Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 15090855
Permit Number 15090855
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2015-09-29 14:52:36BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 W. P. B. PERMIT: 15090855
 ADD: 1703 PALM BEACH LAKES SUITE # H03
 CONT: TBD
 TEL: (561)348-4805
 E-MAIL: [email protected]
  
 2014 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2014 WEST PALM BEACH
 AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1,
 ADMINISTRATION
  
 1ST REVIEW
 DATE: TUES. SEPT. 29/2015
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) SHEET A101 NOTES 13 & 15 SHOW A NEW EXTERIOR DOOR,
 TRANSOM & SIDELITE WINDOW. SHEET A401 SHOW THE
 ELEVATION AND DIMENSIONS FOR THE NEW OPENING. THIS
 REVIEW NO PRODUCT APPROVALS WERE SUBMITTED. PLEASE SHOW
 COMPLIANCE WITH :
 2014 FBC-B 1609.1.2 PROTECTION OF OPENINGS,
 1609.6.4.4.1 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, WALL LOUVERS,
 (D) ROOFING PRODUCTS AND ASSEMBLIES ( CURBS FOR INTAKE
 AND EXHAUST FANS)
  
 2) WITH THE NEW DOOR AND WINDOW OPENINGS PLEASE PROVIDE
 THE WIND DESIGN CRITERIA .
 2014 FBC-B 1603.1.4 WIND DESIGN DATA. NOTE SHEET A101
 REFERANCES THE WIND DESIGN OF 140, VASD, THIS WAS UNDER
 THE 2010 FBC.
 THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION RELATED TO WIND LOADS SHALL
 BE SHOWN, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER WIND LOADS GOVERN THE
 DESIGN OF THE LATERAL FORCE-RESISTING SYSTEM OF THE
 STRUCTURE:
  
 2.1. ULTIMATE DESIGN WIND SPEED, VULT, (3-SECOND GUST),
 MILES PER HOUR (KM/HR) AND NOMINAL DESIGN WIND SPEED,
 VASD, AS DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION
 1609.3.1.
  
 2.2. RISK CATEGORY.
  
 2.3. WIND EXPOSURE. APPLICABLE WIND DIRECTION IF MORE
 THAN ONE WIND EXPOSURE IS UTILIZED.
  
 2.4. APPLICABLE INTERNAL PRESSURE COEFFICIENT.
  
 2.5. DESIGN WIND PRESSURES TO BE USED FOR EXTERIOR
 COMPONENT AND CLADDING MATERIALS NOT SPECIFICALLY
 DESIGNED BY THE REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL
 RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN OF THE STRUCTURE, PSF (KN/
 M2).
  
 2.6TABLE 1609.7(2) ADJUSTMENT FACTORS FOR HEIGHT &
 EXPOSURE. PROVIDE THE MEAN ROOF HEIGHT FOR THE
 BUILDING.
  
 2.7 PLEASE CONVERT PRESSUES FROM VULT TO VASD SINCE ALL
 OF THE TESTING FOR THE PRODUCT APPROVALS ARE IN VASD.
 1609.3.1 WIND SPEED CONVERSION VULT TO VASD.
  
 3) SHEET A301 & M103 BOTH SHOW GENERIC HOOD, INTAKE AND
 EXHAUST FANS AND CURBS. PLEASAE PROVIDE THE STRUCTURAL
 DETAILS FOR THE RE-INFORCEMENT OF THE BAR JOIST AND THE
 STEEL ANGLE IRON RE-INFORCEMENT THAT WILL BE USED TO
 ANCHOR THE ROOF TOP CURB FOR BOTH THE INTAKE AND
 EXHAUST FANS. THIS WILL BE PART OF THE MWFRS MAIN WIND
 FORCE RESISSTING SYSTEM.
  
