.5.1.1 BUILDING |
| | 3. MINIMUM TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE DETERMINED |
| | (SEE SECTION 503). |
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| | 2B) IS THE BUILDING FIRE SPRINKLERED? TRAVEL DISTANCE |
| | AND COMMON PATH OF TRAVEL REFERENCE FULLY SPRINKLERED |
| | WHILE OCCUPANT FINISHES REFERENCES NON SPRINKLERED? |
| | 107.3.5.1 COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS: |
| | 107.3.5.1.1 BUILDING |
| | 5. FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS/ FBC-B TABLE 504.3. |
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| | 3) SHEET A1.1.1: |
| | 3A) THIS FLOOR PLAN THE DOORS ARE ALL IDENTIFIED WITH |
| | FOUR DIGIT NUMBERS WHICH CORRESPOND WITH THE DOOR |
| | SCHEDULE ON SHEET A2.1.1. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF (2) |
| | DOORS IDENTIFIED WITH A NOTE 5 MARKER. NOTE 5 INDICATES |
| | TO PROVIDE PRICING TO REPLACE THESE DOORS WITH 1 ? INCH |
| | SOLID CORE DOORS WITH FULL LITE FIRE LITE GLASS (45 |
| | MIN). PLEASE PROVIDE THE MANUFACTURERS TESTING TO ASTM |
| | E119 IN ACCORDANCE TO 716.2 AS PERMITTED, IN THE |
| | MAXIMUM SIZE TESTED. SEE FBC-B TABLE 716.5 FOOTNOTE |
| | (B). |
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| | 3B) EACH OF THE PROPOSED BREAK ROOMS SHOW DETAILS ON |
| | SHEET A3.1.1. DETAILS 1-6. PLEASE NOTE WITHIN THE UPPER |
| | CABINETS OF THE BREAK ROOM THERE APPEARS TO BE A SHELF |
| | AND ELECTRICAL OUTLET FOR MICROWAVE. THE TOP OF THE |
| | SHELF IS APPROXIMATELY 56 INCHES ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR |
| | THE OUTLET IS EVEN HIGHER YET, OUT OF THE REACH RANGES |
| | FOR A FRONT OR SIDE APPROACH WITH OBSTRUCTIONS. PLEASE |
| | REFER TO THE 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE: |
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| | 3B)(1) 308 REACH RANGES |
| | 308.2 FORWARD REACH./ 308.2.1 UNOBSTRUCTED/ 308.2.2 |
| | OBSTRUCTED HIGH REACH. |
| | 308.3 SIDE REACH. / 308.3.1 UNOBSTRUCTED/ 308.3.2 |
| | OBSTRUCTED HIGH REACH. |
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| | 3B)(2) 309 OPERABLE PARTS |
| | 309.3 HEIGHT. OPERABLE PARTS SHALL BE PLACED WITHIN ONE |
| | OR MORE OF THE REACH RANGES SPECIFIED IN 308. |
| | 309.4 OPERATION. OPERABLE PARTS SHALL BE OPERABLE WITH |
| | ONE HAND AND SHALL NOT REQUIRE TIGHT GRASPING, |
| | PINCHING, OR TWISTING OF THE WRIST. THE FORCE REQUIRED |
| | TO ACTIVATE OPERABLE PARTS SHALL BE 5 POUNDS (22.2 N) |
| | MAXIMUM. |
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| | 4) SHEET A2.1.1. UNDER THE HEADING DOOR AND WINDOW |
| | TYPE. DOOR TYPE BA, W1A/ W1B ARE ALTERNATES NOT A |
| | SPECIFIC DOOR TYPE. PRODUCTS MUST BE SPECIFIC SEE THE |
| | 2017 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION SECTION 107.2.1. |
| | DRAWINGS & SPECIFICATIONS SHALL CONTAIN INFORMATION, IN |
| | THE FORM OF NOTES OR OTHERWISE, AS TO THE QUALITY OF |
| | MATERIALS, WHERE QUALITY IS ESSENTIAL TO CONFORMITY |
| | WITH THE TECHNICAL CODES. SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE |
| | SPECIFIC TO THE TECHNICAL CODES "SHALL NOT BE CITED AS |
| | A WHOLE OR IN PART, NOR THE TERM "LEGAL" OR ITS |
| | EQUIVALENT BE USED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR SPECIFIC |
| | INFORMATION". |
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| | 5) WHEN RESUBMITTING PLANS PLEASE INDICATE THE REVISION |
| | & REMOVE ANY VOIDED SHEETS & 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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| | JAMES A. WITMER BN, PX, SFP, CBO |
| | SENIOR COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| | BUILDING DIVISION / DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT |
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