Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 15020419
Permit Number 15020419
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2015-04-29 08:28:56BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 W. P. B. PERMIT: 15020419
 ADD: 1309 N. FLAGLER DR. / ADDITION
 1300 N. DIXIE HWY.
 74/43/43/15/19/001/0010
 CONT: TBD
 TEL: (239)594-1994
 CONTACT: ??????? NOT FILLED IN ON FORM
 E-MAIL: [email protected]
  
 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.
  
 GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER O?KEEFEE TOWER VERTICAL
 ADDITION
 1ST REVIEW
 DATE: TUES. APRIL 28
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) THE DRAWING INDEX SHEET X1.1 IS NOT IN ORDER AS
 DESCRIBED ON SHEET X1.1. A INDEX IN GENERAL CAN BE
 LISTED (2) WAYS, BY ALPHABETICAL LIST AS IN A
 DICTIONARY OR BY A LIST OF ITEMS (AS TOPICS OR NAMES)
 TREATED IN A PRINTED WORK THAT GIVES FOR EACH ITEM THE
 PAGE NUMBER WHERE IT MAY BE FOUND .
 IT APPEARS THAT NEITHER HAS BEEN FOLLOWED COMPLETELY.
 IN THE ARCHITECTURAL SHEETS THE PAGES ARE NOT
 SEQUENTIALLY IN ORDER, THE DRAWING INDEX LIST IS
 MISSING A S-5.3.1 SHEET, LOCATED AFTER THE
 ARCHITECTURAL SHEETS. IT IS VERY, VERY TIME CONSUMING
 WHEN THE PLANS ARE NOT IN ORDER OF THE INDEX, TRYING TO
 LOCATE A PARTICULAR SHEET, WE HAVE NO WAY OF FINDING A
 CERTAIN SHEET IN A TIMELY MANNER.
  
 2010 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING
 CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION,
 107.2.1 INFORMATION ON CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS.
 ELECTRONIC MEDIA DOCUMENTS SHALL BE
 SUBMITTED WHEN APPROVED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL.
 CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SHALL BE OF SUFFICIENT CLARITY
 TO INDICATE THE LOCATION, NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE WORK
 PROPOSED.
  
 107.2.1.4 QUALITY OF BUILDING PLANS. BUILDING PLANS
 SHALL BE DRAWN TO A MINIMUM 1/8 INCH SCALE UPON
 SUBSTANTIAL PAPER, CLOTH OR OTHER ACCEPTABLE MEDIUM.
 THE BUILDING OFFICIAL MAY ESTABLISH THROUGH
 DEPARTMENTAL POLICY, OTHER STANDARDS FOR PLANS AND
 SPECIFICATIONS, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE CONFORMITY TO ITS
 RECORD RETENTION PROGRAM. THIS POLICY MAY INCLUDE SUCH
 THINGS AS MINIMUM SIZE, SHAPE, CONTRAST, CLARITY, OR
 OTHER ITEMS RELATED TO RECORDS MANAGEMENT. ELECTRONIC
 MEDIA MUST BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE ARCHIVE REQUIREMENTS
 OF FLORIDA STATUTES.
  
 BEFORE THE NEXT ELECTRONIC SUBMITTAL PLEASE CONTACT THE
 ELECTRONIC DIGITAL LIBERIAN CAROLINE PUELL FOR FURTHER
 INSTRUCTIONS. CITY STAFF WILL HAVE TO PUT THE PAGES IN
 ORDER TO MATCH THE DRAWING INDEX SHEET. THE OTHER ISSUE
 IS THE NAMING CONVENTION THE CITY HAS RECOMMENDED WAS
 NOT USED EITHER AND THE CITY STAFF WILL ALSO NEED TO
 CLEAN UP THIS MATTER BEFORE THE NEXT UPLOAD CAN BE
 COMPLETED AND GIVEN OUT TO THE PLAN REVIEWERS. PLEASE
 CONTACT CAROLINE PUELL LIBERIAN FOR HOW THE RENAMING OF
 THE FILES WILL HAPPEN AND TO WHAT SHEETS THE RENAMING
 CONVENTION STARTS.
  
 2) ART IN PUBLIC PLACES. THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH
 ART IN PUBLIC PLACES ORDINANCE REQUIREMENT THAT APPLIES
 TO ANY REMODEL OR NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECT FOR WHICH
 THE PERMIT APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED AFTER 7/1/14, AND
 THE TOTAL PROJECT CONSTRUCTION COSTS ARE EQUAL TO OR
 GREATER THAN $500,000. PER CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH
 ORDINANCE NO. 4504-14, AND CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH CODE
 OF ORDINANCES, ARTICLE V, ART IN PUBLIC PLACES, SECTION
 78-123(A) AND SECTION 78-126(A), THE ART ASSESSMENT IS
 1% OF THE TOTAL PROJECT CONSTRUCTION COST.
  
