Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 07070352
Permit Number 07070352
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2007-11-29 08:13:06GOODRICH LLC CITY PL. TOWER SUITE # 1000
 BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 PERMIT: 07070352
 ADD: 525 OKEECHOBEE BLVD # 1000
 CONT: DAVIS GENERAL CONTRACTING CORP
 TEL: (561) 820-1400
  
 FL BLD CODE= 2004 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE
 W/ 2006 FBC REVISIONS
 * WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS
  
 2NDREVIEW
 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 NUMBER, WITH
 A DESCRIPTION OF THE REVISION MADE, IDENTIFYING THE
 SHEET OR SPECIFICATION PAGE WHERE THE CHANGES CAN BE
 FOUND WILL HELP TO EXPEDITE YOUR PERMIT. THANK YOU FOR
 YOUR ANTICIPATED COOPERATION.
  
 2) NOTE OF REFRENECE ONLY, BASED ON THE DETERMINATION
 OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL, APPLICATION FOR TENANT
 IMPROVEMENT PRIOR TO C.O. WILL REQUIRE SHOP DRAWING
 REVIEW BY THE BASE BUILDING DESIGN TEAM, THE DESIGNER
 OF RECORD. PLEASE HAVE THE BASE BUILDING DESIGNERS OF
 RECORD REVIEW YOUR PLANS AND IF FOUND SUFFICIENT AFFIX
 THEIR SHOP DRAWING STAMP ON YOUR DOCUMENTS.
 NOTE ALSO THAT A TENANT CAN NOT ACHIEVE A CERTIFICATE
 OF OCCUPANCY BEFORE THE SHELL BUILDING HAS RECEIVED
 THEIR CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION. FBC 106.1.2*
 ADMINISTRATIVE CODE.
  
 3)NOTE OF REFRENECE ONLY, PLEASE NOTE AT THIS TIME
 THIS BUILDING HAS NOT RECEIVED A CERTIFICATE OF
 COMPLETION, AND THE ENERGY CALCULATIONS ARE BASED ON A
 SHELL BUILDING AND ARE BASED ON 13-101.1.6. UNLESS THE
 BUILDING IS COMPLETED AS PER ALL ASSUMPTIONS MADE IN
 THE ORIGINAL CODE COMPLIANCE SUBMITTAL, REVISED CODE
 SUBMITTALS USING METHOD A, B OR C SHALL BE SUBMITTED
 WHEN THE COMPLETION OF THE BUILDING (OR PART) OF A
 BUILDING IS PERMITTED.
  
 4-6A) COMPLIED.
  
 6B) 2ND REQUEST,SHEET ID-1A ALSO INDICATES THE TENANT
 SEPERATION WALLS TO BE EXISTING DEMISSING WALL.THE
 BASE SHELL BUILDING PLAN DOESN'T INDICATE ANY SUCH WALL
 IN THE MOST RECENT SET OF REVISIONS SHEET A1.07
 REVISION# 15 DATED 6/13/07. SECTION 708.1(5) REQUIRES
 FIRE PARTITIONS BETWEEN TENANTS. 708.3 FIRE RESISTANCE
 RATING WILL REQUIRE A 1-HOUR FIRE RATING.
 FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 481.2131 INTERIOR DESIGNER CAN
 NOT DESIGN PLANS OR PORTIONS OF THAT EFFECT FIRE-RATED
 SEPERATIONS BETWEEN INTERIOR SPACES, THE FIRM IS
 WORKING OUT OF THE SCOPE OF THEIR LOCENSE. SEE
 ATTACHMENT 481.2131. A FLORIDA LICENSED ARCHITECT WILL
 NEED TO DESIGN ALL COMPONENTS THAT WILL REQUIRE FIRE
 RATED WALLS, CEILINGS AS WELL AS THE PENETRATIONS
 THROUGH SUCH RATED ASSEMBLIES.
 SHEET 1D-1A NOW INDICATE A RATED CEILING IN THE IT OR
 SERVER ROOM & THE ELECTRIC ROOM 127 BUT NO ASSEMBLY HAS
 BEEN CALLED OUT, AGAIN WORKING OUT OF THE SCOPE OF
 LICENSURE FL SS 481.2131.
 THIS PERMIT IS A STAND ALONE PERMIT AND THE WORK TO BE
 COMPLETED UNDER THIS PERMIT, EVEN IF THE DEMISSING
 WALLS, FIRE RATED WALLS AND CEILINGS OF THE SERVER ROOM
 AND ELECTRIC ROOM WERE TO BE COMPLETED UNDER THE BASE
 BUILDING PERMIT, THE THROUGH PENETRATIONS OF THE
 VARIOUS TRADES WILL NEED DETAILS INDICATING AS TO WHAT
 SYSTEMS TO BE USED AND OR UL LISTINGS WHICH WOULD AGAIN
 FALL INTO THE WORK TO BE COMPLETED BY THE TRADES THAT
 ARE COVERED UNDER THIS PERMIT. 712.4.1. THROUGH
 PENETRATIONS, HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL.
  
