| Date |
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| 2013-08-22 09:41:23 | BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | PERMIT: 13060708 |
| | ADD: 431 BUNKER RD |
| | CONT: GRUBER HALL CORP |
| | TEL: (561)697-3401 |
| | |
| | 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. |
| | |
| | 3RD REVIEW |
| | DATE:8/22/13 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
| | |
| | NOTICE: 2/22/13 TODAY I CALLED THE CONTRACTOR TO REACH |
| | OUT TO HIM, A MEETING WITH THE OWNER, CONTRACTOR, FIRE |
| | DEPARTMENT & THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO BE |
| | REQUIRED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT VISITED THE SITE, A FIRE |
| | INSPECTOR AND REQUESTED A 2 HOUR WALL BE INSTALLED |
| | BECAUSE OF THE TYPE OF USAGE FOR THIS SPACE. SINCE THEN |
| | THE PLANS HAVE INDICATED THE BACK HALF AS STORAGE AND |
| | NOW IT IS TO BE RETAIL WITH A 2 HR FIRE RATED WALL, |
| | INDICATING EXISTING RETAIL. THIS REVIEW WILL BE FOR A |
| | MERCANTILE OCCUPANCY. |
| | |
| | 1) THE BUILDING CONTRACTOR HAS NOT TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY |
| | FOR THE BUILDING DRAWING NOR HAS THE PLUMBING |
| | CONTRACTOR FOR THE PLUMBING SHEETS, THEY WILL NEED TO |
| | PRINT & SIGN THEIR NAME AND PROVIDE THEIR LICENSE |
| | NUMBER ON THE PLANS THEY HAVE DESIGNED. WEST PALM BEACH |
| | AMENDMENT TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, |
| | ADMINISTRATION, 2010 EDITION 107.1. |
| | |
| | 2) PLEASE PROVIDE THE RATIONAL FOR A NEW 2 HR RATED |
| | WALL, THIS WALL IS EITHER A TENANT SEPERTION WALL WHICH |
| | WOULD BE A ONE HOUR TENANT SEPERATION WALL, FBC-B |
| | 709.1(6) OR A OCCUPANCY SEPERATION WALL PER FBC-B TABLE |
| | 508.4. PLEASE PROVIDE FOR WHICH CASE THIS WALL IS BEING |
| | BUILT, WITHOUT A CLEAR DEFINITION OF WHAT REASON THIS |
| | WALL IS BEING CONSTRUCTED, WE ARE ONLT GUESSING A |
| | MEETING IS REQUIRED. |
| | |
| | 3) WITH THE NEWLY FORM MERCANTILE SPACE OR THE EXISTING |
| | MERCANTILE SPACE IN THE REAR PORTION OF THE BUILDING |
| | HAVING A 2 HOUR RATED WALL BEING CONSTRUCTED THE BSCK |
| | 50'X50' SPACE, 2500 SQ FT/ 30 OCC.= 84 OCCUPANT LOAD. |
| | |
| | 3A) THERE ARE A PAIR OF DOUBLE DOORS AND A SINGLE SWING |
| | DOOR THAT SWING INTO THIS SPACE, SINCE THE OCCUPANT |
| | LOAD IS 50 OR MORE, COMPLIANCE WITH FBC-B 1008.1.2 |
| | REQUIRES THE SWING OF DOORS IN THE DIRECTION OF EXIT |
| | TRAVEL. |
| | |
| | 3B) THE SECOND ISSUE WITH THE BACK HALF OF THE |
| | MERCANTILE OCCUPANCY IS THE DISTANCE THE TWO DOORS ARE |
| | APART, SINCE THE OCCUPANT LOAD IS 50 OR MORE TWO MEANS |
| | OF EGRESS ARE REQUIRED, FBC-B 1008.1.2 REQUIRES THE |
| | EGRESS DOORS TO BE SIDE SWINGING, THE OVERHEAD GARAGE |
| | DOOR CAN NOT BE CONSIDERED A EGRESS DOOR. FBC-B |
| | 1015.2.1. REQUIRES THE DOORS TO BE A MINIMUM OF 1/2 THE |
| | OVER ALL DIAGONAL DISTANCE OF THE ROOM APART, THEY DO |
| | NOT MEET THIS REQUIREMENT. |
| | |
| | 3C) THE THIRD ISSUE WITH THE BACK HALF OF THE |
| | MERCANTILE OCCUPANCY, IS THIS A SECOND TENANT, IF SO |
| | THEY HAVE NO DIRECT EXIT TO THE EXTERIOR, THEY WOULD |
| | HAVE TO GO THROUGH ANOTHER TENANT SPACE NOT UNDER THIER |
| | CONTROL, FBC-B 1014.2 (2) LOCKABLE SPACES. |
| | |
| | 4) THE NEWLY FORMED MERCANTILE SPACE DOES NOT PROVIDE |
| | ANY EXIT LIGHTING, EXIT SIGNAGE NOR DIRECTIONALS, PLANS |
| | FAIL TO PROVIDE ANY NATURAL LIGHT INTO THE SPACE, FBC-B |
| | 1006.3.1. |
| | |
| | 5) PLANS FAIL TO PROVIDE FOR ANY LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS, |
| | FBC-B 1205.2 NATURAL LIGHT, 1205.2.1 ADJOINING LIGHT OR |
| | 1205.2.2 EXTERIOR OPENINGS. |
| | |
| | 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. AMEETING IS REQUESTED WITH THE TENNANT, |
| | CONTRACTOR, FIRE AND BUILDING DEPARTMENT TO GO OVER |
| | COMMENTS, THIS IS THE THIRD REVIEW. |
| | |
| | INFORMATIONAL: WHEN RESUBMITTING PLANS PLEASE INDICATE |
| | THE REVISION & REMOVE & REPLACE ANY PAGES AS NECESSARY. |
| | A TRANSMITTAL LETTER LISTING THE ORIGINAL REVIEW |
| | COMMENT NUMBER, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE REVISION |
| | MADE, IDENTIFYING THE SHEET OR SPECIFICATION PAGE WHERE |
| | THE CHANGES CAN BE FOUND WILL HELP TO EXPEDITE YOUR |
| | PERMIT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED COOPERATION. |
| | |
| | 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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