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| 2018-02-05 17:29:47 | 2017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 18010531 |
| | ADD: 861 N. RAILROAD AVE |
| | CONT: MEASURE TWICE CONSTRUCTION |
| | TEL: 561-722-0992 |
| | E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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| | 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2017 WEST PALM BEACH |
| | AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, |
| | ADMINISTRATION |
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| | 2017 EXISTING BUILDING CODE. 801.3 COMPLIANCE. ALL NEW |
| | CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, COMPONENTS, SYSTEMS, AND SPACES |
| | SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FLORIDA |
| | BUILDING CODE, BUILDING. |
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| | 1ST REVIEW |
| | DATE: MON. FEB. 05/ 2018 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) SHEET A1.03 IS LISTED AS THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN. |
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| | 1A) 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2017 WEST PALM BEACH |
| | AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, |
| | ADMINISTRATION 107.3.5 MINIMUM PLAN REVIEW CRITERIA FOR |
| | BUILDINGS. |
| | 107.3.5.1 COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS: |
| | 107.3.5.1.1 BUILDING |
| | 3. MINIMUM TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE DETERMINED |
| | (SEE TABLE 503). |
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| | 1B) THIS IS A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY FROM A STORAGE |
| | WAREHOUSE OCCUPANCY TO A BUSINESS OCCUPANCY. THE PLANS |
| | WILL NEED TO STATE THIS IS A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY AND |
| | DESIGNED TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE: |
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| | 2017 EXISTING BUILDING CODE SECTION 1001.2.2 CHANGE OF |
| | OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION OR GROUP. WHERE THE OCCUPANCY |
| | CLASSIFICATION OF A BUILDING CHANGES, THE PROVISIONS OF |
| | SECTIONS 1002 THROUGH 1012 SHALL APPLY. THIS INCLUDES A |
| | CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION AND A CHANGE TO |
| | ANOTHER GROUP WITHIN AN OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION. |
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| | 1C) THE LIFE SAFETY SHEET SHOWS A PARKING GARAGE. 2017 |
| | FBC-B 406.4.6 MIXED OCCUPANCY SEPARATION. |
| | PARKING GARAGES SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM OTHER |
| | OCCUPANCIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 508.1. SEE MIXED |
| | OCCUPANCIES. FBC-B 508.4 SEPARATED OCCUPANCIES AND |
| | TABLE 508.4 FOR A NON-SPRINKLERED BUILDING WOULD |
| | REQUIRE 2 HOUR FIRE SEPARATION BETWEEN THE BUSINESS |
| | OCCUPANCY AND THE S2 OCCUPANCY. |
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| | 1D) FBC-B 406.6 ENCLOSED PARKING GARAGES. ENCLOSED |
| | PARKING GARAGES SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTIONS 406.6.1 |
| | THROUGH 406.6.3. |
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| | 1E) FBC-B 406.6.2 VENTILATION. A MECHANICAL VENTILATION |
| | SYSTEM SHALL BE PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FLORIDA |
| | BUILDING CODE, MECHANICAL. |
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| | 1F) HEADING. AREA OF PARKING IS 407 SQ. FT. / 200= NOT |
| | 2 BUT 3 OCCUPANTS, WHEN THERE IS A FRACTION OF A |
| | OCCUPANT YOU ROUND UP FOR MEANS OF OCCUPANTS. TABLE |
| | 1004.1.2. |
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| | 1G) THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN SHOWS A NEW RESTROOM AND A |
| | EXISTING BATHROOM WITH A SHOWER, BUT THE SHOWER IS NOT |
