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| 2017-08-24 14:30:39 | 2014 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 17080529 |
| | ADD: 400 S AUSTRALIAN AVE. / SUITE: 6TH FLOOR |
| | CONT: TBD/ TO BE DETERMINED |
| | TEL: 954-914-9848 |
| | 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. |
| | |
| | 1ST REVIEW |
| | DATE: THURS. AUGUST 10/ 2017 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) THE COVERSHEET STATES THAT THE OCCUPANCY IS A |
| | BUSINESS OCCUPANCY, AND GOES FURTHER UNDER THE USE |
| | DISCLOSURE STATEMENT THAT SEDATED PATIENTS ARE NOT |
| | RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS. IN VIEWING THE MSDS SHEETS FOR |
| | NITROUS OXIDE- INHALATION. MAY CAUSE EXCITATION, |
| | DIZZINESS, DROWSINESS, POOR COORDINATION, AND NARCOSIS |
| | ( NARCOSIS PRODUCES A STATE SIMILAR TO DRUNKENNESS). |
| | |
| | THE P03 SHEET SHOWS 9 CUBICLES THAT HAVE BOTH OXYGEN |
| | AND NITROUS OXIDE PIPED INTO EACH UNIT. THE 2014 FBC-B |
| | MAKES THE DISTENSION BETWEEN A BUSINESS OCCUPANCY AND |
| | AMBULATORY CARE FACILITY WHEN THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR |
| | FOUR OR MORE CARE RECIPIENTS ARE TO BE INCAPABLE OF |
| | SELF-PRESERVATION AT ANY TIME, WHETHER RENDERED |
| | INCAPABLE BY STAFF OR STAFF ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY FOR |
| | A CARE RECIPIENT ALREADY INCAPABLE, THIS MAKES THE |
| | TENANT SPACE A AMBULATORY CARE FACILITY. COVERED UNDER |
| | THE 2014 FBC-B 422.1- 422.7. |
| | |
| | 1A) 422.2 SEPARATION. AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES WHERE |
| | THE POTENTIAL FOR FOUR OR MORE CARE RECIPIENTS ARE TO |
| | BE INCAPABLE OF SELF-PRESERVATION AT ANY TIME, WHETHER |
| | RENDERED INCAPABLE BY STAFF OR STAFF ACCEPTED |
| | RESPONSIBILITY FOR A CARE RECIPIENT ALREADY INCAPABLE, |
| | SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM ADJACENT SPACES, CORRIDORS OR |
| | TENANTS WITH A FIRE PARTITION INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH SECTION 708. |
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| | 1B) 422.3 SMOKE COMPARTMENTS. NOT APPLICABLE, THE |
| | FACILITY IS NOT LARGER THAN 10,000 SQ. FT. |
| | |
| | 1C) SHOW COMPLIANCE. 422.4 REFUGE AREA. NOT LESS THAN |
| | 30 NET SQUARE FEET (2.8 M2) FOR EACH NONAMBULATORY CARE |
| | RECIPIENT SHALL BE PROVIDED WITHIN THE AGGREGATE AREA |
| | OF CORRIDORS, CARE RECIPIENT ROOMS, TREATMENT ROOMS, |
| | LOUNGE OR DINING AREAS AND OTHER LOW-HAZARD AREAS |
| | WITHIN EACH SMOKE COMPARTMENT. EACH OCCUPANT OF AN |
| | AMBULATORY CARE FACILITY SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH ACCESS |
| | TO A REFUGE AREA WITHOUT PASSING THROUGH OR UTILIZING |
| | ADJACENT TENANT SPACES. |
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| | 1D) 422.5 INDEPENDENT EGRESS. NOT APPLICABLE. |
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| | 1E) SHOW COMPLIANCE. FBC-B 422.6 AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER |
| | SYSTEMS. AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS SHALL BE PROVIDED |
| | FOR AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | SECTION 903.2.2. |
| | FBC-B 903.2.2 AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES. AN AUTOMATIC |
| | SPRINKLER SYSTEM SHALL BE INSTALLED THROUGHOUT THE |
| | ENTIRE FLOOR CONTAINING AN AMBULATORY CARE FACILITY |
| | WHERE EITHER OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS EXIST AT ANY |
| | TIME: |
| | 1. FOUR OR MORE CARE RECIPIENTS ARE INCAPABLE OF |
| | SELF-PRESERVATION, WHETHER RENDERED INCAPABLE BY STAFF |
| | OR STAFF HAS ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY FOR CARE |
| | RECIPIENTS ALREADY INCAPABLE. |
| | 2. ONE OR MORE CARE RECIPIENTS THAT ARE INCAPABLE OF |
| | SELF-PRESERVATION ARE LOCATED AT OTHER THAN THE LEVEL |
| | OF EXIT DISCHARGE SERVING SUCH A FACILITY. |
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| | 1F) SHOW COMPLIANCE. FBC-B 422.7 FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS. A |
| | FIRE ALARM SYSTEM SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR AMBULATORY CARE |
| | FACILITIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 907.2.2. |
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| | 2) THE COVERSHEET INDICATES THE FIRE SPRINKLERS ARE |
| | GOING TO BE A DESIGN BUILD SYSTEM. PLEASE NOTE THE |
| | FBC-B UNDER SECTIONS 422.6 AND 903.2.2 BOTH REQUIRE |
| | FIRE SPRINKLER PLANS BEFORE PERMIT ISSUANCE. THE SAME |
| | IS REQUIRED FOR FIRE ALARM. BOTH FIRE SPRINKLER AND |
| | FIRE ALARM REQUIRE A SEPARATE PERMIT. |
| | |
| | 3) SHEET A103 SHOWS THE ROOM 641 TO BE A 1 HOUR FIRE |
| | RATED ROOM WHICH CONTAINS THE VARIOUS BOTTLED GASSES. |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE THE MSDS SHEETS FOR NITROUS OXIDE & |
| | OXYGEN. 107.2.1.3 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. |
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| | 4) P301 SHOW THERE TO BE 4 CYLINDERS WITHIN THE ROOM. |
| | P003 INDICATES NITROUS OXIDE, OXYGEN AND AIR. PLEASE |
| | PROVIDE THE QUANTITY OF CYLINDERS OF EACH GAS, SIZE OF |
| | CYLINDER IN CUBIC FEET TO SEE IF THE QUANTITIES OF GAS |
| | MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTROL AREAS UNDER FBC-B |
| | TABLE 307.1(1). |
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| | 5) DATE 9/14/17 IN DISCUSSING THE MECHANICAL SHEET M101 |
| | WITH OUR MECHANICAL REVIEWER CHRIS COLE, THIS SHEET |
| | SHOWS EXHAUST AIR BEING BROUGHT INTO THE 2 HOUR RATED |
| | STAIR VESSTIBULE. THE REQUIREMENT FOR SMOKEPROOF |
| | ENCLOSURES IS FOUND IN FBC-B 1022.10. THIS ALSO BRINGS |
| | US TO 909.20 SMOKEPROOF ENCLOSUES AND |
| | 909.20.2VCONSTRUCTION. THERE IS A QUESTION OF WHICH |
| | CODE REQUIREMENTS ARE BEING MET 909.20.3.3. VESTIBULE |
| | VENTILATION OR 909.20.4 MECHANICAL VENTILATION |
| | ALTERNATIVE. |
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| | 6) 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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| | 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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