| 2022-05-04 11:11:56 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 22030285 |
| | ADD: 1400 ELIZABETH AVE. |
| | 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. MAY 04TH/ 2022 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) PLEASE BE AWARE THIS BUILDING IS LOCATED IN A AE |
| | FLOOD ZONE. THE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION IS (BFE 12.1 FEET |
| | NAVD88). THE BUILDING WAS BUILT IN 1950 MAKING THE |
| | BUILDING A PRE-FIRM BUILDING. THE PALM BEACH COUNTY |
| | PROPERTY APPRAISERS OFFICE (2021 TAX YEAR) LIST THE |
| | TOTAL MARKET VALUE OF $506,387.00 DOLLARS, LAND AT |
| | $174,168.00 DOLLARS AND IMPROVEMENT VALUE OF $332,210 |
| | DOLLARS OF VALUE. THE DOLLAR AMOUNT FOR THIS PERMIT |
| | VALUE IS $500,000.00 DOLLARS IN VALUE MAKING THIS A |
| | SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT. |
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| | WEST PALM BEACH MUNI CODE. SUBSTANIAL IMPROVEMENT. |
| | SECTION 94-546 PROVISIONS FOR FLOOD HAZARD REDUCTION. |
| | (A)(3) ANY ALTERATION, REPAIR, RECONSTRUCTION, OR |
| | IMPROVEMENTS TO A PROPERTY WHICH THE CUMULATIVE COST |
| | FOR ANY FIVE YEAR PERIOD EQUALS OR EXCEEDS 50 % OF THE |
| | BUILDING VALUE AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE FIVE YEAR |
| | PERIOD SHALL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF NEW CONSTRUCTION |
| | AS CONTAINED IN THIS ARTICLE. |
| | YOU MAY WAN TO REVIEW FEMA PUBLICATION FEMA P-758 |
| | SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT/ SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DESK |
| | REFERENCE, AND REVIEW PAGE 6-9. |
| | YOU MAY ALSO WANT TO GET A CERTIFIED APPRAISER DONE OF |
| | THE BUILDING (IMPROVED VALUE) TO SEE IF THIS |
| | RENOVATION/ REMODEL WOULD NO LONGER CLASSIFY AS A |
| | SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT. THE OTHER ISSUE THAT MAY OCCUR |
| | IS THE OLD DOCKING STATION WITHIN THE BUILDING AND |
| | LOWER FLOOR LEVEL. YOU WILL NEED TO ESTABLISH THE FLOOR |
| | ELEVATIONS HIGH AND LOWER FLOOR LEVELS IN NAVD 88. ANY |
| | ATTENDANT UTILITIES INCLUDING A/C COMPRESSORS AND OR |
| | ELECTRICAL GENERATORS WILL ALSO BE SHOWN ON THE SURVEY. |
| | DEPENDING ON THE OUTCOME OF THE SURVEY ANOTHER FEMA |
| | PUBLICATION TECHNICAL BULLETIN TB 3-93 FOR |
| | NON-RESIDENTIAL FLOOD PROOFING REQUIREMENTS & |
| | CERTIFICATION. |
| | DURING THE PERMITTING OF THIS STRUCTURE THERE WILL BE |
| | REQUIRED (3) DIFFERENT FLOOD ZONE CERTIFICATES |
| | REQUIRED: |
| | (1) A FLOOD ZONE CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED AS PART OF THE |
| | PLAN REVIEW DOCUMENTS WITH THE PROPOSED FINISH FLOOR |
| | HEIGHT. W. P. B. ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 107.3.5.1.1 |
| | BUILDING MINIMUM PLAN REVIEW CRITERIA FOR COMMERCIAL |
| | BUILDINGS. ( 8) FLOOD REQUIREMENTS ELEVATIONS, |
| | ENCLOSURES, FLOOD DAMAGE-RESISTANT MATERIALS. |
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| | (2) ONCE THE FIRST-FLOOR SLAB IS POURED THE 2ND |
| | ELEVATION CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED. W. P. B. |
| | ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 110.3 REQUIRED INSPECTIONS 1.2 |
| | FLOOR/ SLAB INSPECTION. IN FLOOD HAZARD AREAS, UPON |
| | PLACEMENT OF THE LOWEST FLOOR, INCLUDING BASEMENT, AND |
| | PRIOR TO FURTHER VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION, THE ELEVATION |
| | CERTIFICATION, REQUIRED IN SECTION 1612.5, SHALL BE |
| | SUBMITTED TO THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. |
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| | (3) BEFORE THE ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY |
| | OR A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION THE 3RD FLOOD ZONE |
| | CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED WITH THE HEIGHT OF ALL EXTERIOR |
| | ATTENDANTS A/C PADS OR OTHER SLABS FOR GENERATORS. W. |
| | P. B. ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 110.3 REQUIRED INSPECTIONS |
