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| 2016-12-03 11:02:28 | BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 16070183 |
| | ADD: 518 S. DIXIE HWY. |
| | CONT: TBD / TO BE DETERMINED |
| | TEL: 954-570-9500 |
| | E-MAIL: BRIAN @ TBBG.NET |
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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: SAT. DEC. 03/ 2016 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1A)2ND REQUEST. THE BUILDING TYPE HAS NOT CHANGED, THE |
| | RESPONSE INDICATES CHANGED FROM A BUILDING TYPE VA TO |
| | VB. PLEASE PROVIDE WHAT YOU ARE DEFINING AS A |
| | PROTECTED. THE DESIGNER OF RECORD CLASSIFIES THE TWO |
| | BUILDINGS AS A SINGLE BUILDING ON THE SAME LOT, NOT |
| | REQUIRING THE OPENINGS TO BE PROTECTED BETWEEN |
| | BUILDINGS, OR ARE YOU REFERRING TO THE REQUIRED |
| | PROTECTION PER TABLE 602, THE CLOSENESS TO THE PROPERTY |
| | LINE OR THE 1ST FLOOR REAR EXITING AND THE CLOSENESS OF |
| | THE 2ND BUILDING ON THE SAME LOT REQUIRING A CREATING |
| | AN EXIT COURT IN COMPLIANCE WITH 2014 FBC-B 1027.4.2 |
| | EGRESS COURT CONSTRUCTION AND OPENINGS. |
| | 1ST ROUND COMMENT. |
| | SHEET A-001 THE COVERSHEET INDICATES UNDER THE HEADING |
| | OF KEY PROJECT DATA THIS BUILDING IS A CONSTRUCTION |
| | TYPE (VB) PROTECTED. 107.2.1.3 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
| | IS REQUIRED. NORMALLY THE TERM PROTECTED IS USED AS A |
| | FIRE RATING OF STRUCTURAL MEMBERS, AS IN BUILDING TYPE |
| | 1A, 1B, IIA, IIIA, IVA OR VA. |
| | SEE TABLE 601 FOR FIRE RATINGS OF STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS. |
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| | 1B) COMPLIED / 2 BUILDINGS ON THE SAME LOT. FBC-B |
| | 503.1.2. |
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| | 1C) 2ND REQUEST, THIS COMMENT DEALS WITH HORIZONTAL |
| | FIRE BARRIER REQUIREMENTS!!!! PROVIDE AN FLOOR/CEILING |
| | ASSEMBLY !!! THANK YOU. DON?T JUST PUT A FIRE RATING ON |
| | THE PLANS SHOWING COMPLIANCE. |
| | 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. |
| | SHEET A-001 UNDER THE HEADING KEY PROJECT DATA DOES NOT |
| | LIST THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SEPARATING OCCUPANCIES WITH |
| | HORIZONTAL FIRE BARRIER REQUIREMENTS. SHEET A-101 |
| | INDICATES 1 HOUR SEPARATION. SEE FBC-B SECTION 707.3.10 |
| | FIRE AREAS. THE FIRE BARRIERS OR HORIZONTAL ASSEMBLIES, |
| | OR BOTH. THE FIRE BARRIERS OR HORIZONTAL ASSEMBLIES, OR |
| | BOTH, SEPARATING FIRE AREAS OF MIXED OCCUPANCIES SHALL |
| | HAVE A FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING OF NOT LESS THAN THE |
| | HIGHEST VALUE INDICATED IN TABLE 707.3.10 FOR THE |
| | OCCUPANCIES UNDER CONSIDERATION, 2 HOUR FIRE RATING. |
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| | 420.3 HORIZONTAL SEPARATION. FLOOR ASSEMBLIES |
| | SEPARATING DWELLING UNITS IN THE SAME BUILDINGS, FLOOR |
| | ASSEMBLIES SEPARATING SLEEPING UNITS IN THE SAME |
| | BUILDING AND FLOOR ASSEMBLIES SEPARATING DWELLING OR |
| | SLEEPING UNITS FROM OTHER OCCUPANCIES CONTIGUOUS TO |
| | THEM IN THE SAME BUILDING SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED AS |
| | HORIZONTAL ASSEMBLIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 711. |
