Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 15031312
Permit Number 15031312
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2015-09-28 15:40:26BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 W. P. B. PERMIT: 15031312
 ADD: 333 FERN ST.
 CONT: KAST CONSTRUCTION
 CONTACT :
 TEL: (561)689-2910
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 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.
  
 2ND REVIEW
 DATE: MON. SEPT. 28 /2015
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) PROVISO: ; THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH ART IN PUBLIC
 PLACES ORDINANCE.
 2-6 COMPLIED.
 7A-7I) COMPLIED.
 7J) PROVISO/ DELEGATE ENGINEER. ) HORIZONTAL TRELLIS
 FOUND ON THE SOUTH & WEST SIDES OF THE BUILDING SEE
 SECTION 6,8 & 9 PAGE A7.5.4. PLEASE SHOW WIND DESIGN
 AND ANCHORING DETAILS. FBC-B 1609.6.4.4.1 COMPONENTS &
 CLADDING. FL 61G-15-30.006 (3) THE DELEGATED ENGINEER
 SHALL FORWARD THE DELEGATED ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS TO
 THE ENGINEER OF RECORD FOR REVIEW.
 7K-7M) COMPLIED.
 7N) 2ND REQUEST. RESPONSE INDICATES NOTE # 37 SHEET
 024-LS-1.0. NO SUCH NOTE. NOR ON SHEET 023-LS-01.
 PLEASE PROVIDE COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2010 FBC-B: [F]
 914.2 EQUIPMENT ROOM IDENTIFICATION. FIRE PROTECTION
 EQUIPMENT SHALL BE IDENTIFIED IN AN APPROVED MANNER.
 ROOMS CONTAINING CONTROLS FOR AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEMS,
 SPRINKLER RISERS AND VALVES OR OTHER FIRE DETECTION,
 SUPPRESSION OR CONTROL ELEMENTS SHALL BE IDENTIFIED FOR
 THE USE OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. APPROVED SIGNS REQUIRED
 TO IDENTIFY FIRE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT AND EQUIPMENT
 LOCATION SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF DURABLE MATERIALS,
 PERMANENTLY INSTALLED AND READILY VISIBLE
 70-7P) COMPLIED.
 8A-B) COMPLIED.
 9A) DISCREPANCY IN PLANS, SEMI-COMPLIED. THE RESPONSE
 INDICATED THE DIMENSIONS WERE ADDED TO SHEETS
 077-A6.1.1 AND 078-A6.1.2 BUT THEY WERE NEVER CHANGED
 ON SHEETS 038-A2.3.1 OR 039- A2.3.2.
 DOORS 307.02 & 307.03 BOTH DOORS ARE CONSIDERED COMMON
 AREA DOORS SINCE THEY ARE NOT ENTRY DOORS TO THE UNIT.
 THE 2 DOORS DO NOT HAVE THE 18 INCHES REQUIRED ON THE
 LATCH SIDE OF THE DOOR, PER FAIR HOUSING REQUIREMENT 3.
 USABLE DOORS. GUIDELINE SECTION 100.205(C)(2) WOULD
 APPLY TO DOORS THAT ARE A PART OF AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE
 IN THE PUBLIC AND COMMON USE AREAS OF MULTIFAMILY
 DWELLINGS AND TO DOORS INTO AND WITHIN INDIVIDUAL
 DWELLING UNITS.
 (1) ON ACCESSIBLE ROUTES IN PUBLIC AND COMMON USE AREAS
 AND FOR PRIMARY ENTRY DOORS TO COVERED UNITS, DOORS
 THAT COMPLY WITH ANSI 4.13 WOULD MEET THIS REQUIREMENT.
 9B) COMPLIED.
 10A-B) COMPLIED.
 10C) NEW COMMENT. PLEASE SEE MARK UP ON SHEET
 039-A2-3-2. THE COMMON CORRIDOR HAS PINCH POINTS IN THE
 CORRIDOR NEXT TO THE COLUMN LINE WHERE 36 INCH MINIMUM
 IS REQUIRED FOR THE CORRIDOR WIDTH BOTH BY FAIR HOUSING
 AND THE 2010 FBC-B 1018.2 EXC. # 2.
 11A) DISCREPANCY IN PLANS, SEMI-COMPLIED. THE RESPONSE
 INDICATED THE DIMENSIONS WERE ADDED TO SHEETS
 077-A6.1.1 AND 078-A6.1.2 BUT THEY WERE NEVER CHANGED
 ON SHEETS 045-A2.5.2.
 DOORS 307.02 & 307.03 BOTH DOORS ARE CONSIDERED COMMON
 AREA DOORS SINCE THEY ARE NOT ENTRY DOORS TO THE UNIT.
 THE 2 DOORS DO NOT HAVE THE 18 INCHES REQUIRED ON THE
 LATCH SIDE OF THE DOOR, PER FAIR HOUSING REQUIREMENT 3.
 USABLE DOORS. GUIDELINE SECTION 100.205(C)(2) WOULD
 APPLY TO DOORS THAT ARE A PART OF AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE
 IN THE PUBLIC AND COMMON USE AREAS OF MULTIFAMILY
 DWELLINGS AND TO DOORS INTO AND WITHIN INDIVIDUAL
 DWELLING UNITS.
 11B) COMPLIED.
 11C), 11C)(1A), 11C(1B) 11C)(1C) THE LETTER FROM JOE
 CUSCHIERI P. E. ACOUSTICS AND VIBRATION CONSULTANT WILL
 NEED TO PROVIDE RATIONAL ANYLSIS AS TO HOW THEY ARE
 ACHIEVING THE IIC AND STC RATINGS STATED WITHIN THE
 LETTER. WE SEE MANY PRODUCTS THAT WERE TESTED IN
 LAVATORIES ON A 6 INCH CONCRETE SLAB AND BARELY GET A
 IIC RATING OF 51 WITH SOUND INSULATION. AT THE VARY END
 OF THE LETTER THE STATEMENT FOR HARD FINISHES SUCH AS
 WOOD OR MARBLE OR TILE MITIGATION FOR STRUCTURE BORNE
 SOUND SUCH AS THE USE OF KINETIC SR FLOOR BOARD OR
 EQUIVALENT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED TO MEET THE FBC
 REQUIREMENT.
 COMMENT FROM THE 1ST REVIEW. 11C) THIS COMMENT WILL BE
 A COMMON COMMENT FOR ALL FLOORS (FLOOR SLABS ARE 8 INCH
 POST TENSION SLABS) , THE 3RD -16TH STORY. PLEASE
 PROVIDE COMPLIANCE WITH BLDG TYPE: TYPE I/ TYPE II
 FLOOR INSULATION
  
