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| 2008-09-30 16:53:27 | REVIEW #: |
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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. PAGE A.02: THERE ARE SEVERAL SYMBOLS ON THE |
| | REFLECTIVE CEILING PLAN WHICH DO NOT APPEAR ON THE |
| | SYMBOL LEGEND. PLEASE PROVIDE CLARIFICATION AND |
| | IDENTIFICATION OF EACH ITEM TO BE INSTALLED IN THE |
| | CEILING. THIS CEILING SPACE IS TO SERVE AS A RETURN AIR |
| | PLENUM AND ALL ITEMS IN THIS PLENUM MUST BE IDENTIFIED |
| | TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE WITH FBCM 602.2. |
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| | 2. PAGE A.02: NOTE ON THIS PAGE INDICATES R-19 |
| | INSULATION TO BE INSTALLED ABOVE THE CEILING. THIS |
| | CEILING SERVES AS A PLENUM AND THEREFORE THE INSULATION |
| | AND THERMAL BARRIER MUST BE ABOVE THE PLENUM SPACE. |
| | CAVITIES BENEATH A ROOF DECK WHICH WILL BE USED AS |
| | SUPPLY OR RETURN PLENUMS SHALL HAVE AN INSULATED ROOF. |
| | THE INSULATION SHALL HAVE AN R-VALUE OF AT LEAST R-19 |
| | IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCB 13-404.1.ABC.2. ALSO, ROOF |
| | INSULATION SHALL NOT BE INSTALLED ON A SUSPENDED |
| | CEILING WITH REMOVABLE CEILING PANELS IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH FBCB 13-404.1.ABC.1. |
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| | 3. KITCHEN EXHAUST SYSTEM: THERE IS NOT ENOUGH |
| | INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THIS SUBMITTAL TO DO A |
| | THOROUGH REVIEW OF THE COMMERCIAL KITCHEN GREASE |
| | EXHAUST SYSTEM. SEPARATE PLANS AND PERMIT APPLICATIONS |
| | WILL BE REQUIRED FOR THE HOOD AND HOOD SUPPRESSION |
| | SYSTEMS. HOWEVER, THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE EVIDENT |
| | ON THESE PLANS AND SHALL BE ADDRESSED PRIOR TO PERMIT |
| | ISSUANCE: |
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| | 4. EXHAUST OUTLETS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO TERMINATE |
| | THROUGH EXTERIOR WALLS WHERE THE SMOKE, GREASE, GASES, |
| | VAPORS, AND ODORS IN THE DISCHARGE FROM SUCH |
| | TERMINATIONS DO NOT CREATE A PUBLIC NUISANCE OR A FIRE |
| | HAZARD IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM 506.3.12.2. SINCE THIS |
| | FAN DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE IN A LOCATION ACCESSIBLE TO |
| | THE PUBLIC, FIRE HAZARD IS THE PRIMARY CONCERN HERE, |
| | ALTHOUGH GREASE ACCUMULATION ON WALKING SURFACES MAY |
| | ALSO CREATE A HAZARD. |
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| | 5. EXHAUST OUTLETS SHALL BE LOCATED NOT LESS THAN 10 |
| | FEET ABOVE THE ADJOINING GRADE LEVEL IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | FBCM 506.3.12.3. BASED ON THE HEIGHT OF THE BALCONY |
| | ABOVE IT DOES NOT APPEAR FEASIBLE TO INSTALL A FAN |
| | WHERE THE BOTTOM OF THE FAN WILL BE A MINIMUM OF 10 |
| | FEET ABOVE GRADE. |
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| | 6. EXHAUST FANS SHALL BE POSITIONED SO THAT THE |
| | DISCHARGE WILL NOT IMPINGE ON THE ROOF, OTHER EQUIPMENT |
| | OR APPLIANCES OR PARTS OF THE STRUCTURE IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH FBCM 506.5.2. THE LOCATION OF THE FAN AS SHOWN ON |
