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| 2006-12-26 10:48:40 | ****CORRECTIONS**** |
| | ****CONVERTED TO PERMIT; SECOND PERMIT |
| | PLAN REVIEW **** |
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| | SAMANTHA HILL, BUILDING PLANS EXAMINER 561-805-6724 |
| | [email protected] |
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| | FBCFLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2004 |
| | FBC EBFLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2004EXISTING BUILDING |
| | CODE |
| | FBC*CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE |
| | FBC2004 |
| | |
| | COMMENTS FROM PREVIOUS REVIEW, EITHER |
| | NOT ADDRESSED OR REQUIRING FURTHER |
| | CLARIFICATION; NUMBERING REMAINING THE |
| | SAME FOR CONSISTENCY: |
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| | 1.)REGARDING IMPACT FEES, PLEASE SUBMIT A LETTER |
| | CONFIRMING THAT THE BUILDING IS OWNED BY SOLID WASTE |
| | AUTHORITY.NOTE THAT PRIVATELY OWNED COMPANIES |
| | OPERATING ON GOVERNMENT PROPERTY ARE NOT AUTOMATICALLY |
| | EXEMPT FROM IMPACT FEES.THE PURPOSE OF THE LETTER IS |
| | TO DOCUMENT EXEMPTION TO IMPACT FEES FOR THIS PROJECT. |
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| | 2.-3.)ADDRESSED. |
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| | 4.) FBC* 109.3.7RESIDENT INSPECTOR. |
| | SUBMIT INSPECTOR RESUME' AND LICENSE |
| | DOCUMENTS TO HAROLD PISKURA, DIRECTOR OF |
| | THE RESIDENT INSPECTOR PROGRAM.A |
| | RESIDENT INSPECTOR PROGRAM IS REQUIRED, |
| | ON THIS PROJECT, DUE TO ONE OR MORE OF |
| | THE FOLLOWING: |
| | - BUILDINGS/ADDITIONS OF TYPE I OR II |
| | CONSTRUCTION |
| | - ANY MAJOR STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS |
| | - STRUCTURES IN WHICH THE CONCRETE |
| | DESIGN IS BASED ON COMPRESSIVE |
| | STRENGTH (F'C) IN EXCESS OF 3000 PSI |
| | - PILE DRIVING |
| | - BUILDINGS OVER 20,000 SQFT IN AREA |
| | - BUILDINGS OVER 2 STORIES IN HEIGHT |
| | - BUILDING/STRUCTURES OF UNUSUAL DESIGN |
| | OR METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION |
| | |
| | ALSO, PLEASE ARRANGE WITH HAROLD PISKURA (INSPECTION |
| | SERVICES MANAGER - TEL: |
| | 561 805 6711), A MEETING INVOLVING THE |
| | OWNER, RESIDENT INSPECTOR, JOB |
| | INSPECTOR, CONTRACTOR AND ENGINEER. |
| | |
| | THE RESPONSE THAT THIS WILL BE DONE IS ACKNOWLEDGED. |
| | THIS IS REQUIRED PRIOR TO |
| | PERMIT ISSUANCE.NOTE THAT AS OF 12/21, MR. PISKURA |
| | HAS NOT ADVISED THAT THIS HAS BEEN RESOLVED.PLEASE |
| | CONTACT HIM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO PREVENT PERMITTING |
| | DELAYS.THE RESPONSE LETTER STATED THAT YOU WOULD |
| | SCHEDULE THE MEETING PRIOR TO INSPECTIONS.NOTE THAT |
| | THE REQUIREMENT IS TO HAVE AN INSPECTOR APPROVED BY THE |
| | CITY PRIOR TO PERMIT ISSUANCE. |
| | |
| | 5-7.)ADDRESSED WITH EXCEPTION OF H4 OCCUPANCY |
| | CLASSIFICATION FOR CORROSIVE CHEMICAL USED INSIDE THE |
| | BUILDING; SEE OTHER COMMENTS. |
| | |
| | 8.)REGARDING THE CODE SUMMARY, PLEASE NOTE THE |
| | FOLLOWING: |
| | |
| | A.)A01 WAS REVISED BUT STILL REFERS TO A ONE STORY |
| | BUILDING.AS PER CONVERSATIONS WITH ARCHITECT, |
