Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 16080368
Permit Number 16080368
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2016-08-22 16:19:10BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 W. P. B. PERMIT: 16080368
 ADD: 5800 CORPORATE WAY
 CONT: GEN-X CONSTRUCTION
 TEL: 561-963-4490
 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: MON. AUGUST 22/ 2016
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) PLEASE NOTE THE PERMIT APPLICATION INDICATES THIS IS
 AN INTERIOR BUILD OUT AND RENOVATION OF THE MAIN
 BUILDING ONLY. THE SHEET 0.2 THE DEMO PLAN INCLUDES THE
 DEMOLITION OF THE INTERIOR OUT BUILDING AND WINDOWS.
 THIS SHOULD BE STRUCK FROM THE SCOPE OF WORK TO BE
 COVERED UNDER THIS PERMIT. DISCREPANCY IN THE SCOPE OF
 WORK, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED.
  
 2) PLEASE NOTE THIS STRUCTURE IS BUILT IN AN A8 FLOOD
 ZONE. FBC BUILDING 1612 AND CITY OF WPB CODE OF
 ORDINANCES SECTION 94-546. STRUCTURE IS LOCATED IN AN
 "A8" FLOOD ZONE. A FLOOD ELEVATION CERTIFICATE WILL BE
 REQUIRED. PLEASE REVIEW CITY ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY
 REQUIREMENTS REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL 6 INCHES OF
 ELEVATION. BASE FLOOD FOR THE A8 FLOOD ZONE IS 14.0 FT.
 NGVD PLUS AN ADDITIONAL 6 INCH FREEBOARD REQUIRED BY
 AND CITY OF WPB CODE OF ORDINANCES SECTION 94-546.
  
 PLEASE NOTE THIS STRUCTURE WILL ALSO HAVE TO MEET THE
 REQUIREMENTS OF SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENTS. THE P.B.C.
 PROPERTY APPRAISERS OFFICE LIST THE VALUE FOR THE
 STRUCTURE AS $489,474.00 THE VALUE OF THE PROJECT IS
 $424,000.00 IN VALUE WELL OVER THE 50 % OF THE VALUE
 FOR THE STRUCTURE. ANY FLOORS AND OR ATTENDANT
 EQUIPMENT PADS WILL NEED TO BE ABOVE THE 14.5 FEET
 NGVD.
  
 DURING THE PERMITTING OF THIS STRUCTURE THERE WILL BE
 REQUIRED (3) DIFFERENT FLOOD ZONE CERTIFICATES
 REQUIRED:
 (1) A FLOOD ZONE CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED AS PART OF THE
 PLAN REVIEW DOCUMENTS WITH THE PROPOSED FINISH FLOOR
 HEIGHT.
 (2) ONCE THE FIRST FLOOR SLAB IS POURED THE 2ND
 ELEVATION CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED
 (3) BEFORE THE ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
 OR A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION THE 3RD FLOOD ZONE
 CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED WITH THE HEIGHT OF ALL EXTERIOR
 ATTENDANTS
 A/C PADS OR OTHER SLABS FOR GENERATORS
 FEMA NEW FORM AVAILABLE JUNE 13/2016.
 OMB NO. 1660-0008
 EXPIRATION DATE: NOV. 30/2018
 HTTP://WWW.FEMA.GOV/BUSINESS/NFIP/ELVINST.SHTM
  
 3) PLEASE ALSO NOTE UNDER THE ENERGY CODE THE BUILDING
 ALSO MEETS THE DEFINITION OF RENOVATION UNDER THE 2014
 FBC-ENERGY CODE. RENOVATED BUILDING. A RESIDENTIAL OR
 NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDING UNDERGOING ALTERATION THAT
 VARIES OR CHANGES INSULATION, HVAC SYSTEMS, WATER
 HEATING SYSTEMS, OR EXTERIOR ENVELOPE CONDITIONS,
 PROVIDED THE ESTIMATED COST OF RENOVATION EXCEEDS 30
 PERCENT OF THE ASSESSED VALUE OF THE STRUCTURE.
 C101.5.1 COMPLIANCE MATERIALS. THE FLORIDA BUILDING
 COMMISSION SHALL APPROVE SPECIFIC COMPUTER SOFTWARE.
 THE CODE OFFICIAL SHALL BE PERMITTED TO APPROVE
 WORKSHEETS, COMPLIANCE MANUALS AND OTHER SIMILAR
 MATERIALS THAT MEET THE INTENT OF THIS CODE.
 C101.5.1.1 ALTERATIONS, RENOVATIONS AND BUILDING
 SYSTEMS. ALTERATIONS, RENOVATIONS AND BUILDING SYSTEMS
 MAY UTILIZE FORM C402. FORM C402 CAN BE FOUND IN
 APPENDIX C.
 C401.2.1 APPLICATION TO EXISTING BUILDINGS. ADDITIONS,
 ALTERATIONS AND REPAIRS TO EXISTING BUILDINGS SHALL
 COMPLY WITH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
 1. SECTIONS C402, C403, C404 AND C405; OR
 2. ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA 90.1.
  
