| Date |
Text |
| 2008-01-05 13:54:22 | 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 |
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| | 1. PG M2.1 AND P2.1 SHOW NEW CONDENSER WATER AND |
| | CONDENSATE LINES PENETRATING FIRE RESISTANCE RATED WALL |
| | ASSEMBLIES. THESE PENETRATIONS ARE REQUIRED TO BE |
| | PROTECTED BY A THROUGH-PENETRATION FIRESTOP SYSTEM IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBC 712.3.1.2. THE ONLY |
| | THROUGH-PENETRATION FIRESTOP SYSTEM SHOWN ON PLANS WAS |
| | FOUND ON PG FS0.1 AND THIS SYSTEM IS NOT APPLICABLE |
| | BECAUSE IT IS ONLY FOR STEEL PIPE OR EMT PENETRATING |
| | CONCRETE WALLS AND FLOORS. CONDENSATE IS TO BE TYPE L |
| | COPPER AS STATED IN MECHANICAL NOTE #17. CONDENSER |
| | WATER MAY BE TYPE L COPPER AS STATED IN MECHANICAL NOTE |
| | #27. PROVIDE DETAIL FOR A THROUGH-PENETRATION FIRESTOP |
| | SYSTEM TO BE USED TO PROTECT THESE |
| | THROUGH-PENETRATIONS, ENSURING THE SYSTEM IS |
| | APPROPRIATE FOR THE TYPE OF MATERIAL PENETRATING THE |
| | WALLS AS WELL AS THE TYPE OF WALL ASSEMBLY BEING |
| | PENETRATED. |
| | |
| | 2. PG M2.1: A COMBINATION FIRE/SMOKE DAMPER IS SHOWN IN |
| | THE 34X12 SUPPLY DUCT PENETRATING THE TENANT SEPARATION |
| | WALL (AT APPROXIMATELY COLUMN LINE K.1). THERE ARE ALSO |
| | 6 OTHER R/A FIRE/SMOKE DAMPERS SHOWN IN THE TENANT |
| | SEPARATION WALLS. NONE OF THESE ARE PART OF THE |
| | CONTROLS OR SEQUENCE OF OPERATIONS FOR THE BASE |
| | BUILDING SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEM. THEY ARE ALSO NOT SHOWN |
| | AS PART OF THE FIRE ALARM PLANS (SEE FA0.1 THROUGH |
| | FA5.1). BY WHAT MEANS ARE THESE DAMPERS TO BE ACTUATED? |
| | SHOW THE SMOKE DAMPER ACTUATION METHOD TO BE IN |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH FBC, M 607.3.2.1. |
| | NOTE: THESE DAMPERS ARE NOT LOCATED IN A SHAFT, RATED |
| | CORRIDOR OR A SMOKE BARRIER. |
| | |
| | 3. PG A-7.7.3: EXTERIOR WALLS ABOVE CEILING WHICH ARE |
| | EXPOSED TO THE RETURN AIR PLENUM SHALL BE LINED WITH AN |
| | AIR BARRIER AND SEALED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FMC, M 603.9 |
| | AND SHALL BE INSULATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH TABLE |
| | 13-410.1.ABC.2.2 OF CHAPTER 13 OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | CODE, BUILDING. SEE FBC, M 603.8. EXTERIOR WALLS |
| | EXPOSED TO THE PLENUM SHALL BE INSULATED TO A MINIMUM |
| | OF R-8, RATHER THAN THE R-4.2 AS SHOWN ON DETAILS 1 AND |
| | 2 OF THIS PAGE. |
| | |
| | 4. AS THIS IS AN UNFINISHED SHELL BUILDING, THESE PLANS |
| | ARE TO BE REVIEWED AND SIGNED BY THE BASE BUILDING |
| | DESIGNER OF RECORD FOR CONFORMANCE WITH THE BASE |
| | BUILDING DESIGN. THE MECHANICAL PLANS HAVE BEEN |
| | INITIALED BY "TWJ" RATHER THAN DANIEL A. CAMPIA. PLEASE |
| | CORRECT AND RESUBMIT. ALSO, PLEASE SEE PLUMBING |
| | COMMENTS REGARDING THE REQUIRED LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING |
| | TO BE SIGNED BY THE BASE BUILDING CONTRACTOR, BASE |
| | BUILDING DEVELOPER AND THE TENANT CONTRACTOR TO BE |
| | SUBMITTED WITH PERMIT APPLICATION. |
| | NOTE: THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE BASED ON A POLICY |
| | ESTABLISHED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL FOR THE PURPOSE OF |
| | CREATING A SYSTEM BY WHICH TENANT IMPROVEMENT PERMITS |
| | MAY BE ISSUED PRIOR TO COMPLETION OF THE SHELL/BASE |
| | BUILDING. |
| | |
| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT: |
| | RONALD J. REGUEIRO |
| | 561.805.6719 |
| | [email protected] |