 PER CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH CODE OF ORDINANCES, ARTICLE
 V, ART IN PUBLIC PLACES, SECTION 78-122, RENOVATION AND
 NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ARE ASSESSED CUMULATIVELY, SO
 THE ART ASSESSMENT WILL BE APPLICABLE TO ALL FUTURE
 PROJECTS
  
 3) ASBESTOS: IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 553.79 F. S.
 THIS IS TO ADVISE YOU OF THE OWNERS OR OPERATORS?
 RESPONSIBILITY TO COMPLY WITH THE STATE & FEDERAL
 ASBESTOS REGULATIONS, INCLUDING SECTION 376.60 F. S.
 AND CFR 61- NESHAP REQUIREMENTS. REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE-
 ASBESTOS SURVEYS AND SUBMISSION OF WRITTEN NOTIFICATION
 TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PRIOR TO:
 * DEMOLITION OF ALL REGULATED STRUCTURES;
 * MOST RENOVATION ACTIVITIES IN REGULATED STRUCTURES
 WHERE ASBESTOS IS DISTURBED OR REMOVED.
 NON-COMPLIANCE MAY RESULT IN SEVERE MONETARY PENALTY.
  
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, CONTACT
 THE DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND ENGINEERING
 HRS/ PALM BEACH COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT
 (DIVISION OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE & ENGINEERING AIR
 POLLUTION CONTROL SECTION)
  
 901 EVERNIA STREET
 WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33401
 (561)355-3070
  
 4) THIS BUILDING QUALIFIES AS A THRESHOLD BUILDING.
 THRESHOLD INSPECTION PLAN FL S. S. 553.71(7) ?THRESHOLD
 BUILDING" MEANING ANY BUILDING WHICH IS GREATER THAN
 (3) STORIES OR 50 FT. IN HEIGHT, OR WHICH HAS AN
 ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION AS DENIED IN THE
 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE WHICH EXCEEDS 5,000 SQ. FT. IN
 AREA AND AN OCCUPANT CONTENT OF GREATER THAN 500
 PERSONS.
  
 4A)COMPLIED> 109.3.6.1 THE ENFORCING AGENCY SHALL
 REQUIRE A (WRITTEN/ TYPED) SPECIAL INSPECTOR TO PERFORM
 STRUCTURAL INSPECTIONS ON A THRESHOLD BUILDING PURSUANT
 TO A STRUCTURAL INSPECTION PLAN PREPARED BY THE
 ENGINEER OF RECORD. THE STRUCTURAL INSPECTION PLAN MUST
 BE SUBMITTED TO THE ENFORCING AGENCY PRIOR TO THE
 ISSUANCE OF A BUILDING PERMIT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A
 THRESHOLD BUILDING. THE PURPOSE OF THE STRUCTURAL
 INSPECTION PLAN IS TO PROVIDE SPECIFIC INSPECTION
 PROCEDURES AND SCHEDULES SO THAT THE BUILDING CAN BE
 ADEQUATELY INSPECTED FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE PERMITTED
 DOCUMENTS.
  
 4B) THRESHOLD INSPECTOR: WPB AMENDMENT 109.3.6.2 W.P.B.
 CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR THRESHOLD
 BUILDINGS A SPECIAL INSPECTOR AS REQUIRED BY FL S S
 553.79(5) FLORIDA STATUTES TO THE MINIMUM INSPECTIONS
 REQUIRED BY THIS CODE. FORMS MUST BE FILED OUT AND
 RETURNED TO THE BBUILDING DEPARTMENT CAN ISSUE A
 PERMIT. CONTACT KEN CONRAD MANAGER OF THE SPECIAL
 INSPECTOR PROGRAM AT (561)805-6666 FOR FURTHER
 INFORMATION BEFORE THE PERMIT MAY BE ISSUED.
 FORMS WERE E-MAILED TO: [email protected]
 4/28/2015 08:32 AM
  
 4C) THRESHOLD BLDG., REQUIRED STATEMENT: W.P.B.
 AMENDMENT 110.3.7.4.4 ALL PLANS FOR THE BUILDING WHICH
 ARE REQUIRED TO BE SIGNED AND SEALED BY THE ARCHITECT
 OR ENGINEER OF RECORD CONTAIN A STATEMENT THAT, TO THE
 BEST OF THE ARCHITECT'S OR ENGINEER'S KNOWLEDGE, THE
 PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS COMPLY WITH THE APPLICABLE
 FIRE-SAFETY STANDARDS AS DETERMINED BY THE LOCAL
 AUTHORITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION AND 633
 FLORIDA STATUTE.
  
 4D) FOR THE SPECIAL INSPECTOR PLEASE PROVIDE A RESUME'
 OF INSPECTION EXPERIENCE ON PREVIOUS PROJECT. THE
 RESUME' MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY ALL CERTIFICATES AS
 SPECIFIED HEREIN. THE BUILDING OFFICIAL OR HIS DESIGNEE
 WILL REVIEW THE RESUME'. AFTER THE RESUME' IS REVIEWED,
 AN INTERVIEW WILL BE SCHEDULED. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES
 WILL AN INSPECTOR BE INTERVIEWED FOR WORK WITHOUT FIRST
 MEETING THE ABOVE CRITERIA.
 CONTACT KEN CONRAD
 TEL: 561-805-6666
 E-MAIL: [email protected]
  