 6C) PLEASE NOTE ELECTRICAL COMMENT ABOUT TRANSFORMER
 ABOVE RATED CEILING IN THE ELECTRIC ROOM 127. 106.1.2
 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED.
  
 7) COMPLIED.
  
 8) RECONFIGURATION OF TENANT SPACE, CLOSET 133 IS
 MISSING THE DOOR IDENTIFICATION MARKER BUT THE DOOR IS
 MISSING 18" CLEARENCE ON THE LATCH SIDE OF THE DOOR.
 11-4.13.6 MANEUVERING CLEARENCES AT DOORS. MINIMUM
 MANEUVERING CLEARANCES AT DOORS THAT ARE NOT AUTOMATIC
 OR POWER-ASSISTED SHALL BE AS SHOWN IN FIG. 25. THE
 FLOOR OR GROUND AREA WITH IN THE REQUIRED CLEARANCES
 SHALL BE CLEAR & LEVEL.
  
 9-13) COMPLIED.
  
 14) 2ND REQUEST,ON THE INTERIOR ELEVATION SHEETS
 QUITE A FEW WALLS INDICATE THE USE OF UPHOLSTERED
 PANELS, SUBMITTED DOCUMENT FOR THE FOAM IS A TEST THAT
 PASSES CAL 117 NOT THE TEST REQUIRED UNDER SECTION
 803.6.1.1 OR 803.1.2.
  
  
 THE TEST REFERED TO IS NOT CAL 117 BUT NFPA 265. WHEN
 RESEARCHING CAL 117 TEST CRITERIA THIS IS NOT SO CLEAR
 SINCE INFORMATION FOUND ON THE WEB FOR THIS TEST IS A
 DRAFT FORM, BUT THE TEST INDICATES THAT TWO PROPOSALS
 ONE A B5 SECOND FLAME TEST, AND THE SECOND PROPOSAL A
 10 SECOND FLAME TEST BUT THE KW OF FIRE OR HEAT APPLIED
 IS NOT PROVIDED. IN ONE AREA OF THE REPORT IT SUGESTED
 THAT OF A BURNIUNG CIGARETTE.THE PAS FAIL CRITERIA
 WAS ALSO A AREA OF QUESTION SINCE THIS IS A DRAFT FORM
 DOCUMENT.
  
 THE TEST LISTED IN SECTIONS 803.6.1.1 AND 603.6.1.2
 REFERENCE NFPA 265 AND THE RESULTS IT TAKES TO PASS
 THIS TEST BY USING METHOD A OR THE MORE RESTRICTIVE
 METHOD B. IN EITHER CASE THE FABRIC, FOAM AND
 "ADHESIVE" ARE TO BE TESTED.BELOW IS THE TEST
 CRITERIA TO BE MET WHICH IS MORE RESTRICTIVE THAN THE
 CAL 117 SUBMITTED.
  
 NFPA 265:9.1 METHOD A 9.2.
 METHOD B PROTOCOL SPECIFIED IN 1.4.1 SHALL BE USED.
 9.2 PROCEDURE.
 THE TEST PROCEDURE SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS:
 (1)ESTABLISH AN INITIAL VOLUMETRIC FLOW RATE OF
 AT LEAST 0.47 M3/S (1000 STANDARD FT3/MIN) THROUGH THE
 DUCT, AND INCREASE THE VOLUME FLOW RATE TO 3.4 M3/S
 (7000 STANDARD FT3/MIN) AS REQUIRED TO KEEP THE OXYGEN
 CONTENT ABOVE 14 PERCENT AND TO CAPTURE ALL EFFLUENTS
 FROM THE BURN ROOM.
 (2)TURN ON ALL SAMPLING AND RECORDING DEVICES,
 AND ESTABLISH STEADY-STATE BASELINE READINGS FOR AT
 LEAST 2 MINUTES.
 (3)IGNITE THE GAS BURNER AND PROCEED AS FOLLOWS:
  
 (A)START THE TIMER ONCE BURNER IGNITION HAS BEEN
 OBSERVED, AND INCREASE GAS FLOW RATE TO PROVIDE A
 BURNER RATE OF HEAT RELEASE EQUAL TO THE REQUIRED HEAT
 OUTPUT FOR THE INITIAL PERIOD. THIS RATE SHALL BE 40 KW
 ? 1 KW FOR 5 MINUTES ? 10 SECONDS.
 (B)CONTINUE THE EXPOSURE AT THAT SAME LEVEL FOR 5
 MINUTES.
 (C)WITHIN 10 SECONDS AFTER THE 5-MINUTE INITIAL
 EXPOSURE, INCREASE THE GAS FLOW RATE TO PROVIDE A RATE
 OF HEAT RELEASE BY THE BURNER EQUAL TO THE FINAL HEAT
 OUTPUT FOR A 10-MINUTE PERIOD. THIS RATE SHALL BE 150
 KW ? 5 KW.
 (D)CONTINUE THE EXPOSURE AT THAT SAME LEVEL FOR
 10 MINUTES ? 10 SECONDS.
 (4)PROVIDE VISUAL DOCUMENTATION IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH 7.1.4.
 (5)PROVIDE A VOICE OR WRITTEN RECORD OF THE FIRE,
 WHICH WILL PROVIDE THE TIMES OF ALL SIGNIFICANT EVENTS,
 SUCH AS TIMES OF IGNITION, ESCAPE OF FLAMES THROUGH THE
 DOORWAY, AND FLASHOVER.
 (6)SHUT OFF THE IGNITION BURNER 15 MINUTES AFTER
 START OF THE TEST, AND TERMINATE THE TEST AT THAT TIME
 UNLESS SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS DICTATE AN EARLIER
 TERMINATION.
 (7)DOCUMENT DAMAGE AFTER THE TEST, USING WORDS,
 PICTURES, AND DRAWINGS.
  
