| Date |
Text |
| 2007-11-19 11:11:26 | 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 |
| | |
| | 1. THE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL OR THE OWNER MUST ELECT ONE |
| | OR A COMBINATION OF LEVELS OF ALTERATION PURSUANT TO |
| | SECTIONS 303, 304 AND 305 OF THIS CODE IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH FBC, EB 301.5. PLEASE DECLARE LEVEL OF ALTERATION |
| | UNDER THE ?GENERAL BUILDING CODE ANALYSIS? SECTION ON |
| | PLANS. |
| | |
| | 2. THIS APPEARS TO BE A LEVEL 2 ALTERATION AS DESCRIBED |
| | IN FBC, EB 304.1. AS SUCH THE SPACE BEING RECONFIGURED |
| | SHALL BE SHOWN TO MEET THE MINIMUM VENTILATION |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF FBC,M TABLE 403.3 IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | FBC,M 609.1. SHOW OUTSIDE AIR CALCULATIONS FOR ALL |
| | SPACES AS WELL AS MEANS OF PROVIDING THE REQUIRED RATES |
| | OF VENTILATION, INCLUDING BATHROOMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | THESE SECTIONS. |
| | |
| | 3. MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPORTS THAT ARE EXPOSED |
| | TO WIND SHALL BE DESIGNED AND INSTALLED TO RESIST THE |
| | WIND PRESSURES ON THE EQUIPMENT AND THE SUPPORTS AS |
| | DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | CODE, BUILDING PER FBC, M 301.13. PROVIDE WIND LOAD |
| | CALCULATIONS SHOWING THE ATTACHMENT DETAILS ON PLAN TO |
| | BE SUFFICIENT FOR THE REQUIRED WIND LOADS PER FBC SEC. |
| | 1609. ALSO, PROVIDE MANUFACTURER?S DATA SHOWING THE |
| | EQUIPMENT TO BE DESIGNED FOR WIND LOADS AS REQUIRED BY |
| | THESE SECTIONS. |
| | |
| | 4. ALTERATIONS SUBJECT TO THIS CHAPTER SHALL COMPLY |
| | WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 13 OF THE FLORIDA |
| | BUILDING CODE, BUILDING IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC, EB |
| | 611.1. SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS |
| | OF THE FLORIDA ENERGY EFFICIENCY CODE: |
| | |
| | A) NEWLY INSTALLED EQUIPMENT SHALL MEET THE MINIMUM |
| | EFFICIENCY STANDARDS AS LISTED IN FBC TABLE |
| | 13-407.1.ABC.3.2A. THE EQUIPMENT LISTED AND THE |
| | EFFICIENCY STATED ON PLANS DOES NOT APPEAR TO MEET THIS |
| | REQUIREMENT. |
| | |
| | B) IF ALL WORK ON THIS BUILDING WITHIN A ONE YEAR |
| | PERIOD SHOULD MEET THE THRESHOLD FOR A RENOVATION AS |
| | DEFINED IN FBC 13-202, COOLING LOAD CALCULATIONS SHALL |
| | BE REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC 13-407.1.ABC.1. |
| | |
| | C) PROVIDE SHUTOFF DAMPER CONTROLS IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | FBC 13-409.1.ABC.3.3. |
| | |
| | 5. CONDENSATE FROM ALL COOLING COILS AND EVAPORATORS |
| | SHALL BE CONVEYED FROM THE DRAIN PAN OUTLET TO AN |
| | APPROVED PLACE OF DISPOSAL. CONDENSATE SHALL NOT |
| | DISCHARGE INTO A STREET, ALLEY OR OTHER AREAS SO AS TO |
| | CAUSE A NUISANCE. ALSO, CONDENSATE LINES AND ROOF |
| | DOWNSPOUTS SHALL DISCHARGE AT LEAST 1 FOOT (305 MM) |
| | AWAY FROM THE STRUCTURE SIDEWALL. SHOW MEANS AND |
| | LOCATION OF CONDENSATE DISPOSAL IN COMPLIANCE WITH FBC, |
| | M 307.2.1 AND FBC 1503.6. |
| | |
| | 6. AUXILIARY DRAIN PROTECTION IS REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH FBC, M 307.2.3. SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SECTION. |
| | A WATER LEVEL DETECTION DEVICE, SUCH AS A FLOAT SWITCH, |
| | MAY BE INSTALLED ON THE PRIMARY DRAIN PAN OF THE UNIT |
| | AS STATED IN FBC, M 307.2.3(2). |
| | |
| | 7. RTU DETAIL CALLS FOR ?CYLINDRICAL METALLIC DUCTS? |
| | WHILE THE AIR CONDITIONING NOTES CALL FOR RIGID DUCT |
| | BOARD AND FLEX. PLEASE COORDINATE DETAILS AND NOTES. |
| | FBC, M601.1 AND FBC 106.1.1. |
| | |
| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT: |
| | RONALD J. REGUEIRO |
| | 561.805.6719 |
| | [email protected] |
