| 2019-02-25 10:49:26 | 2017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 19020640 |
| | ADD: 6620 S. DIXIE HWY. |
| | CONT: K-CHAR INC. |
| | TEL: 561-924-2179 |
| | E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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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: MON. FEB. 25/ 2018 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) THERE IS A DISCREPANCY OF THE SCOPE OF WORK BETWEEN |
| | THE CONTRACTOR FILLING OUT THE PERMIT APPLICATION, |
| | WINDOW REPLACEMENT, A/C & ELECTRICAL WORK AND THE |
| | ENGINEER OF RECORD STATING IT IS A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY? |
| | SHEET 1 OF 4 STATES THIS PERMIT IS FOR A CHANGE OF |
| | OCCUPANCY. THE CONTRACTOR WILL NEED TO CHANGE THE |
| | DESCRIPTION OF WORK. |
| | FOR THIS REVIEW I AM GOING TO GO WITH THE ENGINEERS |
| | CODE ANALYSIS, SINCE THIS IS HOW THE PLANS WERE |
| | DEVELOPED. |
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| | 2) IN THE ENGINEERS TITLE BLOCK NEXT TO THE ENGINEERS |
| | CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORIZATION IS FOUND NOA 13-0222.02 |
| | WHICH IS A LABORATORY CERTIFICATION FOR TURQUOISE |
| | ENGINEERING LLC, EXPIRED ON 3/21/2018. |
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| | 3) SHEET 1 OF 4 UNDER THE HEADING OF CODE ANALYSIS, |
| | EXISTING OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION THE PLANS STATE: |
| | EXISTING BUILDING CODE SECTIONS 1012 CHANGE OF |
| | OCCUPANCY |
| | CHAPTER 3 ALL COMPLIANCE METHODS. |
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| | 3A) UNDER THE 2017 EXISTING BUILDING CODE SECTION 1012 |
| | IS A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY IS TO BE USED IF ONLY A |
| | PORTION OF THE BUILDING IS UNDERGOING A PARTIAL CHANGE |
| | OF OCCUPANCY. WHEN GOING TO THE P. B. C. PROPERTY |
| | APPRAISERS SITE AND VIEW THE DIMENSIONS FOR THIS |
| | BUILDING, THE WHOLE BUILDING IS UNDERGOING A CHANGE OF |
| | OCCUPANCY AND SECTION 1001.2.2 SHOULD BE DECLARED. |
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| | 2017 EXISTING BUILDING CODE 1001.2.2 CHANGE OF |
| | OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION OR GROUP. WHERE THE OCCUPANCY |
| | CLASSIFICATION OF A BUILDING CHANGES, THE PROVISIONS OF |
| | SECTIONS 1002 THROUGH 1012 SHALL APPLY. THIS INCLUDES A |
| | CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION AND A CHANGE TO |
| | ANOTHER GROUP WITHIN AN OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION. |
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| | 3B) THE SECOND ISSUE OF CHAPTER 3 OF THE 2017 |
| | FBC-EXISTING BUILDING CODE: ALL COMPLIANCE METHODS. |
| | PLEASE REVIEW THE 2017 EXISTING BUILDING CODE SECTION |
| | 301.1. THE REPAIR, ALTERATION, CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY OF |
| | ALL EXISTING BUILDINGS SHALL COMPLY WITH ONE OF THE |
| | METHODS LISTED IN SECTIONS 301.1.1 THROUGH 301.1.3 AS |
| | SELECTED BY THE APPLICANT. SECTIONS 301.1.1 THROUGH |
| | 301.1.3 SHALL NOT BE APPLIED IN COMBINATION WITH EACH |
| | OTHER. |
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| | 3B)(1) 301.1.1 PRESCRIPTIVE COMPLIANCE METHOD. |
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| | 3B)(2) 301.1.2 WORK AREA COMPLIANCE METHOD. |
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| | 3B)(3) 301.1.3 PERFORMANCE COMPLIANCE METHOD. |
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| | 4) SHEET 1 OF 4 UNDER THE HEADING OF PROPOSED NEW |
| | OCCUPANCY THE PLANS DO NOT DECLARE, A CHANGE IN |
| | OCCUPANCY NOR COMPLIANCE WITH 2017 EXISTING BUILDING |
| | CODE 1001.2.2 CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION OR |
| | GROUP. WHERE THE OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION OF A BUILDING |
| | CHANGES, THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS 1002 THROUGH 1012 |
| | SHALL APPLY. THIS INCLUDES A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY |
| | CLASSIFICATION AND A CHANGE TO ANOTHER GROUP WITHIN AN |
| | OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION. |
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| | 5) SHEET 2 OF 4 DOES GIVE A PORTION OF THE WIND DESIGN |
| | CRITERIA, THE VULT WIND SPEED, MEAN ROOF HEIGHT, |
| | EXPOSURE D, (MORE RESTRICTIVE, THE DESIGNER CAN BE MORE |
| | RESTRICTIVE) BUT NOT THE PRESSURES, PLEASE PROVIDE IN |
| | VULT AND VASD SINCE ALL OF THE PRODUCT APPROVALS ARE IN |
| | VASD. |
| | MISSING: 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. |
