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| 2007-11-03 15:08:32 | REVIEW #: 1ST |
| | 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. M-1.0: GIVEN THE CONGESTED NATURE OF THE DUCT LAYOUT |
| | IN THE ROOM 101 SANCTUARY AREA, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO |
| | REVIEW THIS AREA OF THE PLANS. WHILE IT IS UNDERSTOOD |
| | THAT THE PLANS ARE DRAWN AT THE MINIMUM ALLOWED 1/8IN. |
| | SCALE, THE NATURE OF THE WORK AND THE VOLUME OF |
| | INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS SMALL AREA MAKES IT |
| | DIFFICULT TO ASCERTAIN THE NATURE AND SCOPE OF WORK IN |
| | THIS AREA. IT IS REQUESTED THAT, UPON RESUBMITTAL, THIS |
| | AREA BE REPRESENTED IN A MANNER WHICH MORE CLEARLY |
| | DELINEATES THE SIZES, ROUTING, LOCATIONS AND |
| | DESIGNATIONS OF EQUIPMENT, DUCTS AND DIFFUSERS. ONE |
| | SUGGESTION WOULD BE TO SHOW THIS AREA (ROOM 101 |
| | SANCTUARY) AT A LARGER SCALE. FBC 106.1.1 AND 106.1.3. |
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| | 2. M-1.0: ROOM 102 SOCIAL HALL, THE AIR QUANTITIES IN |
| | THIS AREA DO NOT APPEAR IN BALANCE. GRILL DESIGNATIONS |
| | CALL FOR 8000 TOTAL CFM OF SUPPLY AND 12,800 CFM OF |
| | RETURN. ALSO, THE OUTDOOR AIR SCHEDULE CALLS FOR 2400 |
| | CFM OF O.A. IN THIS AREA. HOW WILL THIS O.A. BE |
| | INTRODUCED IF THE RTUS ARE RETURNING MORE AIR THAN THEY |
| | ARE SUPPLYING? WILL ANY AIR BE EXHAUSTED TO BE REPLACED |
| | BY THE 2400 CFM OF O.A.? THE AMOUNT OF SUPPLY AIR SHALL |
| | BE APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT OF RETURN AND |
| | EXHAUST AIR IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC,M 403.1 AND THE |
| | MECHANICAL SYSTEM SHALL BE DESIGNED TO ASSURE THAT THE |
| | BUILDING IS PRESSURIZED WITH RESPECT TO OUTDOORS IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBC 13-409.1.ABC.2. |
| | NOTE: THESE COMMENTS APPLY TO ALL AREAS WHICH ARE |
| | REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED WITH OUTSIDE AIR IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH FBC,M 403.3. VERIFY AIR BALANCES FOR ALL SYSTEMS |
| | IN ALL AFFECTED AREAS AND MAKE CORRECTIONS AS NEEDED |
| | PRIOR TO RESUBMITTAL. |
| | |
| | 3. A-6.1: ELEVATION DRAWINGS SHOW ACCESS LADDERS FROM |
| | LOWER ROOF TO HIGHER ROOF AREAS. 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 IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBC,M 306.5. PLEASE SHOW THE PERMANENT |
| | MEANS OF ACCESS TO BE FROM FLOOR OR GRADE TO THE ROOF |
| | LEVEL. |
| | 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. |
| | THERE ARE MULTIPLE LEVELS OF ROOF WHICH APPEAR TO BE |
| | SEPARATED BY PARAPETS SHOWN ON PG M-4.0. SHOW A MEANS |
| | OF PERMANENT ACCESS AS REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION ON EACH |
| | OF THESE LEVELS WHERE EQUIPMENT REQUIRING SERVICE |
