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| 2018-05-08 17:44:52 | CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY, SECOND BUILDING REVIEW CHECKLIST. |
| | CODE: FBC 6TH EDITION (2017). |
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| | ARCHITECTS-ENGINEERS |
| | FLORIDA STATUTE 553.80(2)(B): |
| | WITH RESPECT TO EVALUATION OF DESIGN PROFESSIONALS |
| | DOCUMENTS, IF A LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINDS IT NECESSARY, IN |
| | ORDER TO ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | CODE AND ISSUE A PERMIT, TO REJECT DESIGN DOCUMENTS |
| | REQUIRED BY THE CODE THREE OR MORE TIMES FOR FAILURE TO |
| | CORRECT A CODE VIOLATION SPECIFICALLY AND CONTINUOUSLY |
| | NOTED IN EACH REJECTION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, |
| | EGRESS, FIRE PROTECTION, STRUCTURAL STABILITY, ENERGY, |
| | ACCESSIBILITY, LIGHTING, VENTILATION, ELECTRICAL, |
| | MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, AND GAS SYSTEMS, OR OTHER |
| | REQUIREMENTS IDENTIFIED BY RULE OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | COMMISSION ADOPTED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 120, THE LOCAL |
| | GOVERNMENT SHALL IMPOSE, EACH TIME AFTER THE THIRD SUCH |
| | REVIEW THE PLANS ARE REJECTED FOR THAT CODE VIOLATION, |
| | A FEE OF FOUR TIMES THE AMOUNT OF THE PROPORTION OF THE |
| | PERMIT FEE ATTRIBUTED TO PLANS REVIEW |
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| | 1. COMPLIED. |
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| | 2. ORIGINAL COMMENT: |
| | PROVIDE THE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION TYPE AND IF IT IS |
| | SPRINKLERED OR UNSPRINKLERED FBC 602, FBC 107.2.1 |
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| | RESPONSE: |
| | REPEAT COMMENT (SECOND TIME). TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION |
| | SPECIFIED ON SHEET S-1 IS IN CORRECT. THERE IS NOT |
| | CONSTRUCTION TYPE VI. SEE SEC. 602 FBC-BUILDING AND |
| | REVISE AS REQUIRED. ALSO, CLEARLY SPECIFY IF SPECIFIED |
| | CONSTRUCTION TYPE IS A OR B. AND, SPECIFY IF THE |
| | BUILDING IS SPRINKLERED OR NOT. |
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| | 3- ORIGINAL COMMENT: |
| | THE PREVIOUS OCCUPANCY ON RECORD IS FOR AUTO SALES AND |
| | SERVICE. THIS IS A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY. SHOW ON THE |
| | PLANS THE OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION AND USE. SEE ALSO |
| | FBC 302 AND 306.2. |
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| | A) EXISTING BUILDING CODE 506.1 SCOPE. |
| | CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY PROVISIONS APPLY WHERE THE ACTIVITY |
| | IS CLASSIFIED AS A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY AS DEFINED IN |
| | CHAPTER 2. |
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| | CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY A CHANGE IN THE USE OF THE BUILDING |
| | OR A PORTION OF A BUILDING. A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY SHALL |
| | INCLUDE ANY CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION, ANY |
| | CHANGE FROM ONE GROUP TO ANOTHER GROUP WITHIN AN |
| | OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION OR ANY CHANGE IN USE WITHIN A |
| | GROUP FOR A SPECIFIC OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION. |
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| | EXISTING BUILDING CODE 506.2 APPLICATION. CHANGES OF |
| | OCCUPANCY SHALL COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER |
| | 10. |
| | THE PROVISIONS OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, EXISTING |
| | BUILDING SHALL APPLY TO THE REPAIR, ALTERATION, CHANGE |
| | OF OCCUPANCY, ADDITION AND RELOCATION OF EXISTING |
| | BUILDINGS. |
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| | RESPONSE: |
| | REPEAT COMMENT (SECOND TIME). PLANS DON'T PROVIDE |
| | INFORMATION REGARDING THE CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY. NEED TO |
| | BE CLEAR ON THE PROPOSED USE. PLAN REVIEW CAN NOT BE |
| | PROPERLY PERFORMED IF THE PROPOSED USE IS NOT CLEARLY |
| | DEFINED. PLANS SHOW EVERYTHING AS EXISTING. THERE ARE |
