| Date |
Text |
| 2008-07-30 13:16:48 | REVIEW #: 5TH |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
| | |
| | FBC 2004 CODE FAMILY W/ 2005 AND 2006 SUPPLEMENTS |
| | FBC CH.1 AS AMENDED BY THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | |
| | THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ARE NUMBERED TO CORRESPOND WITH |
| | PREVIOUS REVIEW COMMENTS AS WELL AS DESIGNER'S WRITTEN |
| | RESPONSES FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONTINUITY. |
| | |
| | 1. OK |
| | |
| | 2. PAGE M.1 OUTDOOR AIR CALCULATIONS TABLE STATES THAT |
| | THESE CALCULATIONS ARE BASED ON ?TABLE 2 OF ASHRAE |
| | 62-04.? THERE IS NO SUCH TABLE TO BE FOUND IN ASHRAE |
| | 62.1-2004 EDITION. OUTSIDE AIR CALCULATIONS ARE TO BE |
| | BASED ON FBCM TABLE 403.3 OR ASHRAE 62.1-04 IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM 403.4. IF ASHRAE 62.1-04 IS TO BE |
| | USED FOR VENTILATION, THE VENTILATION RATE PROCEDURE |
| | SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS 6.2 |
| | THROUGH 6.2.9. THE CALCULATIONS FOR THE REQUIRED |
| | VENTILATION RATES SHALL BE DETERMINED BASED ON THE |
| | VALUES LISTED IN TABLE 6-1, INCLUDING ANTICIPATED |
| | OCCUPANT LOADS. OCCUPANT LOADS SHALL NOT BE BASED ON |
| | ARCHITECTURAL PLANS. THEY SHALL BE BASED ON THE |
| | OCCUPANCY CATEGORY AND OCCUPANT DENSITY SHOWN ON TABLE |
| | 6-1. |
| | |
| | THE RATES SHOWN ON THE TABLE ON PAGE M.1 DO NOT |
| | CORRESPOND WITH TABLE 6-1 OF ASHRAE 62.1-04. EXAMPLE: |
| | AHU #1 SERVES 1 ? CONFERENCE ROOMS AND A MEETING HALL. |
| | SEE ?CONFERENCE/MEETING? UNDER THE GENERAL CATEGORY ON |
| | TABLE 6-1. |
| | |
| | NOTE: THE COOLING LOADS OF THE PROPOSED A/C SYSTEMS IS |
| | INCREASING SIGNIFICANTLY BASED ON REDESIGNED OUTSIDE |
| | AIR BEING FED THROUGH THESE SYSTEMS. PLEASE PROVIDE |
| | COOLING LOAD CALCULATIONS FOR EACH SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH FBCB 13-407.1.ABC.1. |
| | |
| | 3. OK |
| | |
| | 4. OK |
| | |
| | 5. OK |
| | |
| | 6. |
| | A) AN ENGINEERING SHEET FOR THE ROOFTOP CONDENSER |
| | STANDS HAS BEEN PROVIDED. HOWEVER, THERE IS NO |
| | INFORMATION ON THIS SHEET REGARDING ATTACHMENT OF THE |
| | STAND TO THE STRUCTURE. PAGE M.1 SHOWS A ROOF STAND |
| | WITH THE STATEMENT ?PRE-ENGINEERED EQUIPMENT RACK.? IF |
| | THIS IS PRE ENGINEERED, THEN A PRODUCT APPROVAL MUST BE |
| | PROVIDED AND THIS PRODUCT APPROVAL SHALL BE APPROVED IN |
| | WRITING BY THE DESIGNER OF RECORD IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | FBCB 106.3.3. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE FLORIDA |
| | PRODUCT APPROVAL SYSTEM PLEASE VISIT |
| | WWW.FLORIDABUILDING.ORG. |
| | B) OK |
| | |
| | 7. RTU FLOAT SWITCH IS OK. HOWEVER, MEANS AND LOCATION |
| | OF CONDENSATE DISPOSAL IS STILL NOT SHOWN ON PLANS AS |
| | PREVIOUSLY REQUESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM 307.2. |
| | |
| | 8. OK EXCEPT, SEE COMMENT #2 ABOVE FOR COOLING LOAD |
| | CALCULATIONS WHICH SHALL BE APPENDED TO THE ENERGY |
| | CALCULATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCB 13-407.1.ABC.1. |
| | |
| | 9. OK |
| | |
| | NOTE:F.S. 553.80(2)(B) WITH RESPECT TO EVALUATION OF |
| | DESIGN PROFESSIONALS' DOCUMENTS, IF A LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
| | FINDS IT NECESSARY, IN ORDER TO ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH |
| | THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE AND ISSUE A PERMIT, TO REJECT |
| | DESIGN DOCUMENTS REQUIRED BY THE CODE THREE OR MORE |
| | TIMES FOR FAILURE TO CORRECT A CODE VIOLATION |
| | SPECIFICALLY AND CONTINUOUSLY NOTED IN EACH REJECTION, |
| | INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, EGRESS, FIRE PROTECTION, |
| | STRUCTURAL STABILITY, ENERGY, ACCESSIBILITY, LIGHTING, |
| | VENTILATION, ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, AND GAS |
| | SYSTEMS, OR OTHER REQUIREMENTS IDENTIFIED BY RULE OF |
| | THE FLORIDA BUILDING COMMISSION ADOPTED PURSUANT TO |
| | CHAPTER 120, THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SHALL IMPOSE, EACH |
| | TIME AFTER THE THIRD SUCH REVIEW THE PLANS ARE REJECTED |
| | FOR THAT CODE VIOLATION, A FEE OF FOUR TIMES THE AMOUNT |
| | OF THE PROPORTION OF THE PERMIT FEE ATTRIBUTED TO PLANS |
| | REVIEW. |
| | |
| | THIS SERVES ONLY AS A WARNING AT THIS TIME. SHOULD ANY |
| | SUBSEQUENT REVIEW FAIL FOR ANY OF THE PREVIOUSLY STATED |
| | CODE SECTION, A FINE OF FOUR TIMES THE PLAN REVIEW FEE |
| | SHALL BE IMPOSED. ONE SET OF PLANS IS BEING RETAINED AS |
| | A RECORD OF PREVIOUS CODE VIOLATIONS SHOULD IT BECOME |
| | NECESSARY TO IMPOSE THE FINE UNDER FS 553.80(2)(B) |
| | |
| | PLEASE RESPOND TO EACH COMMENT IN WRITING WITH A |
| | DESCRIPTION OF HOW EACH COMMENT HAS BEEN ADDRESSED AS |
| | WELL AS WHERE THE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND. |