 4) SHEET 04:
 4A) THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN HAS A DISCREPANCY IN THE TYPE
 OF OCCUPANCY. UNDER THE HEADING OF FLORIDA BUILDING
 CODE 2014 EDITION THE OCCUPANCY IS LISTED AS AN A2
 OCCUPANCY. WHEREAS UNDER THE HEADING ALLOWABLE HEIGHT
 AND AREA THE OCCUPANCY IS LISTED AS A BUSINESS. PLEASE
 CORRECT THE DISCREPANCY IN THE PLANS. 107.2.1.3.
 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED.
  
 4B) THE SECOND ISSUE WITH THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN IS THE
 LOCATION OF KATHLEEN?S OFFICE VERSES SHEET 03 THIS SAME
 AREA IS A 4 BED RECOVERY AREA. 107.2.1.3 ADDITIONAL
 INFORMATION REQUIRED.
  
 4C) SHEET 04 THE LIFE SAFETY SHEET DOES NOT DEFINE WHAT
 TYPE OF MEDICAL CARE UNIT THIS TENANT SPACE HOUSES. THE
 TERM PACU IS DEFINED AS AN AREA ADJOINING THE OPERATING
 ROOM TO WHICH PATIENTS WHO RECEIVES SEDATIVE, GENERAL
 AND REGIONAL ANESTHETICS ARE TAKEN FOR NURSING
 ASSESSMENT AND CARE WHILE RECOVERING FROM ANESTHESIA.
 CURRENTLY FOR THIS REVIEW THERE IS NOT ENOUGH
 INFORMATION PROVIDED TO KNOW IF THIS PLAN SHOULD BE
 REVIEWED UNDER THE 2014 FBC-B SECTION 422 AS AN
 AMBULATORY CARE FACILITY OR UNDER SECTION 469 AN OFFICE
 SURGERY SUITE? WITH THERE BEING 4 BEDS IN THE PACU AREA
 IT WOULD APPEAR THIS SUITE WILL NEED TO FALL UNDER
 AMBULATORY HEATH CARE OCCUPANCIES AS DESCRIBED IN NFPA
 101, LIFE SAFETY CODES AND THIS CODE.
 2014 FBC-B 469.3.1 OFFICE SURGERY SUITES THAT PROVIDE
 SERVICES OR TREATMENT, ON AN OUTPATIENT BASIS, TO FOUR
 OR MORE PATIENTS AT THE SAME TIME THAT EITHER RENDERS
 THE PATIENTS INCAPABLE OF TAKING ACTION FOR
 SELF-PRESERVATION UNDER EMERGENCY CONDITIONS WITHOUT
 THE ASSISTANCE FROM OTHERS OR THAT PROVIDE SURGICAL
 TREATMENT REQUIRING GENERAL ANESTHESIA TO FOUR OR MORE
 PATIENTS AT THE SAME TIME, SHALL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS
 OF AMBULATORY HEALTH CARE OCCUPANCIES AS DESCRIBED IN
 NFPA 101, LIFE SAFETY CODE AND THIS CODE.
 PLEASE NOTE THERE IS NOT SUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO BE
 ABLE TO COMPLETE THE REVIEW UNDER EITHER 422 A
 AMBULATORY CARE FACILITY NOR 469 OFFICE SURGERY SUITE.
  
 5) THE PLANS SHEET 02 HAS A NOTE THAT ALL EXTERIOR
 WINDOWS AND DOORS ARE TO BE REMOVED, SHEET 07 ONLY
 SHOWS THE NORTH & EAST ELEVATIONS WHERE THE WINDOWS AND
 DOORS ARE BEING REPLACED, PLEASE PROVIDE THE OTHER
 ELEVATIONS AS WELL. PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE NO
 ARCHITECTURAL OR STRUCTURAL SHEETS PROVIDING THE WIND
 DESIGN CRITERIA AND PRESSURES FOR THE OPENINGS.
 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:
  
 5.1. 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.
  
 5.2. RISK CATEGORY.
  
 5.3. WIND EXPOSURE. APPLICABLE WIND DIRECTION IF MORE
 THAN ONE WIND EXPOSURE IS UTILIZED.
  
 5.4. APPLICABLE INTERNAL PRESSURE COEFFICIENT.
  
 5.5. 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.
  
 6) 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..
  
 7) SHEET 08 SHOWS INSULATION LAYING DIRECTLY ON DROPPED
 CEILINGS. PLEASE BE AWARE INSULATION INSTALLED ON A
 SUSPENDED CEILING WITH REMOVABLE CEILING TILES SHALL
 NOT BE CONSIDERED PART OF THE MINIMUM THERMAL
 RESISTANCE OF THE ROOF INSULATION. 2014 FBC-ENERGY CODE
 C402.2.1.
  
 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.
  
 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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