 4E) THE CONTRACTOR WILL PRODUCE A JOB SUMMARY OR
 HISTORY FOR THIS TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION. THIS MAY BE
 SUBMITTED TO KEN CONRAD BY E-MAIL. KEN CONRAD:
 [email protected]
  
 4F) NOTICE ONLY, NO ACTION NEED TO BE TAKEN FOR PLAN
 REVIEW. PAPER PLANS 3 SETS OF DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED.
 FOR DIGITAL PLANS, AFTER PERMIT ISSUANCE, THE PERMIT
 LIBRARIAN WILL E-MAIL YOU, THE APPROVED AND BATCH
 STAMPED PLANS SO YOU MAY PRINT YOUR PLANS, TWO SETS OF
 PLANS WILL NEED TO BE PRINTED IN COLOR, (1) FOR THE
 THRESHOLD INSPECTOR, THE OTHER FOR THE MEP INSPECTORS.
  
 4G) NOTICE ONLY, NO ACTION NEED TO BE TAKEN FOR PLAN
 REVIEW. PLEASE CALL THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH?S
 AUTOMATED TELEPHONE INSPECTIONS LINE (561) 805-6700)
 FOR IN-PROGRESS INSPECTIONS FOR AUDITING OF JOBSITE
 INSPECTIONS.
  
 4H) NOTICE ONLY, NO ACTION NEED TO BE TAKEN FOR PLAN
 REVIEW. SECTION 109.3.6 THRESHOLD BUILDINGS, OPERATING
 GUIDELINES FOR THRESHOLD INSPECTORS #26. ASSURE THAT
 THE DESIGNER HAS REQUIRED ON THE PLANS OR
 SPECIFICATIONS ONE MATERIAL, APPROVED FOR FIRE STOPPING
 PENETRATIONS, FOR WALLS AND CEILINGS.
  
 5) THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN AN A5 FLOOD ZONE. FBC
 BUILDING 1612 AND CITY OF WPB CODE OF ORDINANCES
 SECTION 94-546. STRUCTURE IS LOCATED IN AN "A" FLOOD
 ZONE. A FLOOD ELEVATION CERTIFICATE WILL BE REQUIRED.
 PLEASE REVIEW CITY ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY REQUIREMENTS
 REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL 6 INCHES OF ELEVATION.
  
 5A) 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
 ATTENDANTS
 A/C PADS OR OTHER SLABS FOR GENERATORS
 FEMA FORM OMB NO. 1660-0008 EXPIRES:
 JULY 31/2015
 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.
  
 5B) THIS SUBMITTAL NO SURVEYS WERE SUBMITTED, PLEASE
 NOTE IF THE BUILDING LOWEST LEVEL IS BELOW THE 7?-6?
 NGVD THE REQUIREMENTS FOR FLOOD PROOFING CITY MUNI CODE
 SECTION 94-546(B)(2) NONRESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION AND
 SECTION 94-611 DEFINITIONS FOR SUBSTANTIAL
 IMPROVEMENTS.
 5C) 2010 FBC-B 419.4.2.2.2 FOR ALL EXISTING FACILITIES,
 THE LOWEST FLOOR ELEVATIONS OF ALL ADDITIONS, AND ALL
 PATIENT SUPPORT AREAS INCLUDING FOOD SERVICE, AND ALL
 PATIENT SUPPORT UTILITIES, INCLUDING MECHANICAL, AND
 ELECTRICAL (EXCEPT FUEL STORAGE AS NOTED IN SECTION
 419.4.2.9.3 OF THIS CODE) FOR THE ADDITIONS SHALL BE AT
 OR ABOVE THE ELEVATION OF THE EXISTING BUILDING, IF THE
 EXISTING BUILDING WAS DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED TO
 COMPLY WITH EITHER THE SITE STANDARDS OF SECTION 419.4
 OF THIS CODE OR LOCAL FLOOD RESISTANT REQUIREMENTS IN
 EFFECT AT THE TIME OF CONSTRUCTION, WHICHEVER REQUIRES
 THE HIGHER ELEVATION, UNLESS OTHERWISE PERMITTED BY
 SECTION 1612 OF THIS CODE. IF THE EXISTING BUILDING WAS
 CONSTRUCTED PRIOR TO THE ADOPTION OF EITHER THE SITE
 STANDARDS OF 419.4 OF THIS CODE OR LOCAL FLOOD
 RESISTANT REQUIREMENTS, THEN THE ADDITION AND ALL
 PATIENT SUPPORT AREAS AND UTILITIES FOR THE ADDITION AS
 DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION SHALL EITHER BE DESIGNED AND
 CONSTRUCTED TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION
 419.4.2.2.1 OF THIS CODE OR BE DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED
 TO MEET THE DRY FLOOD PROOFING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION
 1612 OF THIS CODE.
  
