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Plan Review Notes For Permit 13110391
Permit Number 13110391
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Sequence Number 1
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2013-11-22 17:18:02BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 PERMIT: 13110391
 ADD: 1700 N DIXIE HWY
 CONT: LIBERTY SOUTH CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
 TEL: (561)282-3019
  
 2010 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W
 * 2010 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA
 BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION, 2010 EDITION
 2012 FBC SUPPLEMENTS ADOPTED APRIL 25/2013.
  
 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
 DATE: FRIDAY NOV. 22/ 2013
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON PROJECT.
 THE COVERSHEET MAKES IT APPEAR THERE IS ROOM BETWEEN
 THESE TWO BUILDINGS WHERE AS THE ARIAL VIEW OF THIS
 LOT, IT APPEARS THIS IS ONE BUILDING THAT WAS BUILT
 WITH AN ADDITION. PLEASE PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING
 INFORMATION TO BE ABLE TO DETERMINE CODE COMPLIANCE.
 ONE BUILDING OR TWO, IS THERE A 4 HOUR FIRE WALL
 BETWEEN THE TWO UNITS, IS THIS ONE BUILDING AND TO BE
 CONSIDERED A MIXED OCCUPANCY.
  
 PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION FOR BOTH BUILDINGS:
  
 2010 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING
 CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION, 2010 EDITION,
 107. 3.5.1 MINIMUM PLAN REVIEW CRITERIA FOR BUILDINGS
 1. SITE REQUIREMENTS:
 PARKING
 SET BACK/SEPARATION (ASSUMED PROPERTY LINES)
 2. OCCUPANCY GROUP AND SPECIAL OCCUPANCY REQUIREMENTS
 SHALL BE DETERMINED.
 3. MINIMUM TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE DETERMINED
 (SEE TABLE 503).
 4. FIRE-RESISTANT CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS SHALL
 INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS:
 FIRE-RESISTANT SEPARATIONS
 FIRE-RESISTANT PROTECTION FOR TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION
 PROTECTION OF OPENINGS AND PENETRATIONS OF RATED WALLS
 5. FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS SHALL INCLUDE:
 SCHEMATIC FIRE SPRINKLERS
 6. LIFE SAFETY SYSTEMS SHALL BE DETERMINED AND SHALL
 INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:
 OCCUPANT LOAD AND EGRESS CAPACITIES
 7. OCCUPANCY LOAD/EGRESS REQUIREMENTS SHALL INCLUDE:
 OCCUPANCY LOAD
 GROSS
 NET
 MEANS OF EGRESS
 EXIT ACCESS
 EXIT
 EXIT DISCHARGE
 DOORS
 EMERGENCY LIGHTING AND EXIT SIGNS
 SPECIFIC OCCUPANCY REQUIREMENTS
 10. ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS SHALL INCLUDE THE
 FOLLOWING:
 SITE REQUIREMENTS
 ACCESSIBLE ROUTE
 VERTICAL ACCESSIBILITY
 TOILET AND BATHING FACILITIES
 DRINKING FOUNTAINS
 11.INTERIOR REQUIREMENTS SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
 INTERIOR FINISHES (FLAME SPREAD/SMOKE DEVELOPMENT)
  
 BUILDING # 1
 2) SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH :FBC-B 436.1.2
 WHERE DAY CARE OCCUPANCIES WITH CLIENTS 24 MONTHS OR
 LESS IN AGE OR INCAPABLE OF SELF-PRESERVATION ARE
 LOCATED ONE OR MORE STORIES ABOVE THE LEVEL OF EXIT
 DISCHARGE OR WHERE DAY CARE OCCUPANCIES ARE LOCATED TWO
 OR MORE STORIES ABOVE THE LEVEL OF EXIT DISCHARGE,
 SMOKE BARRIERS SHALL BE PROVIDED TO DIVIDE SUCH STORIES
 INTO A MINIMUM OF TWO SMOKE COMPARTMENTS. THE SMOKE
 BARRIERS SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 SECTION 709 BUT SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO HAVE A
 FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING.
  
