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| 2011-08-05 11:51:27 | BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | PERMIT: 11070335 |
| | ADD: 223 PINE ST |
| | CONT: HIRE ME HANDY INC |
| | TEL: (561)267-5655 |
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| | 2007 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W/ 2009 FBC SUPPLEMENTS * |
| | WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS |
| | 2007 EXISTING BUILDING CODE W/ 2009 FBC SUPPLEMENTS |
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| | 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. |
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| | 1) REVIEW |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | PLANS INDICATE THIS TO BE A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY SO THIS |
| | REVIEW WILL REFLECT THE SAME. FROM A R3 TO B OCCUPANCY. |
| | 2007/09 EXST BLD 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. |
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| | 903.1 GENERAL. BUILDING ELEMENTS AND MATERIALS IN |
| | PORTIONS OF BUILDINGS UNDERGOING A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY |
| | CLASSIFICATION SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTION 912. |
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| | 905.1 GENERAL. MEANS OF EGRESS IN PORTIONS OF BUILDINGS |
| | UNDERGOING A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION SHALL |
| | COMPLY WITH SECTION 912. |
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| | 906.1 GENERAL. ACCESSIBILITY IN PORTIONS OF BUILDINGS |
| | UNDERGOING A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION SHALL |
| | COMPLY WITH CHAPTER 11 OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, |
| | BUILDING . |
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| | 1A) 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 TABLES 1607.1 AND 1607.6 (HIGH-VELOCITY |
| | HURRICANE ZONES SHALL COMPLY WITH TABLE 1615.2) SHALL |
| | COMPLY WITH THE GRAVITY LOAD PROVISIONS OF THE FLORIDA |
| | BUILDING CODE, BUILDING . EXCEPTION: STRUCTURAL |
| | ELEMENTS WHOSE STRESS IS NOT INCREASED BY MORE THAN 5 |
| | PERCENT. |
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| | 1B) PRODUCT APPROVALS WERE SUBMITTED FOR REPLACEMENT OF |
| | NON-IMPACT WINDOWS, STORM PANELS AND BAHAMA SHUTTERS, |
| | THE PLANS DO NOT IDENTIFY AS TO WHICH WINDOWS THESE |
| | ELEMENTS ARE GOING TO BE INSTALLED NOR IS THERE WIND |
| | DESIGN CRITERIA TO REVIEW THE APPROVAL TOO. THE OTHER |
| | ISSUE WITH THE STORM SHUTTER AND BAHAMA SHUTTER PLEASE |
| | CIRCLE THE SECTIONS TO BE USED IN EACH INSTALATION, |
| | TYPE OF FASTENER, SHUTTER SPANS, IF SHUTTERS ARE TO BE |
| | HORIZONTAL OR VERTICAL, EDGE DISTANCE FROM OPENING. |
| | 2007/09 FBC-B 1609. COMPONENTS & CLADDING. |
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| | PLEASE REVIEW 2007 FBC-B TABLE 1607.1 LIVE LOADS FOR A |
| | R-3 OCCUPANCY ARE 30 LBS FOR SLEEPING ROOMS AND 40 LBS |
| | FOR HABITAL AREAS. FOR A BUSINESS OCCUPANCY THESE FLOOR |
| | LOADS WILL BE INCREASED TO 50 PSF. |
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| | 2) 912.1.4 ACCESSIBILITY. ALL BUILDINGS UNDERGOING A |
| | CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| | SECTION 912.8 |
| | 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. |
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| | 2007/09 FBC-B 11-4.1.6(2) ALTERATIONS TO AN AREA |
| | CONTAINING A PRIMARY FUNCTION. IN ADDITION TO THE |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 11-4.1.6(1), AN ALTERATION THAT |
| | AFFECTS OR COULD AFFECT THE USABILITY OF OR ACCESS TO |
| | AN AREA CONTAINING A PRIMARY FUNCTION SHALL BE MADE SO |
| | AS TO ENSURE THAT, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT FEASIBLE, THE |
| | PATH OF TRAVEL TO THE ALTERED AREA AND THE RESTROOMS, |
| | TELEPHONES, AND DRINKING FOUNTAINS SERVING THE ALTERED |
| | AREA, ARE READILY ACCESSIBLE TO AND USABLE BY |
| | INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, UNLESS SUCH ALTERATIONS |
| | ARE DISPROPORTIONATE TO THE OVERALL ALTERATIONS TIN |
| | TERMS OF COST AND SCOPE. |
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| | 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. |
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| | DUTY TO PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE FEATURES IN THE EVENT OF |
| | DISPROPORTIONALITY. |
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| | (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. |
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| | (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: |
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| | (I) AN ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE; STAIRS ARE SHOWN WILL |
| | REQUIRE AN ACCESSIBLE RAMP. PLEASE REVIEW FBC-B 11-4.8 |
| | RAMPS. |
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| | (II) AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE TO THE ALTERED AREA: |
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| | (III) AT LEAST ONE ACCESSIBLE RESTROOM FOR EACH SEX OR |
| | A SINGLE UNISEX RESTROOM: |
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| | (IV) ACCESSIBLE TELEPHONES; |
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| | (V) ACCESSIBLE DRINKING FOUNTAINS; AND |
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| | (VI) WHEN POSSIBLE, ADDITIONAL ACCESSIBLE ELEMENTS SUCH |
| | AS PARKING, STORAGE, AND ALARMS. |
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| | 3) 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. |
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| | 4) 912.4.3 EGRESS CAPACITY. EGRESS CAPACITY SHALL MEET |
| | OR EXCEED THE OCCUPANT LOAD AS SPECIFIED IN THE FLORIDA |
| | BUILDING CODE, BUILDING , FOR THE NEW OCCUPANCY. |
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| | 5) 912.4.4 HANDRAILS. EXISTING STAIRWAYS SHALL COMPLY |
| | WITH THE HANDRAIL REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 705.9 IN THE |
| | AREA OF THE CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION. |
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| | 6) 912.4.5 GUARDS. EXISTING GUARDS SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| | THE REQUIREMENTS IN SECTION 705.10 IN THE AREA OF THE |
| | CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION. |
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| | 7) PLANS INDICATE THE INSTALATION OF NEW ROOFING |
| | ASSEMBLIES, NO PRODUCT AAPPROVALS WERE SUBMITTED AT |
| | THIS TIME. FBC-B 1609 COMPONENTS & CLADDING. |
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| | 8) 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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| | 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. |
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| | JAMES A. WITMER CBO |
| | SENIOR COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| | TEL: 561-805-6715 |
| | FAX: 561-805-6676 |
| | E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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