 11C)(1A) FBC-B 2010 1207.3 STRUCTURE-BORNE SOUND.
 FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLIES BETWEEN DWELLING UNITS OR
 BETWEEN A DWELLING UNIT AND A PUBLIC OR SERVICE AREA
 WITHIN THE STRUCTURE SHALL HAVE AN IMPACT INSULATION
 CLASS (IIC) RATING OF NOT LESS THAN 50 (45 IF FIELD
 TESTED) WHEN TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E 492.
  
 11C)(1B) FBC-B 2010 1207.2 1207.2 AIR-BORNE SOUND.
 WALLS, PARTITIONS AND FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLIES
 SEPARATING DWELLING UNITS FROM EACH OTHER OR FROM
 PUBLIC OR SERVICE AREAS SHALL HAVE A SOUND TRANSMISSION
 CLASS (STC) OF NOT LESS THAN 50 (45 IF FIELD TESTED)
 FOR AIR-BORNE NOISE WHEN TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM
 E 90.
  
 11C)(1C) FLAME SPREAD- FBC-B 2010 603.1.2 EXCEPTION 2.
 INSULATION INSTALLED BETWEEN A FINISHED FLOOR AND SOLID
 DECKING WITHOUT INTERVENING AIRSPACE SHALL BE ALLOWED
 TO HAVE A FLAME SPREAD INDEX OF NOT MORE THAN 200.
  
 FLAME SPREAD INDEX. A COMPARATIVE MEASURE, EXPRESSED AS
 A DIMENSIONLESS NUMBER, DERIVED FROM VISUAL
 MEASUREMENTS OF THE SPREAD OF FLAME VERSUS TIME FOR A
 MATERIAL TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E 84 OR UL 723.
  
