| Date |
Text |
| 2008-08-21 11:04:35 | REVIEW #: 1ST |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
| | |
| | FBC 2004 CODE FAMILY W/ 2007 SUPPLEMENTS |
| | FBC CH.1 AS AMENDED BY THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | |
| | 1. THESE PLANS ARE FOR A MODULAR BUILDING. HOWEVER, |
| | THERE IS NO INDICATION ON PLANS THAT THEY HAVE BEEN |
| | SUBMITTED UNDER THE DCA MODULAR BUILDING PROGRAM |
| | ESTABLISHED UNDER F.S. 553. THEREFORE, THESE PLANS MUST |
| | BE REVIEWED FOR THE REQUIREMENTS OF NEW SITE-BUILT |
| | CONSTRUCTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | CODE. |
| | |
| | 2. SHOW THE SIZES OF ALL SUPPLY AND RETURN AIR DUCTS AS |
| | WELL AS THE CFM BEING SUPPLIED OR RETURNED AT EACH |
| | REGISTER, GRILL OR DIFFUSER. AN AIR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM |
| | SHALL BE DESIGNED AND INSTALLED TO SUPPLY THE REQUIRED |
| | DISTRIBUTION OF AIR IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM 603.1. SHOW |
| | BALANCED RETURN AIR IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM 601.4. |
| | |
| | 3. SHOW MEANS AND LOCATION OF CONDENSATE DISPOSAL. |
| | CONDENSATE FROM ALL COOLING COILS AND EVAPORATORS SHALL |
| | BE CONVEYED FROM THE DRAIN PAN OUTLET TO AN APPROVED |
| | PLACE OF DISPOSAL. CONDENSATE SHALL NOT DISCHARGE INTO |
| | A STREET, ALLEY OR OTHER AREAS SO AS TO CAUSE A |
| | NUISANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM 307.2.1. |
| | |
| | 4. SHOW MEANS OF AUXILIARY OR SECONDARY DRAIN |
| | PROTECTION. A SECONDARY DRAIN OR AUXILIARY DRAIN PAN |
| | SHALL BE REQUIRED FOR EACH COOLING OR EVAPORATOR COIL |
| | WHERE DAMAGE TO ANY BUILDING COMPONENTS WILL OCCUR AS A |
| | RESULT OF OVERFLOW FROM THE EQUIPMENT DRAIN PAN OR |
| | STOPPAGE IN THE CONDENSATE DRAIN PIPING IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH FBCM 307.2.3. |
| | |
| | 5. PROVIDE OUTSIDE AIR CALCULATIONS SHOWING THE |
| | OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION, OCCUPANT LOAD, OUTSIDE AIR |
| | PROVIDED AND OUTSIDE AIR REQUIRED FOR EACH SPACE OF THE |
| | BUILDING IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM 403.3. |
| | |
| | 6. PROVIDE A COMPLETE EQUIPMENT SCHEDULE FOR A/C AND |
| | EXHAUST EQUIPMENT WHICH SHOWS ALL REQUIRED NAMEPLATE |
| | INFORMATION, ENERGY EFFICIENCY RATING OF THE APPLIANCES |
| | AND AIR MOVED (IN CFM) IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM 301.2, |
| | 301.6, 403.3, 601.4, 603.1. |
| | |
| | 7. PROVIDE AN AIR BALANCE SCHEDULE SHOWING THE SPACE TO |
| | BE PRESSURIZED WITH RESPECT TO THE OUTDOORS IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBCB 13-409.1.ABC.2 |
| | |
| | 8. SHOW THE SIZE AND LOCATION OF ALL OUTSIDE AIR AND |
| | EXHAUST OPENINGS IN THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING TO |
| | DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE WITH FBCM 401.5 AND 401.6. A |
| | SITE PLAN IS ALSO REQUIRED TO DETERMINE COMPLIANCE WITH |
| | THESE SECTIONS. |
| | |
| | 9. SHEET MP HAS A HAND-WRITTEN NOTE INDICATING A |
| | "SCREENED AUTOMATIC LOUVER." WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF |
| | THIS LOUVER? HOW AND WHY IS IT AUTOMATED? WHAT TYPE OF |
| | LOUVER IS BEING USED? LOUVERS ARE CLASSIFIED AS PANEL |
| | WALLS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAC RULE 9B-72. PROVIDE |
