Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 17110003
Permit Number 17110003
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 1
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2017-12-04 17:41:552014 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 W. P. B. PERMIT: 17110003
 ADD: 2331 NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY DR.
 CONT: CHINOOK CONSTRUCTION INC.
 TEL: 954-776-6700
 E-MAIL: [email protected]
  
 2014 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2014 WEST PALM BEACH
 AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1,
 ADMINISTRATION
  
  
 1ST REVIEW
 DATE:
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) THIS BUILDING BEING A NEW ATHLETIC BUILDING,
 CONSTRUCTION TYPE III-B/ TILT-WALL WILL REQUIRE A
 RESIDENT INSPECTOR FROM THE FOUNDATION, PLACEMENT OF
 STEEL IN THE WALL PANELS, POURING OF THE CONCRETE WALL
 PANELS, LIFTING AND PLACEMENT OF WALL PANELS, WALL
 CONNECTIONS, PLACEMENT OF ROOF BAR JOIST, BRACING, ROOF
 DECK AS WELL AS ALL COMPONENTS AND CLADDING WILL BE
 REQUIRED AT THE SITE.
 2014 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING
 CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION, 110.3.9 OTHER
 INSPECTIONS SERVICES. THE BUILDING OFFICIAL MAY MAKE,
 OR CAUSE TO BE MADE BY OTHERS, THE INSPECTIONS REQUIRED
 BY SECTION 109. HE/SHE MAY ACCEPT REPORTS OF INSPECTORS
 OF RECOGNIZED INSPECTION SERVICES, PROVIDED THAT AFTER
 INVESTIGATION HE/SHE IS SATISFIED AS TO THEIR
 QUALIFICATIONS AND RELIABILITY. A CERTIFICATE CALLED
 FOR BY ANY PROVISION OF THE TECHNICAL CODES SHALL NOT
 BE BASED ON SUCH REPORTS UNLESS THE SAME ARE IN WRITING
 AND CERTIFIED BY A RESPONSIBLE OFFICER OF SUCH SERVICE.
 THE BUILDING OFFICIAL MAY REQUIRE THE OWNER TO EMPLOY
 AN INSPECTION SERVICE IN THE FOLLOWING INSTANCES:
  
 1. WHERE THE CONCRETE DESIGN IS BASED ON COMPRESSIVE
 STRENGTH (F ?C) IN EXCESS OF 3000
 POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH
  
 2. FOR BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES OF UNUSUAL DESIGN OR
 METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION (TILT WALL).
  
 1A) RESIDENT INSPECTOR FORMS MUST BE SIGNED BY ALL
 PARTIES NOTARIZED AND RETURNED TO THE BUILDING
 DEPARTMENT.
  
 1B) FOR THE RESIDENT INSPECTOR PLEASE PROVIDE A RESUME'
 OF INSPECTION EXPERIENCE ON PREVIOUS PROJECT. THE
 RESUME' MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY ALL CERTIFICATES AS
 SPECIFIED HEREIN. THE BUILDING OFFICIAL OR HIS DESIGNEE
 WILL REVIEW THE RESUME'. AFTER THE RESUME' IS REVIEWED,
 AN INTERVIEW WILL BE SCHEDULED. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES
 WILL AN INSPECTOR BE INTERVIEWED FOR WORK WITHOUT FIRST
 MEETING THE ABOVE CRITERIA.
  
 1C) THE CONTRACTOR WILL PRODUCE A JOB SUMMARY OR
 HISTORY FOR THIS TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION.
  
 1D) COMPLIED. NOTE FOR PAPER PLANS 3 SETS OF DOCUMENTS
 ARE REQUIRED.
  
 1E) 2010 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA
 BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION, 110.3.9 AND
 GUIDELINES AND POLICIES FOR PROJECTS CONCERNING
 RESIDENT INSPECTORS. COMMENT # 14. 3 COPIES OF ALL SHOP
 DRAWINGS (HANDRAILS, PRECAST JOINT AND SLABS, PRODUCT
 APPROVALS, TRUSSES, BAR JOIST, ETC.) MUST BE SUBMITTED
 TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. TWO REVIEWED SETS OF
 DOCUMENTS WILL BE RETURNED TO THE JOB SITE BEFORE ANY
 OF THE ABOVE ARE INSTALLED ON THE JOB.
  
 1F) INFORMATIONAL, NO NEED TO RESPOND. PLEASE CALL THE
 CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH?S AUTOMATED TELEPHONE
 INSPECTIONS LINE (561) 805-6700) FOR IN-PROGRESS
 INSPECTIONS FOR AUDITING OF JOBSITE INSPECTIONS.
  
