Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 18020385
Permit Number 18020385
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2018-03-01 10:51:292017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 W. P. B. PERMIT: 18020385
 ADD: 400 CLEMATIS ST. (FIRST FLOOR)
 CONT: TBD/ TO BE DETERMINED
 TEL: 954-574-4968 RACHAEL MYERS
 E-MAIL: [email protected]
  
 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2017 WEST PALM BEACH
 AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1,
 ADMINISTRATION
  
 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.
  
 1ST REVIEW
 DATE: THURS. MARCH 01/ 2018
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) CODE INFORMATION SHEET A0.1:
  
 1A) CODE ANALYSIS AND PROJECT DATE INDICATES THIS IS A
 LEVEL III ALTERATION. PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A CHANGE OF
 OCCUPANCY SEE THE 2017 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING CODE
 CHAPTER 10.
 EXIST. BLDG. CODE 1001.2.2.1 PARTIAL CHANGE OF
 OCCUPANCY. WHERE THE OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION OR GROUP
 OF A PORTION OF AN EXISTING BUILDING IS CHANGED,
 SECTION 1012 SHALL APPLY.
  
 1B) THE OCCUPANT LOAD GIVEN FOR THE MERCANTILE AREA IS
 12, 290 SQ. FT. /30 = 410 OCCUPANTS. PLEASE BE AWARE OF
 A CHANGE IN THE 2017 FBC-B IN TABLE 1004.1.2. UNDER THE
 HEADING FOR MERCANTILE. THE CODE NOW USES 60 SQ. FT.
 PER OCCUPANT FOR ALL FLOORS. WHICH WILL GIVE AN
 OCCUPANT LOAD OF 205, PLEASE CORRECT.
  
 2) SHEET A0.5 THE LIFE SAFETY SHEET INDICATES UNDER THE
 HEADING EGRESS DATA FOR MERCANTILE. TRAVEL DISTANCES
 FOR NEW MERCANTILE (A) COMMON PATH OF TRAVEL 100 FT.
 PLEASE REVISE THE PLAN, SEE 2017 FBC-B TABLE 1006.2.1.
  
 3) SHEET A2 INDICATES THE PARAPET WALL HEIGHTS OF THE
 BUILDING. IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE BUILDING THE
 SOUTH SIDE PARAPET SECTION LABELED 21 IS 28 INCHES
 HIGH, THE WEST SIDE OF THE BUILDING LABELED 22 IS 32
 INCHES HIGH, JUST THE NORTHWEST CORNER 68 INCHES HIGH
 AND IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER IDENTIFIED AS 24 IS 33
 INCHES HIGH. NOT UNTIL YOU GET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER
 OF THE BUILDING IS THE PARAPET 40 INCHES HIGH ? OF THE
 NORTH PARAPET IS 36 INCHES OR LESS. WITH THIS BEING
 SAID THE ROOF PRESSURES IN ROOF ZONE 3 WILL BE ZONE 3
 PRESSURES NOT THE ROOF ZONE 2 AS WOULD BE THE CASE WITH
 A MINIMUM OF 3 FOOT PARAPET ALL THE WAY AROUND THE
 BUILDING. SHEET S3 THE ROOF ZONE 3 PRESSURES ARE THE
 SAME IN ROOF ZONES 2 AND 3.
  
 4) SHEET S3 THE TABLE FOR PRESSURES DOES NOT STATE IT
 IS FOR 10 SQ. FT., THE TABLE DOES STATE THE PRESSURES
 ARE IN VASD. THE WALL PRESSURES FOR WALL ZONE 4 ARE 4
 PSF LOW, WE FIGURE- 49.24 PSF AND WALL ZONE 5 THE
 PRESSURES OF -60.76 TAKEN FOR A MEAN ROOF HEIGHT OF 35
 FEET. THIS BUILDING IS A MEAN ROOF HEIGHT GIVEN AT 34
 FEET MEAN ROOF HEIGHT.
  
