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| 2017-10-19 12:44:11 | 2014 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 17090552 |
| | ADD: 4411 BEACON CIRCLE |
| | CONT: MAC ENTERPRISES |
| | TEL: 561-236-2627 |
| | 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: THURS. OCT. 19/2017 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 4X FEE / NOTICE!!!!! FLORIDA STATUTE 553.80(2)(B) |
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| | WITH RESPECT TO EVALUATION OF DESIGN PROFESSIONALS? |
| | DOCUMENTS, IF A LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINDS IT NECESSARY, IN |
| | ORDER TO ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | CODE AND ISSUE A PERMIT, TO REJECT DESIGN DOCUMENTS |
| | REQUIRED BY THE CODE THREE OR MORE TIMES FOR FAILURE TO |
| | CORRECT A CODE VIOLATION SPECIFICALLY AND CONTINUOUSLY |
| | NOTED IN EACH REJECTION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, |
| | EGRESS, FIRE PROTECTION, STRUCTURAL STABILITY, ENERGY, |
| | ACCESSIBILITY, LIGHTING, VENTILATION, ELECTRICAL, |
| | MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, AND GAS SYSTEMS, OR OTHER |
| | REQUIREMENTS IDENTIFIED BY RULE OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | COMMISSION ADOPTED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 120, THE LOCAL |
| | GOVERNMENT SHALL IMPOSE, EACH TIME AFTER THE THIRD SUCH |
| | REVIEW THE PLANS ARE REJECTED FOR THAT CODE VIOLATION, |
| | A FEE OF FOUR TIMES THE AMOUNT OF THE PROPORTION OF THE |
| | PERMIT FEE ATTRIBUTED TO PLANS REVIEW. |
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| | 1) COMPLIED. |
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| | 2) 2ND REQUEST. BEFORE THE 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS WERE |
| | WRITTEN I TOOK THE ISSUE OF MULTIPLE ENTRY/ EXIT POINTS |
| | TO THE BUILDING OFFICIAL FOR HIS RULING. WE AGREE THAT |
| | THE BUILDING WAS CUT UP BY MULTIPLE TENANTS, BUT THE |
| | CODE IN SECTION 1008.1.9.3 OF THE FBC-B CODE IS |
| | ADDRESSING ALL DOORS THAT LEAD TO THE EXTERIOR. |
| | YOU CANNOT JUST LOCK UP A DOOR WHEN THE BUILDING IS |
| | OCCUPIED. IN MAKING THE DOOR INOPERABLE YOU WILL NEED |
| | TO SHOW THE DOOR IS NO LONGER A DOOR, AN EXAMPLE IF THE |
| | WINDOW WALLS START THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDOW AT 3 FEET, |
| | THEN DO THE SAME WITH THE DOOR SO IT NO LONGER |
| | RESEMBLES A DOOR, OR WALL IT OVER SO THE DOOR IS NO |
| | LONGER VISIBLE. PLEASE PROVIDE HOW YOU INTEND TO COMPLY |
| | WITH THE CODE? |
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| | 1ST REVIEW COMMENT. SHEET A.0 THE DEMO PLAN NOTE NUMBER |
| | (10) INDICATES (7) OF THE EXISTING EXIT DOORS ARE TO |
| | REMAIN IN THE CLOSED & LOCKED POSITION. SHEET A.1 THE |
| | FLOOR PLAN NOTE NUMBER (13) INDICATES THESE SAME (7) OF |
| | THE EXISTING EXIT DOORS ARE TO REMAIN IN THE CLOSED & |
| | LOCKED POSITION. |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE HOW COMPLIANCE WILL BE ACHIEVED WITH |
| | CODE SECTION 1008.1.9.3 LOCKS AND LATCHES 2-2.3. |
| | 2. IN BUILDINGS IN OCCUPANCY GROUP A HAVING AN OCCUPANT |
| | LOAD OF 300 OR LESS, GROUPS B, F, M AND S, AND IN |
| | PLACES OF RELIGIOUS WORSHIP, THE MAIN EXTERIOR DOOR OR |
| | DOORS ARE PERMITTED TO BE EQUIPPED WITH KEY-OPERATED |