 11D) NEW COMMENT. PLEASE SEE MARK UP ON SHEET
 045-A2.5.2. THE COMMON CORRIDOR HAS PINCH POINTS IN THE
 CORRIDOR NEXT TO THE COLUMN LINE WHERE 36 INCH MINIMUM
 IS REQUIRED FOR THE CORRIDOR WIDTH BOTH BY FAIR HOUSING
 AND THE 2010 FBC-B 1018.2 EXC. # 2.
  
 12A) COMPLIED.
  
 12B) POOL DECK AND THE MEANS OF EGRESS. PLEASE VERIFY
 THE EGRESS DOORS THAT LEAD FROM THE POOL DECK TO THE
 INTERIOR OF THE BUILDING HAVE CARD READERS ON BOTH
 DOORS. PLEASE VERIFY THE CARD READERS ARE FOR ENTRY
 ONTO THE POOL DECK. THAT IF YOU ARE ON THE POOL DECK
 THE DOORS WILL AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK. THIS CONFIGURATION
 WILL ALSO LIMIT CHILDREN GAINING ACCESS TO THE POOL
 DECK AND BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH 2010 FBC-B 424.1.3.1.9.
  
 12C) COMPLIED.
  
 12D) 2ND REQUEST. PLEASE SEE THE SHEET 119-A6.16.1 THE
 TOTAL CORRIDOR WIDTH IS 4 FT. 7 ? INCHES WIDE. DOOR
 706F DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE FAIR HOUSING GUIDE LINES
 REQUIREMENT 2. ACCESSIBLE AND USABLE PUBLIC AND COMMON
 USE AREAS. ANSI A117.1 TABLE 404.2.4.1 MANEUVERING
 CLEARANCES FOR MANUAL SWING DOORS.
  
 12E) NOTE THERE IS NO KNOWING WHICH WAY A R2 OCCUPANCY
 CAN TURN INTO. APARTMENT BUILDINGS ARE A R-2 AS WELL AS
 CONDOMINIUMS. IT ISN?T UNTIL C.O. THAT THE DOCUMENTS GO
 TO THE STATE FOR THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM. THIS
 NEXT CODE ISSUE WILL BE A PROVISO, THE PLANS BEING
 REVIEWED AS THIS IS TO BE A CONDOMINIUM AND UNDER FAIR
 HOUSING.
 PROVISO: NOTE THIS POOL DECK AND POOL ARE COVERED UNDER
 THE FAIR HOUSING ACT, TO DATE THE GUIDELINES ONLY
 REQUIRES ACCESS MUST BE PROVIDED TO THE POOL DECK AREA,
 NOT AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE (RAMP OR LIFT) DOWN INTO THE
 WATER INTO THE POOL. ON THE OTHER HAND IF THE
 ASSOCIATION ELECTS TO ALLOW THE COMMUNITY ROOM, POOL,
 AND OR POOL DECK TO BE RENTED OUT FOR PARTIES THAT THE
 PUBLIC COULD USE, THEN THIS AREA WOULD BE REQUIRED TO
 MEET FLORIDA ACCESSIBILITY SECTION 1009 OF THE
 ACCESSIBILITY CODE POOL LIFTS.
  
 12F) 2ND REQUEST. ) THIS NOTE WILL BE A COMMON NOTE FOR
 FLOORS 7-20TH FLOORS. THE DOOR SCHEDULE FOUND ON PAGE
 126 A.7.1.1 (DOOR SCHEDULE) IN THE REMARKS COLUMN THERE
 ARE VARIOUS DOORS IN THE CORRIDOR(STORAGE & ELECTRICAL)
 THAT STATE THAT A FIRE DAMPER IS TO BE INSTALLED IN THE
 LOUVERED DOOR. PLEASE SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH:
  
 2010 FBC-B 715.4.6 LABELED PROTECTIVE ASSEMBLIES. FIRE
 DOOR ASSEMBLIES SHALL BE LABELED BY AN APPROVED AGENCY.
 THE LABELS SHALL COMPLY WITH NFPA 80, AND SHALL BE
 PERMANENTLY AFFIXED TO THE DOOR OR FRAME INSTALLED
 WITHIN THE LOUVERED DOOR.
  
 716.5.2 FIRE BARRIERS. DUCTS AND AIR TRANSFER OPENINGS
 OF FIRE BARRIERS SHALL BE PROTECTED WITH APPROVED FIRE
 DAMPERS INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR LISTING.
  
