| Date |
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| 2009-10-06 07:49:06 | REVIEW #: 1ST |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | FBC 2007 CODE FAMILY W/ FIRST 2009 SUPPLEMENT |
| | FBC CHAPTER 1 AS AMENDED BY THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
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| | 1. PAGE M1 SHOWS CONDENSING UNIT LOCATED LESS THAN 10' |
| | FROM THE ROOF EDGE. GUARDS SHALL BE PROVIDED WHERE |
| | APPLIANCES ARE LOCATED WITHIN 10 FEET OF A ROOF EDGE IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-M 304.10. THE GUARD SHALL EXTEND |
| | NOT LESS THAN 30 INCHES BEYOND EACH END OF SUCH |
| | APPLIANCES AND THE TOP OF THE GUARD SHALL BE LOCATED |
| | NOT LESS THAN 42 INCHES ABOVE THE ELEVATED SURFACE |
| | ADJACENT TO THE GUARD. THE GUARD SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED |
| | SO AS TO PREVENT THE PASSAGE OF A 21-INCH-DIAMETER |
| | SPHERE AND SHALL COMPLY WITH THE LOADING REQUIREMENTS |
| | FOR GUARDS SPECIFIED IN THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, |
| | BUILDING. |
| | |
| | 2. PLANS INDICATE RATED GYPSUM CEILING IN MOST, IF NOT |
| | ALL, AREAS. THE SPECIFIC CEILING TYPE IN THE KITCHEN IS |
| | NOT CLEAR. ACCESS TO AHU-1 LOCATED ABOVE THE CEILING |
| | SHALL BE SUFFICIENT TO ALLOW INSPECTION, SERVICE, |
| | REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT WITHOUT REMOVING SUCH ELEMENTS OF |
| | PERMANENT CONSTRUCTION OR DISABLING THE FUNCTION OF A |
| | REQUIRED FIRE-RESISTANCE-RATED ASSEMBLY IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH FBC-M 306.1. |
| | |
| | 3. NEW MECHANICAL APPLIANCES ARE BEING INSTALLED ON THE |
| | ROOF. WHERE APPLIANCES REQUIRING ACCESS ARE INSTALLED |
| | ON ROOFS OR ELEVATED STRUCTURES AT A HEIGHT EXCEEDING, |
| | SUCH ACCESS SHALL BE PROVIDED BY A PERMANENT APPROVED |
| | MEANS OF ACCESS, THE EXTENT OF WHICH SHALL BE FROM |
| | GRADE OR FLOOR LEVEL TO THE APPLIANCES' LEVEL SERVICE |
| | SPACE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-M 306.5. SUCH ACCESS SHALL |
| | NOT REQUIRE CLIMBING OVER OBSTRUCTIONS GREATER THAN 30 |
| | INCHES HIGH OR WALKING ON ROOFS HAVING A SLOPE GREATER |
| | THAN 4 UNITS VERTICAL IN 12 UNITS HORIZONTAL. |
| | |
| | 4. PAGE P1 SHOWS A CONDENSATE DRAIN LINE FROM THE |
| | CONDENSER AND NO DRAIN FROM THE AHU. CONDENSATE DRAIN |
| | SYSTEMS SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR APPLIANCES CONTAINING |
| | EVAPORATORS OR COOLING COILS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-M |
| | 307.2. |
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| | 5. PAGE P1 SHOWS CONDENSATE DISCHARGING INTO FLOOR |
| | DRAIN. CONDENSATE SHALL NOT DISCHARGE INTO SANITARY PER |
| | CITY ORDINANCE. CONDENSATE SHALL BE CONVEYED FROM THE |
| | DRAIN PAN OUTLET TO AN APPROVED PLACE OF DISPOSAL IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-M 307.2.1. CONDENSATE SHALL NOT |
| | DISCHARGE INTO A STREET, ALLEY OR OTHER AREAS SO AS TO |
| | CAUSE A NUISANCE. |
| | |
| | 6. DETAIL ON PAGE M3 SHOWS FLOAT SWITCH INSTALLED |
| | EXTERNALLY, INLINE ON THE PRIMARY DRAIN LINE. ON |
| | DOWN-FLOW UNITS, A WATER-LEVEL MONITORING DEVICE SHALL |
| | BE INSTALLED INSIDE THE PRIMARY DRAIN PAN. THIS DEVICE |
| | SHALL SHUT OFF THE EQUIPMENT SERVED IN THE EVENT THAT |
| | THE PRIMARY DRAIN BECOMES RESTRICTED. EXTERNALLY |
| | INSTALLED DEVICES AND DEVICES INSTALLED IN THE DRAIN |
| | LINE SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-M |
| | 307.2.3.1. |
| | |
| | 7. PROVIDE PRODUCT APPROVALS FOR LOUVERS AND CONDENSER |
| | STAND IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-B 106.3.3 AND FAC RULE |
| | 9B-72. |
| | |
| | 8. AIR EXHAUST AND OPENINGS THAT TERMINATE OUTDOORS |
| | SHALL BE PROTECTED WITH CORROSION-RESISTANT SCREENS. |
| | OPENINGS SCREENS SHALL BE SIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | TABLE 401.5. |
| | |
| | 9. FOR RTU-1, RTU-2 AND RTU-3 PROVIDE MOTORIZED DAMPERS |
| | AT OUTSIDE AIR INTAKES WITH SHUTOFF DAMPER CONTROLS IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-B 13-409.AB.3.3. |
