| Date |
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| 2009-08-22 17:20:24 | REVIEW #:1ST *PLAN CHECK ONLY* |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | FBC 2004 CODE FAMILY W/ 2005 AND 2006 SUPPLEMENTS |
| | FBC CH.1 AS AMENDED BY THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | |
| | NOTE: REVIEW WAS COMPLETED PRIOR TO EFFECTIVE DATE OF |
| | THE 2007 FBC. RESULTS WERE ENTERED INTO SYSTEM AT A |
| | LATER DATE. BECAUSE A PERMIT APPLICATION HAS NOT BEEN |
| | SUBMITTED, SUBSEQUENT PLANS SUBMITTED AFTER MARCH 1, |
| | 2009 WILL BE REVIEWED FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2007 FBC |
| | WITH 2009 SUPPLEMENT. |
| | |
| | 1. M-0.1: SEVERAL DUCT PENETRATIONS AND AIR TRANSFER |
| | OPENINGS IN 1 AND 2 HOUR RATED WALLS SHOWN WITHOUT |
| | PROTECTION AT SOILED LAUNDRY 005, SECURED STORAGE 007, |
| | A/C 008, ENGINEERING 009 AND CORRIDOR. SHOW HOW THESE |
| | PENETRATIONS AND OPENINGS ARE TO BE PROTECTED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-M 607.5. ALSO, A 24X24 DOOR LOUVER |
| | IS SHOWN IN RATED DOOR AT SOILED LAUNDRY 005. VERIFY |
| | OPENING PROTECTION AT THIS LOCATION. |
| | |
| | 2. M-0.1: SEVERAL R/A OPENINGS SHOWN IN WALLS WITH NO |
| | SIZE PROVIDED. SHOW SIZES OF ALL TRANSFER OPENINGS TO |
| | DEMONSTRATE BALANCED RETURN IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-M |
| | 601.4. |
| | |
| | 3. M-0.1: SOME R/A OPENINGS ARE SHOWN WHERE NO WALL OR |
| | DOOR IS SHOWN ON FLOOR PLAN. PLEASE CLARIFY LOCATION OF |
| | THESE OPENINGS TO DEMONSTRATE BALANCED RETURN IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-M 601.4. |
| | |
| | 4. M-0.1: AHU-12 IS SHOWN OUTSIDE OF A/C CLOSET 004. |
| | PLEASE CLARIFY LOCATION TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE WITH |
| | ACCESS REQUIREMENTS FOR SERVICE, MAINTENANCE AND |
| | REPLACEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-M 306.1. |
| | |
| | 5. M-1.0: NOTES FOR DIRECT-VENT PIPES ARE CUT OFF FROM |
| | PAGE AND NOT LEGIBLE. THIS CAN NOT BE REVIEWED AT THIS |
| | TIME. DIRECT-VENT APPLIANCES SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH |
| | COMBUSTION, VENTILATION AND DILUTION AIR IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH THE EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER???S INSTRUCTIONS PER |
| | FBC-FG 304.1. |
| | |
| | 6. M-1.0 AND M-1.1: MECH FLOOR PLANS DO NOT SHOW HOW |
| | DUCT SUPPLY DUCT FROM MEZZANINE WILL PASS THROUGH 1ST |
| | FL TO REACH CORRIDOR ON BASE FLOOR. SHOW ROUTING OF |
| | THIS DUCT ON FLOOR PLAN AND SHOW HOW ANY PENETRATIONS |
| | OF HORIZONTAL ASSEMBLIES ARE TO BE PROTECTED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-M 607.6 AND 607.8. |
| | |
| | 7. THROUGHOUT MECHANICAL PLANS THERE ARE RISER DUCTS |
| | WHICH APPEAR TO BE PENETRATING RATED HORIZONTAL |
| | ASSEMBLIES WITH NO PROTECTION. SHOW HOW ALL SUPPLY, |
| | RETURN, EXHAUST OR FRESH AIR DUCT PENETRATIONS OF RATED |
| | HORIZONTAL ASSEMBLIES ARE TO BE PROTECTED IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH FBC-M 607.5.5, 607.6 AND 607.8. NO SHAFT |
| | ENCLOSURES APPEAR TO BE IDENTIFIED ON PLANS. DUCT |
| | PENETRATIONS OF SHAFT ENCLOSURES SHALL BE PROTECTED |
| | WITH FIRE AND SMOKE DAMPERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-M |
| | 607.5.5.1. |
| | |
| | 8. M-1.0: GENERATOR ROOM EXHAUST AND INTAKE OPENINGS |
| | SHALL BE MINIMUM 10 FEET FROM STREETS, ALLEYS AND |
| | ADJACENT PROPERTY LINES IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-M 401.5. |
| | |
| | 9. M-1.0: SHOW LOCATION OF GENERATOR COMBUSTION EXHAUST |
| | IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-M 401.5 AND FBC-M 501.2. |
| | |
| | 10. NO VENTILATION SCHEDULE OR CALCULATIONS WERE |
| | PROVIDED FOR REVIEW. PROVIDE A SPACE-BY-SPACE SCHEDULE |
