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| 2017-06-19 13:42:09 | BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 17020633 |
| | ADD: 8993 OKEECHOBEE BLVD. SUITE # 110 |
| | CONT: ATLANTIC ENGINEERING SERVICES |
| | TEL: 561-358-4140 |
| | E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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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: MON. JUNE 19/ 2017 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) 2ND REQUEST. THE DESIGNER OF RECORD HAS CHANGED THE |
| | OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION TO BUSINESS INDICATING THE |
| | TENANT SPACE WOULD BE USED FOR TRAINING AND SKILL |
| | DEVELOPMENT NOT WITHIN A SCHOOL OR ACADEMIC PROGRAM. |
| | FOR THE BUILDING OFFICIAL TO ACCEPT THIS USAGE THE |
| | DESIGNER OF RECORD WILL NEED TO PROVIDE A FURNITURE |
| | PLAN OF HOW MANY STUDENTS WILL ATTEND CLASSES AT ANY |
| | GIVEN TIME AND 2ND A RATIO BETWEEN INSTRUCTORS/ TUTORS |
| | AND THEIR STUDENTS. TO VERIFY IF THE PROPOSED SETTING |
| | WILL NOT BE AS CLASSROOM TRAINING GIVEN TO LARGER |
| | GROUPS IN A TRADITIONAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM OR IF THIS |
| | IS MORE ON THE LINES OF TUTORS WORKING WITH ONE |
| | INDIVIDUAL. THE PLANS WILL NEED TO REFLECT THIS. 2014 |
| | FBC-B 304.1 & 2012 IBC-B COMMENTARY, TRAINING AND SKILL |
| | DEVELOPMENT NOT WITHIN A SCHOOL OR ACADEMIC PROGRAM |
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| | 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. SHEET 1 INDICATES THE ALTERATION |
| | LEVEL AS A LEVEL II. THE OCCUPANCY TYPE IS LISTED AS |
| | EDUCATIONAL, THIS IS A CHANGE IN USE AND A CHANGE IN |
| | OCCUPANCY. PLEASE REVIEW THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A CHANGE |
| | OF OCCUPANCY IN THE 2014 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING CODE |
| | SECTION 1001.3.1 PARTIAL CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY |
| | CLASSIFICATION. |
| | WHERE A PORTION OF AN EXISTING BUILDING IS CHANGED TO A |
| | NEW OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION, SECTION 1012 SHALL APPLY. |
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| | 2A) 2ND REQUEST. PLEASE PROVIDE THE AGE GROUP OF THOSE |
| | WHO WILL BE GETTING INSTRUCTIONS. 2014 FBC-B 305.1 |
| | EDUCATIONAL GROUP E VERSES GROUP B/ BUSINESS. |
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| | 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. SHEET 1 INDICATES THIS IS AN |
| | EDUCATIONAL OCCUPANCY PLEASE PROVIDE THE AGE GROUP OF |
| | THE STUDENTS. FBC-B SECTION 305.1 EDUCATIONAL. |
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| | 2B) SHEET 1 THE OCCUPANT LOAD IS RED LINED, NOONE CAN |
| | WRITE ON THE ENGINEERED PLANS PLEASE UPDATE PLANS TO |
| | THE CORRECT OCCUPANT LOAD. |
| | 2014 FBC-B TABLE 1004. 1.2. |
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| | THE REST OF THE REVIEW CANNOT OCCUR UNTIL THE ANSWERS |
| | TO COMMENTS 1 & 2 OCCUR. |
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| | 3) SHEET 1 INDICATES THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE TENANT |
| | SPACE AS 1400 SQ. FT. AND THE NET AS 815 SQ. FT. THE |
| | INTERIOR TENANT AREA OF LEASABLE SPACE IS 19.5 X 68.5 |
| | SQ. FT.= 1336 SQ. FT. THE NET SQUARE FEET REMOVAL OF |
| | THE RESTROOM AND WALLS IS APPROXIMATELY 1250 SQ. FT. / |
| | 20 SQ. FT. PER OCCUPANT = 63 OCCUPANTS. THE FBC-B TABLE |
| | 1004.1.2 FOR EDUCATIONAL IS 20 SQ. FT. / OCCUPANT/ NET, |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE HOW YOUR NET SQ. FOOTAGE OF 815 SQ. FT. |
| | WAS DERIVED? |
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| | 4) SHEET 1 INDICATES THE TENANT SEPARATION WALLS ARE TO |
| | BE ONE HOUR FIRE RATED WALLS. THESE SAME WALLS ARE |
| | OCCUPANCY SEPARATION WALLS WITH THE PLANS INDICATING |
| | BUSINESS OCCUPANCIES ON BOTH SIDES. FOR AN |
| | NON-SPRINKLERED BUILDING WITH EITHER BUSINESS OF |
| | MERCANTILE OCCUPANCIES THE EDUCATIONAL OCCUPANCY |
| | REQUIRES A 2 HOUR FIRE RATING. FBC-B TABLE 508.4. |
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| | 5) 2014 FBC-B SECTION 468 SCHOOLS: |
| | 5A) 468.3.5.1 STANDARDS. EDUCATIONAL AND ANCILLARY |
