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| 2011-08-09 14:35:15 | BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | PERMIT: 11070617 |
| | ADD: 2301 OKEECHOBEE BLVD, BLDG# 1 |
| | CONT: NORTH AMERICAN AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES |
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| | 2007 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W/ 2009 FBC SUPPLEMENTS |
| | * WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS |
| | 2007 FLORIDA EXISTING BUILDING CODE W/ 2009 FBC |
| | SUPPLEMENTS |
| | 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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| | 1ST REVIEW |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) 2007 EXST BLD CODE 601.2 CONFORMANCE. AN EXISTING |
| | BUILDING OR PORTION THEREOF SHALL NOT BE ALTERED SUCH |
| | THAT THE BUILDING BECOMES LESS SAFE OR ENERGY EFFICIENT |
| | THAN ITS EXISTING CONDITION. IF IN THE ALTERATION THE |
| | CURRENT LEVEL OF SAFETY OR SANITATION IS TO BE REDUCED, |
| | THE PORTION ALTERED SHALL CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS |
| | OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING . |
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| | 1A) SHEET 1-A1.0 THE PLANS APPEAR TO HAVE A OCCUPANCY |
| | SEPARATION WALL BETWEEN THE AUTOMOBILE REPAIR GARAGE |
| | AND PARTS STORAGE AND THE REPAIR GARAGE AND MERCANTILE |
| | OCCUPANCY. IT APPEARS TO BE A MASONRY OPENING NOT |
| | PROTECTED NEXT TO DOOR # 1118? |
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| | 1B) THE ABOVE MENTIONED OCCUPANCY SEPARATION WALL IS |
| | THE ONLY OCCUPANCY SEPARATION WALL SHOWN ON THE PLANS, |
| | THERE WOULD APPEAR A OCCUPANCY SEPARATION WALL WOULD BE |
| | REQUIRED BETWEEN THE PARTS STORAGE AREA AND THE |
| | MERCANTILE OCCUPANCY. PLEASE PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING FOR |
| | A MIXED OCCUPANCY, IF THIS BUILDING IS TO BE CONSIDERED |
| | SEPARATED (FBC-B 508.3.1.3 OR NON-SEPARATED 508.3.2 OR |
| | IF MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCESSORY OCCUPANCIES |
| | 508.3.1. |
| | PLEASE NOTE THAT BOTH THE FIRST FLOOR AND MEZZANINE |
| | SQUARE FOOT LEVELS ARE TO BE TOTALED TOGETHER FOR TOTAL |
| | SQ FT FOR THIS FIRE LOAD & OCCUPANCY IT APPEARS THE |
| | PARTS STORAGE AREA IS WELL OVER THE 10% OF THE TOTAL |
| | FLOOR AREA . |
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| | 2) THE SECOND ISSUE WITH THE PARTS STORAGE FIRE AREA |
| | WHICH INCLUDES APPROX. 4000 SQ FT FIRST FLOOR PLUS 3015 |
| | SQ FT ON THE PARTS MEZZANINE (VENDOR INSTALLED). |
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| | 2A) THIS IS A STORAGE OCCUPANCY IN A BUILDING TYPE L-B. |
| | PLEASE REVIEW FBC-B MEZZANINE AREA LIMITATION 505.2 |
| | EXCEPTION# 2. THE AGGREGATE AREA OF MEZZANINES IN |
| | BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES OF TYPE I OR II CONSTRUCTION |
| | SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE-HALF OF THE FLOOR AREA OF THE ROOM |
| | IN BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES EQUIPPED THROUGHOUT WITH AN |
| | APPROVED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | SECTION 903.3.1.1 AND AN APPROVED EMERGENCY VOICE/ALARM |
| | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION |
| | 907.2.12.2. |
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| | THE MEZZANINE LEVEL WILL NEED TO BE REDUCED OR IT WILL |
| | BE REQUIRED TO BE CONSIDERED A SECOND FLOOR AND TO MEET |
| | ALL BUILDING & MEANS OF EGRESS OF A SECOND FLOOR. |
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| | 2B) THE COMMENT VENDOR INSTALLED, IS THIS A |
| | PRE-ENGINEERED SYSTEM? THE LIVE LOADS FOR ANY STORAGE |