| | WITH CALCULATIONS BASED ON OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION, |
| | OCCUPANT LOAD AND REQUIRED VENTILATION RATES IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-M TABLE 403.3 OR FBC-M 403.4. |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH VENTILATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS |
| | BUILDING CAN NOT BE REVIEWED AT THIS TIME. |
| | |
| | 11. M-1.0: A/V STORAGE 112 SHOWS AN UNIDENTIFIED |
| | EXHAUST FAN WITH 8??? DUCT DISCHARGING INTO MEETING |
| | ROOMS. ALL MECHANICAL EXHAUST SYSTEMS SHALL DISCHARGE |
| | DIRECTLY TO THE OUTDOORS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-M |
| | 501.2. |
| | |
| | 12. M-1.0: FLOOR PLAN SHOWS A RETURN AIR PLENUM |
| | CEILING. THERE ARE MULTIPLE EXHAUST DUCTS AND GAS |
| | APPLIANCE VENTS SHOWN PASSING THROUGH THIS PLENUM |
| | CEILING AREA. EXHAUST DUCTS UNDER POSITIVE PRESSURE, |
| | CHIMNEYS, AND VENTS SHALL NOT EXTEND INTO OR PASS |
| | THROUGH RETURN AIR PLENUMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-M |
| | 601.3. |
| | |
| | 13. M-1.0 AND THROUGHOUT PLANS: THERE ARE EXHAUST FANS, |
| | VAV BOXES, FAN-COILS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT WHICH ARE NOT |
| | LABELED OR IDENTIFIED ON PLANS. UNLABELED OR |
| | UNIDENTIFIED EQUIPMENT ON PLANS PREVENTS A THOROUGH |
| | REVIEW OF PLANS AT THIS TIME. ALL APPLIANCES SHALL BE |
| | IDENTIFIED ON PLANS AS TO THE AREA SERVED IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH FBC-M 304.11. |
| | |
| | 14. M-1.0 AND THROUGHOUT PLANS: THERE ARE MULTIPLE WALL |
| | PARTITIONS WHICH ARE NOT IDENTIFIED IN ARCHITECTURAL |
| | PLANS. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE THE LOCATION OF |
| | ALL RATED WALL ASSEMBLIES TO DETERMINE IF ALL DUCT |
| | PENETRATIONS AND AIR TRANSFER OPENINGS ARE PROTECTED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-M SECTION 607. A THOROUGH REVIEW OF |
| | PLANS CAN NOT BE COMPLETED AT THIS TIME. ALL FIRE |
| | DAMPERS, SMOKE DAMPERS AND COMBINATION FIRE/SMOKE |
| | DAMPERS SHALL BE SHOWN AND IDENTIFIED ON PLANS IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-M 607.8. |
| | |
| | 15. M-1.1: O.A INTAKES FOR AHU-1 AND AHU-2 APPEAR TO BE |
| | DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO A PROPERTY LINE AND AN ALLEY. O.A. |
| | INTAKES SHALL BE MIN. 10 FEET FROM THE ALLEY IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-M 401.4.1. |
| | |
| | 16. M-1.1: A 6X4 DUCT IS SHOWN PENETRATING WHAT MAY BE |
| | A RATED STAIR ENCLOSURE. PENETRATIONS OF RATED EXIT |
| | ENCLOSURES ARE PROHIBITED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-B |
| | SECTION 1019. |
| | |
| | 17. SECOND THROUGH 10TH FLOORS: ALL DUCT PENETRATIONS |
| | OF CORRIDOR WALLS SHALL BE PROTECTED WITH FIRE AND |
| | SMOKE DAMPERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-M 607.5.3 AND |
| | 607.5.4. |
| | |
| | 18. THROUGHOUT PLANS: CFM AND GRILL DESIGNATIONS ARE |
| | MISSING ON PLANS. A REVIEW OF REQUIRED SYSTEMS AND |
| | AIRFLOW RATES CAN NOT BE PERFORMED AT THIS TIME. |
| | PROVIDE MISSING INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-M |
| | SECTION 403, SECTION 501 AND 603.1. |
| | |
| | 19. NO INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED REGARDING WIND |
| | RESISTANCE OF OUTDOOR APPLIANCES. ALL OUTDOOR |
| | APPLIANCES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO FANS, |
| | CONDENSERS, CHILLERS, INTAKE VENTS, DUCTS AND SUPPORTS |
| | SHALL BE DESIGNED AND INSTALLED FOR WIND RESISTANCE IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-M 301.13. PROVIDE MANUFACTURER???S |
| | DATA SHOWING OUTDOOR APPLIANCES ARE DESIGNED FOR WIND |
| | RESISTANCE. ALSO PROVIDE ENGINEERED INSTALLATION |
| | INSTRUCTIONS FOR WIND RESISTANT INSTALLATION OF ALL |
| | OUTDOOR APPLIANCES AND EQUIPMENT. |
| | |
| | 20. PROVIDE PRODUCT APPROVALS FOR LOUVERS AND ANY |