| | (6) FINAL INSPECTION. TO BE MADE AFTER THE BUILDING IS |
| | COMPLETED AND READY FOR OCCUPANCY. 6.1. LOWEST FLOOR |
| | ELEVATION. IN FLOOD HAZARD AREAS, AS PART OF THE FINAL |
| | INSPECTION, A FINAL CERTIFICATION OF THE LOWEST FLOOR |
| | ELEVATION SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE AUTHORITY HAVING |
| | JURISDICTION. |
| | HTTP://WWW.FEMA.GOV/BUSINESS/NFIP/ELVINST.SHTM |
| | 2020 FBC-BUILDING SECTION 1612 FLOOD ZONES, AND ASCE 24 |
| | MANUAL. |
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| | 2) SHEET A0.01: |
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| | 2A) PLEASE PROVIDE A SURVEY OF THE PROPERTY THE |
| | PROPERTY APPRAISERS OFFICE PICTURE OF BUILDING PROPERTY |
| | LINES DOES NOT SHOW A OFFSET IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE |
| | BUILDINGS. BUILDINGS CAN NOT TRANSGRESS PROPERTY LINES. |
| | 2020 W. P. B. ADMINISTRATIVE CODE107.3.5 MINIMUM PLAN |
| | REVIEW CRITERIA SURVEY. |
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| | 2B) THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING THERE ARE IS A STAIR |
| | ENTRY, WITHIN THE BUILDING LOWER FLOOR LEVEL STAIRS AND |
| | THE REAR OF THE BUILDING AGAIN THE REAR EXIT STAIRS. |
| | PLEASE SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH 2020 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE |
| | SECTION 201.1.1 VERTICAL ACCESSIBILITY. |
| | 202.4.1. DISPROPORTIONATE COST. ALTERATIONS MADE TO |
| | PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE PATH OF TRAVEL TO THE ALTERED |
| | AREA WILL BE DEEMED DISPROPORTIONATE TO THE OVERALL |
| | ALTERATION WHEN THE COST EXCEEDS 20% OF THE COST OF THE |
| | ALTERATION TO THE PRIMARY FUNCTION AREA. COST THAT MAY |
| | BE COUNTED AS EXPENDITURES REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AN |
| | ACCESSIBLE PATH OF TRAVEL MAY INCLUDE: (I) COST |
| | ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING AN ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE AND AN |
| | ACCESSIBLE ROUT TO THE ALTERED AREA; (II) COST |
| | ASSOCIATED WITH MAKING RESTROOMS ACCESSIBLE, SUCH AS |
| | INSTALLING GRAB BARS, ENLARGING TOILET STALLS, |
| | INSULATING PIPES, OR INSTALLING ACCESSIBLE FAUCET |
| | CONTROLS; (III) COST ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING |
| | ACCESSIBLE TELEPHONES, SUCH AS RELOCATING THE TELEPHONE |
| | TO AN ACCESSIBLE HEIGHT, INSTALLING AMPLIFICATION |
| | DEVICES, OR INSTALLING A TEXT TELEPHONE (TTY); (IV) |
| | COST ASSOCIATED WITH RELOCATING AN ACCESSIBLE DRINKING |
| | FOUNTAIN. |
| | |
| | 202.4.2 ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES IN THE EVENT OF |
| | DISPROPORTIONALITY ($500,000.00 X 0.20= $100,000.00 |
| | DOLLARS). WHEN THE COST OF THE ALTERATIONS NECESSARY TO |
| | MAKE THE PATH OF TRAVEL TO THE ALTERED AREAS FULLY |
| | ACCESSIBLE IS DISPROPORTIONATE TO THE COST OF THE |
| | OVERALL ALTERATION, THE PATH OF TRAVEL SHALL BE MADE |
| | ACCESSIBLE TO THE EXTENT THAT IT CAN BE MADE ACCESSIBLE |
| | WITHOUT INCURRING DISPROPORTIONATE COST. IN CHOOSING |
| | WHICH ELEMENTS TO PROVIDE, PRIORITY SHOULD BE GIVEN TO |
| | THOSE ELEMENTS THAT WILL PROVIDE THE GREATEST ACCESS, |
| | IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER: (I) AN ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE; |
| | (II) AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE TO THE ALTERED AREA; (III) AT |
| | LEAST ONE ACCESSIBLE RESTROOM FOR EACH SEX OR A SINGLE |
| | UNISEX RESTROOM; (IV) ACCESSIBLE TELEPHONES: (V) |
| | ACCESSIBLE DRINKING FOUNTAINS; AND (VI) WHEN POSSIBLE, |
| | ADDITIONAL ACCESSIBLE ELEMENTS SUCH AS PARKING, |
| | STORAGE, AND ALARMS. |
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| | 2C) THE BREAK ROOM SINK DOES NOT INDICATE IF THIS IS |
| | GOING TO BE A FRONT APPROACH OR SIDE APPROACH, NOT |
| | SHOWN ON THE PLANS. 2020 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE 606.2 |
| | CLEAR FLOOR SPACE. |
