| 2019-10-09 12:36:05 | BUILDING REVIEW COMMENTS: |
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| | W.P.B. PERMIT: 19011226 |
| | 2 ND REVIEW: OCTOBER 9, 2019 |
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| | DYLAN BATTLES |
| | BUILDING PLANS EXAMINER PX4191 |
| | [email protected] |
| | 561-805-6718 |
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| | FLORIDA BUILDING CODE,6TH EDITION (2017) |
| | FBC[AMENDED] = 2017 CHAPTER 1 WPB AMENDMENTS (SEE LINK |
| | BELOW) |
| | HTTPS://WPB.ORG/DEPARTMENTS/DEVELOPMENT-SERVICES/FORMS/ |
| | BUILDING-PERMIT-FORMS |
| | FBC[B] = FBC BUILDING |
| | FBC[EXISTING] = FBC EXISTING BUILDING |
| | FBC[A] = FBC ACCESSIBILITY |
| | FBC[E] = FBC ENERGY CONSERVATION |
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| | 1ST REVIEW COMMENTS |
| | DATE: WED. FEB. 27/ 2019 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) SHEET AD1.1 INDICATES WITH NOTE 2 THE REMOVAL OF ALL |
| | WALLS, DOORS AND CEILING AND FIXTURES AND ALL |
| | ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL & PLUMBING. SHEET ALS1.1 SHOWS 5 |
| | NEW TENANT SPACES WITH A NEW 1 HOUR FIRE RATED COMMON |
| | LOBBY. PLEASE SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH: |
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| | 2017 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING 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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| | IT WOULD APPEAR THE DESIGNER IS TRYING TO COMPLY WITH |
| | THE ELEVATOR LOBBY REQUIREMENT BY STATING THE COMMON |
| | CORRIDOR IS A NEW 1 HOUR RATED LOBBY. WHERE THE PLANS |
| | LACK COMPLIANCE IS WITH THE 2017 FBC-B: |
| | 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. |
| | EACH OF THE TENANT SPACES WILL NEED TO HAVE AT LEAST |
| | (1) EXIT TO THE EXTERIOR BALCONY TO ONE OF THE EXTERIOR |
| | ENCLOSED VERTICAL EXITS. IT WOULD HAVE TO BE THROUGH |
| | ONE OF THE OFFICES AND OR CONFERENCE ROOMS THE DOOR |
| | INTO THIS ROOM WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A PASSAGE LATCH, AND |
| | EXIT DIRECTIONAL LIGHT (FBC-B 1013.1 EXIT LIGHTS WHERE |
| | REQUIRED) LEADING TO THE EXTERIOR EXIT ACCESS DOOR ONTO |
| | THE BALCONY. |
| | ADDITIONAL:) |
| | I THINK THE CHANGES WILL ADDRESS THIS COMMENT SINCE |
| | DOORS DIRECTLY TO BALCONY. PLEASE CHECK THAT SHEET |
| | ASL1.1 SHOWS ALL EXIT DOORS BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE IT |
| | REFLECTS ORIGINAL LAYOUT. THERE ARE ACTUALLY THREE SETS |
| | OF PLANS HERE AND NONE OF THEM ARE IDENTICAL. THIS IS |
| | CAUSING SOME CONFUSION ABOUT WHICH ONE MAY BE VOID SET |
| | AND SOME SAY NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION. PLEASE SEE |
| | ADDITIONAL COMMENTS AT THE BOTTOM FOR ADDITIONAL |
| | COMMENT ABOUT MATCHING SETS. |
| | ALSO, ADD OCCUPANT LOADS FOR EACH UNIT ON THE LIFE |
| | SAFETY PLANS. |
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| | 2) SHEET AD1.1 THE DEMOLITION SHEET, NOTE # 12 |
| | INDICATES THE ONE EXTERIOR EGRESS DOOR TO THE BALCONY |
| | IS TO REMAIN. SEE SHEET ALS1.1 UNDER THE HEADING |
| | DEFERRED SUBMITTALS NOA/ FLORIDA PRODUCT APPROVAL FOR |
| | NEW EXTERIOR DOOR. THERE IS A DISCREPANCY IN THE PLANS. |
| | 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2017 WEST PALM BEACH |
| | AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, |
| | ADMINISTRATION 107.2.1.2. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS |
| | REQUIRED. |
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| | 2A) IF THERE IS TO BE A NEW EXTERIOR DOOR, PLEASE |
| | PROVIDE THE WIND DESIGN CRITERIA. |
| | 2017 FBC-B 1603.1.4 WIND DESIGN DATA. |
| | THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION RELATED TO WIND LOADS SHALL |
| | BE SHOWN, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER WIND LOADS GOVERN THE |
| | DESIGN OF THE LATERAL FORCE-RESISTING SYSTEM OF THE |
| | STRUCTURE: |
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| | 2.1. ULTIMATE DESIGN WIND SPEED, VULT, (3-SECOND GUST), |
| | MILES PER HOUR AND NOMINAL DESIGN WIND SPEED, VASD, AS |
| | DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 1609.3.1. |
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| | 2.2. RISK CATEGORY. |
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| | 2.3. WIND EXPOSURE. APPLICABLE WIND DIRECTION IF MORE |
| | THAN ONE WIND EXPOSURE IS UTILIZED. TABLE 1609.7.2. |
| | HEIGHT AND EXPOSURE. ASCE 7-10 TABLE 30.3.1. |