| | PRE-ENGINEERED A/C STANDS TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH FBC-B 106.1.4. |
| | |
| | 21. VENTILATION FOR ELEVATOR MACHINE ROOM COULD NOT BE |
| | FOUND ON PLANS. INDEPENDENT VENTILATION OR AIR |
| | CONDITIONING SYSTEM IS REQUIRED IN THE MACHINE ROOM IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-B 3006.2. VENTS ARE REQUIRED IN THE |
| | HOISTWAYS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-B SECTION 3004. ALSO, |
| | IF THE ELEVATORS ARE CONNECTED TO STANDBY POWER, THE |
| | VENTILATION SYSTEM SHALL BE CONNECTED TO THE STANDBY |
| | POWER IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-B 3003.1.4. |
| | |
| | 22. NO ENERGY CODE COMPLIANCE FORMS WERE SUBMITTED FOR |
| | REVIEW. THIS BUILDING MAY OR MAY NOT BE EXEMPT FROM |
| | FLORIDA ENERGY CODE COMPLIANCE AS A DESIGNATED HISTORIC |
| | BUILDING IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-B 13-101.5.5. IF A |
| | HISTORIC EXEMPTION IS CLAIMED, PROVIDE SUPPORTING |
| | DOCUMENTATION OF THE HISTORIC DESIGNATION. OTHERWISE, |
| | PROVIDE FULL ENERGY CODE COMPLIANCE DOCUMENTATION FOR |
| | REVIEW. A REVIEW FOR ENERGY CODE COMPLIANCE IS NOT |
| | BEING PERFORMED AT THIS TIME. |
| | |
| | 23. THERE IS NO INDICATION ON PLANS REGARDING STAIR |
| | PRESSURIZATION OF EXIT ENCLOSURE(S). IDENTIFY ON PLANS |
| | ANY STAIR ENCLOSURES WHICH REQUIRE PRESSURIZATION IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-B 1019.1.8. SHOW MEANS OF |
| | PRESSURIZATION ON MECHANICAL PLANS. |
| | |
| | 24. NO MEANS OF SMOKE CONTROL IS SHOWN ON PLANS. |
| | PROVIDE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION FOR BUILDING SMOKE |
| | CONTROL SYSTEM INCLUDING RATIONAL ANALYSIS AND SHOW ALL |
| | SYSTEM COMPONENTS ON PLANS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-M |
| | SECTION 513, FBC-B SECTION 909 AND FBC-B 106.1.1. |
| | |
| | 25. NO LAUNDRY FACILITIES WERE IDENTIFIED ON PLANS |
| | (COMMERCIAL OR DOMESTIC). IF ANY ON-SITE LAUNDRY |
| | FACILITIES ARE TO BE PROVIDED, SHOW THE LOCATION ON |
| | PLANS ALONG WITH MEANS OF EXHAUST, COMBUSTION AND |
| | MAKEUP AIR IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-M SECTION 504. |
| | |
| | 26. NO COMMERCIAL KITCHEN COOKING EQUIPMENT WAS SHOWN |
| | ON PLANS. SEPARATE PLANS AND PERMIT WILL BE REQUIRED |
| | FOR COMMERCIAL KITCHEN EXHAUST, HOOD AND SUPPRESSION |
| | SYSTEMS. |
| | |
| | 27. NO INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED REGARDING THE GENERATOR |
| | OR RELATED FUEL STORAGE SYSTEMS. THE GENERATOR, FUEL |
| | STORAGE AND PIPING SHALL BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH NFPA 37-02 PER FBC-M SECTION 915. ALSO, ANY |
| | ABOVE-GROUND FUEL STORAGE TANKS IN EXCESS OF 550 |
| | GALLONS SHALL BE APPROVED BY PALM BEACH COUNTY DERM. |
| | SUBMIT DERM APPROVED PLANS WITH PERMIT APPLICATION. FOR |
| | MORE INFORMATION VISIT HTTP://PBCGOV.COM/ERM |
| | |
| | 28. SHOW MEANS AND LOCATION OF CONDENSATE DISPOSAL IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-M 307.2.1. SHOW MEANS AND LOCATION |
| | OF AUXILIARY DRAIN PROTECTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-M |
| | 307.2.3. THIS APPLIES TO ALL COILS UNDER WHICH |
| | CONDENSATION WILL OCCUR WITHIN THE BUILDING AS WELL AS |
| | ANY DOWNDRAFT EQUIPMENT WHICH MAY BE LOCATED ON A ROOF. |
| | NOTE: CONDENSATE MAY NOT DISCHARGE INTO SANITARY SEWER |
| | SYSTEM PER CITY ORDINANCE. |
| | |
| | NOTE: IN ORDER TO FACILITATE A TIMELY AND ACCURATE |
| | SUBSEQUENT REVIEW, PLEASE RESPOND TO EACH COMMENT IN |
| | WRITING, WITH SUFFICIENT INFORMATION REGARDING HOW EACH |
| | COMMENT WAS ADDRESSED AND WHERE ANY REQUESTED OR |
| | PROVIDED INFORMATION IS LOCATED. |
| | |
| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT: |
| | RONALD J. REGUEIRO |
| | 561.805.6719 |
| | [email protected] |
