Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 07030932
Permit Number 07030932
Review Stop I
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2007-06-06 16:44:35BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 PERMIT: 07030932
 ADD: 525 OKEECHOBEE BLVD PENTHOUSE A & B
 CONT: CENTEX
 TEL: (954)214-9415
  
 FL BLD CODE= 2004 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE
 W/ 2006 FBC REVISIONS
 * WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS
  
 REVIEW
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1)--- VERY IMPORTANT STATEMENT ---
 PLEASE DO NOT IGNORE!
 WHEN RESUBMITTING PLANS PLEASE INDICATE
 THE REVISION & REMOVE & REPLACE ANY
 PAGES AS NECESSARY. A TRANSMITTAL LETTER
 LISTING THE ORIGINAL REVIEW COMMENT NUM-
 BER, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE REVISION
 MADE, IDENTIFYING THE SHEET OR SPECIFICA
 TION PAGE WHERE THE CHANGES CAN BE FOUND
 WILL HELP TO EXPEDITE YOUR PERMIT. THANK
 YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED COOPERATION.
  
 2) FL S S 713.13NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT, TO BE FILED
 WITH THE CLERK OF THE COURT.NOTE: 713.13(2) IF THE
 WORK DESCRIBED IN THE NOTICE OFCOMMENCEMENT IS NOT
 ACTUALLYCOMMENCED WITHIN 90 DAYS AFTER THE RECORDING
 THEREOF, SUCH NOTICE IS NULL & VOID. NOTE: 713.13(6)
 THE POSTING OF THE NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT AT THE
 CONSTRUCTION SITE BEFORE THE FIRST INSPECTION.
  
 3)Y J ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN WILL REQUIRE A CERTIFICATE
 OF AUTHORIZATION,) 481.219 F.S.CERTIFICATE OF
 AUTHORIZATION.THE TITLE BLOCK FOR ANY
 SHEET BEARING THE NAME OF AN ARCHITECT PRACTICING UNDER
 A FICTITIOUS NAME, A CORPORATION, OR A PARTNERSHIP,
 OFFERING ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES, SHALL INCLUDE
 THE CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORIZATION NUMBER.ADD THE
 NUMBER TO EACH SHEET.
  
 4)STRUCTURAL SHEET S-1 WILL REQUIRE A RAISED
 IMPRESSION TYPE SEAL NOT A STAMPED SEAL. FAC
 61G15-23.001 THE SEAL IS ALSO A CALIFORNIA SEAL THE
 DESIGN PROFESSIONAL MUST BE A LICENSED ENGINEER IN THE
 STATE OF FLORIDA. 471.025
  
 5) THE SAME HOLDS TRUE FOR THECALCULATIONS SUBMITTED
 FOR THE STAIRS BETWEEN THE 15TH & 16TH FLOOR. MUST BE A
 LICENSED ENGINEER FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND
 IF THE ENGINEER OF RECORD DOES NOT SEAL EACH SHEET THEN
 A SEALED COVER SHEET LISTING HOW MANY PAGES ARE COVERED
 UNDER THIS SEAL. 61G15-23.002.
  
 6) LS-01 / LS-02 PLEASE UPDATE APPLICABLE CODE TO THE
 2004FBC W 2006 AMENDMENTS, PLEASE CORRECT.
  
 7) LS-01 BOTTOM RIGHT OF SHEET THERE IS A DISCREPANCY
 IN ONE AREA THE PLAN INDICATES THIS SHEET REPRESENTS
 THE 15TH FLOOR WHILE LESS THAN SIX INCHES AWAY THE
 PLAN
  
 INDICATES WORK ON THE 16TH FLOOR, PLEASE CORRECT.
  
 8)SHEET I-G.1 PLEASE CORRECT THE REFERENCES MADE TO
 EITHER THE LOS ANGLES BUILDING CODE OR THE UBC AND CODE
 REFERENCE NUMBERS.
  