| | ACCESS IS LOCATED. |
| | |
| | 4. NO WALL SCHEDULE OR FLOOR PLAN COULD BE FOUND IN |
| | ARCHITECTURAL PLANS SHOWING LOCATIONS OF |
| | FIRE-RESISTANCE RATED WALL ASSEMBLIES. PLANS COULD NOT |
| | BE REVIEWED FOR POTENTIAL REQUIRED OPENING PROTECTIVES |
| | IN DUCT PENETRATIONS OF WALLS. PLEASE INCLUDE THE |
| | LOCATION OF ALL FIRE RESISTANCE RATED ASSEMBLIES IN THE |
| | ARCHITECTURAL PLANS TO DETERMINE WHERE OPENING |
| | PROTECTIVES MAY BE REQUIRED. PLEASE COORDINATE BETWEEN |
| | MECHANICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNERS TO ENSURE ALL |
| | REQUIRED OPENING PROTECTIVES ARE SHOWN ON PLANS PRIOR |
| | TO RESUBMITTAL. FBC,M 607.5 AND 607.8. |
| | |
| | 5. M-2.0 AND M-3.0: PLEASE SEE COMMENT #1 REGARDING |
| | CLARITY OF PLANS AND SCOPE OF WORK. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE |
| | BASED ON THE LAYOUT ON THE PLANS TO DETERMINE WHICH |
| | DESIGNATION SYMBOL GOES WITH WHICH GRILL, DIFFUSER OR |
| | FAN ON THIS FLOOR PLAN. PLEASE CLARIFY. FBC 106.1.1. |
| | |
| | 6. M-4.0: WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE GRAVITY RELIEF |
| | VENTILATORS? THERE IS NO INDICATION ON FLOOR PLANS THAT |
| | THESE VENTILATORS COMMUNICATE WITH ANY INTERIOR |
| | PORTIONS OF THE BUILDING. ARE THESE FOR THE RELIEF OF |
| | POSITIVE PRESSURE CREATED BY THE INTRODUCTION OF |
| | OUTDOOR AIR? PLEASE SEE COMMENT #2 REGARDING AIR |
| | BALANCES. |
| | |
| | 7. M-4.0: WHAT IS THE ELEVATION OF KITCHEN EXHAUST FANS |
| | IN RELATION TO THE PARAPET WALL TO THE SOUTH OF THE |
| | FANS? NO ELEVATION IS GIVEN ON THE KITCHEN ROOF |
| | EXHAUSTER DETAIL SHOWN ON M-9.0. EXHAUST OUTLETS THAT |
| | TERMINATE ABOVE THE ROOF SHALL HAVE THE DISCHARGE |
| | OPENING LOCATED NOT LESS THAN 40 INCHES ABOVE THE ROOF |
| | SURFACE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC,M 506.3.12.1. ALSO, |
| | EXHAUST OUTLETS SHALL BE LOCATED NOT LESS THAN 10 FEET |
| | HORIZONTALLY FROM PARTS OF THE SAME OR CONTIGUOUS |
| | BUILDINGS. EXCEPTION: THE MINIMUM HORIZONTAL DISTANCE |
| | BETWEEN VERTICAL DISCHARGE FANS AND PARAPET-TYPE |
| | BUILDING STRUCTURES SHALL BE 2 FEET PROVIDED THAT SUCH |
| | STRUCTURES ARE NOT HIGHER THAN THE TOP OF THE FAN |
| | DISCHARGE OPENING IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC,M 506.3.12.3 |
| | AND 506.5.5. CURRENTLY THE EXHAUST FANS ARE SHOWN LESS |
| | THAN 10 FEET FROM THE PARAPET. SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH |
| | THESE SECTIONS. |
| | |
| | 8. KITCHEN EXHAUST: NO INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED IN |
| | THESE PLANS REGARDING THE COMMERCIAL KITCHEN EXHAUST |
| | SYSTEM OTHER THAN THAT SHOWN ON FAN SCHEDULE. THIS |
| | SYSTEM CAN NOT BE REVIEWED FOR CODE COMPLIANCE AT THIS |
| | TIME. PROVIDE SUFFICIENT DETAIL AND DOCUMENTATION TO |
| | DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE WITH FBC,M SEC. 506, 507 AND 508 |
| | PRIOR TO PERMIT ISSUANCE AS THESE ARE CODE REQUIRED |
| | SYSTEMS FOR COMMERCIAL KITCHENS. SEE FBC,M 507.2. |
| | PROVIDE A KITCHEN LAYOUT SHOWING THE LOCATION OF ALL |
| | COOKING EQUIPMENT IN RELATION TO THE KITCHEN HOOD. FBC |
| | 106.1.2. ALSO, PG A-1.0 INDICATES THAT THE YOUTH CENTER |
| | ROOM 213 IS TO CONTAIN A ?SECONDARY KITCHEN.? PLEASE |
| | SHOW ON PLANS THE LAYOUT OF THIS KITCHEN ALONG WITH |
| | COOKING EQUIPMENT AND REQUIRED EXHAUST SYSTEMS. |
| | |
| | 9. M-5.0: PROVIDE DETAILED INFORMATION SHOWING ACCESS |
| | FOR SERVICE AND REPLACEMENT FOR AHU?S 12A AND 12B IN |
| | THE CHAPEL. SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH FBC,M 306.1 AND EITHER |
| | 306.2 OR 306.3, WHICHEVER IS MORE APPROPRIATE FOR |
| | CONDITIONS. IT IS UNCLEAR WHETHER THESE UNITS ARE |
| | HOUSED IN AN ATTIC SPACE OR A ROOM ON A SEPARATE |
| | MEZZANINE-TYPE LEVEL. |
| | |
| | 10. M-6.0: ROOF-TOP A/C UNIT SCHEDULE, NONE OF THE |
| | RTU?S ARE SHOWN ON ENERGY CALCULATIONS IN THE INPUT |
| | DATA REPORT (FURTHER REFERENCED AS IDR) UNDER THE |
| | ?SYSTEMS? PORTION. DATA SHALL BE INPUT INTO FLA/COM FOR |
| | EACH ZONE BY EQUIPMENT TYPE, SIZE AND EFFICIENCY IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBC 13-407.2.A. ALSO, NEITHER COOLING |
| | LOAD CALCULATIONS NOR SYSTEM SIZING SUMMARIES WERE |
| | INCLUDED WITH THE ENERGY CALCULATIONS. THESE |
| | CALCULATIONS SHALL BE ATTACHED TO THE CODE COMPLIANCE |
| | FORM SUBMITTED TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT AT TIME OF |
| | PERMIT APPLICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC |
| | 13-407.1.ABC.1. PROVIDE ALL MISSING |
| | INFORMATION/CALCULATIONS/SUMMARIES AND MAKE THEM PART |
| | OF A COMPLETE METHOD A CODE COMPLIANCE FORM AS REQUIRED |
| | BY THESE SECTIONS. |
| | |
| | 11. M-6.0: RTU SCHEDULE NOTES, AUXILIARY DRAIN |
| | PROTECTION IS REQUIRED ON DOWNDRAFT RTU?S AS ANY |
| | OVERFLOW OF CONDENSATE FROM THE PRIMARY DRAIN PAN WOULD |
| | INEVITABLY LEAK INTO THE BUILDING. THIS MAY BE |
| | ACCOMPLISHED WITH A WATER LEVEL DETECTION DEVICE (SUCH |
| | AS A FLOAT SWITCH) LOCATED INTERNALLY ON THE PRIMARY |
| | DRAIN PAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC,M 307.2.3(2). |
| | |
| | 12. M-6.0 SUPPLY AIR UNIT SCHEDULE:MUCH OF THE |
| | INFORMATION IN THE COOLING LOAD CALCULATIONS DOES NOT |
| | CORRESPOND WITH THIS SCHEDULE. EXAMPLE (A): AIR HANDLER |
| | #3 IS SHOWN WITH 95 TOTAL CFM IN CALCULATIONS BUT SHOWS |
| | 1300 CFM ON SCHEDULE. EXAMPLE (B): AIR HANDLER #4 IS |
| | SHOWN WITH 14,839 CFM AND 38.57 TONS OF TOTAL COOLING |
| | IN CALCULATIONS BUT SHOWS 1300 CFM AND A LITTLE OVER 3 |
| | TONS OF TOTAL COOLING ON SCHEDULE. PLEASE VERIFY THAT |
| | ALL INFORMATION IN SYSTEM SIZING CALCULATIONS AND THE |