| | THE PLANS WILL BE DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THE ROOF/BALCONY |
| | ABOVE, PROMOTING GREASE ACCUMULATION ON THE STRUCTURE |
| | AND CREATING A FIRE HAZARD. SEE ALSO COMMENT 3A ABOVE. |
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| | 7. EXHAUST AIR SHALL NOT BE DIRECTED ONTO WALKWAYS IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM 401.5.2. |
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| | 8. DETAIL #9 ON PAGE M0.5 SHOWS THE KITCHEN EXHAUST |
| | DUCT SIZED AT 16X20. WITH A VOLUME OF 1930 CFM AS SHOWN |
| | ON THE EQUIPMENT SCHEDULE, THE VELOCITY OF THE EXHAUST |
| | AIR WITHIN THE GREASE DUCT WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 869 |
| | FPM. GREASE DUCT SYSTEMS SERVING A TYPE I HOOD SHALL BE |
| | DESIGNED AND INSTALLED SO AS TO PROVIDE AN AIR VELOCITY |
| | WITHIN THE DUCT SYSTEM OF NOT LESS THAN 1,500 FEET PER |
| | MINUTE AND NOT GREATER THAN 2,500 FEET PER MINUTE IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM 506.3.4. |
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| | 9. THE AIR BALANCE SCHEDULE DOES NOT CORRESPOND WITH |
| | THE INFORMATION ON FLOOR PLANS AND SCHEDULES. EXAMPLE: |
| | THERE IS NO INFORMATION ON THE PLANS REGARDING THE BATH |
| | EXHAUST, UTILITY EXHAUST OR WATER HEATER EXHAUST. THESE |
| | APPLIANCES SHALL BE LISTED IN THE EQUIPMENT SCHEDULE IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBCB 106.3.5 AND FBCM 301.1. |
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| | 10. THE REFLECTIVE CEILING PLAN SHOWS A RETURN AIR |
| | GRILL IN THE KITCHEN ADJACENT TO THE KITCHEN HOOD. AS |
| | THIS UNIT PROVIDES AIR FOR STORAGE, OFFICE AND RESTROOM |
| | SPACES, IT IS NOT DEDICATED TO THE KITCHEN AREA |
| | EXCLUSIVELY. RETURN AIR INTAKE SHALL BE PROHIBITED IN |
| | NON-DEDICATED KITCHEN HVAC SYSTEMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | FBCM 407.1. |
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| | 11. PAGE M0.4 FLOOR PLAN SHOWS CEILING MOUNTED EXHAUST |
| | FANS IN BATHROOM AND UTILITY ROOM. PLAN ALSO INDICATES |
| | A POWER VENT TYPE SYSTEM FOR THE WATER HEATER. THESE |
| | SYSTEMS CAN NOT BE INSTALLED IN A RETURN AIR PLENUM |
| | CEILING. EXHAUST DUCTS UNDER POSITIVE PRESSURE, |
| | CHIMNEYS, AND VENTS SHALL NOT EXTEND INTO OR PASS |
| | THROUGH PLENUMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM 601.3. |
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| | 12. PLEASE IDENTIFY ON PLANS THE LOCATION OF EACH FIRE |
| | DAMPER AT EACH DUCT PENETRATION OR TRANSFER OPENING. |
| | THE SPECIFIC LOCATION AND INSTALLATION DETAILS OF EACH |
| | FIRE DAMPER, CEILING DAMPER AND SMOKE DAMPER SHALL BE |
| | SHOWN AND PROPERLY IDENTIFIED ON THE BUILDING PLANS BY |
| | THE DESIGNER IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM 607.8. |
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| | 13. MECHANICAL PLAN INDICATES GAS WATER HEATER IN THE |
| | UTILITY ROOM WITH POWER VENT. PLUMBING AND |
| | ARCHITECTURAL PLANS SHOW THIS WATER HEATER IN THE |
| | MECHANICAL ROOM WHICH SERVES AS A RETURN AIR PLENUM. |