 9) SHEET 1-16C THE 2 AREAS THAT ARE CONSIDERED AS
 ATRIUMS DO NOT HAVE RATED WALLS NOR DOORS, PLEASE
 COMPLY WITH:
 404.5 ENCLOSURE OF ATRIUMS.
 ATRIUM SPACES SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM ADJACENT SPACES
 BY A 1-HOUR FIRE BARRIER WALL.
 EXCEPTIONS:
 1.A GLASS WALL FORMING A SMOKE PARTITION WHERE
 AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS ARE SPACED 6 FEET (1829 MM) OR
 LESS ALONG BOTH SIDES OF THE SEPARATION WALL, OR ON THE
 ROOM SIDE ONLY IF THERE IS NOT A WALKWAY ON THE ATRIUM
 SIDE, AND BETWEEN 4 INCHES AND 12 INCHES (102 MM AND
 305 MM) AWAY FROM THE GLASS AND SO DESIGNED THAT THE
 ENTIRE SURFACE OF THE GLASS IS WET UPON ACTIVATION OF
 THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM. THE GLASS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN A
 GASKETED FRAME SO THAT THE FRAMING SYSTEM DEFLECTS
 WITHOUT BREAKING (LOADING) THE GLASS BEFORE THE
 SPRINKLER SYSTEM OPERATES.
 2.A GLASS-BLOCK WALL ASSEMBLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 SECTION 2110 AND HAVING A ?-HOUR FIRE PROTECTION
 RATING.
 3.THE ADJACENT SPACES OF ANY THREE FLOORS OF THE
 ATRIUM SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO BE SEPARATED FROM THE
 ATRIUM WHERE SUCH SPACES ARE INCLUDED IN COMPUTING THE
 ATRIUM VOLUME FOR THE DESIGN OF THE SMOKE CONTROL
 SYSTEM.
  
 10) SHEET 1-16C INDICATE TWO TYPE OF DOORS THAT WILL BE
 PENETRATING THE 1 HR RATED WALL DOOR TYPED-6 WHICH DOES
 HAVE 45 MINUTE RATING AND DOOR TYPE D-3 WHICH DOES NOT
 PLEASE CORRECT. TABLE 715.3.
  
 11)PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF : 404.7 INTERIOR FINISH. THE
 INTERIOR FINISH OF WALLS AND CEILINGS OF THE ATRIUM
 SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN CLASS B WITH NO REDUCTION IN
 CLASS FOR SPRINKLER PROTECTION.
  
 12)SHEET 1-15C DOES INDICATE THE 1 HR RATED
 PARTITIONS AT THE ATRIUM AREAS BUT THERE IS NO DOOR
 SHEDULE IF TAKEN FROM SHEET 1-16.C D-3 IS NOT RATED
 PLEASE CORRECT.
  
 13) PLEASE REVIEW LS-02 THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE
 BUILDING INDICATES THE DISTANCE TO AN EXIT AS 204 FT.
 404.8 TRAVEL DISTANCE, THE SOUTHEAST CORNER THIS
 DISTANCE WILL BE GREATER. IN OTHER THAN THE LOWEST
 LEVEL OF THE ATRIUM , WHERE THE REQUIRED MEANS OF
 EGRESS IS THROUGH THE ATRIUM SPACE, THE PORTION OF EXIT
 ACCESS TRAVEL DISTANCE WITHIN THE ATRIUM SPACE SHALL
 NOT EXCEED 200 FEET .
  
 14)404.4 SMOKE CONTROL. A SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEM SHALL
 BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 909 . 909.22
 ATRIUM .
 909.22.1
 A SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEM SHALL BE DESIGNED TO CONTROL THE
 MIGRATION OF PRODUCTS OF COMBUSTION IN THE ATRIUM
 SPACE. UPON DETECTION OF A FIRE, THE SYSTEM SHALL
 CONTROL THE AIR SUPPLY TO THE FIRE FLOOR AND THE RETURN
 AIR FROM ALL NONFIRE FLOORS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
 APPROVED SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEM DESIGN. ANY OTHER
 APPROVED DESIGN WHICH WILL ACHIEVE THE SAME LEVEL OF
 SMOKE CONTROL AS DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION MAY BE USED
 IN LIEU OF THESE REQUIREMENTS.
  
 909.22.2
 THE SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEM SHALL BE DESIGNED BY AN
 ENGINEERING ANALYSIS THAT DEMONSTRATES THAT THE SMOKE
 LAYER INTERFACE IS MAINTAINED ABOVE THE HIGHEST
 UNPROTECTED OPENING TO ADJOINING SPACES, OR 6 FEET
 ABOVE THE HIGHEST FLOOR LEVEL OPEN TO THE ATRIUM FOR A
 PERIOD EQUAL TO 1.5 TIMES THE CALCULATED EGRESS TIME OR
 20 MINUTES, WHICHEVER IS GREATER.
  
