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Plan Review Notes For Permit 13121076
Permit Number 13121076
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2014-01-03 08:15:19BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 PERMIT: 13121076
 ADD: 8151 OKEECHOBEE BLVD
 CONT: P & T CONSTRUCTION
 TEL: (561)324-8055
  
 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.
  
 ARCHITECT: TERCILLA COURTEMANCHE 561-478-4457
 RENE TERCILLA
  
 STRUCTURAL: RGD CONSULTING ENGINEERS 561-743-0165
 JAMES FARROR
  
 1ST REVIEW
 DATE: FRI. JAN. 03/2014
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) LOW EVALUATION ON PERMIT FEES. THE APPLIED VALUE OF
 THE BUILDING DECLARED ON THE PERMIT APPLICATION IS
 $1,000,000.00.
 THE CALCULATED VALUE OF THE BUILDING IS $11,050,000.00
 USING THE AUGUST 2013 ICC EVALUATION TABLES.
  
 W P B ADMINISTRTIVE CODE 108.2 SCHEDULE OF PERMIT FEES.
 ON BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES, ELECTRICAL, GAS, MECHANICAL,
 AND PLUMBING SYSTEMS OR ALTERATIONS REQUIRING A PERMIT,
 A FEE FOR EACH PERMIT SHALL BE PAID AS REQUIRED, IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH THE SCHEDULE ESTABLISHED BY THE
 APPLICABLE GOVERNING AUTHORITY.
  
 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.
  
 2) FBC* 110.3.9 RESIDENT INSPECTOR. SUBMIT INSPECTOR
 RESUME' AND LICENSE DOCUMENTS TO KEN CONRAD, MANAGER OF
 THE RESIDENT INSPECTOR PROGRAM. A RESIDENT INSPECTOR
 PROGRAM IS REQUIRED, ON THIS PROJECT, DUE TO ONE OR
 MORE OF THE FOLLOWING:
 - BUILDINGS/ADDITIONS OF TYPE I OR II CONSTRUCTION
 - ANY MAJOR STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS
 - STRUCTURES IN WHICH THE CONCRETE DESIGN IS BASED ON
 COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH (F'C) IN EXCESS OF 3000 PSI
 - BUILDINGS OVER 20,000 SQ FT IN AREA
 - BUILDINGS OVER 2 STORIES IN HEIGHT-
 BUILDING/STRUCTURES OF UNUSUAL DESIGN OR METHODS OF
 CONSTRUCTION (TILT WALL).
  
 PLEASE CONTACT KEN CONRAD AT:
 TEL: 561-805-6715
 E-MAIL: [email protected]
  
 NOTE AN E-MAIL WAS SENT TO JEFFERY CONTE ( 01/04/2014
 07:16 AM) WITH THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH'S GUIDELINES
 AND POLICIES FOR PROJECTS CONCERNING SPECIAL INSPECTOR
 & RESIDENT INSPECTOR PROGRAM.
  
 3A) QUESTIONABLE SOILS REPORT BY A.M. ENGINEERING
 PRELIMINARY GEOTECHNICAL REPORT PROJECT NO. PSL219B-1
 DATED JUNE 18,2009. THIS REPORT IS NOT SIGNED NOR
 SEALED.
 PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, REPORTS OR OTHER DOCUMENTS
 PREPARED BY THE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL AND BEING FILED FOR
 PUBLIC RECORD SHALL HAVE THE SIGNATURE AND SEAL OF THE
 DESIGN PROFESSIONAL AFFIXED TO THE DOCUMENT. FL ADMIN
 CODE 61G15-23.002 ENGINEERS
  
 3B) WITHIN THE FIRST PAGE OF THE SOILS REPORT IT IS
 DECLARED THAT THE LAND HAD BEEN STRIPPED AND CLEARED,
 DEMUCKED AND BACKFILLED UNDER THIS ADDRESS AND UNDER
 8007, 8101 & 8289 OKEECHOBEE BLVD, THE ADJACENT LOTS
 THERE WERE NO PERMITS FOR DEMUCKING AND BACK FILLING.
 THE SOILS REPORT ALSO PROCLAIMS THAT REPRESENTATIVES OF
 A.M. ENGINEERING AND TESTING PERFORMED DEMUCKING
 INSPECTIONS, EARTHWORK TESTING AND VISITED THE SITE
 THROUGHOUT THE SITE PREPERATION TO DATE. PLEASE PROVIDE
 EITHER A PERMIT NUMBER WHICH WILL ALSO PROVIDE THE BACK
 UP DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED OR PRODUCE DOCUMENTS
 PROVIDING DOCUMENTATION FOR THE CITY RECORDS.
  
