Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 17060359
Permit Number 17060359
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 4
Notes
Date Text
2018-03-17 12:16:10***CORRECTIONS****
  
 SAMANTHA HILL
 BUILDING PLANS EXAMINER
 [email protected]
 561-805-6724
  
 FBC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, 5TH EDITION (2014)
 FBC B = FBC BUILDING
 FBC EB = FBC EXISTING BUILDING
 FBC A = FBC ACCESSIBILITY
 FBC EC = FBC ENERGY CONSERVATION
  
 1. THE EXISTING DOOR IS SHOWN AS PERMANENTLY LOCKED.
 SEE FBC B 1008.1.9,
  
 2ND REVIEW, PLAN WAS REVISED TO SHOW REMOVAL OF DOOR
 HARDWARE. THIS WAS NOT DISCUSSED PREVIOUS TO THE
 RESUBMITTAL AS STATED IN THE RESPONSE LETTER. THIS
 PERMIT WILL BE ISSUED WITH PROVISO: THIS WILL BE
 SUBJECT TO THE FIELD INSPECTOR'S APPROVAL. IF THE DOOR
 LOOKS LIKE A DOOR, REMOVAL OF THE HARDWARE WILL NOT BE
 ADEQUATE TO RESOLVE THE COMMENT. IF APPLICANT IS ABLE
 TO MODIFY THE DOOR IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT IS CLEARLY NOT
 A DOOR, THAT IS ACCEPTABLE. A REVISION SHOWING
 MODIFICATIONS IMPLEMENTED MAY BE REQUIRED, SUBJECT TO
 FIELD INSPECTOR'S DISCRETION.
  
 9. PROVIDE A COPY OF THE CONTRACT FOR THIS JOB, FBC
 109.
  
 11. FBC 107, THE DESIGNER OF RECORD IS TO REVIEW
 PRODUCT APPROVALS AND DELEGATED ENGINEERING. A DOOR
 DETAIL SIGNED AND SEALED BY THOMAS TWOMEY, PE WAS
 INCLUDED AND DOES NOT INCLUDE PANIC DEVICES (STATES "NO
 PANIC") AND INCLUDES A LOCK, SEE FBC B 1008.
  
 3RD REVIEW, IT IS NOT CLEAR HOW THIS WAS ADDRESSED.
 SAME DETAIL PROVIDED, NO PRODUCT APPROVAL SUBMITTED.
 4TH REVIEW, SAME SPECS PROVIDED. A PANIC BAR IS
 REQUIRED FOR THE DOORS DUE TO ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY,
 OCCUPANT LOAD OVER 50. ENGINEER'S REVIEW OF A NON
 COMPLIANT DOOR DOES NOT ADDRESS 2ND HALF OF THE
 COMMENT.
  
 12. FLORIDA STATUTE 553.80, A 4X PLAN REVIEW FEE WILL
 BE ASSESSED IF COMMENTS NOT ADDRESSED A THIRD TIME.
  
 FEE IS REQUIRED TO BE ADDED PER FLORIDA STATUTE. DUE TO
 THE NUMBER OF TIMES THIS HAS BEEN RESUBMITTED WITHOUT
 COMMENTS BEING ADDRESSED, PLEASE REQUEST A
 PRE-RESUBMITTAL MEETING. THIS MAY BE THE APPLICANT AS A
 REVIEW WILL NOT BE DONE, BUT THE INDIVIDUAL SUBMITTING
 THE RESUBMITTAL MUST BE ABLE TO SHOW HOW EACH COMMENT
 WAS ADDRESSED.
  
 NEW COMMENT:
  
 IN A CONVERSATION WITH PETE RUSSO, I AGREED TO PASS THE
 REVIEW WITH PROVISO. SINCE AN ENTRY DOOR WITH PANIC BAR
 IS READILY AVAILABLE, BUT APPLICANT HAS NOT PROVIDED A
 PRODUCT APPROVAL OR PROPOSED INSTALLATION SPEC WHICH
 INCLUDES A PANIC DEVICE, I'M CONCERNED THAT THE
 INSTALLATION WILL BE DONE INCORRECTLY. TO MY BEST
 KNOWLEDGE, AN EXTERIOR IMPACT RATED TESTED DOOR
 ASSEMBLY CANNOT HAVE A PANIC BAR INSTALLED
 RETROACTIVELY WITHOUT VOIDING THE PRODUCT TESTING.
 THEREFORE, THIS INFORMATION IS REQUIRED AT THIS TIME.
 SUBJECT TO THE PLANS EXAMINER'S DISCRETION, PRODUCT
 APPROVALS FOR COMPONENTS & CLADDING CAN BE DEFERRED
 SUBMITTALS, ESPECIALLY FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION. THIS IS A
 MINOR ALTERATION, THE DOOR INSTALLATION IS A
 SIGNIFICANT PART OF THE PROJECT, AND THE CODE IS
 RESTRICTIVE. I DO NOT FEEL THAT A PROVISO FOR THIS ITEM
 IS APPROPRIATE. PLEASE CONTACT ME TO DISCUSS IF YOU
 WOULD LIKE FOR ME TO TAKE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
 INTO CONSIDERATION.
  
  


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