| Date |
Text |
| 2008-07-21 11:05:14 | REVIEW #: 1ST |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
| | |
| | FBC 2004 CODE FAMILY W/ 2007 SUPPLEMENTS |
| | NFPA 37-02 AND NFPA 30-00 |
| | FBC CH.1 AS AMENDED BY THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | |
| | 1. PG A-1: NOTE #3 UNDER SCOPE OF WORK CALLS FOR FUEL |
| | TANK SHOP DRAWINGS TO BE PROVIDED. NO SHOP DRAWINGS |
| | WERE INCLUDED IN THIS PLAN SUBMITTAL. PLEASE PROVIDE |
| | INFORMATION, INCLUDING SHOP DRAWINGS WHICH ARE APPROVED |
| | BY THE DESIGNER OF RECORD (SHOP DRAWING REVIEW). |
| | |
| | 2. ABOVE-GROUND FUEL TANKS IN EXCESS OF 550 GALLONS |
| | SHALL BE SUBMITTED AND APPROVED BY PALM BEACH COUNTY |
| | DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRIOR T |
| | PERMIT ISSUANCE. PLANS SHALL BE APPROVED BY PALM BEACH |
| | COUNTY DERM AND THEN BE SUBMITTED TO THIS DEPARTMENT |
| | FOR PERMIT. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT PBC |
| | DERM AT HTTP://WWW.PBCGOV.COM/ERM/ OR 561-233-2400. |
| | |
| | 3. PG P-1 GENERAL NOTE: DIESEL GENERATORS AND RELATED |
| | FUEL TANKS SHALL BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE FLORIDA |
| | BUILDING CODE, MECHANICAL 2004; NFP 30-00 AND NFPA |
| | 37-02 IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM 915.1. THE FLORIDA |
| | BUILDING CODE, FUEL GAS IS NOT APPLICABLE. PLEASE |
| | ADJUST NOTES ACCORDINGLY. ALSO, WHEN RESUBMITTING, |
| | PLEASE RESUBMIT PAGES P-1 AND M-1 AS PAGES M-1 AND M-2 |
| | SINCE THERE WILL BE NO PLUMBING REVIEW OF THESE PLANS. |
| | |
| | 4. PG A-1 CALLS FOR THE FUEL TANK ROOM TO BE 2-HOUR |
| | RATED. ROOMS CONTAINING ONLY FUEL TANKS SHALL BE |
| | CONSTRUCTED OF WALLS, FLOOR, AND CEILING HAVING A FIRE |
| | RESISTANCE RATING OF NOT LESS THAN 3 HOURS WITH THE |
| | WALLS BONDED TO THE FLOOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 37-02 |
| | SECTION 6.3.6.1. ALSO, ANY OPENING OF A TANK ROOM SHALL |
| | BE PROTECTED BY A SELF-CLOSING 3-HOUR FIRE-RATED DOOR |
| | OR DAMPER ASSEMBLY AS APPLICABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | FFPA 37-02 SECTION 6.3.6.2. THIS INCLUDES THE FIRE |
| | DAMPERS PROTECTING DUCT PENETRATIONS OF THE 3-HOUR |
| | RATED WALLS. |
| | |
| | 5. PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE DOUBLE-WALL FUEL TANK |
| | SHOWING IT MEETS THE SPILL CONTAINMENT SYSTEM |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF NFPA 37-02 SECTION 6.3.6.3. |
| | |
| | 6. VALVES SHALL BE PROVIDED TO CONTROL THE FLOW OF |
| | LIQUID FUEL IN NORMAL OPERATION AND TO SHUT OFF THE |
| | FLOW OF FUEL IN THE EVENT OF A PIPE BREAK IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH NFPA 37-02 SECTION 6.8.3. SEE SECTION A.6.8.3 FOR |
| | COMPLIANCE METHODS. VALVES SHALL BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH |
| | NFPA 30-00 SECTION 3.3.3. |
| | |
| | 7. PG P-1: PLAN CALLS FOR VENT LINES TO COMPLY WITH |