 3C) SHEET S1.1 FOUNDATION NOTES AND PARAMETERS, NOTE 1
 & 2 INDICATES THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER HAS NEVER SEEN
 ANY SOILS REPORTS AND HIS FOUNDATION DESIGN IS ONLY AN
 ASSUMPTION!!!
  
 4) NOTE THIS PROJECT IS LOCATED IN A A-0 FLOOD ZONE.
 FBC BUILDING 3110.1.2 / CITY OF WPB CODE OF ORDINANCES
 SECTION 94-546. PLEASE REVIEW CITY ORDINANCE FOR THE
 CITY REQUIREMENTS REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL 6 INCHES OF
 ELEVATION. STRUCTURE IS LOCATED IN AN "A0" FLOOD ZONE.
 A FLOOD ELEVATION CERTIFICATE WILL BE REQUIRED.
  
 FEMA FORM OMB NO. 1660-0008 EXPIRES:
 JULY 31,2015
  
 DURING THE PERMITTING OF THIS STRUCTURE THERE WILL BE
 REQUIRED (3) DIFFERENT FLOOD ZONE CERTIFICATES
 REQUIRED:
 (1) A FLOOD ZONE CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED AS PART OF THE
 PLAN REVIEW DOCUMENTS WITH THE PROPOSED FINISH FLOOR
 HEIGHT.
 (2) ONCE THE FIRST FLOOR SLAB IS POURED THE 2ND
 ELEVATION CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED
 (3) BEFORE THE ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
 OR A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION THE 3RD FLOOD ZONE
 CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED WITH THE HEIGHT OF ALL EXTERIOR
 ATTENDANT
 A/C PADS OR OTHER SLABS FOR GENERATORS ...
  
 FEMA'S NEW ELEVATION CERTIFICATE (EC) WAS APPROVED FOR
 USE, EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1/ 2013, THROUGH JULY 31/ 2015.
 FORM. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE DIFFERENCES, THE
 NEW FORM, AND INSTRUCTIONS ARE AVAILABLE AT:
 HTTP://WWW.FEMA.GOV/BUSINESS/NFIP/ELVINST.SHTM
  
 5A) THERE ARE NO CIVIL DRAWINGS WITHIN THIS SET OF
 PLANS SHEET G1.1 THE OVERALL SITE PLAN DOES NOT
 INDICATE ANY DIMENSIONS, A CONCERN IS THE DISTANCE TO
 THE EAST PROPERTY LINE, THE PLANS INDICATE A SCALE OF
 1:30 IT APPEARS THE EAST PROPERTY LINE IS AAROUND
 20'-0" ? 2010 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA
 BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION, 2010
 107.2.1.3 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. TABLE 602
 & TABLE 705.8.
  
 5B) DIRECTLY WEST OF THIS PROPERTY THERE IS ADDITIONAL
 PARKING SPACES, THERE ARE TWO PHASE 3 DESCRIPTION OF
 WORK ADDING NEW PARKING SPACES, (1) ADDING 9 SPACES &
 (2) ADDING 39 NEW PARKING SPACES, WILL THIS WORK BE
 INCLUDED UNDER THIS PERMIT (PROPOSED SITE WORK) OR
 UNDER FUTURE PERMITTING? 2010 WEST PALM BEACH
 AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1,
 ADMINISTRATION, 2010 107.2.1.3 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
 IS REQUIRED. 107.3.5.1.1(1) MINIMUM PLAN REVIEW
 CRITERIA FOR COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS- SITE WORK.
  