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| | 2D) THE FLOOR PLAN SHOWS TABLE AND CHAIRS IN THE BREAK |
| | ROOM BUT NOT COMPLIANCE WITH 2020 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY |
| | CODE SECTION 226.1 WHERE DINING SURFACES ARE PROVIDED |
| | FOR THE CONSUMPTION OF FOOD OR DRINK, AT LEAST 5 |
| | PERCENT OF THE SEATING SPACES AND STANDING SPACES AT |
| | THE DINING SURFACES SHALL COMPLY WITH 902. |
| | |
| | 2E) 2020 FBC-ACCESS. CODE 902.3 HEIGHT. THE TOPS OF |
| | DINING SURFACES AND WORK SURFACES SHALL BE 28 INCHES |
| | MINIMUM AND 34 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR |
| | GROUND. |
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| | 2F) 2020 FBC-ACCESS. CODE 226.2 DISPERSION. DINING |
| | SURFACES AND WORK SURFACES REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH 902 |
| | SHALL BE DISPERSED THROUGHOUT THE SPACE OR FACILITY |
| | CONTAINING DINING SURFACES AND WORK SURFACES. |
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| | 2G) IT APPEARS THERE MAYBE A SINGLE WATER FOUNTAIN IN |
| | FRONT OF THE RESTROOMS, IN THE CORRIDOR. SHEET A1.01 |
| | SHOWS A DETAIL MARKER DETAIL 8/ A6.01 WHICH IS FOR |
| | STADIUM SEATING? DISCREPANCY IN PLANS. 2020 |
| | FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE. 211.2 MINIMUM NUMBER. NO FEWER |
| | THAN TWO DRINKING FOUNTAINS SHALL BE PROVIDED. ONE |
| | DRINKING FOUNTAIN SHALL COMPLY WITH 602.1 THROUGH 602.6 |
| | AND ONE DRINKING FOUNTAIN SHALL COMPLY WITH 602.7. |
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| | 3) SHEET A1.01: |
| | 3A) SHEET A1.01 SHOW DETAIL 5/ A6.01 FOR GUARDRAIL AT |
| | LOWER FLOOR LEVEL, BUT AGAIN WRONG DETAIL DETAIL 5 IS |
| | FOR RESTROOM ELEVATION. DISCREPANCY IN PLANS. NOTE |
| | THERE ARE NO DETAILS OF FRONT AND REAR STAIRS, GUARD/ |
| | HAND RAILS. 107.2.1.2. 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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| | 4) SHEET M3.1 SHOWS THE INSTALLATION OF ROOF TOP |
| | CONDENSERS BUT NO ACCESS TO THE ROOF IS SHOWN ON EITHER |
| | THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN NOR A1.01. 2020 FBC-M 306.5 |
| | EQUIPMENT AND APPLIANCES ON ROOFS OR ELEVATED |
| | STRUCTURES. |
| | WHERE EQUIPMENT REQUIRING ACCESS OR APPLIANCES ARE |
| | LOCATED ON AN ELEVATED STRUCTURE OR THE ROOF OF A |
| | BUILDING SUCH THAT PERSONNEL WILL HAVE TO CLIMB HIGHER |
| | THAN 16 FEET ABOVE GRADE TO ACCESS SUCH EQUIPMENT OR |
| | APPLIANCES, AN INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR MEANS OF ACCESS |
| | SHALL BE PROVIDED. SUCH ACCESS SHALL NOT REQUIRE |
| | CLIMBING OVER OBSTRUCTIONS GREATER THAN 30 INCHES IN |
| | HEIGHT OR WALKING ON ROOFS HAVING A SLOPE GREATER THAN |
| | 4 UNITS VERTICAL IN 12 UNITS HORIZONTAL (33-PERCENT |
| | SLOPE). SUCH ACCESS SHALL NOT REQUIRE THE USE OF |
| | PORTABLE LADDERS. WHERE ACCESS INVOLVES CLIMBING OVER |
| | PARAPET WALLS, THE HEIGHT SHALL BE MEASURED TO THE TOP |
| | OF THE PARAPET WALL. |
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| | 5) SHEET M7.1 SHOWS ROOF TOP PRE-ENGINEERED ROOF |
| | STANDS, MISSING THE PRODUCT APPROVAL FOR ROOF STANDS. |
| | 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)(G) PRE-ENGINEERED A/C STANDS |
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| | 6) 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. |
| | FL 61G1-23.015 (2) THE ARCHITECT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR |
| | SUPERVISING AND REVIEWING ALL PROJECT DATA, REPORTS, |
| | SHOP DRAWINGS ETC. |
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| | 7) 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. |
| | PLEASE NOTE WITH THE LACK OF INFORMATION FOR THIS |
| | REVIEW, SUBSEQUENT REMARKS MAYBE MADE IN THE NEXT |
| | REVIEW CYCLE. |
| | MY WORK HOURS ARE USUALLY TUES. & WED. 7:30 AM- 4:30 PM |
| | PART-TIME/ SEMI-RETIRED. |
| | 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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