| | ARCHITECT?S RESPONSE LETTER, AND COMMENTS FROM PREVIOUS |
| | REVIEWS, THIS IS A TWO STORY BUILDING (NOT A ONE STORY |
| | WITH A MEZZANINE AREA).PLEASE REVISE. |
| | |
| | B.)THE TABULAR OCCUPANT LOAD STATES THAT SECOND FLOOR |
| | F ACCESSORY IS 1536 SF, 100 SF PER OCCUPANT, FOR |
| | OCCUPANT LOAD OF 5.THE MATH IS INCORRECT, PLEASE |
| | REVISE.THE OCCUPANT LOAD FOR MEANS OF EGRESS CANNOT |
| | BE LESS THAN FBC TABLE 1004.1.2, SEE FBC1004.1.YOU |
| | CAN DECLARE AN OCCUPANT LOAD WHICH IS LESS THAN THE |
| | TABLE FOR PURPOSES OF EXCEPTION FROM VERTICAL |
| | ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, BUT THIS IS NOT APPLICABLE |
| | FOR MEANS OF EGRESS. |
| | |
| | C.)SECOND FLOOR F ACCESSORY, SEE FBC302.2.FIRE |
| | BARRIER REQUIRED FOR ACCESSORY USE IF THE AREA EXCEEDS |
| | TEN PERCENT OF THE FLOOR AREA.THIS AREA IS 28%.THE |
| | CODE SUMMARY INDICATES THAT A 2 HOUR SEPARATION IS |
| | REQUIRED BUT NONE IS SHOWN BETWEEN THE ACCESSORY AREA |
| | AND THE CORRIDOR, WHICH THE BUSINESS AND FACTORY AREAS |
| | BOTH USE AS A MEANS OF EGRESS. |
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| | D.)M02, IF PLANS ARE REVISED TO REQUIRE THE WALL |
| | BETWEEN THE CORRIDOR AND THE ACCESSORY AREA IS TO BE |
| | FIRE RATED, PENETRATIONS ARE TO BE PROTECTED FBC712. |
| | |
| | E.)A001 HAS A NOTE THAT THE SECOND FLOOR OCCUPANT |
| | LOAD WILL BE LESS THAN 50.NOTE THAT IF YOU USE THE |
| | SQUARE FOOT PER OCCUPANT DECLARED ON A001, THE OCCUPANT |
| | LOAD WILL BE GREATER THAN 50.HOWEVER, SEE FBC TABLE |
| | 1004.1.2.ACCESSORY STORAGE AREAS, MECHANICAL |
| | EQUIPMENT ROOM, CAN BE 300 SF PER OCCUPANT. |
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| | F.)IN CALCULATING OCCUPANT LOAD, ALL NUMBERS SHOULD |
| | BE ROUNDED UP AS THE OCCUPANT LOAD CANNOT BE LESS THAN |
| | FBC TABLE 1004.1.2.SEE FBC1004.1. |
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| | 9-12.)ADDRESSED. |
| | |
| | 13.)THE ACCESSIBLE ROUTE FBC11-4.1.2(1) IS SHOWN. |
| | PLEASE CLARIFY HOW THE ACCESSIBLE ROUTE IS AFFECTED BY |
| | THE SLIDING GATE.HOW DOES THIS GATE OPERATE; IS THAT |
| | FUNCTION DIFFERENT FOR ACCESSIBILITY?THE SLOPE AND |
| | CROSS SLOPE ARE TO COMPLY WITH FBC11-4.3.7. |
| | |
| | 14.)PROVIDE FIRE SPRINKLER PLANS, FBC*106.3.5.1.1(5). |
| | A SHEET SHOWING THE TYPE OF SPRINKLERS WHICH WILL BE |
| | INSTALLED IN EACH AREA WAS PROVIDED BUT DOES NOT COMPLY |
| | WITH STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS FS553.79(2).YOUR REQUEST |
| | THAT THIS BE A PROVISO ITEM IS ACKNOWLEDGED BUT PER |
| | BUILDING OFFICIAL STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS CANNOT BE |
| | PROVISO ITEMS.PLEASE SEE ATTACHED LETTER FROM THE |
| | FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS (REGULATORY |
| | AGENCY FOR BUILDING CODE).IT STATES ?PLEASE NOTE THAT |
| | DESIGN DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING THE FIRE PROTECTION |
| | SPRINKLER SYSTEM (WHICH IS TO BE REVIEWED BY THE |
| | APPROPRIATE FIRE SAFETY INSPECTOR) ARE TO BE SUBMITTED |
| | TO YOU AT THE TIME OF PERMITTING, AND THAT THOSE |
