| Date |
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| 2019-05-13 11:10:59 | PLAN |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS |
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| | 3RD REVIEW: FBC FIFTH EDITION (2014) |
| | ROBERT MCDOUGAL, CBO |
| | COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| | (561) 805-6714 |
| | [email protected] |
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| | DENIED BY BUILDING |
| | PLEASE ADDRESS THE ITEMS NOTED BELOW: |
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| | 1) COMPLIED. THE PLANS HAVE SEVERAL REFERENCES TO THE |
| | FBC SIXTH EDITION (2017) WHICH WENT INTO EFFECT ON |
| | JANUARY 1, 2018. ALL NEW PERMITS APPLIED FOR ON OR |
| | AFTER THAT DATE ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH AND |
| | REFERENCE THE FBC SIXTH EDITION (2017). THE FOUNDATION |
| | PERMIT FOR THIS PROJECT (#17111142) WAS APPLIED FOR ON |
| | 11/30/2017, THEREFORE THIS PROJECT IS UNDER THE FBC |
| | FIFTH EDITION (2014). REVISE PLANS TO ONLY REFERENCE |
| | THE FBC FIFTH EDITION (2014) FS CHAPTER 553 |
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| | 2) COMPLIED. SPECIFY THE TYPE OF OCCUPANCY AND |
| | CONSTRUCTION TYPE FOR THE BUILDING ON THE PLANS. FBC |
| | 302.1 AND 602.1 |
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| | 3) NOT ADDRESSED. A PRE-CONSTRUCTION ELEVATION |
| | CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED. THIS PROJECT |
| | IS LOCATED IN A SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREA. THE FLOOD |
| | ZONE IS AE THE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION FOR THE BUILDING IS |
| | 7' NAVD 88 PLUS THE 2' FREEBOARD REQUIRED BY THE CITY |
| | OF WEST PALM BEACH'S FLOOD ORDINANCE. THE LOWEST FLOOR |
| | OF THE BUILDING AND THE EQUIPMENT SERVICING THE |
| | BUILDING IS REQUIRED TO BE AT OR ABOVE 9'-0" NAVD 88. |
| | ELEVATION CERTIFICATES FROM A FLORIDA LICENSED SURVEYOR |
| | WILL BE REQUIRED AT VARIOUS STAGES OF CONSTRUCTION. A |
| | PRE-CONSTRUCTION ELEVATION CERTIFICATED BASED ON THE |
| | PROPOSED PLANS IS REQUIRED AT THIS TIME. |
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| | 4) COMPLIED. THERE ARE SEVERAL NOTES ON THE PLAN THAT |
| | CITE THE FBC RESIDENTIAL, THESE NOTES DO NOT APPLY TO |
| | THIS PROJECT. THIS BUILDING CONTAINS MULTIPLE |
| | RESIDENTIAL UNITS THAT ARE SPECIFIED AS CONDOMINIUMS |
| | AND AS SUCH ARE CONSIDERED R-2 OCCUPANCY TYPES AND ARE |
| | SUBJECT TO THE FBC BUILDING SCOPING REQUIREMENTS. FBC |
| | 101.2 |
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| | 5) PARTIALLY COMPLIED. THE CODE SECTION FOR GUARD |
| | HEIGHT IS INCORRECTLY SPECIFIED AS FBC 1015.3 ON THE |
| | PLANS. REVISE THE STAIR INFORMATION ON SHEET A201 TO |
| | 2014 FBC SECTION 1607.8 FOR LOADS AND SECTION 1013.3 |
| | FOR REQUIRED 42" GUARD HEIGHT, EXCEPT WITHIN INDIVIDUAL |
| | DWELLING UNITS OF R-2 OCCUPANCIES. |
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| | 6) PARTIALLY COMPLIED. THE CODE SECTION FOR THE GUARD |
| | OPENINGS IS INCORRECTLY SPECIFIED AS FBC 1015.4 ON THE |
| | PLANS. SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH FBC 1013.4 FOR GUARD |
| | OPENING LIMITATIONS. |
| | |
| | 7) NOT ADDRESSED. A SCHEMATIC FIRE SPRINKLER PLAN IS |
| | REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED BY FBC 107.3.5.1. PROVIDE A |
| | FIRE SPRINKLER PLAN. FBC 903.2.11.3 ( SEE FIRE REVIEW |
| | COMMENTS) |
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| | 8) PARTIALLY COMPLIED. THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN THAT WAS |
| | SUBMITTED HAS SOME ERRORS AND OMISSIONS. SHEET LS-1 |
| | SHOWS THE EGRESS PATH OF TRAVEL FROM THE FIRE PUMP ROOM |
| | THROUGH WALLS AND THE ADJACENT UNIT. INDICATE THE FIRE |
| | RATED WALLS AT THE SHAFTS, ELEVATOR HOISTWAY, EXIT |
| | STAIRWAYS, ETC. ON THE LIFE SAFETY FLOOR PLANS BY USING |
| | DIFFERENT COMBINATIONS OF DOTS AND DASHES ALONG WITH A |
| | CORRESPONDING SCHEDULE. SHOW THE OVERALL DIAGONAL |
| | DISTANCE OF THE AREA SERVED AND THE EXIT STAIR |
| | SEPARATION DISTANCE ON THE LIFE SAFETY FLOOR PLANS. |
| | SHOW THE OCCUPANT LOADS FOR EACH AREA ON THE LS FLOOR |
| | PLANS. SHOW THE EGRESS DOOR SIZES AND OCCUPANT CAPACITY |
| | ON THE LS FLOOR PLANS. THE EXIT ACCESS TRAVEL DISTANCE |
| | IS MEASURED FROM THE MOST REMOTE POINT WITHIN A STORY |
| | TO AN EXIT AND INCLUDES THE COMMON PATH OF TRAVEL PER |
| | 2014 FBC 1016.3. THE MOST REMOTE POINT ON THE BALCONIES |
| | NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE TRAVEL DISTANCE. PLEASE PUT |
| | THE TRAVEL DISTANCES ON THE TRAVEL PATHS SHOWN ON THE |
| | LS FLOOR PLANS. THE FIRE RATINGS OF THE DOORS ARE NOT |
| | SPECIFIED IN THE DOOR SCHEDULE. PROVIDE A LIFE SAFETY |
| | PLAN, SHOWING OCCUPANT LOADS, TRAVEL DISTANCES, ETC. |
| | FBC 1001.4 ( SEE FIRE REVIEW COMMENTS) |
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| | 9) NOT ADDRESSED. THE EQUIPMENT IS NOT SHOWN ON THE |
| | PLANS. SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH FBC 901.8. FIRE PUMP AND |
| | AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM RISER ROOMS SHALL BE |
| | DESIGNED WITH ADEQUATE SPACE FOR ALL EQUIPMENT |
| | NECESSARY FOR THE INSTALLATION, AS DEFINED BY THE |
| | MANUFACTURER, WITH SUFFICIENT WORKING ROOM AROUND THE |
| | STATIONARY EQUIPMENT. CLEARANCES AROUND EQUIPMENT TO |
| | ELEMENTS OF PERMANENT CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING OTHER |
| | INSTALLED EQUIPMENT AND APPLIANCES, SHALL BE SUFFICIENT |
| | TO ALLOW INSPECTION, SERVICE, REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT |
| | WITHOUT REMOVING SUCH ELEMENTS OF PERMANENT |
| | CONSTRUCTION OR DISABLING THE FUNCTION OF A REQUIRED |
| | FIRE-RESISTANCE-RATED ASSEMBLY. FIRE PUMP AND AUTOMATIC |
| | SPRINKLER SYSTEM RISER ROOMS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A |
| | DOOR(S) AND UNOBSTRUCTED PASSAGEWAY LARGE ENOUGH TO |
| | ALLOW REMOVAL OF THE LARGEST PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. |
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| | 10) COMPLIED. |
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| | 11) COMPLIED. |
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| | 12) COMPLIED. |
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| | 13) PARTIALLY COMPLIED. THE BATHROOM ON THE GROUND |
| | FLOOR IS REQUIRED TO BE A SPECIFICATION B BATHROOM. THE |
| | 2'-8" DOOR (D11) AT THE GROUND FLOOR BATHROOM DOES NOT |
| | PROVIDE A 32" NOMINAL CLEAR OPENING AS REQUIRED BY FAIR |
