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| 2018-08-16 09:29:35 | SECOND BUILDING REVIEW CHECKLIST. |
| | CODE: FBC 6TH EDITION (2017) AND CITY AMENDMENTS. |
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| | 1) SHEET A1.03 IS LISTED AS THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN. |
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| | ORIGINAL COMMENT: |
| | 1A) MINIMUM TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE DETERMINED. |
| | 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. |
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| | RESPONSE: |
| | REPEAT COMMENT. NOT ADDRESSED. NEED TO SPECIFY TYPE OF |
| | CONSTRUCTION. SEE SEC. 602 FBC. |
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| | ORIGINAL COMMENT: |
| | 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: |
| | 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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| | RESPONSE: |
| | (1)SCOPE OF WORK IS NOT CLEAR. PLANS WERE REVISED |
| | EXCEPT FOR ELECTRICAL PLAN THAT SHOWS OPEN OFFICE AREA, |
| | LIBRARY, RECEPTION, CONFERENCE ROOM AND PARKING AREA. |
| | SEC. 107.2.1 CITY AMENDMENTS. REVISE AS REQUIRED TO |
| | MATCH. |
| | |
| | (2) USE GROUP IN GENERAL NOTES SPECIFY BUSINESS GROUP |
| | AND STORAGE GROUP S-1. CLEARLY IDENTIFY PROPOSED |
| | STORAGE MATERIAL. NUMBER OF EXITS WILL BE DETERMINED |
| | DEPENDING ON TYPE OF STORAGE. AT THIS POINT THE REAR |
| | DOOR IS NOT AN EXIT. COORDINATE WITH FIRE COMMENTS. |
| | SEC. 302.1 FBC. |
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| | (3) OCCUPANT LOAD IN GENERAL NOTES IS ONLY ACCOUNTING |
| | FOR THE STORAGE AREA. PROVIDE OCCUPANT LOAD FOR THE |
| | OFFICE SPACES ALSO. TABLE 1004.1.2 FBC. |
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| | ORIGINAL COMMENT: |
| | 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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| | RESPONSE: |
| | PLANS SHOW ONLY ONE RESTROOM COMPLYING WITH SEC. 603 |
| | FBC ACCESSIBILITY. BOTH RESTROOMS NEED TO COMPLY AS |
| | REQUIRED BY SEC. 213.2 FBC ACCESSIBILITY. |
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| | ORIGINAL COMMENT: |
| | 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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| | RESPONSE: |
| | THIS ITEM WILL BE REVIEWED ONCE STORAGE CLASSIFICATION |
| | AND FIRE COMMENTS ARE ADDRESSED, INCLUDING REQUIRED |
| | NUMBER OF EXITS. SEE FIRE COMMENTS. |
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| | ORIGINAL COMMENT: |
| | 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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| | RESPONSE: |
| | PLANS ARE NOT CLEAR REGARDING THE 7 INCH DIFFERENCE IN |
| | HEIGHT FROM THE GARAGE FLOOR SHOWN ON PREVIOUS PLANS. |
| | PROVIDE COMPLETE DETAIL/SPECIFICATIONS SHOWING HOW |
| | DEALING WITH THE 7 INCH DROP. SEC. 107.2.1 CITY |
| | AMENDMENTS. |
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| | ORIGINAL COMMENT: |
| | NOTE: THE ORIGINAL COMMENTS BELOW WERE FOR THE PROPOSED |
| | NEW STAIRS. REVISED PLANS SHOW EXISTING STAIRS. THESE |
| | STAIRS DON'T HAVE HANDRAILS AND ACCORDING TO PICTURES |
| | IN WEBSITE SHOWING THE WORK BEING PERFORMED IN THIS |
| | BUILDING THE STAIRS DON'T SEEM TO BE SAFE. PLEASE |
| | ADDRESS HOW PROVIDING SAFE STAIRS (MAY USE COMMENTS |
| | BELOW FOR REFERENCE) SEC. 101.3 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING. |
| | BUILDING INSPECTOR SITE VISIT MAY BE REQUIRED. |
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| | 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. |
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| | 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. |
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| | 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. |
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| | 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. |
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| | 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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| | ORIGINAL COMMENT: |
| | 5) WHEN RESUBMITTING PLANS PLEASE INDICATE THE REVISION |
| | & REMOVE ANY VOIDED SHEETS & REPLACE ANY PAGES AS |
| | NECESSARY. A RESPONSE 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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| | PLANS ARE INCOMPLETE AND WITH THE RESPONSES TO THE |
| | COMMENTS MAY CREATE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. |
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| | NEW COMMENTS: |
| | 1-PLANS SUBMITTED DON'T MATCH PLANS SPECIFIED ON THE |
| | DRAWING INDEX ON COVER SHEET. MISSING SOME DRAWIINGS. |
| | REVISE AS REQUIRED TO MATCH. SEC. 107.2.1 CITY |
| | AMENDMENTS. |
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| | 2- COVER SHEET IS MISSING THE ARCHITECT'S TITLE BLOCK. |
| | ALSO, THE TITLE BLOCK IN ALL OTHER DRAWINGS IS MISSING |
| | THE NAME AND LICENSE NUMBER OF THE ARCHITECT |
| | RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN. SEE BELOW. |
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| | 61G1-16.004 TITLE BLOCK. |
| | A TITLE BLOCK MUST APPEAR ON ALL ARCHITECTURAL OR |
| | INTERIOR DESIGN DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATION |
| | IDENTIFICATION SHEETS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE SIGNED |
| | AND SEALED. THE TITLE BLOCK MUST, AT A MINIMUM, CONTAIN |
| | THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: |
| | (1) FIRM NAME, ADDRESS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER. |
| | (2) FIRM LICENSE NUMBER. |
| | (3) NAME OR IDENTIFICATION OF PROJECT. |
| | (4) DATE PREPARED. |
| | (5) A SPACE FOR THE SIGNATURE AND DATED SEAL. |
| | (6) THE PRINTED NAME AND THE LICENSE/REGISTRATION |
| | NUMBER OF THE PERSON SEALING THE DOCUMENT. |
| | (7) THE DATE OF PLANS REVISION, IF THE PLANS ARE |
| | REVISED. |
| | (8) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS RULE, FIRM IS DEFINED TO |
| | BE A CORPORATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, |
| | PARTNERSHIP, PERSON PRACTICING UNDER A FICTITIOUS NAME, |
| | OR PERSON PRACTICING ARCHITECTURE OR INTERIOR DESIGN IN |
| | HIS OR HER OWN NAME. |
| | RULEMAKING AUTHORITY 481.2055, 481.221(1), (3) FS. LAW |
| | IMPLEMENTED 481.219, 481.221(1), (3) FS. HISTORY?NEW |
| | 9-7-00, AMENDED 3-16-14 |
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| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT |
| | JULIO GOMEZ |
| | COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| | DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT |
| | BUILDING DIVISION |
| | (561)805-6712 |
| | [email protected] |
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