 6) PLEASE PROVIDE WHERE THIS INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND?
 NOT FOUND ON A.2.1 CODE CRITERIA NOR LIFE SAFETY
 SHEETS. 2010 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA
 BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION 107.3.5.1.1
 COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS:
 6.1OCCUPANCY GROUP AND SPECIAL OCCUPANCY REQUIREMENTS
 SHALL BE DETERMINED.
 6.2 MINIMUM TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE DETERMINED
 (SEE TABLE 503).
 6.3 FIRE SPRINKLERS ? REQUIRED?
 6.4 2010 FBC-EXISTING BLDG. CODE CHAPTER 10
  
 7) PLEASE PROVIDE A SURVEY OF THE EXISTING SITE. ZONING
 COMMENT OF THE FOOTPRINT OF THE EXISTING BUILDINGS CAN
 NOT BE INCREASED. PLEASE PROVIDE THE SURVEY SO A
 COMPARISON OF THE PROPOSED VERTICAL ADDITION AND
 EXISTING BUILDING CAN BE COMPARED, VERTICAL ADDITIONS
 VERSES HORIZONTAL ADDITIONS.
  
 2010 EXISTING BLDG. CODE 1001.2 CREATION OR EXTENSION
 OF NONCONFORMITY.
 AN ADDITION SHALL NOT CREATE OR EXTEND ANY
 NONCONFORMITY IN THE EXISTING BUILDING TO WHICH THE
 ADDITION IS BEING MADE WITH REGARD TO ACCESSIBILITY,
 STRUCTURAL STRENGTH, FIRE SAFETY, MEANS OF EGRESS, OR
 THE CAPACITY OF MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, OR ELECTRICAL
 SYSTEMS.
 EXST. BLDG. CODE 1002.1 HEIGHT LIMITATIONS.
 1002.2 AREA LIMITATIONS.
 1002.3 FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS.
  
 EXST. BLDG. CODE 1001.3 OTHER WORK. ANY REPAIR OR
 ALTERATION WORK WITHIN AN EXISTING BUILDING TO WHICH AN
 ADDITION IS BEING MADE SHALL COMPLY WITH THE APPLICABLE
 REQUIREMENTS OF THE APPROPRIATE CHAPTER OF THIS CODE
 FOR THE LEVEL OF REHABILITATION UNDERTAKEN.
  
 8) 2010 FL. EXISTING BUILDING CODE PLEASE SHOW
 COMPLIANCE WITH:
 8A) EXST. BLDG. CODE 1003.2 ADDITIONAL GRAVITY LOADS.
 EXISTING STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS SUPPORTING ANY ADDITIONAL
 GRAVITY LOADS AS A RESULT OF ADDITIONS SHALL COMPLY
 WITH THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING.
 EXCEPTIONS: 1. STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS WHOSE STRESS IS NOT
 INCREASED BY MORE THAN 5 PERCENT.
  
 8B) EXST. BLDG. CODE 1003.3 LATERAL-FORCE-RESISTING
 SYSTEM. THE LATERAL-FORCE-RESISTING SYSTEM OF EXISTING
 BUILDINGS TO WHICH ADDITIONS ARE MADE SHALL COMPLY WITH
 SECTIONS 1003.3.1, 1003.3.2 AND 1003.3.3.
 EXCEPTIONS: 1003 (2.) IN OTHER EXISTING BUILDINGS WHERE
 THE LATERAL-FORCE STORY SHEAR IN ANY STORY IS NOT
 INCREASED BY MORE THAN 10 PERCENT CUMULATIVE.
  
 8C) PLEASE SEE SHEET S5.1 CODES AND STANDARDS WIND
 LOADS WERE DESIGNED TO 170 MPH VULT AND C EXPOSURE.
  
 8C)(1) WIND DESIGN TO 170 MPH VULT. PLEASE REVIEW THE
 2010 FBC-B TABLE 1604.5 RISK CATEGORY OF BUILDINGS AND
 OTHER STRUCTURES. RISK CATEGORY IV STRUCTURES INCLUDE
 GROUP I-2 OCCUPANCIES AND OTHER STRUCTURES DESIGNED AS
 ESSENTIAL FACILITIES HAVING SURGERY OR EMERGENCY
 TREATMENT FACILITIES. PLEASE REVIEW THE 2010 FBC-B
 TABLE 1609B FOR RISK CATEGORY III AND IV BUILDINGS AND
 STRUCTURES. THE FIGURE SHOWS THIS LOCATION AS A 180
 MPH, VULT WIND ZONE.
  
 2010 FBC-B 419.3 N ADDITION TO THE CODES AND STANDARDS
 REFERENCED IN SECTION 419.2 OF THIS CODE, THE FOLLOWING
 MINIMUM STANDARDS OF CONSTRUCTION AND SPECIFIED MINIMUM
 ESSENTIAL FACILITIES, SHALL APPLY TO ALL NEW HOSPITALS
 AND ALL ADDITIONS, ALTERATIONS OR RENOVATIONS TO AN
 EXISTING LICENSED HOSPITAL, AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION
 419.1 OF THIS CODE AND LISTED IN SECTION 419.3 OF THIS
 CODE.
  
 8C)(2) SHEET S5.1 WIND DESIGN OF C EXPOSURE. WHEN YOU
 SHOOT A VECTOR TO THE N.E. TO PALM BEACH COUNTRY CLUB A
 DISTANCE OF OVER 7,000 FT. OF WATER IS ENCOUNTERED,
 WHEN A VECTOR TO THE S. E. TO # 1 VIA SUNNY , PALM BCH.
 A DISTANCE OF 5,562 FT. IS ENCOUNTERED. DEPENDING ON
 WHERE THE DISTANCE FROM SHORELINE WITH NO OBSTRUCTIONS
 YOU GET 508FT, 588 FT. OR 414 FT. TO THE FRONT OF THE
 BUILDING.
  