| | ACCESSIBLE. 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE. 213.2 TOILET |
| | ROOMS AND BATHING ROOMS. WHERE TOILET ROOMS ARE |
| | PROVIDED, EACH TOILET ROOM SHALL COMPLY WITH 603. WHERE |
| | BATHING ROOMS ARE PROVIDED, EACH BATHING ROOM SHALL |
| | COMPLY WITH 603. |
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| | 1H) HEADING. NUMBER OF REQUIRED EXITS LIST CODE SECTION |
| | 1015.1 LESS THAN 49 OCCUPANTS 1 EXIT IS REQUIRED. |
| | MISSING INFORMATION IS SINGLE EXIT TABLE 1006.2.1 |
| | BUSINESS OCCUPANCY AND OCCUPANT LOADS GREATER THAN 30, |
| | THE MAXIMUM COMMON PATH OF TRAVEL IS 75 FEET, REQUIRING |
| | 2 EXITS. PLEASE UPDATE PLANS. |
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| | 1I) WITH 2 MEANS OF EGRESS REQUIRED ALSO REVIEW THE |
| | REQUIREMENT FOR 2 ACCESSIBLE MEANS OF EGRESS, SEE 2017 |
| | 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. 2 X 0.60= 1.2 OR 2 ACCESSIBLE MEANS OF EGRESS. |
| | PLEASE NOTE THE BACK EXIT IS NOT ACCESSIBLE, AND LEAD |
| | TO THE PUBLIC WAY. |
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| | 1J) THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN SHOWS 2 PARKING SPACES WITHIN |
| | THE PARKING GARAGE BUT DOES NOT SHOW A COVERED |
| | ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACE NOR ACCESS AISLE , PLEASE ALSO |
| | NOTE THERE IS A 7 INCH DIFFERENCE IN HEIGHT FROM THE |
| | GARAGE FLOOR TO THE OPEN OFFICE AREA, NOT AN ACCESSIBLE |
| | ROUTE. PLEASE SHOW HOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE |
| | ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 103 EQUIVALENT FACILITATION |
| | WILL BE MET? |
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| | 1K) SHEET A1.03 THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN SHOWS A NEW FRONT |
| | ENTRY DOOR AND REVERSED SWING. 2017 EXISTING BUILDING |
| | CODE. 801.3 COMPLIANCE. ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, |
| | COMPONENTS, SYSTEMS, AND SPACES SHALL COMPLY WITH THE |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING. |
| | THE NEW EXTERIOR DOOR CANNOT SWING OUT OVER THE PUBLIC |
| | SIDEWALK. |
| | 3202.2 ENCROACHMENTS ABOVE GRADE AND BELOW 8 FEET IN |
| | HEIGHT. ENCROACHMENTS INTO THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY |
| | ABOVE GRADE AND BELOW 8 FEET IN HEIGHT SHALL BE |
| | PROHIBITED. DOORS AND WINDOWS SHALL NOT OPEN OR PROJECT |
| | INTO THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY. |
| | |
| | 2) SHEET S-100 INDICATES WINDOW AND DOOR PRESSURES OF |
| | +46/ -50 PSF. THE SUBMITTED PRODUCT APPROVALS CANNOT BE |
| | REVIEWED UNTIL THE WIND DESIGN CRITERIA IS PROVIDED. |
| | |
| | PLEASE NOTE THE PLANS DOES NOT PROVIDE A WIND DESIGN |
| | CRITERIA. 2017 FBC-B 1603.1.4 WIND DESIGN DATA. THE |
| | FOLLOWING INFORMATION RELATED TO WIND LOADS SHALL BE |
| | SHOWN, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER WIND LOADS GOVERN THE |
| | DESIGN OF THE LATERAL FORCE-RESISTING SYSTEM OF THE |
| | STRUCTURE: |
| | |
| | 2.1. ULTIMATE DESIGN WIND SPEED, VULT, (3-SECOND GUST), |
| | MILES PER HOUR (KM/HR) AND NOMINAL DESIGN WIND SPEED, |
| | VASD, AS DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION |
| | 1609.3.1. |
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| | 2.2. RISK CATEGORY. |
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| | 2.3. WIND EXPOSURE. APPLICABLE WIND DIRECTION IF MORE |
| | THAN ONE WIND EXPOSURE IS UTILIZED. TABLE 1609.7.2. |
| | HEIGHT AND EXPOSURE. |
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| | 2.4. APPLICABLE INTERNAL PRESSURE COEFFICIENT. |
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| | 2.5 DESIGN WIND PRESSURES TO BE USED FOR EXTERIOR |
| | COMPONENTS AND CLADDING MATERIALS NOT SPECIFICALLY |
| | DESIGNED BY THE REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL |
| | RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN OF THE STRUCTURE, PSF. |
| | |
