Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 13110549
Permit Number 13110549
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 1
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Date Text
2013-11-21 08:53:49BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 PERMIT: 13110549
 ADD: 6230 S DIXIE SUITE # ?????
 CONT: CARLOS GONZALEZ
 TEL: (561)386-8217
  
 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: THURS. NOV. 21/ 2013
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) PLEASE PROVIDE THE SUITE # WHERE THE WORK WILL BE
 COMPLETED UNDER THIS PERMIT. 2010 WEST PALM BEACH
 AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1,
 ADMINISTRATION, 2010 EDITION107.2.1 CONSTRUCTION
 DOCUMENTS SHALL BE OF SUFFICIENT CLARITY TO INDICATE
 THE LOCATION, NATURE AND EXTENT OF WORK...
  
 2) SHEET ! INDICATES THIS BUILDING IS A BUILDING TYPE
 IV OR HEAVY TIMBER? IT PROBABY IS CONSIDERED A V-B FOR
 MERCANTILE OCCUPANCY TABLE 503 ALLOWS THE FOOTPRINT OF
 THE BUILDING TO BE 9,000 SQ FT AND THEN THERE IS
 ADDITIONAL AREA INCREASES WITH FIRE SPRINKLERS AND AREA
 FRONTAGE INCREASES.
  
 3) THE DESIGNER OF RECORD HAS NOT INDICATED WHAT
 COMPLIANCE METHOD IS USED IN THIS DESIGN. 2010 FLORIDA
 EXST BLDG CODE 101.5 COMPLIANCE METHODS.
 THE REPAIR, ALTERATION, CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY, ADDITION
 OR RELOCATION OF ALL EXISTING BUILDINGS SHALL COMPLY
 WITH ONE OF THE METHODS LISTED IN SECTIONS 101.5.1
 THROUGH 101.5.3 AS SELECTED BY THE APPLICANT.
 APPLICATION OF A METHOD SHALL BE THE SOLE BASIS FOR
 ASSESSING THE COMPLIANCE OF WORK PERFORMED UNDER A
 SINGLE PERMIT UNLESS OTHERWISE APPROVED BY THE CODE
 OFFICIAL. SECTIONS 101.5.1 THROUGH 101.5.3 SHALL NOT BE
 APPLIED IN COMBINATION WITH EACH OTHER.
  
 4) PLANS ARE NOT CLEAR AS TO THE TENANT SEPERATION WALL
 SHEET # 2 DETAIL # A IF THE DESIGNER IS TAKING IT ALL
 THE WAY TO THE FLOOR DECK ABOVE OR NOT, PROVIDE
 ADDTIONAL INFORMATION. 107.2.1.
  
 5) SHEET # 2 THE DOORS ARE NOT ALL LABELED AND DO NOT
 CORELATE WITH THE DOOR SCHEDULE. NOTE DOOR # 1 IS
 IDENTIFIED AS THE DOORS THAT LEAD INTO THE 2 NEW
 OFFICES. THEY ARE ALSO LABELED AS 2'-8" OR 32 " WIDE.
 PLEASE REVIEW THE 2010 FL ACCESSIBILITY CODE 404.2.3
 CLEAR WIDTH.
 DOOR OPENINGS SHALL PROVIDE A CLEAR WIDTH OF 32 INCHES
 (815 MM) MINIMUM. CLEAR OPENINGS OF DOORWAYS WITH
 SWINGING DOORS SHALL BE MEASURED BETWEEN THE FACE OF
 THE DOOR AND THE STOP, WITH THE DOOR OPEN 90 DEGREES.
 OPENINGS MORE THAN 24 INCHES (610 MM) DEEP SHALL
 PROVIDE A CLEAR OPENING OF 36 INCHES (915 MM) MINIMUM.
 THERE SHALL BE NO PROJECTIONS INTO THE REQUIRED CLEAR
 OPENING WIDTH LOWER THAN 34 INCHES (865 MM) ABOVE THE
 FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND. PROJECTIONS INTO THE CLEAR
 OPENING WIDTH BETWEEN 34 INCHES (865 MM) AND 80 INCHES
 (2030 MM) ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND SHALL NOT
 EXCEED 4 INCHES (100 MM).
  
 6) THE PLANS ALSO INDICATE A NEW SALES COUNTER, NO
 DETAILS WERE PROVIDED SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH FLORIDA
 ACCESSIBILITY CODE;
 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.
 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.
  
 7) THE PERMIT APPLICATION INDICATES A VALUE OF $2,400
 FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED UNDER THIS PERMIT. THIS VALUE
 SEAMS LOW FOR THE BUILDING AND ELECTRICAL WORK TO BE
 COMPLETED. 108.3* BUILDING PERMIT VALUATION.
 IF, IN THE OPINION OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL, THE
 CLAIMED VALUATION OF BUILDING, ALTERATION, STRUCTURE,
 ELECTRICAL, GAS, MECHANICAL, OR PLUMBING SYSTEMS
 APPEARS TO BE UNDER ESTIMATED ON THE APPLICATION, THE
 PERMIT SHALL BE DENIED. FOR PERMITTING PURPOSES,
 VALUATION OF BUILDINGS AND SYSTEMS SHALL BE TOTAL
 REPLACEMENT PURPOSES, VALUATION OF BUILDINGS AND
 SYSTEMS SHALL BE THE TOTAL REPLACEMENT VALUE TO INCLUDE
 STRUCTURAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, INTERIOR
 FINISHES, NORMAL SITE WORK (EXCAVATION AND BACKFILL FOR
 BUILDINGS), ARCHITECTURAL AND DESIGN FEES, MARKETING
 COST, OVERHEAD AND PROFIT; EXCLUDING ONLY LAND VALUE.
 VALUATION REFRENCES MAY INCLUDE THE LATEST PUBLISHED
 DATA OF NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION COST ANALYSIS SERVICES
 (MARSHALL-SWIFT, MEANS, ETC) WITH REGIONAL ADJUSTMENTS
 FOR LOCATION AS PUBLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CODE
 CONGRESS.
  
 8) PLEASE PROVIDE WHERE AN ADDITIONAL $480.00 DOLLARS
 OF WORK WILL BE USED IN MAKING THIS SPACE MORE
 ACCESSIBLE, PLEASE SEE HOW THESE MONIES ARE TO BE
 SPENT.
 2010 FL ACCESSIBILITY CODE:
 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.
  
 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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