| 2022-03-16 13:59:04 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT:22010926 |
| | ADD: 224 DATURA ST. 1ST FL. LOBBY |
| | CONT: TBD/ TO BE DETERMINED |
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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. MARCH 16TH/ 2022 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) SHEET G-0002 GENERAL NOTES. BUILDING SUMMARY STATES |
| | THE BUILDING IS 14 STORIES, FULLY SPRINKLERED AND TYPE |
| | OF CONSTRUCTION IIA. PLEASE REVIEW IN THE 2020 |
| | FBC-BUILDING CODE TABLE 504.4 BUSINESS OCCUPANCY A 14 |
| | STORY SPRINKLERED BUILDING WOULD BE REQUIRED TO BE TYPE |
| | IA. PLEASE UPDATE THE PLANS. |
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| | 2) SHEETS G0004 & G0005 FOR WATER CLOSETS GOOO4 FIGURE |
| | 604.5.1 & 604.5.2 AND FOR SHOWERS G0005 FIGURE 608.5.2 |
| | & FIGURE 608.5.3, ALL ARE MISSING THE HEIGHT OF THE |
| | GRAB BARS AS STATED IN THE 2020 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE |
| | SECTION 609.4 POSITION OF GRAB BARS. GRAB BARS SHALL BE |
| | INSTALLED IN A HORIZONTAL POSITION, 33 INCHES MINIMUM |
| | AND 36 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR MEASURED |
| | TO THE TOP OF THE GRIPPING SURFACE, NOT CENTERLINE. |
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| | 3) SHEET G0006 THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN; |
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| | 3A) THE LS PLAN SHOWS IN THE REAR OF THE BUILDING 723 |
| | SQ. FT. @ 15 S F PER OCCUPANT OR 49 PERSONS. THE |
| | BASEMENT SQUARE FOOTAGE NOT GIVEN NOR OCCUPANT LOAD |
| | PLUS THE 3 PERSONS UNDER THE BUSINESS OCCUPANCY IS OVER |
| | THE REQUIREMENT FOR ONE MEANS OF EGRESS PLUS THE EXIT |
| | ACCESS STAIRWELL 114. SEE TABLE 1006.2.1 ONE MEANS OF |
| | EGRESS ONLY ALLOWS 49 OCCUPANTS. |
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| | 3B) THERE IS ONLY ONE MEANS OF EGRESS (COMMON PATH OF |
| | TRAVEL) FROM THE FURTHEST POINT CIRCLE A TO THE FRONT |
| | ENTRY DOORS APPROXIMATELY 127 FEET. TABLE 1006.2.1 FOR |
| | AN ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY WITH A OCCUPANT LOAD OVER 30 THE |
| | MAXIMUM COMMON PATH OF TRAVEL IS 75 FEET. |
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| | 3C) THE STAIR 114 IS SHOWN TO BE A EGRESS STAIR WAY BUT |
| | IT IS NOT A ENCLOSED STAIRWAY Y WITH LANDING AND DOOR |
| | SWINGING OUT WHICH WOULD IMPEDE THE EXITING FROM THE |
| | REAR OF THE BUILDING. A EXIT ACCESS STAIR CAN ONLY |
| | COMMUNICATE ATMOSPHERICALLY WITH 2 STORIES. IS THIS A |
| | EXIT ACCESS STAIR TO COMPLY WITH SECTION 1019 OR IS IT |
| | A INTERIOR EXIT STAIRWAY THAT WOULD NEED TO COMPLY WITH |
| | SECTION 1023 OF THE 2020FBC-BUILDING CODE. |
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| | 3D) WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE FLOOR PLATE IS BEING |
| | REMODELED TO DETERMINE IF COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION |
| | 803.2.2 OF THE 2020 EXISTING BUILDING CODE WOULD NEED |
| | TO COMPLY AND SECTION 3006.3(4) OF THE 2020 |
| | FBC-BUILDING CODE. |
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| | 4) SHEET I-2005 ELEVATIONS -CONFERENCE ROOM, PHONE ROOM |
| | & PANTRY: |
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| | 4A) THERE ARE NO ELEVATION VIEWS OF THE PANTRY AS IN |
| | ROOM DESCRIPTION? |
| | 2020 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION 107.2.1. DRAWINGS & |
| | 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. SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE SPECIFIC TO |
| | THE TECHNICAL CODES. CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SHALL BE |
| | 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. |
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| | 4B) THE HEIGHT OF THE BOTTOM CABINETS IS NOT GIVEN, |
| | FROM FINISH FLOOR TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTERTOP. THESE |
| | SAME DETAILS REFERENCE SHEET I-5005 DETAILS 1, 2, & 4 , |
| | ON THIS SHEET DETAIL 1 HEIGHT IS GIVEN, DETAIL 2 STATES |
| | SEE ELEVATIONS, & DETAIL 4 SEE ELEVATIONS. MISSING |
| | PANTRY ELEVATIONS AND CABINETRY ALL TOGETHER. SHOW |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2020 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION |
| | 902.3 HEIGHT. THE TOPS OF WORK SURFACES SHALL BE 28 |