 5C) NEITHER G1.1, LS1.1, A1.1 NOR S2.1 PROVIDE WHAT
 HEIGHT FINISH FLOOR SLAB ELEVATION WILL BE IN N.G.V.D.
 OUR CURRENT FLOOD MAPS ARE IN N.G.V.D. UNKNOWN AS TO
 HOW MUCH FILL WILL BE REQUIRED, LIFTS AND
 VIBROFLOTATION AS WELL AS DENSITY TEST.
  
 6) SHEET LS1.1:
 6A) DEALS WITH THE USE OF A MONUMENTAL STAIR AS PART OF
 A MEANS OF EGRESS. THERE ARE SECTIONS OF THE CODE THAT
 WILL ALLOW FOR AN UNENCLOSED STAIR. FBC-B 1016.1 DEALS
 WITH TRAVEL DISTANCES LEAD FROM THE MOST REMOTE POINT
 WITHIN A STORY ALONG HE NATURAL AND UNOBSTRUCTED PATH
 OF EGRESS TRAVEL TO AN EXTERIOR EXIT DOOR AT THE LEVEL
 OF EXIT DISCHARGE, AN ENTRANCE TO A VERTICAL EXIT
 ENCLOSURE, AN EXIT PASSAGEWAY, A HORIZONTAL EXIT, AN
 EXTERIOR EXIT STAIRWAY OR AN EXTERIOR EXIT RAMP, SHALL
 NOT EXCEED THE DISTANCES GIVEN IN TABLE 1016.1.
 EXCEPTIONS: 3. IN OTHER THAN OCCUPANCY GROUPS H AND I,
 THE EXIT ACCESS TRAVEL DISTANCE TO A MAXIMUM OF 50
 PERCENT OF THE EXITS IS PERMITTED TO BE MEASURED FROM
 THE MOST REMOTE POINT WITHIN A BUILDING TO AN EXIT
 USING UNENCLOSED EXIT ACCESS STAIRWAYS OR RAMPS WHEN
 CONNECTING A MAXIMUM OF TWO STORIES. THE TWO CONNECTED
 STORIES SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH AT LEAST TWO MEANS OF
 EGRESS. SUCH INTERCONNECTED STORIES SHALL NOT BE OPEN
 TO OTHER STORIES.
  
 EXITS1020.1 ONCE A GIVEN LEVEL OF EXIT PROTECTION IS
 ACHIEVED, SUCH LEVEL OF PROTECTION SHALL NOT BE REDUCED
 UNTIL ARRIVAL AT THE EXIT DISCHARGE.
  
 1021.3 EXIT CONTINUITY. EXITS SHALL BE CONTINUOUS FROM
 THE POINT OF ENTRY INTO THE EXIT TO THE EXIT DISCHARGE.
  
 WITH THE STAIRWAY # 1 VIEWED AS A EXIT PASSAGEWAY IT
 WOULD MEET THE REQUIREMENT OF THE 3RD REQUIRED STAIR
 FOR THE OCCUPANT LOAD FOR THE SECOND FLOOR. NUMBER OF
 EXITS AND CONTINUITY 1021.1 EXITS FROM STORIES. ALL
 SPACES WITHIN EACH STORY SHALL HAVE ACCESS TO THE
 MINIMUM NUMBER OF APPROVED INDEPENDENT EXITS AS
 SPECIFIED IN TABLE 1021.1 BASED ON THE OCCUPANT LOAD OF
 THE STORY. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CHAPTER, OCCUPIED
 ROOFS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH EXITS AS REQUIRED FOR
 STORIES.
 EXCEPTIONS: 3. EXIT ACCESS STAIRWAYS AND RAMPS THAT
 COMPLY WITH EXCEPTION 3 OR 4 OF SECTION 1016.1 SHALL BE
 PERMITTED TO PROVIDE THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF APPROVED
 INDEPENDENT EXITS REQUIRED BY TABLE 1021.1 ON EACH
 STORY.
  
