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| 2015-08-12 14:09:25 | BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 15071043 |
| | ADD: 1451 S. OLIVE AVE. |
| | CONT: GILBANE |
| | TEL: (561)236-7052 / (954)444-8062 |
| | E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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| | 2014 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W |
| | * 2014 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA |
| | BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION, |
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| | 1ST REVIEW |
| | DATE: TUES. AUG. 11/2015 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) THERE IS NO CODE ANALYSIS ON EITHER THE PHASING PLAN |
| | AE002 NOR ANY OF THE LIFE SAFETY PLANS LS 01, LS01M OR |
| | LS 03 PROVIDING HOW CODE COMPLIANCE IS TO BE ACHIEVED. |
| | THE MEETING HELD JUNE 09/2015 WENT INTO GREAT LENGTH |
| | ALLOWANCES AND OR EXCEPTIONS THE DESIGNER OF RECORD |
| | WOULD LIKE THE CITY TO CONSIDER, BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO |
| | FORMAL (WRITTEN) REQUEST TO THE BUILDING OFFICIAL UNDER |
| | THE 2014 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1 (A) 104.11 |
| | ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS, DESIGN AND METHODS OF |
| | CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT. |
| | THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CODE ARE NOT INTENDED TO PREVENT |
| | THE INSTALLATION OF ANY MATERIAL OR TO PROHIBIT ANY |
| | DESIGN OR METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION NOT SPECIFICALLY |
| | PRESCRIBED BY THIS CODE, PROVIDED THAT ANY SUCH |
| | ALTERNATIVE HAS BEEN APPROVED. AN ALTERNATIVE MATERIAL, |
| | DESIGN OR METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE APPROVED |
| | WHERE THE BUILDING OFFICIAL FINDS THAT THE PROPOSED |
| | DESIGN IS SATISFACTORY AND COMPLIES WITH THE INTENT OF |
| | THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CODE, AND THAT THE MATERIAL, |
| | METHOD OR WORK OFFERED IS, FOR THE PURPOSE INTENDED, AT |
| | LEAST THE EQUIVALENT OF THAT PRESCRIBED IN THIS CODE IN |
| | QUALITY, STRENGTH, EFFECTIVENESS, FIRE RESISTANCE, |
| | DURABILITY AND SAFETY. |
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| | [A] 104.11.1 RESEARCH REPORTS. |
| | SUPPORTING DATA, WHERE NECESSARY TO ASSIST IN THE |
| | APPROVAL OF MATERIALS OR ASSEMBLIES NOT SPECIFICALLY |
| | PROVIDED FOR IN THIS CODE, SHALL CONSIST OF VALID |
| | RESEARCH REPORTS FROM APPROVED SOURCES. |
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| | [A] 104.11.2 TESTS. |
| | WHENEVER THERE IS INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE OF COMPLIANCE |
| | WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CODE, OR EVIDENCE THAT A |
| | MATERIAL OR METHOD DOES NOT CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS |
| | OF THIS CODE, OR IN ORDER TO SUBSTANTIATE CLAIMS FOR |
| | ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS OR METHODS, THE BUILDING OFFICIAL |
| | SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE TESTS AS EVIDENCE |
| | OF COMPLIANCE TO BE MADE AT NO EXPENSE TO THE |
| | JURISDICTION. TEST METHODS SHALL BE AS SPECIFIED IN |
| | THIS CODE OR BY OTHER RECOGNIZED TEST STANDARDS. IN THE |
| | ABSENCE OF RECOGNIZED AND ACCEPTED TEST METHODS, THE |
| | BUILDING OFFICIAL SHALL APPROVE THE TESTING PROCEDURES. |
| | TESTS SHALL BE PERFORMED BY AN APPROVED AGENCY. REPORTS |
| | OF SUCH TESTS SHALL BE RETAINED BY THE BUILDING |
| | OFFICIAL FOR THE PERIOD REQUIRED FOR RETENTION OF |
| | PUBLIC RECORDS. |
