| 2021-05-05 10:29:16 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 21041156 |
| | ADD: 1801 S. FLAGLER DR. # 101 |
| | CONT: COUNIHAN CONSTRUCTION LLC |
| | TEL: 561-722-6266 |
| | E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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| | 2020 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2020 WEST PALM BEACH |
| | AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, |
| | ADMINISTRATION |
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| | 2020 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: WED. MAY 05TH/2021 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
| | 1) SHEET A-1 SHOWS THE REMOVAL & REPLACEMENT OF (2) |
| | SLIDING DOORS AND (3) WINDOW OPENINGS, ONE WINDOW WITH |
| | A VERTICAL MULLION. THERE IS A KEY FLOOR PLAN SHOWING |
| | THIS IS AN END UNIT IN A WALL ZONE 5. THE PLAN STATES |
| | HE WORST CASE ZONE 5 ALL OPENINGS WINDOWS AND DOORS AND |
| | LIST +60.7/ - 106.9 PSF. THE PLAN DOES NOT PROVIDE IF |
| | THESE PRESSURES ARE IN VULT OR VASD. THE PLAN ALSO |
| | FAILS TO INDICATE HOW THESE PRESSURES WERE DERIVED. |
| | 2020 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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| | 1.1. 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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| | 1.2. RISK CATEGORY. |
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| | 1.3. WIND EXPOSURE. APPLICABLE WIND DIRECTION IF MORE |
| | THAN ONE WIND EXPOSURE IS UTILIZED. TABLE 1609.7.2. |
| | HEIGHT AND EXPOSURE. ASCE 7-16 TABLE 30.3.1. |
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| | 1.4. APPLICABLE INTERNAL PRESSURE COEFFICIENT. |
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| | 1.5. 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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| | 1.6. TABLE 1609.7(2) ADJUSTMENT FACTORS FOR HEIGHT & |
| | EXPOSURE. PROVIDE THE MEAN ROOF HEIGHT FOR THE |
| | BUILDING. ASCE 7-10 TABLE 30.3.1. 1609.3.1 WIND SPEED |
| | CONVERSION VULT TO VASD. |
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| | 2) SHEET A-1. . THE PLAN STATES HE WORST CASE ZONE 5 |
| | ALL OPENINGS WINDOWS & DOORS AND LIST +60.7/ - 106.9 |
| | PSF. WHEN VIEWING EACH OPENING THE 3 WINDOWS ARE SHOWN |
| | TO BE +80/ -196.5 PSF AND THE SLIDING DOORS BOTH WITH A |
| | PRESSURE OF +73.3/ -115 PSF. THEN IN THE BREAKFAST ROOM |
| | HERE IS A SECOND SET OF PRESSURES +65.9/ -120.8 PSF. |
| | DISCREPANCY IN PRESSURES. 107.2.1.2. ADDITIONAL |
| | INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. |
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| | 3) IN DETERMINING WALL ZONE 5, A= 10% OF LEAST |
| | HORIZONTAL DIMENSION OR 40 % OF THE MEAN ROOF HEIGHT, |
| | WHICHEVER IS SMALLER, BUT NOT LESS THAN 4% OF THE LEAST |
| | HORIZONTAL DIMENSION. ASCE 7-16 CHAPTER 30 COMPONENTS |
| | AND CLADDING. |
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| | 4) PLEASE NOTE THAT MIAMI-DADE NOA 20-0722.20 360 |
| | ALUMINUM SINGLE HUNG WINDOW LMI WAS SUBMITTED TWICE, NO |
| | PRODUCT APPROVAL WAS SUBMITTED FOR THE SLIDING GLASS |
| | DOORS. |
| | COMPONENTS & CLADDING. 2020 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, SLIDING GLASS DOORS. |
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| | 5) IDENTIFY GLAZING/ MULLIONS. PLEASE IDENTIFY ON THE |
| | PRODUCT APPROVAL BEFORE SUBMITTING TO DESIGNER OF |
| | RECORD AND BEFORE SUBMISSION TO THE BUILDING |
| | DEPARTMENT. FOR ALL PRODUCTS WITH GLAZING, PLEASE |
| | IDENTIFY THE OPENING WIDTH & HEIGHT, TYPE OF GLAZING, |
| | TRACK HEIGHT FOR SLIDING GLASS DOORS, MULLION SIZE, |
| | LENGTH IF UNREINFORCED OR REINFORCED INFORMATION IF |
| | REQUIRED, ATTACHMENTS AND ASSOCIATE PRESSURES FOR EACH |
| | OPENING SIZE. 2020 FBC-B 1405.13.1 INSTALLATION. |
| | WINDOWS AND DOORS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | APPROVED MANUFACTURER?S INSTRUCTIONS. FASTENER SIZE AND |
| | SPACING SHALL BE PROVIDED IN SUCH INSTRUCTIONS AND |
| | SHALL BE CALCULATED BASED ON MAXIMUM LOADS AND SPACING |
| | USED IN THE TESTS. |
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| | 6) 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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| | PLEASE NOTE WITH THE LACK OF INFORMATION FOR THIS |
| | REVIEW, SUBSEQUENT REMARKS MAYBE MADE IN THE NEXT |
| | REVIEW CYCLE. |
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| | PLEASE NOTE WE ARE WORKING FROM HOME BECAUSE OF COVID |
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| | IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT ME, MY CELL NUMBER IS |
| | 561-718-9724. |
| | WORKING HOURS ARE MON.- WED. 8:00 AM- NOON. PART-TIME/ |
| | RETIRED. |
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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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