Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 10090080
Permit Number 10090080
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2010-10-05 15:55:30BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 PERMIT: 10090080
 ADD: 926 SUNSET RD
 CONT: O/B MARIA GEORGE
 TEL: (561)718-4600
 FL BLD CODE= 2007 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE
 W/ 2009 FBC SUPPLEMENTS
 * WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS
  
 SHED PERMIT: 2578J 18???X18??? 11-1-84 ORIGINAL PERMIT
 FOR SHED.
  
 THIS REVIEW WILL USE THE 2007 EXISTING BUILDING CODE
 CHAPTER 9 CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY FOR THE BASIS OF THIS
 REVIEW. EX. BLDG CODE 901.3 CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY
 CLASSIFICATION. WHERE THE OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION OF A
 BUILDING CHANGES, THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS 902
 THROUGH 912 SHALL APPLY. THIS INCLUDES A CHANGE OF
 OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION WITHIN A GROUP AS WELL AS A
 CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION FROM ONE GROUP TO A
 DIFFERENT GROUP.
  
 EX. BLDG CODE 903.1 GENERAL. BUILDING ELEMENTS AND
 MATERIALS IN PORTIONS OF BUILDINGS UNDERGOING A CHANGE
 OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTION
 912.
  
 EX. BLDG CODE 905.1 GENERAL. MEANS OF EGRESS IN
 PORTIONS OF BUILDINGS UNDERGOING A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY
 CLASSIFICATION SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTION 912.
  
 1ST REVIEW
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) SHEET A-1 INDICATES THE SHED WAS BUILT IN THE
 1980???S AND COMPLIANT TO THE SBCCI WIND PROVISIONS.
 PLEASE VISIT EX. BLDG CODE 907.2 WIND LOADS. BUILDINGS
 AND STRUCTURES SUBJECT TO A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY WHERE
 SUCH CHANGE IN THE NATURE OF OCCUPANCY RESULTS IN
 HIGHER WIND IMPORTANCE FACTORS BASED ON THE FLORIDA
 BUILDING CODE, BUILDING TABLE 1604.5, SHALL BE ANALYZED
 AND SHALL COMPLY WITH THE APPLICABLE WIND LOAD
 PROVISIONS OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING .
 SINCE THE ORIGINAL SHED WAS BUILT AS A NON-HABITUAL
 STRUCTURE THE IMPORTANCE FACTOR OF 0.77 WOULD HAVE BEEN
 USED, NOW THE BUILDING CLASSIFICATION OR CATEGORY IS
 NOW II AND A 1.00. PLEASE PROVIDE WIND DESIGN CRITERIA
 WITH PRESSURES FOR WINDOWS AND DOORS. FBC-R TABLE
 301.2(2)
  
 2) EXISTING BUILDING CODE SECTION 912.1.1 COMPLIANCE
 WITH CHAPTER 8. THE REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 8 SHALL BE
 APPLICABLE THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING FOR THE NEW
 OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION BASED ON THE SEPARATION
 CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN SECTIONS 912.1.1.1 AND
 912.1.1.2.
  
 801.2 COMPLIANCE. IN ADDITION TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
 CHAPTER, WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS
 OF CHAPTERS 6 AND 7.
  
 2007EXISTING BUILDING CODE LEVEL II 701.3 COMPLIANCE.
 ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, COMPONENTS, SYSTEMS, AND
 SPACES SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE
 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING/ RESIDENTIAL.
  
 3) EX. BLDG CODE 912.1.2 FIRE PROTECTION AND INTERIOR
 FINISH. THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS 912.2 AND 912.3 FOR
 FIRE PROTECTION AND INTERIOR FINISH, RESPECTIVELY,
 SHALL APPLY TO ALL BUILDINGS UNDERGOING A CHANGE OF
 OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION. PLEASE REVIEW FBC- R 315.
  
