| 2019-03-12 13:32:21 | 2017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 19020880 |
| | ADD: 801 S. OLIVE AVE. SUITE: 604 |
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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: TUES. MARCH 12/ 2019 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) SHEET A1: |
| | 1A) UNDER THE CODE SUMMARY THERE ARE MULTIPLE TIMES THE |
| | 2007/ 2009 REVISIONS FBC EXISTING BUILDING CODE IS |
| | MENTIONED. PLEASE NOTE SINCE THIS TIME THE 2010, 2014, |
| | AND 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODES HAVE BEEN IN EFFECT. |
| | CURRENTLY THE 2017 FBC FAMILY OF CODES HAVE BEEN |
| | ADOPTED STATEWIDE SINCE 12/31/2017. |
| | PLEASE UPDATE CODE LANGUAGE TO REPRESENT THE CURRENT |
| | CODES. |
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| | 1B) UNDER THE CODE SUMMARY THE PLANS LIST THIS |
| | RENOVATION AS A LEVEL II ALTERATION IN THE EXISTING |
| | BUILDING CODE, 2007AS DEFINED IN SECTION 304. IN THE |
| | 2017 EXISTING BUILDING CODE THERE IS NO SECTION 304. IN |
| | THE 2017 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING CODE CLASSIFICATION OF |
| | WORK IS FOUND IN CHAPTER 5, SECTION 504 IS FOR LEVEL II |
| | ALTERATIONS. PLEASE UPDATE PLANS TO THE CURRENT CODE. |
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| | 1C) UNDER THE CODE SUMMARY THE PLANS LIST THIS |
| | CONSTRUCTION AS CONSTRUCTION TYPE V SPRINKLERED AND |
| | OCCUPANCY TYPE AS R-3. THIS BUILDING IS A 15 STORY |
| | (CONSTRUCTION TYPE: 1A, 351 UNIT CONDOMINIUM- R2 |
| | OCCUPANCY, ONE CITY PLAZA PERMIT APPLICATION DATE |
| | 04/05/2002 (02040459). UPDATE PLANS. |
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| | 2) THE 2017 EXISTING BUILDING CODE FOR LEVEL II |
| | ALTERATIONS SENDS YOU TO SECTION 806.1 EXISTING |
| | BUILDING CODE IF AN ELEMENT IS ALTERED THEN IT SHALL |
| | COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | CODE, ACCESSIBILITY. YOU WILL NEED TO TURN TO THE REAR |
| | PORTION OF THE 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE TO THE FAIR |
| | HOUSING SECTION. |
| | PLEASE NOTE THE PERMIT APPLICATION DATE IS WELL AFTER |
| | THE MARCH 31ST/ 1991 WHEN THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION |
| | REQUIREMENTS WENT INTO EFFECT FOR FAIR HOUSING FOR |
| | COVERED MULTIFAMILY DWELLINGS. |
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| | 2A) THE 1ST ISSUE IS TO PROVIDE COMPLIANCE FOR THE DOOR |
| | WIDTH FOR USABLE DOORS WITHIN THE DWELLING UNIT, BOTH |
| | BATHROOM DOORS. |
| | REQUIREMENT 3. USABLE DOORS. (2)WITHIN INDIVIDUAL |
| | DWELLING UNITS, DOORS INTENDED FOR USER PASSAGE THROUGH |
| | THE UNIT WHICH HAVE A CLEAR OPENING OF AT LEAST 32 |
| | INCHES NOMINAL WIDTH WHEN THE DOOR IS OPEN 90DEGREES, |
| | MEASURED BETWEEN THE FACE OF THE DOOR AND THE STOP, |
| | WOULD MEET THIS REQUIREMENT. (SEE FIG. 1(A), (B), AND |
| | (C).) OPENINGS MORE THAN 24 INCHES IN DEPTH ARE NOT |
| | CONSIDERED DOORWAYS. (SEE FIG. 1 (D).) |
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| | NOTE: A 34-INCH DOOR, HUNG IN THE STANDARD MANNER, |
| | PROVIDES AN ACCEPTABLE NOMINAL 32-INCH CLEAR OPENING. |
| | THIS DOOR CAN BE ADAPTED TO PROVIDE A WIDER OPENING BY |
| | USING OFFSET HINGES, OR BY REMOVING LOWER PORTION OF A |
| | DOOR STOP, OR BOTH. |
