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| 2011-08-24 13:19:10 | BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | PERMIT: 11080456 |
| | ADD: 440 9TH ST/ BACK BUILDING |
| | CONT: HURRICANE BUILDERS INC. |
| | TEL: (561)718-8678 |
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| | 2007 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W/ 2009 FBC SUPPLEMENTS |
| | * WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS |
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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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| | 1ST REVIEW |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) HURRICANE BUILDERS INC. RR-0067321 IS A REGISTERED |
| | RESIDENTIAL CONTRACTOR, BY FLORIDA STATUTE 489.105(3) ( |
| | C ) DEFINITIONS: ?RESIDENTIAL CONTRACTOR? MEANS A |
| | CONTRACTOR WHOSE SERVICES ARE LIMITED TO CONSTRUCTION, |
| | REMODELING, REPAIR, OR IMPROVEMENT OF ONE-FAMILY, |
| | TWO-FAMILY, OR THREE-FAMILY RESIDENCES NOT EXCEEDING |
| | TWO HABITABLE STORIES ABOVE NO MORE THAN ONE |
| | UNINHABITABLE STORY AND ACCESSORY USE STRUCTURES IN |
| | CONNECTION THEREWITH. THIS PERMIT CAN NOT BE ISSUED TO |
| | A RESIDENTIAL CONTRACTOR, IT WOULD BE CONSIDERED |
| | WORKING BEYOND THE SCOPE OF THEIR LICENSE. |
| | |
| | THE SECOND FLOOR LAYOUT IS NOT CLEAR AS TO THE ENTENT, |
| | IF THE SECOND FLOOR IS A SINGLE TENANT OR IF THIS IS |
| | (4) SEPERATE SLEEPING ROOMS WITH COMMON LIVING |
| | FACILITIES? |
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| | 2) FROM 04/04/2001 THERE IS A 4 TIMES FEE HOLD FOR |
| | WORKING WITHOUT A PERMIT FOR PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL & |
| | BUILDING. |
| | |
| | 3) THE FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR DO NOT INDICATE ANY FIRE |
| | RATED CORRIDORS, ANY RATED ENTRANCE DOORS FOR DWELLING |
| | UNITS OR SLEEPING UNITS NOR RATED SEPARATION WALLS |
| | BETWEEN DWELLING UNITS. |
| | 2007 /09 FBC-B 438.2 SEPARATION WALLS |
| | 2007 / 09 EXST BLDG CODE 705.5 SEE 2009 SUPPLEMENTS |
| | COMPLY WITH SECTIONS; |
| | 705.5.1.1- 705.5.4 |
| | 2007 / 09 FBC-B TABLE 715.4 |
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| | 3B) 12.3 FIRE-RESISTANCE-RATED WALLS. PENETRATIONS INTO |
| | OR THROUGH FIRE WALLS, FIRE-BARRIER WALLS, |
| | SMOKE-BARRIER WALLS AND FIRE PARTITIONS SHALL COMPLY |
| | WITH SECTIONS 712.3.1 THROUGH 712.3.4 |
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| | 4) STAIRS 2007/ 09 EXST BLDG CODE 703.2.1 ALL EXISTING |
| | INTERIOR VERTICAL OPENINGS CONNECTING TWO OR MORE |
| | FLOORS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE APPROPRIATE SECTIONS OF |
| | THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE. |
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| | 5) PLEASE PROVIDE COMPLIANCE WITH 2007/09 FBC 438.3 |
| | HORIZONTAL SEPARATION. FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLIES |
| | SEPARATING DWELLING UNITS IN THE SAME BUILDINGS AND |
| | FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLIES SEPARATING SLEEPING UNITS IN |
| | THE SAME BUILDING SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH SECTION 711. PROVIDE UL OR OTHER FIRE RATING |
| | ASSEMBLY. |
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| | 5A) 711.3 FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING. THE FIRE-RESISTANCE |
| | RATING OF FLOOR AND ROOF ASSEMBLIES SHALL NOT BE LESS |
| | THAN THAT REQUIRED BY THE BUILDING TYPE OF |
| | CONSTRUCTION.. FLOOR ASSEMBLIES SEPARATING DWELLING |
| | UNITS IN THE SAME BUILDING OR SLEEPING UNITS IN |
| | OCCUPANCIES IN GROUP R-1, HOTEL OCCUPANCIES, R-2 AND |
| | I-1; AND FLOOR ASSEMBLIES SEPARATING INDIVIDUAL TENANT |
| | SPACES IN THE SAME BUILDING IN ALL OTHER OCCUPANCIES |
| | SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF 1-HOUR FIRE-RESISTANCE-RATED |
