Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 16040056
Permit Number 16040056
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2016-04-12 15:57:42BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 W. P. B. PERMIT: 16040056
 ADD: 610 CLEMATIS ST. # 106
 CONT: PRETI CONSTRUCTION
 TEL: 561-840-9949
 E-MAIL: [email protected]
  
 2014 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2014 WEST PALM BEACH
 AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1,
 ADMINISTRATION
  
 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.
  
 1ST REVIEW
 DATE: TUES. APRIL 12/ 2016
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) SHEET A-1:
 1A) INDICATES THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT ENTRY DOOR
 NO PRODUCT APPROVAL WAS SUBMITTED. 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.
  
 1B) 107.3.4.1 THOSE PRODUCTS WHICH ARE REGULATED BY DCA
 RULE 9N-3 SHALL BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN WRITING BY
 THE DESIGNER OF RECORD PRIOR TO SUBMITTAL FOR
 JURISDICTIONAL APPROVAL.
  
 1C) THE EXISTING STAIR TO THE LOFT AREA SHOWS A NEW
 CLOSET AND WOOD FULL LOUVER DOOR. PLEASE SEE 2014
 1009.9.4 ENCLOSURES UNDER EXTERIOR STAIRWAYS. THERE
 SHALL BE NO ENCLOSED USABLE SPACE UNDER EXTERIOR EXIT
 STAIRWAYS UNLESS THE SPACE IS COMPLETELY ENCLOSED IN
 1-HOUR FIRE-RESISTANCE-RATED CONSTRUCTION. THE OPEN
 SPACE UNDER EXTERIOR STAIRWAYS SHALL NOT BE USED FOR
 ANY PURPOSE.
  
 1D) 1ST FLOOR NEW ACCESSIBLE RESTROOM SHOWS THE GRAB
 BAR ON THE SIDE OF THE WATER CLOSET ON THE FIRE RATED
 WALL. THE PLANS DO NOT INDICATE COMPLIANCE WITH 2014
 FBC-ACCESS. CODE 609.8 STRUCTURAL STRENGTH. ALLOWABLE
 STRESSES SHALL NOT BE EXCEEDED FOR MATERIALS USED WHEN
 A VERTICAL OR HORIZONTAL FORCE OF 250 POUNDS IS APPLIED
 AT ANY POINT ON THE GRAB BAR, FASTENER, MOUNTING
 DEVICE, OR SUPPORTING STRUCTURE.
  
 1E) SHEET A-1 HAS NOT GIVEN ANY DETAILS FOR THE HEIGHT
 OF THE WORK AREA COUNTERS. PLEASE PROVIDE COMPLIANCE
 WITH: 2014 FBC-ACCESS. CODE 902.3 HEIGHT. THE TOPS OF
 WORK SURFACES SHALL BE 28 INCHES MINIMUM AND 34 INCHES
 MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND.
  
 1F) PLEASE PROVIDE A DETAIL OF THE EXTERIOR OF THE
 BUILDING, SHOWING HOW COMPLIANCE WITH VERTICAL
 ACCESSIBILITY FROM THE CITY SIDEWALK TO THE FRONT ENTRY
 IS GOING TO BE ACHIEVED , THERE APPEARS TO BE 3 STEPS
 BEFORE ONE GAINS ENTRY TO THE INTERIOR OF THE TENANT
 SPACE. 2014 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE 201.1.1. VERTICAL
 ACCESSIBILITY. PLEASE NOTE THIS UNIT WAS ORIGINALLY
 DESIGNED UNDER THE FAIR HOUSING CODE AND THE INTERIOR
 DOOR FROM THE CORRIDOR WAS ABLE TO BE CONSIDERED THE
 PRIMARY DOOR SINCE THE OCCUPANT WOULD BE GAINING ENTRY
 FROM THE GARAGE. BUILDING PERMITTED UNDER PERMIT
 03031778.
  
 1G) PLEASE NOTE DOOR # 10 IS INDICATED TO BE A 2'-6"
 DOOR. 2014 FBC-ACCESS. CODE 404.2.3 CLEAR WIDTH.
 MINIMUM OF 32 INCHES CLEAR WIDTH.
  
