Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 18031402
Permit Number 18031402
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2018-11-07 12:17:502017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 W. P. B. PERMIT: 18031402
 ADD: 519 NORTHWOOD AVE. SUITE 525
 CONT: CALIBER CONTRACTOR
 TEL: 561-222-1906
 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.
  
 2ND REVIEW
 DATE: WED. NOV. 07/2018
 ACTION: DENIED
 NOTICE!!!! WHEN RESUBMITTING PLANS PLEASE INDICATE THE
 REVISION & REMOVE ANY VOIDED SHEETS & REPLACE ANY PAGES
 AS NECESSARY. DO NOT TAKE THE OLD SHEETS AWAY, WE USE
 THEM TO REFER TO THE CHANGES MADE. 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.
  
 4X FEE / NOTICE!!!!! 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.
  
  
  
 1) THE COVERSHEET A1: COMPLIED. BUSINESS OCCUPANCY
 DECLARED, NO OCCUPANCY SEPARATION REQUIRED BETWEEN
 BUSINESS AND F1 OCCUPANCY. Q THE COVERSHEET A1 UNDER
 THE HEADING PROJECT DESCRIPTION LIST THIS AS A LEVEL LL
 ALTERATION. PLEASE NOTE THE LAST KNOWN USE (BUSINESS
 TAX) WAS SMYRNA MARKET OR A RETAIL OCCUPANCY. THIS
 WOULD MAKE THE USE A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY AND UNDER THE
 2017 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING CODE CHAPTER 10 CHANGE OF
 OCCUPANCY. SEE SECTION 1001.2.2.1 OF THE EXISTING
 BUILDING CODE. PARTIAL CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY. WHERE THE
 OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION OR GROUP OF A PORTION OF AN
 EXISTING BUILDING IS CHANGED, SECTION 1012 SHALL APPLY.
 2A) 2ND REQUEST. SHEET A-2 SHOWS A NEW DOOR OPENING TO
 THE EXTERIOR, A NEW 6068 DOUBLE DOORS. PLEASE PROVIDE A
 SITE PLAN FOR WHERE THE 6068 DOORS ARE LEADING TOO. IF
 THERE IS TO BE SEASONAL SEATING PLEASE PROVIDE ON THE
 SITE PLAN THE ADDITIONAL SEATING. 2017 FBC-B 302.1. A
 ROOM OR SPACE THAT IS INTENDED TO BE OCCUPIED AT
 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR DIFFERENT PURPOSES SHALL COMPLY
 WITH ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE APPLICABLE TO
 EACH OF THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH THE ROOM OR SPACE WILL
 BE OCCUPIED.
 2B) NEW COMMENT. SHEET A2 HAS A NEW MASONRY OPENING
 (WINDOW), PLEASE CORRECT FOR A NEW DOORWAY. 107.2.1.3
 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED.
  
 3) 2ND REQUEST. PLEASE SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION
 202.4.1. OF THE 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION
 202.4.1 DISPROPORTIONATE COST. PROVIDE AN ITEMIZED LIST
 WHERE 0.20 % OF THE PERMIT VALUE IS GOING TO ACCESSIBLE
 UPGRADES OR UP TO $5,000.00 IN VALUE MEETING THE EVENT
 OF DISPROPORTIONALITY UNDER 202.4.2.
 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 202.4.1 DISPROPORTIONATE
 COST.
 ALTERATIONS MADE TO PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE PATH OF
 TRAVEL TO THE ALTERED AREA WILL BE DEEMED
 DISPROPORTIONATE TO THE OVERALL ALTERATION WHEN THE
 COST EXCEEDS 20% OF THE COST OF THE ALTERATION TO THE
 PRIMARY FUNCTION AREA. COSTS THAT MAY BE COUNTED AS
 EXPENDITURES REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE PATH OF
 TRAVEL MAY INCLUDE: (I) COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING
 AN ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE AND AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE TO THE
 ALTERED AREA; (II) COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH MAKING
 RESTROOMS ACCESSIBLE, SUCH AS INSTALLING GRAB BARS,
 ENLARGING TOILET STALLS, INSULATING PIPES, OR
 INSTALLING ACCESSIBLE FAUCET CONTROLS; (III) COSTS
 ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE TELEPHONES, SUCH
 AS RELOCATING THE TELEPHONE TO AN ACCESSIBLE HEIGHT,
 INSTALLING AMPLIFICATION DEVICES, OR INSTALLING A TEXT
 TELEPHONE (TTY); (IV) COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH RELOCATING
 AN INACCESSIBLE DRINKING FOUNTAIN.
  
