| 2021-04-13 16:04:30 | CODES IN EFFECT: |
| | FBC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2020 7TH EDITION |
| | WPB FBC = WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC 2017 |
| | 6TH ED, CHAPTER 1 |
| | WPB CCCM=WEST PALM BEACH CROSS-CONNECTION CONTROL |
| | MANUAL REVISED 2017 |
| | FBC EC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE ENERGY CONSERVATION 2020 |
| | 7TH EDITION |
| | FBC EX = FLORIDA EXISTING BUILDING CODE 2020 7TH |
| | EDITION |
| | FBC PL = FLORIDA PLUMBING CODE 2020 7TH EDITION |
| | FAC= FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE |
| | FS = FLORIDA STATUTES |
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| | 21030816 801 S OLIVE AVE # 435 |
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| | 1ST REVIEW |
| | PLUMBING COMMENTS: DENIED |
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| | 1. PER THE REQUIREMENTS OF WPB FBC 105.1, A PLUMBING |
| | SUB PERMIT SHALL BE APPLIED FOR BY A LICENSED PLUMBING |
| | CONTRACTOR FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TUB, LAVATORIES |
| | AND THE SHOWER PLUMBING WORK. |
| | . A.SEE WPB FBC 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. THE CONTRACTOR (QUALIFIER) THAT CREATED / |
| | DRAWN THE SET OF PLANS WILL NEED TO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES |
| | AS THE AUTHOR OF THE PLANS. PLEASE PRINT YOUR NAME, |
| | SIGN YOUR NAME AND LICENSE NUMBER FOR THE TRADE YOU ARE |
| | LICENSED IN AND PLANS DRAWN. 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 INDIVIDUAL, 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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| | 2. THE JOB COST APPEARS TO BE LOW - PLEASE PROVIDE A |
| | COPY OF THE CONTRACT TO VERIFY THE JOB VALUE - FBC |
| | 109.3 BUILDING PERMIT VALUATIONS. IF, IN THE OPINION OF |
| | THE BUILDING OFFICIAL, THE CLAIMED VALUATION |
| | OF BUILDING, ALTERATION, STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL, GAS, |
| | MECHANICAL OR PLUMBING SYSTEMS APPEARS TO BE |
| | UNDERESTIMATED ON THE APPLICATION, THE PERMIT SHALL BE |
| | DENIED, UNLESS THE APPLICANT CAN SHOW |
| | DETAILED, QUANTITY ESTIMATES, AND/OR BONA FIDE SIGNED |
| | CONTRACTS (EXCLUDING LAND VALUE) TO MEET THE |
| | APPROVAL OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. FOR PERMITTING |
| | PURPOSES, VALUATION OF BUILDINGS AND SYSTEMS SHALL |
| | BE TOTAL REPLACEMENT VALUE TO INCLUDE STRUCTURAL, |
| | ELECTRIC, PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, INTERIOR FINISH, |
| | RELATIVE SITE WORK, ARCHITECTURAL AND DESIGN FEES, |
| | MARKETING COSTS, OVERHEAD AND PROFIT; EXCLUDING |
| | ONLY LAND VALUE. |
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| | 3. PER WPB FBC 107.1, INDICATE ON THE PLAN THAT THE |
| | EXISTING TUB IS TO BE REPLACED. CLARIFY THAT IT IS THE |
| | SAME CONFIGURATION AS THE ORIGINAL. PER FBC PL 412.5, |
| | THE HOT WATER SUPPLIED THROUGH THE NEW FAUCET/SPOUT TO |
| | BATHTUBS AND WHIRLPOOL BATHTUBS SHALL BE LIMITED TO A |
| | MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 120?F (49?C) BY A |
| | WATER-TEMPERATURE LIMITING DEVICE THAT CONFORMS TO ASSE |
| | 1070 OR CSA B125.3, EXCEPT WHERE SUCH PROTECTION IS |
| | OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY A COMBINATION TUB/SHOWER VALVE IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 412.3. |
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| | 4. PER FBC PL 412.3, SHOWER CONTROL VALVE SHALL BE |
| | BALANCED-PRESSURE, THERMOSTATIC OR COMBINATION |
| | BALANCED-PRESSURE/THERMOSTATIC VALVES THAT CONFORM TO |
| | THE REQUIREMENTS OF ASSE 1016/ASME A112.1016/CSA |
| | B125.16 OR ASME A112.18.1/CSA B125.1 AND SHALL BE |
| | INSTALLED AT THE POINT OF USE. SHOWER AND TUB-SHOWER |
| | COMBINATION VALVES REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION SHALL BE |
| | EQUIPPED WITH A MEANS TO LIMIT THE MAXIMUM SETTING OF |
| | THE VALVE TO 120?F (49?C), WHICH SHALL BE FIELD |
| | ADJUSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER?S |
| | INSTRUCTIONS. IN-LINE THERMOSTATIC VALVES SHALL NOT BE |