  
 METHOD B:
 1.4.1 THE SAMPLE SHALL BE TESTED BY USING A CORNER TEST
 EXPOSURE WITH THE SPECIMENS MOUNTED ON THREE FULLY
 LINED WALLS OF THE TEST COMPARTMENT (METHOD B).
 1.4.1.1 THESE TEST METHODS SHALL USE A GAS BURNER TO
 PRODUCE A DIFFUSION FLAME TO EXPOSE THE WALLS IN THE
 CORNER OF A ROOM 2.4 M3.7 M2.4 M (8 FT12 FT8
 FT).
 1.4.1.2 THE BURNER SHALL PRODUCE A PRESCRIBED RATE OF
 HEAT OUTPUT OF 40 KW FOR 5 MINUTES FOLLOWED BY 150 KW
 FOR 10 MINUTES, FOR A TOTAL EXPOSURE PERIOD OF 15
 MINUTES.
 1.4.1.3 THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE TEXTILE WALL COVERING
 TO FIRE GROWTH SHALL BE MEASURED BY CONSTANT MONITORING
 OF THE INCIDENT HEAT FLUX ON THE CENTER OF THE FLOOR,
 THE TEMPERATURE OF THE GASES IN THE UPPER PART OF THE
 ROOM, THE RATE OF HEAT RELEASE, THE SMOKE RELEASE, AND
 THE TIME TO FLASHOVER.
 1.4.1.4 THE TEST SHALL BE CONDUCTED WHILE PROVIDING
 NATURAL VENTILATION TO THE ROOM, THROUGH A SINGLE
 DOORWAY OF 0.8 M2.0 M (30 IN.80 IN.).
 1.4.1.5 THE COMBUSTION PRODUCTS SHALL BE COLLECTED IN A
 HOOD FEEDING INTO A CHAMBER THAT IS CONNECTED TO AN
 EXHAUST DUCT IN WHICH MEASUREMENTS OF THE GAS VELOCITY,
 TEMPERATURE, AND CONCENTRATIONS OF SELECTED GASES ARE
 MADE.
 1.4.2 FLASHOVER SHALL BE CONSIDERED TO HAVE OCCURRED
 WHEN ANY TWO OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN
 ATTAINED:
 (1)THE HEAT RELEASE RATE EXCEEDS 1 MW.
 (2)THE HEAT FLUX AT FLOOR EXCEEDS 20 KW/M2.
 (3)THE AVERAGE UPPER LAYER TEMPERATURE EXCEEDS
 600?C (1112?F).
 (4)FLAMES EXIT THE DOORWAY.
 (5)AUTOIGNITION OF PAPER TARGET ON FLOOR OCCURS.
  
  
 TEXTILE WALL COVERINGS. TEXTILE WALL COVERINGS SHALL
 HAVE A CLASS A FLAME SPREAD INDEX IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 ASTM E 84 AND BE PROTECTED BY AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS
 INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 903.3.1.1 OR
 903.3.1.2 OR THE COVERING SHALL MEET THE CRITERIA OF
 SECTION 803.6.1.1 OR 803.6.1.2 WHEN TESTED IN THE
 MANNER INTENDED FOR USE IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 265
 USING THE PRODUCT MOUNTING SYSTEM, INCLUDING ADHESIVE.
  
 15) COMPLIED.
  
 102.1* WHERE, IN ANY SPECIFIC CASE, DIFFERENT SECTIONS
 OF THIS CODE SPECIFY DIFFERENT MATERIALS, METHODS OF
 CONSTRUCTION OR OTHER REQUIREMENTS, THE MOST
 RESTRICTIVE SHALL GOVERN. WHERE THERE IS A CONFLICT
 BETWEEN A GENERAL REQUIREMENT AND A SPECIFIC
 REQUIREMENT, THE SPECIFIC
 REQUIREMENT SHALL BE APPLICABLE.
  
  
  
  
 BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 JIM WITMER C. B. O.
 BUILDING PLAN REVIEW II
  
 TEL: (561)805-6715
 FAX: (561)659-8026
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