 436.2 CLOSET DOORS.
 EVERY CLOSET DOOR LATCH SHALL BE SUCH THAT CLIENTS CAN
 OPEN THE DOOR FROM INSIDE THE CLOSET.
  
 436.3 BATHROOM DOORS.
 EVERY BATHROOM DOOR LOCK SHALL BE DESIGNED TO PERMIT
 OPENING OF THE LOCKED DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE IN AN
 EMERGENCY. THE OPENING DEVICE SHALL BE READILY
 ACCESSIBLE TO THE STAFF.
  
 3) 436.6 PROTECTION FROM HAZARDS. ROOMS OR SPACES FOR
 THE STORAGE, PROCESSING OR USE OF MATERIALS SPECIFIED
 BELOW SHALL BE PROTECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
 FOLLOWING:
 436.6.1
 THE FOLLOWING ROOMS OR SPACES SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM
 THE REMAINDER OF THE BUILDING BY FIRE BARRIERS HAVING A
 FIRE RESISTANCE RATING OF NOT LESS THAN 1-HOUR OR SHALL
 BE PROTECTED BY AN APPROVED AUTOMATIC EXTINGUISHING
 SYSTEM.
 1. BOILER AND FURNACE ROOMS.
 EXCEPTION: ROOMS ENCLOSING ONLY AIR-HANDLING EQUIPMENT.
 2. ROOMS OR SPACES USED FOR THE STORAGE OF COMBUSTIBLE
 SUPPLIES IN QUANTITIES DEEMED HAZARDOUS BY THE BUILDING
 OFFICIAL.
 3. ROOMS OR SPACES USED FOR THE STORAGE OF HAZARDOUS
 MATERIALS OR FLAMMABLE OR COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS IN
 QUANTITIES DEEMED HAZARDOUS BY RECOGNIZED STANDARDS.
 4. JANITOR CLOSETS.
 EXCEPTION: DOORS TO JANITOR CLOSETS SHALL BE PERMITTED
 TO HAVE VENTILATING LOUVERS WHERE THE SPACE IS
 PROTECTED BY AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS.
  
 4) 436.6.2 THE FOLLOWING ROOMS OR SPACES SHALL BE
 SEPARATED FROM THE REMAINDER OF THE BUILDING BY FIRE
 BARRIERS HAVING A FIRE RESISTANCE RATING OF NOT LESS
 THAN 1 HOUR AND SHALL BE PROTECTED BY AN APPROVED
 AUTOMATIC FIRE-EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM.
 3. ROOMS OR SPACES USED FOR PROCESSING OR USE OF
 COMBUSTIBLE SUPPLIES DEEMED HAZARDOUS BY THE BUILDING
 OFFICIAL.
 4. ROOMS OR SPACES USED FOR PROCESSING OR USE OF
 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS OR FLAMMABLE OR COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS
 IN QUANTITIES DEEMED HAZARDOUS BY RECOGNIZED STANDARDS.
  
 5) 436.7 DETECTION AND ALARM SYSTEMS.
 DAY CARE OCCUPANCIES SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A FIRE
 ALARM SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 907 AND THIS
 SECTION.
 436.7.1 INITIATION OF THE REQUIRED FIRE ALARM SYSTEM
 SHALL BE BY MANUAL MEANS AND BY OPERATION OF ANY
 REQUIRED SMOKE DETECTORS AND REQUIRED SPRINKLER
 SYSTEMS.
 436.7.1.1 OCCUPANT NOTIFICATION SIGNALS SHALL BE
 AUDIBLE AND VISUAL SIGNALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 72
 AND THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, ACCESSIBILITY. THE
 GENERAL EVACUATION ALARM SIGNAL SHALL OPERATE
 THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BUILDING.
 436.7.2 DETECTION.
 A SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM SHALL BE INSTALLED IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 72, WITH PLACEMENT OF DETECTORS IN
 EACH STORY IN FRONT OF DOORS TO THE STAIRWAYS AND IN
 THE CORRIDORS OF ALL FLOORS OCCUPIED BY THE DAY CARE
 OCCUPANCY. DETECTORS ALSO SHALL BE INSTALLED IN
 LOUNGES, RECREATION AREAS AND SLEEPING ROOMS IN THE DAY
 CARE OCCUPANCY.
  