 2010 FBC-B 1609.4.3. EXPOSURE D. EXPOSURE D SHALL APPLY
 WHERE THE GROUND SURFACE ROUGHNESS, AS DEFINED BY
 SURFACE ROUGHNESS D, PREVAILS IN THE UPWIND DIRECTION
 FOR A DISTANCE OF AT LEAST 5,000 FEET (1524 M) OR 20
 TIMES THE HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING, WHICHEVER IS GREATER.
 EXPOSURE D SHALL EXTEND INLAND FROM THE SHORELINE FOR A
 DISTANCE OF 600 FEET (183 M) OR 20 TIMES THE HEIGHT OF
 THE BUILDING, WHICHEVER IS GREATER FROM AN EXPOSURE D
 CONDITION AS DEFINED IN THE PREVIOUS SENTENCE.
  
 FBC-B HOSPITALS. 419.4.2.3 STRUCTURAL STANDARDS.
 WIND LOAD DESIGN OF THE BUILDING STRUCTURE AND EXTERIOR
 ENVELOPE INCLUDING EXTERIOR WALL SYSTEMS SHALL BE
 DESIGNED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CODE.
  
 9) PLEASE PROVIDE COMPLIANCE WITH: 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
  
 9A) 2010 FBC-B 419.4.2.4 ROOFING STANDARDS.
 419.4.2.4.1
 ROOFING MEMBRANE MATERIAL SHALL RESIST THE UPLIFT
 FORCES SPECIFIED IN THE CODE. ROOF COVERINGS SHALL BE
 INSTALLED ACCORDING TO THE SPECIFICATIONS PROVIDED BY
 THE MANUFACTURER.
 419.4.2.4.2 LOOSE-LAID BALLASTED ROOFS SHALL NOT BE
 PERMITTED.
  
 419.4.2.4.3 ALL NEW ROOF APPENDAGES SUCH AS DUCTS,
 TANKS, VENTILATORS, RECEIVERS, DX CONDENSING UNITS AND
 DECORATIVE MANSARD ROOFS AND THEIR ATTACHMENT SYSTEMS
 SHALL BE STRUCTURALLY ENGINEERED TO MEET THE WIND LOAD
 REQUIREMENTS OF THE APPLICABLE BUILDING CODE. ALL OF
 THESE ATTACHMENT SYSTEMS SHALL BE CONNECTED DIRECTLY TO
 THE UNDERLYING ROOF STRUCTURE OR ROOF SUPPORT
 STRUCTURE.
  
 9B) 2010 FBC-B 419.4.2.5 EXTERIOR UNIT STANDARDS.
 419.4.2.5.1
 ALL EXTERIOR WINDOW UNITS, SKYLIGHTS, EXTERIOR LOUVERS
 AND EXTERIOR DOOR UNITS INCLUDING VISION PANELS AND
 THEIR ANCHORING SYSTEMS SHALL BE IMPACT RESISTANT OR
 PROTECTED WITH AN IMPACT RESISTANT COVERING MEETING THE
 REQUIREMENTS OF THE TESTING APPLICATION STANDARDS (TAS)
 201, 202, AND 203 OF THIS CODE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
 REQUIREMENTS OF SECTIONS 1626.2 THROUGH 1626.4 OF THIS
 CODE. THE IMPACT RESISTANT COVERINGS MAY BE EITHER
 PERMANENTLY ATTACHED OR MAY BE REMOVABLE IF STORED ON
 SITE OF THE FACILITY.
  
 10) 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..
  
 11) ONCE THE WIND DESIGN & PRESSURES ARE CODE COMPLIANT
 IF EITHER THE DESIGNER OF RECORD OR CONTRACTOR WOULD
 PREFER TO SUBMIT THE PRODUCT APPROVALS AFTER THE
 ISSUANCE OF THE PERMIT THROUGH:
 107.3.4.2 DEFERRED SUBMITTALS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS
 SECTION, DEFERRED SUBMITTALS ARE DEFINED AS THOSE
 PORTIONS OF THE DESIGN THAT ARE NOT SUBMITTED AT THE
 TIME OF THE APPLICATION AND THAT ARE TO BE SUBMITTED TO
 THE BUILDING OFFICIAL WITHIN A SPECIFIED PERIOD.
 DEFERRAL OF ANY SUBMITTAL ITEMS SHALL HAVE THE PRIOR
 APPROVAL OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. THE REGISTERED
 DESIGN PROFESSIONAL IN RESPONSIBLE CHARGE SHALL LIST
 THE DEFERRED SUBMITTALS ON THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS
 FOR REVIEW BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. DOCUMENTS FOR
 DEFERRED SUBMITTAL ITEMS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE
 REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL IN RESPONSIBLE CHARGE
 WHO SHALL REVIEW THEM AND FORWARD THEM TO THE BUILDING
 OFFICIAL WITH A NOTATION INDICATING THAT THE DEFERRED
 SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN REVIEWED AND FOUND TO BE
 IN GENERAL CONFORMANCE TO THE DESIGN OF THE BUILDING.
 THE DEFERRED SUBMITTAL ITEMS SHALL NOT BE INSTALLED
 UNTIL THE DEFERRED SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN
 APPROVED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL.
  