| | LOCKING DEVICES FROM THE EGRESS SIDE PROVIDED: |
| | 2.1. THE LOCKING DEVICE IS READILY DISTINGUISHABLE AS |
| | LOCKED; |
| | 2.2. A READILY VISIBLE DURABLE SIGN IS POSTED ON THE |
| | EGRESS SIDE ON OR ADJACENT TO THE DOOR STATING: THIS |
| | DOOR TO REMAIN UNLOCKED WHEN BUILDING IS OCCUPIED. THE |
| | SIGN SHALL BE IN LETTERS 1 INCH (25 MM) HIGH ON A |
| | CONTRASTING BACKGROUND; AND |
| | 2.3. THE USE OF THE KEY-OPERATED LOCKING DEVICE IS |
| | REVOKABLE BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL FOR DUE CAUSE. |
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| | 3) COMPLIED. |
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| | 4A) SEMI ?COMPLIED. SHEET A.3, THE TELEPHONE OUTLET AND |
| | INTERCOM/ PHONE OUTLET ARE ABOVE THE REACH RANGES FOUND |
| | IN THE 2014 ACCESSIBILITY CODE; |
| | 308.2 FORWARD REACH. 308.2.1 UNOBSTRUCTED. |
| | 308.3 SIDE REACH. 308.3.1 UNOBSTRUCTED. |
| | AND |
| | 309.3 OPERABLE PARTS OF THE ACCESSIBILITY CODE. IT |
| | WOULD APPEAR THAT IN NOT DESIGNING FOR ACCESSIBILITY IT |
| | COULD LEAD THE WAY FOR LAW SUITS UNDER THE FEDERAL ADA. |
| | THESE ARE COMMON AREA USES THAT NOT ONLY WORKERS BUT |
| | ALSO VISITORS TO THE SITE MAY NEED TO USE. |
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| | 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. SHEET A.3, THE THERMOSTAT, |
| | TELEPHONE OUTLET, INTERCOM/ PHONE, AND COAT HOOKS ARE |
| | ALL ABOVE THE REACH RANGES FOUND IN THE 2014 |
| | ACCESSIBILITY CODE; |
| | 308.2 FORWARD REACH. 308.2.1 UNOBSTRUCTED. |
| | 308.3 SIDE REACH. 308.3.1 UNOBSTRUCTED. |
| | 604.8.3 COAT HOOKS. |
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| | 4B) COMPLIED. |
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| | 5) 2ND REQUEST. SHEET A.4 STILL SHOWS BOTH MICROWAVES |
| | ABOVE THE REACH RANGES AND OPERABLE PARTS FOUND UNDER |
| | THE 2014 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 309.3 HEIGHT |
| | AND 309.4 OPERATION. WE AGREE THAT NOTHING STOPS YOU |
| | FROM DESIGNING TO THE ACCESSIBILITY CODE. ONE MICROWAVE |
| | ON THE COUNTER TOP WILL COMPLY WITH THE CODE, BUT HAS |
| | TO BE DETAILED THAT WAY. |
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| | 1ST ROUND COMMENT. SHEET A.4 DETAIL 2 BREAK ROOM |
| | INDICATES 2 MICROWAVES SITTING ON SHELVING AT A HEIGHT |
| | OF 4 FOOT 8 INCHES TO THE BOTTOM OF THE MICROWAVE. THIS |
| | IS ABOVE THE HEIGHT OF EITHER REACH RANGES. |
| | 308.2 FORWARD REACH. 308.2.1 UNOBSTRUCTED. |
| | 308.3 SIDE REACH. 308.3.1 UNOBSTRUCTED. |
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| | 6) 2ND REQUEST. PLACING A NOTE ON THE PLANS THAT THESE |
| | ARE THE ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCES DOES NOT SHOW CODE |
| | COMPLIANCE. HOW DO YOU GET ONTO THE SIDEWALK FOR EITHER |
| | OF THE EGRESS DOORS. ARE BOTH EGRESS DOORS ON BOTH |
| | SIDES OF THE THRESHOLD AT THE SAME ELEVATION, IF NOT |
| | WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE IN HEIGHT. THE ACCESSIBILITY |
| | CODE ONLY ALLOWS FOR ? INCH CHANGE IN ELEVATION SEE |
| | 303.2 AND 303.3. |
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| | 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. THE LIFE SAFETY LS.1 PLAN DOES |
| | NOT SHOW WHAT THE CONDITIONS ARE FOR ACCESSIBLE |
| | ENTRANCES. 2014 ACCESS. CODE 206.4.1 PUBLIC ENTRANCES. |