| | NO CITY RECORDS REGARDING THE CHANGE OF USE. EVERYTHING |
| | NEEDS TO COMPLY FOR THE PROPOSED USE. PLANS NEED TO BE |
| | CLEAR ON THE PROPOSED USE AND NEED TO SHOW EVERYTHING |
| | AS PROPOSED. |
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| | B)ORIGINAL COMMENT: |
| | CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY SHALL COMPLY WITH THE ENERGY |
| | CONSERVATION CODE. |
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| | RESPONSE: |
| | ENERGY CALCULATIONS FORM C402-2017 SUBMITTED: |
| | (1)THE OWNER OR OWNER'S AUTHORIZED AGENT NEED TO |
| | CERTIFY AT THE BOTTOM OF FORM AS REQUIRED BY SEC. |
| | C103.1.1.2 FBC-ENERGY CONSERVATION. |
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| | (2) PROVIDE COMPLETE INFORMATION ON TOP OF FORM. |
| | SPECIFY OCCUPANCY TYPE; PROVIDE BUILDER'S NAME; PROVIDE |
| | OWNER'S NAME. |
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| | 4- FRAMING. |
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| | ORIGINAL COMMENT: |
| | A) HEADER AND JACK STUDS NOT SHOWN. SHOW COMPLIANCE |
| | WITH TABLE 2308.4.1.1(1) |
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| | RESPONSE: |
| | REPEAT COMMENT (SECOND TIME). JACK STUDS ARE NOT SHOWN. |
| | ONLY THE KING STUDS ARE SHOWN. CRIPPLE STUDS SPACING |
| | SHOWN ABOVE HEADER AND BELOW WINDOW SILL ARE NOT DRAWN |
| | TO SCALE. CLARIFY HEADER SIZE (5)2X5 ?. FRAMING OF NEW |
| | 2X8 STUDS TO THE EXISTING KNEE WALL IS NOT CLEAR. HOW |
| | ARE THE 2X8 STUDS ATTACHED TO THE EXISTING KNEE WALL?. |
| | WHAT IS THE KNEE WALL CONSTRUCTED OF?. SEC. 1609.1 |
| | FBC-BUILDING. |
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| | B) COMPLIED. |
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| | 5- COMPLIED. |
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| | 6. ORIGINAL COMMENT: |
| | PROVIDE PRODUCT APPROVALS FOR AIR INTAKE VENT. |
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| | FBC 107.3.4 - PROVIDE PRODUCT APPROVALS FOR THOSE |
| | PRODUCTS WHICH ARE REGULATED BY FAC RULE 9N-3 REVIEWED |
| | AND APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE DESIGNER OF RECORD. |
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| | RESPONSE: |
| | PROVIDE 2 COPIES. ONLY ONE WAS PROVIDED. AND, NEED THE |
| | APPROVAL OF THE DESIGNER OF RECORD. NOTE: ENGINEER TO |
| | PLEASE PLACE THE REVIEW STAMP ON THE FRONT OF THE COVER |
| | PAGE OR ANY OTHER FRONT PAGE NOT ON THE BACK. THIS IS |
| | REQUIRED FOR PROPER RECORDS RETENTION. STAMPS ON THE |
| | BACK OF THE PAGE DON'T GET SCANNED. |
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| | 7. COMPLIED. |
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| | 8. ORIGINAL COMMENT: |
| | PERMIT VALUE IS TOO LOW. |
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| | RESPONSE: |
| | VALUE WAS UPDATED TO $42,000 STILL TOO LOW. VALUE TO |
| | INCLUDE ALL LABOR, MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT (EVEN IF PLANS |
| | CALL FOR EXISTING EQUIPMENT. IT WAS NEVER PERMITTED), |
| | CONTRACTOR'S OVERHEAD AND PROFIT AND ALL DESIGN |
| | PROFESSIONAL FEES. |
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| | 9. IMPACT FEES |
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| | BEFORE A PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT CAN BE ISSUED, IMPACT |
| | FEES, REQUIRED BY PALM BEACH COUNTY, SHALL BE PAID. |
| | UPON FINAL APPROVAL OF PLANS, ONE SET OF PLANS SHALL BE |
| | SIGNED OUT AND SUBMITTED TO PALM BEACH COUNTY FOR AN |
| | IMPACT FEE REVIEW. THE PLANS WITH THE IMPACT FEE STAMP |
| | AND A COPY OF THE PAID RECEIPT MUST BE RETURNED TO THE |
| | CITY BUILDING DEPARTMENT BEFORE THE BUILDING PERMIT CAN |
| | BE ISSUED. FOR INFORMATION CALL PALM BEACH COUNTY |
| | IMPACT FEES AT (561) 233-5025. |
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| | 10. OTHER ITEMS NOT PROVIDE IN THE PLAN. |
| | ORIGINAL COMMENT: |
| | A. COMPLIANCE WITH FLORIDA ACCESSIBILITY CODE. |
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| | RESPONSE: |
| | MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE BUILDING AND ENTRY AREA RESTROOM |
| | NEED TO COMPLY WITH THE FLORIDA ACCESSIBILITY CODE |
