| 2020-02-11 14:16:49 | 2017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 20011048 |
| | ADD: 1801 N FLAGLER DR. SUITE # 826 |
| | CONT: REGIONS PROPERTY MGMT. & CONSTRUCTION |
| | TEL: 561-292-9881 |
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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. FEB. 11/2020 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | NOTICE 08/05/2019 4 X FEE BLDG, ELEC, PLBG- INTERIOR |
| | ALTERATIONS BATH &FLOORING. |
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| | 1) THE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF $1,500.00 IS EXTREMELY, |
| | EXTREMELY LOW!!!!!!! IF THE CONTRACTOR DOES NOT PROVIDE |
| | AN ACCURATE VALUE FOR THE REMODEL OF THE BATHROOM IN A |
| | HIGHRISE, THEN THE PLANS EXAMINER WILL ASSESS A VALUE |
| | FOR MARSHALL-SWIFT, OR THE INTERNATIONAL CODE CONGRESS |
| | TABLE WITH REGIONAL ADJUSTMENTS. |
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| | 2017 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | CODE, CHAPTER OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE SECTION 108.3 |
| | BUILDING PERMIT VALUATION. IF, IN THE OPINION OF THE |
| | BUILDING OFFICIAL, THE CLAIMED VALUATION OF BUILDING, |
| | ALTERATION, STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL, GAS, MECHANICAL, OR |
| | PLUMBING SYSTEMS APPEARS TO BE UNDER ESTIMATED ON THE |
| | APPLICATION, THE PERMIT SHALL BE DENIED. FOR PERMITTING |
| | PURPOSES, VALUATION OF BUILDINGS AND SYSTEMS SHALL BE |
| | TOTAL REPLACEMENT PURPOSES, VALUATION OF BUILDINGS AND |
| | SYSTEMS SHALL BE THE TOTAL REPLACEMENT VALUE TO INCLUDE |
| | STRUCTURAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, INTERIOR |
| | FINISHES, NORMAL SITE WORK (EXCAVATION AND BACKFILL FOR |
| | BUILDINGS), ARCHITECTURAL AND DESIGN FEES, MARKETING |
| | COST, OVERHEAD AND PROFIT; EXCLUDING ONLY LAND VALUE. |
| | VALUATION REFERENCES MAY INCLUDE THE LATEST PUBLISHED |
| | DATA OF NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION COST ANALYSIS SERVICES |
| | (MARSHALL-SWIFT, MEANS, ETC.) WITH REGIONAL ADJUSTMENTS |
| | FOR LOCATION AS PUBLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CODE |
| | CONGRESS. |
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| | 2) 107.3.4.3 CERTIFICATION BY CONTRACTOR. PLEASE NOTE |
| | THE EXCEPTION TO ENGINEERED PLANS UNDER 471.003(H) |
| | ELECTRICAL/ PLUMBING/ MECHANICAL, 481.229(1)(C) |
| | (BUILDING) REQUIRES THE CONTRACTOR FOR THAT TRADE THAT |
| | WILL BE LICENSED IN THAT TRADE, WILL ALSO BE THE |
| | CONTRACTOR THAT DESIGNS THE SYSTEM UNDER THAT TRADE. |
| | FOR EACH TRADE THE CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBLE FOR THE |
| | DESIGN UNDER THE TRADE LICENSED IN MUST PRINT THEIR |
| | NAME, SIGN THEIR NAME AND LICENSE NUMBER, NOTE THESE |
| | PLANS APPEAR TO BE DRAWN BY ONE INDUVIAL, THEY WOULD |
| | HAVE TO BE LICENSED AS A BUILDING, ELECTRICAL AND |
| | PLUMBING CONTRACTOR TO SUBMIT ALL THESE TRADES UNDER |
| | ONE SHEET. |
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| | 3) THE PLAN SUBMITTED IS DEFICIENT IN SHOWING THE SCOPE |
| | OF WORK FOR THE VARIOUS TRADES, BUILDING, ELECTRIC & |
| | PLUMBING AND THE CHANGES MADE TO THE BATHROOM. |
| | 107.2.1 INFORMATION ON CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. |
| | CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SHALL BE DIMENSIONED AND DRAWN |
| | UPON SUITABLE MATERIAL. ELECTRONIC MEDIA DOCUMENTS |
| | SHALL BE SUBMITTED WHEN APPROVED BY THE BUILDING |
| | OFFICIAL. CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SHALL BE OF SUFFICIENT |
| | CLARITY TO INDICATE THE LOCATION, NATURE AND EXTENT OF |
| | THE WORK PROPOSED AND SHOW IN DETAIL THAT IT WILL |
| | CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CODE AND RELEVANT |
| | LAWS, ORDINANCES, RULES AND REGULATIONS, AS DETERMINED |
| | BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. SUCH DRAWINGS AND |
| | 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. |
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| | IN THE SUBMITTED PLAN 2 OF THE WALLS BACK WALL IS A |
| | FIRE RATED WALL AS WELL AS THE TENANT SEPARATION WALL. |
| | THE PLAN DOES NOT PROVIDE THE TYPE OF MATERIAL USED FOR |
| | THE FIRE RATING OF THESE WALLS. PLEASE SHOW HOW |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2017 FBC-B SECTION 420.2 SEPARATION |
| | WALLS IS TO BE ACHIEVED. CONSTRUCTION OF FIRE |
| | PARTITIONS SHALL BE BUILT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION |
| | 708.3 FIRE RESISTANCE RATING, AND 708.4 CONTINUITY. |
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| | 4) THESE SAME WALLS WILL ALSO NEED TO SHOW HOW |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH AIR-BORNE SOUND ( WALL INSULATION) WILL |
| | BE ACHIEVED. SEE THE 2017 FBC-B 1207.2 FOR AIR BORNE |
| | SOUND. |
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| | 5) THE WALLS OF THE NEW SHOWER SURROUND WILL ALSO NEED |
| | TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR BASE FOR TILE AND OR |
| | MARBLE. SEE THE 2017 FBC-B 2509.2 SEE 2509.3 FOR |
| | LIMITATIONS, WATER-RESISTANT GYPSUM BACKING SHALL NOT |
| | BE USED IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: |
| | 1) OVER A VAPOR RETARDER IN SHOWER OR BATHTUB |
| | COMPARTMENTS. |
| | 2) WHERE THERE WILL BE DIRECT EXPOSURE TO WATER OR IN |
| | AREAS SUBJECT TO CONTINUOUS HIGH HUMIDITY. |
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| | 6) BLDG TYPE: TYPE I/ TYPE II FLOOR INSULATION (FBC-B |
| | 2017) FOR TILE, STONE, MARBLE, VINYL 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 (NOT SALES BROCHURES) |
| | SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH ALL 3 REQUIREMENTS: |
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| | 6A) 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.SHEET |
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| | 6 B) 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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| | 6C) 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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| | 7) 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, 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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