| Date |
Text |
| 2007-10-10 16:25:52 | REVIEW #: 2 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | FBC 2004 CODE FAMILY W/ 2005 AND 2006 SUPPLEMENTS FBC |
| | CH.1 AS AMENDED BY THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
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| | 1. PAGE A-6 SHOWS FUTURE RTU'S AND REFRIGERATION |
| | EQUIPMENT ON NEW ROOF. SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH FBC 1509.7 |
| | FOR EQUIPMENT HEIGHTS AND CLEARANCES. EQUIPMENT ON |
| | ELEVATED STANDS WHERE ROOFING MATERIALS EXTEND |
| | UNDERNEATH THE EQUIPMENT SHALL HAVE MINIMUM CLEARANCES |
| | IN COMPLIANCE WITH FBC TABLE 1509.7. OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT |
| | SHALL BE SECURED TO MEET WIND LOAD REQUIREMENTS IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBC,M 301.13 AND FBC 1609. PROVIDE WIND |
| | LOAD CALCULATIONS AND ATTACHMENT DETAILS TO DEMONSTRATE |
| | COMPLIANCE. |
| | |
| | 2. EQUIPMENT ACCESS FOR SERVICE: WHERE EQUIPMENT AND |
| | APPLIANCES REQUIRING ACCESS ARE INSTALLED ON ROOFS OR |
| | ELEVATED STRUCTURES AT A HEIGHT EXCEEDING 16 FEET, SUCH |
| | ACCESS SHALL BE PROVIDED BY A PERMANENT APPROVED MEANS |
| | OF ACCESS, THE EXTENT OF WHICH SHALL BE FROM GRADE OR |
| | FLOOR LEVEL TO THE EQUIPMENT AND APPLIANCES? LEVEL |
| | SERVICE SPACE. SUCH ACCESS SHALL NOT REQUIRE CLIMBING |
| | OVER OBSTRUCTIONS GREATER THAN 30 INCHES HIGH OR |
| | WALKING ON ROOFS HAVING A SLOPE GREATER THAN 4 UNITS |
| | VERTICAL IN 12 UNITS HORIZONTAL. FBC,M 306.5 PERMANENT |
| | LADDERS INSTALLED TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED ACCESS SHALL |
| | COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM DESIGN CRITERIA: |
| | 1. THE SIDE RAILING SHALL EXTEND ABOVE THE PARAPET OR |
| | ROOF EDGE NOT LESS THAN 30 INCHES. |
| | 2. LADDERS SHALL HAVE RUNG SPACING NOT TO EXCEED 14 |
| | INCHES ON CENTER. |
| | 3. LADDERS SHALL HAVE A TOE SPACING NOT LESS THAN 6 |
| | INCHES DEEP. |
| | 4. THERE SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF 18 INCHES BETWEEN |
| | RAILS. |
| | 5. RUNGS SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM 0.75-INCH DIAMETER AND BE |
| | CAPABLE OF WITHSTANDING A 300-POUND LOAD. |
| | 6. NOT APPLICABLE. |
| | 7. LADDERS SHALL BE PROTECTED AGAINST CORROSION BY |
| | APPROVED MEANS. |
| | |
| | 3. DETAIL 8 ON PG D-2: WHAT IS THE LOCATION OF THIS |
| | "SERVICE WALK"? CATWALKS INSTALLED TO PROVIDE THE |
| | REQUIRED ACCESS SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN 24 INCHES (610 |
| | MM) WIDE AND SHALL HAVE RAILINGS AS REQUIRED FOR |
| | SERVICE PLATFORMS. FBC,M 306.5 |
| | |
| | 4. ENERGY: THE OVERALL SCOPE OF WORK RELATED TO THIS |
| | PROJECT APPEARS TO QUALIFY AS A RENOVATION AS DEFINED |
| | IN FBC 13-202. AS SUCH, SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH FBC CH.13 |
| | BY PROVIDING FORM 400B-04 OR 400C-04 IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | FBC 13-400.0.C.4. ALSO, WHILE ONLY THE EXTERIOR WORK IS |
| | BEING DONE AT THIS TIME, INCLUDE ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT ALLL |
| | FEATURES TO BE INSTALLED AT A LATER DATE IN THE |
| | CALCULATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC 13-101.1.6. ONCE |
| | ALL ASSUMPTIONS ARE BECOME KNOWN, A REVISED METHOD A |
| | FORM MAY BE SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC |
| | 13-400.2.A.2. |
| | |
| | 5. THE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL MUST ELECT ONE OR A |
| | COMBINATION OF LEVELS OF ALTERATION PURSUANT TO |
| | SECTIONS 303, 304 AND 305 OF THIS CODE. FBC,EB 301.5. |
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| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT: |
| | RONALD J. REGUEIRO |
| | 561.805.6719 |
| | [email protected] |