 3A) EX. BUILDING CODE 912.2.2 FIRE ALARM AND DETECTION
 SYSTEM. WHERE A CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION
 OCCURS THAT REQUIRES A FIRE ALARM AND DETECTION SYSTEM
 TO BE PROVIDED BASED ON THE NEW OCCUPANCY IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH CHAPTER 9 OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING ,
 SUCH SYSTEM SHALL BE PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE AREA WHERE
 THE CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY OCCURS. PLANS FAIL TO INDICATE
 SMOKE DETECTORS WITHIN THE BEDROOM AND OUTSIDE OF THE
 BEDROOM.
  
 R313.1 SMOKE DETECTION AND NOTIFICATION. ALL SMOKE
 ALARMS SHALL BE LISTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH UL 217 AND
 INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
 CODE AND THE HOUSEHOLD FIRE WARNING EQUIPMENT
 PROVISIONS OF NFPA 72.
 R313.2 LOCATION. SMOKE ALARMS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN THE
 FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
 1. IN EACH SLEEPING ROOM.
 2. OUTSIDE EACH SEPARATE SLEEPING AREA IN THE IMMEDIATE
 VICINITY OF THE BEDROOMS.
  
 3B) EX. BLDG CODE 912.3 INTERIOR FINISH. IN AREAS OF
 THE BUILDING UNDERGOING THE CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY
 CLASSIFICATION, THE INTERIOR FINISH OF WALLS AND
 CEILINGS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE
 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING , FOR THE NEW OCCUPANCY
 CLASSIFICATION.
  
 4) EX. BLDG CODE 912.4.1 MEANS OF EGRESS FOR CHANGE TO
 HIGHER HAZARD CATEGORY. WHEN A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY
 GROUP IS MADE TO A HIGHER HAZARD CATEGORY (LOWER
 NUMBER) AS SHOWN IN TABLE 912.4, THE MEANS OF EGRESS
 SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 10 OF THE
 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING . UTILITY 5 LOWEST
 HAZARD TO A 4 R-3 OCCUPANCY.
  
 EXCEPTIONS:7 . WHERE EMERGENCY ESCAPE AND RESCUE
 OPENINGS ARE REQUIRED, AN EXISTING OPERABLE WINDOW WITH
 CLEAR OPENING AREA NO LESS THAN 4 SQUARE FEET (0.38 M2)
 AND WITH MINIMUM OPENING HEIGHT AND WIDTH OF 22 INCHES
 (559 MM) AND 20 INCHES (508 MM), RESPECTIVELY, WITH
 MAXIMUM SILL HEIGHT AT 44 INCHES (1118 MM) ABOVE THE
 FLOOR OR APPROVED PERMANENT ELEVATED AREA, SHALL BE
 ACCEPTED AS AN EMERGENCY ESCAPE AND RESCUE OPENING.
 PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN BY THE ZONING DEPARTMENT INDICATE TWO
 A/C UNITS WITHIN THE WINDOWS, THE BEDROOM UNIT BLOCKS
 THE CLEAR OPENING REQUIRED BY EX BLDG CODE 912.4.1 EX #
 7.
  
 5) EX. BLDG CODE SEE COMMENT# 2 CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY AND
 COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTERS 6,7 & 8. EX BLDG CODE 606.4
 REPLACEMENT OF WINDOWS AND DOORS. THE REPLACEMENT OF
 GARAGE DOORS, EXTERIOR DOORS, SKYLIGHTS, OPERATIVE AND
 INOPERATIVE WINDOWS SHALL BE DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED
 TO COMPLY WITH CHAPT FBC- R613.5
 FBC-R 613.5 WIND-BORNE DEBRIS PROTECTION. PROTECTION OF
 EXTERIOR WINDOWS, GLASS DOORS AND OTHER GLAZED AREAS
 SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION FBC-R301.2.1.2.
  
 FBC-R301.2.1.2 PROTECTION OF OPENINGS. WINDOWS IN
 BUILDINGS LOCATED IN WIND-BORNE DEBRIS REGIONS SHALL
 HAVE GLAZED OPENINGS PROTECTED FROM WIND-BORNE DEBRIS.
 GLAZED OPENING PROTECTION FOR WIND-BORNE DEBRIS SHALL
 MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE LARGE MISSILE TEST OF AN
 APPROVED IMPACT RESISTING STANDARD OR ASTM E 1996 AND
 ASTM E 1886, SSTD 12, ANSI/DASMA 115 (FOR GARAGE DOORS)
 OR TAS 201, 202 AND 203 OR AAMA 506 REFERENCED THEREIN.
  