 909.22.3
 THE SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEM SHALL BE INDEPENDENTLY
 ACTIVATED BY THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM WITHIN THE ATRIUM OR
 AREAS OPEN TO THE ATRIUM , BY THE SMOKE DETECTORS
 REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION AND BY MANUAL CONTROLS THAT
 ARE READILY AVAILABLE TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. WHEN THE
 SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEM IN OTHER THAN THE ATRIUM IS
 PROVIDED BY MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 THIS SECTION, MANUAL CONTROLS SHALL ALSO BE PROVIDED AS
 DESCRIBED ABOVE FOR THE ATRIUM SYSTEM. THE MANUAL
 CONTROLS SHALL BE PROVIDED IN A LOCATION APPROVED BY
 THE BUILDING OFFICIAL.
  
 15) THERE IS A DISCREPANCY IN THE PLANS THE
 ARCHITECTURAL , STRUCTURAL, ELECTRICAL AND FIRE ALARM
 ALL INDICATE WORK ON THE 15THAND 16TH FLOORS, WHERE
 AS THE
 FIRE SPRINKLER AND MECHANICAL PLANS INDICATE THE 17TH
 AND 18TH FLOORS. PLEASE CORRECT.
  
 16)PLEASE PROVIDE ADDTIONAL INFORMATION ON THE GLASS
 HANDRAILS AND GUARDS SEE 2407.
 2407.1.1 LOADS.
 THE PANELS AND THEIR SUPPORT SYSTEM SHALL BE DESIGNED
 TO WITHSTAND THE LOADS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 1607.7 . A
 SAFETY FACTOR OF FOUR SHALL BE USED.
  
 2407.1.2 SUPPORT.
 EACH HANDRAIL OR GUARD SECTION SHALL BE SUPPORTED BY A
 MINIMUM OF THREE GLASS BALUSTERS OR SHALL BE OTHERWISE
 SUPPORTED TO REMAIN IN PLACE SHOULD ONE BALUSTER PANEL
 FAIL. GLASS BALUSTERS SHALL NOT BE INSTALLED WITHOUT AN
 ATTACHED HANDRAIL OR GUARD.
  
 17)PLEASE PROVIDE AT WHAT SLOPE IN DEGREES THE GLASS
 WALL IS FROMVERTICAL, IF THE SLOPE IS MORE THAN 15
 DEGREES SEE 2405.2 .
  
 18) THE GLASS WALL IS ALSO CONSIDERED A HAZARDOUS
 LOCATION 15TH AND 16TH FLOORS. SEE 2406.3(7)
 7.GLAZING IN AN INDIVIDUAL FIXED OR OPERABLE
 PANEL, OTHER THAN IN THOSE LOCATIONS DESCRIBED IN
 PRECEDING ITEMS 5 AND 6, WHICH MEETS ALL OF THE
 FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
 7.1.EXPOSED AREA OF AN INDIVIDUAL PANE GREATER
 THAN 9 SQUARE FEET (0.84 M 2 );
 7.2.EXPOSED BOTTOM EDGE LESS THAN 18 INCHES (457
 MM) ABOVE THE FLOOR;
 7.3.EXPOSED TOP EDGE GREATER THAN 36 INCHES (914
 MM) ABOVE THE FLOOR; AND
 7.4.ONE OR MORE WALKING SURFACE(S) WITHIN 36
 INCHES (914 MM) HORIZONTALLY OF THE PLANE OF THE
 GLAZING.
 EXCEPTION: SAFETY GLAZING FOR ITEM 7 IS NOT REQUIRED
 FOR THE FOLLOWING INSTALLATIONS:
 1.A PROTECTIVE BAR 1? INCHES (38 MM) OR MORE IN
 HEIGHT, CAPABLE OF WITHSTANDING A HORIZONTAL LOAD OF 50
 POUNDS PLF (730 N/M) WITHOUT CONTACTING THE GLASS, IS
 INSTALLED ON THE ACCESSIBLE SIDES OF THE GLAZING 34
 INCHES TO 38 INCHES (864 MM TO 965 MM) ABOVE THE
 FLOOR.
  