 3A)2ND REQUEST. SHEETS A3 & A4 MISSING FROM THIS
 REVIEW. SHEET A3 & A4 IDENTIFY THE FRONT DOOR AS DOOR
 101. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE
 FRONT ENTRY. GOOGLE EARTH STREET VIEW SHOWS A COLUMN AT
 THE FRONT ENTRY AS WELL AS A HORIZONTAL BAR
 APPROXIMATELY 36 INCHES ABOVE GRADE. 107.2.1.3
 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED.
  
 2017 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING CODE 1012.8 ACCESSIBILITY.
 EXISTING BUILDINGS THAT UNDERGO A CHANGE OF GROUP OR
 OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION SHALL COMPLY WITH THE
 PROVISIONS OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, ACCESSIBILITY.
  
 ACCESS. CODE 404.2.4 MANEUVERING CLEARANCES. MINIMUM
 MANEUVERING CLEARANCES AT DOORS AND GATES SHALL COMPLY
 WITH 404.2.4. MANEUVERING CLEARANCES SHALL EXTEND THE
 FULL WIDTH OF THE DOORWAY AND THE REQUIRED LATCH SIDE
 OR HINGE SIDE CLEARANCE. THE FRONT DOOR APPEARS TO HAVE
 LESS THAN THE REQUIRED 18 INCHES FOR MANEUVERING
 CLEARANCES.
  
 3B) 2ND REQUEST. THERE IS ALSO A RAMP; PLEASE PROVIDE
 THE SLOPE IN INCHES RISE PER FEET IN LENGTH. 2017
 ACCESSIBILITY CODE. 405.2 SLOPE. RAMP RUNS SHALL HAVE A
 RUNNING SLOPE NOT STEEPER THAN 1:12. EXCEPTION: IN
 EXISTING SITES, BUILDINGS, AND FACILITIES, RAMPS SHALL
 BE PERMITTED TO HAVE RUNNING SLOPES STEEPER THAN 1:12
 COMPLYING WITH TABLE 405.2 WHERE SUCH SLOPES ARE
 NECESSARY DUE TO SPACE LIMITATIONS.
  
 3C) 2ND REQUEST. THE EXISTING RESTROOM DOES NOT ALSO
 MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE USER TOILET ROOM
 UNDER 213.2 TOILET ROOMS AND BATHING ROOMS. WHERE
 TOILET ROOMS ARE PROVIDED, EACH TOILET ROOM SHALL
 COMPLY WITH 603. EXCEPTIONS:
 1.IN ALTERATIONS WHERE IT IS TECHNICALLY INFEASIBLE TO
 COMPLY WITH 603, ALTERING EXISTING TOILET ROOMS SHALL
 NOT BE REQUIRED WHERE A SINGLE UNISEX TOILET ROOM
 COMPLYING WITH 213.2.1 IS PROVIDED AND LOCATED IN THE
 SAME AREA AND ON THE SAME FLOOR AS EXISTING IN
 ACCESSIBLE TOILET OR BATHING ROOMS.
  
 4)2ND REQUEST. MISSING SHEETS A3 & A4. SHEET A3 & A4.
 NEW WORK NOT COVERED UNDER THE 20% DISPROPORTIONATE
 COST. PLEASE SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH:
  
 4A) 2ND REQUEST. MISSING SHEETS A3 & A4. 226.1 WHERE
 DINING SURFACES ARE PROVIDED FOR THE CONSUMPTION OF
 FOOD OR DRINK, AT LEAST 5 PERCENT OF THE SEATING SPACES
 AND STANDING SPACES AT THE DINING SURFACES SHALL COMPLY
 WITH 902.
  
 4B) 2ND REQUEST. MISSING SHEETS A3 & A4. 226.2
 DISPERSION. DINING SURFACES AND WORK SURFACES REQUIRED
 TO COMPLY WITH 902 SHALL BE DISPERSED THROUGHOUT THE
 SPACE OR FACILITY CONTAINING DINING SURFACES AND WORK
 SURFACES.
  
 4C) 2ND REQUEST. MISSING SHEETS A3 & A4. 206.2.5
 206.2.5 RESTAURANTS AND CAFETERIAS. IN RESTAURANTS AND
 CAFETERIAS, AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE SHALL BE PROVIDED TO
 ALL DINING AREAS, INCLUDING RAISED OR SUNKEN DINING
 AREAS, AND OUTDOOR DINING AREAS (SEASONAL SEATING).
  
 4D) 2ND REQUEST. 902.1 .DINING SURFACES SHALL COMPLY
 WITH 902.2 AND 902.3. ADVISORY 902.1 GENERAL. DINING
 SURFACES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, BARS, TABLES,
 LUNCH COUNTERS, AND BOOTHS.
  