| | HOUSING FOR A USABLE BATHROOM. THERE IS NO DOOR ID TAG |
| | FOR THE POCKET DOOR AT THE GROUND FLOOR BATHROOM. THE |
| | POCKET DOOR AT THE STUDY BATHROOM IS MISTAKENLY TAGGED |
| | D3, WHICH IS A 2'-8" LOUVERED DOOR. THE GLASS WALL AND |
| | DOOR AT THE SPEC. B BATHROOM IS NOT ALLOWED TO BE IN |
| | THE CLEAR FLOOR SPACE FOR THE TOILET. SPECIFY THE |
| | REQUIRED DIMENSIONS AT THE CLEAR FLOOR SPACE AREAS ON |
| | THE ACCESSIBLE ROUTE FLOOR PLANS. NOTE: THIS PROJECT IS |
| | FOR A PRIVATE MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENCE AND NO FEDERAL |
| | FUNDING IS BEING USED, THEREFORE IT IS NOT REQUIRED TO |
| | COMPLY WITH THE ADA, HOWEVER, IT IS REQUIRED TO COMPLY |
| | WITH FAIR HOUSING. SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH FAIR HOUSING |
| | REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHEDULE A OR B BATHROOM REQUIREMENTS |
| | AS SPECIFIED IN THE FAIR HOUSING ACT DESIGN MANUAL. FBC |
| | ACCESSIBILITY - FAIR HOUSING GUIDELINES (SEE PLUMBING |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS.) |
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| | 14) COMPLIED. |
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| | 15) NOT ADDRESSED. THE ACTUAL TEST REPORTS FOR THE |
| | SOUND PROOFING MATERIALS ARE REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED |
| | FOR REVIEW. THESE DOCUMENTS CAN BE DEFERRED IF LISTED |
| | IF LISTED IN THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. SEE COMMENT |
| | #16. SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING: FBC 1207.2 |
| | AIR-BORNE SOUND. WALLS, PARTITIONS AND FLOOR/CEILING |
| | ASSEMBLIES SEPARATING DWELLING UNITS FROM EACH OTHER OR |
| | FROM PUBLIC OR SERVICE AREAS SHALL HAVE A SOUND |
| | TRANSMISSION CLASS (STC) OF NOT LESS THAN 50 (45 IF |
| | FIELD TESTED) FOR AIR-BORNE NOISE WHEN TESTED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E 90. PENETRATIONS OR OPENINGS IN |
| | CONSTRUCTION ASSEMBLIES FOR PIPING; ELECTRICAL DEVICES; |
| | RECESSED CABINETS; BATHTUBS; SOFFITS; OR HEATING, |
| | VENTILATING OR EXHAUST DUCTS SHALL BE SEALED, LINED, |
| | INSULATED OR OTHERWISE TREATED TO MAINTAIN THE REQUIRED |
| | RATINGS. THIS REQUIREMENT SHALL NOT APPLY TO DWELLING |
| | UNIT ENTRANCE DOORS; HOWEVER, SUCH DOORS SHALL BE TIGHT |
| | FITTING TO THE FRAME AND SILL. |
| | 1207.3 STRUCTURE-BORNE SOUND. |
| | FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLIES BETWEEN DWELLING UNITS OR |
| | BETWEEN A DWELLING UNIT AND A PUBLIC OR SERVICE AREA |
| | WITHIN THE STRUCTURE SHALL HAVE AN IMPACT INSULATION |
| | CLASS (IIC) RATING OF NOT LESS THAN 50 (45 IF FIELD |
| | TESTED) WHEN TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E 492. |
| | TESTING REPORTS FOR SOUND PROOFING INSULATION FOR TILE |
| | FLOORING OR OTHER HARD SURFACE FLOORING MATERIAL IS |
| | REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED. THIS CAN BE A DEFERRED |
| | SUBMITTAL. |
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| | 16) NOT ADDRESSED. FBC 107.3.4 - PROVIDE TWO SETS OF |
| | PRODUCT APPROVALS FOR THOSE PRODUCTS WHICH ARE |
| | REGULATED BY FAC 61G20-3.001 PER FLORIDA STATUTE |
| | 553.842 (5) THAT HAVE BEEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN |
| | WRITING BY THE DESIGNER OF RECORD. PROVIDE TWO COMPLETE |
| | PRODUCT APPROVALS WITH FL OR NOA NUMBERS INCLUDING |
| | INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS AND MAXIMUM DESIGN PRESSURES |
| | FOR EACH OF THE DIFFERENT ROOFING MATERIALS, |
| | WINDOW/GLASS TYPES, STRUCTURAL MULLIONS, ROOF HATCHES |
| | AND EXTERIOR DOOR TYPES. YOU MAY REQUEST THAT THESE |
| | ITEMS BE DEFERRED TO A LATER DATE. SEE BELOW. |
| | 107.3.4.2 DEFERRED SUBMITTALS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS |
| | SECTION, DEFERRED SUBMITTALS ARE DEFINED AS THOSE |
| | PORTIONS OF THE DESIGN THAT ARE NOT SUBMITTED AT THE |
| | TIME OF THE APPLICATION AND THAT ARE TO BE SUBMITTED TO |
| | THE BUILDING OFFICIAL WITHIN A SPECIFIED PERIOD. |
| | DEFERRAL OF ANY SUBMITTAL ITEMS SHALL HAVE THE PRIOR |
| | APPROVAL OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. THE REGISTERED |
| | DESIGN PROFESSIONAL IN RESPONSIBLE CHARGE SHALL LIST |
| | THE DEFERRED SUBMITTALS ON THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS |
| | FOR REVIEW BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. DOCUMENTS FOR |
| | DEFERRED SUBMITTAL ITEMS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE |
| | REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL IN RESPONSIBLE CHARGE |
| | WHO SHALL REVIEW THEM AND FORWARD THEM TO THE BUILDING |
| | OFFICIAL WITH A NOTATION INDICATING THAT THE DEFERRED |
| | SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN REVIEWED AND FOUND TO BE |
| | IN GENERAL CONFORMANCE TO THE DESIGN OF THE BUILDING. |
| | THE DEFERRED SUBMITTAL ITEMS SHALL NOT BE INSTALLED |
| | UNTIL THE DEFERRED SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN |
| | APPROVED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. |
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| | 17) PARTIALLY ADDRESSED. THERE IS A PORTION OF THE |
| | PARAPET WALL LOCATED WITHIN 10 FEET OF THE ROOF HATCH |
| | THAT IS ONLY 24" ABOVE THE ROOF DECK. SEE SHEETS A701 |
| | AND A403. THE ROOF HATCH SHOWN ON THE PLANS DOES NOT |
| | COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SIZE AND GUARDS. ON |
| | SHEET A502 THE STAIR SECTIONS ARE NOT IDENTIFIED AS |
| | STAIR #1 AND STAIR #2. THERE IS A DOOR SHOWN AT THE |
| | GROUND LEVEL ON THE SECTION FOR STAIR #1, WHERE THERE |
| | IS NO DOOR SHOWN ON THE FLOOR PLANS. SEE A502 AND A503. |
| | THE HANDRAILS FOR THE EXIT STAIRS DO NOT HAVE |
| | EXTENSIONS AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM AS REQUIRED BY FAIR |
| | HOUSING AND ANSI117.1. THE HANDRAIL IS REQUIRED TO |
| | EXTEND HORIZONTALLY AT THE TOP FOR 12" AND FOLLOW THE |
| | SLOPE OF THE STAIRS FOR A DISTANCE OF AT LEAST ONE |
| | TREAD DEPTH. SOME OF THE STAIRS SHOWN ON SHEET1009.16 |
| | STAIRWAY TO ROOF. IN BUILDINGS FOUR OR MORE STORIES |
| | ABOVE GRADE PLANE, ONE STAIRWAY SHALL EXTEND TO THE |
| | ROOF SURFACE, UNLESS THE ROOF HAS A SLOPE STEEPER THAN |
| | FOUR UNITS VERTICAL IN 12 UNITS HORIZONTAL (33-PERCENT |
| | SLOPE). IN BUILDINGS WITHOUT AN OCCUPIED ROOF, ACCESS |
| | TO THE ROOF FROM THE TOP STORY SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE |
| | BY AN ALTERNATING TREAD DEVICE. |
| | 1009.16.1 ROOF ACCESS. WHERE A STAIRWAY IS PROVIDED TO |
| | A ROOF, ACCESS TO THE ROOF SHALL BE PROVIDED THROUGH A |