 5) PROVISO: RATHER THAN REQUIRE A RESIDENT INSPECTOR
 SINCE THE WELDED AND BOLTED CONNECTIONS IS VERY LIMITED
 PLEASE PROVIDE COMPLIANCE WITH:
 THE CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE WELD PROCEDURE
 SPECIFICATIONS & WELDER OPERATOR PERFORMANCE
 QUALIFICATION RECORDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REFERENCED
 STANDARDS AT TIME OF INSPECTION.
 2014 FBC-B 2204.1 WELDING
 2014 FBC-B 2204.2 BOLTING.
  
 6) PLEASE REVIEW FIRE CHIEF LEDUC COMMENT ABOUT NOT
 ENOUGH EXIT AND EXIT DIRECTIONAL SIGNAGE SEE SHEETS
 A0.5 & E3 AND COMPLIANCE WITH:
 2017 FBC-B SECTION 1013.1 WHERE REQUIRED. EXITS AND
 EXIT ACCESS DOORS SHALL BE MARKED BY AN APPROVED EXIT
 SIGN READILY VISIBLE FROM ANY DIRECTION OF EGRESS
 TRAVEL. THE PATH OF EGRESS TRAVEL TO EXITS AND WITHIN
 EXITS SHALL BE MARKED BY READILY VISIBLE EXIT SIGNS TO
 CLEARLY INDICATE THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS TRAVEL IN
 CASES WHERE THE EXIT OR THE PATH OF EGRESS TRAVEL IS
 NOT IMMEDIATELY VISIBLE TO THE OCCUPANTS. INTERVENING
 MEANS OF EGRESS DOORS WITHIN EXITS SHALL BE MARKED BY
 EXIT SIGNS. EXIT SIGN PLACEMENT SHALL BE SUCH THAT NO
 POINT IN AN EXIT ACCESS CORRIDOR OR EXIT PASSAGEWAY IS
 MORE THAN 100 FEET (30 480 MM) OR THE LISTED VIEWING
 DISTANCE FOR THE SIGN, WHICHEVER IS LESS, FROM THE
 NEAREST VISIBLE EXIT SIGN.
  
 7) SHEET S2 SHOWS 2 DOOR CUT SECTIONS 4/S4 AND 7/S4
 BOTH USING A C1 TYPE COLUMN AND A HSS6X6 3/8 INCH STEEL
 BOX BEAM, THE DETAILS DO NOT PROVIDE THE WELD
 CONNECTION TO THE VERTICAL COLUMN C1. 107.2.1.3
 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED.
  
 8) SHEET A6 DETAIL # 9 & 10 SHOWS A REFRIGERANT LINE
 CHASE (WALL) DETAIL. PLEASE NOTE TO HAVE A CHASE AND
 NOT A SHAFT THE FLOOR PENETRATIONS THROUGH THE FLOOR
 WILL NEED TO PROVIDE THROUGH THE FLOOR/ CEILING
 ASSEMBLIES IN COMPLIANCE WITH:
 2017 FBC-B 714.4 HORIZONTAL ASSEMBLIES
 FBC-B 714.4.1 THROUGH PENETRATIONS.
 FBC-B 714.4.1.1 INSTALLATION. THROUGH PENETRATIONS
 SHALL BE INSTALLED AS TESTED IN THE APPROVED FIRE-
 RESISTANCE-RATED ASSEMBLY.
 714.4.1.2 THROUGH-PENETRATION FIRESTOP SYSTEM. THROUGH
 PENETRATIONS SHALL BE PROTECTED BY AN APPROVED
 THROUGH-PENETRATION FIRESTOP SYSTEM INSTALLED AND
 TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E814 OR UL 1479, WITH A
 MINIMUM POSITIVE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL OF 0.01 INCH OF
 WATER (2.49 PA). THE SYSTEM SHALL HAVE AN F RATING/T
 RATING OF NOT LESS THAN 1 HOUR BUT NOT LESS THAN THE
 REQUIRED RATING OF THE FLOOR PENETRATED.
 SHEETS A23 NOR A24 SHOW A FLOOR/ CEILING THROUGH
 PENETRATION AND FIRE STOPPING SYSTEM.
  
 9) 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.
  
 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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