Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 06030729
Permit Number 06030729
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 5
Notes
Date Text
2007-04-10 10:32:26BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 PERMIT: 06030729
 ADD: 4200 N. FLAGLER DR
 CONT: CENTEX
 TEL: (954)605-1010
 FL BLD CODE= 2004 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE
 W/ 2006 FBC REVISIONS
 * WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS
  
 REVISIONREVIEW
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 THIS REVISION # 4 IN CREATING A TRUE SECOND STORY WILL
 NEED THREE AREAS TO BE CORRECTED BEFORE THE REVIEW
 PROCESS CAN BE COMPLETED.
 1) IN CREATINF A TRUE SECOND STORY THE BUILDING CODE
 ANALYSIS NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. CHANGE NUMBER 5 HAS
 CRETED A SECOND STORY BUT THE AREA
 INCREASES TAKEN ARE FOR A SINGLE STORY BUILDING. A 200%
 INCREASE CAN BE TAKEN FOR MULTIPLE STORY BUILDINGS (
 506.3) NOT THE 300%. THE DESIGNERS HAVEN'T SHOWN
 ANY FRONTAGE INCEASES AAS LISTED UNDER 506.2. PLEASE
 CORRECT, SHOW CALCULATIONS.
  
 2) NUMBER TWO IS AN EITHER OR SITUATION, THE NEW
 OFFICES OVER THE PAINT SHOP WILL REQUIRE EXITS, SHEET
 A-2.05 INDICATES THE TWO EXITS IN A HASHED LINE GOING
 TO THE ENCLOSED EXITS GOING TO THE OPPOSITE ENDS OF
 THIS PORTION OF THE BUILDING.
 2A) SITUATION # 1- WITH THE SCENARIOLISTED ABOVE, THE
 CODE REQUIRES TWO EXITS TABLE 1018.2 LIMITS THE TRAVEL
 TO 75 FEET FOR A SINGLE EXIT. FOR SPRINKLERED BUILDINGS
 THE EXIT ACCESS TRAVEL DISTANCE IS MOST RESTRICTIVE AT
 250' FOR AN F1 OCCUPANCY, THE DESIGN DOES COMPLY WITH
 THIS REQUIREMENT. PLEASE INDICATE THE 36" PATH OF
 TRAVEL ON THE PLAN. THE SITUATION THAT OCCURS WHEN THE
 OCCUPANT LOAD OF THE NEWLY CREATED SECOND FLOOR
 BUSINESS
 27 OCCUPANT LOAD/ 2 = 13.5 OR 14 OCCUPANTS PER EXIT
 PLUS THE MEZANINE OCCUPANTS(6) WILL EQUAL 20 OCCUPANTS
 THAT WILL CROSS THE AREA THAT IS OPEN TO BELOW IN THE
 PARTS DEPARTMENT. THE SECTION ON THE OPENNESS OF
 MEZZANINES 505.4(2) AT LEAST ONE DIRECT ACCESS TO AN
 EXIT FROM THE MEZZANINE. THE AREA THAT IS OPEN TO THE
 PARTS DEPARTMENT WOULD HAVE TO BE ENCLOSED. NEITHER THE
 ENCLOSED MEZZANINE AREAS NEED TO BE FIRE RATED NOR THE
 ACCESS CORRIDOR DUE TO THE FIRE SPRINKLERS. IF THIS
 SITUATION IS DESIRED TWO ISSUES NEED TO BE CORRECTED
 A) THE STAIRWAY THAT LEADS FROM THE BUSINESS OFFICE TO
 THEPAINT SHOP WOULD NEED TO HAVE THE EXIT SIGN
 REMOVED SINCE THIS EXIT LEADS INTO A MORE DANGEROUS
 OCCUPANCY AND NOT DIRECTLY TO THE EXTERIOR.
 B) ENCLOSE THAT PORTION OF WALL IN THE PARTS MEZZANINE
 LEVEL. IF THIS SITATION IS DECIDED TO BE USED ON SHEET
 E-2.3 THE EGRESS LIGHT WOULD NEED TO BE REMOVED FROM
 THIS STAIRWAY. THE STAIRWAY NEXT TO THE CONTAINMENT BAY
 WOULD NEED TO BE 1 HR FIRE RATED AS WELL AS THE
 RESTROOM BELOW1019.1.5. THE OTHER ISSUE WILL BE THE
 EXTERIOR WALL OF THIS STARWELL WHICH WOULS NOT NORMALLY
 NEED TO BE RATED WILL NEED TO BE RATED BECAUSE OF THE
 CLOSENESS OF THE CONTAINMENT TANK, RESTROOM EXHAUST FAN
 INDICATES PENETRATING THIS WALL REQUIRING A FIRE
 DAMPER.
  
 SITUATION # 2- IF THE PORTION OF THE MEZZANINE IN THE
 PARTS ROOM IS TO REMAIN OPEN, THEN THE OCCUPANT LOAD
 FROM THE BUSINESS OCCUPANCY CAN'T CROSS THIS PORTION OF
 OPEN MEZZANIN AND THE STAIRWELL NEXT TO THE BUSINESS
 OCCUPANCY WILL NEED TO BE 1 HR FIRE RATED, WITH A NEW
 DOORWAY BEING CREATED SO THE EXIT DISCHARGE FROM THE
 STAIRS WILL LEAD DIRECTLY TO THE EXTERIOR WITHOUT GOING
 THROUGH THE PAINT SHOP A MORE DANGERIOUS OCCUPANCY.
 GROUP.
  
 BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 JIM WITMER C. B. O.
  
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