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| 2006-12-10 20:39:02 | BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | *******DENIED******* |
| | ROBERT BROWN(561) 805 6652 |
| | E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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| | REVISION TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STORIES FROM 5 TO 8 |
| | STORIES. |
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| | FBC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2001 |
| | FBC*= FLORIDA BUILD'G CODE (CITY AMEND) |
| | F.S.= FLORIDA (STATE) STATUTE |
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| | 1) FBC* 104.6.5BUILDING PERMIT VALUATION.THE |
| | PROPOSED INCREASE IN BUILDING AREA WILL INCREASE THE |
| | VALUE OF THE PROJECT FOR PERMIT FEE CALCULATION |
| | PURPOSES.THE VALUE CURRENTLY STATED IS $5,362,279 AND |
| | THE FEES PAID TO DATE WERE BASED ON THAT VALUE.THE |
| | VALUE, CALCULATED USING THE SOUTHERN BUILDING CODE |
| | CONGRESS INTERNATIONAL (SBCCI) VALUATION TABLES FOR THE |
| | PROPOSED INCREASED BUILDING AREA, IS $8,268,362.IN |
| | ORDER TO PROCEED WITH THE PROPOSED REVISION, THE PERMIT |
| | APPLICATION FEE WOULD HAVE TO BE ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY, |
| | SO THERE WOULD BE AN OUTSTANDING BALANCE OF $32,257.53. |
| | THIS ADDITIONAL FEE AMOUNT WILL HAVE TO BE PAID BEFORE |
| | THE PLANS REVISED PLANS CAN BE STAMPED. |
| | |
| | 2) RADON FEES.THE PROPOSED INCREASE IN BUILDING AREA |
| | WILL INCREASE THE RADON FEES.THE RADON FEES PAID TO |
| | DATE AMOUNT TO $532.96.THE TOTAL RADON FEES FOR THE |
| | PROPOSED BUILDING AREA WOULD BE $799.72.THE |
| | DIFFERENCE IS $266.76 AND THIS AMOUNT WOULD HAVE TO BE |
| | PAIDBEFORE THE REVISED PLANS CAN BE STAMPED. |
| | |
| | 3)IMPACT FEES. THE PROPOSED INCREASE IN BUILDING AREA |
| | WILL INCREASE THE IMPACT FEES DUE.THE PLANS SHALL BE |
| | TAKEN TO PALM BEACH COUNTY BUILDING DEPARTMENT FOR |
| | CALCULATION OF THE ADDITIONAL IMPACT FEES. THEY SHALL |
| | BE STAMPED AT THAT OFFICE AND A COPY OF THE PAID |
| | RECEIPT SUBMITTED TO THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH DEPT |
| | OF CONSTRUCTION SERVICES BEFORE THE REVISED PLANS CAN |
| | BE STAMPED. |
| | |
| | 4) FBC TABLE 500ALLOWABLE BUILDING HEIGHT.FOR |
| | RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCY (INCLUDING R-1 HOTEL) THE MAXIMUM |
| | HEIGHT OF A BUILDING OF TYPE II CONSTRUCTION IS 80 FEET |
| | UNLESS FOOTNOTE (A) ALLOWS HEIGHT MODIFICATION. |
| | FOOTNOTE (A)(7) REFERS TO FBC 503.2.6 FOR RESIDENTIAL |
| | OCCUPANCY.FBC 503.2.6 STATES THAT THE HEIGHT OF |
| | RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCY, IN BUILDINGS OF TYPE II |
| | CONSTRUCTION, CAN BE UNLIMITED PROVIDED THE FIRE |
| | RESISTANCE OF ALL COLUMNS IS NOT LESS THAN 3 HOURS. THE |
| | PROPOSED HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING DOES EXCEED 80 FEET, SO |
| | THE PLANS MUST BE AMENDED TO SHOW ALL COLUMNS TO HAVE A |
| | FIRE RESISTANCE RATING OF NOT LESS THAN THREE HOURS. |
| | |
| | 5) FBC 412.6ELEVATOR LOBBIES.THE BUILDING AS |
| | REVISED WILL BE CLASSIFIED AS 'HIGH RISE' BECAUSE IT |
| | WILL HAVE OCCUPIED FLOORS MORE THAN 75 FEET ABOVE FIRE |
| | DEPARTMENT ACCESS LEVEL.1-HOUR FIRE RESISTANT |
| | ELEVATOR LOBBIES, WITH 20-MINUTE LOBBY DOORS, ARE |
| | REQUIRED ON ALL FLOORS ABOVE THE MAIN ENTRANCE LEVEL. |
| | ANNOTATE THE PLANS TO CLARIFY THE PURPOSE OF THE |
| | ROOM/LOBBYIMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF THE ELEVATOR LOBBY |
| | |
| | 6) FBC 412.6.1ELEVATOR LOBBY DOORS ARE REQUIRED TO |
| | HAVE A 20-MINUTE FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING.DOORS 299D, |
| | 299E, 399C, 399E, 499C, 499E, 599C, 599E, 699C, 699E, |
| | 799C, 799E, 899C AND 899E ARE ALL REQUIRED TO BE |
| | 20-MINUTE DOORS.THE DOOR SCHEDULE ON SHEET A-604 DOES |
| | NOT SHOW THESE DOORS AS FIRE RESISTANCE RATED.ALSO, |
| | IS 299D THE CORRECT DOOR REFERENCE, OR SHOULD IT BE |
| | 299C TO MATCH WHAT IS CALLED OUT ON THE OTHER FLOORS? |
| | AMEND THE DOOR SCHEDULE TO CLEARLY SHOW THE REQUIRED |
| | FIRE RESISTANCE RATINGS FOR THESE DOORS. |
| | |
| | 7) FBC 412.6.1 ELEVATOR LOBBY WALLS.SHEET A-125, |
| | TYPICAL LIFE SAFETY PLAN, DOES NOT SHOW THE REQUIRED |
| | 1-HOUR FIRE RESISTANCE RATING FOR THE NORTH AND SOUTH |
| | WALLS OF THE ELEVATOR LOBBISE.AMEND THE PLAN. |
| | |
| | 8) FBC 412.6.2OPENINGS IN THE ELEVATOR LOBBY.NO |
| | SERVICE ROOMS, CLOSETS ETC. SHALL OPEN INTO THE |
| | ELEVATOR LOBBY.ANNOTATE THE PLANS TO CLARIFY THE |
| | PURPOSE OF THE ROOM/LOBBYIMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF THE |
| | ELEVATOR LOBBY |
| | |
| | 9) FBC 412.6.3ELEVATOR LOBBY SMOKE DETECTION.SHEETS |
| | FA-3, TYPICAL FIRE ALARM FLOOR PLAN, SHOWS NO SMOKE |
| | DETECTOR IN THE ELEVATOR LOBBIES.AN APPROVED SMOKE |
| | DETECTOR SHALL BE LOCATED ON THE CEILING OF EVERY |
| | ELEVATOR LOBBY.AMEND THE PLAN TO CLEARLY SHOW THE |
| | NECESSARY ELEVATOR LOBBY SMOKE DETECTION. |
| | |
| | 10) FBC 11-9.1.2ACCESSIBLE SLEEPING ROOMS.SHEET |
| | A-102 HAS BEEN REVISED TO OMIT THE ACCESSIBLE SLEEPING |
| | ACCOMMODATION FROM SUITE 105 SO THAT FACILITY MUST BE |
| | PROVIDED ELSEWHERE IN THE BUILDING.IT IS NOTED THAT |
| | SHEET A-104 NOW CALLS OUT SUITE 200 AS "SLEEPING |