 WHAT I BELIEVE THE DESIGNER OF RECORD IS TRYING TO
 ACCOMPLISH IS EITHER USING STAIRWELL # 1 AS EITHER A
 EXIT PASSAGEWAY ( WOULD NEED TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS
 OF FBC-B 1023 OR A HORIZONTAL EXIT. IN EITHER CASE THE
 RESTROOMS LOCATED ON THE FIRST FLOOR IN THE STAIRWELL
 WOULD NEED TO BE REMOVED FROM THIS AREA.
  
 ACCORDING TO THE DEFINITION OF MEANS OF EGRESS IT IS
 CONTINUOUS PATH WITH AN EXIT ACCESS, EXIT AND EXIT
 DISCHARGE. TO CLASSIFY STAIRWELL # 1 AS A HORIZONTAL
 EXIT WOULD BE MORE RESTRICTIVE, FBC-B 1025.2 SEPERATION
 REQUIRES 2 HR SEPERATION SEE OTHER REQUIREMENTS UNDER
 FBC-B 1025.
  
 6B) PLEASE BREAK DOWN THE OCCUPANT LOADS FOR EACH FLOOR
 , TOTAL OCCUPANT LOAD NOT PROVIDED. FBC-B 1004.1 &
 TABLE 1004.1.
  
 6C) PLEASE PROVIDE WHAT USE THE PANTRY WILL BE USED
 FOR? DEFINITION: A ROOM OR CLOSET USED FOR STORAGE (AS
 OF PROVISIONS) OR FROM WHICH FOOD IS BROUGHT TO THE
 TABLE. 1014.2 EXCEP (4) EGRESS SHALL NOT PASS THROUGH
 KITCHENS, STORAGE ROOMS, CLOSETS OR SPACES USED FOR
 SIMILAR PURPOSES.
  
 6D) WHAT IS THE 2 AREAS ADJACENT TO THE PANTRY ROOM
 106B MARKED WITH A X OCCUPANCY UNKNOWN? 107.2.1.3
 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED.
  
 6E) STORAGE CLOSET 104B, MUSIC LAB STORAGE CLOSET 11A &
 SRT LAB STORAGE CLOSET NOT OCCUPANT LOADS WERE PROVIDED
 FOR THESE STORAGE AREAS. FBC-B 1004.1 & TABLE 1004.1.
  
 7) LS 1.1 & LS 2.1 INDICATE 1 HOUR RATED WALLS AT STAIR
 # 1 AS WELL AS THE ELEVATOR SHAFT SHEET A1.4 DETAIL # 3
 INDICATES FIRE CAULK ALL BAR JOIST OR BEAMS
 INTERSECTIONS WITH
 GYPSUM WALL BOARD. PLEASE COMPLY WITH FBC-B 714.1
 JOINTS INSTALLED IN OR BETWEEN FIRE-RESISTANCE-RATED
 WALLS, FLOOR OR FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLIES AND ROOFS OR
 ROOF/CEILING ASSEMBLIES SHALL BE PROTECTED BY AN
 APPROVED FIRE-RESISTANT JOINT SYSTEM DESIGNED TO RESIST
 THE PASSAGE OF FIRE FOR A TIME PERIOD NOT LESS THAN THE
 REQUIRED FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING OF THE WALL, FLOOR OR
 ROOF IN OR BETWEEN WHICH IT IS INSTALLED.
 FIRE-RESISTANT JOINT SYSTEMS SHALL BE TESTED IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 714.3. THE VOID CREATED AT THE
 INTERSECTION OF A FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLY AND AN
 EXTERIOR CURTAIN WALL ASSEMBLY SHALL BE PROTECTED IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 714.4.
  
 8) SHEET A5.1 INDICATES THE USE OF 2 INCH RIGID
 INSULATION, THE ENERGY CALCULATIONS INDICATE THIS TO BE
 POLYISOCYANURATE OR FOAM PLASTIC, AND THE M SHEETS SHOW
 PLENUM RETURN AIR, PLEASE PROVIDE COMPLIANCE WITH FBC-B
 2603.4 THERMAL BARRIER, 2603.4.1.6 IGNITION BARRIER,
 FBC-MECHANICAL 602.2.1.5 & M 602.2.1.5.1 SEPERATION
 REQUIRED.
  
