| 2022-08-29 18:02:03 | ****CORRECTIONS**** |
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| | SAMANTHA HILL |
| | BUILDING PLANS EXAMINER |
| | [email protected] |
| | 561-805-6724 |
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| | FBC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, 7TH EDITION (2020) |
| | FBC B = FBC BUILDING |
| | FBC EB = FBC EXISTING BUILDING |
| | FBC A = FBC ACCESSIBILITY |
| | FBC EC = FBC ENERGY CONSERVATION |
| | FBC R = FBC RESIDENTIAL |
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| | SEE PREVIOUS LIST. |
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| | ENGINEER'S RESPONSES WITH ADDITIONAL PLAN REVIEW |
| | QUESTIONS/STATEMENTS: |
| | A. IN THE PROPOSED CLADDING AND GRATING SPECIFIED IN |
| | THE SCREEN WALL DESIGN BY APX, THE RESIN MATERIAL USED |
| | IS NOT COMBUSTIBLE AS IT IS CLASSIFIED AS |
| | ?SELF-EXTINGUISHING? AND ?FIRE RETARDANT?, |
| | RESPECTIVELY. PLEASE REFERENCE THE ATTACHED MATERIAL |
| | SPECIFICATIONS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. |
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| | 2ND REVIEW: PLEASE SEE PAGE 15-2 OF THE DOCUMENT NAMED |
| | "SCREEN WALL DESIGN" WHERE IT STATES: |
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| | "COMPOSOLITE? IS AVAILABLE IN EITHER POLYESTER, |
| | POLYESTER FIRE RETARDANT, OR VINYL ESTER RESIN SYSTEMS. |
| | IT IS STOCKED IN THE POLYESTER FIRE RETARDANT RESIN |
| | SYSTEM IN SLATE GRAY COLOR. THE STANDARD FIRE RETARDANT |
| | RESINS MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF CLASS 1 RATING OF 25 OR |
| | LESS PER ASTM E-84 AND THE SELF-EXTINGUISHING |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF ASTM D-635. THE RESIN MIXTURE IS UV |
| | INHIBITED AND THE COMPOSITE INCLUDES A SURFACE |
| | VEIL ON ALL EXPOSED SURFACES FOR ENHANCED CORROSION AND |
| | UV PROTECTION." |
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| | SEE FBC B 1510.6 (VIA FBC B 1510.8.4), THE SCREEN |
| | WALL/FENCE IS TO BE CONSTRUCTED OF THE SAME MATERIAL |
| | SPECIFIED FOR EXTERIOR WALLS, EXCEPTION IS 5' AWAY FROM |
| | PROPERTY LINE. THE WALLS MAY HAVE A FIRE RATING |
| | REQUIREMENT. SINCE LIMITED INFORMATION ABOUT THE |
| | BUILDING WAS PROVIDED, COMPLIANCE NOT CLEAR. THIS |
| | BUILDING APPEARS TO BE A HIGH RISE, THE FENCE WOULD BE |
| | CONSIDERED A NON BEARING WALL, EITHER 1 OR 0 HOUR |
| | RATING REQUIRED. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT FBC 104.11 |
| | ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS, DESIGN AND METHODS OF |
| | CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT COULD BE CONSIDERED |
| | (REQUIRED BUILDING OFFICIAL APPROVAL), BUT THE STARTING |
| | POINT IS THE BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE BUILDING AND |
| | THE MATERIALS PROPOSED. |
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| | PLEASE SEE FBC B 603.1 WHICH LISTS THE COMBUSTIBLE |
| | MATERIALS PERMITTED IN TYPES I AND II CONSTRUCTION. IF |
| | YOU WOULD LIKE FOR THE SCREEN WALL TO BE CONSIDERED AS |
| | ONE OF THE LISTED ALLOWABLE MATERIALS, ENOUGH |
| | INFORMATION REGARDING THE WALL PANELS AND THE GRATING |
| | NEEDS TO BE PROVIDED FOR THE BUILDING OFFICIAL TO MAKE |
| | A DETERMINATION. THIS MAY BE SENT VIA EMAIL PRIOR TO |
| | RESUBMITTING. IF YOU ELECT TO DO SO, AND I DO NOT |
| | RESPOND TO YOUR EMAIL TIMELY, PLEASE CALL 561-805-6727 |
| | AND ASK FOR PLANS EXAMINER ON CALL TO REQUEST THAT I |
| | RESPOND TO YOUR EMAIL. I AM CURRENTLY WORKING ON |
| | SOFTWARE IMPLEMENTATION AND MY RESPONSE TO EMAIL MAY BE |
| | DELAYED. |
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| | I COULD NOT LOCATE THE SPECIFIC TYPE OF COMPOSOLITE |