 4) PLEASE SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH ROOF TOP ACCESS TO THE
 MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT ON THE ROOF. THE PLANS DO NOT
 INDICATE COMPLIANCE WITH:
 2014 FBC-B ? 1509.6.4 EQUIPMENT AND APPLIANCES ON ROOFS
 OR ELEVATED STRUCTURES.
 WHERE EQUIPMENT AND APPLIANCES REQUIRING ACCESS ARE
 INSTALLED ON ROOFS OR ELEVATED STRUCTURES AT A HEIGHT
 EXCEEDING 16 FEET (4877 MM), SUCH ACCESS SHALL BE
 PROVIDED BY A PERMANENT APPROVED MEANS OF ACCESS, THE
 EXTENT OF WHICH SHALL BE FROM GRADE OR FLOOR LEVEL TO
 THE EQUIPMENT AND APPLIANCES? LEVEL SERVICE SPACE. SUCH
 ACCESS SHALL NOT REQUIRE CLIMBING OVER OBSTRUCTIONS
 GREATER THAN 30 INCHES (762 MM) HIGH OR WALKING ON
 ROOFS HAVING A SLOPE GREATER THAN 4 UNITS VERTICAL IN
 12 UNITS HORIZONTAL (33-PERCENT SLOPE).
 PERMANENT LADDERS INSTALLED TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED
 ACCESS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM DESIGN
 CRITERIA:
 1. THE SIDE RAILING SHALL EXTEND ABOVE THE PARAPET OR
 ROOF EDGE NOT LESS THAN 30 INCHES (762 MM).
 2. LADDERS SHALL HAVE RUNG SPACING NOT TO EXCEED 14
 INCHES (356 MM) ON CENTER.
 3. LADDERS SHALL HAVE A TOE SPACING NOT LESS THAN
 6-INCHES (152 MM) DEEP.
 4. THERE SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF 18 INCHES (457 MM)
 BETWEEN RAILS.
 5. RUNGS SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM 0.75-INCH (19 MM)
 DIAMETER AND BE CAPABLE OF WITHSTANDING A 300-POUND
 (136.1 KG) LOAD.
 6. LADDERS OVER 30 FEET (9144 MM) IN HEIGHT SHALL BE
 PROVIDED WITH OFFSET SECTIONS AND LANDINGS CAPABLE OF
 WITHSTANDING 100 POUNDS PER SQUARE FOOT (488.2 KG/M2).
 7. LADDERS SHALL BE PROTECTED AGAINST CORROSION BY
 APPROVED MEANS. CATWALKS INSTALLED TO PROVIDE THE
 REQUIRED ACCESS SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN 24-INCHES (610
 MM) WIDE AND SHALL HAVE RAILINGS AS REQUIRED FOR
 SERVICE PLATFORMS
  
 5) NEITHER THE ARCHITECTURAL NOR MECHANICAL PLANS
 PROVIDE HOW THE ROOF TOP FANS ARE GOING TO BE ANCHORED
 TO THE CURB TO RESIST THE MOMENT OF OVERTURNING.
 COMPONENTS AND CLADDING. 1609.6.4.4.1.
  
 6) PLEASE NOTE ZONING MAY REQUIRE MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT
 SCREENS IF THE PARAPET WALLS DO NOT BLOCK THE
 EQUIPMENT. IF MECHANICAL SCREENING IS A REQUIREMENT
 THEN PLEASE PROVIDE THE FRAMING AND ANCHORING DESIGN
 FOR SCREEN WALL TO THE WIND DESIGN CRITERIA FOR 170
 MPH, EXPOSURE C PLEASE ALSO PROVIDE THE MEAN ROOF
 HEIGHT.
  
 7) NOTE ALL WEILDING ON THE ROOF FRAMING MEMBERS, BAR
 JOIST AND ROOF DECK WILL NEED 3RD PARTY CERTIFICATION
 FOR WELDS. 110.3.9.1 AFFIDAVIT FOR INSPECTION. WITH
 SPECIFIC PRIOR APPROVAL OF, AND IN A FORMAT ACCEPTABLE
 TO THE BUILDING OFFICIAL, AN AFFIDAVIT FOR
 CERTIFICATION OF INSPECTION MAY BE ACCEPTED FROM THE
 3RD PARTY INSPECTOR. CONTACT KEN CONRAD MANAGER OF THE
 THRESHOLD & SPECIAL INSPECTOR PROGRAM.
 KEN CONRAD
 TEL: (561)805-6666
 E-MAIL: [email protected]
  
 8) 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.
  
 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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