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| | 2B) THE SUBMITTED PLAN SHOWS 3 BATHROOMS AND ONLY 2 ARE |
| | BEING REMODELED. DWELLING UNITS WITH MULTIPLE |
| | BATHROOMS, BUT THE PLANS DO NOT STATE IF THEY ARE |
| | DESIGNED AS AN A-SPECIFICATION OR B-SPECIFICATION. IN |
| | DWELLING UNITS HAVING MULTIPLE BATHROOMS, ALL BATHROOMS |
| | MUST AT LEAST COMPLY WITH SPECIFICATION A. |
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| | OR |
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| | ONE BATHROOM MAY BE DESIGNED TO COMPLY WITH |
| | SPECIFICATION B AND THE OTHER BATHROOMS ARE NOT |
| | REQUIRED TO MEET THE MANEUVERING AND CLEAR FLOOR SPACE |
| | REQUIREMENTS AT FIXTURES (REQUIREMENT 7). |
| | PLEASE SHOW HOW THESE REQUIREMENTS WILL BE COMPLIED |
| | WITH? IN THE FAIR HOUSING REQUIREMENT 7 PLEASE VIEW (2) |
| | USABLE BATHROOMS AND ALL ASSOCIATED REQUIREMENTS FOR |
| | CODE COMPLIANCE. |
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| | 3) THE SHEET A-1 UNDER THE DEMOLITION NOTES ALL FLOOR |
| | FINISHES ARE TO BE REMOVED. FOR TILE, STONE, MARBLE, |
| | VINYL (LVT) OR (LVP) AND WOOD FLOORING ALL NEED TO HAVE |
| | HAD THE SOUND UNDERLAYMENT TESTED FLOOR ASSEMBLIES TO |
| | THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS AND MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS |
| | LISTED UNDER EACH OF THE STANDARDS FOR A 6 INCH |
| | CONCRETE FLOOR ASSEMBLY/ NO DROPPED CEILING: |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE TEST REPORTS SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH: |
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| | 3A) FBC-B 2017 1207.3 STRUCTURE-BORNE SOUND. |
| | FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLIES BETWEEN DWELLING UNITS OR |
| | BETWEEN A DWELLING UNIT AND A PUBLIC OR SERVICE AREA |
| | WITHIN THE STRUCTURE SHALL HAVE AN IMPACT INSULATION |
| | CLASS (IIC) RATING OF NOT LESS THAN 50 (45 IF FIELD |
| | TESTED) WHEN TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E 492. |
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| | 3B) FBC-B 2017 1207.2 AIR-BORNE SOUND. |
| | WALLS, PARTITIONS AND FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLIES |
| | SEPARATING DWELLING UNITS FROM EACH OTHER OR FROM |
| | PUBLIC OR SERVICE AREAS SHALL HAVE A SOUND TRANSMISSION |
| | CLASS (STC) OF NOT LESS THAN 50 (45 IF FIELD TESTED) |
| | FOR AIR-BORNE NOISE WHEN TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM |
| | E 90. |
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| | 3C) FLAME SPREAD- FBC-B 2017 603.1. EXCEPTION 2. |
| | INSULATION INSTALLED BETWEEN A FINISHED FLOOR AND SOLID |
| | DECKING WITHOUT INTERVENING AIRSPACE SHALL BE ALLOWED |
| | TO HAVE A FLAME SPREAD INDEX OF NOT MORE THAN 200. |
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| | FLAME SPREAD INDEX. A COMPARATIVE MEASURE, EXPRESSED AS |
| | A DIMENSIONLESS NUMBER, DERIVED FROM VISUAL |
| | MEASUREMENTS OF THE SPREAD OF FLAME VERSUS TIME FOR A |
| | MATERIAL TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E 84 OR UL 723. |
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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. |
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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 |
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