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| 2008-09-04 09:44:01 | BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | PERMIT: 04111073 |
| | ADD: 300 PEMBROKE PL WARREN LIBRARY |
| | CONT: THE WEITZ CO |
| | TEL: (561)468-5511 |
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| | FL BLD CODE= 2001 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE |
| | * WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS |
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| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | REVISION NO: M1.01 |
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| | THE MECHANICAL REVIEWERS QUESTIONED WHERE THE EXIT FOR |
| | THE NORTH AND SOUTH BASEMENT STAIR STARTED SINCE THIS |
| | REVISION INDICATED DUCTWORK THAT WENT TO THE RESTROOMS |
| | (BB04 & BB07) LOCATED ON |
| | THE ESTSIDE OF THE STACKS. |
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| | WHEN DISCUSSING THIS ISSUE WITH THE MECHANICAL |
| | REVIEWERS AND MYSELF IT IS EVIDENT THAT TTHE EXIT STAIR |
| | ENCLOSURE WAS MISSING AND NOT CAUGHT DURING THE PLAN |
| | REVIEW. FBC 2001 3401.7.2.6 WHEN REPAIRS AND |
| | ALTERATIONS AMOUNTING MORE THAN 50% OF THE VALUE OF THE |
| | BUILDING DURING ANY 12 MONTH PERIOD, THE BUILDING OR |
| | STRUCTURE SHALL BE MADE TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS |
| | FOR A NEW BUILDING OR STRUCTURE. |
| | |
| | THERE ARE ACTUALLY THREE CODE ISSUES LOCATED WITHIN THE |
| | TWO STAIRWAYS THAT LEAD TO THE BASEMENT: |
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| | 1) 1006.1.3 A STAIRWAY ENCLOSURE SHALL NOT BE USED FOR |
| | ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN MEANS OF EGRESS. OPENINGS IN |
| | EXIT ENCLOSURES OTHER THAN UNEXPOSED EXTERIOR OPENINGS |
| | SHALL BE LIMITED TO THOSE NECESSARY FOR THE EXIT ACCESS |
| | TO THE ENCLOSURE FROM NORALLY OCCUPIABLE ROOMS AND FOR |
| | THE EGRESS FROM THE ENCLOSURE. |
| | |
| | 2) 1006.1.4 THERE SHALL BE NO ENCLOSED USABLE SPACE |
| | WITHIN AN EXIT ENCLOSURE, INCLUDING UNDER STAIRS. SEE |
| | EXCEPTIONS. |
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| | 3) 1005.6.6 A STAIRWAY IN A SMOKEPROOF ENCLOSURE SHALL |
| | NOT CONTINUE BELOW GRADE LEVEL UNLESS AN APPROVED |
| | BARRIER IS PROVIDED AT GROUND LEVEL TO PREVENT PERSONS |
| | FROM ACCIDENTALLY CONTINUING INTO THE BASEMENT. |
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| | PLEASE CALL TO DISCUSS THIS SITUATION. |
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| | JIM WITMER C. B. O. |
| | BUILDING PLAN REVIEW II |
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| | TEL: (561)805-6715 |
| | FAX: (561)659-8026 |
| | E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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| | REGARDING CITY BUSINESS ARE PUBLIC RECORD, AVAILABLE TO |
| | THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. YOUR E-MAIL COMMUNICATIONS ARE |
| | THEREFORE SUBJECT TO PUBLIC DISCLOSURE. |