| | PRODUCT APPROVAL FOR ALL OUTDOOR LOUVERS IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH THIS RULE AND FBCB SECTION 1609. ALSO, PLANS SHALL |
| | NOT BE MODIFIED OR AMENDED BY HAND OR BY ANYONE OTHER |
| | THAN THE DESIGNER OF RECORD IN ACCORDANCE WITH F.S. 471 |
| | AND FAC RULE 61G15. |
| | |
| | 10. WHAT TYPE OF MATERIALS ARE THE A/C CLOSET LOUVERED |
| | DOORS CONSTRUCTED? THESE A/C CLOSETS APPEAR TO BE |
| | DESIGNED TO FUNCTION AS RETURN AIR PLENUMS. MATERIALS |
| | EXPOSED WITHIN PLENUMS SHALL BE NONCOMBUSTIBLE OR SHALL |
| | HAVE A FLAME SPREAD INDEX OF NOT MORE THAN 25 AND A |
| | SMOKE-DEVELOPED INDEX OF NOT MORE THAN 50 WHEN TESTED |
| | IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E 84 PER FBCM 602.2.1. |
| | |
| | 11. NO INFORMATION COULD BE FOUND ON PLANS REGARDING |
| | THE INSTALLATION OF THE OUTDOOR CONDENSING UNITS. |
| | PROVIDE INSTALLATION DETAILS AS WELL AS LOCATIONS ON |
| | PLANS SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH FBCM 301.13 FOR WIND |
| | RESISTANCE, SECTIONS 303, 304 AND 306. |
| | |
| | 12. IF THE AIR HANDLERS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING MORE |
| | THAN 2,000 CFM, COMPLIANCE WITH FBCM 606.2 IS REQUIRED. |
| | SHOW COMPLIANCE BY PROVIDING SMOKE DETECTORS WITH |
| | AUDIBLE AND VISIBLE NOTIFICATION DEVICES OR PROVIDE |
| | MANUFACTURER'S SUBMITTAL DATA SHOWING THESE UNITS ARE |
| | NOT CAPABLE OF PRODUCING MORE THAN 2,000 CFM. |
| | |
| | 13. THE ENERGY CODE COMPLIANCE FORM SHALL BE SIGNED AND |
| | SEALED BY THE PREPARER IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCB |
| | 13-103.1.1 AND FBCB 13-103.2. |
| | |
| | 14. PAGE 2 OF THE ENERGY CODE COMPLIANCE FORM REQUIRES |
| | THAT THE INPUT REPORT BE SUBMITTED WITH THE COMPLIANCE |
| | REPORT. SEE "IMPORTANT NOTE" ON THAT PAGE. NO SUCH |
| | REPORT WAS PROVIDED. THE ENERGY CALCULATIONS CAN NOT BE |
| | REVIEWED WITHOUT THE INPUT REPORT AND THEREFORE ARE NOT |
| | BEING REVIEWED AT THIS TIME. |
| | |
| | 15. COOLING LOAD CALCULATIONS SHALL BE PROVIDED AND |
| | APPENDED TO THE ENERGY CODE COMPLIANCE FORM IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBCB 13-407.1 ABC.1. |
| | |
| | 16. NOTE: PLEASE BE AWARE THAT DUE TO THE LARGE AMOUNT |
| | OF MISSING INFORMATION, THAT A THOROUGH REVIEW OF THE |
| | PLANS CAN NOT BE PERFORMED AT THIS TIME. NEW COMMENTS |
| | ARE LIKELY ONCE PLANS ARE RESUBMITTED WITH MORE |
| | COMPLETE INFORMATION. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO MAKE A |
| | COMPLETE LIST OF ALL MISSING ITEMS AND POSSIBLE CODE |
| | VIOLATIONS. |
| | |
| | 17. NOTE: AS THIS PLAN WAS NOT SUBMITTED UNDER THE DCA |
| | MODULAR BUILDING PROGRAM, THIS MODULAR BUILDING MAY NOT |
| | BE DELIVERED WITH ANY ELEMENTS OF "CLOSED |
| | CONSTRUCTION." ALL STRUCTURAL, BUILDING ENVELOPE, |
| | MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING SYSTEMS AND |
| | COMPONENTS MUST REMAIN EXPOSED FOR COMPLETE ROUGH |
| | INSPECTIONS AS REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCB SECTION |
| | 109. ANY PORTIONS THAT DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF THE CODE SHALL BE CORRECTED AND SUCH |
| | PORTION SHALL NOT BE COVERED OR CONCEALED UNTIL |
| | AUTHORIZED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | FBCB 109.6. |
| | |
| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT: |
| | RONALD J. REGUEIRO |
| | 561.805.6719 |
| | [email protected] |