| | IDR CORRESPONDS WITH THE EQUIPMENT SHOWN ON SCHEDULE. |
| | |
| | 13. M-6.0: FAN SCHEDULE, EF-1 THROUGH EF-11 SHOW THEY |
| | ARE TO BE CONTROLLED BY WALL SWITCH. THESE AREAS ARE |
| | REQUIRED TO HAVE MECHANICAL EXHAUST IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | FBC,M TABLE 403.3 AND AS SUCH, ALL AIR SUPPLIED TO SUCH |
| | SPACES SHALL BE EXHAUSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC,M |
| | 403.2.1(3). PLEASE SHOW HOW THESE FANS ARE TO BE |
| | CONTROLLED IN WAY THAT ASSURES THAT THEY WILL OPERATE |
| | WHENEVER AIR IS BEING SUPPLIED TO THESE SPACES (BY AHU |
| | OR RTU) AS WELL AS WHENEVER THESE SPACES ARE OCCUPIED |
| | IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC,M 401.3 AND 403.2.1(3). |
| | |
| | 14. M-6.0: FAN SCHEDULE, EF-14 AND EF-15 HAVE A NOTE |
| | (NOTE 5) INDICATING THEY ARE TO BE PROVIDED WITH |
| | WEATHER HOODS AND 2 INCH ALUMINUM MESH FILTERS. PLEASE |
| | CLARIFY AS IT APPEARS THIS NOTE SHOULD ONLY APPLY TO |
| | SF-1 AND SF-2. ALSO, SF-1 AND SF-2 HAVE A NOTE (NOTE 6) |
| | INDICATED THEY ARE TO HAVE GREASE DRAINS, HINGED CURBS |
| | CAPS, ETC. PLEASE CLARIFY AS IT APPEARS THIS NOTE |
| | SHOULD ONLY APPLY TO EF-14 AND EF-15. EQUIPMENT AND |
| | APPLIANCES SHALL BE INSTALLED AS REQUIRED BY THE TERMS |
| | OF THEIR APPROVAL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF |
| | THE LISTING, THE MANUFACTURER?S INSTALLATION |
| | INSTRUCTIONS AND THIS CODE. FBC 304.1 |
| | |
| | 15. M-6.0 OUTDOOR AIR SCHEDULE: NOTE (1) INDICATES 50% |
| | DIVERSITY USED IN SEVERAL AREAS. THIS IS ASSUMED TO BE |
| | A REDUCTION OF THE OUTDOOR AIR RATE BASED ON A LIMITED |
| | DURATION OF THE TIME OF OCCUPANCY. THIS IS NOT OFFERED |
| | AS AN ADJUSTMENT UNDER FBC,M TABLE 403.3. THERE IS ALSO |
| | A NOTE IN THE RTU SCHEDULE INDICATING OUTDOOR AIRFLOW |
| | IS TO BE CONTROLLED BY CO2 SENSORS AND MODULATING |
| | DAMPERS. IF THE INTENT IS TO DESIGN THE SYSTEM BASED ON |
| | ASHRAE 62.1-2004 THEN THAT SHALL BE DECLARED ON PLANS. |
| | THE O.A. SCHEDULE INDICATES OA RATES ARE BASED ON TABLE |
| | 403.3. IN LIEU OF COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 403.1 THROUGH |
| | SECTION 403.3, MECHANICAL VENTILATION MAY BE |
| | IMPLEMENTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH ASHRAE 62.1-2004 |
| | INCLUDING APPROVED ADDENDA IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC,M |
| | 403.4. PLEASE INDICATE WHICH METHOD IS TO BE USED AND |
| | PROVIDE FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE METHOD CHOSEN. |
| | |
| | 16. M-6.0 O.A. SCHEDULE: NOTE (2) INDICATES ?OCCUPANCY |
| | PROVIDED BY OWNER.? THE OCCUPANT LOAD IS NOT REQUIRED |
| | TO BE DETERMINED, BASED ON THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM |
| | OCCUPANT LOAD RATE INDICATED IN TABLE 403.3 WHERE |
| | APPROVED STATISTICAL DATA DOCUMENT THE ACCURACY OF AN |