| | (WALL PANEL) PROPOSED ON THE PLAN. SINCE IT APPEARS |
| | THAT THE PANELS ARE AVAILABLE IN BOTH FIRE RETARDANT |
| | AND NON-FIRE RETARDANT MATERIALS, THE PLANS SHOULD BE |
| | SPECIFIC AS TO WHAT IS PROPOSED. |
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| | I COULD NOT LOCATE INFORMATION REGARDING THE FIBERGLASS |
| | GRATING (FIRE RESISTANCE) IN THE SUBMITTAL, PLEASE |
| | DIRECT AS TO WHERE THIS CAN BE FOUND OR PROVIDE. |
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| | B. ENGINEER'S RSEPONSE - IT IS OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT |
| | THE EQUIPMENT UPGRADE PLANS PREPARED BY USA ENGINEERING |
| | WERE INCLUDED WITH THIS SUBMITTAL, WHICH DEPICT |
| | INFORMATION REGARDING THE EXISTING SUPPORTING BUILDING. |
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| | 2ND REVIEW - I WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE DISTANCE TO THE |
| | PROPERTY LINE INFORMATION (APPEARS TO BE ZERO) OR THE |
| | INFORMATION REGARDING BUILDING TYPE (APPEARS TO BE NON |
| | COMBUSTIBLE HIGH RISE). PLEASE DIRECT AS TO WHERE THIS |
| | INFORMATION CAN BE LOCATED OR REVISE PLAN TO INCLUDE. |
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| | C. ENGINEER'S RESPONSE - THE SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE |
| | PROPOSED RADIOFREQUENCY TRANSPARENT CLADDING WERE |
| | INCLUDED IN THE CALCULATIONS OF THE PROPOSED SCREEN |
| | WALL PREPARED BY APX BEGINNING ON PAGE 42 OF 71. |
| | REFERENCE RESPONSE #1A REGARDING THE GRATING |
| | SPECIFICATIONS. |
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| | CALCULATIONS APPEAR TO BE PRIMARILY STRUCTURAL AND ARE |
| | ACCEPTABLE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS NEEDED REGARDING |
| | FIRE RESISTANCE. |
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| | D. FBC 1510.6 APPLIES TO MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT SCREENS |
| | WHEREAS THE PROPOSED STRUCTURE IS AN ANTENNA SUPPORTING |
| | STRUCTURE OF ?SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION? IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | FBC 3101.1 THAT ALSO PROVIDES CONCEALMENT OF SAID |
| | ANTENNAS AS REQUIRED BY CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH CODE |
| | SECTION 94- 333(5). THEREFORE, FBC 1510.6 IS NOT |
| | APPLICABLE TO THIS INSTALLATION AS THE MATERIALS |
| | REQUIRED THEREIN WOULD RENDER THESES ANTENNA |
| | CONCEALMENT WALLS USELESS AS A RESULT OF IMPEDING THEIR |
| | SIGNAL PASSAGE THROUGH THE MATERIAL. |
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| | MY APOLOGIES FOR AN INCOMPLETE CODE REFERENCE, SEE FBC |
| | B 1510.8.4 (FENCES AND SIMILAR STRUCTURES) WHICH REFERS |
| | TO 1510.6. IT APPEARS THAT THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT HAVE A |
| | FIRE RATING, APPEARS TO HAVE A CLASS A FLAME SPREAD, |
| | WHICH MAY BE CONSIDERED, SEE ITEM A. |
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| | RADIOFREQUENCY AND MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE ARE NOT |
| | CONSIDERATIONS FOR THIS PLAN REVIEW. THE PROPOSED |
| | INSTALLATION IS TO COMPLY WITH THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | CODE, ONLY FBC REQUIREMENTS WILL BE ADDRESSED. I HAVE |
| | DIRECTED YOU TO POSSIBLE OPTIONS IN FBC B 603. HOWEVER |
| | IT IS THE DESIGNER'S RESPONSIBLITY TO FIND A CODE |
| | COMPLIANT OPTION WHICH ALSO COMPLIES WITH OTHER |
| | REQUIREMENTS SUCH AS THE OWNER'S NEEDS AND |
| | PLANNING/ZONING REQUIREMENTS. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO |
| | CONTACT ME IF YOU WISH TO DISCUSS. |
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