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| 2008-02-07 18:08:04 | PROJECT: 721 38TH STREET/ #07110645 |
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| | PROJECT DETAIL: CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY (R-3 TO R-4) |
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| | CODE REVIEW: |
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| | 2004 FLORIDA EXISTING BUILDING CODE W/2006 REVISIONS |
| | 2004 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W/ 2006 REVISIONS |
| | CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS, CHAPTER 1, 2004 |
| | EDITION |
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| | STATUS: FAIL |
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| | COMMENTS: |
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| | 1) PLEASE PROVIDE CLARIFICATION OF THE PROPSED SCOPE OF |
| | WORK: INDICATE ARES OF EXISTING CONSTRUCTION AND NEW |
| | CONSTRUCTION. |
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| | 2) 301.5 . A DESIGN PROFESSIONAL OR AN |
| | OWNER MUST ELECT ONE OR A COMBINATION OF |
| | LEVELS OF ALTERATION PURSUANT TO SECTION |
| | 303,304 & 305 OF THIS CODE. |
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| | 3) PLEASE SUBMIT ENERGY CALCULATIONS AS PER THE |
| | FOLLOWING: |
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| | FEBC |
| | 512.1MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. |
| | ALTERATIONS SUBJECT TO THIS CHAPTER SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| | THE REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 13 OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | CODE, BUILDING. |
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| | 4) PLEASE PROVIDE WINDOW AND DOOR PRODUCT APPROVALS X 2 |
| | COPIES FOR NEW WINDOW/DOOR INSTALLATION. |
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| | 5) PLEASE PROVIDE PRODUCT APPROVALS FOR NEW ROOF |
| | COVERING. |
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| | 6) PLEASE INDICATE THE DESIGN PRESSURES FOR THE |
| | OFFICE/BATHROOM DOORS AND OFFICE WINDOW. |
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| | 7) PLEASE INDICATE THE EXISTING BEDROOM WINDOW |
| | DIMENSIONS. THE WINDOWS SHALL COMPLY WITH FEBC, SECTION |
| | 812.4.1.1: |
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| | 812.4.1.1MEANS OF EGRESS FOR CHANGE TO HIGHER HAZARD |
| | CATEGORY. |
| | WHEN A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY GROUP IS MADE TO A HIGHER |
| | HAZARD CATEGORY (LOWER NUMBER) AS SHOWN IN TABLE |
| | 812.4.1, THE MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 10 OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | CODE, BUILDING. |
| | EXCEPTIONS: |
| | 1. STAIRWAYS SHALL BE ENCLOSED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE |
| | APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 703.1. 2. EXISTING |
| | STAIRWAYS INCLUDING HANDRAILS AND GUARDS COMPLYING WITH |
| | THE REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 7 SHALL BE PERMITTED FOR |
| | CONTINUED USE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF THE CODE |
| | OFFICIAL. |
| | 3. ANY STAIRWAY REPLACING AN EXISTING STAIRWAY WITHIN A |
| | SPACE WHERE, BECAUSE OF EXISTING CONSTRUCTION, THE |
| | PITCH OR SLOPE CANNOT BE REDUCED, SHALL BE PERMITTED |
| | FOR CONTINUED USE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF THE BUILDING |
| | CODE OFFICIAL. |
| | 4. WHERE AN EXISTING CORRIDOR IS REQUIRED TO BE FIRE |
| | RATED, EQUIVALENCY CAN BE ACHIEVED BY EITHER |
| | SPRINKLERING THE BUILDING OR USING EQUIVALENCY AS PER |
| | NFPA 914 OR CHAPTER 7 OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, |
| | BUILDING FOR FIRE RESISTANCE. ALSO, SEE SECTION 1001.2 |
| | OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING. 5. EXISTING |
| | CORRIDOR DOORWAYS, TRANSOMS, AND OTHER CORRIDOR |
| | OPENINGS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS IN SECTIONS |
| | 605.5.1, 605.5.2, AND 605.5.3. 6. EXISTING DEAD-END |
| | CORRIDORS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS IN SECTION |
| | 605.6. |
| | 7. WHERE EMERGENCY ESCAPE AND RESCUE OPENINGS ARE |
| | REQUIRED, AN EXISTING OPERABLE WINDOW WITH CLEAR |
| | OPENING AREA NO LESS THAN 4 SQUARE FEET (0.38 M2) AND |
| | WITH MINIMUM OPENING HEIGHT AND WIDTH OF 22 INCHES (559 |
| | MM) AND 20 INCHES (508 MM), RESPECTIVELY, WITH MAXIMUM |
| | SILL HEIGHT AT 44 INCHES (1118 MM) ABOVE THE FLOOR OR |
| | APPROVED PERMANENT ELEVATED AREA, SHALL BE ACCEPTED AS |
| | AN EMERGENCY ESCAPE AND RESCUE OPENING. |
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| | 8) PLEASE INDICATE THE PROPOSED OCCUPANT LOAD: |
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| | FBC 1004.1DESIGN OCCUPANT LOAD. |
| | IN DETERMINING MEANS OF EGRESS REQUIREMENTS, THE NUMBER |
| | OF OCCUPANTS FOR WHOM MEANS OF EGRESS FACILITIES SHALL |
| | BE PROVIDED SHALL BE ESTABLISHED BY THE LARGEST NUMBER |
| | COMPUTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS 1004.1.1 THROUGH |
| | 1004.1.3. |
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| | 9) PLEASE SHOW ACCESSIBLE ROUTE, PARKING, RAMPS AND |
| | ACCESSIBLE BATHROOMS AND INDICATE DIMENSIONS: |
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| | 812.5ACCESSIBILITY. |
| | EXISTING BUILDINGS OR PORTIONS THEREOF THAT UNDERGO A |
| | CHANGE OF GROUP OR OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION SHALL |
| | COMPLY WITH CHAPTER 11 OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, |
| | BUILDING. |
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| | PLAN REVIEW: KEN CONRAD |
| | PHONE: 561.805.6666 |
| | E-MAIL: KCONRAD @WPB.ORG |