| | IN ADDITION TO ENTRANCES REQUIRED BY 206.4.2 THROUGH |
| | 206.4.9, AT LEAST 60 PERCENT OF ALL PUBLIC ENTRANCES |
| | SHALL COMPLY WITH 404. |
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| | 7) 2ND REQUEST. THE ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 213.2 |
| | EXCEPTION # 4 REQUIRES COMPLIANCE WITH: |
| | 2014 FBC-ACC. CODE 213.2.4. WHERE MULTIPLE SINGLE USER |
| | TOILET ROOMS ARE CLUSTERED AT A SINGLE LOCATION, NO |
| | MORE THAN 50 PERCENT OF THE SINGLE USER TOILET ROOMS |
| | FOR EACH USE AT EACH CLUSTER SHALL BE REQUIRED TO |
| | COMPLY WITH 603. |
| | THE COMMENT ABOUT THE DISPROPORTIONATE COST IF THE |
| | REQUIRED AMOUNT NEEDED TO MEET THEN THIS REQUIREMENT |
| | DOES NOT NEED TO BE MET BECAUSE DISPROPORTIONALITY WAS |
| | MET (20% OR UP TO $81,934.00 DOLLARS), THEN THE |
| | DESIGNER AND CONTRACTOR DOES NOT NEED TO SPEND OVER THE |
| | REQUIRED 20% OF THE REQUIRED FUNDS, BUT WE DO NEED THE |
| | ITEMIZED LETTER SHOWING DISPROPORTIONALITY. THIS |
| | ITEMIZED LIST ON EITHER THE DESIGNER OF RECORD OR |
| | CONTRACTORS LETTERHEAD IS FILED WITH THE PERMIT |
| | DOCUMENTS AND RECORDED INTO THE RECORD RETENTION |
| | PROGRAM. |
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| | 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN NOR SHEET |
| | A.1 SHOW EXISTING RESTROOMS WITH NO WORK IN EITHER |
| | RESTROOM. THE PERMIT APPLICATION INDICATES A VALUE FOR |
| | THIS PROJECT OF $409,670.00 IN VALUE, 20% OF THIS VALUE |
| | IS $81,934.00 DOLLARS, THIS IS UP TO THE AMOUNT OF |
| | ACCESSIBLE UPGRADES REQUIRED TO MEET |
| | DISPROPORTIONALITY. PLEASE PROVIDE AN ITEMIZED LIST ON |
| | THE BUSINESS LETTER HEAD SHOWING WHERE THIS REQUIREMENT |
| | HAS BEEN MET AND THE EXISTING RESTROOMS DO NOT NEED TO |
| | SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE ACCESSIBILITY CODE. |
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| | 2014 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE. 202.4.2 ACCESSIBLE |
| | FEATURES IN THE EVENT OF DISPROPORTIONALITY. WHEN THE |
| | COST OF ALTERATIONS NECESSARY TO MAKE THE PATH OF |
| | TRAVEL TO THE ALTERED AREA FULLY ACCESSIBLE IS |
| | DISPROPORTIONATE TO THE COST OF THE OVERALL ALTERATION, |
| | THE PATH OF TRAVEL SHALL BE MADE ACCESSIBLE TO THE |
| | EXTENT THAT IT CAN BE MADE ACCESSIBLE WITHOUT INCURRING |
| | DISPROPORTIONATE COSTS. IN CHOOSING WHICH ACCESSIBLE |
| | ELEMENTS TO PROVIDE, PRIORITY SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THOSE |
| | ELEMENTS THAT WILL PROVIDE THE GREATEST ACCESS, IN THE |
| | FOLLOWING ORDER: (I) AN ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE; (II) AN |
| | ACCESSIBLE ROUTE TO THE ALTERED AREA; (III) AT LEAST |
| | ONE ACCESSIBLE RESTROOM FOR EACH SEX OR A SINGLE UNISEX |
| | RESTROOM; (IV) ACCESSIBLE TELEPHONES; (V) ACCESSIBLE |
| | DRINKING FOUNTAINS; AND (VI) WHEN POSSIBLE, ADDITIONAL |
| | ACCESSIBLE ELEMENTS SUCH AS PARKING, STORAGE, AND |
| | ALARMS. |
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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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| | 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 |
| | E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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