| | CONSTRUCTION. |
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| | 5B) 2007 / 09 FBC-B 712.4.1 FIRE-RESISTANCE RATED |
| | ASSEMBLIES. PENETRATIONS OF THE FIRE-RESISTANCE RATED |
| | FLOOR, FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLY OR THE CEILING MEMBRANE |
| | OF A ROOF/CEILING ASSEMBLY SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTIONS |
| | 712.4.1.1 THROUGH 712.4.1.4. |
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| | 6) 2007 / 09 EXST BLDG CODE (LEVEL III ALT) 804.1 |
| | AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS. AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER |
| | SYSTEMS SHALL BE PROVIDED IN ALL WORK AREAS IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH THE |
| | 2007 / 09 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING 903.2.7 GROUP |
| | R. AN AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM INSTALLED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 903.3 SHALL BE PROVIDED |
| | THROUGHOUT ALL BUILDINGS WITH A GROUP R FIRE AREA. NOTE |
| | DEPENDING ON THE RESPONCE TO COMMENT # 1 THIS MAY BE |
| | CONSIDERED A 1 / 2 FAMILY DWELLING UNIT AND NOT FALL |
| | UNDER THIS CODE SECTION. |
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| | 7) PROVIDE COMPLIANCE WITH 2007/ 09 FBC-B 803.5 |
| | INTERIOR FINISH REQUIREMENTS BASED ON GROUP. INTERIOR |
| | WALL AND CEILING FINISH SHALL HAVE A FLAME SPREAD INDEX |
| | NOT GREATER THAN THAT SPECIFIED IN TABLE 803.5 FOR THE |
| | GROUP AND LOCATION DESIGNATED. |
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| | 8) PROVIDE COMPLIANCE WITH 2007/09 FBC-B 1207.2 |
| | AIR-BORNE SOUND. WALLS, PARTITIONS AND FLOOR/CEILING |
| | ASSEMBLIES SEPARATING DWELLING UNITS FROM EACH OTHER OR |
| | FROM PUBLIC OR SERVICE AREAS SHALL HAVE A SOUND |
| | TRANSMISSION CLASS (STC) OF NOT LESS THAN 50 (45 IF |
| | FIELD TESTED) FOR AIR-BORNE NOISE WHEN TESTED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E 90. PENETRATIONS OR OPENINGS IN |
| | CONSTRUCTION ASSEMBLIES FOR PIPING; ELECTRICAL DEVICES; |
| | RECESSED CABINETS; BATHTUBS; SOFFITS; OR HEATING, |
| | VENTILATING OR EXHAUST DUCTS SHALL BE SEALED, LINED, |
| | INSULATED OR OTHERWISE TREATED TO MAINTAIN THE REQUIRED |
| | RATINGS. THIS REQUIREMENT SHALL NOT APPLY TO DWELLING |
| | UNIT ENTRANCE DOORS; HOWEVER, SUCH DOORS SHALL BE TIGHT |
| | FITTING TO THE FRAME AND SILL. |
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| | 9) PROVIDE COMPLIANCE WITH 2007 / 09 FBC-B 1207.3 |
| | STRUCTURE-BORNE SOUND. FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLIES BETWEEN |
| | DWELLING UNITS OR BETWEEN A DWELLING UNIT AND A PUBLIC |
| | OR SERVICE AREA WITHIN THE STRUCTURE SHALL HAVE AN |
| | IMPACT INSULATION CLASS (IIC) RATING OF NOT LESS THAN |
| | 50 (45 IF FIELD TESTED) WHEN TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | ASTM E 492. |
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| | 10) ENTRY DOORS TO UNITS WILL NEED TO SHOW COMPLIANCE |
| | WITH: 2007/ 09 FBC-B 1008.1.1 SIZE OF DOORS. THE |
| | MINIMUM WIDTH OF EACH DOOR OPENING SHALL BE SUFFICIENT |
| | FOR THE OCCUPANT LOAD THEREOF AND SHALL PROVIDE A CLEAR |
| | WIDTH OF NOT LESS THAN 32 INCHES (813 MM). CLEAR |
| | OPENINGS OF DOORWAYS WITH SWINGING DOORS SHALL BE |
| | MEASURED BETWEEN THE FACE OF THE DOOR AND THE STOP, |
| | WITH THE DOOR OPEN 90 DEGREES (1.57 RAD). WHERE THIS |
| | SECTION REQUIRES A MINIMUM CLEAR WIDTH OF 32 INCHES. |
| | EXCEPTIONS: 1. THE MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM WIDTH SHALL NOT |
| | APPLY TO DOOR OPENINGS THAT ARE NOT PART OF THE |
| | REQUIRED MEANS OF EGRESS IN GROUP R-2 AND R-3 |
| | OCCUPANCIES. |
| | |
| | 11A) 2007 / 09 EXST BLDG CODE 804.2 FIRE ALARM AND |
| | DETECTION SYSTEMS. FIRE ALARM AND DETECTION SYSTEMS |