| | FACILITIES SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH TOILETS, HANDWASHING |
| | FACILITIES, AND DRINKING FOUNTAINS FOR ALL OCCUPANTS, |
| | IN RATIOS AND ACCESSIBLE AS REQUIRED BY THE FLORIDA |
| | BUILDING CODE, FLORIDA LAW, AND FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS. |
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| | 5B) 468.3.5.2 TEACHER TOILETS. FACULTY AND STAFF |
| | TOILETS SHALL BE SEPARATE FROM STUDENT TOILETS. |
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| | 5C) 468.3.5.4 SHIELDING DEVICE. THE ENTRY TO EACH GROUP |
| | TOILET ROOM SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A DOOR, PARTITION, |
| | OR OTHER SHIELDING DEVICE TO BLOCK FROM VIEW THE |
| | OCCUPANTS IN THE TOILET ROOM. IF A DOOR IS PROVIDED, IT |
| | SHALL HAVE A CLOSER AND SHALL SWING OUT IN THE |
| | DIRECTION OF EGRESS. |
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| | 5D) 468.3.5.5 WALLS. WALLS IN TOILET ROOMS SHALL BE |
| | IMPERVIOUS TO A HEIGHT OF AT LEAST 4 FEET (1219 MM) |
| | ABOVE THE FLOOR. WALLS IN KITCHENS, SCULLERIES, CAN |
| | WASH AREAS, AND SHOWER ROOMS SHALL BE IMPERVIOUS TO A |
| | HEIGHT OF AT LEAST 6 FEET (1829 MM) ABOVE THE FLOOR. |
| | TOILET AND SHOWER PARTITIONS SHALL BE IMPERVIOUS. |
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| | 5E) 468.3.7.1 ILLUMINATION LEVEL IN |
| | CLASSROOMS/INSTRUCTIONAL SPACES. ILLUMINATION AT THE |
| | NORMAL TASK LEVEL FOR THE TYPE OF CLASSROOM/INSTRUCTION |
| | SPACE SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF 40 FOOTCANDLES (400 LUX). |
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| | 5F) 468.3.7.4 ILLUMINATION FAILURE OF GENERAL AND MEANS |
| | OF EGRESS LUMINARIES. |
| | ILLUMINATION SYSTEMS SHALL BE DESIGNED AND MAINTAINED |
| | SO THAT THE FAILURE OF ANY SINGLE LIGHTING UNIT, SUCH |
| | AS AN ELECTRIC LUMINARY, DOES NOT LEAVE ANY OCCUPIED |
| | SPACE OR MEANS OF EGRESS IN THE DARK. (SEE SECTION1006 |
| | FOR ADDITIONAL MEANS OF EGRESS REQUIREMENTS.) |
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| | 6) 2014 EXISTING BUILDING CODE SECTION 1012.1.4 |
| | ACCESSIBILITY. ALL BUILDINGS UNDERGOING A CHANGE OF |
| | OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTION |
| | 1012.8. 1012.8 ACCESSIBILITY. EXISTING BUILDINGS THAT |
| | UNDERGO A CHANGE OF GROUP OR OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION |
| | SHALL COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE FLORIDA |
| | BUILDING CODE, ACCESSIBILITY. PLEASE SHOW COMPLIANCE |
| | WITH: 211.2 MINIMUM NUMBER. |
| | NO FEWER THAN TWO DRINKING FOUNTAINS SHALL BE PROVIDED. |
| | ONE DRINKING FOUNTAIN SHALL COMPLY WITH 602.1 THROUGH |
| | 602.6 AND ONE DRINKING FOUNTAIN SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| | 602.7. |
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| | 7) THE HALLWAY BY THE STORAGE ROOM IS NOT DIMENSIONED |
| | BUT SCALES 54 INCHES, THE DOOR TO THE STORAGE ROOM IS |
| | AN OUTSWING DOOR, (3-0 FOOT) ONLY LEAVING 18 INCHES |
| | CLEAR. WITH AN OCCUPANT LOAD 50 OR GREATER THE MINIMUM |
| | REQUIRED CORRIDOR WIDTH IS 44 INCHES (FBC-B TABLE |
| | 1018.2) ? OF THAT WIDTH WOULD BE 22 INCHES. PLEASE SEE |
| | SECTION 1005.7.1 DOORS. DOORS, WHEN FULLY OPENED, SHALL |
| | NOT REDUCE THE REQUIRED WIDTH BY MORE THAN 7 INCHES |
| | (178 MM). DOORS IN ANY POSITION SHALL NOT REDUCE THE |
| | REQUIRED WIDTH BY MORE THAN ONE-HALF. |
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| | 8) WHEN RESUBMITTING PLANS PLEASE INDICATE THE REVISION |
| | & REMOVE ANY VOIDED SHEETS & REPLACE ANY PAGES AS |
| | NECESSARY, COLLATE AND STAPLE INTO SETS OF PLANS. 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. |
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| | 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. |
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| | JAMES A. WITMER BN, PX, CBO |
| | SENIOR COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| | CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DIVISION/ DEVELOPMENT SERVICES |
| | DEPARTMENT |
| | 401 CLEMATIS ST. |
| | WEST PALM BEACH. FL 33402 |
| | TEL: 561-805-6715 |
| | FAX: 561-805-6676 |
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