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| | 6A) PLEASE NOTE SHEET 2 OF 4 THE 2 NOA THE DESIGN |
| | PROFESSIONAL LIST ARE NEWER PRODUCT APPROVALS THAN THE |
| | ONES SUBMITTED, SAME BRAND AND MODEL. PLEASE NOTE THAT |
| | THE MIAMI-DADE NOA 17-0614.11 AND AN OLDER SAME PRODUCT |
| | UNDER NOA 15-0528.26 BOTH EXPIRED ON 02/19/2019. PLEASE |
| | UPDATE THE PRODUCT APPROVAL. |
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| | 6B) EXPIRED NOA MIAMI-DADE NOA 17-0614.11 AND AN OLDER |
| | SAME PRODUCT UNDER NOA 15-0528.26 ARE BOTH FOR A SINGLE |
| | WINDOW, PLEASE IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF GLAZING TO BE |
| | INSTALLED, AND ANCHORS. PLEASE ALSO NOTE SHEET 2 OF 4 |
| | NOTES 5, 6, & 7 WILL NEED MULLIONS, THERE IS NO |
| | MULLIONS INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT. |
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| | 6C) 2017 FBC-B 1609.1.2 PROTECTION OF OPENINGS, |
| | 1609.6.4.4.1 COMPONENTS & CLADDING. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT |
| | OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 61G20-3.005, |
| | RULE 9N-3 NOV. 01/ 2010 (31) SUB-CATEGORY OF PRODUCTS |
| | OR CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS THAT WILL REQUIRE PRODUCT |
| | APPROVALS: |
| | (31)(B) MULLIONS |
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| | 6D) W. P. B. 107.3.4. PRODUCT APPROVALS. THOSE PRODUCTS |
| | WHICH ARE REGULATED BY FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE RULE |
| | 61G20 SHALL BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE |
| | DESIGNER OF RECORD PRIOR TO SUBMITTAL FOR |
| | JURISDICTIONAL APPROVAL. |
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| | 7) SHEET 2 OF 4 INDICATES THE WIDTH OF THE RESTROOMS AS |
| | 10 FEET 2 INCHES ON THE FLOOR PLAN BUT THE ACCESSIBLE |
| | DETAIL INDICATES THE WIDTH OF 10 FEET 4 INCHES, |
| | DISCREPANCY IN PLANS OR DOES THE WALL THICKNESS CHANGE. |
| | 107.2.1.2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. |
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| | 8) SHEET 2 OF 4 SHOWS ACCESS TO A STORAGE ROOM THROUGH |
| | A RESTROOM. BOTH THE RESTROOM DOOR AS WELL AS THE |
| | STORAGE ROOM DOORS ARE INDICATED TO BE 26X68 DOORS OR |
| | ONLY 28 INCHES CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE DOOR AND JAMB WHEN |
| | OPENED AT 90 DEGREES. PLEASE NOTE THERE IS NO ACCESS TO |
| | THE STORAGE CLOSET. CLOSETS THAT ARE OVER 24 INCHES IN |
| | DEPTH ARE REQUIRED TO BE ACCESSIBLE. |
| | PLEASE REVIEW THE 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION |
| | 404.2.3. OPENINGS MORE THAN 24 INCHES DEEP SHALL |
| | PROVIDE A CLEAR OPENING OF 36 INCHES MINIMUM. PLEASE |
| | ALSO REVIEW THE REQUIREMENT FOR MANEUVERING CLEARANCES |
| | FIGURE 404.2.4.1(H). |
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| | 9) SHEET 2 OF 4 DOES NOT SHOW THE EXIT LIGHTS. SHEET 4 |
| | OF 4 DOES SHOW EXIT LIGHTS. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE EXIT |
| | LIGHT AT THE REAR OF THE BUILDING IN THE HALLWAY WILL |
| | NOT BE VISIBLE IN THE MAIN OPEN OFFICE AREA, A |
| | DIRECTIONAL EXIT LIGHT WILL NEED TO BE ADDED IN FRONT |
| | OF THE HALLWAY ENTRANCE. SEE 2017 FBC-B 1013.1 WHERE |
| | REQUIRED. |
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| | 10) SHEET 2OF 4 DOES NOT SHOW A BREAK ROOM BUT SHEET 4 |
| | OF 4 DOES SHOW A BREAK ROOM IN THE UTILITY ROOM # 2. NO |
| | DETAILS WERE SHOWN THIS REVIEW COMPLIANCE WITH THE |
| | ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 606 LAVATORIES AND SINKS |
| | COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. |
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| | 11) 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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| | A THOROUGH REVIEW OF THE PLANS COULD NOT HAPPEN SINCE |
| | THERE WAS A GREAT DEFICIENCY IN PLANS AND REQUIRED |
| | DOCUMENTATION. WITH THE NEXT PLAN REVIEW CYCLE THERE |
| | MAYBE ADDITIONAL REVIEW COMMENTS BECAUSE OF NEW PLANS |
| | AND INFORMATION LACKING UNDER THE PRIOR REVIEW. |
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| | JAMES A. WITMER BN, PX, SFP, CBO |
| | SENIOR COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| | BUILDING DIVISION / DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT |
| | 401 CLEMATIS ST. WEST PALM BEACH. FL 33402 |
| | TEL: 561-805-6717 |
| | FAX: 561-805-6676 |
| | E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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