Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 05061669
Permit Number 05061669
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 4
Notes
Date Text
2007-03-23 11:46:33****CORRECTIONS****
  
 SAMANTHA HILL, BUILDING PLANS EXAMINER
 561-805-6724 [email protected]
  
 FBC FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2004
 FBC* CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS
 TO THE FBC2004
  
 NOTE - NEW PLANS FROM A NEW DESIGN
 PROFESSIONAL, 2ND -4TH REVIEW FOR NEW DOR
  
 NOTE - FIRST PLAN REVIEWS WERE DONE ON FBC2001 AS A
 PLAN CHECK.GOVERNING CODE FOR THE PROJECT WILL BE
 FBC2004; CODE REFERENCES HAVE BEEN REVISED.
  
 WHEN RESUBMITTING,PLEASE INCLUDE A RESPONSE LETTER
 INDICATING HOW THE ITEMS WERE ADDRESSED.ALSO INCLUDE
 A SET OF OLD SHEETS.
  
 FROM PREVIOUS LISTS:
  
 1.) ADDRESSED.
  
 2.) IMPACT FEES MAY BE DUE (CHANGE OF
 USE).THE PLANS MUST BE STAMPED
 AND THE RECEIPT ATTACHED TO THE
 APPLICATION.233-5025
  
 4TH REVIEW - THE RECEIPT AND THE STAMPED PLAN ARE
 REQUIRED.A RECEIPT FOR $14,880 WAS PROVIDED BUT IT IS
 FOR WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE THE
 RECEIPT FOR THIS PROJECT.
  
 3. - 12.)ADDRESSED.
  
 13.)SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH FBC1007, ALL
 DETAILS - STAIR WIDTH, TREAD AND RISER
 DIMENSIONS FBC1007, ALL REQUIREMENTS OF
 FBC1006.2, HANDRAIL AND GUARDRAIL
 DIMENSIONS FBC1007 AND FBC1015, HANDRAIL
 AND GUARDRAIL DESIGN CRITERIA (FBC1608).
  
 THE RESPONSE LETTER STATES THAT THE STAIR RAIL WILL BE
 AT 42", 34-38" REQUIRED.THE PLAN HAS A NOTE WHICH
 STATES "34"MIN 38" MAX" BUT DOES NOT STATE WHAT THIS IS
 FOR.THERE IS A NOTE, THE NEW HANDRAIL SHALL EXTEND 8"
 AT BOTTOM AND 12" HORIZONTALLY AT TOP.THE DETIAL MUST
 COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FBC1009.11.5.THE
 GUARD IS SHOWN AT 48".
  
 14. - 17.)ADDRESSED.
  
 18.)PREVIOUS LISTS QUESTIONED COMPLIANCE WITH
 MEZZANINE REQUIREMENTS.NOTE THAT YOU NOW CALL THIS AN
 ATTIC, BUT AN ATTIC IS UNCONDITIONED AREA BETWEEN FLOOR
 SPACE AND THE ROOF ABOVE; THIS IS CLEARLY NOT AN ATTIC.
 PLEASE PROPERLY DEFINE THIS AREA.
  
 19.)SHOW FIRE RATING REQUIREMENT FOR
 THE DOORS WITHIN 10FT OF THE STAIRS,
 FBC705.1.2.PROVIDE FIRE RATING
 INFORMATION FOR THE SPECIFIC DOOR YOU
 ARE INSTALLING.
  
 THE ELEVATION STATES THIS IS A 1 HOUR DOOR, THE
 SCHEDULE SPECIFIES A 1 1/2 HOUR DOOR.FIRE RESISTANCE
 REQUIREMENTS FOR OTHER OPENINGS ARE NOT NOTED ON THE
 PLAN (WINDOWS, DOOR ON THE SECOND FLOOR).
  
 20.)SHOW ALL DETAILS AND DESIGN LOAD REQUIREMENTS FOR
 THE MEZZANINE.WAS THE
 ORIGINAL MEZZANINE PERMITTED LIKE THIS?
  
 THE AREA IS NOW CALLED AN "ATTIC", PLEASE SEE ITEM 29.
 DESIGN LOADS NOT PROVIDED. SHOW DESIGN LOADS FOR THIS
 AREA, REGARDLESS OF WHAT IT IS LABELED; FBC TABLE
 1604.1.
  
 4TH REQUEST, PROVIDE DESIGN LOADS (DEAD LOAD AND LIVE
 LOAD) FOR THE MECHANICAL MEZZANINE AREA.
  