  
 19) SHEET I-E.2 STAIRWELL SECTION THE HANDRAIL AT THE
 TOP LANDING IS MISSING : 11-4.9.4(2) IF HANDRAILS ARE
 NOT CONTINUOUS, THEY SHALL EXTEND AT LEAST 12 INCHES
 (305 MM) BEYOND THE TOP RISER AND AT LEAST 12 INCHES
 (305 MM) PLUS THE WIDTH OF ONE TREAD BEYOND THE BOTTOM
 RISER. AT THE TOP, THE EXTENSION SHALL BE PARALLEL WITH
 THE FLOOR OR GROUND SURFACE. AT THE BOTTOM, THE
 HANDRAIL SHALL CONTINUE TO SLOPE FOR A DISTANCE OF THE
 WIDTH OF ONE TREAD FROM THE BOTTOM RISER; THE REMAINDER
 OF THE EXTENSION SHALL BE HORIZONTAL [SEE FIGURE 19 (C)
 AND FIGURE 19 (D)]. HANDRAIL EXTENSIONS SHALL COMPLY
 WITH SECTION 11-4.4 .
  
 20) SHEET I-E.2 HANDRAILS: 11-4.9.4(5) TOP OF HANDRAIL
 GRIPPING SURFACE SHALL BE MOUNTED BETWEEN 34 INCHES AND
 38 INCHES (865 MM AND 965 MM) ABOVE STAIR NOSING.
  
 21)PLANS DO NOT PROVIDE THE DISTANCE FROM THE
 VERTICAL GLASS GUARD RAILING AND THE HANDRAIL?
 11-4.9.4(3) THE CLEAR SPACE BETWEEN HANDRAILS AND WALL
 SHALL BE 1?".
  
 22) THE SAME STAIR ELEMENTS WILL NEED TO BE ADDRESSED
 ON THE NORTHWEST STAIR AND HAND RAILS AS LISTED IN
 ITEMS 19-21, THE CUT SECTIONS OF THIS STAIRARE NOT
 CLEAR AND THESE ITEMS CAN NOT BE VISSIBLY ADDRESSED.
  
 23)ARE THE SKYLIGHTS PART OF THIS PERMIT OR ARE THEY
 PART OF THE SHELL BUILDING? IF PART OF THIS PERMIT THE
 FOLLOWING WILL BE REQUIRED: FL BLD CODE 1609.1.4:
 COMPONENTS &
 CLADDING, PROVIDE 2 COPIES(3 IF THRESHOLD OR RESIDENT
 INSPECTOR) OF PRODUCT TESTING REPORTS,MISSING REPORTS
 ARE AS
 FOLLOWS: A ) SKYLIGHTS
  
 23A)PRODUCT APPROVALS SUBMITTED WITH PERMIT
 APPLICATION AFTER OCTOBER 1, 2003 ARE REQUIRED TO
 COMPLY WITH THE FLORIDA
 PRODUCT APPROVAL SYSTEM. FOR INFORMATION PLEASE SEE THE
 STATE WEBSITE AT WWW.FLORIDABUILDING.ORG. PRODUCTS WITH
 STATEWIDE APPROVAL ARE REQUIRED TO BE
 SUBMITTED WITH A COVER SHEET THAT LISTS THE PRODUCT
 IDENTITY NUMBER FROM THE STATE. IF THE PRODUCT DOES NOT
 HAVE STATEWIDE APPROVAL, SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR
 LOCAL PRODUCT APPROVAL OR SITE SPECIFIC FORM PER RULE
 9B-72. SEE ATTACHMENT. WWW.FLORIDABUILDING.ORG
  
 23B)WPB ADMIN CODE 106.3* PRODUCT APPROVALS. THOSE
 PRODUCT WHICH ARE REGULATED BY DCA RULE 9B-72 SHALL BE
 REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE
 DESIGNER OF RECORD PRIOR TO SUBMITTAL FOR
 JURISDICTIONAL APPROVAL.
  
 A THOROUGH REVIEW CAN NOT BE MADE AT THIS TIME, AS A
 RESULT OF THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUESTED
 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS MAY APPEAR THAT WERE NOT PART OF
 THIS REVIEW.
  
 BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 JIM WITMER C. B. O.
  
 TEL: (561)805-6715
 FAX: (561)659-8026
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