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| 2016-03-23 09:03:31 | BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 16020738 |
| | ADD: 501 VILLAGE BLVD. |
| | CONT: MDS BUILDERS |
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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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| | 2014 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. |
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| | 2ND REVIEW |
| | DATE: WED. MARCH 23/2016 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) SHEET 014_1544-A250 GROUND FLOOR LIFE SAFETY PLAN & |
| | 009_2544-A201 GROUND FLOOR: |
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| | 1A) COMPLIED. LEVEL OF ALTERATION. |
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| | 1B) 2ND REQUEST. THE ENGINEER OF RECORD UNDER THE |
| | COMMENT (1A) WAS TO DETERMINE IF THIS RENOVATION WAS A |
| | LIMITED STRUCTURAL RENOVATION (LEVEL III LIMITED |
| | ALTERATION) OR LEVEL III SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL |
| | ALTERATION REQUIRING THE ENGINEERING EVALUATION AND |
| | ANALYSIS TO BE COMPLETED OF THE STRUCTURAL FRAMEWORK OF |
| | THE BUILDING. THE SHEER WORK AREA OF THE 2 FLOORS AND |
| | ROOF AREA PUT THE LEVEL OF WORK AT 66% OF THE COMBINED |
| | SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE 2 FLOORS AND ROOF AREA COMBINED, |
| | THE QUESTION IS? IS THERE OVER 30 % OF THE TOTAL SQUARE |
| | FOOTAGE OF THE COMBINED 2 FLOORS AND ROOF AREA OF |
| | STRUCTURAL ALTERATION? IF NOT THEN THE ALTERATION IS A |
| | LEVEL III LIMITED. THE LETTER WRITTEN BY JOEL |
| | MIDDLEBROOKES JR. P.E. PUTS THE ALTERATION AT A |
| | ALTERATION LEVEL II. PLEASE ALSO NOTE THIS IS A CHANGE |
| | OF OCCUPANCY AS WELL. |
| | ORIGINAL COMMENT: 1A) THE PROJECT DATA INDICATES |
| | ALTERATION LEVEL PER THE EXISTING BUILDING CODE |
| | CHAPTER 4 LEVEL III. PLEASE INDICATE IF THE ALTERATION |
| | LEVEL III IS CONSIDERED LIMITED (EXIST. BLDG. CODE |
| | 907.4.3) OR SUBSTANTIAL PER (EXIST. BLDG. CODE |
| | 907.4.2.). |
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| | ORIGINAL COMMENT:1B) SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2014 |
| | EXIST. BLDG. CODE 907.4.1 EVALUATION AND |
| | ANALYSIS. AN ENGINEERING EVALUATION AND ANALYSIS THAT |
| | ESTABLISHES THE STRUCTURAL ADEQUACY OF THE |
| | ALTERED STRUCTURE SHALL BE PREPARED BY A REGISTERED |
| | DESIGN PROFESSIONAL AND SUBMITTED TO THE CODE |
| | OFFICIAL. |
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| | 1C-G) COMPLIED. |
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| | 1H) BUILDING PROVISO: THE PLANS SHOW THE OFFICE LABELED |
| | 121 A RAISED FLOOR AREA FROM THE REMAINDER OF THE REST |
| | OF THE FLOOR. 2014 FBC-ACCESS. CODE 201.1.1 VERTICAL |
| | ACCESSIBILITY EXCEPTION (3). OCCUPIABLE SPACES AND |
| | ROOMS THAT ARE NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND THAT HOUSE NO |
| | MORE THAN FIVE PERSONS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO |
| | EQUIPMENT CONTROL ROOMS AND PROJECTION BOOTHS. |
| | ADVISORY: . ALL NEW AND ALTERED AREAS MUST COMPLY WITH |
| | THE ADA STANDARDS FOR ACCESSIBLE DESIGN INCLUDING |
| | REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCESSIBLE ROUTES. WHERE THE ADA |
| | STANDARDS DO NOT REQUIRE AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE TO EACH |
| | AND EVERY LEVEL, THE FLORIDA REQUIREMENT MAY BE WAIVED |
| | DOWN TO THE REQUIREMENT OF THE ADA STANDARDS. OWNER |
| | LEAVES THEMSELVES OPEN FOR A ADA LAWSUIT, NOT THROUGH |
| | THE FLORIDA ACCESSIBILITY CODE!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| | 1I-1L) COMPLIED |
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| | 1M) PROVISO: 2ND REQUEST. RESPONSE INDICATES HANDRAILS |
| | WERE ADDED TO THE RAMP THAT ACCESSES WORK ROOM #3 ON |
| | SHEETS A201 & A250. SHEET A201 IS CLOUDED BUT NO |
| | HANDRAILS WORK ROOM AREA # 3 IS RECEDED LOWER THAN THE |
| | MAIN FLOOR. THE PLANS INDICATE THE USE OF A RAMP TO |
| | GAIN ENTRY TO THIS WORK AREA. THE PLANS DO NOT INDICATE |
| | HANDRAILS ALONG THE RAMP AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2014 |
| | FBC-ACCESS. 505.2 505.2 WHERE REQUIRED. HANDRAILS SHALL |
| | BE PROVIDED ON BOTH SIDES OF STAIRS AND RAMPS. |
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| | 1N) PROVISO: WORK AREA # 3 STAIRS LEADING TO THE |
| | EXTERIOR, THE DETAIL 5/A804 THE HANDRAIL/ GUARDRAIL |
| | SYSTEM. THE BOTTOM RETURN OF THE HORIZONTAL HANDRAIL |
| | EXTENSION (THE BOTTOM) CAN BE NO HIGHER THAN 27 INCHES |