| | PENTHOUSE COMPLYING WITH SECTION 1509.2. |
| | EXCEPTION: IN BUILDINGS WITHOUT AN OCCUPIED ROOF, |
| | ACCESS TO THE ROOF SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE A ROOF |
| | HATCH OR TRAP DOOR NOT LESS THAN 16 SQUARE FEET (1.5 |
| | M2) IN AREA AND HAVING A MINIMUM DIMENSION OF 2 FEET |
| | (610 MM). |
| | 1009.16.2 PROTECTION AT ROOF HATCH OPENINGS. WHERE THE |
| | ROOF HATCH OPENING PROVIDING THE REQUIRED ACCESS IS |
| | LOCATED WITHIN 10 FEET (3049 MM) OF THE ROOF EDGE, SUCH |
| | ROOF ACCESS OR ROOF EDGE SHALL BE PROTECTED BY GUARDS |
| | INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION |
| | 1013. |
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| | 18) COMPLIED. |
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| | 19) COMPLIED. |
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| | 20) COMPLIED. |
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| | 21) COMPLIED. |
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| | 22) COMPLIED. |
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| | 23) COMPLIED. |
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| | 24) PARTIALLY COMPLIED. THE BUILDING CODE ANALYSIS ON |
| | LS-1 HAS A 4 HOUR FIRE RATING FOR THE STAIRS AND |
| | ELEVATOR SHAFT. SHEET LS-4 HAS A 2 HOUR RATING IN |
| | DETAIL 10. SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH FBC 3002.1 HOISTWAY |
| | ENCLOSURE PROTECTION. ELEVATOR, DUMBWAITER AND OTHER |
| | HOISTWAY ENCLOSURES SHALL BE SHAFT ENCLOSURES COMPLYING |
| | WITH SECTION 713. FBC 713.4 FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING. |
| | SHAFT ENCLOSURES SHALL HAVE A FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING OF |
| | NOT LESS THAN 2 HOURS WHERE CONNECTING FOUR STORIES OR |
| | MORE, AND NOT LESS THAN 1 HOUR WHERE CONNECTING LESS |
| | THAN FOUR STORIES. THE NUMBER OF STORIES CONNECTED BY |
| | THE SHAFT ENCLOSURE SHALL INCLUDE ANY BASEMENTS BUT NOT |
| | ANY MEZZANINES. SHAFT ENCLOSURES SHALL HAVE A |
| | FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING NOT LESS THAN THE FLOOR ASSEMBLY |
| | PENETRATED, BUT NEED NOT EXCEED 2 HOURS. SHAFT |
| | ENCLOSURES SHALL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION |
| | 703.2.1. |
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| | 25) COMPLIED. |
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| | 26) COMPLIED. |
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| | 27) COMPLIED. |
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| | 28) SEE COMMENTS FOR ITEM #8. IDENTIFY THE FIRE RATED |
| | WALLS ON THE PLANS. FBC 107.2.1 |
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| | 29) IN ORDER TO REDUCE PLAN REVIEW TIME, PLEASE SUBMIT |
| | A RESPONSE LETTER INDICATING HOW EACH OF THE REVIEW |
| | COMMENTS HAS BEEN ADDRESSED. |
| | WHEN RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE |
| | LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE CITY |
| | RE-SUBMITTAL FORM. ADDITIONALLY, PLEASE INSERT |
| | CORRECTED PLAN SHEETS INTO THE SETS, REMOVE THE |
| | PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED SHEETS AND MARK VOID ON THEM, AND |
| | KEEP THEM WITH THE SUBMITTALS. |
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