| Date |
Text |
| 2014-07-09 07:24:16 | 2010 FBC |
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| | DENIED BY BUILDING |
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| | THE SCOPE OF WORK FOR THIS PERMIT IS TO ADDRESS THE |
| | ILLEGAL CONVERSION OF AN EXISTING GARAGE TO AN |
| | APARTMENT OR ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. |
| | ACCORDING TO CITY RECORDS, THIS STRUCTURE WAS |
| | ORIGINALLY CONSTRUCTED AS A DETACHED GARAGE. IT WAS |
| | CONVERTED TO AN APARTMENT WITH A KITCHEN, BEDROOM AND |
| | BATHROOM WITHOUT THE REQUIRED PERMITS OR INSPECTIONS. |
| | UNDER THE 2010 FBC EXISTING BUILDING THIS IS CONSIDERED |
| | A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY. IN ORDER FOR THIS STRUCTURE-TO |
| | BE BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE, IT WILL BE REQUIRED TO |
| | COMPLY WITH THE 2010 FBC EXISTING BUILDING FOR A CHANGE |
| | OF OCCUPANCY FROM A UTILITY TO AN R-3 OCCUPANCY. THIS |
| | CHANGE IS FROM A LOWER HAZARD CATEGORY TO A HIGHER ONE. |
| | THEREFORE, THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WILL NEED TO BE BROUGHT |
| | INTO COMPLIANCE. THE STRUCTURE WILL BE REQUIRED TO |
| | COMPLY WITH THE 2010 FBCR WINDLOAD REQUIREMENTS FOR THE |
| | BUILDING ENVELOPE ( IN ADDITION TO GRAVITY LOADS), |
| | PRODUCT APPROVALS FOR EXTERIOR DOORS AND WINDOWS, |
| | EGRESS REQUIREMENTS, LIGHT AND VENTILATION, SMOKE AND |
| | CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS, FIRE PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS |
| | (SEPARATION DISTANCE AND ALLOWABLE OPENINGS), THE |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF THE 2010 FBC ENERGY CONSERVATION, THE |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF THE 2010 FBCR MECHANICAL, THE |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF THE 2010 FBCR PLUMBING AND THE |
| | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE |
| | 2008 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE. THE PLANS WILL NEED TO |
| | SHOW HOW THE GARAGE WILL BE CONVERTED TO HABITABLE |
| | SPACE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2010 FBC AND 2008 NEC. THE |
| | PLANS WILL NEED TO BE REVIEWED BY PALM BEACH COUNTY TO |
| | DETERMINE IF ANY IMPACT FEES ARE DUE. |
| | |
| | 1) THIS IS NOT A LEVEL 2 ALTERATION AS INDICATED ON |
| | SHEET 1 OF THE PLANS. THIS IS A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY |
| | FROM A LOWER HAZARD (U, UTILITY/GARAGE ) TO A HIGHER |
| | ONE (R-3, RESIDENTIAL). FBC EXISTING BUILDING SECTION |
| | 406. PLEASE CORRECT. |
| | |
| | 2) SHOW THAT THE EXTERIOR DOOR COMPLIES WITH FBCR 311.2 |
| | FOR EGRESS. |
| | |
| | 3) THE ROOM WITH THE CLOSET APPEARS TO BE A BEDROOM |
| | ALTHOUGH IT IS SPECIFIED AS A RECREATION ROOM ON THE |
| | PLANS. THIS ROOM IS REQUIRED TO HAVE AN EMERGENCY AND |
| | RESCUE OPENING. AN EXISTING OPERABLE WINDOW WITH CLEAR |
| | OPENING AREA NO LESS THAN 4 SQUARE FEET AND WITH |
| | MINIMUM OPENING WIDTH AND HEIGHT OF 22 INCHES AND 20 |
| | INCHES RESPECTIVELY, WITH MAXIMUM SILL HEIGHT AT 44 |
| | INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR IS ALLOWED BY FBC EXISTING |
| | BUILDING SECTION 912.4.1 EXCEPTION NUMBER 7. |
| | |
| | 4) SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH FBCR 314.3.1 FOR SMOKE ALARMS |
| | AS REQUIRED FOR NEW DWELLINGS. |
| | |
| | 5) FBC EXISTING BUILDING SECTION 907.2 REQUIRES THE |
| | STRUCTURE TO BE ANALYZED AND MADE TO COMPLY WITH THE |
| | APPLICABLE WINDLOADS OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE. |
| | PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION TO SHOW COMPLIANCE. SUBMIT |
| | STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS AND DETAILS. CITY AMENDMENTS |
| | 107.2.1 |
| | |
| | 6) SUBMIT PRODUCT APPROVALS FOR EXTERIOR DOORS AND |
| | WINDOWS AS REQUIRED BY DCA RULE 9N-3. |
| | |
| | 7) SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH FBCR 301.2.1.2 FOR LARGE |
| | MISSILE IMPACT PROTECTION OF EXTERIOR GLAZED OPENINGS. |
| | |
| | 8) THE DESIGN CRITERIA ON SHEET 1 STATES THAT THIS IS A |
| | PARTICALLY OPEN STRUCTURE. THE PLANS THAT WERE |
| | SUBMITTED SHOW THIS IS AN ENCLOSED STRUCTURE. PLEASE |
| | CORRECT. CITY AMENDMENTS 107.2.1 |
| | |
| | 9) PROVIDE A RESPONSE LETTER INDICATING HOW THE REVIEW |
| | COMMENTS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED. |
| | |
| | ROBERT MCDOUGAL |
| | BLDG. PLAN REVIEW |
| | (561)805-6714 |
| | [email protected] |
