Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 11100139
Permit Number 11100139
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2011-10-12 14:34:59BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 PERMIT: 11100139
 ADD: 1691- B FORUM PLACE
 CONT: DIG IT BUILD IT INC
 TEL: (941)725-1562
  
 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
  
 1) PLANS INDICATE IN MASSAGE ROOM #2 A 36'' X 36"
 SHOWER. THE PLANS ARE DEFICIENT IN PROVIDING DETAILS
 FOR AN ACCESSIBLE SHOWER. PLEASE PROVIDE COMPLIANCE
 WITH:
 1-4.21.2 SIZE AND CLEARANCES. EXCEPT AS SPECIFIED IN
 SECTION 11-9.1.2, SHOWER STALL SIZE AND CLEAR FLOOR
 SPACE SHALL COMPLY WITH FIGURE 35(A) OR FIGURE 35(B).
 THE SHOWER STALL IN FIGURE 35(A) SHALL BE 36 INCHES BY
 36 INCHES (915 MM BY 915 MM). SHOWER STALLS REQUIRED BY
 SECTION 11-9.1.2 SHALL COMPLY WITH FIGURE 57(A) OR
 FIGURE 57(B). THE SHOWER STALL IN FIGURE 35(B) WILL FIT
 INTO THE SPACE REQUIRED FOR A BATHTUB.
  
 11-4.21.3 SEAT. A SEAT SHALL BE PROVIDED IN SHOWER
 STALLS 36 INCHES BY 36 INCHES (915 MM BY 915 MM) AND
 SHALL BE AS SHOWN IN FIGURE 36. THE SEAT SHALL BE
 MOUNTED 17 INCHES TO 19 INCHES (430 MM TO 485 MM) FROM
 THE BATHROOM FLOOR AND SHALL EXTEND THE FULL DEPTH OF
 THE STALL. IN A 36-INCH BY 36-INCH (915 MM BY 915 MM)
 SHOWER STALL, THE SEAT SHALL BE ON THE WALL OPPOSITE
 THE CONTROLS. WHERE A FIXED SEAT IS PROVIDED IN A
 30-INCH BY 60-INCH MINIMUM (760 MM BY 1525 MM) SHOWER
 STALL, IT SHALL BE A FOLDING TYPE AND SHALL BE MOUNTED
 ON THE WALL ADJACENT TO THE CONTROLS AS SHOWN IN FIGURE
 57. THE STRUCTURAL STRENGTH OF SEATS AND THEIR
 ATTACHMENTS SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTION 11-4.26.3.
 PLEASE BE AWARE OF FIGURE 35(A) WHERE A WHEEL CHAIR
 WILL NEED A ONE FOOT ADDITIONAL WAL SPACE PASSED THE
 END OF THE SEAT.
  
 11-4.21.4 GRAB BARS. GRAB BARS COMPLYING WITH SECTION
 11-4.26 SHALL BE PROVIDED AS SHOWN IN FIGURE 37.
  
 11-4.21.5 CONTROLS. FAUCETS AND OTHER CONTROLS
 COMPLYING WITH SECTION 11-4.27.4 SHALL BE LOCATED AS
 SHOWN IN FIGURE 37. IN SHOWER STALLS 36 INCHES BY 36
 INCHES (915 MM BY 915 MM), ALL CONTROLS, FAUCETS, AND
 THE SHOWER UNIT SHALL BE MOUNTED ON THE SIDE WALL
 OPPOSITE THE SEAT.
  
 11-4.21.6 SHOWER UNIT. A SHOWER SPRAY UNIT WITH A HOSE
 AT LEAST 60 INCHES (1525 MM) LONG THAT CAN BE USED BOTH
 AS A FIXED SHOWER HEAD AND AS A HAND-HELD SHOWER SHALL
 BE PROVIDED.
  
 EXCEPTION: IN UNMONITORED FACILITIES WHERE VANDALISM IS
 A CONSIDERATION, A FIXED SHOWER HEAD MOUNTED AT 48
 INCHES (1220 MM) ABOVE THE SHOWER FLOOR MAY BE USED IN
 LIEU OF A HAND-HELD SHOWER HEAD.
  
 11-4.21.7 CURBS. IF PROVIDED, CURBS IN SHOWER STALLS 36
 INCHES BY 36 INCHES (915 MM BY 915 MM) SHALL BE NO
 HIGHER THAN 1/2 INCH (13 MM). SHOWER STALLS THAT ARE 30
 INCHES BY 60 INCHES (760 MM BY 1525 MM) MINIMUM SHALL
 NOT HAVE CURBS.
  
 11-4.21.8 SHOWER ENCLOSURES. IF PROVIDED, ENCLOSURES
 FOR SHOWER STALLS SHALL NOT OBSTRUCT CONTROLS OR
 OBSTRUCT TRANSFER FROM WHEELCHAIRS ONTO SHOWER SEATS.
  
 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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