| | ABOVE FINISH FLOOR TO COMPLY WITH 2014 |
| | FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE 307.4. |
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| | 1O) COMPLIED. |
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| | 2) SHEET010_1544-A-202 SECOND FLOOR PLAN & |
| | 015_1544-A251 THE SECOND FLOOR LIFE SAFETY PLAN: |
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| | 2A-D) COMPLIED. |
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| | 3) COMPLIED. |
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| | 4) COMPLIED. THE SUBMITTED WINDOW AND DOOR PRODUCT |
| | APPROVALS MEET THE REQUIRED PRESSURES; |
| | BLACK MOUNTAIN DOORS NOA 12-0323.04 8080 HMD-1L |
| | LOUVERED DOOR ?LMI |
| | E.S. WINDOWS SERIES 9000 OUTSWING FRENCH DOORS NOA |
| | 13-0617.29-LMI |
| | E.S. WINDOWS SERIES 8000 ALUMINUM WINDOW WALL SYSTEM |
| | 15-0727.05- LMI |
| | 5) ROOFING SUBMITTAL JOHNS MANVILLE JM TPO SINGLE PLY |
| | ROOFING OVER STEEL DECK NOA 14-0618.04. |
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| | 5A) COMPLIED. REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE |
| | DESIGNER OF RECORD PRIOR TO SUBMITTAL FOR |
| | JURISDICTIONAL APPROVAL. |
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| | 5B) 2ND REQUEST . JOHNS MANVILLE JM TPO SINGLE PLY |
| | ROOFING OVER STEEL DECK NOA 14-0618.04. PLEASE NOTE |
| | NONE OF THE SUB-SYSTEMS WERE IDENTIFIED AS TO WHICH |
| | DECK WAS GOING TO BE APPLIED. REVIEW FASTENING PATTERNS |
| | MAXIMUM DESIGN PRESSURES ALLOWABLE AND IF GENERAL |
| | LIMITATION 7 OR 9. IF THE SUB-SYSTEM SELECTED INDICATES |
| | LIMITATION # 7 THEN A FLORIDA P.E. CAN CALCULATED THE |
| | RAS 117 CALCULATIONS FOR ROOF ZONE 2 (FLAT ROOF). THE |
| | STRUCTURAL SHEET 037_16029_ S3.0 HAS PRESSURES ONLY FOR |
| | THE FLAT DECK. |
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| | 6) PLEASE NOTE THE MECHANICAL SHEET 044_M7.1: |
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| | 6A) 2ND REQUEST. THE RESPONSE , SEE ATTACHED ANCHORAGE |
| | DETAIL BY STRUCTURAL ENGINEER. I DON?T SEE ANY |
| | ATTACHMENTS TO THE COMMENTS. THERE ARE NO OTHER LETTERS |
| | IN THE FOLDER FOR DOCUMENTS? |
| | THE ROOF MOUNTED EXHAUST FAN DETAIL DOES INDICATE THE |
| | ANCHORING AT 18 INCHES ON CENTER OR AS RECOMMENDED BY |
| | THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER. NOTE ABOVE THE DETAIL IS FOR |
| | REFERENCE ONLY. TO BE VERIFIED BY A LICENSED STRUCTURAL |
| | ENGINEER. 2014 FBC-M- 301.15 WIND RESISTANCE. |
| | MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCES AND SUPPORTS THAT ARE |
| | EXPOSED TO WIND SHALL BE DESIGNED AND INSTALLED TO |
| | RESIST THE WIND PRESSURES DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING. |
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| | 6B) 2ND REQUEST. THE RESPONSE , SEE ATTACHED DETAIL BY |
| | STRUCTURAL ENGINEER. I DON?T SEE ANY ATTACHMENTS TO THE |
| | COMMENTS. THERE ARE NO OTHER LETTERS IN THE FOLDER FOR |
| | DOCUMENTS? |
| | THE MECHANICAL PLAN PROVIDES A ROOF TOP CURB DETAIL. |
| | THE SAME NOTE APPLIES, . NOTE ABOVE THE DETAIL IS FOR |
| | REFERENCE ONLY. TO BE VERIFIED BY A LICENSED STRUCTURAL |
| | ENGINEER. 2014 FBC-M- 301.15 WIND RESISTANCE. |
| | MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCES AND SUPPORTS THAT ARE |
| | EXPOSED TO WIND SHALL BE DESIGNED AND INSTALLED TO |
| | RESIST THE WIND PRESSURES DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING. |
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| | 7) 2ND REQUEST. THE RESPONSE , SEE ATTACHED DETAIL BY |
| | STRUCTURAL ENGINEER. I DON?T SEE ANY ATTACHMENTS TO THE |
| | COMMENTS. THERE ARE NO OTHER LETTERS IN THE FOLDER FOR |
| | DOCUMENTS? |
| | THE PLANS ARE SILENT ALSO HOW THE NEW RTU UNITS ARE |
| | GOING TO BE ATTACHED TO THE ROOF TOP CURBS. 2014 FBC-M- |
| | 301.15 WIND RESISTANCE. MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT, |
| | APPLIANCES AND SUPPORTS THAT ARE EXPOSED TO WIND SHALL |
| | BE DESIGNED AND INSTALLED TO RESIST THE WIND PRESSURES |
| | DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | CODE, BUILDING. |
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| | 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. |
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| | JAMES A. WITMER CBO |
| | SENIOR COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| | CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DIVISION |
| | DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT |
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