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Plan Review Notes For Permit 11030351
Permit Number	11030351
Review Stop	B
Sequence Number	1

Notes

Date	Text
2011-03-14 13:00:16	BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
	PERMIT: 11030351
	ADD: 464 FERN ST
	CONT: TO BE DETERMINED
	TEL: (561)644-7416

	FL BLD CODE= 2007 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE
	W/ 2009 FBC SUPPLEMENTS
	* WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS

	2007 EXISTING 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.

	1ST REVIEW
	ACTION: DENIED

	A THOROUGH REVIEW CAN NOT BE MADE AT THIS TIME, AS A
	RESULT OF THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUESTED
	ADDITIONAL COMMENTS MAY APPEAR THAT WERE NOT PART OF
	THIS REVIEW.

	ASBESTOS: IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 553.79 F. S. THIS
	IS TO ADVISE YOU OF THE OWNERS OR OPERATOR???S
	RESPONSIBILITY TO COMPLY WITH THE STATE & FEDERAL
	ASBESTOS REGULATIONS, INCLUDING SECTION 376.60 F. S.
	AND CFR 61- NESHAP REQUIREMENTS. REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE-
	ASBESTOS SURVEYS AND SUBMISSION OF WRITTEN NOTIFICATION
	TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIROMENTAL PROTECTION PRIOR TO:
	* DEMOLITION OF ALL REGULATED STRUCTURES;
	* MOST RENOVATION ACTIVITIES IN REGULATED STRUCTURES
	WHERE ASBESTOS IS DISTURBED OR REMOVED.
	NON-COMPLIANCE MAY RESULT IN SEVERE MONETARY PENALTY.

	FOR FURTHER INFORMATION IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, CONTACT
	THE DIVISION OF ENVIROMENTAL HEALTH AND ENGINEERING
	HRS/ PALM BEACH COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT
	(DIVISION OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE & ENGINEERING AIR
	POLLUTION CONTROL SECTION)

	901 EVERNIA STREET
	WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33401
	(561) 355-3070






	1) THIS BUILDING APPEARS TO BE A CONVERSION FROM A R-3
	RESIDENCE TO AN OFFICE USE OCCUPANCY OR A CHANGE OF
	OCCUPANCY THAT TRIGGERS THE USE OF CHAPTER 9 OF
	THE2007/ 2009 FBC- EXISTING BUILDING CODE. NO RECORDS
	WERE FOUND IN THE COMPUTER BASE INDICATING A CHANGE IN
	USE PERMIT.

	2) 2007 EXST BLDG CODE 906.1 ACCESSIBILITY IN PORTIONS
	OF BUILDINGS UNDERGOING A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY
	CLASSIFICATION SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER 11 OF THE
	FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING . 912.8 ACCESSIBILITY.
	EXISTING BUILDINGS OR PORTIONS THEREOF THAT UNDERGO A
	CHANGE OF GROUP OR OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION SHALL
	COMPLY WITH CHAPTER 11 OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE,
	BUILDING.


	11-4.1.6 ALTERATIONS MADE TO PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE PATH
	OF TRAVEL TO ALTERED AREAS SHALL BE DEEMED
	DISPROPORTIONATE TO THE OVERALL ALTERATION WHEN THE
	COST EXCEEDS 20 PERCENT OF THE COST OF THE ALTERATION
	TO THE PRIMARY FUNCTION AREA.
	DUTY TO PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE FEATURES IN THE EVENT OF
	DISPROPORTIONALITY.
	(1) WHEN THE COST OF ALTERATIONS NECESSARY TO MAKE THE
	PATH OF TRAVEL TO THE ALTERED AREA FULLY ACCESSIBLE IS
	DISPROPORTIONATE TO THE COST OF THE OVERALL ALTERATION,
	THE PATH OF TRAVEL SHALL BE MADE ACCESSIBLE TO THE
	EXTENT THAT IT CAN BE MADE ACCESSIBLE WITHOUT INCURRING
	DISPROPORTIONATE COSTS.
	(2)(A) IN CHOOSING WHICH ACCESSIBLE ELEMENTS TO
	PROVIDE, PRIORITY SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THOSE ELEMENTS
	THAT WILL PROVIDE THE GREATEST ACCESS, IN THE FOLLOWING
	ORDER:
	(I) AN ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE;
	(II) AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE TO THE ALTERED AREA:
	(III) AT LEAST ONE ACCESSIBLE RESTROOM FOR EACH SEX OR
	A SINGLE UNISEX RESTROOM:
	(IV) ACCESSIBLE TELEPHONES;
	(V) ACCESSIBLE DRINKING FOUNTAINS; AND
	(VI) WHEN POSSIBLE, ADDITIONAL ACCESSIBLE ELEMENTS SUCH
	AS PARKING, STORAGE, AND ALARMS.
	PLEASE PROVIDE A SITE PLAN SHOWING AN ACCESSIBLE
	ENTRANCE FROM THE PUBLIC WAY. 11-4.1.6(1)(B) .