| | SHALL COMPLY WITH THE APPROPRIATE SECTIONS OF THE |
| | FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE . |
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| | 11B)EXST BLDG CODE 804.2.1 MANUAL FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS. |
| | WHERE REQUIRED BY THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING , |
| | A MANUAL FIRE ALARM SYSTEM SHALL BE PROVIDED THROUGHOUT |
| | THE WORK AREA. ALARM NOTIFICATION APPLIANCES SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED ON SUCH FLOORS AND SHALL BE AUTOMATICALLY |
| | ACTIVATED AS REQUIRED BY THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, |
| | BUILDING. |
| | EXCEPTIONS: |
| | 1. ALARM-INITIATING AND NOTIFICATION APPLIANCES SHALL |
| | NOT BE REQUIRED TO BE INSTALLED IN TENANT SPACES |
| | OUTSIDE OF THE WORK AREA. |
| | 2. VISUAL ALARM NOTIFICATION APPLIANCES ARE NOT |
| | REQUIRED, EXCEPT WHERE AN EXISTING ALARM SYSTEM IS |
| | UPGRADED OR REPLACED OR WHERE A NEW FIRE ALARM SYSTEM |
| | IS INSTALLED. |
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| | 11C) EXST BLDG CODE 804.2.2 AUTOMATIC FIRE DETECTION. |
| | WHERE REQUIRED BY THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING |
| | FOR NEW BUILDINGS, AUTOMATIC FIRE DETECTION SYSTEMS |
| | SHALL BE PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE WORK AREA. |
| | |
| | 11D) 2007 / 09 FBC-B |
| | [F] 907.2.10.1.2 GROUPS R-2, R-3, R-4 AND I-1. SINGLE- |
| | OR MULTIPLE-STATION SMOKE ALARMS SHALL BE INSTALLED AND |
| | MAINTAINED IN GROUPS R-2, R-3, R-4 AND I-1, REGARDLESS |
| | OF OCCUPANT LOAD AT ALL OF THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: |
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| | 1. ON THE CEILING OR WALL OUTSIDE OF EACH SEPARATE |
| | SLEEPING AREA IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF BEDROOMS. |
| | |
| | 2. IN EACH ROOM USED FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES. |
| | |
| | 3. IN EACH STORY WITHIN A DWELLING UNIT, INCLUDING |
| | BASEMENTS BUT NOT INCLUDING CRAWL SPACES AND |
| | UNINHABITABLE ATTICS. IN DWELLINGS OR DWELLING UNITS |
| | WITH SPLIT LEVELS AND WITHOUT AN INTERVENING DOOR |
| | BETWEEN THE ADJACENT LEVELS, A SMOKE ALARM INSTALLED ON |
| | THE UPPER LEVEL SHALL SUFFICE FOR THE ADJACENT LOWER |
| | LEVEL PROVIDED THAT THE LOWER LEVEL IS LESS THAN ONE |
| | FULL STORY BELOW THE UPPER LEVEL. |
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| | 12)THIS COMMEENT MAY OR MAY NOT APPLY DEPENDING ON THE |
| | RESPONCE TO COMMENT # 1. PLEASE REVIEW THE REQUIREMENTS |
| | FOR AN EFFICIENCY DWELLING UNIT. 2007 / 09 FBC-B |
| | 1208.4. |
| | EFFICIENCY DWELLING UNITS. AN EFFICIENCY LIVING UNIT |
| | SHALL CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CODE EXCEPT AS |
| | MODIFIED HEREIN: |
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| | 1. THE UNIT SHALL HAVE A LIVING ROOM OF NOT LESS THAN |
| | 220 SQUARE FEET (20.4 M2) OF FLOOR AREA. AN ADDITIONAL |
| | 100 SQUARE FEET (9.3 M2) OF FLOOR AREA SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED FOR EACH OCCUPANT OF SUCH UNIT IN EXCESS OF |
| | TWO. |
| | |
| | 2. THE UNIT SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A SEPARATE CLOSET. |
| | |
| | 3. THE UNIT SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A KITCHEN SINK, |
| | COOKING APPLIANCE AND REFRIGERATION FACILITIES, EACH |
| | HAVING A CLEAR WORKING SPACE OF NOT LESS THAN 30 INCHES |
| | (762 MM) IN FRONT. LIGHT AND VENTILATION CONFORMING TO |
| | THIS CODE SHALL BE PROVIDED. |
| | |
| | 4. THE UNIT SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A SEPARATE BATHROOM |
| | CONTAINING A WATER CLOSET, LAVATORY AND BATHTUB OR |
| | SHOWER. |
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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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