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| 2018-02-23 07:54:55 | BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, 6TH EDITION W/2010 WEST |
| | PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, |
| | CHAPTER 1 ADMINISTRATION |
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| | CHRISTOPHER S. THROOP, C.B.O. |
| | PLANS EXAMINER, PX3169 |
| | CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DIVISION |
| | TEL: 561-805-6726 |
| | FAX: 561-805-6676 |
| | E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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| | 1ST REVIEW |
| | RESULTS: DENIED |
| | ADDRESS THE ATTACHED COMMENTS AND RE-SUBMIT |
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| | YOUR SUBMITTAL IS DEFICIENT FOR THE REASONS LISTED |
| | BELOW. |
| | DUE TO THE DEFICIENCIES OF THIS PLAN, A COMPLETE AND |
| | THOROUGH REVIEW CANNOT BE PERFORMED AT THIS TIME. UPON |
| | RE-SUBMITTAL, ADDITIONAL COMMENTS MAY BE MADE. |
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| | 1. PLAN IS LACKING CLARITY AND CRITICAL DEMENSIONS. |
| | 2. PLEASE REVIEW THE FBC RESIDENTIAL CODE SECTION |
| | R311.7 (STAIRS) AND RE-SUBMIT. I HAVE INCLUDED SOME |
| | EXCERPTS FOR YOUR REVIEW. |
| | 3. DESIGNER TO PRINT NAME AND SIGN PLAN. |
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| | 107.2.1 INFORMATION ON CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. |
| | CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SHALL BE |
| | DIMENSIONED AND DRAWN UPON SUITABLE MATERIAL. |
| | CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SHALL BE OF SUFFICIENT CLARITY |
| | TO INDICATE THE LOCATION, NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE WORK |
| | PROPOSED AND SHOW IN DETAIL THAT IT WILL CONFORM TO THE |
| | PROVISIONS OF THIS CODE AND RELEVANT LAWS, ORDINANCES, |
| | RULES AND REGULATIONS, AS DETERMINED BY THE BUILDING |
| | OFFICIAL. |
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| | FBC 107.2.1.4 QUALITY OF BUILDING PLANS. BUILDING PLANS |
| | SHALL BE DRAWN TO A MINIMUM 1/8 INCH SCALE UPON |
| | SUBSTANTIAL PAPER, CLOTH OR OTHER ACCEPTABLE MEDIUM. |
| | THIS POLICY MAY INCLUDE SUCH THINGS AS MINIMUM SIZE, |
| | SHAPE, CONTRAST, CLARITY, OR OTHER ITEMS RELATED TO |
| | RECORDS MANAGEMENT. |
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| | R311.7 STAIRWAYS. |
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| | R311.7.1 WIDTH. |
| | STAIRWAYS SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN 36 INCHES (914 MM) IN |
| | CLEAR WIDTH AT ALL POINTS ABOVE THE PERMITTED HANDRAIL |
| | HEIGHT AND BELOW THE REQUIRED HEADROOM HEIGHT. |
| | HANDRAILS SHALL NOT PROJECT MORE THAN 4.5 INCHES (114 |
| | MM) ON EITHER SIDE OF THE STAIRWAY AND THE MINIMUM |
| | CLEAR WIDTH OF THE STAIRWAY AT AND BELOW THE HANDRAIL |
| | HEIGHT, INCLUDING TREADS AND LANDINGS, SHALL NOT BE |
| | LESS THAN 311/2 INCHES (787 MM) WHERE A HANDRAIL IS |
| | INSTALLED ON ONE SIDE AND 27 INCHES (698 MM) WHERE |
| | HANDRAILS ARE PROVIDED ON BOTH SIDES. |
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| | R311.7.3 VERTICAL RISE. |
| | A FLIGHT OF STAIRS SHALL NOT HAVE A VERTICAL RISE |
| | LARGER THAN 12 FEET (3658 MM) BETWEEN FLOOR LEVELS OR |
| | LANDINGS. |