| | ALTERNATE ANTICIPATED OCCUPANT DENSITY (SEE FBC,M 403.3 |
| | EXCEPTION). NO SUCH STATISTICAL DATA HAS BEEN PROVIDED |
| | TO JUSTIFY THESE OCCUPANT LOADS. ALSO, PG A-2.4 |
| | INDICATES THAT THE SOCIAL HALL HAS A POTENTIAL OCCUPANT |
| | LOAD OF 711 PERSONS, NOT THE 300 SHOWN ON O.A. |
| | SCHEDULE. SELECT THE CORRECT OCCUPANT LOAD FOR THIS |
| | AREA AND DESIGN THE VENTILATION SYSTEM TO PROVIDE |
| | ADEQUATE VENTILATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE METHOD |
| | CHOSEN. FBC,M 403.3 AND FBC 106.1.2. |
| | |
| | 17. M-9.0: PROVIDE MANUFACTURER?S SUBMITTAL DATA |
| | SHOWING OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT SUCH AS CONDENSING UNITS, |
| | RTU?S, ROOFTOP EXHAUST FANS AND VENTILATORS DESIGNED TO |
| | WITHSTAND WIND LOADS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC,M 301.13 |
| | AND FBC 1609. MANUFACTURER?S INSTRUCTIONS SHALL ONLY BE |
| | USED FOR STRAPPING AND CURB ATTACHMENT IF THE DESIGN IS |
| | ENGINEERED TO MEET WIND LOAD REQUIREMENTS IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH THESE SECTIONS. PROVIDE ATTACHMENT DETAIL WIT WIND |
| | LOAD CALCULATIONS IF DIFFERENT FROM OR NOT INCLUDED IN |
| | MANUFACTURER?S INSTRUCTIONS. FBC 106.1.2. |
| | |
| | 18. M-9.0 CONDENSER SUPPORT DETAIL: IS THIS TO BE A |
| | FIELD-FABRICATED SUPPORT OR A PRE-ENGINEERED A/C STAND? |
| | IF A PRE-ENGINEERED STAND IS TO BE USED, PRODUCT |
| | APPROVAL IS REQUIRED AS A/C STANDS ARE CLASSIFIED AS |
| | STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS BY FAC RULE 9B-72. ALSO, EXTERIOR |
| | WALL LOUVERS REQUIRE PRODUCT APPROVAL AS THEY ARE |
| | CLASSIFIED AS PANEL WALLS BY RULE 9B-72. PROVIDE ALL |
| | SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE |
| | FLORIDA PRODUCT APPROVAL SYSTEM PLEASE VISIT |
| | WWW.FLORIDABUILDING.ORG. ALSO, THE CLEARANCE UNDER THE |
| | A/C SUPPORTS SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE WIDTH OF THE |
| | EQUIPMENT BEING SUPPORTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC TABLE |
| | 1509.7. THE 18 INCHES AS STATED ON THE DETAIL MAY OR |
| | MAY NOT BE ADEQUATE PER THIS SECTION. |
| | |
| | 19. M-10.0: IF O.A. DAMPERS ON RTUS ARE TO BE MODULATED |
| | BY CO2 SENSORS, THEY SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE CONTROL |
| | DIAGRAM. FBC 106.1.1. |
| | |
| | 20. M-11.0: LOCATIONS OF FIRE DAMPERS IS NOT SHOWN ON |
| | PLANS. THE SPECIFIC LOCATION AND INSTALLATION DETAILS |
| | OF EACH FIRE DOOR, FIRE DAMPER, CEILING DAMPER AND |
| | SMOKE DAMPER SHALL BE SHOWN AND PROPERLY IDENTIFIED ON |
| | THE BUILDING PLANS BY THE DESIGNER IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | FBC,M 607.8. |
| | |
| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT: |
| | RONALD J. REGUEIRO |
| | 561.805.6719 |
| | [email protected] |