 9) THE ARCHITECTURAL SHEETS DO NOT PROVIDE WHERE THE
 ELEVATOR SHAFT ENDS. FBC-B 3002.1 HOISTWAY ENCLOSURE
 PROTECTION. ELEVATOR, DUMBWAITER AND OTHER HOISTWAY
 ENCLOSURES SHALL BE SHAFT ENCLOSURES COMPLYING WITH
 SECTION 708.
  
 FBC-B 708.12 ENCLOSURE AT THE TOP.
 A SHAFT ENCLOSURE THAT DOES NOT EXTEND TO THE UNDERSIDE
 OF THE ROOF SHEATHING, DECK OR SLAB OF THE BUILDING
 SHALL BE ENCLOSED AT THE TOP WITH CONSTRUCTION OF THE
 SAME FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING AS THE TOPMOST FLOOR
 PENETRATED BY THE SHAFT, BUT NOT LESS THAN THE
 FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING REQUIRED FOR THE SHAFT
 ENCLOSURE.
  
 10) SHEET S1.2:
 10A) THE PLANS INDICATE THE 2ND FLOOR LIVE LOADS FOR
 CLASS ROOMS AND CORRIDORS BUT NOT THE STAIRS 2010 FBC-B
 TABLE 1607.1.
  
 10B) THE WIND DESIGN CRITERIA IS PROVIDED IN VULT AS
 PER 2010 FBC, ASCE 7-10, PLEASE ALSO PROVIDE VASD SINCE
 ALL PRODUCT TESTING IS IN VASD. FBC-B 1609.1.5.
  
 10C) ROOF PRESSURES PROVIDED ARE FOR FLAT ROOFS NO
 DESIGN CRITERIA IS PROVIDED FOR THE SLOPED ROOFS
 7DEGREES TO 27 DEGREES.
  
 11) 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.
 (B) WINDOWS
 (C) PANEL WALLS: STOREFRONTS, CURTAIN WALLS, WALL
 LOUVERS, EFIS SYSTEMS,
 (D) ROOFING PRODUCTS AND ASSEMBLIES
 (E) SHUTTERS
 (F) SKYLIGHTS
 (G) EXTERIOR COOLER, FREEZERS & PRE-ENGINEERED A/C
 STANDS
  
 12) 2010 FBC 107.3.4.1 PRODUCT APPROVALS. THOSE
 PRODUCTS WHICH ARE REGULATED BY THE DCA RULE 9N-03
 SHALL BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE
 DESIGNER OF RECORD PRIOR TO SUBMITTAL FOR
 JURISDICTIONAL APPROVAL. FL 61G1-23.015 (2) THE
 ARCHITECT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SUPERVISING AND REVIEWING
 ALL PROJECT DATA, REPORTS, SHOP DRAWINGS ETC..
  
 13) 43.2.2 PLAYGROUNDS AND EQUIPMENT.
 PLAYGROUNDS AND EQUIPMENT SHALL BE SAFE, STRUCTURALLY
 SOUND, VERMINPROOF, AND SHALL NOT HAVE JAGGED OR SHARP
 PROJECTIONS. PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT SHALL BE ANCHORED TO
 SUITABLE FOUNDATIONS TO PREVENT TOPPLING OR
 DISLODGEMENT. CUSHIONING MATERIALS SUCH AS MATS, WOOD
 CHIPS, OR SAND SHALL BE USED UNDER CLIMBING EQUIPMENT,
 SLIDES, AND SWINGS.
  
 14) 443.2.3 OUTDOOR WASTE CONTAINERS. A SMOOTH
 NONABSORBENT SURFACE SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR OUTDOOR
 WASTE CONTAINERS.
  
 15) 443.3.2 GLARE FROM NATURAL LIGHT. SOURCES OF
 NATURAL LIGHT IN INSTRUCTIONAL SPACES SHALL BE GLAZED
 WITH GLARE REDUCING MATERIALS OR SHALL BE SHIELDED TO
 PREVENT GLARE THAT CAN INTERFERE WITH SEEING TASK
 WITHIN THE INSTRUCTIONAL SPACE.
  