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| | 2.4. APPLICABLE INTERNAL PRESSURE COEFFICIENT. |
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| | 2.5. DESIGN WIND PRESSURES TO BE USED FOR EXTERIOR |
| | COMPONENTS AND CLADDING MATERIALS NOT SPECIFICALLY |
| | DESIGNED BY THE REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL |
| | RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN OF THE STRUCTURE, PSF. |
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| | TABLE 1609.7(2) ADJUSTMENT FACTORS FOR HEIGHT & |
| | EXPOSURE. PROVIDE THE MEAN ROOF HEIGHT FOR THE |
| | BUILDING. 1609.3.1 WIND SPEED CONVERSION VULT TO VASD |
| | PRODUCT APPROVALS PSF ARE GIVEN IN VASD. |
| | ADDITIONAL:) |
| | ON SHEET AD1.1 THERE IS A NOTE #12 THAT STATES EXISTING |
| | DOOR TO REMAIN AND THAT DESIGNATION IS ON THE EXIT DOOR |
| | TO WEST BALCONY. THAT DESIGNATION COULD BE ADDED TO THE |
| | OTHER DOOR TO SHOW THAT NO NEW DOOR IS BEING INSTALLED, |
| | OR JUST INDICATE IN COMMENT RESPONSE THAT NO EXTERIOR |
| | OPENINGS ARE BEING REPLACED. |
| | IF A DOOR IS BEING REPLACED PLEASE ADD WIND DESIGN |
| | CRITERIA AND ADD TO THE DOOR SCHEDULE. |
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| | 3) PROVISO: DEFERRED SUBMITTALS WILL NEED TO SATISFY |
| | THE 2017 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA |
| | BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION SECTION |
| | 107.3.4.2 DOCUMENTS FOR DEFERRED SUBMITTAL ITEMS SHALL |
| | BE SUBMITTED TO THE REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL IN |
| | RESPONSIBLE CHARGE WHO SHALL REVIEW THEM AND FORWARD |
| | THEM TO THE BUILDING OFFICIAL WITH A NOTATION |
| | INDICATING THAT THE DEFERRED SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS HAVE |
| | BEEN REVIEWED AND FOUND TO BE IN GENERAL CONFORMANCE TO |
| | THE DESIGN OF THE BUILDING. THE DEFERRED SUBMITTAL |
| | ITEMS SHALL NOT BE INSTALLED UNTIL THE DEFERRED |
| | SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE BUILDING |
| | OFFICIAL. |
| | ADDITIONAL:) |
| | I SEE DEFERRED SUBMITTALS ON SHEET ALS1.1. THIS STATES |
| | FIRE ALARM AND FIRE SPRINKLERS AS DEFERRED. THESE WOULD |
| | BE SEPARATE PERMITS AND NOT DEFERRED SUBMITTALS. |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE WIND DESIGN CRITERIA AND ADD DOOR |
| | DESIGNATIONS TO SCHEDULE FOR NEW EXTERIOR EGRESS DOORS. |
| | PROVIDE PRODUCT APPROVAL OR INDICATE THAT THIS WILL BE |
| | DEFERRED SUBMITTAL ON COMMENT RESPONSE. |
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| | 4) 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. |
| | ADDITIONAL:) |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE COMMENT REPONSE SHEET FOR THE FIRST |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS PROVIDED BY JAMES WHITMER. THE COMMENTS |
| | ARE COPIED TO THE BEGINNING OF THIS REVIEW FOR |
| | REFERENCE (COMMENTS 1-4) |
| | I HAVE ADDED SOME CLARIFICATION AS TO WHAT THE COMMENTS |
| | ARE REGARDING (SEE THE END OF EACH COMMENT 1-4 WHERE IT |
| | SAYS ADDITIONAL:) |
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| | 2ND REVIEW NEW COMMENTS: |
| | 5) 107.5.3 FBC[AMENDED]THE SETS PROVIDED DO NOT MATCH |
| | EACH OTHER. ONE SET THE FIRST THREE SHEETS SAY NOT FOR |
| | CONSTRUCTION AND THE OTHER SET ALL THE SHEETS SAY NOT |
| | FOR CONSTRUCTION. NO SHEETS SHOULD STATE NOT FOR |
| | CONSTRUCTION SINCE THESE ARE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR |
| | PERMITTING OF CONSTRUCTION. |
| | ALSO, ONE SET HAS TWO ADDITIONAL SHEETS A3.1.2 AND |
| | SHEET A4.1.1. |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE TWO MATCHING SETS FOR REVIEW. WHEN |
| | SHEETS ARE REPLACED AND ONE SET OF VOIDS ARE LEFT FOR |
| | REFERENCE THEY SHOULD BE MARKED VOID. |
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| | WHEN RESUBMITTING, PROVIDE TWO IDENTICAL COLLATED SETS |
| | OF DOCUMENTS FOR ISSUANCE. OLD SHEETS (BOTH SETS) |
| | SHOULD BE RETAINED IN THE PACKAGE; PLEASE DO NOT |
| | DISCARD ANY DOCUMENTS. THEY SHOULD BE BOUND TOGETHER |
| | SEPARATELY FROM THE TWO ISSUANCE SETS AND MARKED "VOID" |
| | OR "OLD SHEETS". PLEASE DO NOT STAMP THE PLANS VOID AS |
| | APPLICANTS ARE INADVERTENTLY STAMPING SHEETS THAT WE |
| | NEED "VOID", RENDERING THEM NOT USABLE. |
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| | PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AT 561-805-6718 (M-F |
| | 8-5) TO DISCUSS COMMENTS, OR E-MAIL ANYTIME |
| | [email protected] |
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