| | DESIGNS MUST BE REVIEWED FOR COMPLIANCE AT THAT TIME |
| | BEFORE A PERMIT IS ISSUED.?CALCULATIONS, SPEC |
| | SHEETS, SHOPS, ETC. ARE NOT REQUIRED AT THIS TIME; THEY |
| | ARE TO BE SUBMITTED WITH THE FIRE SPRINKLER PERMIT |
| | APPLICATION. |
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| | 15.)ADDRESSED. |
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| | 16.)THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN APPEARS CODE COMPLIANT FOR |
| | F3 OCCUPANCY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE ITEMS NOTED |
| | BELOW.SEE OTHER COMMENTS REGARDING H4 OCCUPANCY. NOTE |
| | THAT IF H4 IS DETERMINED FOR A PORTION OF THE BUILDING, |
| | TRAVEL DISTANCE IS LIMITED TO 100FEET AND THE LIFE |
| | SAFETY PLAN WOULD NOT BE COMPLIANT FOR THAT OCCUPANCY |
| | CLASSIFICATION. |
| | |
| | A.)SPECIFY THE SLOPE FOR THE SLUDGE RECEIVING AREA. |
| | THIS AREA IS SHOWN AS A MEANS OF EGRESS.FEE |
| | FBC1003.5; DOES THIS REQUIRE A RAMP TO COMPLY WITH |
| | FBC1010?SEE ALSO FBC TABLE 1018.2. |
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| | B.)DECLARE OCCUPANT LOAD FOR EACH AREA.OCCUPANT |
| | LOAD FOR MEANS OF EGRESS CANNOT BE LESS THAN FBC TABLE |
| | 1004.1.2, SEE FBC1004.1.YOU CAN DECLARE AN OCCUPANT |
| | LOAD WHICH IS LESS THAN THE TABLE FOR PURPOSES OF |
| | EXCEPTION FROM VERTICAL ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, BUT |
| | THIS IS NOT APPLICABLE FOR MEANS OF EGRESS. |
| | |
| | C.)THE BUSINESS AREA EXITS THROUGH THE CORRIDOR WHICH |
| | IS A PART OF THE F3 OCCUPANCY.SEE PREVIOUS LISTS IN |
| | REGARDS TO EXITING THROUGH A MORE HAZARDOUS OCCUPANCY. |
| | NOTE THAT THE CORRIDOR IS NOT FIRE RATED AND IS A PART |
| | OF THE F3 OCCUPANCY, NOT THE B OCCUPANCY. |
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| | 17-20.) ADDRESSED. |
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| | 21.)A MEZZANINE IS TO BE LOCATED IN A ROOM. |
| | AS THE AREA BELOW AND AREA ABOVE ARE |
| | BOTH ENCLOSED, THIS PORTION IS TWO |
| | STORIES.SEE THE DEFININTIONS FOR |
| | MEZZANINE AND STORY.THIS IS NOT |
| | LOCATED BETWEEN THE FLOOR BELOW AND THE |
| | CEILING ABOVE AS THE CEILING ABOVE THE |
| | SLUDGE STORAGE ROOM (WHICH HAS A WALL) |
| | IS THE 2ND FLOOR.THIS AREA IS TWO |
| | STORIES, NOT A MEZZANINE, BY DEFINITION. |
| | |
| | PLEASE REVISE A001 TO DECLARE A TWO STORY BUILDING. |
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| | 22.)ADDRESSED. |
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| | 23.)PRODUCT APPROVALS: |
| | |
| | FLORIDA STATE OR LOCAL PRODUCT APPROVALS REQUIRED FOR |
| | ALL PRODUCTS, INCLUDING FOR PRODUCTS WHICH HAVE AN NOA. |
| | PLEASE PRINT THE FLORIDA STATE PRODUCT APPROVAL FROM |
| | THE WEBSITE FOR THE FOLLOWING NOAS:03-1015.05, |
| | 05-0214.02, 03-0422.05, 03-1027.01, 03-0611.01.IF A |
| | FLORIDA STATE PRODUCT APPROVAL IS NOT AVAILABLE PLEASE |
| | ADVISE AND A LOCAL PRODUCT APPROVAL WILL BE ISSUED FOR |
| | YOU. |
| | |
| | DESIGN PRESSURES FOR THE WINDOWS WERE NOT PROVIDED ON |
| | THE PLAN, SHEET S01. |
| | |
| | NOA 05-0729.04 IS SMALL MISSILE IMPACT RATED.LARGE |
| | MISSILE IMPACT REQUIRED FOR THE FIRST THIRTY FEET ABOVE |