| | UTILIZED FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SECTION. |
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| | 5. PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, PROVIDE ELEVATION VIEW OF |
| | SHOWER WALL/CURB/LINER SHOWING THE FOLLOWING IN |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH FBC PL 421.3, 421.4.1 AND 421.5 THROUGH |
| | 421.5.2.6 (SECTIONS NOTED BELOW FOR REFERENCE) |
| | INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: |
| | . A. DRAIN |
| | . B. HEIGHT OF WALL TILE |
| | . C. FLOOR SURFACE |
| | . D. SUPPORT |
| | . E. CURB/THRESHOLD |
| | . F. SLOPED LINER |
| | . G. LINER BACKING |
| | . H. LINER MATERIAL |
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| | REFERENCE |
| | 421.3SHOWER WASTE OUTLET. |
| | WASTE OUTLETS SERVING SHOWERS SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN |
| | 11/2 INCHES (38 MM) IN DIAMETER AND, FOR OTHER THAN |
| | WASTE OUTLETS IN BATHTUBS, SHALL HAVE REMOVABLE |
| | STRAINERS NOT LESS THAN 3 INCHES (76 MM) IN DIAMETER |
| | WITH STRAINER OPENINGS NOT LESS THAN 1/4 INCH (6.4 MM) |
| | IN LEAST DIMENSION. WHERE EACH SHOWER SPACE IS NOT |
| | PROVIDED WITH AN INDIVIDUAL WASTE OUTLET, THE WASTE |
| | OUTLET SHALL BE LOCATED AND THE FLOOR PITCHED SO THAT |
| | WASTE FROM ONE SHOWER DOES NOT FLOW OVER THE FLOOR AREA |
| | SERVING ANOTHER SHOWER. WASTE OUTLETS SHALL BE FASTENED |
| | TO THE WASTE PIPE IN AN APPROVED MANNER. |
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| | 421.4.1FLOOR AND WALL AREA. |
| | BATHTUB FLOORS, SHOWER FLOORS, WALL AREAS ABOVE |
| | BUILT-IN TUBS THAT HAVE INSTALLED SHOWER HEADS AND |
| | WALLS IN SHOWER COMPARTMENTS SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF |
| | SMOOTH, CORROSION-RESISTANT AND NONABSORBENT WATERPROOF |
| | MATERIALS. WALL MATERIALS SHALL EXTEND TO A HEIGHT OF |
| | NOT LESS THAN 6 FEET (1829 MM) ABOVE THE ROOM FLOOR |
| | LEVEL, AND NOT LESS THAN 70 INCHES (1778 MM) ABOVE THE |
| | DRAIN OF THE TUB OR SHOWER. SUCH WALLS SHALL FORM A |
| | WATER-TIGHT JOINT WITH EACH OTHER AND WITH EITHER THE |
| | TUB OR SHOWER FLOOR. |
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| | 421.5SHOWER FLOORS OR RECEPTORS. |
| | FLOOR SURFACES SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF IMPERVIOUS, |
| | NONCORROSIVE, NONABSORBENT AND WATERPROOF MATERIALS. |
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| | 421.5.1SUPPORT. |
| | FLOORS OR RECEPTORS UNDER SHOWER COMPARTMENTS SHALL BE |
| | LAID ON, AND SUPPORTED BY, A SMOOTH AND STRUCTURALLY |
| | SOUND BASE. |
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| | 421.5.2SHOWER LINING. |
| | FLOORS UNDER SHOWER COMPARTMENTS, EXCEPT WHERE |
| | PREFABRICATED RECEPTORS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED, SHALL BE |
| | LINED AND MADE WATER TIGHT UTILIZING MATERIAL COMPLYING |
| | WITH SECTIONS 421.5.2.1 THROUGH 421.5.2.6. SUCH LINERS |
| | SHALL TURN UP ON ALL SIDES NOT LESS THAN 2 INCHES (51 |
| | MM) ABOVE THE FINISHED THRESHOLD LEVEL. LINERS SHALL BE |
| | RECESSED AND FASTENED TO AN APPROVED BACKING SO AS NOT |
| | TO OCCUPY THE SPACE REQUIRED FOR WALL COVERING, AND |
| | SHALL NOT BE NAILED OR PERFORATED AT ANY POINT LESS |
| | THAN 1 INCH (25 MM) ABOVE THE FINISHED THRESHOLD. |
| | LINERS SHALL BE PITCHED ONE-FOURTH UNIT VERTICAL IN 12 |
| | UNITS HORIZONTAL (2-PERCENT SLOPE) AND SHALL BE SLOPED |
| | TOWARD THE FIXTURE DRAINS AND BE SECURELY FASTENED TO |
| | THE WASTE OUTLET AT THE SEEPAGE ENTRANCE, MAKING A |
| | WATER-TIGHT JOINT BETWEEN THE LINER AND THE OUTLET. THE |
| | COMPLETED LINER SHALL BE TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | SECTION 312.9. |
| | EXCEPTIONS: |
| | . 1.FLOOR SURFACES UNDER SHOWER HEADS PROVIDED FOR |
| | RINSING LAID DIRECTLY ON THE GROUND ARE NOT REQUIRED TO |
| | COMPLY WITH THIS SECTION. |
| | . 2.WHERE A SHEET-APPLIED, LOAD-BEARING, BONDED, |
| | WATERPROOF MEMBRANE IS INSTALLED AS THE SHOWER LINING, |
| | THE MEMBRANE SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO BE RECESSED. |