| | WHICH IS CORRECT? COMBUSTION WATER HEATERS AND |
| | ATMOSPHERIC COMBUSTION FURNACES SHALL NOT BE LOCATED IN |
| | MECHANICAL CLOSETS USED AS RETURN AIR PLENUMS IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM 603.9. |
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| | 14. PLEASE INDICATE ON PLANS THE TYPE OF WALL FINISHES |
| | TO BE USED ON THE TYPE 1 AND TYPE 2 WALLS AT THE |
| | MECHANICAL ROOM. THE WALL SCHEDULE INDICATES THE TYPE 1 |
| | WALLS FINISHED ON 1 SIDE AND THE TYPE 2 WALLS WITH NO |
| | FINISH. THIS ROOM IS BEING USED AS A PLENUM. THE PLENUM |
| | SHALL BE LINED WITH AN APPROVED AIR BARRIER AND |
| | INSULATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM 607.8, 607.9 AND FBCB |
| | TABLE 13-410.1.ABC.2.2. SEE FBCM 603.9.1 FOR A LIST OF |
| | APPROVED AIR BARRIERS. |
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| | 15. COOLING LOAD CALCULATIONS: THESE CALCULATIONS |
| | INDICATE TOTAL OUTSIDE AIR OF 400 CFM WHILE THE PLANS |
| | INDICATE THAT A MINIMUM OF 1930 CFM IS REQUIRED FOR |
| | KITCHEN EXHAUST MAKEUP AIR. PLEASE CLARIFY. ALSO, PAGE |
| | A0.1 INDICATES REMOTE CONDENSERS FOR THE REFRIGERATORS |
| | AND FREEZERS ARE TO BE LOCATED IN THE CLOSET. THESE ARE |
| | HEAT PRODUCING APPLIANCES. ARE THEY ACCOUNTED FOR IN |
| | THE CALCULATIONS? ARE THESE CONDENSERS APPROVED FOR |
| | INSTALLATION IN A PLENUM? SEE FBCB 13-407.1.ABC.1 AND |
| | FBCM 602.2. |
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| | 16. NOTE I ON FAN COIL SCHEDULE INDICATES THAT THE OA |
| | DAMPER IS ONLY TO BE OPEN DURING OCCUPIED HOURS AS SET |
| | BY THE BAS. THIS DAMPER, AND THE RELATED FAN COIL UNIT |
| | SHALL BE INTERLOCKED WITH THE KITCHEN HOOD EXHAUST |
| | SYSTEM TO ENSURE THAT THE DAMPER IS OPEN AND THE FAN |
| | COIL IS OPERATING DURING ALL COOKING OPERATIONS, |
| | REGARDLESS OF THE SETTINGS OF THE BAS. FOR MECHANICAL |
| | MAKEUP AIR SYSTEMS, THE EXHAUST AND MAKEUP AIR SYSTEMS |
| | SHALL BE ELECTRICALLY INTERLOCKED TO ENSURE THAT MAKEUP |
| | AIR IS PROVIDED WHENEVER THE EXHAUST SYSTEM IS IN |
| | OPERATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM 508.1. |
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| | 17. THERE IS NO INDICATION ON MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICAL |
| | PLANS THAT THERE IS A DUCT SMOKE DETECTOR INSTALLED ON |
| | THE FAN COIL UNIT. FAN SHUT DOWN BY SMOKE DETECTOR IS |
| | REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM 606.2. DUCT SMOKE |
| | DETECTORS SHALL BE CONNECTED TO THE BUILDING FIRE ALARM |
| | SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM 606.4. |
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| | PLEASE RESPOND TO EACH COMMENT IN WRITING WITH A |
| | DESCRIPTION OF HOW EACH COMMENT WAS ADDRESSED AND WHERE |
| | THE RELEVANT INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND. THIS WILL ASSIST |
| | IN FACILITATING A TIMELY REVIEW. |
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| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT: |
| | RONALD J. REGUEIRO |
| | 561.805.6719 |
| | [email protected] |
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