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| 2008-04-08 20:18:49 | PROJECT: 4701 NORTH FLAGLER DRIVE/#08010588 |
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| | PROJECT DETAIL: CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION (R-3 |
| | TO R-4) |
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| | CODE REVIEW: |
| | 2004 FLORIDA EXISTING BUILDING CODE W/2006 REVISIONS |
| | 2004 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W/ 2006 REVISIONS |
| | CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS 2004 EDITION |
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| | STATUS: FAILED |
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| | COMMENTS: |
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| | 1) PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT FOR THE INDICATED CHANGE OF |
| | OCCUPANCY, THE MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL WITH THE |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 10 FBC AS PER SECTION 812.4.1.1 |
| | OF THE FEBC: |
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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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| | 2) PLEASE STATE IF CARE WILL BE PROVIDED ON A 24 HOUR/7 |
| | DAY BASIS. |
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| | 3) PLEASE INDICATE OCCUPANCY LOAD. |
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| | 4) PLEASE SHOW THAT THE EXISTING BEDROOM WINDOW |
| | OPENINGS WILL SATISFY THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE AND RESCUE |
| | MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: |
| | SECTION 1025 |
| | EMERGENCY ESCAPE AND RESCUE |
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| | 1025.1 GENERAL. |
| | IN ADDITION TO THE MEANS OF EGRESS REQUIRED BY THIS |
| | CHAPTER, PROVISIONS SHALL BE MADE FOR EMERGENCY ESCAPE |
| | AND RESCUE IN GROUP R AS APPLICABLE IN SECTION 101.2 |
| | AND GROUP I-1 OCCUPANCIES. BASEMENTS AND SLEEPING ROOMS |
| | BELOW THE FOURTH STORY ABOVE GRADE PLANE SHALL HAVE AT |
| | LEAST ONE EXTERIOR EMERGENCY ESCAPE AND RESCUE OPENING |
| | IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION. WHERE BASEMENTS |
| | CONTAIN ONE OR MORE SLEEPING ROOMS, EMERGENCY EGRESS |
| | AND RESCUE OPENINGS SHALL BE REQUIRED IN EACH SLEEPING |
| | ROOM, BUT SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED IN ADJOINING AREAS OF |
| | THE BASEMENT. SUCH OPENING SHALL OPEN DIRECTLY INTO A |
| | PUBLIC STREET, PUBLIC ALLEY, YARD OR COURT. THE |
| | EMERGENCY ESCAPE AND RESCUE OPENING SHALL BE PERMITTED |
| | TO OPEN INTO A SCREEN ENCLOSURE, OPEN TO THE |
| | ATMOSPHERE, WHERE A SCREEN DOOR IS PROVIDED LEADING |
| | AWAY FROM THE RESIDENCE. SUCH OPENING SHALL BE |
| | OPERATIONAL FROM THE INSIDE WITHOUT THE USE OF SPECIAL |
| | KNOWLEDGE, KEYS OR TOOLS. |
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| | 1025.2 MINIMUM SIZE. |
| | EMERGENCY ESCAPE AND RESCUE OPENINGS SHALL HAVE A |
| | MINIMUM NET CLEAR OPENING OF 5.7 SQUARE FEET (0.53 |
| | M2). |
| | EXCEPTION: THE MINIMUM NET CLEAR OPENING FOR EMERGENCY |
| | ESCAPE AND RESCUE GRADE-FLOOR OPENINGS SHALL BE 5 |
| | SQUARE FEET (0.46 M2). |
| | 1025.2.1 MINIMUM DIMENSIONS. |
| | THE MINIMUM NET CLEAR OPENING HEIGHT DIMENSION SHALL BE |
| | 24 INCHES (610 MM). THE MINIMUM NET CLEAR OPENING WIDTH |
| | DIMENSION SHALL BE 20 INCHES (508 MM). THE NET CLEAR |
| | OPENING DIMENSIONS SHALL BE THE RESULT OF NORMAL |
| | OPERATION OF THE OPENING. |
| | 1025.3 MAXIMUM HEIGHT FROM FLOOR. |