| | GRADE, FBC1609.1.4.IS THIS PRODUCT BEING INSTALLED |
| | OVER 30 FEET?PLEASE NOTE ON THE PRODUCT APPROVAL TO |
| | AVOID CONFUSION IN THE FIELD.OTHERWISE IMPACT |
| | PROTECTION IS REQUIRED.USE OF REMOVABLE SHUTTERS ON |
| | COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE BUILDING |
| | OFFICIAL.PLEASE ADVISE. |
| | |
| | THE PROPOSAL FROM WILLARD SHUTTER COMPANY IS FOR 120 |
| | MPH WIND LOAD.IS THIS FASTEST MILE OR 3 SECOND GUST? |
| | CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH IS IN THE 140MPH WIND ZONE. SEE |
| | FBC1609.3.ENGINEERING AND SHOP DRAWINGS WILL BE |
| | REQUIRED PRIOR TO INSTALLATION. |
| | |
| | NOA 03-0827.11 GAF SELF ADHERING MODIFIED HAS A DESIGN |
| | PRESSURE LIMITATION OF -72.5, GENERAL LIMITATION #9, |
| | AND IS NOT COMPLIANT FOR ZONES 2 AND 3. |
| | |
| | NOA 02-0515.02, GENERAL LIMITATION #3, INSTALLER SHALL |
| | BE APPROVED BY GAF MATERIAL CORP.PLEASE ADDRESS. |
| | |
| | NOA 02-1018.11, BARRETT RAM-TOUGH PLAZA, INSTALLER |
| | SHALL BE APPROVED BY BARRETT.PLEASE ADDRESS. |
| | |
| | ANY PRODUCT APPROVALS NOT SUBMITTED AND REVIEWED PRIOR |
| | TO PERMIT ISSUANCE WILL BE REQUIRED TO HAVE SEPARATE |
| | PERMITS FOR THOSE ITEMS WITH SEPARATE FEES. |
| | |
| | 24.)YOUR RESPONSE THAT THE SLUDGE RECEIVING AND |
| | SLUDGE STORAGE AREAS ARE EXEMPT FROM VERTICAL |
| | ACCESSIBILITY IS ACKNOWLEDGED.PLEASE SHOW A DESIGN |
| | OCCUPANT LOAD OF LESS THAN 5 FOR BOTH OF THESE AREAS ON |
| | SHEET A001.NOTE THAT YOUR OCCUPANT LOAD FOR EGRESS |
| | WILL BE GREATER THAN 5 BASED ON SQUARE FOOT AREA. |
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| | 25-29.)ADDRESSED. |
| | |
| | 30.)PROVIDE DETAILS FOR THE UL |
| | ASSEMBLIES SPECIFIED.A05 STATES ?INDICATE 2-HOUR |
| | RATED ASSEMBLIES (SEE FBC TABLE 7720.1(2) FOR |
| | EQUIVALENCE OF FIRE RESISTANCE RATING OF SOLID |
| | CONCRETE)?.THIS IS NOT A CORRECT CODE REFERENCE. |
| | PROVIDE A DETAIL.IF YOU ARE USING CALCULATED FIRE |
| | RESISTANCE, PROVIDE COMPONENTS ALONG WITH TIME ASSIGNED |
| | TO EACH COMPONENT TO SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE SPECIFIED |
| | 2 HOUR RATING. |
| | |
| | 31.)ADDRESSED. |
| | |
| | 32.)FROM THE PREVIOUS LISTS:PROVIDE ALL STRUCTURAL |
| | INFORMATION AT THIS TIME FOR ITEMS SUCH AS THE DUSTROL |
| | TANK; |
| | LOADS, CONCRETE, ANCHORING, |
| | FBC415.7.2.2, TANK PROTECTION), NFPA30 |
| | (STORAGE OF COMBUSTIBLES), FBC1606.1.3 |
| | (ANCHORING TO PREVENT OVERTURNING).SEE |
| | ALSO FBC415.7.1.1, AND FBC415.7.1.5, |
| | GRAIN ELEVATORS AND SIMILAR STRUCTURES; |
| | THIS APPEARS TO APPLY TO THE STORAGE |
| | SILO (PROVIDE INFORMATION IN REGARDS TO CONSTRUCTION |
| | TYPE, HEIGHT). |
| | |
| | THIS WILL BE A PROVISO ITEM AS REQUESTED.CHANGES TO |
| | THE PLAN SUCH AS CONCRETE SLABS NOT CURRENTLY SHOWN ON |
| | THE PLAN WILL REQUIRE A REVISION WITH APPLICABLE FEES. |
| | OTHER ITEMS SUCH AS SHOP DRAWINGS AND ENGINEERING FOR |
| | ITEMS SUCH AS THE TANKS AND SILO WILL BE SUBMITTALS (NO |
| | FEE). |
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| | 33-36.) ADDRESSED. |