| | . 3.SHOWER COMPARTMENTS WHERE THE FINISHED SHOWER DRAIN |
| | IS DEPRESSED A MINIMUM OF 2 INCHES (51 MM) BELOW THE |
| | SURROUNDING FINISHED FLOOR ON THE FIRST FLOOR LEVEL AND |
| | THE SHOWER RECESS IS POURED INTEGRALLY WITH THE |
| | ADJOINING FLOOR. |
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| | 421.5.2.1PVC SHEETS. |
| | PLASTICIZED POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (PVC) SHEETS SHALL MEET |
| | THE REQUIREMENTS OF ASTM D4551. SHEETS SHALL BE JOINED |
| | BY SOLVENT WELDING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE |
| | MANUFACTURER?S INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS. |
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| | 421.5.2.2CHLORINATED POLYETHYLENE (CPE) SHEETS. |
| | NONPLASTICIZED CHLORINATED POLYETHYLENE SHEET SHALL |
| | MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF ASTM D4068. THE LINER SHALL BE |
| | JOINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER?S |
| | INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS. |
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| | 421.5.2.3SHEET LEAD. |
| | SHEET LEAD SHALL WEIGH NOT LESS THAN 4 POUNDS PER |
| | SQUARE FOOT (19.5 KG/M2) AND SHALL BE COATED WITH AN |
| | ASPHALT PAINT OR OTHER APPROVED COATING. THE LEAD SHEET |
| | SHALL BE INSULATED FROM CONDUCTING SUBSTANCES OTHER |
| | THAN THE CONNECTING DRAIN BY 15-POUND (6.80 KG) ASPHALT |
| | FELT OR AN EQUIVALENT. SHEET LEAD SHALL BE JOINED BY |
| | BURNING. |
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| | 421.5.2.4SHEET COPPER. |
| | SHEET COPPER SHALL CONFORM TO ASTM B152 AND SHALL WEIGH |
| | NOT LESS THAN 12 OUNCES PER SQUARE FOOT (3.7 KG/M2). |
| | THE COPPER SHEET SHALL BE INSULATED FROM CONDUCTING |
| | SUBSTANCES OTHER THAN THE CONNECTING DRAIN BY 15-POUND |
| | (6.80 KG) ASPHALT FELT OR AN EQUIVALENT. SHEET COPPER |
| | SHALL BE JOINED BY BRAZING OR SOLDERING. |
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| | 421.5.2.5SHEET-APPLIED, LOAD-BEARING, BONDED, |
| | WATERPROOF MEMBRANES. |
| | SHEET-APPLIED, LOAD-BEARING, BONDED, WATERPROOF |
| | MEMBRANES SHALL MEET REQUIREMENTS OF ANSI A118.10 AND |
| | SHALL BE APPLIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER?S |
| | INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS. |
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| | 421.5.2.6LIQUID-TYPE, TROWEL-APPLIED, LOAD-BEARING, |
| | BONDED WATERPROOF MATERIALS. |
| | LIQUID-TYPE, TROWEL-APPLIED, LOAD-BEARING, BONDED |
| | WATERPROOF MATERIALS SHALL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF |
| | ANSI A118.10 AND SHALL BE APPLIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | THE MANUFACTURER?S INSTRUCTIONS |
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| | END OF COMMENTS. |
| | PLEASE NOTE THAT SUBMITTAL OF ADDITIONAL AND/OR REVISED |
| | MATERIALS MAY RESULT IN NEW PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS. |
| | WHEN RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE |
| | LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE CITY |
| | RE-SUBMITTAL FORM. PLEASE, ADDITIONALLY, INSERT |
| | CORRECTED PAGES INTO TO SUBMITTAL AND REMOVE OR VOID |
| | THE PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED SHEETS. ALL PLANS TO BE SIGNED |
| | AND SEALED BY THE DESIGNER AS REQUIRED BY FAC AND FS. |
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| | PLEASE NOTE THAT WHEN SCANNED DRAWINGS ARE SUBMITTED |
| | WITH CONTRACTOR'S PRINTED NAME, SIGNATURE AND LICENSE |
| | NUMBER IN ACCORDANCE WITH WPB FBC 107.2.1, A PAPER PLAN |
| | WITH WET SIGNATURE SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE BUILDING |
| | DEPARTMENT FOR HARD RECORD FILE PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF A |
| | PERMIT. |
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| | JERALD SMITH |
| | PLUMBING PLANS EXAMINER |
| | CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | EMAIL [email protected] |
| | MOBILE 561-246-0882 |
| | PLEASE NOTE THAT I TYPICALLY WORK ON TUESDAYS AND |
| | THURSDAYS |