 12G) COMPLIED.
 13A) COMPLIED. SLIDING GLASS DOORS.
 13B) 2ND REQUEST. ) FOR ALL SLIDING GLASS DOORS THE
 HARDWARE WILL ALSO NEED TO MEET THE ANSI 117.1 STANDARD
 404.2.7. RESPONSE INDICATES SEE SPECS, REQUIREMENT
 INCLUDED IN SPEC. IF SPEC BOOKS ARE SUBMITTED WE STAMP
 THEM VOID. WE ARE LOOKING FOR CODE COMPLIANCE ON THE
 PLANS. WE DO NOT REVIEW SPEC BOOKS>
  
 14A-D) COMPLIED.
  
 14E) PROVISO: THE PLANS INDICATE THE USE OF
 PRE-ENGINEERED A/C STANDS. WHEN FIGURING THE REQUIRED
 CLEARANCES IN HEIGHT REQUIRED BY TABLE FBC-B 1509.7,
 THE CLEARANCE IS FROM THE FINISHED ROOF HEIGHT, ABOVE
 THE LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE ROOF.
  
 15) COMPLIED,
  
 16A-C) PRODUCT APPROVALS: DEFERRED SUBMITTAL. ARCHITECT
 WILL APPROVE/ STAMP EACH PRODUCT APPROVAL AND SUBMIT.
  
 17-18) COMPLIED.
  
 19)A7.5.3
 19A) PROVISO: ) NOTE: THE POOL TRELLIS STRUCTURE
 (PERGOLA) THIS DETAIL INDICATES IT IS GOING TO BE
 DESIGNED BY A SPECIALTY ENGINEER. BEFORE SUBMITTAL TO
 THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT, THE PLANS WILL NEED TO BE
 REVIEWED BY THE ENGINEER OF RECORD. FL 61G-15-30.006
 (3) THE DELEGATED ENGINEER SHALL FORWARD THE DELEGATED
 ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS TO THE ENGINEER OF RECORD FOR
 REVIEW.
  
 19B) COMPLIED.
  
  
  
 20) PAGE 136 A7.5.4. 20A) PROVISO: DETAIL # 5 RIGID
 ALUMINUM CANOPY WITH FABRIC WRAPPED WILL REQUIRE WIND
 DESIGN CRITERIA SEE OPTIONS FOUND UNDER FBC-B 3105.4 .
 ALSO: FL 61G-15-30.006 (3) THE DELEGATED ENGINEER SHALL
 FORWARD THE DELEGATED ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS TO THE
 ENGINEER OF RECORD FOR REVIEW.
  
 21-23) COMPLIED.
  
 24 A-C) COMPLIED.
  
 24D) 2ND REQUEST ) FBC-B 403.4.6 SMOKE REMOVAL. SMOKE
 CONTROL SHALL BE PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION
 909. SEE MECHANICAL REVIEWERS COMMENTS.
  
 24E-G) COMPLIED.
  
 24H) PROVISO: FBC-B 403.5.3.1 STAIRWAY COMMUNICATION
 SYSTEM. A TELEPHONE OR OTHER TWO-WAY COMMUNICATIONS
 SYSTEM CONNECTED TO AN APPROVED CONSTANTLY ATTENDED
 STATION SHALL BE PROVIDED AT NOT LESS THAN EVERY FIFTH
 FLOOR IN EACH STAIRWAY WHERE THE DOORS TO THE STAIRWAY
 ARE LOCKED.
  
 24I) 2ND REQUEST. ) FBC-B 403.5.4 SMOKEPROOF EXIT
 ENCLOSURES. EVERY REQUIRED EXIT STAIRWAY SERVING FLOORS
 MORE THAN 75 FEET (22 860 MM) ABOVE THE LOWEST LEVEL OF
 FIRE DEPARTMENT VEHICLE ACCESS SHALL COMPLY WITH
 SECTIONS 909.20 AND 1022.9. SEE MECHANICAL REVIEWER
 COMMENT 9A.
  
 24J) 2ND REQUEST, RESPONSE: ACKNOWLEDGED. FBC-B 1022.8
 FLOOR IDENTIFICATION SIGNS. / 1022.8.1 SIGNAGE
 REQUIREMENTS.
  
 24K) COMPLIED.
  
 25) COMPLIED. IMPACT FEES PAID.
  
 26) 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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