| | ALSO. DOORS NEED TO COMPLY WITH THE MANEUVERING |
| | REQUIREMENTS AND RESTROOMS NEED TO COMPLY WITH DOORS |
| | MANEUVERING AND FIXTURES CLEARANCES, ETC. |
| | SEC. 202.4 FBC ACCESSIBILITY. SEC. 404 FBC |
| | ACCESSIBILITY. SEC. 603 AND 604 FBC ACCESSIBILITY. |
| | NOTE; THERE ARE NO CITY RECORDS FOR ANY WORK DONE BY |
| | THE ENTRY AREA. THE LAST PERMIT (ELECTRICAL PERMIT |
| | 03061436 TO INSTALL 2 EMERGENCY LIGHTS) SHOWING THE |
| | INTERIOR LAYOUT ONLY SHOWS AN OFFICE AT THE FRONT LEFT |
| | SIDE OF THE BUILDING. IT IS UNKNOWN WHEN THE ENTRY AREA |
| | WAS BUILT. |
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| | ORIGINAL COMMENT: |
| | B. LIFE SAFETY PLAN NOT PROVIDED. |
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| | RESPONSE: |
| | REPEAT COMMENT (SECOND TIME). NO SAFETY PLAN WAS |
| | SUBMITTED. PROVIDE PLAN SHOWING ALL THE PROPOSED |
| | EQUIPMENT (REMEMBER: PROPOSED USE IS NOT CLARIFIED). |
| | CLEARLY DEFINED ALL ROOM AREAS. PROVIDE COMPLETE |
| | EQUIPMENT, TABLES, FURNITURE REQUIRED FOR THE PROPOSED |
| | USE (SEC. 1001.4 FBC). PROVIDE OCCUPANT LOAD (SEC. 1004 |
| | FBC), SHOW EGRESS PATH AND TRAVEL DISTANCES, DOORS |
| | SIZES, EXIT SIGNS, FIRE EXTINGUISHERS (SEC. 906 FBC), |
| | ETC. |
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| | ORIGINAL COMMENT: |
| | C. PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE USE OF |
| | THIS SPACE SEE ALSO FBC 304.1 FOOD PROCESSING |
| | FACILITIES ESTABLISHMENTS AND COMMERCIAL KITCHENS. |
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| | FBC 107.3.5 MINIMUM PLAN REVIEW CRITERIA FOR BUILDINGS. |
| | THE EXAMINATION OF THE DOCUMENTS BY THE BUILDING |
| | OFFICIAL SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM CRITERIA |
| | AND DOCUMENTS. |
| | SEE THIS SECTION FOR MINIMUM PLAN REVIEW CRITERIA. |
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| | RESPONSE: |
| | REPEAT COMMENT (SECOND TIME). NOT ADDRESSED. |
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| | NEW COMMENTS: |
| | 11- FLOOR PLANS SHOW EXISTING WALL EXHAUST FANS ON THE |
| | NORTH AND SOUTH SIDE. OPENINGS ARE NOT ALLOWED. SEE |
| | SEC. 705.8 FBC. AND REVISE AS REQUIRED. |
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| | 12- EXTERIOR WALLS REQUIRE A FIRE RESISTANCE RATING OF |
| | 2 HOURS AS REQUIRED BY SEC. 1012.6 FBC-EXISTING |
| | BUILDING AND TABLE 602 FBC. PROVIDE COMPLETE DETAILS |
| | AND SPECIFICATIONS SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2 HOUR |
| | FIRE RESISTANCE RATING. |
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| | 13- SHEET S-2: |
| | A)CLARIFY WHY STRUCTURAL NOTE #1 SPECIFIES CATEGORY |
| | III, WHILE THE WIND LOADS AT THE BOTTOM OF NEXT COLUMN |
| | SPECIFIES CATEGORY II. CLARIFY AS REQUIRED. IS THIS THE |
| | RISK CATEGORY?. IF SO, THEN SEE TABLE 1604.5 FBC AND |
| | REVISE AS REQUIRED. |
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| | B) WIND LOADS INFORMATION: CLARIFY WHY ITEM "G" |
| | COMPONENT & CLADDING HEIGHT IS DIFFERENT THAN ITEM "H" |
| | MRH?. SEE BUILDING FOR CORRECT MEAN ROOF HEIGHT AND |
| | REVISE AS REQUIRED, INCLUDING THE DESIGN PRESSURES. |
| | SEC. 1609 FBC. |
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| | 14- PROVIDE COMPLETE DETAILS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR |
| | INTERIOR PARTITIONS. SPECIFY ALL FRAMING MEMBERS , |
| | SPACING, CONNECTORS, ETC. SEC. 107.2.1 CITY AMENDMENTS. |
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| | NOTE: ADDITIONAL COMMENTS MAY ARISE BASED ON THE |
| | INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY THE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL TO |
| | ADDRESS ALL THE COMMENTS. |
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| | ****PLEASE PROVIDE RESPONSE LETTER ADDRESSING EACH |
| | COMMENT TO HELP EXPEDITE THE REVIEW PROCESS. |
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| | ****PLEASE INSERT ANY REVISED DRAWING AND REMOVE OLD |
| | DRAWING. SUBMIT OLD DRAWINGS FOR REFERENCE OF ALREADY |
| | REVIEWED DRAWINGS. DO NOT STAPLE OLD DRAWINGS TO PLANS. |
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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] |