 2) THE GFA INTERNATIONAL SOILS REPORTS, (3) WERE
 SUBMITTED BUT THEY ARE NOT ORIGINAL SIGNED AND SEALED
 DOCUMENTS. THEY WERE DOWNLOADED AND PRINTED. THE
 SIGNATURE WAS TO BE DIGITAL WITH THE COSIGN BEING ABLE
 TO VERIFY THE SIGNATURE.
  
 FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 61G15-23.005 (3)(C) A
 SCANNED, FACSIMILE, DIGITALLY CREATED OR COPIED IMAGE
 OF THE LICENSEE?S SIGNATURE SHALL NOT BE USED ON
 ELECTRONICALLY SIGNED AND SEALED ENGINEERING PLANS,
 SPECIFICATIONS, REPORTS OR OTHER DOCUMENTS.
  
 3) SHEET A3.0 AND SHEET S2.0 BOTH INDICATE THE FINISH
 FLOOR ELEVATION AT 0 FEET 0 INCHES. SHEET S2.0 NOTE # 2
 INDICATES SEE CIVIL FOR ACTUAL ELEVATION. CIVIL SHEET
 GN-1 NOTE # 4 INDICATES VERTICAL DATUM. NORTH AMERICAN
 VERTICAL DATUM OF ELEVATION = 1988 (NAVD 88) AND
 REFERENCED TO PALM BEACH COUNTY BENCHMARK (BIRCH)
 ELEVATION 19.04 CONVERSION EQUATION NAVD 88 = NGVD 29 -
 1.529.
 SHEET PD-0 STATE THE FINISH FLOOR FOR THE ATHLETIC
 BUILDING ARE A MINIMUM ELEVATION OF 16.50 AFF MINIMUM.
 IN THE BOTTOM LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE SAME SHEET IT
 STATES ELEVATIONS ARE REFER TO VERTICAL DATUM OF NAVD
 88. CONVERSION EQUATION: NAVD 88 = NGVD 29 ? 1.529.
  
 PLEASE NOTE AS OF OCT. 05/ 2017 THE CITY OF WEST PALM
 BEACH ADOPTED THE NEW FLOOD MAPS WHICH ARE IN NAVD 88.
 PLEASE REFERENCE NOT ONLY IN THE CIVIL BUT ALSO THE
 A3.0 AND S2.0 THE VERTICAL DATUM OF NAVD 88 AND THE
 FINISH FLOOR HEIGHT IN NAVD 88. THERE HAS BEEN A
 BUILDING THAT STARTED BUILDING 18 INCHES TO LOW. THIS
 BUILDING IS NOT IN A FLOOD ZONE REQUIRING A FLOOD
 ELEVATION CERTIFICATE AT THE POURING OF THE FLOOR SLAB.
 THAT WOULD BE WHEN IT WOULD BE CAUGHT IT WAS POURED TO
 LOW!!!! 107.2.1.3. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED.
 THE CITY HAS BUILDINGS THAT ARE BEING BUILT UNDER BOTH
 VERTICAL DATUMS PERMITS THAT CAME IN BEFORE 10/05/17
 OLD VERTICAL DATUM (NGVD 29) AND AFTER OCT. 05/ 17 THE
 NEW VERTICAL DATUM (NAVD88).
  
 4) DISCREPANCY IN PLANS SHEET A2.0 UNDER THE HEADING
 BUILDING DATA INDICATES THE ROOF SYSTEM TO BE RIGID
 INSULATION ON METAL DECK. SHEET A6.1 DETAIL NUMBER 3
 INDICATES 3.1 INCHES OF RIGID ISO INSULATION BOARD
 MINIMUM R-19.
 THE ENERGY CALCULATIONS PAGE 4 INDICATES A R VALUE OF
 20.3 BATT INSULATION & 3/8 INCH BUILT UP ROOF. WHEREAS
 SHEET A6.1 DETAIL NUMBER 2 INDICATES FIBER TITE SM
 SINGLE PLY MEMBRANE ROOFING.
 PLEASE ALSO REVIEW THE SHEET S4.1 DETAIL 8 INDICATES A
 3 INCH CONCRETE ROOF ON METAL DECKING. THERE IS A
 DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE ENERGY CALCULATIONS,
 ARCHITECTURAL SHEETS AND STRUCTURAL SHEETS AS TO THE
 ROOFING ASSEMBLY AND INSULATION.
 2014 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2014 WEST PALM BEACH
 AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1,
 ADMINISTRATION 107.2.1.2 FOR ROOF ASSEMBLIES REQUIRED
 BY THE CODE, THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SHALL
 ILLUSTRATE, DESCRIBE AND DELINEATE THE TYPE OF ROOFING
 SYSTEM, MATERIALS, FASTENING REQUIREMENTS, FLASHING
 REQUIREMENTS AND WIND RESISTANCE RATING THAT ARE
 REQUIRED TO BE INSTALLED.
  
