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Plan Review Notes For Permit 12070490
Permit Number	12070490
Review Stop	B
Sequence Number	1

Notes

Date	Text
2012-07-27 15:10:07	BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
	PERMIT:12070490
	ADD: 215 S OLIVE AVE # 100
	CONT: TBD 489 EXEMPT
	TEL: (561)
	2010 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W
	* WEST PALM BEACH ADMINISTRATIVE AMENDMENTS

	2010 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) 107.3.5 MINIMUM PLAN REVIEW CRITERIA FOR BUILDINGS.
	107.3.5.1 COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS:
	107.3.5.1.1 BUILDING
	(3) . MINIMUM TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE DETERMINED
	(SEE TABLE 503).
	(4). FIRE-RESISTANT CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS SHALL
	INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS:
	FIRE-RESISTANT SEPARATIONS TENANT WALL SEPERATION
	FIRE-RESISTANT PROTECTION FOR TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION
	PROTECTION OF OPENINGS AND PENETRATIONS OF RATED WALLS
	5) IS THE BUILDING FIRE SPRINKLERED?
	FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS SHALL INCLUDE:
	SCHEMATIC FIRE SPRINKLERS/ PRE-ENGINEERED SYSTEMS
	7. OCCUPANCY LOAD/EGRESS REQUIREMENTS SHALL INCLUDE:
	MEANS OF EGRESS
	EXIT ACCESS
	EXIT
	EXIT DISCHARGE
	DOORS
	EMERGENCY LIGHTING AND EXIT SIGNS
	10. ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS SHALL INCLUDE THE
	FOLLOWING:
	TOILET FACILITIES

	2) 2010 EXST BUILD CODE 901.3.1 PARTIAL CHANGE OF
	OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION.

	WHERE A PORTION OF AN EXISTING BUILDING IS CHANGED TO A
	NEW OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION, SECTION 912 SHALL APPLY.

	EXIST BUILD COE 912.1.1.2 CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY
	CLASSIFICATION WITH SEPARATION.

	WHERE A PORTION OF AN EXISTING BUILDING THAT IS CHANGED
	TO A NEW OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION AND THAT PORTION IS
	SEPARATED FROM THE REMAINDER OF THE BUILDING WITH FIRE
	BARRIERS HAVING A FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING AS REQUIRED IN
	THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING FOR THE SEPARATE
	OCCUPANCY, THAT PORTION SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL THE
	REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 8 FOR THE NEW OCCUPANCY
	CLASSIFICATION AND WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS
	CHAPTER.

	2A) EXIST BUILD CODE 912.2.1 FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM.
	WHERE A CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION OCCURS THAT
	REQUIRES AN AUTOMATIC FIRE SPRINKLER 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.

	2B) 2010 EXISTING BUILDING CODE 912.3 INTERIOR FINISH.
	IN AREAS OF THE BUILDING UNDERGOING THE CHANGE OF
	OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION, THE INTERIOR FINISH OF WALLS
	AND CEILINGS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE
	FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING FOR THE NEW OCCUPANCY
	CLASSIFICATION.

	2C)2010 EXISTING BUILDING CODE 912.4 MEANS OF EGRESS,
	GENERAL. HAZARD CATEGORIES IN REGARD TO LIFE SAFETY AND
	MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH TABLE
	912.4. GOING TO HIGHER HAZARD BUSINESS (4) TO
	EDUCATIONAL (3). UNKNOWN IF SPKINKLERED FBC-B TABLE
	1018.1 REQUIRES 1 HOUR RATED CORRIDOR WALLS IF NOT FIRE
	SPKINKLERED.

	2D) 2010 EXISTING BUILDING CODE 912.8
	ACCESSIBILITY.EXISTING BUILDINGS THAT UNDERGO A CHANGE
	OF GROUP OR OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION SHALL COMPLY WITH
	THE PROVISIONS OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE,
	ACCESSIBILITY.
	202.4.1 DISPROPORTIONATE COST.
	ALTERATIONS MADE TO PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE PATH OF
	TRAVEL TO THE ALTERED AREA WILL BE DEEMED
	DISPROPORTIONATE TO THE OVERALL ALTERATION WHEN THE
	COST EXCEEDS 20% OF THE COST OF THE ALTERATION TO THE
	PRIMARY FUNCTION AREA. COSTS THAT MAY BE COUNTED AS
	EXPENDITURES REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE PATH OF
	TRAVEL MAY INCLUDE: (I) COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING
	AN ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE AND AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE TO THE
	ALTERED AREA; (II) COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH MAKING
	RESTROOMS ACCESSIBLE, SUCH AS INSTALLING GRAB BARS,
	ENLARGING TOILET STALLS, INSULATING PIPES, OR
	INSTALLING ACCESSIBLE FAUCET CONTROLS; (III) COSTS
	ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE TELEPHONES, SUCH
	AS RELOCATING THE TELEPHONE TO AN ACCESSIBLE HEIGHT,
	INSTALLING AMPLIFICATION DEVICES, OR INSTALLING A TEXT
	TELEPHONE (TTY); (IV) COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH RELOCATING
	AN INACCESSIBLE DRINKING FOUNTAIN.
	202.4.2 ACCESSIBLE FEATURES IN THE EVENT OF
	DISPROPORTIONALITY.
	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. IN CHOOSING WHICH ACCESSIBLE
	ELEMENTS TO PROVIDE, PRIORITY SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THOSE
	ELEMENTS THAT WILL PROVIDE THE GREATEST ACCESS, IN THE
	FOLLOWING ORDER: (I) AN ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE; (II) AN
	ACCESSIBLE ROUTE TO THE ALTERED AREA; (III) AT LEAST
	ONE ACCESSIBLE RESTROOM FOR EACH SEX OR A SINGLE UNISEX
	RESTROOM; (IV) ACCESSIBLE TELEPHONES; (V) ACCESSIBLE
	DRINKING FOUNTAINS; AND (VI) WHEN POSSIBLE, ADDITIONAL
	ACCESSIBLE ELEMENTS SUCH AS PARKING, STORAGE, AND
	ALARMS.

	3) 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.

	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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