| Date |
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| 2015-08-13 11:04:39 | BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | REVISION: 15071149 |
| | MASTER: 14060196 |
| | ADD:777 S FLAGLER 11TH, 12TH & 13TH(14TH) FLOOR |
| | CONT: WOOLEMS |
| | TEL: (561)835-0401 |
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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. |
| | |
| | 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. |
| | |
| | 1ST REVIEW |
| | DATE: THURS. AUG. 13/2015 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
| | |
| | 1) PLEASE NOTE THE MASTER PERMIT WAS ISSUED ON (2) |
| | FLOORS THE 12TH & 14TH FLOORS (NO 13TH FLOOR). THE |
| | ISSUE OF THE MONUMENTAL STAIR WAS SATISFIED THE |
| | DESIGNER OF RECORD ON SHEET A0.04 TOOK EXCEPTION #7 OF |
| | 708.2 2010 FBC-B, THIS EXCEPTION NO LONGER CAN BE USED |
| | SINCE THE MONUMENTAL STAIR NOW CONNECTS 3 STORIES. |
| | THERE IS ANOTHER PERMIT FOR THE 11TH FLOOR, THE PERMIT |
| | APPLICATION DOES NOT INDICATE WHICH FLOOR IT IS FOR, |
| | WITHIN THE SET OF DOCUMENTS BOTH THE 11TH FLOOR AND |
| | 12TH FLOORS ARE SHOWN. WE NOW HAVE (2) PERMITS THAT |
| | SHOW WORK ON THE 12TH FLOOR, THIS NEEDS TO BE |
| | ADDRESSED!!! |
| | |
| | 2) THIS REVISION SHOULD BE MADE INTO A STAIR AND |
| | ASSOCIATED WORK PERMIT SO EACH FLOOR COULD BE C.O.ED |
| | SEPARATELY AS WELL AS THE STAIR AND POSSIBLE ENCLOSURE. |
| | 107.2.1 INFORMATION ON CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. |
| | CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SHALL BE DIMENSIONED AND DRAWN |
| | UPON SUITABLE MATERIAL. CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SHALL BE |
| | OF SUFFICIENT CLARITY TO INDICATE THE LOCATION, NATURE |
| | AND EXTENT OF THE WORK PROPOSED AND SHOW IN DETAIL THAT |
| | IT WILL CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CODE AND |
| | RELEVANT LAWS, ORDINANCES, RULES AND REGULATIONS, AS |
| | DETERMINED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. |
| | |
| | 3) REVISION # 15071149 FOR THE COMMUNICATING STAIR WILL |
| | NEED TO SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2010 FBC SECTION 708.2 |
| | WITH ONE OF THE EXCEPTIONS OR DESIGN THE STAIRS AS AN |
| | ATRIUM AND MEET ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE 2010 |
| | FBC-B: |
| | 404.1 GENERAL. |
| | IN OTHER THAN GROUP H OCCUPANCIES, AND WHERE PERMITTED |
| | BY EXCEPTION 5 IN SECTION 708.2, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS |
| | SECTION SHALL APPLY TO BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES |
| | CONTAINING VERTICAL OPENINGS DEFINED HEREIN AS |
| | ?ATRIUMS.? |
| | |
| | 404.1.1 DEFINITION. |
| | THE FOLLOWING WORD AND TERM SHALL, FOR THE PURPOSES OF |
| | THIS CHAPTER AND AS USED ELSEWHERE IN THIS CODE, HAVE |
| | THE MEANING SHOWN HEREIN. |
| | |
| | ATRIUM. AN OPENING CONNECTING TWO OR MORE STORIES OTHER |
| | THAN ENCLOSED STAIRWAYS, ELEVATORS, HOISTWAYS, |
| | ESCALATORS, PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL, AIR-CONDITIONING OR |
| | OTHER EQUIPMENT, WHICH IS CLOSED AT THE TOP AND NOT |
| | DEFINED AS A MALL. STORIES, AS USED IN THIS DEFINITION, |
| | DO NOT INCLUDE BALCONIES WITHIN ASSEMBLY GROUPS OR |
| | MEZZANINES THAT COMPLY WITH SECTION 505. |
| | |
| | 404.2 USE. |
| | THE ATRIUM FLOOR AREA IS PERMITTED TO BE USED FOR LOW |
| | AND ORDINARY FIRE HAZARD USES WHERE THE INDIVIDUAL |
| | SPACE IS PROTECTED WITH AN AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM |
| | IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 903.3.1.1. |
| | |
| | [F] 404.3 AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER PROTECTION. |
| | AN APPROVED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM SHALL BE |
| | INSTALLED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BUILDING. |
| | |
| | [F] 404.4 FIRE ALARM SYSTEM. |
| | A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM SHALL BE PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH SECTION 907.2.14. |
| | |
| | 404.5 SMOKE CONTROL. |
| | A SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEM SHALL BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH SECTION 909. |
| | |
| | EXCEPTION: SMOKE CONTROL IS NOT REQUIRED FOR ATRIUMS |
| | THAT CONNECT ONLY TWO STORIES. |
| | |
| | 404.6 ENCLOSURE OF ATRIUMS. |
| | ATRIUM SPACES SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM ADJACENT SPACES |
| | BY A 1-HOUR FIRE BARRIER CONSTRUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | SECTION 707 OR A HORIZONTAL ASSEMBLY CONSTRUCTED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 712, OR BOTH. |
| | |
| | EXCEPTIONS: |
| | |
| | 1. A GLASS WALL FORMING A SMOKE PARTITION WHERE |
| | AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS ARE SPACED 6 FEET (1829 MM) OR |
| | LESS ALONG BOTH SIDES OF THE SEPARATION WALL, OR ON THE |
| | ROOM SIDE ONLY IF THERE IS NOT A WALKWAY ON THE ATRIUM |
| | SIDE, AND BETWEEN 4 INCHES AND 12 INCHES (102 MM AND |
| | 305 MM) AWAY FROM THE GLASS AND DESIGNED SO THAT THE |
| | ENTIRE SURFACE OF THE GLASS IS WET UPON ACTIVATION OF |
| | THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM WITHOUT OBSTRUCTION. THE GLASS |
| | SHALL BE INSTALLED IN A GASKETED FRAME SO THAT THE |
| | FRAMING SYSTEM DEFLECTS WITHOUT BREAKING (LOADING) THE |
| | GLASS BEFORE THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM OPERATES. |
| | |
| | 2. A GLASS-BLOCK WALL ASSEMBLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | SECTION 2110 AND HAVING A 3/4-HOUR FIRE PROTECTION |
| | RATING. |
| | |
| | 3. 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. |
| | |
| | [F] 404.7 STANDBY POWER. |
| | EQUIPMENT REQUIRED TO PROVIDE SMOKE CONTROL SHALL BE |
| | CONNECTED TO A STANDBY POWER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | SECTION 909.11. |
| | |
| | 404.8 INTERIOR FINISH. |
| | THE INTERIOR FINISH OF WALLS AND CEILINGS OF THE ATRIUM |
| | SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN CLASS B WITH NO REDUCTION IN |
| | CLASS FOR SPRINKLER PROTECTION. |
| | |
| | 4) 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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