 6) 1029.4.1 EVERY ROOM OR SPACE GREATER THAN 250 SQUARE
 FEET (23.2 M2) IN EDUCATIONAL OCCUPANCIES USED FOR
 CLASSROOM OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES OR NORMALLY
 SUBJECT TO STUDENT OCCUPANCY AND EVERY ROOM OR SPACE
 NORMALLY SUBJECT TO CLIENT OCCUPANCY, OTHER THAN
 BATHROOMS, IN GROUP D OCCUPANCIES SHALL HAVE NOT LESS
 THAN ONE OUTSIDE WINDOW FOR EMERGENCY RESCUE THAT
 COMPLIES WITH THE FOLLOWING:
  
 1. SUCH WINDOWS SHALL BE OPENABLE FROM THE INSIDE
 WITHOUT THE USE OF TOOLS AND SHALL PROVIDE A CLEAR
 OPENING OF NOT LESS THAN 20 INCHES (508 MM) IN WIDTH,
 24 INCHES (610 MM) IN HEIGHT, AND 5.7 SQUARE FEET (0.53
 M2) IN AREA.
 2. THE BOTTOM OF THE OPENING SHALL BE NOT MORE THAN 44
 INCHES (1118 MM) ABOVE THE FLOOR, AND ANY LATCHING
 DEVICE SHALL BE CAPABLE OF BEING OPERATED FROM NOT MORE
 THAN 54 INCHES (1372 MM) ABOVE THE FINISHED FLOOR.
 EXCEPTIONS:
 1. BUILDINGS PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY AN APPROVED,
 SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH SECTION 903.3.1.1.
 2. WHERE THE ROOM OR SPACE HAS A DOOR LEADING DIRECTLY
 TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING.
  
 7) 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.
  
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 BUILDING # 2
  
 8) SHEET A-005.00 INDICATES WITH A ELEVATION NEW PAIR
 OF DOORS, THE DOOR SCHEDULE INDICATES DOOR INDENTIFIED
 AS # 2 TO BE A SINGLE 2'-10" DOOR, A 1 1/2 HOUR RATING
 & FRAME. A PAIR OF DOUBLE DOORS 2 X 2'-10" DOORS AND
 FRAME WILL NOT FIT INTO A 5'-8" OPENING (OLD WINDOW) AS
 INDICATED ON THE COVER SHEET.
  
 9) THIS SAME ELEVATION DETAIL INDICATES THERE WAS A
 CLEARSTORY BE REMOVED AND A NEW STEEL LINTEL TO BE
 INSTALLED. THE PLANS DO NOT INDICATE WHAT IS TO BE USED
 TO FILL IN THE AREA ABOVE THE STEEL LINTEL.
 2010 FBC-B 1609.1.2 PROTECTION OF OPENINGS, 1609.6.4.41
 COMPONENTS & CLADDING
  
 FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS RULE 9N-3 NOV.
 01/ 2010 (31) SUB-CATEGORY OF PRODUCTS OR CONSTRUCTION
 SYSTEMS THAT WILL REQUIRE PRODUCT APPROVALS:
 (31)(A) EXTERIOR DOORS.
 (C) PANEL WALLS: STOREFRONTS, CURTAIN WALLS, WALL
 LOUVERS, EFIS SYSTEMS LINTELS,
  
 10) FL 61G1-23.015 (2) THE ARCHITECT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
 SUPERVISING AND REVIEWING ALL PROJECT DATA, REPORTS,
 SHOP DRAWINGS ETC..
  