 5) DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE PLANS AND ENERGY
 CALCULATIONS. SHEET A4.0 LIST DOORS AND SHEET A11.0
 TYPES OF DOORS:
 DOOR NUMBER 01 & 11 AS ALUMINUM STOREFRONT
 DOOR NUMBERS 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 26, 28 & 29 AS
 FLUSH 1 ? INCH 16 GA. INSULATED H METAL DOORS WHEREAS
 THE ENERGY CALCS PAGE 08 INDICATE THE DOORS ARE TO BE
 2.25 SOLID CORE FLUSH DOORS. DISCREPANCY IN THE ENERGY
 CODE AND THE PLANS. 107.2.1.3 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS
 REQUIRED.
  
 6) SHEET A7.0 AND A7.1 ZONE 4 THE NEGATIVE PRESSURES
 ARE 2.9 LBS. LOW, ZONE 5 THE NEGATIVE PRESSURES ARE 4.2
 LBS. LOW EVEN WHEN YOU ARE FIGURING THE MEAN ROOF
 HEIGHT OF 15 FEET. FBC-B 1603.1.4 & TABLE 1609.7(2).
  
 7) SHEET S2.1 INDICATES THE ROOF PRESSURES FOR ROOF
 ZONES 1 AND 2, PRESSURES ARE GOOD, BUT THE PLANS DO NOT
 INDICATE A ROOF ZONE 3. ASCE 7-10 FIGURE 30.4-2A NOTE #
 5 REQUIRES THE PARAPET EQUAL TO OR HIGHER THAN 3 FEET
 IS PROVIDED AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE ROOF WITH 0
 DEGREES AND NOT MORE THAN OR EQUAL TO 7 DEGREES. THE
 ROOF TOP PARAPET IS LESS THAN 3 FEET IN MANY AREAS.
 PLEASE PROVIDE THE ROOF TOP PRESSURES FOR ZONE 3.
  
 8) PLEASE PROVIDE COMPLIANCE WITH 2014 FBC-B 1609.1.2
 PROTECTION OF OPENINGS, 1609.6.4.4.1 COMPONENTS &
 CLADDING. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS,
 ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 61G20-3.005, RULE 9N-3 NOV. 01/
 2010 (31) SUB-CATEGORY OF PRODUCTS OR CONSTRUCTION
 SYSTEMS THAT WILL REQUIRE PRODUCT APPROVALS:
 (31)(A) EXTERIOR DOORS ,MULLIONS & ROOF HATCHES.
 (B) WINDOWS & MULLIONS
 (C) PANEL WALLS: STOREFRONTS, CURTAIN WALLS, WALL
 LOUVERS, EFIS SYSTEMS,
 (D) ROOFING PRODUCTS AND ASSEMBLIES, ROOF TOP
 VENTILATORS
 (G) PRE-ENGINEERED A/C STANDS
  
 9A) IDENTIFY GLAZING/ MULLIONS. PLEASE IDENTIFY ON THE
 PRODUCT APPROVAL BEFORE SUBMITTING TO DESIGNER OF
 RECORD AND BEFORE SUBMISSION TO THE BUILDING
 DEPARTMENT. FOR ALL PRODUCTS WITH GLAZING, PLEASE
 IDENTIFY THE OPENING WIDTH & HEIGHT, TYPE OF GLAZING,
 MULLION SIZE, LENGTH IF UNREINFORCED OR REINFORCED
 INFORMATION IF REQUIRED, ATTACHMENTS AND ASSOCIATE
 PRESSURES FOR EACH OPENING SIZE. 2014 FBC-B 1405.13.1
 INSTALLATION. WINDOWS AND DOORS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED MANUFACTURER?S INSTRUCTIONS.
 FASTENER SIZE AND SPACING SHALL BE PROVIDED IN SUCH
 INSTRUCTIONS AND SHALL BE CALCULATED BASED ON MAXIMUM
 LOADS AND SPACING USED IN THE TESTS.
  
 9B) ROOFING: FOR ALL ROOFING PRODUCTS PLEASE IDENTIFY
 ALL ROOFING SUB-SYSTEMS AND THEIR ASSOCIATED PRESSURES
 FOR ROOF ZONE # 1. REVIEW THE PRODUCT APPROVAL
 LIMITATIONS, IF ENHANCED FASTENING IS ALLOWED FOR ROOF
 ZONES 2 & 3. FASTENER DENSITIES SHALL BE INCREASED FOR
 BOTH INSULATION & THE BASE SHEET AS CALCULATED IN
 COMPLIANCE WITH ROOFING APPLICATION STANDARDS RAS 117.
 CALCULATION PREPARED, SIGNED AND SEALED BY A FLORIDA
 REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER OR REGISTERED
 ARCHITECT. 1609.6.4.4.1 COMPONENTS & CLADDING.
  