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| | 2) THROUGHOUT THE PLANS ARCHITECTURAL AND STRUCTURAL |
| | PLANS THERE IS MENTION THAT THE PLANS HAVE BEEN |
| | DESIGNED TO THE 2012 IBC. PLEASE MAKE CORRECTION THAT |
| | ON JUNE 30, 2015 THE 5TH EDITION OF THE FLORIDA |
| | BUILDING CODE OR THE 2014 FBC WAS ADOPTED STATEWIDE. |
| | PLEASE MAKE CORRECTIONS. EXAMPLE UNDER THE 2014 FBC-B |
| | THERE IS NO SECTION 1704. RESERVED. SPECIAL |
| | INSPECTIONS. |
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| | 3) WITH THE STRUCTURAL RENOVATION AND ADDITION THIS |
| | BUILDING QUALIFIES AS A THRESHOLD BUILDING. |
| | THRESHOLD BUILDING 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. |
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| | 3A) 109.3.6.1 THRESHOLD INSPECTION PLAN. 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. |
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| | 3B) 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. THE THRESHOLD INSPECTION FORMS |
| | ARE REQUIRED TO BE FILED OUT BY ALL PARTIES WITH |
| | INTEREST, NOTARIZED AND RETURNED TO THIS OFFICE, AND |
| | REVIEWED AND APPROVED BEFORE PERMIT ISSUANCE WILL TAKE |
| | PLACE. CONTACT KEN CONRAD MANAGER OF THE SPECIAL |
| | INSPECTOR PROGRAM AT (561)805-6666 FOR FURTHER |
| | INFORMATION BEFORE THE PERMIT MAY BE ISSUED. |
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| | 3C) 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. |
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| | 3D) 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] |
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| | 3E) 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] |
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| | 3F) NOTE FOR PAPER PLANS 3 SETS OF DOCUMENTS ARE |
| | REQUIRED. FOR DIGITAL PLANS, AFTER PERMIT ISSUANCE, |
| | PLEASE E-MAIL THE PERMIT LIBRARIAN OF THE PERMIT BEING |
| | ISSUED, THE PERMIT LIBRARIAN WILL THEN 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 OTHER PLANS YOU WISH TO PRINT MAYBE |
| | IN BLACK & WHITE.. |
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| | 3G) PLEASE CALL THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH?S AUTOMATED |
| | TELEPHONE INSPECTIONS LINE (561) 805-6700) FOR ALL |
| | BUILDING INSPECTIONS FOR AUDITING OF JOBSITE |
| | INSPECTIONS WITHOUT THIS THE PERMIT EXPIRES IN 6 |
| | MONTHS, ABANDONMENT OF JOB, NO INSPECTION ACTIVITY. |
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| | 4) THERE ARE SEVERAL REFERENCES TO THE 2012 IBC PLEASE |
| | BE AWARE THAT THE STATE OF FLORIDA IS UNDER THE 5TH |
| | EDITION OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, OR THE 2014 FBC. |
| | THE CURRENT EDITION OF THIS CODE WAS ADOPTED STATEWIDE |
| | JUNE 30/ 2015. PLEASE UPDATE CODE. |
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| | 5) THE SCOPE OF THIS PROJECT IS NOT CLEAR AS TO WHAT |
| | PHASES OF THE PROJECT IS REPRESENTED WITHIN THE PERMIT |
| | APPLICATION. 107.2.1.3 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS |
| | REQUIRED TO BE ABLE TO DO A THOROUGH REVIEW. |
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| | 6) SHEET 043-SE-002 FOUNDATION INDICATES THERE WAS A |
| | SOILS INVESTIGATION COMPLETED, PLEASE SUBMIT THE REPORT |
| | COMPILED BY ARDAMAN & ASSOCIATED PHASE 1 EXPANSION. |
| | 2014 FBC-B 1803.5.2 QUESTIONABLE SOILS. |
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| | 7) SHEET 004-SE-003 STRUCTURAL OBSERVATION IS AGAIN |
| | REFERENCE THE 2012 IBC SECTION 1704. 2014 FBC-B |
| | RESERVED. |
