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| 2012-04-12 09:55:22 | BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | PERMIT: 12030394 |
| | ADD: 1889 PALM BEACH LAKES |
| | CONT: P & T CONSRUCTION, INC |
| | TEL: (561)324-8055 |
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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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| | 2ND REVIEW |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
| | APRIL 12/2012 |
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| | 1) 2ND REQUEST, SHEET LS-1 & A-1 INDICATES THIS |
| | BUILDING AS A BUILDING TYPE IV PROTECTED, THIS |
| | NOMENCLATURE INDICATES THIS IS A CONSTRUCTED FROM HEAVY |
| | TIMBER. I BELIEVE THE DESIGNER IS USING |
| | BUILDING TYPES FROM THE 2001 FBC-B. THE 2001 FBC-B IV |
| | PROTECTED IS DEFINED UNDER THE 2007 FBC-B AS A TYPE IIA |
| | 1 HOUR PROTECTED. THE PLANS ALSO INDICATE THIS |
| | STRUCTURE TO BE |
| | FULLY SPRINKLERED. PLEASE CORRECT TO THE 2007 FBC-B. |
| | THE DESIGNER DOES NOT STATE ON THIS SHEET TO WHICH CODE |
| | THE PLANS ARE DESIGNED. FIGURE 600 2007 FBC-B |
| | COMMENTARY. |
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| | 2) 2ND REQUEST, SEMI-COMPLIED. SEE ISST GRADE DOORS |
| | BACK TO BACK. 1028.3 DOORS THAT SWING INTO AN EXIT |
| | ACCESS CORRIDOR SHALL BE RECESSED TO PREVENT |
| | INTERFERENCE WITH CORRIDOR TRAFFIC; ANY DOORS NOT |
| | RECESSED SHALL OPEN 180 DEGREES (3.1 RAD) TO STOP |
| | AGAINST THE WALL. DOORS IN ANY POSITION SHALL NOT |
| | REDUCE THE REQUIRED CORRIDOR WIDTH BY MORE THAN |
| | ONE-HALF. NOTE NEITHER DOORS NOR CLASSROOMS ARE |
| | NUMBERED FOR IDENTIFYING PURPOSES, THESE CODE |
| | VIOLATIONS OCCUR BOTH IN THE DESIGN FIRST FLOOR AND |
| | SECOND FLOOR. MANY DOORS ARE CONFIGURERED IN THE CORNER |
| | OF CLASSROOMS BACK TO BACK SO THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO |
| | SWING 180 DEGREES 6'-0" CORRIDORS WITH NO ALCOVES |
| | PROVIDED. |
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| | 3)2ND REQUEST. CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY, MIXED USE/ TO |
| | EDUCATIONAL 2007/09 EXISTING BLDG CODE 906.1 |
| | ACCESSIBILITY. ACCESSIBILITY IN PORTIONS OF BUILDINGS |
| | UNDERGOING A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION SHALL |
| | COMPLY WITH CHAPTER 11 OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, |
| | BUILDING . 2007/09 FBC-B 11-4.1.3(5) PLEASE PROVIDE |
| | VERTICAL ACCESSIBILITY TO THE SECOND FLOOR. THE PLANS |
| | DO NOT INDICATE THE ELEVATOR OPENINGS, CURRENTLY IT |
| | APPEARS TO BE JUST A SHAFT. |
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| | 4) SEMI-COMPLIED. 1ST FLOOR PLEASE REVIEW ROOMS WITH |
| | 660 SQ FT /33 TOTAL OCC LOAD, 2ND FLOOR ROOMS WITH 671 |
| | SQ FT / 34 TOTAL OCC LOAD. |
| | DOOR SCHEDULE ON LS-2 INDICATES THE NEW ATRIUM DOORS AS |
| | EXISTING, NOT SHOWN ON THE EARLIER SET OF PLANS, PLEASE |
| | EXPLAIN THE COMMENT EXISTING? |
| | THE SECOND ISSUE WITH THE DOOR SCHEDULE ALL DOORS |
| | WITHIN THE DOOR SCHEDULE ARE INDICATED AS A 1INCH DOOR. |
| | PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION FOR ONE INCHE FIRE RATED DOORS. |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE A LIFE SAFETY PLAN PROVIDING EXITING, |
| | EXIT SIGNAGE, EMERGENCY LIGHTING OCCUPANT LOADS ROOMS, |