 12) SHEET A1.1 THE MAIN LOBBY-192 SHOWS AN EXIT
 DIRECTIONAL SIGN FOR EXITING THROUGH THE ELEVATOR LOBBY
 193. THE SOUTH END OF THE ELEVATOR LOBBY DOES NOT SHOW
 AN ENCLOSURE AS DOES THE ELEVATOR LOBBY JUST TO THE
 EAST ELEVATOR LOBBY 195 SHEET A5.3 THIS AREA SEEMS TO
 BE ATRIUM OVERLOOK AREA. THE 2010 FBC-B 708.14.1
 EXCEPTION 4 DOES NOT APPLY TO GROUP I-2 OCCUPANCIES.
 ALSO SEE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE INFORMAL INTERPRETATION:
 DATE: WED SEP 7 2005
 REPORT #: 3887
 CODE: BUILDING
 SECTION: 707.14.1
 QUESTION:
 CAN THE PATH OF EXIT TRAVEL GO FROM AN EXIT ACCESS
 CORRIDOR THROUGH AN ELEVATOR LOBBY TO THE EXIT STAIRS?
 ANSWER:
 NO, THE SECTION SPECIFICALLY REQUIRES A LOBBY OF FIRE
 RATED CONSTRUCTION TO SEPARATE THE ELEVATOR FROM THE
 CORRIDOR BY FIRE RATED PARTITIONS AND PROTECTED
 OPENING(S).
 COMMENTARY:
 NONE.
 NOTICE:
 THE BUILDING OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION OF FLORIDA, IN
 COOPERATION WITH THE FLORIDA BUILDING COMMISSION, THE
 FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ICC, AND
 INDUSTRY AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERTS OFFER THIS
 INTERPRETATION OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE IN THE
 INTEREST OF CONSISTENCY IN THEIR APPLICATION STATEWIDE.
 THIS INTERPRETATION IS INFORMAL, NON-BINDING AND
 SUBJECT TO ACCEPTANCE AND APPROVAL BY THE LOCAL
 BUILDING OFFICIAL.
  
 13) SHEET A1.1 NOTE THIS IS THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN, THERE
 IS NO DIMENSIONAL PLAN IN THE 1ST OR 2ND FLOORS. ON
 SHEET A1.1 THE SOILED LAUNDRY ROOM NOT DIMENSIONED MAY
 HAVE A ACCESSIBILITY ISSUE WITH DOORS IN SERIES, 2010
 FLORIDA ACCESSIBILITY CODE 404.2.6.
  
 13A) THE PLANS INDICATE THAT THE ADDITION IS BEING
 BUILT AS UNDER THE HIGH-RISE PROVISIONS OF THE CODE FOR
 THE ADDITIONAL STORIES TO BE ADDED ON IN THE FUTURE.
 DOES THE BUILDING CURRENTLY CONTAIN A FIRE COMMAND
 CENTER (FBC-B 403.4.5) IN COMPLIANCE WITH FBC-B SECTION
 911? ] 911.1.1 LOCATION AND ACCESS. THE LOCATION AND
 ACCESSIBILITY OF THE FIRE COMMAND CENTER SHALL BE
 APPROVED BY THE FIRE CHIEF.
  
 13B) IS THIS ADDITION ONLY TO MEET THE HIGH-RISE
 REQUIREMENTS (FBC-B SECTION 403) OR WILL THE WHOLE
 FACILITY MEET THE HIGH RISE REQUIREMENTS SINCE THE
 PLANS DO NOT SHOW A 4 HOUR FIRE WALL SECTION 706?
  
 13C) DOES THIS FACILITY OR ADDITION HAVE A HYPERBARIC
 FACILITIES (FBC-B 407.9) HYPERBARIC FACILITIES IN GROUP
 I-2 OCCUPANCIES SHALL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS CONTAINED
 IN CHAPTER 20 OF NFPA 99.
  
 13D) PLEASE SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH FBC-B 419.4.2.11
 EXTERNAL EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS STANDARDS.
 (REFERENCE CHAPTER 59A-3.081 FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE
 CODE FOR REQUIREMENTS.)
  
 13E) PLEASE PROVIDE WHICH OPTION THE SITE HAS CHOSEN AS
 AN OPTION, SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH;
 FBC-B 419.4.2.10.1 IF THE FACILITY REQUIRES FIRE
 SPRINKLERS AS PART OF ITS FIRE PROTECTION, EITHER OF
 THE FOLLOWING SHALL BE MET: AND WHO WILL PERFORM THE
 FIRE WATCH IF THIS METHOD IS CHOSEN.
  