| | EMERGENCY ESCAPE AND RESCUE OPENINGS SHALL HAVE THE |
| | BOTTOM OF THE CLEAR OPENING NOT GREATER THAN 44 INCHES |
| | (1118 MM) MEASURED FROM THE FLOOR. |
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| | 5) THE PLAN DOES NOT INDICATE THE LOCATIONS OF THE |
| | MEANS OF EGRESS ILLUMINATION/SIGNS: EXIT SIGNS SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED AS PER FBC 1006: |
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| | SECTION 1006 |
| | MEANS OF EGRESS ILLUMINATION AND SIGNS |
| | 1006.1 MEANS OF EGRESS ILLUMINATION. |
| | 1006.1.1 |
| | ILLUMINATION OF MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE PROVIDED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION FOR EVERY BUILDING AND |
| | STRUCTURE. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS REQUIREMENT, EXIT |
| | ACCESS SHALL INCLUDE ONLY DESIGNATED STAIRS, AISLES, |
| | CORRIDORS, RAMPS, ESCALATORS AND PASSAGEWAYS LEADING TO |
| | AN EXIT. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS REQUIREMENT, EXIT |
| | DISCHARGE SHALL INCLUDE ONLY DESIGNATED STAIRS, AISLES, |
| | CORRIDORS, RAMPS, ESCALATORS, WALKWAYS AND EXIT |
| | PASSAGEWAYS LEADING TO A PUBLIC WAY. |
| | EXCEPTIONS: |
| | 1. WHEN APPROVED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL, ILLUMINATION |
| | OF MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED IN INDUSTRIAL |
| | AND STORAGE OCCUPANCIES THAT ARE OCCUPIED ONLY DURING |
| | DAYLIGHT HOURS, WITH SKYLIGHTS OR WINDOWS ARRANGED TO |
| | PROVIDE THE REQUIRED LEVEL OF ILLUMINATION ON ALL |
| | PORTIONS OF THE MEANS OF EGRESS DURING THESE HOURS. |
| | 2. ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY PRIVATE PARTY TENTS OF 1,200 |
| | SQUARE FEET (111 M2) OR LESS SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO |
| | PROVIDE ILLUMINATION OF MEANS OF EGRESS. |
| | 3. OPEN STRUCTURES SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE |
| | ILLUMINATION OF MEANS OF EGRESS. |
| | 4. TOWERS OCCUPIED BY NOT MORE THAN THREE PERSONS SHALL |
| | NOT BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE ILLUMINATION OF MEANS OF |
| | EGRESS. |
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| | 1006.3 EXIT SIGNS. |
| | 1006.3.1 |
| | EXITS SHALL BE MARKED BY AN APPROVED SIGN READILY |
| | VISIBLE FROM ANY DIRECTION OF EXIT ACCESS. EVERY EXIT |
| | SIGN SHALL BE SUITABLY ILLUMINATED BY A RELIABLE LIGHT |
| | SOURCE. EXTERNALLY AND INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED SIGNS |
| | SHALL BE VISIBLE IN BOTH NORMAL AND EMERGENCY |
| | LIGHTING. |
| | EXCEPTION: MAIN EXTERIOR EXIT DOORS THAT OBVIOUSLY AND |
| | CLEARLY ARE IDENTIFIABLE AS EXITS. |
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| | 6) THE ENTRY DOOR SHOWN ON THE FLOOR PLAN REQUIRES A |
| | MINIMUM CLEAR WIDTH OF 32". THEREFORE, THE EXTERIOR |
| | 2"-8" DOOR DOES NOT MEET THE MINIMUM CLEAR WIDTH |
| | REQUIREMENT: |
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| | 1008.1.1 SIZE OF DOORS. |
| | THE MINIMUM WIDTH OF EACH DOOR OPENING SHALL BE |
| | SUFFICIENT FOR THE OCCUPANT LOAD THEREOF AND SHALL |
| | PROVIDE A CLEAR WIDTH OF NOT LESS THAN 32 INCHES (813 |
| | MM). CLEAR OPENINGS OF DOORWAYS WITH SWINGING DOORS |
| | SHALL BE MEASURED BETWEEN THE FACE OF THE DOOR AND THE |
| | STOP, WITH THE DOOR OPEN 90 DEGREES (1.57 RAD). WHERE |
| | THIS SECTION REQUIRES A MINIMUM CLEAR WIDTH OF 32 |
| | INCHES (813 MM) AND A DOOR OPENING INCLUDES TWO DOOR |
| | LEAVES WITHOUT A MULLION, ONE LEAF SHALL PROVIDE A |
| | CLEAR OPENING WIDTH OF 32 INCHES (813 MM). THE MAXIMUM |