| | TABLE 1609.7(2) ADJUSTMENT FACTORS FOR HEIGHT & |
| | EXPOSURE. PROVIDE THE MEAN ROOF HEIGHT FOR THE |
| | BUILDING. / 1609.3.1 WIND SPEED CONVERSION VULT TO |
| | VASD. ALL PRODUCT APPROVALS ARE VASD. |
| | |
| | 3) SHEET A3.01 SHOWS STAIRS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE |
| | BUILDING. |
| | |
| | 3A) THE STAIR TOP LANDING SHOWS THE GUARDRAIL AT A |
| | HEIGHT OF 42 INCHES BUT THEN THE GUARD IS REDUCED IN |
| | HEIGHT TO 32 INCHES. |
| | FBC-B 1015.3 HEIGHT. REQUIRED GUARDS SHALL BE NOT LESS |
| | THAN 42 INCHES (1067 MM) HIGH, MEASURED VERTICALLY AS |
| | FOLLOWS: 1.FROM THE ADJACENT WALKING SURFACES. |
| | EXCEPTIONS ARE FOR R2 AND R3 IN THE UNIT ITSELF. |
| | |
| | 3B) THE PLANS DO NOT INDICATE THE SPACING OF THE |
| | PICKETS. PLEASE SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH: FBC-B 1015.4 |
| | OPENING LIMITATIONS. REQUIRED GUARDS SHALL NOT HAVE |
| | OPENINGS THAT ALLOW PASSAGE OF A SPHERE 4 INCHES IN |
| | DIAMETER. |
| | |
| | 3C) THE PLANS DO NOT PROVIDE THE DIMENSION OF THE |
| | TRIANGULAR AREA OF THE STAIR RISE, RUN AND BOTTOM RAIL |
| | OF THE GUARD. FBC-B 1015.4 EXCEPTION 2. THE TRIANGULAR |
| | OPENINGS AT THE OPEN SIDES OF A STAIR, FORMED BY THE |
| | RISER, TREAD AND BOTTOM RAIL SHALL NOT ALLOW PASSAGE OF |
| | A SPHERE 6 INCHES (152 MM) IN DIAMETER. |
| | |
| | 3D) THE HANDRAIL HORIZONTAL EXTENSION STOP SHORT OF THE |
| | BOTTOM TREAD. FBC-B 1014.6 HANDRAIL EXTENSIONS. |
| | THE HANDRAILS SHALL EXTEND HORIZONTALLY NOT LESS THAN |
| | 12 INCHES (305 MM) BEYOND THE TOP RISER AND CONTINUE TO |
| | SLOPE FOR THE DEPTH OF ONE TREAD BEYOND THE BOTTOM |
| | RISER. 4.ACCESSIBLE HANDRAIL EXTENSIONS SHALL BE IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, |
| | ACCESSIBILITY. THE BOTTOM HORIZONTAL RETURN OF A |
| | HANDRAIL SHALL BE NO HIGHER THAN 27 INCHES. 2017 ACC. |
| | CODE 307.3. |
| | |
| | 3E) SHEET A3.01 ARE SILENT ABOUT THE REQUIRED DESIGN |
| | LOADS FOR HANDRAILS AND GUARDRAILS. DESIGNED AND |
| | CONSTRUCTED FOR THE STRUCTURAL LOADING CONDITIONS SET |
| | FORTH IN THIS SECTION. FBC-B 1607.8.1 HANDRAILS AND |
| | GUARDS. HANDRAILS AND GUARDS SHALL BE DESIGNED TO |
| | RESIST A LINEAR LOAD OF 50 POUNDS PER LINEAR FOOT (PLF) |
| | IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 4.5.1 OF ASCE 7. |
| | |
| | 3F) FBC-B 1607.8.1.1 CONCENTRATED LOAD. HANDRAILS AND |
| | GUARDS SHALL BE DESIGNED TO RESIST A CONCENTRATED LOAD |
| | OF 200 POUNDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 4.5.1 OF ASCE |
| | 7. |
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| | 3G) FBC-B 1607.8.1.2 INTERMEDIATE RAILS. INTERMEDIATE |
| | RAILS (ALL THOSE EXCEPT THE HANDRAIL), BALUSTERS AND |
| | PANEL FILLERS SHALL BE DESIGNED TO RESIST A |
| | CONCENTRATED LOAD OF 50 POUNDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | SECTION 4.5.1 OF ASCE 7. |
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| | 4) IMPACT FEES. BEFORE A PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT, MAY BE |
| | ISSUED, IMPACT FEES MUST BE PAID TO PALM BEACH COUNTY. |
| | ONE SET OF PLANS WILL HAVE TO BE TAKEN (BY THE |
| | CONTRACTOR OR REPRESENTATIVE) TO THE PALM BEACH COUNTY |
| | IMPACT FEE OFFICE LOCATED AT 2300 N. JOG RD. ROOMS |
| | 2W01-2W14 WEST PALM BEACH, FL. 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. |
| | |
| | 5) WHEN RESUBMITTING PLANS PLEASE INDICATE THE REVISION |
| | & REMOVE ANY VOIDED SHEETS & REPLACE ANY PAGES AS |
| | NECESSARY. 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. |
| | |
| | PLANS ARE INCOMPLETE AND WITH THE RESPONSES TO THE |
| | COMMENTS MAY CREATE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. |
| | |
| | JAMES A. WITMER BN, PX, CBO |
| | SENIOR COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| | BUILDING 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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