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| | 37-38, 43, 46)REGARDING OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION, |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE QUANTITY OF CORROSIVE CHEMICALS WHICH |
| | WILL BE USED IN THE PROCESSING AREA.BASED ON A |
| | TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH MR. DELAFOREST AND THE |
| | RESPONSE LETTER, THE QUANTITY IS LESS THAN THE EXEMPT |
| | AMOUNT AND DOES NOT CHANGE THE OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION |
| | FROM F3 TO H4.PLEASE NOTE THE QUANTITY OF CORROSIVE |
| | CHEMICAL TO BE USED IN THE PROCESSING AREA ON THE PLAN |
| | OR PROVIDE A SIGNED, SEALED, AND DATED CLARIFICATION |
| | LETTER. |
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| | 39-42.) ADDRESSED. |
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| | 44-45.) ADDRESSED. |
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| | 47.)ADDRESSED. |
| | |
| | 48.) C12, ACCESSIBLE PARKING, THE FEE IS |
| | $250 RATHER THAN $100, CITY OF WEST PALM |
| | BEACH RESOLUTION #390-03, SECTION 2, #D. |
| | |
| | PLEASE REVISE. |
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| | 49-57.) ADDRESSED. |
| | |
| | 58.)OCCUPANT LOAD SHOULD ROUND UP RATHER THAN ROUND |
| | DOWN WHEN CALCULATIONS RESULT IN A FRACTION AS THE LOAD |
| | CANNOT BE LESS THAN THE TABLE FBC1004.1.2. |
| | |
| | 59-74.) ADDRESSED. |
| | |
| | NEW COMMENTS: |
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| | 75.)THE FIRE RATED WALLS SHOWN ON A001A AND A04 ARE |
| | NOT CONSISTENT.THE 2 HOUR WALL WHICH PROTECTS THE |
| | EXTERIOR STAIR IS SHOWN AS EXTENDING 10FT ON EITHER |
| | SIDE OF THE STAIR ON A001A, BUT ON A04 THE STAIRWAY |
| | ONLY IS RATED.IT IS NOT CLEAR WHETHER OR NOT DOOR |
| | 103.1 IS REQUIRED TO BE RATED.THE DOOR SCHEDULE ON |
| | A22 SPECIFIES A NON RATED DOOR, SHEET A001A SHOWS THIS |
| | OPENING INCLUDED IN THE 10FT FIRE RATED WALL AREA. FIRE |
| | RESISTANCE RATING OF 1.5 HOUR REQUIRED FOR 2 HOUR WALL, |
| | FBC715.3. |
| | |
| | 76.)A001B SHOWS A WINDOW AT THE BREAK ROOM WHICH IS |
| | TO BE FIRE RATED.SPECIFY OPENING PROTECTION AND |
| | PROVIDE A PRODUCT APPROVAL.IMPACT PROTECTION |
| | REQUIRED. |
| | |
| | 77.)A001A SHOWS A SECOND EXTERIOR STAIR TO THE EAST |
| | OF STAIR 1.THIS STAIR DOES NOT APPEAR ON A04 OR ON |
| | OTHER SHEETS. |
| | |
| | 78.)PLEASE CONFIRM THAT THEPERMIT APPLICATION TO |
| | REFERS TO THE CORRECT PARCEL ID 74424234000001000. |
| | |
| | 79.)S18, TILT UP PANEL NOTES, ITEM 13, WRONG CODE |
| | REFERENCE FOR IMPACT.DESIGN CRITERIA IS REQUIRED BUT |
| | CODE REFERENCES ARE NOT REQUIRED ON THE PLANS.YOU MAY |
| | EITHER REVISE THE CODE REFERENCE OR REMOVE IT. |
| | |
| | 80.)S01, IT IS NOT CLEAR WHAT ROOF ENCLOSURE |
| | PRESSURES ARE FOR.IS THIS THE CHEMICAL STORAGE |
| | ENCLOSURE, WHICH NO LONGER HAS A ROOF? |
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| | 81.)THE DETAIL FOR THE 2 HOUR FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLY |
| | SPECIFIES A 4" POURED CONCRETE TOPPING; OTHER PAGES ON |
| | THE PLAN SPECIFY 2".PLEASE ADDRESS. |
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