| 2020-07-05 16:29:48 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 20060908 |
| | ADD: 5520 GEORGIA AVE. |
| | CONT: BADER?S GROUP LLC |
| | TEL: 561-336-3891 |
| | 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: SUN. JULY 05TH/ 2020 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) ON THE BUILDING PERMIT THE VALUE OF WORK STATED FOR |
| | THE WORK TO BE ACCOMPLISHED UNDER THIS PERMIT IS |
| | $10.000.00 DOLLARS OF VALUE. THE TOTAL VALUE OF THE |
| | PROJECT IS $17,500.00 DOLLARS OF VALUE. THE VALUE OF |
| | THIS PROJECT SEEMS LOW. |
| | 109.3* 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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| | THIS MAIN BUILDING PERMIT WILL INCLUDE THE FEES FOR THE |
| | MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING & ROOFING PERMITS. |
| | WHEN THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR COMES IN FOR A BUILDING |
| | PERMIT WITH THE SIGNED PERMIT APPLICATION FORM BY THE |
| | QUALIFIER AND OWNER AND BRINGS IN THE LISTED |
| | SUB-PERMITS M-E-P & ROOFING PERMITS SIGNED BY THE |
| | QUALIFIER OF EACH COMPANY, THEIR INSURANCES AND |
| | LICENSURE UP TO DATE, THE M-E-P AND ROOFING PERMITS ARE |
| | FREE OF CHARGE. IF THE M-E-P & ROOFING PERMITS COME IN |
| | LATER THERE WILL BE AN $80.00 ADMINISTRATIVE FEE FOR |
| | EACH PERMIT. |
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| | ALL OTHER PERMITS FIRE SPRINKLER, FIRE ALARM, RACK |
| | STORAGE, EXHAUST HOODS, ANSUL SYSTEMS OR ALTERNATIVE |
| | AUTOMATIC FIRE-EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS, WALK IN COOLERS & |
| | FREEZERS, ALL LOW VOLTAGE PERMITS, GENERATORS & FUEL |
| | TANKS, GAS PERMIT, POOL, JACUZZI AND ASSOCIATED |
| | SUB-PERMITS, AWNING, SCREEN ENCLOSURES, CANOPY, FENCE, |
| | LANDSCAPE, IRRIGATION, AUGER CAST PILE AND OR |
| | FOUNDATION OR STRUCTURE ONLY PERMIT WILL BE SEPARATE |
| | REVIEWS AND ASSOCIATED FEES WITH EACH PERMIT. |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE AN ITEMIZED LIST AND SUBTRACT THESE LINE |
| | ITEMS AND THEIR VALUE FROM THE OVERALL BUILDING VALUE |
| | STATED ON THE PERMIT APPLICATION FOR THIS PROJECT. THE |
| | REMAINING BALANCE WILL BE AFFECTIVELY THE VALUE OF THE |
| | BUILDING YOU WILL BE PAYING FOR THIS PERMIT. THE |
| | BUILDING DEPARTMENT DOES NOT WANT TO COLLECT TWICE FOR |
| | THE VALUE OF THESE SUB-PERMITS NOT COVERED UNDER THE |
| | PRIME OR MASTER PERMIT. |
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| | 2) DOES THE TENANT SPACE HAVE A MEZZANINE OVER THE |
| | OFFICE SPACE, IF SO IT IS NOT DECLARED IN THE SQUARE |
| | FOOTAGE OF THE TENANT SPACE? 107.2.1.2 ADDITIONAL |
| | INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. |
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| | 3) SHEET A-1 SHOWS A NEW SECTION OF 1 HOUR RATED WALL |
| | AND DOOR # 5 IS NOT SHOWN IN THE DOOR SCHEDULE AS |
| | HAVING A FIRE RATING IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2017 FBC-B |
| | TABLE 716.5. |
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| | 4) SHEET A-1 SHOWS A NEW SECTION OF A 1 HOUR RATED WALL |
| | AND A DOOR IDENTIFIED AS DOOR # 5. THE DOOR SCHEDULE |
| | INDICATES DOOR # 5 TO BE 2 FEET 8 INCHES WIDE. PLEASE |
| | REFER THE 2017 FBC-B SECTION 1010.1.1 SIZE OF DOORS. |
| | 2017 ACCESS. CODE 404.2.3. CLEAR WIDTH & SIZE OF DOORS, |
| | 2017 FBC-B 1010.1.1. WHERE THIS SECTION REQUIRES A |
| | MINIMUM CLEAR WIDTH OF 32 INCHES. THE MINIMUM SIZE OF A |
| | SWING DOORS IS MEASURED CLEAR OPENING OF THE DOORWAY |
| | WITH THE SWINGING DOORS SHALL BE MEASURED BETWEEN THE |
| | FACE OF THE DOOR AND THE STOP, WITH THE DOOR OPEN 90 |
| | DEGREES. |
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| | 5) THE SHEET A-1 INDICATES A NEW EXTERIOR REPLACEMENT |
| | DOOR, THE DOOR SCHEDULE PROVIDES A FLORIDA APPROVAL |
| | NUMBER BUT NO REPORT WAS SUBMITTED. THERE IS ALSO |
| | POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE PRESSURES FOR THIS DOOR BUT THERE |
| | WAS NO WIND DESIGN CRITERIA GIVEN TO BCK UP THE |
| | PRESSURES. THE PRESSURES DO NOT STATE IF THEY ARE VULT |
| | OR VASD? |