 14) SHEET A1.1 VS. A1.2, SHEET A1.2 THE 2ND LEVEL SHOWS
 A TEMPORARY STAIR TOWER AND TEMPORARY BUCK-HOIST
 LOCATION NOT SHOWN ON THE 1ST FLOOR PLANS. PLEASE
 PROVIDE HOW WILL THE OCCUPANTS BE PROTECTED DURING
 CONSTRUCTION AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH FBC-B 3306.7
 COVERED WALKWAYS. THE TEMPORARY STAIRS DOES NOT ADDRESS
 THIS ISSUE OF THE EXITING OF THE 1ST FLOOR
  
 15) SHEET A1.1 VS. A1.2, SHEET A1.2 THE 2ND FLOOR LEVEL
 ALSO SHOWS THE 2ND FLOOR TO BE A ATRIUM, THE PLANS ARE
 NOT CLEAR AS TO ON THE 2ND LEVEL IF THIS IS A HANDRAIL
 OR A 1 HOUR GLASS WALL WITH FIRE SPRINKLERS, THIS IS AN
 EXIT ACCESS CORRIDOR THAT WOULD NEED TO BE PROTECTED.
 FBC-B 404.6.
  
 16) SHEET A1.2 ALSO INDICATES THAT THIS EXIT WILL BE
 TEMPORARILY CLOSED AND THE EXIT SIGN REMOVED. PLEASE
 PROVIDE A CODE COMPLIANT EXIT PLAN DURING THE TIME THE
 EXIT WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE. IN ESSENCE IT CREATES A
 DEAD END FOR BOTH THE NORTH AND SOUTH CORRIDORS. FBC-B
 1018.4.
  
 17) LIFE SAFETY SHEET A1.3 & SHEET A5.3A SHOW 1 HOUR
 FIRE RATED WALLS:
  
 17A) STAFF CORRIDOR 317 SHOWS (2) A TYPE DOORS WITH
 CARD ENTRY. DOOR FROM CORRIDOR TO PREP & PACKING AREA
 ON THE DOOR SCHEDULE IS MISSING 45 MIN. RATING PER
 FBC-B TABLE 715.4.
  
 17B) DOOR FROM STAFF CORRIDOR TO CART WASH AREA
 (LABELED A) IS NOT ON THE DOOR SCHEDULE. 107.2.1.3
 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ FBC-B TABLE 715.4.
  
  
 17C) SHEET A5.3A THE DOORS TO ROOMS 323, 324,& 340 ARE
 NOT LABELED NOR SHOW UP ON THE DOOR SCHEDULE? 107.2.1.3
 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. FBC-B TABLE 715.4.
  
 17D) THE DUMBWAITER LOCATED WITHIN CORRIDOR 304A SHOWS
 A (2 HOUR SHAFT) BUT THE DOOR SCHEDULE DOES NOT
 INDICATE A DOOR WITH 1 ? HOUR OPENING PROTECTIVE. 2010
 FBC-B TABLE 715.4.
  
 17E) WITHIN ROOM 305 HOLD/ STORAGE ROOM SHOWS A
 DUMBWAITER WITH A 2 HOUR FIRE RATING, THE DOOR SCHEDULE
 DOES NOT PROVIDE OPENING PROTECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 2010 FBC-B TABLE 715.4.
  
 17F) ROOM 306 BREAKDOWN ROOM THERE ARE NO DIMENSIONS ON
 THIS PLAN, MAY OR MAY NOT COMPLY WITH 2010 FLORIDA
 ACCESSIBILITY CODE 404.2.6.
  
 17G) NOTE DOES THE OVERLOOK 330 & 569 HAVE 1 HOUR
 PROTECTION IS THIS CONSIDERED PART OF AN ATRIUM? THERE
 IS NO 2ND FLOOR PLANS IN THE 500 SERIES DRAWINGS IS
 THIS A ATRIUM A 3 STORY ATRIUM REQUIRING SMOKE CONTROL
 A NOTE ON THE PLANS INDICATES A PRIVATE BRIDGE BELOW?
 FBC-B 404.5. SHEET A5.5A THE 5TH LEVEL, SECTION 404.6
 EXCEPTION # 3 ONLY ALLOWS FOR THE ADJACENT SPACES OF
 ANY THREE FLOORS OF THE ATRIUM SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO
 BE SEPARATED FROM THE ATRIUM WHERE SUCH SPACES ARE
 ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE DESIGN OF THE SMOKE CONTROL
 SYSTEM. NOTE THIS IS THE 5TH LEVEL OF THE BUILDING.
  
 18) SHEET A5.4A: THIS SHEET SHOWS A 2 FT. DIFFERENCE IN
 ELEVATION AT THE NEW 2 HR. SHAFT. THE DETAIL INDICATED
 ON SECTION 3 OF A11.3 DOES NOT SHOW WHERE THE 2 FT.
 ELEVATION CHANGES WITHIN THE DETAIL CONFIGURATION. IT
 SHOWS THE BLOCK SHAFT THAT WAS REMOVED. AS BUILT IT
 APPEARS THAT THERE WILL BE A 2 ? INCH PIECE OF SHAFT
 LINER PANEL, THIS WOULD BE DIFFICULT FOR THE INSTALLER
 TO CUT MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF THE LINER PANEL. IS
 THERE A MINIMUM WIDTH THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDS FOR
 ONE INCH SHAFT WALL?
  