 PRODUCT APPROVALS SUBMITTED ARE FOR A NON-IMPACT
 GLAZING, PLEASE SUBMIT OPENING PROTECTION PRODUCT
 APPROVALS. PROVIDE STORM PANEL INFORMATION WITH
 INSTALLATION SCHEDULE AND KEY PLAN WITH SPECIFIC
 ANCHORS AND MOUNTING TO BE USED FOR ALL NON-IMPACT
 GLAZING. FBC 1609.1.4.
  
 FL BLD CODE 2004 SECTION 106.3.3,
 1609.1.4, 1714.5.1 & EXIST BUILD CODE 507.3.
 PROCEDURES: 1(B) A COMPLETE INSTALLATION
 SCHEDULE SUMMARIZING & IDENTIFYING OPENING SIZES, STORY
 HEIGHTS, UNIT MARK NUMBERS, UNIT SPANS/WIDTHS, UNIT
 STORM
 BAR REINFORCING REQUIREMENTS, WALL PRESSURE ZONES, SLAT
 TYPES, ETC., SHALL BE SUBMITTED AT TIME OF PERMIT
 APPLICATION
 TO FACILITATE PLAN REVIEW AND PERMIT ISSUANCE.
  
 6) PLEASE PROVIDE A SURVEY OR SITE PLAN INDICATING THE
 LOCATION OF THE STRUCTURE???S BACK WALL AND DISTANCE TO
 THE PROPERTY LINE. EX. BUILD CODE 912.6 EXTERIOR WALL
 FIRE-RESISTANCE RATINGS. HAZARD CATEGORIES IN REGARD TO
 FIRE-RESISTANCE RATINGS OF EXTERIOR WALLS SHALL BE IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH TABLE 912.6. UTILITY # 4 LOWEST HAZARD
 TO A R-3 HAZARD LEVEL 3.
 912.6.1 EXTERIOR WALL RATING FOR CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY
 CLASSIFICATION TO A HIGHER HAZARD CATEGORY. WHEN A
 CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY GROUP IS MADE TO A HIGHER HAZARD
 CATEGORY AS SHOWN IN TABLE 912.6, EXTERIOR WALLS SHALL
 HAVE FIRE RESISTANCE AND EXTERIOR OPENING PROTECTIVES
 AS REQUIRED BY THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING .
 PLEASE REVIEW FBC-R
 TABLE 302.1.
  
 7) EX BLDG CODE 808.1. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS,
 ALTERATIONS MADE TO THIS CHAPTER SHALL
 COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 13 OF THE
 FBC-B/ R.
  
 8) PLEASE NOTE ZONINGS REQUIREMENTS TO OBTAIN THE
 PROPER MECHANICAL, PLUMBING & ELECTRICAL PERMITS FOR
 THE BACK BUILDING THAT IS UNDERGOING A CHANGE IN
 OCCUPANCY.
 CURRENTLY APPLIED FOR ARE A PLUMBING PERMIT 10090078 TO
 RESURFACE A SHOWER, REPLACE A SINK & TOILET IN SAME
 LOCATION, THIS APPLICATION DOES NOT INDICATE IF IT IS
 FOR THE FRONT OR REAR BUILDING NOR DOES IT PROVIDE ANY
 INFORMATION AS TO MAKE THE BACK UNIT CODE COMPLIANT.
  
 THE SECOND PERMIT APPLIED FOR IS A SEPARATE ELECTRICAL
 PERMIT TO COTTAGE IN REAR, 10090805.
 NO ELECTRICAL PERMIT HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR IN REGARDS TO
 THE CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY.
  
 9) BEFORE A PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT, MAY BE ISSUED, IMPACT
 FEES MUST BE PAID TO PALM BEACH COUNTY. THE ACTUAL
 PERMIT SET OF PLANS MUST BE STAMPED BY THAT OFFICE, AND
 A COPY OF THE PAID RECEIPT ATTACHED TO THE PERMIT
 APPLICATION. PLEASE CALL (561)233-5025 FOR MORE
 INFORMATION.
  
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