| Date |
Text |
| 2007-10-02 16:31:42 | ****CORRECTIONS**** |
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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 2004 EXISTING BUILDING |
| | CODE |
| | FBC RFLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2004 RESIDENTIAL FBC* |
| | CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC2004 FAC |
| | FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE |
| | FSFLORIDA STATUTE |
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| | FROM PREVIOUS LIST: |
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| | 1.)THE FIRST COMMENT LIST REQUESTED THAT YOU SHOW HOW |
| | EGRESS IS AFFECTED.YOU ARE BLOCKING THREE DOORS, |
| | INCLUDING THE MAIN ENTRY DOOR.YOU CANNOT BLOCK A |
| | REQUIRED MEANS OF EGRESS WITH HURRICANE SHUTTERS. |
| | PLEASE SEE FBC CHAPTER 10, PARTICULARLY FBC1001.4 |
| | (CANNOT REDUCE THE REQUIRED MEANS OF EGRESS), FBC1007.1 |
| | AND FBC11, FBC1008 (DOORS).PROVIDE A LIFE SAFETY PLAN |
| | INCLUDING FLOOR PLAN, PATH OF TRAVEL, OCCUPANCY |
| | CLASSIFICATION FBC3, OCCUPANT LOAD FBC10.YOU CANNOT |
| | BLOCK THE MAIN ENTRANCE.IT IS NOT CLEAR IF THE OTHER |
| | TWO DOORS ARE REQUIRED MEANS OF EGRESS OR ACCESSIBLE |
| | MEANS OF EGRESS.PROVIDE PLANS WHICH SHOW CODE |
| | COMPLIANCE, TO BE PREPARED BY A DESIGN PROFESSIONAL. |
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| | COMMENT NOT ADDRESSED.SEE THE FOLLOWING CODES, ALL |
| | WHICH PROHIBIT BLOCKING THE REQUIRED EXITS:FBC1001.2 |
| | (UNLAWFUL TO ALTER A BUILDING THAT WILL REDUCE THE |
| | NUMBER OF EXITS OR THE CAPACITY OF THE MEANS OF EGRESS |
| | TO LESS THAN REQUIRED), FBC1003.6 (PATH OF EGRESS |
| | TRAVEL SHALL NOT BE INTERRUPTED BY ANY BUILDING ELEMENT |
| | OTHER THAN A MEANS OF EGRESS COMPONENT).SOMEONE WROTE |
| | "EGRESS IS PROVIDED BY SHUTTERS THAT CAN BE DEPLOYED |
| | AND REMOVED FROM THE NSIDE OR OUTSIDE."THERE IS |
| | PROVISION FOR THIS IN RESIDENTIAL CODE, BUT NOT IN |
| | FLORIDA BUILDING CODE.IF YOU FEEL THAT I AM |
| | INCORRECT, PROVIDE THE CODE SECTION WHICH ALLOWS THIS. |
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| | DO NOT RESUBMIT WITHOUT THE REQUIRED LIFE SAFETY PLAN |
| | SHOWING ALL REQUIRED EXIT DOORS UNLESS YOUR SHUTTER |
| | PLAN IS TO INCLUDE WINDOWS ONLY. |
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