 11) 2010 FBC-B 1609.1.1 DETERMINATION OF WIND DESIGN-
 CHAPTER 6 OF ASCE 7-10.
 1609.3 BASIC WIND SPEED FIGURE 1609.A-C
 1609.3 WIND SPEED CONVERSION
 11.1) THE BASIC WIND SPEED, VU, SHALL BE DETERMINED IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH 1609.3.1 & ASCE 7-10
  
 11.2) AN IMPORTANCE FACTOR, FIGURE 1609 A-C, ASCE 7-10.
  
 11.3) AN EXPOSURE CATEGORY SHALL BE DETERMINED IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH 1609.4 & ASCE 7-10
  
 11.4) A HEIGHT AND EXPOSURE ADJUSTMENT COEFFICIENT, *
 SHALL BE DETERMINED FROM TABLE 1609.7.2. ASCE 7-10.
  
 11.5) COMPONENTS & CLADDING PRESSURES POSITVE &
 NEGATIVE TABLE 1609.2(2) .
  
 12) THIS BUILDING IS BEING CONVERTED FROM STORAGE TO A
 THRIFT SHOP, THE PLANS DO NOT PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION
 ON CODE COMPLIANCE FOR: 904.4 SALES AND SERVICE
 COUNTERS.
 SALES COUNTERS AND SERVICE COUNTERS SHALL COMPLY WITH
 904.4.1 OR 904.4.2. THE ACCESSIBLE PORTION OF THE
 COUNTER TOP SHALL EXTEND THE SAME DEPTH AS THE SALES OR
 SERVICE COUNTER TOP.
  
 EXCEPTION: IN ALTERATIONS, WHEN THE PROVISION OF A
 COUNTER COMPLYING WITH 904.4 WOULD RESULT IN A
 REDUCTION OF THE NUMBER OF EXISTING COUNTERS AT WORK
 STATIONS OR A REDUCTION OF THE NUMBER OF EXISTING MAIL
 BOXES, THE COUNTER SHALL BE PERMITTED TO HAVE A PORTION
 WHICH IS 24 INCHES (610 MM) LONG MINIMUM COMPLYING WITH
 904.4.1 PROVIDED THAT THE REQUIRED CLEAR FLOOR OR
 GROUND SPACE IS CENTERED ON THE ACCESSIBLE LENGTH OF
 THE COUNTER.
  
  
  
 FIGURE 904.4 (EXCEPTION)
 ALTERATION OF SALES AND SERVICE COUNTERS
  
 904.4.1 PARALLEL APPROACH.
 A PORTION OF THE COUNTER SURFACE THAT IS 36 INCHES (915
 MM) LONG MINIMUM AND 36 INCHES (915 MM) HIGH MAXIMUM
 ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR SHALL BE PROVIDED. A CLEAR FLOOR
 OR GROUND SPACE COMPLYING WITH 305 SHALL BE POSITIONED
 FOR A PARALLEL APPROACH ADJACENT TO THE 36 INCH (915
 MM) MINIMUM LENGTH OF COUNTER.
  
 EXCEPTION: WHERE THE PROVIDED COUNTER SURFACE IS LESS
 THAN 36 INCHES (915 MM) LONG, THE ENTIRE COUNTER
 SURFACE SHALL BE 36 INCHES (915 MM) HIGH MAXIMUM ABOVE
 THE FINISH FLOOR.
  
 904.4.2 FORWARD APPROACH.
 A PORTION OF THE COUNTER SURFACE THAT IS 30 INCHES (760
 MM) LONG MINIMUM AND 36 INCHES (915 MM) HIGH MAXIMUM
 SHALL BE PROVIDED. KNEE AND TOE SPACE COMPLYING WITH
 306 SHALL BE PROVIDED UNDER THE COUNTER. A CLEAR FLOOR
 OR GROUND SPACE COMPLYING WITH 305 SHALL BE POSITIONED
 FOR A FORWARD APPROACH TO THE COUNTER.
  
 13) 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.
  
 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.
  
 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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