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| | 8) SHEET 034-AE-801 THE DOOR SCHEDULE INDICATES NEW |
| | EXTERIOR DOORS AND SHEET 035-AE-811 INDICATES NEW |
| | STOREFRONT GLAZING SYSTEM. NOTE THE CONTRACTOR HAS NOT |
| | SUBMITTED ANY PRODUCT APPROVALS FOR THESE ITEMS. 2014 |
| | FBC-B 1609.1.2 PROTECTION OF OPENINGS, 1609.6.4.4.1 |
| | COMPONENTS & CLADDING |
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| | 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) STOREFRONTS |
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| | 9) 2014 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.. |
| | 10) I COULD NOT FIND THE WIND DESIGN FOR THE NEW |
| | EXTERIOR WINDOW AND DOOR OPENINGS ON THE STRUCTURAL |
| | SHEETS. 2014 FBC-B 1609.1.1 DETERMINATION OF WIND |
| | DESIGN- CHAPTER 6 OF ASCE 7-10. |
| | 1609.3 BASIC WIND SPEED FIGURE 1609.A-C |
| | 1609.3 WIND SPEED CONVERSION |
| | 10.1) THE BASIC WIND SPEED, VU, SHALL BE DETERMINED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH 1609.3.1 & ASCE 7-10 |
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| | 10.2) AN IMPORTANCE FACTOR, FIGURE 1609 A-C, ASCE 7-10. |
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| | 10.3) AN EXPOSURE CATEGORY SHALL BE DETERMINED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH 1609.4 & ASCE 7-10 |
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| | 10.4) A HEIGHT AND EXPOSURE ADJUSTMENT COEFFICIENT, |
| | SHALL BE DETERMINED FROM TABLE 1609.7.2. ASCE 7-10. |
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| | 10.5) COMPONENTS & CLADDING PRESSURES POSITIVE & |
| | NEGATIVE TABLE 1609.2(2). |
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| | 11) SHEET 0013- AE121.4 |
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| | 11A) PLANS INDICATE A WOOD SHOP ROOM C164 BUT THERE IS |
| | NO DOORS OR WALLS DEFINING THIS ROOM AND THE ART |
| | LANDING ROOM C163. PLEASE PROVIDE WHAT ACTIVITIES OCCUR |
| | IN THIS ROOM, IS THERE SAW DUST MADE, IF SO HOW MUCH |
| | DAILY? SEE COMBUSTIBLE DUST IN THE 2014 FBC-B TABLE |
| | 415.10.1.1.1 QUANTITY LIMITS FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IN |
| | A SINGLE FABRICATION AREA. LOOSE SEE FOOTNOTE B. |
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| | 11B) THE PLANS DO NOT SHOW WHAT WALLS ARE RATED, |
| | STAIRWELLS, PLEASE SHOW THE OCCUPANT LOADS FOR THE |
| | STAIR ENCLOSURE 1 & 2. PLEASE PROVIDE THE OCCUPANT LOAD |
| | FOR EACH FLOOR THE STAIRWELL OPENS ONTO AND THE AMOUNT |
| | OF OCCUPANTS EACH OF THE STAIRWELLS CAN HANDLE. 2014 |
| | FBC-B 105.3.1 / 0.2 PER OCCUPANT SPRINKLERED BUILDINGS. |
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| | 11C) ROOM C170 MOTHERS ROOM IS UNDERNEATH STAIR 1A |
| | PLEASE SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH HOW THE STAIRWELL IS FIRE |
| | RATED AND THE AREA BENEATH THE STAIRWELL. FBC-B |
| | 1009.3.1 (1) HOUR FIRE BARRIER. |
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| | 12) SHEET AE123.4 THIS PLAN SHOWS A NEW FLOOR OPENING |
| | BELOW AND WALL WITH NO DOOR OPENING INTO THE STAIRWELL. |
| | PLANS ARE NOT CLEAR AS TO THE INTENT. 107.2.1.4. |
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| | 13) WHEN RESUBMITTING PLANS PLEASE INDICATE THE |
| | REVISION & REMOVE ANY VOIDED SHEETS & REPLACE ANY PAGES |
| | AS NECESSARY. 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. |
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| | 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. |
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| | 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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