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| | 1D) 2ND REQUEST. THE RESPONSE INDICATES A FIRE |
| | SPRINKLER SYSTEM SHALL BE ADDED TO THE NEW APARTMENT ON |
| | RCP SHEET A-104. PLEASE REFER BACK TO THE REQUIREMENTS |
| | OF A LEVEL II ALTERATION UNDER 804.2.2. 804.2.2 |
| | R-2, IN BUILDINGS WITH OCCUPANCIES IN GROUPS A, B, E, |
| | F-1, H, I, M, R-1, R-2, R-4, S-1 AND S-2, WORK AREAS |
| | THAT HAVE EXITS OR CORRIDORS SHARED BY MORE THAN ONE |
| | TENANT OR THAT HAVE EXITS OR CORRIDORS SERVING AN |
| | OCCUPANT LOAD GREATER THAN 30 SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH |
| | AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER PROTECTION WHERE ALL OF THE |
| | FOLLOWING CONDITIONS OCCUR: |
| | (1.) THE WORK AREA IS REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED WITH |
| | AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER PROTECTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE |
| | FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING AS APPLICABLE TO NEW |
| | CONSTRUCTION; AND |
| | (2.) THE WORK AREA EXCEEDS 50 PERCENT OF THE FLOOR |
| | AREA. |
| | THIS ADDITION AND RENOVATION MEETS BOTH REQUIREMENTS, |
| | THE R2 FIRE AREA NEW AND OLD MUST BE FIRE SPRINKLERED. |
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| | 1ST ROUND COMMENT. SHEET A-001 UNDER THE HEADING KEY |
| | PROJECT DATA INDICATES THE BUILDING IS NON-SPRINKLERED |
| | BUILDING. THE 2014 EXISTING BUILDING CODE SECTION |
| | 1102.3 FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS. EXISTING FIRE AREAS |
| | INCREASED BY THE ADDITION SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER 9 |
| | OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING. |
| | 2014 FBC-B 903.2.8 GROUP R. AN AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER |
| | SYSTEM INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 903.3 SHALL |
| | BE PROVIDED THROUGHOUT ALL BUILDINGS WITH A GROUP R |
| | FIRE AREA. |
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| | 1E) SEMI-COMPLIED. 2ND REVIEW PLEASE REVIEW SHEETS |
| | A-202 VERSES A-507. SHEET A-507 IT STILL APPEARS THIS |
| | IS AN OPEN STAIR WITH A GUARDRAIL BUT A-107 (2ND FLOOR) |
| | & A-202 IT WOULD APPEAR THE OUTSIDE WALL IS A FULLY |
| | ENCLOSED WALL WITH AN EXTERIOR EGRESS DOOR AT THE |
| | BOTTOM OF THE STAIR WITH AN EXIT DOORWAY? REQUIRING |
| | GUARDRAILS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE NEW STAIRWELL. 2014 |
| | FBC-B 1009.15 HANDRAILS. STAIRWAYS SHALL HAVE HANDRAILS |
| | ON EACH SIDE OF THE STAIR ENCLOSRE AND SHALL COMPLY |
| | WITH SECTION 1012. |
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| | 1ST ROUND COMMENTS. PLEASE PROVIDE A LIFE SAFETY PLAN. |
| | 2014 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2014 WEST PALM BEACH |
| | AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, |
| | ADMINISTRATION 107.3.5 MINIMUM PLAN 107.3.5.1 |
| | COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS: |
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| | STAIRS CONSTRUCTION/GEOMETRY AND PROTECTION |
| | GUARDS/ HANDRAILS/ DESIGN LOADS |
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| | 1F) BUILDING PROVISO/ DEFERRED SUBMITTAL. 107.3.4.2. |