| | INCHES MINIMUM AND 34 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH |
| | FLOOR OR GROUND. |
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| | 5) SHEET I-4002. MAIL ROOM COUNTER HEIGHT IS NOT GIVEN. |
| | 2020 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 902.3 HEIGHT. THE |
| | TOPS OF WORK SURFACES SHALL BE 28 INCHES MINIMUM AND 34 |
| | INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND. |
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| | 6) SHEET I-4003 PANTRY ELEVATIONS ARE SHOWN TO BE 3 |
| | FEET TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTERTOP. 2020 |
| | FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 902.3 HEIGHT. THE TOPS |
| | OF WORK SURFACES SHALL BE 28 INCHES MINIMUM AND 34 |
| | INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND. |
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| | 7) SHEET I-4005 DETAIL 4 THE CABINETRY IS 3FEET TALL. |
| | 2020 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 902.3 HEIGHT. THE |
| | TOPS OF WORK SURFACES SHALL BE 28 INCHES MINIMUM AND 34 |
| | INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND. |
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| | 8) SHEET I-6004 IS THE DOOR SCHEDULE: |
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| | 8A) DOOR 103 IS THE DOOR TO THE BASEMENT WHY THIS DOOR |
| | NOT FIRE RATED DOOR? STAIR ENCLOSURE DOOR IN COMPLIANCE |
| | WITH 716.5 OF THE 2020 FBC-BUILDING CODE. |
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| | 8B) DOOR 100 DOES NOT INDICATE AN EXISTING DOOR OR NEW |
| | DOOR, IF NEW DOOR THEN PROVIDE THE PRODUCT APPROVAL FOR |
| | DOOR AND TRANSOM ABOVE. COMPONENTS & CLADDING. PLEASE |
| | SUBMIT THE COMPONENTS AND CLADDING PRODUCT APPROVALS. |
| | 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, TRANSOMS, SIDELITES |
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| | 8C) 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 (SHOP |
| | DRAWING STAMP OF APPROVAL) BY THE DESIGNER OF RECORD |
| | PRIOR TO SUBMITTAL FOR JURISDICTIONAL APPROVAL. |
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| | 9) PLEASE PROVIDE THE WIND DESIGN CRITERIA FOR THE NEW |
| | EXTERIOR DOOR. 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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| | 9.1. 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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| | 9.2. RISK CATEGORY. |
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| | 9.3. 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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| | 9.4. APPLICABLE INTERNAL PRESSURE COEFFICIENT. |
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| | 9.5. 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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| | 9.6. 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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| | 9.7) 2020 FBC-B 1709.5.1 HABITAT SPACES, WATER |
| | INTRUSION. EXTERIOR DOORS AND WINDOWS. EXCEPTION # 2. |
| | SILL LIMITING FACTOR. |
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| | 10) SHEETS I-2001 & I-2002 BOTH SHOW NEW AWNING FABRIC |
| | ON EXISTING FRAMES. PLEASE NOTE UNDER SEPARATE PERMIT, |
| | REVIEW AND SEPARATE FEES. 2020 WEST PALM BEACH |
| | AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, |
| | ADMINISTRATION 105.1. |
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| | 11) A TRANSMITTAL LETTER / NARRATIVE 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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| | AUGUST 02ND/ 2021 ALL PLANS EXAMINERS WILL BE WORKING |
| | FROM CITY HALL. |
| | MY WORK HOURS ARE USUALLY TUES. & WED. 7:30 AM- 4:30 PM |
| | PART-TIME/ RETIRED. |
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| | IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK WITH A PLANS EXAMINER BEFORE I GET |
| | BACK INTO THE OFFICE CALL |
| | (561)805-6700 AND ASK FOR THE PLANS EXAMINER ON-CALL. |
| | THANK YOU. |
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| | JAMES A. WITMER BN, PX, SFP, CBO |
| | SENIOR COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| | CONSTRUCTION SERVICES 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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