| | 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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| | 5.1. 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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| | 5.. RISK CATEGORY. |
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| | 5.3. 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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| | 5.4. APPLICABLE INTERNAL PRESSURE COEFFICIENT. |
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| | 5.5. DESIGN WIND PRESSURES TO BE USED FOR EXTERIOR |
| | COMPONENTS AND CLADDING MATERIALS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED |
| | BY THE REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBLE FOR |
| | THE DESIGN OF THE STRUCTURE, PSF. |
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| | 5.6. 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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| | 6) 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)(A) EXTERIOR DOORS, |
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| | 7) 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. |
| | FL 61G1-23.015 (2) THE ARCHITECT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR |
| | SUPERVISING AND REVIEWING ALL PROJECT DATA, REPORTS, |
| | SHOP DRAWINGS ETC.. |
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| | 8) THE RESTROOM ACCESSIBLE DETAIL IS FOUND ON P-1 |
| | PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PLUMBING CONTRACTOR DOES NOT |
| | INSTALL THE ACCESSIBLE GRAB BARS, PAPER HOLDERS, AND |
| | MIRRORS IN THE RESTROOMS. |
| | 8A) MISSING DETAIL FOR THE TOILET PAPER DISPENSER |
| | LOCATION FOR SIDE WALL LOCATION. TOILET PAPER |
| | DISPENSERS. 2017 ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 604.7. |
| | TOILET PAPER DISPENSERS SHALL COMPLY WITH 309.4 AND |
| | SHALL BE 7-9 INCHES MAXIMUM IN FRONT OF THE WATER |
| | CLOSET MEASURED TO THE CENTER LINE OF THE DISPENSER. |
| | THE OUTLET OF THE DISPENSER SHALL BE 15 INCHES MINIMUM |
| | AND 48 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR AND SHALL |
| | NOT BE LOCATED BEHIND THE GRAB BARS. |
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| | 8B) MIRROR LOCATION IS MEASURED AS SUCH: 603.3 MIRRORS. |
| | 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE. MIRRORS LOCATED ABOVE |
| | LAVATORIES OR COUNTERTOPS SHALL BE INSTALLED WITH THE |
| | BOTTOM EDGE OF THE REFLECTING SURFACE 40 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| | ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND. MIRRORS NOT LOCATED |
| | ABOVE LAVATORIES OR COUNTERTOPS SHALL BE INSTALLED WITH |
| | THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE REFLECTING SURFACE 35 INCHES |
| | MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND. |
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| | 8C) THERE IS NO DETAIL ON EITHER THE ARCHITECTURAL NOR |
| | PLUMBING SHEETS FOR A ACCESSIBLE BREAK ROOM SINK. SHOW |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2017 ACCESS. CODE SECTIONS: |
| | 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 606.3 HEIGHT. |
| | LAVATORIES AND SINKS SHALL BE INSTALLED WITH THE FRONT |
| | OF THE HIGHER OF THE RIM OR COUNTER SURFACE 34 INCHES |
| | (865 MM) MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND. |
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| | 606.2 CLEAR FLOOR SPACE. A CLEAR FLOOR SPACE COMPLYING |
| | WITH 305, POSITIONED FOR A FORWARD APPROACH, AND KNEE |
| | AND TOE CLEARANCE COMPLYING WITH 306 SHALL BE PROVIDED, |
| | SEE EXCEPTIONS ALSO, BUT SHOW THE REQUIRED CLEAR FLOOR |
| | SPACE ON THE FLOOR PLAN. |
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| | 9) 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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| | PLEASE NOTE WE ARE WORKING FROM HOME BECAUSE OF COVID |
| | 19 IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT ME, MY CELL NUMBER IS |
| | 561-718-9724. |
| | 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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