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| 2018-06-08 11:08:15 | BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, 6TH EDITION W/2017 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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| | 1. WORK DESCRIPTION ON APPLICATION CHANGED TO REPLACE |
| | EXISTING FIRE ESCAPE TO REFLECT SOW ON PLANS. |
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| | 2. ALL LANDINGS WITHIN STAIR RUNS AND DISCHARGE SHALL |
| | COMPLY WITH R311.7.6. |
| | 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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| | 3. ALL GLAZING ALONG THE EXIT PATH OF TRAVEL SHALL BE |
| | PROTECTED PER FBC EXISTING 405.5. |
| | 405.5 OPENING PROTECTIVES. |
| | DOORS AND WINDOWS ALONG THE FIRE ESCAPE SHALL BE |
| | PROTECTED WITH 3/4-HOUR OPENING PROTECTIVES |
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| | 4. PROVIDE SHOP DRAWINGS OF PROPOSED FIRE ESCAPE. |
| | DRAWINGS SHALL BE REVIEWED BY THE DESIGNER OF RECORD |
| | PRIOR TO SUBMITTAL. |
| | FL 61G1-23.015 (2) THE ARCHITECT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR |
| | SUPERVISING AND REVIEWING ALL PROJECT DATA, REPORTS, |
| | SHOP DRAWINGS ETC... |
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| | 5. PROVIDE CERTIFICATION OF WELDERS FOR ANY ON-SITE |
| | WELDING. |
| | WELDED OR BOLTED CONNECTIONS |
| | THE CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE WELD PROCEDURE |
| | SPECIFICATIONS & WELDER OPERATOR PERFORMANCE |
| | QUALIFICATION RECORDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REFERENCED |
| | STANDARDS AT TIME OF INSPECTION. |
| | 2017 FBC-B 2204.1 WELDING |
| | 2017 FBC-B 2204.2 BOLTING. |
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| | 6. PROVIDE ENGINEERING EVALUATION REPORT FOR THE |
| | PROPOSED HELICAL PILES. DESIGNER TO REVIEW AND APPROVE |
| | PRIOR TO SUBMITTAL. |
| | R301.1APPLICATION. |
| | BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES, AND ALL PARTS THEREOF, SHALL |
| | BE CONSTRUCTED TO SAFELY SUPPORT ALL LOADS, INCLUDING |
| | DEAD LOADS, LIVE LOADS, ROOF LOADS, FLOOD LOADS, SNOW |
| | LOADS, WIND LOADS AND SEISMIC LOADS AS PRESCRIBED BY |
| | THIS CODE. THE CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES |
| | IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CODE SHALL |
| | RESULT IN A SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES A COMPLETE LOAD PATH |
| | THAT MEETS ALL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TRANSFER OF ALL |
| | LOADS FROM THEIR POINT OF ORIGIN THROUGH THE |
| | LOAD-RESISTING ELEMENTS TO THE FOUNDATION. BUILDINGS |
| | AND STRUCTURES CONSTRUCTED AS PRESCRIBED BY THIS CODE |
| | ARE DEEMED TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS |
| | SECTION. |
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| | 7. STAIR RISERS AND TREADS SHALL COMPLY WITH R311.7.5.1 |
| | & R311.7.5.2. |
| | 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. |
| | 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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| | 8. GUARDS SHALLL COMPLY WITH R312.1.2. |
| | R312.1.2 HEIGHT. |
| | REQUIRED GUARDS AT OPEN-SIDED WALKING SURFACES, |
| | INCLUDING STAIRS, PORCHES, BALCONIES OR LANDINGS, SHALL |
| | BE NOT LESS THAN 36 INCHES (914 MM) HIGH MEASURED |
| | VERTICALLY ABOVE THE ADJACENT WALKING SURFACE, ADJACENT |
| | FIXED SEATING OR THE LINE CONNECTING THE LEADING EDGES |
| | OF THE TREADS. |
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| | 9. APPLICANT TO PRESENT EVIDENCE WHY THEY ARE NOT |
| | REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH FBC EXISTING SECTION 405.1.3 |
| | AND PROVIDE EXTERIOR STAIRWAYS IN LIEU OF REPLACING THE |
| | EXISTING FIRE ESCAPE. |
| | 405.1.3 NEW FIRE ESCAPES. |
| | NEW FIRE ESCAPES FOR EXISTING BUILDINGS SHALL BE |
| | PERMITTED ONLY WHERE EXTERIOR STAIRWAYS CANNOT BE |
| | UTILIZED DUE TO LOT LINES LIMITING STAIRWAY SIZE OR DUE |
| | TO THE SIDEWALKS, ALLEYS OR ROADS AT GRADE LEVEL. NEW |
| | FIRE ESCAPES SHALL NOT INCORPORATE LADDERS OR ACCESS BY |
| | WINDOWS. |
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| | PLEASE NOTE THAT SUBMITTAL OF ADDITIONAL AND/OR REVISED |
| | MATERIALS MAY RESULT IN NEW PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS. |
| | WHEN RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE |
| | LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE CITY |
| | RE-SUBMITTAL FORM. PLEASE, ADDITIONALLY, INSERT |
| | CORRECTED PAGES INTO SUBMITTAL AND LEAVE THE PREVIOUSLY |
| | REVIEWED SHEETS DETACHED AND MARK VOID. |
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