 4D)(1) 2ND REQUEST. MISSING SHEETS A3 & A4. 902.2 CLEAR
 FLOOR OR GROUND SPACE. A CLEAR FLOOR SPACE COMPLYING
 WITH 305 POSITIONED FOR A FORWARD APPROACH SHALL BE
 PROVIDED. KNEE AND TOE CLEARANCE COMPLYING WITH 306
 SHALL BE PROVIDED.
  
 4D)(2) 2ND REQUEST. 902.3 HEIGHT. THE TOPS OF DINING
 SURFACES AND WORK SURFACES SHALL BE 28 INCHES MINIMUM
 AND 34 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND.
  
 5) 2ND REQUEST. SHEETS A3 & A4 ARE MISSING. SHEET A4
 THERE IS A DISCREPANCY IN THE WIND SPEEDS; YES THE VULT
 WIND SPEED FOR THIS WIND ZONE FOR A BUILDING CATEGORY
 II STRUCTURE IS 170 VULT. THE PLANS GO ONTO INDICATE
 THE VASD IS 132 WHICH IS ALSO CORRECT. THERE IS ALSO A
 STATEMENT THE CURRENT NOA?S ARE TOO BE BASED ON 146
 VASD. PLEASE NOTE THE 146 VASD WIND ZONES ARE FOR DADE
 AND BROWARD ONLY. IF THE DESIGNER WISHES TO DESIGN TO
 THE HIGHER WIND SPEED THEN ALSO UP THE VULT WIND SPEED
 TO CORRELATE WITH THE 146 VASD. UNTIL THIS IS KNOWN THE
 PRESSURES GIVEN CANNOT BE DETERMINED FOR CODE
 COMPLIANCE. PLEASE ALSO NOTE THE PRESSURES GIVEN NOTE
 MAX. PSF, THIS IS ASSUMED TO BE 10 SQUARE FEET.
 DISCREPANCY IN PLANS. 107.2.1.3. ALL PRESSURES NEED TO
 BE EXPRESSED IN VASD SINCE THE PRODUCT APPROVALS ARE IN
 VASD.
  
 6A) 2ND REQUEST. 2017 FBC-B 1609.1.2 PROTECTION OF
 OPENINGS, 1609.6.4.4.1 COMPONENTS & CLADDING. FLORIDA
 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
 61G20-3.005, RULE 9N-3 NOV. 01/ 2010 (31) SUB-CATEGORY
 OF PRODUCTS OR CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS THAT WILL REQUIRE
 PRODUCT APPROVALS:
 (31)(A) EXTERIOR DOORS
 (G) PRE-ENGINEERED A/C STANDS
  
 6B)2ND REQUEST. PLEASE IDENTIFY ON THE PRODUCT APPROVAL
 BEFORE SUBMITTING TO DESIGNER OF RECORD AND BEFORE
 SUBMISSION TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. FOR ALL PRODUCTS
 WITH GLAZING, PLEASE IDENTIFY THE OPENING WIDTH &
 HEIGHT, TYPE OF GLAZING, MULLION SIZE, LENGTH IF
 UNREINFORCED OR REINFORCED INFORMATION IF REQUIRED,
 ATTACHMENTS AND ASSOCIATE PRESSURES FOR EACH OPENING
 SIZE. 2014 FBC-B 1405.13.1 INSTALLATION. WINDOWS AND
 DOORS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED
 MANUFACTURER?S INSTRUCTIONS. FASTENER SIZE AND SPACING
 SHALL BE PROVIDED IN SUCH INSTRUCTIONS AND SHALL BE
 CALCULATED BASED ON MAXIMUM LOADS AND SPACING USED IN
 THE TESTS.
  
 6C)2ND REQUEST. W. P. B. 107.3.4.1 PRODUCT APPROVALS.
 THOSE PRODUCTS WHICH ARE REGULATED BY THE DCA RULE
 9N-03 SHALL BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE
 DESIGNER OF RECORD PRIOR TO SUBMITTAL FOR
 JURISDICTIONAL APPROVAL.
 FL 61G1-23.015 (2) THE ARCHITECT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
 SUPERVISING AND REVIEWING ALL PROJECT DATA, REPORTS,
 SHOP DRAWINGS ETC..
  
 7) 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.
  
 8) 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.
  
 A THOROUGH REVIEW OF THE PLANS COULD NOT HAPPEN SINCE
 THERE WAS A GREAT DEFICIENCY IN PLANS AND REQUIRED
 DOCUMENTATION. WITH THE NEXT PLAN REVIEW CYCLE THERE
 MAYBE ADDITIONAL REVIEW COMMENTS BECAUSE OF NEW PLANS
 AND INFORMATION LACKING UNDER THE PRIOR REVIEW.
  
  
 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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