	3) THIS BUILDING IS INDICATED AS A TWO STORY BUILDING
	BY THE COVER SHEET AND INTERNAL WINDER STAIR. THE PLANS
	DO NOT INDICATE ANY 2ND FLOOR INFORMATION,
	11-4.1.6(1)(III) VERTICAL ACCESSIBILITY.

	4) 2007/ 2009 EXST BLDG CODE 907.1 GRAVITY LOADS.
	BUILDINGS OR PORTIONS THEREOF SUBJECT TO A CHANGE OF
	OCCUPANCY WHERE SUCH CHANGE IN THE NATURE OF OCCUPANCY
	RESULTS IN HIGHER UNIFORM OR CONCENTRATED LOADS BASED
	ON THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING TABLE 1607.1
	SHALL COMPLY WITH THE GRAVITY LOAD PROVISIONS OF THE
	FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING .

	AS A R-3 RESIDENCE THE FLOOR LOAD DESIGN WOULD HAVE
	BEEN 30 PSF FOR SLEEPING AREAS AND 40 PSF FOR OTHER
	HABITABLE AREAS, FOR A BUSINESS OCCUPANCY 50 PSF WILL
	BE THE DESIGN LOAD.
	A GREATER LOAD THAN THE EXCEPTION: STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS
	WHOSE STRESS IS NOT INCREASED BY MORE THAN 5 PER CENT
	WOULD MEET THE EXCEPTION. PLEASE INDICATE COMPLIANCE
	WITH THIS SECTION, ALSO NOTE IN ROOM # 104 THE X-RAY
	EQUIPMENT AND EXTREMELY HEAVIER LOADS.
	SHEET A-102 DETAIL # 1 APPEARS TO TRY TO MEET CODE
	COMPLIANCE FOR GRAVITY LOADS BUT NO
	LIVE LOAD DESIGNS WERE PROVIDED.

	5) 435.5.1 SHIELDING. EACH X-RAY FACILITY SHALL HAVE
	PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PROTECTIVE BARRIERS AS NEEDED TO
	ASSURE THAT AN INDIVIDUAL WILL NOT RECEIVE A RADIATION
	DOSE IN EXCESS OF THE LIMITS SPECIFIED IN PART III OF
	CHAPTER 64 E-5, FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE . CONTACT:
	TOM TOMCZAK (904) 278-5730
	705 ROSE RD SUITE# 300
	ORANGE PARK, FL 32073

	6) BOTH G-101 AND A-101 INDICATE A SLOPED RAMP IN THE
	INTERIOR OF THE BUILDING BUT NO INFORMATION WAS
	PROVIDED.
	11-4.8.2 SLOPE & RISE. THE LEAST POSSIBLE SLOPE SHALL
	BE USED FOR ANY RAMP. THE MAXIMUM SLOPE FOR A RAMP IN
	NEW CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE 1 TO 12. THE MAXIMUM RISE FOR
	RUN SHALL BE 30" (SEE FIGURE 16).
	11-4.8.3. CLEAR WIDTH. THE MINIMUM CLEAR WIDTH OF A
	RAMP SHALL BE 36". EXCEPTION: RAMPS THAT ARE PART OF A
	REQUIRED MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL NOT BE
	LESS THAN 44 INCHES WIDE.
	11.4.8.5. HANDRAILS: IF A RAMP HAS A RISE GREATER THAN
	6" OR A HORIZONTAL
	PROJECTION GREATER THAN 72", THEN IT SHALL HAVE
	HANDRAILS ON BOTH SIDES.

	INFORMATIONAL: WHEN RESUBMITTING PLANS PLEASE INDICATE
	THE REVISION & REMOVE & REPLACE ANY PAGES AS NECESSARY.
	A TRANSMITTAL LETTER LISTING THE ORIGINAL REVIEW
	COMMENT NUMBER, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE REVISION
	MADE, IDENTIFYING THE SHEET OR SPECIFICATION PAGE WHERE
	THE CHANGES CAN BE FOUND WILL HELP TO EXPEDITE YOUR
	PERMIT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED COOPERATION.

	JAMES A. WITMER C.B.O.
	COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER
	TEL: (561)805-6715
	FAX:(561)805-6731
	E-MAIL: [email protected]