| | CORRIDORS, STAIRS & EXIT DOOR WAYS. ADMINISTATIVE CODE |
| | 106.3.5.1.1 |
| | THE CURRENT LS SHEET DOES NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH |
| | INFORMATION TO REVIEW FOR CODE COMPLIANCE. |
| | EXIST BLDG CODE 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. |
| | EXIST BLDG CODE. 805.2 MEANS OF EGRESS LIGHTING. MEANS |
| | OF EGRESS FROM THE HIGHEST WORK AREA FLOOR TO THE FLOOR |
| | OF EXIT DISCHARGE SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH ARTIFICIAL |
| | LIGHTING WITHIN THE EXIT ENCLOSURE IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING |
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| | EXIST BLDG CODE 805.3 EXIT SIGNS. MEANS OF EGRESS FROM |
| | THE HIGHEST WORK AREA FLOOR TO THE FLOOR OF EXIT |
| | DISCHARGE SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH EXIT SIGNS IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FLORIDA |
| | BUILDING CODE, BUILDING . |
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| | 5) SEMI-COMPLIED. LIFE SAFETY SHEETS DO NOT INDICATE |
| | FIRE NOR SMOKE RATED WALLS. THE 1ST FLOOR AND 2ND FLOOR |
| | A SHEETS INDICATE THE ATRIUM WALLS AS 1 HOUR RATED, |
| | MECHANICAL ARE MISSING FIRE DAMPERS AND THE 1ST AND 2ND |
| | FLOOR CORRIDOR WALLS ARE INDICATED AS SMOKE PARTITIONS |
| | BUT ARE MISSING THE FIRE SMOKE DAMPERS. SEE 2007/09 |
| | FBC-B SECTION 716. |
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| | 2007/09 EXISTING BUILDING CODE 902.1 (2) ATRIUMS. |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION FOR CODE COMPLIANCE WITH |
| | THE FOLLOWING : |
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| | 2007/09 FBC-B 404.5 ENCLOSURE OF ATRIUMS. ATRIUM SPACES |
| | SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM ADJACENT SPACES BY A 1-HOUR |
| | FIRE BARRIER CONSTRUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 706 |
| | OR A HORIZONTAL ASSEMBLY CONSTRUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | SECTION 711, OR BOTH. |
| | EXCEPTIONS: |
| | 1. A GLASS WALL FORMING A SMOKE PARTITION WHERE |
| | AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS ARE SPACED 6 FEET (1829 MM) OR |
| | LESS ALONG BOTH SIDES OF THE SEPARATION WALL, OR ON THE |
| | ROOM SIDE ONLY IF THERE IS NOT A WALKWAY ON THE ATRIUM |
| | SIDE, AND BETWEEN 4 INCHES AND 12 INCHES (102 MM AND |
| | 305 MM) AWAY FROM THE GLASS AND DESIGNED SO THAT THE |
| | ENTIRE SURFACE OF THE GLASS IS WET UPON ACTIVATION OF |
| | THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM WITHOUT OBSTRUCTION. THE GLASS |
| | SHALL BE INSTALLED IN A GASKETED FRAME SO THAT THE |
| | FRAMING SYSTEM DEFLECTS WITHOUT BREAKING (LOADING) THE |
| | GLASS BEFORE THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM OPERATES. |
| | 2. A GLASS-BLOCK WALL ASSEMBLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | SECTION 2110 AND HAVING A 3/4-HOUR FIRE PROTECTION |
| | RATING. |
| | NOTE NONE OF THE CORRIDOR WALLS ARE INDICATED AS 1 HOUR |
| | RATED WALLS ALTHOUGH ALL OF THE DOORS INDICATE AS 1 |
| | HOUR FIRE RATING. |
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| | NOTE!!!!! 2007/09 EXISTING BUILDING CODE 912.1.1 |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTER 8. ALSSO SEE 801.2 IN ADDITION |
| | TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER, WORK SHALL COMPLY |