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| | R311.7.5.1 RISERS. |
| | THE MAXIMUM RISER HEIGHT SHALL BE 73/4 INCHES (196 MM). |
| | THE RISER SHALL BE MEASURED VERTICALLY BETWEEN LEADING |
| | EDGES OF THE ADJACENT TREADS. THE GREATEST RISER HEIGHT |
| | WITHIN ANY FLIGHT OF STAIRS SHALL NOT EXCEED THE |
| | SMALLEST BY MORE THAN 3/8 INCH (9.5 MM). RISERS SHALL |
| | BE VERTICAL OR SLOPED FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE NOSING |
| | OF THE TREAD ABOVE AT AN ANGLE NOT MORE THAN 30 DEGREES |
| | (0.51 RAD) FROM THE VERTICAL. OPEN RISERS ARE PERMITTED |
| | PROVIDED THAT THE OPENING BETWEEN TREADS DOES NOT |
| | PERMIT THE PASSAGE OF A 4-INCH-DIAMETER (102 MM) |
| | SPHERE. |
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| | R311.7.5.2 TREADS. |
| | THE MINIMUM TREAD DEPTH SHALL BE 10 INCHES (254 MM). |
| | THE TREAD DEPTH SHALL BE MEASURED HORIZONTALLY BETWEEN |
| | THE VERTICAL PLANES OF THE FOREMOST PROJECTION OF |
| | ADJACENT TREADS AND AT A RIGHT ANGLE TO THE TREAD?S |
| | LEADING EDGE. THE GREATEST TREAD DEPTH WITHIN ANY |
| | FLIGHT OF STAIRS SHALL NOT EXCEED THE SMALLEST BY MORE |
| | THAN 3/8 INCH (9.5 MM). |
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| | R311.7.6 LANDINGS FOR STAIRWAYS. |
| | THERE SHALL BE A FLOOR OR LANDING AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM |
| | OF EACH STAIRWAY. THE MINIMUM WIDTH PERPENDICULAR TO |
| | THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL SHALL BE NO LESS THAN THE WIDTH |
| | OF THE FLIGHT SERVED. LANDINGS OF SHAPES OTHER THAN |
| | SQUARE OR RECTANGULAR SHALL BE PERMITTED PROVIDED THE |
| | DEPTH AT THE WALK LINE AND THE TOTAL AREA IS NOT LESS |
| | THAN THAT OF A QUARTER CIRCLE WITH A RADIUS EQUAL TO |
| | THE REQUIRED LANDING WIDTH. WHERE THE STAIRWAY HAS A |
| | STRAIGHT RUN, THE MINIMUM DEPTH IN THE DIRECTION OF |
| | TRAVEL SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN 36 INCHES (914 MM). |
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| | R311.7.8 HANDRAILS. |
| | HANDRAILS SHALL BE PROVIDED ON AT LEAST ONE SIDE OF |
| | EACH CONTINUOUS RUN OF TREADS OR FLIGHT WITH FOUR OR |
| | MORE RISERS. R311.7.8. |
| | HANDRAIL HEIGHT, MEASURED VERTICALLY FROM THE SLOPED |
| | PLANE ADJOINING THE TREAD NOSING, OR FINISH SURFACE OF |
| | RAMP SLOPE, SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN 34 INCHES (864 MM) |
| | AND NOT MORE THAN 38 INCHES (965 MM). R311.7.8.1 HEIGHT |
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| | R312.1.3 OPENING LIMITATIONS. |
| | REQUIRED GUARDS SHALL NOT HAVE OPENINGS FROM THE |
| | WALKING SURFACE TO THE REQUIRED GUARD HEIGHT WHICH |
| | ALLOW PASSAGE OF A SPHERE 4 INCHES (102 MM) IN |
| | DIAMETER. |
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| | R311.7.9 ILLUMINATION. |
| | ALL STAIRS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH ILLUMINATION IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION R303.6. |
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| | FBC 107.2.1 ALL INFORMATION, DRAWINGS, SPECIFICATIONS |
| | AND ACCOMPANYING DATA SHALL BEAR THE NAME AND SIGNATURE |
| | OF THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN. (SEE ALSO |
| | SECTION 107.3.5) AND F.S. 481.229. |
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