| | NFPA 30 SECTION A.5.7.1.4. THIS SECTION IS RELATED TO |
| | EXTENSION OF EMERGENCY VENTS. THE VENT PIPE SHOWN ON |
| | PLANS APPEARS TO BE THE NORMAL VENT PIPE FOR THE TANK, |
| | NOT THE EMERGENCY VENT. NORMAL VENTS SHALL BE INSTALLED |
| | IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 30-00 SECTION 2.2.5.1 AND |
| | DESIGNED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 3. WILL THE |
| | EMERGENCY VENTS BE EXTENDED TO THE OUTDOORS AS WELL? |
| | PLEASE CLARIFY. |
| | |
| | 8. PG P-1: PROVIDE INFORMATION ON PLANS FOR REQUIRED |
| | SPACING OF PIPE SUPPORTS FOR FUEL AND VENT PIPING IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 30-00 CHAPTER 3. |
| | |
| | 9. PG M-1: PLAN SHOWS AN 18X10 INTAKE/MAKEUP AIR DUCT |
| | FOR THE EXHAUST FAN. THE GRILL IN THE TANK ROOM IS |
| | SHOWN AS 10X10. IT IS UNCLEAR WHY AN 18X10 DUCT WOULD |
| | ONLY HAVE A 10X10 GRILL. PLEASE CLARIFY, SHOWING THIS |
| | SYSTEM TO BE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED AIRFLOW |
| | IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM 603.1. |
| | |
| | 10. PG M-1: PLAN CALLS FOR TWO NEW WALL LOUVERS TO BE |
| | INSTALLED. EXTERIOR WALL LOUVERS ARE DEFINED AS PANEL |
| | WALLS BY FAC RULE 9B-72. AS SUCH, PRODUCT APPROVAL IS |
| | REQUIRED. PROVIDE PRODUCT APPROVAL DOCUMENTATION |
| | SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH FBCB 1609. ALSO, PRODUCT |
| | APPROVALS SHALL BE APPROVED IN WRITING (SHOP DRAWING |
| | REVIEW) BY THE DESIGNER OF RECORD PRIOR TO SUBMITTAL TO |
| | THIS JURISDICTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCB 106.3.3. |
| | PRODUCT APPROVALS WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE BUILDING PLAN |
| | REVIEWER. |
| | |
| | 11. PG M-1: RELOCATED HPU IS SHOWN ON PLANS TO BE |
| | ADJACENT TO A NEW CBS WALL. PLEASE VERIFY AND SHOW ON |
| | PLANS THAT THIS APPLIANCE WILL BE ACCESSIBLE FOR |
| | SERVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM 306.1. |
| | |
| | 12. THIS PROPOSED WORK IS SUBMITTED AS AN ALTERATION TO |
| | AN EXISTING BUILDING. THIS BUILDING IS CURRENTLY UNDER |
| | CONSTRUCTION AND HAS NOT BEEN GRANTED A CERTIFICATE OF |
| | OCCUPANCY (C.O.). THIS WORK, ONCE PERMITTED MAY NOT |
| | COMMENCE PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF THE C.O. BY THE BUILDING |
| | OFFICIAL AS THIS BUILDING CAN NOT BE CLASSIFIED AS |
| | ?EXISTING? UNTIL THAT TIME. ANY WORK RELATED TO THIS |
| | SCOPE WHICH IS STARTED PRIOR TO C.O. WILL NEED TO BE |
| | INCORPORATED INTO THE BASE BUILDING PLANS UNDER PERMIT |
| | #04120353. THIS WORK WILL THEN NEED TO BE COMPLETED |
| | PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF THE C.O. FOR THE BUILDING. THIS |
| | WOULD ALSO CAUSE THE PROPOSED WORK TO BE REVIEWED UNDER |
| | THE 2001 FBC RATHER THAN THE 2004 FBC. |
| | |
| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT: |
| | RONALD J. REGUEIRO |
| | 561.805.6719 |
| | [email protected] |