| | WIDTH OF A SWINGING DOOR LEAF SHALL BE 48 INCHES (1219 |
| | MM) NOMINAL. MEANS OF EGRESS DOORS IN AN OCCUPANCY IN |
| | GROUP I-2 USED FOR THE MOVEMENT OF BEDS SHALL PROVIDE A |
| | CLEAR WIDTH NOT LESS THAN 41? INCHES (1054 MM). THE |
| | HEIGHT OF DOORS SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN 80 INCHES (2032 |
| | MM). |
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| | 7) PLEASE INDICATE THE EXISTING THRESHOLD ELEVATIONS AT |
| | THE ENTRY AND SLIDING GLASS DOOR: |
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| | 1008.1.6 THRESHOLDS. |
| | THRESHOLDS AT DOORWAYS SHALL NOT EXCEED 0.75 INCH (19.1 |
| | MM) IN HEIGHT FOR SLIDING DOORS SERVING DWELLING UNITS |
| | OR 0.5 INCH (12.7 MM) FOR OTHER DOORS. RAISED |
| | THRESHOLDS AND FLOOR LEVEL CHANGES GREATER THAN 0.25 |
| | INCH (6.4 MM) AT DOORWAYS SHALL BE BEVELED WITH A SLOPE |
| | NOT GREATER THAN ONE UNIT VERTICAL IN TWO UNITS |
| | HORIZONTAL (50-PERCENT SLOPE). |
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| | 8) PLEASE INDICATE IF THERE ARE ANY EXISTING |
| | STAIRS/HANDRAILS. |
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| | 9) PLEASE SHOW THAT THE EXISTING CONDITIONS WILL |
| | SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS: |
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| | 812.3.2GROUPS I-1, R-1, R-2 OR R-4. |
| | WHERE THE NEW USE IS CLASSIFIED AS A GROUP I-1, R-1, |
| | R-2 OR R-4 OCCUPANCY THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS SHALL |
| | BE MET. |
| | 1. CORRIDOR DOORS AND TRANSOMS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF SECTIONS 605.5.1 AND 605.5.2. |
| | 2. AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 604.2. |
| | 3. FIRE ALARM AND DETECTION SYSTEMS SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| | THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 604.4. |
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| | 812.4FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY. |
| | THE FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION |
| | SHALL BE APPLICABLE TO BUILDINGS OR PORTIONS OF |
| | BUILDINGS UNDERGOING A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY |
| | CLASSIFICATION. |
| | 812.4.1MEANS OF EGRESS, GENERAL. |
| | HAZARD CATEGORIES IN REGARD TO LIFE SAFETY AND MEANS OF |
| | EGRESS SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH TABLE 812.4.1. |
| | TABLE 812.4.1 |
| | HAZARD CATEGORIES AND CLASSIFICATIONS: |
| | LIFE SAFETY AND EXITS |
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| | RELATIVE HAZARD OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION |
| | 1 (HIGHEST HAZARD) H |
| | 2 I-2, I-3, A |
| | 3 E, I-1, M, R-1, R-2, R-4, D |
| | 4 B, F-1, R-3, S-1 |
| | 5 (LOWEST HAZARD) F-2, S-2, U |
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| | 10) A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER 11 |
| | FBC: |
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| | SECTION 806 FEBC |
| | ACCESSIBILITY |
| | 806.1GENERAL. |
| | ACCESSIBILITY IN PORTIONS OF BUILDINGS UNDERGOING A |
| | CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| | CHAPTER 11 OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING. |
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| | THE PLAN DOES NOT SHOW COMPLIANCE OF CHAPTER |
| | 11,FBC. |
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| | PLAN REVIEW: KEN CONRAD |
| | PHONE: 561.805.6666 |
| | E-MAIL: KCONRAD @WPB.ORG |
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