 10A) W. P. B. 107.3.4.1 PRODUCT APPROVALS. THOSE
 PRODUCTS WHICH ARE REGULATED BY THE DCA RULE 9N-03
 SHALL BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE
 DESIGNER OF RECORD PRIOR TO SUBMITTAL FOR
 JURISDICTIONAL APPROVAL. FL 61G1-23.015 (2) THE
 ARCHITECT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SUPERVISING AND REVIEWING
 ALL PROJECT DATA, REPORTS, SHOP DRAWINGS ETC..
  
 10B)DELEGATED ENGINEERING. 61G15-30.003 ENGINEERING
 DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION. FL 61G-15-30.006 (3) THE
 DELEGATED ENGINEER SHALL FORWARD THE DELEGATED
 ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS TO THE ENGINEER OF RECORD FOR
 REVIEW.
  
 10C) 107.3.4.2 DEFERRED SUBMITTALS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF
 THIS SECTION, DEFERRED SUBMITTALS ARE DEFINED AS THOSE
 PORTIONS OF THE DESIGN THAT ARE NOT SUBMITTED AT THE
 TIME OF THE APPLICATION AND THAT ARE TO BE SUBMITTED TO
 THE BUILDING OFFICIAL WITHIN A SPECIFIED PERIOD.
 DEFERRAL OF ANY SUBMITTAL ITEMS SHALL HAVE THE PRIOR
 APPROVAL OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. THE REGISTERED
 DESIGN PROFESSIONAL IN RESPONSIBLE CHARGE SHALL LIST
 THE DEFERRED SUBMITTALS ON THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS
 FOR REVIEW BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL.
  
 DOCUMENTS FOR DEFERRED SUBMITTAL ITEMS SHALL BE
 SUBMITTED TO THE REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL IN
 RESPONSIBLE CHARGE WHO SHALL REVIEW THEM AND FORWARD
 THEM TO THE BUILDING OFFICIAL WITH A NOTATION
 INDICATING THAT THE DEFERRED SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS HAVE
 BEEN REVIEWED AND FOUND TO BE IN GENERAL CONFORMANCE TO
 THE DESIGN OF THE BUILDING. THE DEFERRED SUBMITTAL
 ITEMS SHALL NOT BE INSTALLED UNTIL THE DEFERRED
 SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE BUILDING
 OFFICIAL.
  
 11) SHEET A4.0 RESTROOMS 114, 118 & 121 ALL SHOW 6 OR
 MORE WATER CLOSETS AND OR COMBINATION OF WATER CLOSETS
 AND URINALS. PLEASE SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2014
 ACCESSIBILITY CODE 213.3.1 TOILET COMPARTMENTS. 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.
 604.8.2 AMBULATORY ACCESSIBLE COMPARTMENTS.
 FIGURE 604.8.2 AMBULATORY ACCESSIBLE TOILET COMPARTMENT
 604.8.2.1 SIZE.
 604.8.2.2 DOORS.
 604.8.2.3 GRAB BARS.
  
 12) SHEET A4.6 PLANS SHOWING TYPICAL A.D.A. COMPLIANCE
 DETAILS.
  
 12A) SIGNAGE AT DOORS, SIGNAGE CENTERED 60 INCHES ABOVE
 THE FLOOR. PLEASE REVIEW SECTION 703.4.1. FOR THE
 HEIGHT OF TACTILE CHARACTERS.
 703.4.1 HEIGHT ABOVE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND. TACTILE
 CHARACTERS ON SIGNS SHALL BE LOCATED 48 INCHES
 (BRAILLE, TOP OF BRAILLE, REACH RANGES) MINIMUM ABOVE
 THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND SURFACE, MEASURED FROM THE
 BASELINE OF THE LOWEST TACTILE CHARACTER AND 60 INCHES
 (1525 MM) MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND
 SURFACE, MEASURED FROM THE BASELINE OF THE HIGHEST
 TACTILE CHARACTER.
  
 12B) HIGH & LOW SIDE REACH RANGE SHOWS A 54 INCHES
 PLEASE REVIEW 2014 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE 308.3.1.
  
 13) IMPACT FEES. BEFORE A PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT, MAY BE
 ISSUED, IMPACT FEES MUST BE PAID TO PALM BEACH COUNTY.
 THE ACTUAL PERMIT SET OF PLANS MUST BE STAMPED BY THAT
 OFFICE, AND A COPY OF THE PAID RECEIPT ATTACHED TO THE
 PERMIT APPLICATION. PLEASE CALL (561)233-5025 FOR MORE
 INFORMATION.
  
 14) 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.
  
 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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