 1H) PLEASE NOTE THE WAY THE PLANS ARE SHOWN ON THE
 MEZZANINE LEVEL THE NEW WALL BLOCKS OFF THE HANDRAIL
 AND DECREASES THE WIDTH OF THE STAIR TO ALLOW THE
 CONTINUATION OF THE HANDRAIL. PLEASE SHOW COMPLIANCE
 WITH:
 2014 FBC-B 1012.4 CONTINUITY. HANDRAIL GRIPPING
 SURFACES SHALL BE CONTINUOUS, WITHOUT INTERRUPTION BY
 NEWEL POSTS OR OTHER OBSTRUCTIONS.
 1012.7 CLEARANCE. CLEAR SPACE BETWEEN A HANDRAIL AND A
 WALL OR OTHER SURFACE SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF 11/2 INCHES
 (38 MM). A HANDRAIL AND A WALL OR OTHER SURFACE
 ADJACENT TO THE HANDRAIL SHALL BE FREE OF ANY SHARP OR
 ABRASIVE ELEMENTS.
  
 1I) PLEASE PROVIDE A DETAIL SHOWING THE GLASS GUARDRAIL
 AND HANRAIL INCORPORATED INTO THE SYSTEM. SHOW
 COMPLIANCE WITH:
 2014 FBC-B 1012.2 HEIGHT. HANDRAIL HEIGHT, MEASURED
 ABOVE STAIR TREAD NOSINGS, OR FINISH SURFACE OF RAMP
 SLOPE, SHALL BE UNIFORM, NOT LESS THAN 34 INCHES (864
 MM) AND NOT MORE THAN 38 INCHES (965 MM). HANDRAIL
 HEIGHT OF ALTERNATING TREAD DEVICES AND SHIP LADDERS,
 MEASURED ABOVE TREAD NOSINGS, SHALL BE UNIFORM, NOT
 LESS THAN 30 INCHES (762 MM) AND NOT MORE THAN 34
 INCHES (864 MM).
  
 1012.3 HANDRAIL GRASPABILITY. ALL REQUIRED HANDRAILS
 SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTION 1012.3.1 OR SHALL PROVIDE
 EQUIVALENT GRASPABILITY.
  
 1J) GUARDRAILS ARE TO COMPLY WITH2014 FBC-B:
  
 1013.2.1 GLAZING. WHERE GLASS IS USED TO PROVIDE A
 GUARD OR AS A PORTION OF THE GUARD SYSTEM, THE GUARD
 SHALL ALSO COMPLY WITH SECTION 2407. WHERE THE GLAZING
 PROVIDED DOES NOT MEET THE STRENGTH AND ATTACHMENT
 REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 1607.8, COMPLYING GUARDS SHALL
 ALSO BE LOCATED ALONG GLAZED SIDES OF OPEN-SIDED
 WALKING SURFACES.
  
 1013.3 HEIGHT. REQUIRED GUARDS SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN
 42 INCHES (1067 MM) HIGH, MEASURED VERTICALLY AS
 FOLLOWS:
 1. FROM THE ADJACENT WALKING SURFACES;
 2. ON STAIRS, FROM THE LINE CONNECTING THE LEADING
 EDGES OF THE TREAD NOSINGS
  
 1607.8.1 HANDRAILS AND GUARDS. HANDRAILS AND GUARDS
 SHALL BE DESIGNED TO RESIST A LINEAR LOAD OF 50 POUNDS
 PER LINEAR FOOT (PLF) (0.73 KN/M) IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 SECTION 4.5.1 OF ASCE 7. GLASS HANDRAIL ASSEMBLIES AND
 GUARDS SHALL ALSO COMPLY WITH SECTION 2407.
  
 1607.8.1.1 CONCENTRATED LOAD. HANDRAILS AND GUARDS
 SHALL ALSO BE DESIGNED TO RESIST A CONCENTRATED LOAD OF
 200 POUNDS (0.89 KN) IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 4.5.1
 OF ASCE 7.
  
 2406.4.4 GLAZING IN GUARDS AND RAILINGS. GLAZING IN
 GUARDS AND RAILINGS, INCLUDING STRUCTURAL BALUSTER
 PANELS AND NONSTRUCTURAL IN-FILL PANELS, REGARDLESS OF
 AREA OR HEIGHT ABOVE A WALKING SURFACE SHALL BE
 CONSIDERED A HAZARDOUS LOCATION.
  