 16) 443.3.3 AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR. AUTOMATED
 EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS SHALL BE PROVIDED IN PUBLIC
 EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES THAT ARE A MEMBER OF THE FLORIDA
 HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.
  
 17) 443.3.4 DIAPER CHANGING STATIONS. A DIAPER CHANGING
 STATION SHALL BE LOCATED IN OR ADJACENT TO ANY
 CLASSROOM WHERE CHILDREN WEARING DIAPERS ARE IN
 ATTENDANCE. A HAND WASHING LAVATORY SHALL BE PROVIDED
 WITHIN THE CHANGING STATION AREA. ACCESS SHALL BE
 PROVIDED TO THE LAVATORY WITHOUT OPENING DOORS OR
 TOUCHING A HANDLE.
  
 18) 443.3.6.5 CHEMICAL STORAGE.
 ROOMS USED FOR THE STORAGE, HANDLING, AND DISPOSAL OF
 CHEMICALS USED IN SCHOOL, COLLEGE, AND UNIVERSITY
 LABORATORIES SHALL BE VENTED TO THE EXTERIOR. THE
 VENTILATION SYSTEM SHALL NOT BE CONNECTED TO THE
 AIR-CONDITIONING RETURN AIR SYSTEM, AND THE ROOMS SHALL
 BE KEPT AT MODERATE TEMPERATURES. CHEMICAL STORAGE
 CABINETS, WHEN VENTED TO THE EXTERIOR, SHALL BE
 MECHANICALLY VENTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 30 AND NFPA
 91.
  
 19) 443.3.7.1 ILLUMINATION LEVEL IN
 CLASSROOMS/INSTRUCTIONAL SPACES.
 ILLUMINATION AT THE NORMAL TASK LEVEL FOR THE TYPE OF
 CLASSROOM/INSTRUCTION SPACE SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF FORTY
 (40) FOOT-CANDLES (400 LUX).
  
 443.3.7.2 ILLUMINATION UNIFORMITY IN
 CLASSROOMS/INSTRUCTION SPACES.
 LUMINARIES SHALL HAVE A CEILING ARRANGEMENT OR
 POSITIONED AROUND THE WALLS SUCH THAT A UNIFORMED
 ILLUMINATION LEVEL, WITHIN TEN (10) FOOT-CANDLES (100
 LUX), IS MAINTAINED AT THE STUDENTS REQUIRED NORMAL
 TASK LEVEL FOR THE TYPE OF CLASSROOM/INSTRUCTION SPACE.
  
 443.3.7.3 BRIGHTNESS RATIO IN CLASSROOMS/INSTRUCTIONAL
 SPACES.
 THE BRIGHTNESS RATIO BETWEEN THE STUDENT TASK LEVEL AND
 THE INSTRUCTION AREA OR AREAS OR VISUAL DISPLAY
 LOCATION SHALL BE ONE(1) TO FIVE(5) OR LESS.
  
 443.3.7.4 ILLUMINATION FAILURE OF GENERAL AND MEANS OF
 EGRESS LUMINARIES.
 ILLUMINATION SYSTEMS SHALL BE DESIGNED AND MAINTAINED
 SO THAT THE FAILURE OF ANY SINGLE LIGHTING UNIT, SUCH
 AS AN ELECTRIC LUMINARY, DOES NOT LEAVE ANY OCCUPIED
 SPACE OR MEANS OF EGRESS IN THE DARK. (SEE FLORIDA
 BUILDING CODE, BUILDING SECTION 1006 FOR ADDITIONAL
 MEANS OF EGRESS REQUIREMENTS.)
  
 443.3.7.5 GLARE ELIMINATION.
 ILLUMINATION OF PERMANENTLY INSTALLED MARKERBOARDS,
 CHALKBOARDS, AND OTHER INSTRUCTION AIDS SHALL BE
 DESIGNED TO ELIMINATE GLARE AND SHADOWS.
  
 20) 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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