| 2023-07-18 15:14:41 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES |
| | BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 23060795 |
| | ADD: 307 GARDENIA ST. |
| | CONT: SIM CONSTRUCTION |
| | TEL: 561-414-1699 |
| | 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: TUES. JULY 18TH/2023 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) CERTIFICATION BY CONTRACTOR. 107.3.4.3. THE |
| | CONTRACTOR (QUALIFIER) THAT CREATED / DREW THE SET OF |
| | PLANS AND OR SCHEDULES 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 AND OR SCHEDULES DRAWN. |
| | 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) |
| | 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 / DREW 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 INDUVIAL, 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 SUBMITTED PLANS DO NOT INDICATE WHAT IS EXISTING |
| | AND WHAT IS NEW WORK TO BE COVERED UNDER THIS PERMIT. |
| | 2020 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION 107.2.1. 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. |
| | 2020 FBC-BUILDING CODE 304.1 OCCUPANCY TYPE, OCCUPANT |
| | LOAD 2020FBC-BUILDING TABLE 1004.5. |
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| | 3) THE SUBMITTED FLOOR PLAN SHOWS SHOWERS ARE THESE |
| | EXISTING OR NEW, THERE IS NO DETAILS FOR THE SHOWERS, |
| | SIZE IS NOT GIVEN NOR IF ONE SHOWER IS HANDICAPPED |
| | ACCESSIBLE. 2020 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE: |
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| | 3A) PLEASE SHOW THE SHOWER DIMENSIONS AND THE CLEAR |
| | FLOOR SPACE, DIAGRAM & DIMENSIONS. SECTIONS 608.2.1 |
| | TRANSFER SHOWER. FIGURE 608.2.1 TRANSFER TYPE SHOWER, |
| | SIZE AND CLEARANCE. |
| | 3B) GRAB BARS. LOCATIONS, LENGTHS & MOUNTING HEIGHTS OF |
| | THE GRAB BARS FOR AN ACCESSIBLE SHOWER. SECTIONS |
| | 608.2.1608.3 & 608.3.2. |
| | 3C) LOCATION OF CONTROLS, FAUCETS, & SHOWER SPRAYS IN |
| | THE SHOWER. SECTION 608.5.2. |
| | 3D) LOCATION OF SHOWER SEATS. SECTION 610.3 & 610.3.2. |
| | 3E) LOCATION OF A SHOWER SPRAY UNIT SPECIFICATION PER |
| | SECTION 608,6. |
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| | 4) EXISTING RESTROOM NOT ACCESSIBLE. FLORIDA |
| | ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION: DISPROPORTIONATE COST |
| | 202.4.1. PLEASE REVIEW HOW YOU ARE TO MEET |
| | DISPROPORTIONATE COST. EITHER THE CONTRACTOR OR THE |
| | DESIGNER OF RECORD ON THEIR LETTERHEAD NEED TO SHOW HOW |
| | THEY ARE GOING TO SPEND UP TO THE 20% DISPROPORTIONATE |
| | FUNDS LISTED FOR EACH ELEMENT WHERE THE FUNDS ARE BEING |
| | SPENT AND IN THE ORDER LISTED IN SECTION 202.4.1 |
| | DISPROPORTIONATE COST OF THE 2020 ACCESSIBILITY CODE. |
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| | 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 ($20,000.00 X |
| | 0.20%= $4,000.00. 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 ENLARGING DOOR OPENINGS, |
| | 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. |
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| | 5) THE FLOOR PLAN DOES NOT INDICATE ANY EXIT SIGNAGE, |
| | 2020 FBC-BUILDING CODE SECTION 1013.1. |
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| | 6) 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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| | MY WORK HOURS ARE USUALLY TUES. & WED. 7:30 AM- 4:30 PM |
| | PART-TIME/ SEMI-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 |
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