| | THE DESIGNER OF RECORD HAS REQUESTED THE EXTERIOR |
| | COMPONENTS AND CLADDING TO BE A DEFERRED SUBMITTAL. |
| | 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, CURTAIN WALLS, WALL |
| | LOUVERS, EFIS SYSTEMS, |
| | (D) ROOFING PRODUCTS AND ASSEMBLIES |
| | (E) SHUTTERS |
| | (F) SKYLIGHTS |
| | (G) EXTERIOR COOLER, FREEZERS & PRE-ENGINEERED A/C |
| | STANDS |
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| | 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.. |
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| | 2) SEMI-COMPLIED. SHEET A-103 NOW SHOWS THE OPENINGS ON |
| | THE NORTH WALL HAVING GLASS BLOCK IN THE OPENINGS, THE |
| | PLANS INDICATE THIS AS OPENING # 3, REPLACE WITH FIRE |
| | RATED GLASS BLOCK MASONRY. THERE IS NO MENTION AS TO |
| | THE REQUIRED FIRE RATING THAT IS REQUIRED. 706.6.1 |
| | STEPPED BUILDINGS. |
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| | 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. SHEET A-103 SHOWS A VERTICAL |
| | ADDITION. AN ADDITION SHALL NOT CREATE OR EXTEND ANY |
| | NONCONFORMITY IN THE EXISTING BUILDING TO WHICH THE |
| | ADDITION IS BEING MADE WITH REGARD TO ACCESSIBILITY, |
| | STRUCTURAL STRENGTH, FIRE SAFETY, MEANS OF EGRESS, OR |
| | THE CAPACITY OF MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, OR ELECTRICAL |
| | SYSTEMS. 2014 EXISTING BUILDING CODE. THE NORTH WALL OF |
| | THE EXISTING 2 STORY IS LESS THAN 3 FEET FROM THE |
| | PROPERTY LINE WALL. THE 2014 FBC-B TABLE 705.8 MAXIMUM |
| | AREA OF EXTERIOR WALL OPENINGS BASED ON FIRE SEPARATION |
| | DISTANCE AND DEGREE OF OPENING PROTECTION. 0-3 FEET |
| | THERE ARE NO OPENINGS ALLOWED. |
| | |
| | 2014 FBC-B 706.6.1 STEPPED BUILDINGS. WHERE A FIRE WALL |
| | SERVES AS AN EXTERIOR WALL FOR A BUILDING AND SEPARATES |
| | BUILDINGS HAVING DIFFERENT ROOF LEVELS, SUCH WALL SHALL |
| | TERMINATE AT A POINT NOT LESS THAN 30 INCHES ABOVE THE |
| | LOWER ROOF LEVEL, PROVIDED THE EXTERIOR WALL FOR A |
| | HEIGHT OF 15 FEET ABOVE THE LOWER ROOF IS NOT LESS THAN |
| | 1-HOUR FIRE-RESISTANCE-RATED CONSTRUCTION FROM BOTH |
| | SIDES WITH OPENINGS PROTECTED BY FIRE ASSEMBLIES HAVING |
| | A FIRE PROTECTION RATING OF NOT LESS THAN 3/4 HOUR. |
| | |
| | THE DESIGNER OF RECORD MAY CLOSE THESE OPENINGS IN WITH |
| | 1 HOUR FIRE RATED CONSTRUCTION AS PER TABLE 602 OF THE |
| | FBC-B, INSTALL 3/4 HOUR FIRE RATED GLASS BLOCK, OR A 1 |
| | HOUR FIRE SHUTTER ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE WALL. |
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| | 3) SEMI- COMPLIED. THE DESIGNER OF RECORD NOW INDICATES |
| | ON THE PLANS A 2 HOUR RATED CEILING ASSEMBLY BUT THERE |
| | IS NO GYPSUM ASSOCIATION, OR UL LISTED ASSEMBLY IN THE |
| | PLANS FOR THE RATING OF THE CEILING FOR EITHER 1 OR 2 |
| | HOUR. THE CODE ONLY REQUIRES THE CEILING UNDER THE |
| | STAIR TO BE 1 HOUR, THE DESIGNER CAN DESIGN TO THE MORE |
| | STRINGENT 2 HOUR FIRE REQUIREMENT. |
| | |
| | 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. SHEET A-101 SHOWS UNDER THE |
| | ENCLOSED STAIRWELL A CLOSET. THE PLANS DO NOT INDICATE |
| | HOW COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 1009.9.3 WILL BE OBTAINED. |
| | 2014 FBC-B 1009.9.3 ENCLOSURES UNDER INTERIOR |
