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| 2016-08-18 11:07:48 | 1ST REVIEW |
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| | GEORGE JOHNSON |
| | PLUMBING PLANS EXAMINER LL |
| | CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | DEVELOPMENT SERVICES |
| | BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 561-805-6711 |
| | [email protected] |
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| | PLUMBING COMMENTS: |
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| | 1. PROVIDE CALCULATIONS FOR THE FLOOR SCUPPERS AND DOWN |
| | SPOUTS INCLUDING HALF OF THE SQ-FT OF THE PARAPET |
| | WALLS. PER FBC PL 1106.4 VERTICAL WALLS. |
| | IN SIZING ROOF DRAINS AND STORM DRAINAGE PIPING, |
| | ONE-HALF OF THE AREA OF ANY VERTICAL WALL THAT DIVERTS |
| | RAINWATER TO THE ROOF SHALL BE ADDED TO THE PROJECTED |
| | ROOF AREA FOR INCLUSION IN CALCULATING THE REQUIRED |
| | SIZE OF VERTICAL CONDUCTORS, LEADERS AND HORIZONTAL |
| | STORM DRAINAGE PIPING. |
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| | 2. THE EMERGENCY SCUPPERS SHALL BE SIZED THE SAME AS |
| | THE PRIMARY DRAINS. PER FBC PL1108.3 SIZING OF |
| | SECONDARY DRAINS. |
| | SECONDARY (EMERGENCY) ROOF DRAIN SYSTEMS SHALL BE SIZED |
| | IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 1106 BASED ON THE RAINFALL |
| | RATE FOR WHICH THE PRIMARY SYSTEM IS SIZED IN TABLES |
| | 1106.2(1), 1106.2(2), 1106.3 AND 1106.6. SCUPPERS SHALL |
| | BE SIZED TO PREVENT THE DEPTH OF PONDING WATER FROM |
| | EXCEEDING THAT FOR WHICH THE ROOF WAS DESIGNED AS |
| | DETERMINED BY SECTION 1101.7. SCUPPERS SHALL HAVE AN |
| | OPENING DIMENSION OF NOT LESS THAN 4 INCHES (102 MM). |
| | THE FLOW THROUGH THE PRIMARY SYSTEM SHALL NOT BE |
| | CONSIDERED WHEN SIZING THE SECONDARY ROOF DRAIN SYSTEM. |
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| | 3. SHOW LOCATION OF THE TERMINATION FOR CONDENSATE |
| | DRAIN. PER WPB AMEND TO FBC 107.2.1 |
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| | 4. SHT. A5.1 UNDER PLUMBING IT APPEARS THAT THE |
| | DESCRIPTION FOR THE UNDERMOUNT BAR SINK AND THE TOILET |
| | ARE REVERSED PLEASE CLARIFY. PER WPB AMEND TO FBC |
| | 107.2.1 |
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| | 5. PROVIDE DETAILS SHOWING THE DIMENSIONS FOR |
| | ACCESSIBILITY AND CLEAR FLOOR SPACE FOR ALL FIXTURES IN |
| | THE BATHROOM IN SERVICE AREA. PER WPB AMEND TO FBC |
| | 107.2.1 |
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| | 6. PROVIDE LETTER ADDRESSING REQUEST FOR EXCEPTTIONS |
| | MUST BE APPROVED BY BUILDING OFFICIAL BEFORE PERMIT |
| | WILL BE ISSUED. |
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| | 1) SHEET 015A1.1 BUILDING CODE ANALYSIS INDICATES THIS |
| | TO BE A S1 (PRIVATE WAREHOUSE). THE PLANS INDICATE THE |
| | SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE BUILDING (VB) TO BE 11,296/500 = |
| | 23 OCCUPANTS. THERE IS ALSO A NOTE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF |
| | THE PLAN OPPOSITE END OF THE BUILDING WHERE THE MAN |
| | DOOR (EGRESS DOOR) IS LOCATED. |
| | THIS NOTE INDICATES THE 2ND MEANS OF EGRESS IS THE |
| | OVERHEAD DOOR AS AGREED ON 05/03/16 PRELIMINARY REVIEW |
| | MEETING WITH CITY BUILDING OFFICIALS. |
| | THERE WAS DISCUSSION AS TO HANDLE A SECOND MEANS OF |
| | EGRESS. ONE METHOD WAS LIMITING THE OCCUPANT LOAD TO 10 |
| | OR LESS OCCUPANTS. THE 2014 FBC-B SECTION 1008.1.2 |
| | EXCEPTION # 1 ALLOWS IN PRIVATE GARAGES, OFFICE AREAS, |
| | FACTORY AND STORAGE AREAS WITH AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF 10 |
| | OR LESS THE EGRESS DOORS DO NOT NEED TO BE PIVOTED OR |
| | SIDE-HINGED SWINGING TYPE. |
| | IF THE OWNER DOES NOT WANT TO REDUCE THE OCCUPANT LOAD |
| | TO COMPLY WITH SECTION 1008.1.2 OF THE 2014 FBC-B THEN |
| | THE DESIGNER OF RECORD WOULD NEED TO SUBMIT A LETTER TO |
| | THE BUILDING OFFICIAL ROBERT BROWN TO REVIEW THE PLANS |
| | UNDER SECTION 104.11 ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS, DESIGN AND |
| | METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT, 2014 FLORIDA |
| | BUILDING CODE W 2014 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE |
| | FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION. |
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| | 2)IN THE MEETING THERE ARE SEVERAL CODE ARTICLE THAT WE |
| | HAD AGREED ON THAT COULD BE COVERED UNDER THIS SAME |
| | LETTER, HANDICAPPED RESTROOMS, HAND RAILS, VERTICAL |
| | ACCESSIBILITY RAMPS / LIFTS, AND ACCESSIBLE AREA OF THE |
| | BAR. |
| | THE DESIGNER OF RECORD WILL ALSO NEED TO INCLUDE |
| | REQUIREMENTS THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED BY OTHER TRADES AS |
| | WELL. UNLESS WE RECEIVE THIS REQUEST WE ARE OBLIGED TO |
| | REVIEW THE PLANS TO THE 2014 FBC FAMILY OF CODES. |
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| | 3) SHEET 030_A4.3 SHOWS THE RESTROOMS WITH VANITY |
| | MILLWORK. AGAIN PLEASE INCORPORATE IN THE LETTER THESE |
| | UNITS ARE TO BE ADAPTABLE AS TO A PRIVATE OFFICE FOR |
| | LAVATORY, GRAB BARS ETC? |
| | 2014 FBC-ACCESS. CODE 606.2 EXCEP. 2. |
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