| | |
| | 10. DUCT SMOKE DETECTORS AT RTUS AND AHU APPEAR TO BE |
| | LOCATED ABOVE A RATED GYPSUM CEILING. ACCESS SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED TO SMOKE DETECTORS FOR INSPECTION AND |
| | MAINTENANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-M 606.3 AND FBC-M |
| | 306.1. |
| | |
| | 11. PAGE E5 SHOWS A TOTAL OF 8 DUCT SMOKE DETECTORS |
| | WHILE MECHANICAL FLOOR PLAN (M1) SHOWS 4 DUCT SMOKE |
| | DETECTORS. PLEASE COORDINATE MECHANICAL AND FIRE ALARM |
| | PLANS AND SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH FBC-M 606.4.1. |
| | |
| | 12. CELILNG FIRE DAMPER DETAILS ON PAGE M3 SHOW GRILL |
| | AND DAMPER TERMINATION AT THE RATED GYPSUM CEILING |
| | ASSEMBLY. DETAIL ON PAGE A6 SHOWS AREAS WITH LAY-IN |
| | CEILINGS BELOW THE RATED CEILING. THERE IS NO |
| | INSTALLATION CONFIGURATION WHICH COVERS THIS TYPE OF |
| | INSTALLATION. HOW WILL GRILLS AND DAMPERS TERMINATE AT |
| | GYPSUM CEILING WITH A LAY-IN CEILING BELOW IT? CEILING |
| | DAMPERS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR |
| | LISTING AND THE MANUFACTURER'S INSTALLATION |
| | INSTRUCTIONS PER FBC-M 607.2. |
| | |
| | 13. PAGE M1 SHOWS CEILING MOUNTED EXHAUST FANS AT |
| | TOILET ROOMS AND JANITOR'S CLOSET. SHOW HOW THESE |
| | PENETRATIONS OF THE FIRE RESISTANCE RATED CEILING ARE |
| | TO BE PROECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-M 607.6. |
| | |
| | 14. THE LOCATION OF EACH FIRE DAMPER SHALL BE SHOWN ON |
| | THE PAGE M1 FLOOR PLAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-M 607.8. |
| | |
| | 15. THE PROPOSED SCOPE OF WORK CONSTITUTES A RENOVATION |
| | PER ENERGY CODE DEFINITIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-B |
| | 13-202. RENOVATED COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS SHALL COMPLY |
| | WITH METHOD B OF SUBCHAPTER 13-4 IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | FBC-B 13-101.1.3. |
| | |
| | 16. PROVIDE MANUFACTURER'S DATA FOR OUTDOOR APPLIANCES |
| | SUCH AS RTUS AND CONDENSER. MECHANICAL APPLIANCES AND |
| | SUPPORTS THAT ARE EXPOSED TO WIND SHALL BE DESIGNED AND |
| | INSTALLED TO RESIST THE WIND PRESSURES ON THE |
| | APPLIANCES AND THE SUPPORTS AS DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING PER FBC-M |
| | 301.12. ROOF MOUNTED MECHANICAL UNITS AND SUPPORTS |
| | SHALL BE SECURED TO THE STRUCTURE. PROVIDE ENGINEERED |
| | INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR ROOF CURBS TO THE |
| | BUILDING STRUCTURE AND FOR APPLIANCES TO THE ROOF |
| | CURBS. |
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| | 17. THE VALUE FOR THE PROPOSED SCOPE OF WORK AS STATED |
| | ON THE PERMIT APPLICATION APPEARS TO BE TOO LOW BASED |
| | ON ICC VALUATION TABLES FOR THE LEVEL OF ALTERATION AND |
| | THE TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION. PROVIDE A VALUATION MORE IN |
| | LINE WITH ACCEPTED VALUATION TABLES OR PRODUCE A SGNED |
| | CONTRACT WHICH SHOWS THE ACTUAL CONTRACT VALUE OF THE |
| | WORK BEING PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-B 108.3. |
| | |
| | NOTE: SPEARATE PLANS, PERMIT APPLICATIONS AND VALUES |
| | ARE REQUIRED FOR THE FOLLOWING AND ARE NOT PART OF THE |
| | SCOPE OF THIS PLAN REVIEW: |
| | 1. WALK-IN AND REACH-IN COOLERS, FREEZERS AND OTHER |
| | ASSOCIATED REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT. |
| | 2. COMMERCIAL KITCHEN COOKING AND VANTILATION EQUIPMENT |
| | AND SYSTEMS. |
| | 3. COMMERCIAL KITCHEN HOOD FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS. |
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| | PLEASE RESPOND TO EACH COMMENT IN WRITING WITH |
| | SUFFICIENT DETAIL AND INFORMATION TO SHOW HOW EACH |
| | COMMNT WAS ADDRESSED AND WHERE THE RELEVANT INFORMATION |
| | CAN BE LOCATED. THIS WILL HELP TO FACILITATE A TIMELY |
| | SUBSEQUENT REVIEW. |
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| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT: |
| | RONALD J. REGUEIRO |
| | 561.805.6719 |
| | [email protected] |