  
 SECTION 2407 GLASS IN HANDRAILS AND GUARDS
  
 2407.1 MATERIALS.
 GLASS USED AS A HANDRAIL ASSEMBLY OR A GUARD SECTION
 SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF EITHER SINGLE FULLY TEMPERED
 GLASS, LAMINATED FULLY TEMPERED GLASS OR LAMINATED
 HEATSTRENGTHENED GLASS. GLAZING IN RAILING IN-FILL
 PANELS SHALL BE OF AN APPROVED SAFETY GLAZING MATERIAL
 THAT CONFORMS TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 2406.1.1.
 FOR ALL GLAZING TYPES, THE MINIMUM NOMINAL THICKNESS
 SHALL BE 1/4 INCH (6.4 MM). FULLY TEMPERED GLASS AND
 LAMINATED GLASS SHALL COMPLY WITH CATEGORY II OF CPSC
 16 CFR PART 1201 OR CLASS A OF ANSI Z97.1.
  
 2407.1.1 LOADS.
 THE PANELS AND THEIR SUPPORT SYSTEM SHALL BE DESIGNED
 TO WITHSTAND THE LOADS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 1607.8. A
 SAFETY FACTOR OF FOUR SHALL BE USED.
  
 2407.1.2 SUPPORT.
 EACH HANDRAIL OR GUARD SECTION SHALL BE SUPPORTED BY A
 MINIMUM OF THREE GLASS BALUSTERS OR SHALL BE OTHERWISE
 SUPPORTED TO REMAIN IN PLACE SHOULD ONE BALUSTER PANEL
 FAIL. GLASS BALUSTERS SHALL NOT BE INSTALLED WITHOUT AN
 ATTACHED HANDRAIL OR GUARD.
  
 EXCEPTION: A TOP RAIL SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED WHERE THE
 GLASS BALUSTERS ARE LAMINATED GLASS WITH TWO OR MORE
 GLASS PLIES OF EQUAL THICKNESS AND THE SAME GLASS TYPE
 WHEN APPROVED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. THE PANELS
 SHALL BE DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND THE LOADS SPECIFIED IN
 SECTION 1607.8.
  
 1K) MEZZANINE LEVEL SHOWS WHAT APPEARS TO BE A SHOWER,
 PLEASE PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE SHOWER. THE CODE MAY NOT
 REQUIRE VERTICAL ACCESSIBLITY BUT IT DOES REQUIRE AN
 ACCESSIBLE SHOWER:
  
 2014 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE 213.3.6 BATHING FACILITIES.
 WHERE SHOWERS ARE PROVIDED, AT LEAST ONE SHOWER
 COMPLYING WITH 608 SHALL BE PROVIDED. SEE THE
 REQUIREMENTS FOR 608.2 TRANSFER TYPE SHOWER
 COMPARTMENTS.
  
 2) SHEET A-2 SHOWS UNDER THE WIND DESIGN THIS BUILDING
 BEING CONSIDERED A HIGHRISE. UNDER THE COMPONENTS AND
 CLADDING THE MEAN ROOF HEIGHT IS 40 FEET? PLEASE
 EXPLAIN HOW THE MEAN ROOF HEIGHT CAN BE 40 FT? THE
 OTHER ISSUE THE PRESSURES GIVEN DO NOT STATE IF THE
 PRESSURES GIVEN ARE IN VULT OR VASD? 107.2.1.3
 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED.
  
 3) PLEASE BE AWARE THIS IS A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY
 FORTHIS UNIT. THERE HAD BEEN A PERMIT ISSUED BUT NO
 WORK EVER TAKE PLACE, NO INSPECTIONS, THE PERMIT WAS
 VOIDED AT THE CONTRACTORS REQUEST. BEFORE A PERMIT TO
 CONSTRUCT, MAY BE ISSUED, IMPACT FEES MUST BE PAID TO
 PALM BEACH COUNTY. THE ACTUAL PERMIT SET OF PLANS MUST
 BE STAMPED BY THAT OFFICE, AND A COPY OF THE PAID
 RECEIPT ATTACHED TO THE PERMIT APPLICATION. PLEASE CALL
 (561)233-5025 FOR MORE INFORMATION.
  
 4) 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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