Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 16110654
Permit Number 16110654
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2016-12-05 08:30:18BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 W. P. B. PERMIT: 16110654
 ADD: 1401NORTHPOINTPARKWAY
 CONT: SIERRA
 TEL: 305-557-2444
 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. DEC. 05/2016
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) SHEET A-2.2 INDICATES AN EMPLOYEE LOUNGE OF OVER
 1579 SQ. FT. IN AREA. HE PLANS DO NOT PROVIDE THE
 SQUARE FOOTAGE PER FLOOR TO BE ABLE TO DETERMINE IF
 THIS IS A MIXED USE OCCUPANCY. SECTION 508.2.1 OF THE
 2014 FBC-B DOES REQUIRE IF AN ACCESSORY OCCUPANCY IS
 OVER 10% OF THE FLOOR AREA, THEY SHALL BE INDIVIDUALLY
 CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 302.1. PLEASE PROVIDE THE
 SQARE FOOTAGE OF THE 1ST FLOOR.
  
 2) BECAUSE OF THE USAGE OF THE EMPLOYEE LOUNGE WE USE
 THE 15 SQ. FT. PER OCCUPANT TO FIGURE THE OCCUPANT
 LOADS. 1579 SQ. FT/ 15= 106 OCCUPANTS. WHEN THE
 OCCUPANT LOADS ARE 50 OR MORE, SECTION 1008.1.2 DOOR
 SWING REQUIRES TO SWING IN THE DIRECTION OF EXIT
 TRAVEL.
  
 3) PLEASE ALSO REVIEW THE REQUIREMENTS FOR PANIC AND
 FIRE EXIT HARDWARE FOUND WITHIN SECTION 1008.1.10 OF
 THE FBC-B DOORS SERVING A GROUP A OCCUPANCY OR DOORS
 SERVING ROOMS OR SPACES WITH AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF 50 OR
 MORE IN A GROUP A OCCUPANCY SHALL NOT BE PROVIDED WITH
 A LATCH OR LOCK UNLESS IT IS PANIC HARDWARE OR FIRE
 EXIT HARDWARE.
  
 4) THE COVERSHEET A-0.1DOES INDICATE THIS IS A FIRE
 SPRINKLERED BUILDING, SHEET A-2.2 DOES NOT INDICATE
 WHICH DOORS ARE GOING TO BE THE EXIT DOORS, PLEASE
 PROVIDE EXIT LIGHTS AND OR REQUIRED DIRECTIONAL LIGHTS
 FOR EXITING OF THE ASSEMBLY USAGE AREA PER SECTION
 1006.1 ILLUMINATION REQUIRED & 1006.3 EMERGENCY POWER
 FOR ILLUMINATION OF THE FBC-B.
  
 5) SHEET A-2.1 DETAIL # 4 SHOWS THE MENS RESTROOM WITH
 A TOTAL OF OVER 6 WATERCLOSETS AND URINALS. PLEASE
 PROVIDE COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 213.3.1 OF THE 2014
 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE. WHERE TOILET COMPARTMENTS ARE
 PROVIDED, AT LEAST ONE TOILET COMPARTMENT SHALL COMPLY
 WITH 604.8.1. IN ADDITION TO THE COMPARTMENT REQUIRED
 TO COMPLY WITH 604.8.1, AT LEAST ONE COMPARTMENT SHALL
 COMPLY WITH 604.8.2 WHERE SIX OR MORE TOILET
 COMPARTMENTS ARE PROVIDED, OR WHERE THE COMBINATION OF
 URINALS AND WATER CLOSETS TOTALS SIX OR MORE FIXTURES.
 PLEASE NOTE THE CONTRACTOR WOULD NEED TO SHOW
 COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SECTION OR PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION
 WHERE DISPROPORTIONATE COST ($44,708.00) HAVE BEEN MET,
 PROVIDE AN ITEMIZED WHERE THE FUNDS HAVE BEEN SPENT IN
 THIS ORDER.
  
 2014 ACCESSIBILITY CODE 202.4.1 DISPROPORTIONATE COST.
 ALTERATIONS MADE TO PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE PATH OF
 TRAVEL TO THE ALTERED AREA WILL BE DEEMED
 DISPROPORTIONATE TO THE OVERALL ALTERATION WHEN THE
 COST EXCEEDS 20% OF THE COST OF THE ALTERATION TO THE
 PRIMARY FUNCTION AREA. COSTS THAT MAY BE COUNTED AS
 EXPENDITURES REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE PATH OF
 TRAVEL MAY INCLUDE: (I) COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING
 AN ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE AND AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE TO THE
 ALTERED AREA; (II) COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH MAKING
 RESTROOMS ACCESSIBLE, SUCH AS INSTALLING GRAB BARS,
 ENLARGING TOILET STALLS, INSULATING PIPES, OR
 INSTALLING ACCESSIBLE FAUCET CONTROLS; (III) COSTS
 ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE TELEPHONES, SUCH
 AS RELOCATING THE TELEPHONE TO AN ACCESSIBLE HEIGHT,
 INSTALLING AMPLIFICATION DEVICES, OR INSTALLING A TEXT
 TELEPHONE (TTY); (IV) COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH RELOCATING
 AN INACCESSIBLE DRINKING FOUNTAIN.
  
 6) 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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