| | AREA ABOVE THE GROUND FLOOR WILL NEED TO BE PROVIDED. |
| | 2007/09 FBC-B T 1607.1 |
| | LIGHT 125 PSF AND HEAVY 250 PSF. PLEASE PROVIDE |
| | ENGINEERING. |
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| | 2B)(1) 110.4.2 STORAGE & FACTORY- INDUSTRIAL |
| | OCCUPANCIES. IT SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE |
| | OWNER, AGENT, PROPIETOR OR OCCUPANT OF GROUP S AND |
| | GROUP F OCCUPANCIES, OR ANY OCCUPANCY WHERE EXCESSIVE |
| | FLOOR LOADING IS LIKELY TO OCCUR, TO EMPLOY A COMPETENT |
| | ARCHITECT OR ENGINEER IN COMPUTING THE SAFE FLOOR LOAD |
| | CAPACITY. ALL SUCH COMPUTATIONS SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY |
| | AN AFFADAVIT FROM THE ARCHITECT OR ENGINEER STATING THE |
| | SAFE ALLOWABLE FLOOR LOADS ON EACH FLOOR IN POUNDS PER |
| | SQ FT.THE |
| | COMPUTATIONS & AFFADAVIT SHALL BE FILED AS A PERMANENT |
| | RECORD OF THE BLDG DEPT. |
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| | 2B)(2) 110.4.3.SIGNS REQUIRED. IN EVERY BUILDING OR |
| | PART OF A BUILDING USED FOR STORAGE, INDUSTRIAL OR |
| | HAZARDOUS PURPOSES, THE SAFE FLOOR LOADS, AS REVIEWED |
| | BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL ON THE PLAN, SHALL BE MARKED |
| | ON PLATES OF APPROVED DE SIGN WHICH SHALL BE SUPPLIED & |
| | SECURELY AFFIXED BY THE OWNER OF THE BUILDING IN A |
| | CONSPICUOUS PLACE IN EACH STORY TO WHICH THEY RELATE. |
| | SUCH PLATES SHALL NOT BE REMOVED OR DEFACED, & IF LOST, |
| | REMOVED THE OWNER OF THE BUILDING SHALL REPLACE THEM. |
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| | 3) THE OTHER AREA OF CONCERN IS FOUND ON 1-A1.1 A |
| | BUSINESS MEZZANINE. PLEASE PROVIDE: |
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| | 3A) THE PLANS INDICATE A WALL TYPE M & N WHICH ARE NOT |
| | FOUND ON 0-A1.0. |
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| | 3B) PLEASE PROVIDE THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF MEZZANINE AND |
| | THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF OPEN AREA |
| | THAT COMMUNICATES WITH THIS AREA. FBC-B 505.2 & 505.4. |
| | IF THIS IS NOT A TRUE MEZZANINE THEN ISSUES WILL ARISE |
| | FROM THE OPEN STAIR THAT SERVES THIS AREA. |
| | |
| | 4) BUSINESS MEZZANINE LEVEL WAS BUILT BEFORE THE ADA & |
| | FLORIDA ACCESSIBILITY CODE WERE IN ACTED. PLEASE |
| | PROVIDE COMPLIANCE WITH FBC-B 11-4.1.6(1)(K) III) |
| | NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO RELIEVE |
| | THE OWNER OF ANY BUILDING, STRUCTURE OR FACILITY FROM |
| | THE DUTY TO PROVIDE VERTICAL ACCESSIBILITY TO ALL |
| | LEVELS ABOVE AND BELOW OCCUPIABLE GRADE LEVEL, |
| | REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE CODE REQUIRES AN ELEVATOR TO |
| | BE INSTALLED IN SUCH BUILDING, STRUCTURE, OR FACILITY, |
| | EXCEPT FOR: (1) ELEVATOR PITS, ELEVATOR PENTHOUSES, |
| | MECHANICAL ROOMS, PIPING OR EQUIPMENT CATWALKS, AND |
| | AUTOMOBILE LUBRICATION AND MAINTENANCE PITS AND |
| | PLATFORMS; (2) UNOCCUPIABLE SPACES, SUCH AS ROOMS, |
| | ENCLOSED SPACES, AND STORAGE SPACES THAT ARE NOT |
| | DESIGNED FOR HUMAN OCCUPANCY, FOR PUBLIC |
| | ACCOMMODATIONS, OR FOR WORK AREAS; AND (3) OCCUPIABLE |
| | SPACES AND ROOMS THAT ARE NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND |
| | THAT HOUSE NO MORE THAN FIVE PERSONS INCLUDING, BUT NOT |
| | LIMITED TO, EQUIPMENT CONTROL ROOMS AND PROJECTION |
| | BOOTHS. HOWEVER, AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 553.509, |
| | FLORIDA STATUTES, BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES, AND FACILITIES |
| | MUST, AT A MINIMUM, COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE |
| | ADAAG. THEREFORE, FACILITIES SUBJECT TO THE ADAAG MAY |
| | BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE VERTICAL ACCESS TO AREAS |
| | OTHERWISE EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 11-4.1.3(5) OF THIS |
| | CODE. |
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| | 5) SHEET 1-A1.0 DOES INDICATE THE USE OF A LIFT TO GAIN |
| | ACCESS TO THE RESTROOMS AND RETAIL AREAS, PLEASE |
| | PROVIDE COMPLIANCE WITH 11-4.1.6(1) (B) IF EXISTING |
| | ELEMENTS, SPACES, OR COMMON AREAS ARE ALTERED, THEN |
| | EACH SUCH ALTERED ELEMENT, SPACE, FEATURE, OR AREA |
| | SHALL COMPLY WITH THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF SECTION |
| | 11-4.1.1 TO SECTION 11-4.1.3, MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR |
| | NEW CONSTRUCTION. IF THE APPLICABLE PROVISION FOR NEW |
| | CONSTRUCTION REQUIRES THAT AN ELEMENT, SPACE, OR COMMON |
| | AREA BE ON AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE, THE ALTERED ELEMENT, |
| | SPACE, OR COMMON AREA IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE ON AN |
| | ACCESSIBLE ROUTE EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION |
| | 11-4.1.6(2), ALTERATIONS TO AN AREA CONTAINING A |
| | PRIMARY FUNCTION. PLEASE PROVIDE MANUFACTURERS |
| | SPECIFICATIONS. |
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| | 6) SHEET 1-A1.0 SERVICE AREA AND NEW FIVE FOOT WIDE |
| | CURB RAMP WILL NEED TO COMPLY WITH FBC-B 11-4.29 |
| | DETECTABLE WARNINGS. |
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| | 7) SHEET 1-A8.1 DETAILS A & 1AND SHEET 1-A8.2 BOTH |
| | INDICATE THE USE OF ? INCH EXTERIOR GRADE PLYWOOD FOR |
| | SHEATHING, PLEASE REVIEW: |
| | FBC-B |
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| | 603.1 ALLOWABLE MATERIALS. COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS SHALL |
| | BE PERMITTED IN BUILDINGS OF TYPE I OR TYPE II |
| | CONSTRUCTION IN THE FOLLOWING APPLICATIONS AND IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS 603.1.1 THROUGH 603.1.3: |
| | 1. FIRE-RETARDANT-TREATED WOOD SHALL BE PERMITTED IN: |
| | 1.1. NONBEARING PARTITIONS WHERE THE REQUIRED |
| | FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING IS 2 HOURS OR LESS. |
| | 1.2. NONBEARING EXTERIOR WALLS WHERE NO FIRE RATING IS |
| | REQUIRED. |
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| | 7) PLEASE SEE SHEET 1-A8.3 DETAIL A INDICATES THE USE |
| | OF ? INCH OF RIGID COVER BOARD AND 2 INCHES OF POLYISO |
| | INSULATION. THE NOA 10-1018.02 PAGE 4 INDICATES THE |
| | INSULATION TO HAVE CURRENT NOA?S. |
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| | 8) THE ROOFING APPROVAL 07-1018.10 DURO-LAST SINGLE PLY |
| | PVC ROOFING SYSTEMS OVER CONCRETE DECKS THIS REPORT HAS |
| | SUBSYSTEM AND WILL NEED TO CIRCLE WHICH SUBSYSTEM WILL |
| | BE INSTALLED. PLEASE REVIEW THE DESIGN PRESSURES |
| | ASSOCIATED WITH EACH SUBSYSTEM AND IF LIMITATION 7 OR |
| | LIMITATION 9 ARE APPLICABLE. IF LIMITATION 7 IS |
| | INDICATED AND ENHANCED FASTENING IS REQUIRED IN ZONES 2 |
| | & 3 PLEASE PROVIDE CALCULATIONS. |
| | |
| | 9) THE ABOVE MENTIONED NOA 07-1018.10 IS FOR PVC ROOF |
| | SYSTEMS OVER CONCRETE DECKS. |
| | SHEET 1-A8.2 INDICATES NEW TOWER SECTIONS THAT WILL |
| | NEED A SEPARATE ROOFING PRODUCT APPROVAL FOR THIS TYPE |
| | OF ROOFING APPLICATION. |
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| | 10) DEPENDING ON THE SHEATHING FROM COMMENT #7 THE |
| | REYNOLDS REYNOBOND COMPOSITE PANEL NOA 10-1118.05 MAY |
| | NEED AN ENGINEERS ANALYSIS FOR THE TYPE OF SHEATHING TO |
| | BE INSTALLED SINCE THE PRESSURES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS |
| | REPORT ARE FROM 5/8 INCH PLYWOOD SHEATHING. |
| | JAMES A. WITMER CBO |
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