| | WITH ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTERS 6 &7. |
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| | 6)SEMI-COMPLIED SEE COMMENT # 5. PROVIDE INFORMATION |
| | FOR MONUMENTAL STAIR, IS IT PART OF THE REQUIRED MEANS |
| | OF EGRESS? |
| | 2007 EXIST BLDG CODE 703.2.3 SUPPLEMENTAL STAIRWAY |
| | ENCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS. WHERE THE WORK AREA ON ANY |
| | FLOOR EXCEEDS 50 PERCENT OF THAT FLOOR AREA, STAIRWAYS |
| | THAT ARE PART OF THE MEANS OF EGRESS SERVING THE WORK |
| | AREA SHALL, AT A MINIMUM, BE ENCLOSED WITH SMOKE-TIGHT |
| | CONSTRUCTION ON THE HIGHEST WORK AREA FLOOR AND ALL |
| | FLOORS BELOW. |
| | EXCEPTION: WHERE STAIRWAY ENCLOSURE IS NOT REQUIRED BY |
| | THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE OR THE FLORIDA FIRE |
| | PREVENTION CODE. |
| | 2007/09 FBC-B 707.2 SHAFT ENCLOSURE NOT REQUIRED SEE |
| | EXCEPTION # 2. (DRAFT CURTAIN). |
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| | 7) 2ND REQUEST. PLEASE SEE EXIT ACCESS CORRIDOR THAT |
| | LEEDS PAST THE PANTRY THIS CORRIDOR SHOULD BE A MINIMUM |
| | OF 72" FBC-B 1017.2 EX # 4 .WITH OCCUPANT LOADS GREATER |
| | THAN 100 THIS CORRIDOR WILL NEED TO BE A MINIMUM OF 72" |
| | WIDE. |
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| | 8)2ND REQUEST. PLEASE SEE 2ND FLOOR PLAN THE CORRIDOR |
| | THAT LEEDS TO THE SIDE EXIT, IT APPEARS THE OCCUPANT |
| | LOAD FOR THE 2ND FLOOR IS OVER 100 REQUIRING THIS |
| | CORRIDOR TO BE 72 INCHES WIDE. |
| | FBC-B 1017.2 EX # 4. |
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| | 9)COMPLIED. |
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| | 10) 2ND REQUEST. EXIST BLDG CODE 912.2.1 PLEASE PROVIDE |
| | FIR SPRINKLER PLAN BASED ON THE NEW WALL CONFIGURATION |
| | & OCCUPANCY.WEST PALM BEACH ADMINISTRATIVE CODE |
| | 106.3.5.1.1(5). |
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| | 11)2ND REQUEST. EIXST BLDG CODE 912.2.2 FIRE ALARM AND |
| | DETECTION SYSTEM. WHERE A CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY |
| | CLASSIFICATION OCCURS THAT REQUIRES A FIRE ALARM AND |
| | DETECTION SYSTEM TO BE PROVIDED BASED ON THE NEW |
| | OCCUPANCY IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 9 OF THE FLORIDA |
| | BUILDING CODE, BUILDING , SUCH SYSTEM SHALL BE PROVIDED |
| | THROUGHOUT THE AREA WHERE THE CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY |
| | OCCURS. EXISTING ALARM NOTIFICATION APPLIANCES SHALL BE |
| | AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATED THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING. WHERE |
| | THE BUILDING IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM, |
| | ALARM NOTIFICATION APPLIANCES SHALL BE PROVIDED |
| | THROUGHOUT THE AREA WHERE THE CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY |
| | OCCURS AND SHALL BE AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATED. |
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| | 12) 2ND REQUEST. NOT SHOWN ON PLANS: |
| | 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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| | 13) 2ND REQUEST. NOT SHOWN ON PLAN. 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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| | JAMES A. WITMER CBO |
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