| | ACCOMMODATIONS WITH SPECIAL ACCESSIBILITY FEATURE |
| | (ROLL-IN SHOWER", BUT NO ROLL-IN SHOWER IS SHOWN. AMEND |
| | THE PLAN. |
| | |
| | 11) FBC 11-4.1.3(5)ELEVATOR ACCESS TO ROOF UPPER |
| | DECK.SHEET A-111 HAS BEEN REVISED TO SHOW ACCESS BY |
| | WHEELCHAIR LIFT.ACCESS TO ALL LEVELS, INCLUDING THE |
| | ROOF UPPER DECK,SHALL BE BY PASSENGER ELEVATOR, OR AN |
| | ACCESSIBLE RAMP MUST BE PROVIDED.WHEECHAIR LIFTS ARE |
| | ONLY PERMITTED WHEN ONE OF THE CONDITIONS OF EXCEPTION |
| | 4 APPLIES.AS NONE OF THOSE CONDITIONS APPLY HERE, THE |
| | PLANS SHALL BE AMENDED TO SHOW ACCESS TO THE ROOF UPPER |
| | DECK BY BOTH ELEVATORS OR BY ACCESSIBLE RAMP. |
| | |
| | 12) FBC 11-4.1.2(5) AND 11-4.6.5SHEET A-101, REVISED |
| | PARKING TABLE, AND SHEET A-204.ANNOTATE THE PLAN TO |
| | CLARFIY HOW THE PROPOSED PARKING STRUCTURE WILL BE |
| | USED.IS THE PARKING STRUCTURE FOR USE BY VALET ONLY? |
| | IF SO, THEN AN ACCESSIBLE PASSENGER LOADING ZONE |
| | COMPLYING WITH FBC 11-4.6.6 LOCATED ON AN ACCESSIBLE |
| | ROUTE TO THE BUILDING ENTRANCE IS REQUIRED.IF THE |
| | PARKING STRUCTURE IS NOT FOR USE BY VALET ONLY, AND IT |
| | IS A COVERED PARKING FACILITY UNDER A ROOF, PLEASE NOTE |
| | THAT 5 OF THE PROPOSED 134 PARKING SPACES ARE SHOWN AS |
| | UNCOVERED.ALL 5 ARE ACCESSIBLE SPACES, SO NO COVERED |
| | ACCESSIBLE PARKING IS BEING PROVIDED.EITHER A |
| | PRORATED NUMBER OF THE ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES SHALL |
| | BE COVERED PARKING FOR HANDICAPPED PERSONS, OR VALET |
| | PARKING WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED ACCESSIBLE PASSENGER |
| | LOADING ZONE, IS REQUIRED.ALSO PLEASE CONSIDER THAT, |
| | FOR SELF-PARKING, ONE IN EIGHT (NOT LESS THAN ONE) OF |
| | THE SPACES IN THE PARKING STRUCTURE SHALL BE VAN |
| | ACCESSIBLE COMPLYING WITH FBC 11-4.6.5.ANNOTATE THE |
| | PLANS TO CLARFIY WHETHER VALET PARKING WILL BE PROVIDED |
| | AND HOW THE PROPOSED PARKING STRUCTURE WILL BE USED. |
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| | 13) FBC 13-103.1.2THE SUBMITTED REVISED ENERGY CODE |
| | COMPLIANCE FORM SHALL BE SIGNED (ON PAGE 2) BY THE |
| | BUILDING OWNER, THE OWNER'S ARCHITECT OR OTHER |
| | AUTHORIZED AGENT LEGALLY DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER. |
| | ALSO, THREE SIGNED COPIES OF THE ENERGY CODE COMPLIANCE |
| | FORM ARE REQUIRED. |
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| | **QUOTE PERMIT# ON ALL CORRESPONDENCE** |
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| | END OF REVIEW COMMENTS |
| | THE CODE REFERENCES GIVE ADDITIONAL INFO TELEPHONE: |
| | (561) 805 6652ROBERT BROWN |
| | E-MAIL: [email protected] |