 21.)PROVIDE AREA CALCULATIONS FOR THE
 SPACE.IT IS NOT CLEAR IF THE MEZZANINE
 WAS INCLUDED WHEN IMPACT FEES WERE PAID.
  
 3RD REVIEW - AREA CALCS PROVIDED CALLING THIS AREA AS A
 MECH ATTIC.IMPACT FEE ASSESSMENT BY THE COUNTY NOT
 DONE, SEE ITEM 2 ABOVE.
  
 22.)PROVIDE WIND DESIGN CRITERIA
 REQUIRED BY FBC1606.1.7.
  
 3RD REVEIW - WRONG CODE SPECIFIED BASED ON APPLLICATION
 DATE.
  
 4TH REVIEW - WRONG CODE SPECIFIED BASED ON APPLICATION
 DATE.THIS PROJECT MUST BE DESIGNED TO FBC2004; IT HAS
 AN APPLICATION DATE OF JANUARY 2007.
  
 23-26.)ADDRESSED.
  
 27.)SHOW REQUIRED TENANT/OCCUPANCY
 SEPARATION BETWEEN THE LAUNDROMAT AND
 THE RESTAURANT.DECLARE AN OCCUPANCY
 FOR THE RESTAURANT.
  
 NOT ADDRESSED.THE SEPARATION BETWEEN THE RESTAURANT
 AND THE 2ND FLOOR STATES 5/8 TYPE X DRYWALL, DOES NOT
 STATE HOW MANY LAYERS.YOU SPECIFY A 1 HOUR, BUT 5/8
 TYPE X IS 40 MINUTES.
  
 4TH REVIEW - THE PLAN STATES THIS IS 2 HOURS, 2 LAYERS,
 BUT 2 LAYERS IS 80 MINUTES.SEE FBC 302.3.1, FBC
 708.1(5), FBC708.3, FBC708.4.DESIGN INTENT SHOULD BE
 CLEAR ON THE PLAN.
  
 28.)SEE ATTACHED FS553.80(2)(B).
  
 29.)THE MECHANICAL ROOM IS NOT AN ATTIC, SEE
 DEFINITIONS FBC13-202.IS THIS A MEZZANINE?TO BE
 TREATED AS ANOTHER FLOOR?CODE COMPLIANCE CANNOT BE
 DETERMINED UNTIL DOR DETERMINES HOW TO CLASSIFY THE
 SPACE.NOTE THAT A NEW AREA IS BEING CREATED AND A
 CODE COMPLIANT MEANS OF EGRESS MUST SERVE THAT AREA.
 SHEET 5 STILL CALLS IT A MEZZANINE.
  
 30-31.)ADDRESSED.
  
 32.)PRODUCT APPROVALSWERE SUBMITTED FOR SHUTTERS.
 USE OF REMOVABLE SHUTTERS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE
 BUILDING OFFICIAL, SEE ATTACHED POLICY, ITEM 13.WHAT
 ARE THE SHUTTERS FOR?THE DOORS ARE IMPACT.THE PLAN
 DOES NOT SHOW WINDOW REPLACEMENT.NO SHUTTER
 INSTALLATION PLAN WAS SUBMITTED.
  
 NEW COMMENT:
  
 33.)STORAGE IS SHOWN UNDER THE STAIRS; THIS MUST
 COMPLY WITH FBC1019.1.5.NOTE THAT THIS COMMENT WAS
 MADE ON THE FIRST REVIEW AND THE EQUIPMENT/STORAGE
 REMOVED FROM THE PLAN.PROVIDE INFORMATION IN REGARDS
 TO WHAT WILL BE STORED UNDER THE STAIRS AND SHOW
 COMPLIANCE WITH FBC1019.1.5.
  
 34.)A HARD NONABSORBENT FINISH REQUIRED FOR THE
 BATHROOM AS REQUIRED BY FBC1210.2.
  
 35.)DECLARE OCCUPANT LOAD FOR THE RESTAURANT AREA AND
 FOR THE MEZZANINE, FBC1004.1.IF THE METHOD USED TO
 ESTABLISH OCCUPANT LOAD IS NOT CLEAR, PROVIDE
 CALCULATIONS FOR EACH AREA.
  
 36.)THERE IS A NOTE ON THE PLAN STATING THAT THE
 ARCHITECT IS TO INSPECT ROTTED FLOOR JOISTS.THIS WILL
 BE ISSUED WITH A PROVISO THAT AN INSPECTION IS REQUIRED
 PRIOR TO CONCEALING THIS AREA.
  


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