| Date |
Text |
| 2008-05-01 09:05:36 | REVIEW #: 1ST |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
| | |
| | FBC 2004 CODE FAMILY W/ 2007 SUPPLEMENTS |
| | FBC CH.1 AS AMENDED BY THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | |
| | THESE COMMENTS ARE NOT NUMBERED TO CORRESPOND WITH |
| | PREVIOUS REVIEW COMMENTS UNDER PERMIT #07030368 |
| | |
| | 1. PAGE S-1 SHOWS THE RTU BEING WELDED TO THE ROOF |
| | CURB. THIS APPLIANCE SHALL BE ABLE TO BE REPLACED |
| | WITHOUT REMOVING ELEMENTS OF PERMANENT CONSTRUCTION IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM 306.1. WELDING THIS APPLIANCE IN |
| | PLACE WOULD CONSTITUTE PERMANENT CONSTRUCTION. SHOW HOW |
| | THIS APPLIANCE IS TO BE ATTACHED TO THE BUILDING |
| | STRUCTURE IN A WAY WHICH STILL ALLOWS FOR SERVICE AND |
| | REPLACEMENT WHILE MEETING WIND LOAD REQUIREMENTS IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM 301.13. |
| | |
| | 2. PAGE S-2 SHOWS WIND LOAD DESIGN FOR THE BUILDING AND |
| | ATTACHMENTS OF CURB AND RTU TO THE STRUCTURE BUT NO |
| | INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED REGARDING DESIGN OF THE RTU TO |
| | WITHSTAND ANTICIPATED WIND PRESSURES. APPLIANCES |
| | EXPOSED TO WIND SHALL BE DESIGNED TO RESIST ANTICIPATED |
| | WIND LOADS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM 301.13. PLEASE |
| | NOTICE THAT THIS APPLIES TO THE APPLIANCE ITSELF AND |
| | NOT JUST ATTACHMENTS TO THE STRUCTURE. PLEASE PROVIDE |
| | DOCUMENTATION SHOWING THIS APPLIANCE IS DESIGNED TO |
| | WITHSTAND WIND PRESSURES IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCB |
| | 1609.1. |
| | |
| | 3. PAGE M.4.1: GENERAL NOTE #5 ON THIS PAGE APPEARS TO |
| | BE IN CONFLICT WITH GENERAL NOTE #3 ON PAGES M.1.1 AND |
| | M.1.2. PLEASE COORDINATE NOTES AND PAGES. ALSO, NO |
| | INFORMATION COULD BE FOUND ON STRUCTURAL PLANS |
| | REGARDING NEW 92X52 ROOF ACCESS OPENING. PROVIDE |
| | STRUCTURAL DETAIL WITH ALL RELEVANT WIND RESISTANCE |
| | DOCUMENTATION FOR BUILDING PLAN REVIEW. |
| | |
| | 4. PAGE M6.1: THE ROOF CURB DETAIL IS IN CONFLICT WITH |
| | STRUCTURAL DETAILS. PLEASE SEE COMMENT #1 ABOVE AND |
| | COORDINATE WITH FUTURE STRUCTURAL DETAIL. |
| | |
| | 5. PREVIOUS PLAN REVIEW COMMENT(S) #3 UNDER PERMIT |
| | #07030368 HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. |
| | |
| | FIRST REVIEW: M4.1 PLEASE SEE MANUFACTURER'S |
| | INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR |
| | SERVICE ACCESS PER FBC.M 304.1,304.2. EXAMPLE: AHU 3, |
| | AHU 12 BOTH REQUIRE MIN. 71" ON COIL CONNECTION SIDE OF |
| | UNIT AND 24" MIN. ON OPPOSITE SIDE. PLAN SHOWS APPROX. |
| | 48" ON COIL SIDE AND 12" ON OPPOSITE SIDE FOR AHU 12. |
| | THIS UNIT, ONCE IN PLACE, WOULD NOT BE SERVICEABLE. |
| | MINIMUM SERVICE CLEARANCE FROM ELEMENTS OF PERMANENT |
| | CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING OTHER INSTALLED EQUIPMENT, IS |
| | REQUIRED PER FBC,M 306.1. |
| | |
| | SECOND REVIEW: REGARDING LETTER FROM TRANE; THIS LETTER |
| | IS ACCEPTABLE. HOWEVER, PRIOR TO PERMIT ISSUANCE, TWO |
| | COPIES OF THIS LETTER WITH ORIGINAL SIGNATURE AND SEAL |
| | OF THE TRANE ENGINEER IS REQUIRED. ALSO, APPROVAL OF |
| | THE CLEARANCES WILL BE CONDITIONAL PENDING SATISFACTORY |
| | DEMONSTRATION TO THE FIELD INSPECTOR THAT THE COILS ARE |
| | IN FACT ABLE TO BE REPLACED AND THE EQUIPMENT IS IN |
| | FACT ABLE TO BE FULLY SERVICED UNDER ACTUAL FIELD |
| | CONDITIONS. THIS WILL BE A PROVISO IF AND WHEN PERMIT |
| | IS APPLIED FOR AND ISSUED. |
| | |
| | ***NO LETTER FROM TRANE WAS FOUND IN THIS SUBMITTAL |
| | PACKAGE. PROVIDE TWO COPIES AS REQUESTED IN PREVIOUS |
| | REVIEW. THIS WILL FACILITATE PERMIT ISSUANCE WITH |
| | PROVISO PENDING FIELD VERIFICATION OF SERVICEABILITY OF |
| | AIR HANDLERS AS INSTALLED. FBCM 306.1. |
| | |
| | 6. PLEASE CORRECT THE ADDRESS ON MECHANICAL AND |
| | ELECTRICAL PAGES TO CORRESPOND WITH THE ADDRESS ON THE |
| | PERMIT APPLICATION. |
| | |
| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT: |
| | RONALD J. REGUEIRO |
| | 561.805.6719 |
| | [email protected] |