| | STAIRWAYS. |
| | THE WALLS AND SOFFITS WITHIN ENCLOSED USABLE SPACES |
| | UNDER ENCLOSED AND UNENCLOSED STAIRWAYS SHALL BE |
| | PROTECTED BY 1-HOUR FIRE-RESISTANCE-RATED CONSTRUCTION |
| | OR THE FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING OF THE STAIRWAY |
| | ENCLOSURE, WHICHEVER IS GREATER. ACCESS TO THE ENCLOSED |
| | SPACE SHALL NOT BE DIRECTLY FROM WITHIN THE STAIR |
| | ENCLOSURE. |
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| | 4-9) COMPLIED. |
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| | 10) COMPLIED. EGRESS WINDOWS CASEMENT SIZE 4-10X 3-4. |
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| | 11) 2ND REQUEST. WINDOW NEXT TO TUB IS INDICATED IN THE |
| | RESPONSE SHALL BE CATEGORY II SAFETY GLASS, BUT THIS |
| | STATEMENT IS NOT FOUND ON SHEET A-103 WINDOW # 9. ONLY |
| | FROSTED GLASS. |
| | |
| | 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. |
| | SHEET A-103 THE REAR APARTMENT WITH THE TUB NEXT TO THE |
| | EXTERIOR WALL AND WINDOW, PLEASE PROVIDE SILL HEIGHT |
| | AND COMPLIANCE WITH: FBC-B 2406.4.5 GLAZING AND WET |
| | SURFACES. GLAZING IN WALLS, ENCLOSURES OR, BATHTUBS, |
| | SHOWERS WHERE THE BOTTOM EXPOSED EDGE OF THE GLAZING IS |
| | LESS THAN 60 INCHES MEASURED VERTICALLY ABOVE ANY |
| | STANDING OR WALKING SURFACE SHALL BE CONSIDERED A |
| | HAZARDOUS LOCATION. THIS SHALL APPLY TO SINGLE GLAZING |
| | AND ALL PANES IN MULTIPLE GLAZING. |
| | |
| | 12)2ND REQUEST. SHEET S-102 THE MEAN ROOF HEIGHT IS |
| | GIVEN AT < 15 FEET MEAN ROOF HEIGHT. IN SCALING THE |
| | PLANS IT APPEARS THE ROOF HEIGHT IS 22 FEET AND THE TOP |
| | OF PARAPET IS 24-9. PLEASE PROVIDE WHERE THE WINDOW, |
| | DOOR AND ROOF PRESSURES CAN BE FOUND FOR ZONES 1,2,3,4 |
| | & 5. PLEASE PROVIDE THEM IN VASD SINCE THE PRODUCT |
| | APPROVALS ARE IN VASD. |
| | |
| | 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. NEITHER THE ELEVATION SHEETS NOR |
| | THE STRUCTURAL SHEETS PROVIDE THE WIND DESIGN CRITERIA |
| | NOR PRESSURES. |
| | 2014 FBC-B 1603.1.4 WIND DESIGN DATA. |
| | 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: |
| | 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. RISK CATEGORY. |
| | 3. WIND EXPOSURE. APPLICABLE WIND DIRECTION IF MORE |
| | THAN ONE WIND EXPOSURE IS UTILIZED. |
| | 4. APPLICABLE INTERNAL PRESSURE COEFFICIENT. |
| | 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). |
| | TABLE 1609.7(2) ADJUSTMENT FACTORS FOR HEIGHT & |
| | EXPOSURE. PROVIDE THE MEAN ROOF HEIGHT FOR THE |
| | BUILDING. |
| | 1609.3.1 WIND SPEED CONVERSION VULT TO VASD. |
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| | 13) 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. |
| | |
| | 14) 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. |
| | |
| | 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. |
| | |
| | JAMES A. WITMER CBO |
| | SENIOR COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| | CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DIVISION |
| | DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT |
| | TEL: 561-805-6715 |
| | FAX: 561-805-6676 |
| | E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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