| Date |
Text |
| 2008-01-04 13:48:52 | REVIEW #: 1ST |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | FBC 2004 CODE FAMILY W/ 2007 SUPPLEMENTS |
| | FBC CH.1 AS AMENDED BY THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | |
| | 1. ENERGY CALCULATIONS: METHOD B FOR SHELL BUILDING HAS |
| | BEEN SUBMITTED WITH ASSUMPTIONS FOR FEATURES TO BE |
| | INSTALLED AT A LATER DATE. THESE ASSUMPTIONS (AND THE |
| | COMPLIANCE FORM) ARE MISSING HVAC EQUIPMENT. PLANS |
| | INDICATE THIS IS TO BE INSTALLED AT A LATER DATE AND |
| | SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE ASSUMPTIONS AS WELL AS THE |
| | CALCULATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC 13-101.1.6. THE |
| | SIZE OF HVAC EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE DETERMINED AT THIS |
| | TIME TO DEMONSTRATE RELATIVE ACCURACY OF ASSUMPTIONS |
| | BEING MADE. THIS SHALL BE DEMONSTRATED WITH COOLING |
| | LOAD CALCULATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC |
| | 13-407.1.ABC.1. PROVIDE MISSING INFORMATION AND |
| | RESUBMIT ENERGY CALCULATIONS WITH THIS INFORMATION |
| | INCLUDED. |
| | |
| | 2. TOP OF PARAPET WALL IS SHOWN AT 21 FEET. WHERE |
| | EQUIPMENT AND APPLIANCES REQUIRING ACCESS ARE INSTALLED |
| | ONELEVATED 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. |
| | FBC, M 306.5. |
| | PERMANENT LADDERS INSTALLED TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED |
| | ACCESS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM DESIGN |
| | CRITERIA: |
| | A. THE SIDE RAILING SHALL EXTEND ABOVE THE PARAPET OR |
| | ROOF EDGE NOT LESS THAN 30 INCHES. |
| | B. LADDERS SHALL HAVE RUNG SPACING NOT TO EXCEED 14 |
| | INCHES ON CENTER. |
| | C. LADDERS SHALL HAVE A TOE SPACING NOT LESS THAN 6 |
| | INCHES DEEP. |
| | D. THERE SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF 18 INCHES BETWEEN |
| | RAILS. |
| | E. RUNGS SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM 0.75-INCH DIAMETER AND BE |
| | CAPABLE OF WITHSTANDING A 300-POUND LOAD. |
| | F. LADDERS SHALL BE PROTECTED AGAINST CORROSION BY |
| | APPROVED MEANS. |
| | |
| | 3. PROVIDE STRUCTURAL DETAIL FOR ATTACHMENT OF A/C ROOF |
| | CURBS TO BUILDING TO MEET WIND LOAD REQUIREMENTS IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBC, M 301.13. THE PROPOSED A/C |
| | EQUIPMENT LISTED ON PG ME1 MAY BE USED FOR THESE |
| | CALCULATIONS. SEE ALSO PG S-3 "SPECIALTY ENGINEERED |
| | PRODUCTS" NOTE 1(B). PROVIDE THE REQUESTED INFORMATION |
| | FOR BUILDING PLAN REVIEW. |
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| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT: |
| | RONALD J. REGUEIRO |
| | 561.805.6719 |
| | [email protected] |
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