 18A) THE DRINKING FOUNTAINS IN FRONT OF RESTROOMS 417 &
 418 (COMMON STATEMENT FOR THE 4TH & 5TH FLOOR WHERE
 DRINKING FOUNTAINS ARE IN THIS CONFIGURATION) ARE NOT
 PROTECTED BY WING WALLS, SHEET A16.1 THE LOW DRINKING
 FOUNTAIN MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FL. ACCESS. CODE
 307.2 PROTRUDING OBJECTS BUT THE HIGH DRINKING FOUNTAIN
 WILL END UP WITH THE BOTTOM OF THE UNIT ABOVE 27
 INCHES, EITHER A WING WALL OR SKIRT WOULD BE REQUIRED
 FOR CODE COMPLIANCE WITH 307.2 OR BY ANY METHOD THAT
 MEETS CODE COMPLIANCE. 2010 FBC-B FIRE-RESISTANT JOINT
 SYSTEMS SECTION 714,1 EXCEP. 2 . FLOORS WHERE THE JOINT
 IS PROTECTED BY A SHAFT ENCLOSURE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 SECTION 708.
  
 18B) THE (2) NEW DUMBWAITERS ON THIS FLOOR SHOW A 2
 HOUR FIRE RATED WALL, DOES THE DUMBWAITER STOP ON THIS
 FLOOR, THERE APPEARS TO BE NO DOORWAY? 107.2.1.3
 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION & FBC-B 715.4 OPENING
 PROTECTIVE.
  
 18C) NOTE IN BOTH AREAS OF MECHANICAL ROOM 403 & 404
 THERE ARE CHASES IN THE FLOOR UNPROTECTED THE PLANS
 INDICATE THEY ARE TO BE FOR HVAC, PLEASE IDENTIFY THE
 TYPE OF FIRE RATED ASSEMBLIES TO PROTECT THE FLOOR OR
 HORIZONTAL FIRE BARRIER. FBC-B 713.4 HORIZONTAL
 ASSEMBLIES.
  
 19) SHEET A5.5A :
  
 19A) ALUMINUM SUN SHADE DEVICES WILL NEED TO SHOW
 ENGINEERING (DESIGN AND ANCHORING) FOR THE APPROPRIATE
 WIND SPEED WITH EXPOSURE D WITH HEIGHT MULTIPLIERS.
 ASCE 7-10.
  
 19B) DUMBWAITERS BOTH THE SOILED DUMBWAITER FOUND IN
 ROOM 526 AND THE O. R. DUMBWAITER DO NOT SHOW THE 90
 MINUTE OPENING PROTECTIVE AS REQUIRED BY FBC-B TABLE
 715.4 OPENING PROTECTIVE.
  
 19C) PLEASE PROVIDE THE MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATION
 SHEETS FOR THE DUMBWAITERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 3001.5.1
 FLORIDA ELEVATOR SAFETY CODE AND 3001.2 REFERENCED
 STANDARDS.
  
 19D) PLEASE SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH FBC-B 3004.3 AREA OF
 VENTS.
  
 20) SHEET A5.6A DIMENSION PLAN. APPEARS NOT TO BE
 COMPLETE, SOME OF THE WALLS ARE DIMENSIONED, MANY ARE
 NOT, THERE IS NO WALL IDENTIFICATION AS TO TYPE OF WALL
 RATINGS AND THE SAME WITH THE DOORS. SHEET A1.6 THE
 LIFE SAFETY SHEET SHOWS FUTURE ROOMS ON THE WEST END
 ONLY. 107.2.1.3 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED.
  
 21) ON SHEETS A11.3 & A11.4 THE DETAIL BUBBLES ARE NOT
 FILED IN, DETAIL AND SHEET. 107.2.1.3 ADDITIONAL
 INFORMATION IS REQUIRED.
  
 22) SHEET A16.1 DETAIL FOR ACCESSIBLE DRINKING
 FOUNTAINS DEPENDING ON THE ACTUAL LOCATION THE UPPER
 DRINKING FOUNTAIN MAY OR MAY NOT NEED A SKIRT/ GUARD TO
 COMPLY WITH THE 2010 FLORIDA ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION
 307.2 PROTRUDING OBJECTS. IT APPEARS THE BOTTOM OF THE
 UPPER SHROUD UNIT WILL BE ABOVE THE REQUIRED 27 INCHES.
  
 23) SHEETS A13.1 AND A13.5 BOTH SHOW WALL DETAILS AND
 PENETRATIONS FOR RATED WALLS. THE PLANS DO NOT PROVIDE
 FIRE RESISTANCE RATED ASSEMBLIES FOR HORIZONTAL
 ASSEMBLIES AND COMPLIANCE WITH FBC-B 713.4.1.1 THROUGH
 PENETRATIONS.
  
 24) IMPACT FEES 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.
  
 25) 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.
  
 A THOROUGH REVIEW CANNOT BE MADE AT THIS TIME, AS A
 RESULT OF THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUESTED
 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS MAY APPEAR THAT WERE NOT PART OF
 THIS REVIEW.
  
 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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