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| 2018-07-26 16:43:24 | BUILDING REVIEW COMMENTS |
| | CODE: FBC 6TH EDITION (2017) AND CITY AMENDMENTS |
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| | 1- THE PROPOSED WORK INVOLVES 3 SEPARATE FLOORS. |
| | PROVIDE A SEPARATE PERMIT APPLICATION FOR EACH FLOOR. |
| | CLEARLY IDENTIFY THE UNIT OF EACH WHERE ALTERATION IS |
| | GOING TO TAKE PLACE. NOTE: SAME PLANS MAY BE USED, BUT |
| | NEED A SEPARATE PERMIT APPLICATION FOR EACH UNIT FOR |
| | PROPER INSPECTIONS. SEC. 105.1 CITY AMENDMENTS. |
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| | 2- THIS IS A THRESHOLD BUILDING. SPECIAL INSPECTOR MAY |
| | BE REQUIRED FOR NEW FLOOR PENETRATIONS INTO EXISTING |
| | POST TENSIONED SLAB. LOCATION OF PT TENDONS AND |
| | REINFORCEMENT IN SLAB IS REQUIRED BEFORE CORE DRILLING. |
| | COORDINATE WITH KEN CONRAD (CHIEF BUILDING INSPECTOR) |
| | PRIOR TO ANY WORK. SEE CONTACT INFORMATION BELOW. |
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| | KEN CONRAD |
| | CHIEF BUILDING INSPECTOR |
| | PHONE: 805-6666 EXT: 6666 |
| | E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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| | 3- -SHEET A-121-NEW PLAN: |
| | A)IT LOOKS LIKE THE SLIDING DOORS FOR CLOSET IN |
| | SECONDARY BEDROOM DON'T COMPLY WITH THE 32" USABLE |
| | DOORS REQUIREMENT #3 OF FAIR HOUSING ACT. SEE PAGE 3.9 |
| | AND PAGE 3.14 OF FAIR HOUSING ACT MANUAL. REVISE AS |
| | REQUIRED. |
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| | B)PURPLE DASHED LINES SHOWN ON KITCHEN AND BATHROOMS |
| | USED TO ILLUSTRATE THE CLEAR FLOOR SPACE BY THE |
| | APPLIANCES ARE NOT CLEAR. CLEARLY SHOW THE CLEAR FLOOR |
| | SPACE IN FRONT OF EACH APPLIANCE. NOTE: CLEARLY SPECIFY |
| | IF THERE ARE CABINETS BELOW PLUMBING FIXTURES. |
| | COORDINATE WITH SHEET A-460. THE KITCHEN ISLAND HAVE |
| | CABINETS BELOW, THEREFORE,THERE IS NO KNEE SPACE BELOW |
| | THE COUNTER. CLEARLY SHOW THE CLEAR DIMENSION BETWEEN |
| | THE REFRIGERATOR AND THE KITCHEN ISLAND. SEE PAGE 7.6 |
| | AND 7.7 OF FAIR HOUSING ACT MANUAL. |
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| | C) CLEARLY IDENTIFY WHICH TYPE OF BATHROOMS TO BE USED. |
| | "A" OR "B". SEE PAGE 7.34 OF FAIR HOUSING ACT MANUAL |
| | FOR PROPER REVIEW COMPLIANCE. NOTE: IT LOOKS LIKE THERE |
| | MAY BE AN ISSUE WITH THE DOOR IN WATER CLOSET |
| | COMPARTMENT OF BATHROOM LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE |
| | APARTMENT. IT LOOKS LIKE THERE MAY BE CONFLICT WITH THE |
| | REQUIRED CLEAR FLOOR SPACE OUTSIDE THE SWING OF THE |
| | DOOR. |
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| | D) IT LOOKS LIKE THE SHOWERS DON'T COMPLY WITH THE |
| | CLEAR FLOOR SPACE THAT NEEDS TO BE PARALLEL AND FLUSHED |
| | WITH THE CONTROL WALL. SEE PAGE 7.56 OF FAIR HOUSING |
| | ACT MANUAL. REVISE AS REQUIRED. |
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| | 4--SHEET G-100: |
| | A)REVISE PROJECT CODE ANALYSIS (SEC. 107.2.1 CITY |
| | AMENDMENTS): |
| | (1)PROVIDE CORRECT FLOORS TO MATCH PERMIT APPLICATION |
| | AND PLANS. WORK IS ON FLOORS 10 THRU 12 NOT 8 THRU 10. |
| | (NOTE: ALSO NEED A PERMIT APPLICATION FOR EACH FLOOR |
| | UNIT) |
| | (2)REVISE JURISDICTION CONTACT INFORMATION. CURRENT |
| | BUILDING OFFICIAL IS ROBERT BROWN NOT DOUG WISE. REVISE |
| | PHONE NUMBER AND E-MAIL AS WELL. NOTE: THIS IS NOT PALM |
| | BEACH COUNTY JURISDICTION. THIS IS THE CITY OF WEST |
| | PALM BEACH. PHONE NUMBER AND E-MAIL ADDRESS IS NOT |
| | REQUIRED. |
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| | B) THE CURRENT CODE IS THE FBC, 6TH EDITION (2017) |
| | UPDATE ALL THE INFORMATION ON SHEET G-100 THAT IS |
| | REFERENCING THE 2014 CODE. |
| | CHAPTER 553 F.S. |
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| | C) REVISE/CLARIFY BUILDING DATA. ACCORDING TO CITY |
| | RECORDS (PERMIT #95009927) 3RD AND 4TH FLOORS HAVE HAVE |
| | NURSING UNITS, 5TH AND 6TH FLOORS HAVE ASSISTED LIVING |
| | UNITS AND 8TH THRU 11TH FLOOR AND PENTHOUSE HAVE |
| | INDEPENDENT UNITS. FOR CLARIFICATION THE OCCUPANCY OF |
| | THIS BUILDING IS A MIXED USE OF NURSING HOME, ASSISTED |
| | LIVING FACILITY AND INDEPENDENT LIVING FACILITY FOR THE |
| | ELDERLY. UNITS ON FLOORS 10 THRU 12 ARE RESIDENTIAL |
| | (R2). |
| | SEC. 301.1 FBC. |
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| | 5- FLOORING UNDERLAYMENT SOUND INSULATION MATERIAL TO |
| | BE USED FOR CERAMIC TILE AND WOOD FLOORING(NOTE: THIS |
| | MAY BE SUBMITTED LATER AS A DEFERRED SUBMITTAL. |
| | DESIGNER OF RECORD TO APPROVE THEM BEFORE SUBMITTAL): |
| | A) PROVIDE COPIES OF THE FLAME SPREAD INDEX AND SMOKE |
| | DEVELOPED INDEX TEST DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E 84 |
| | OR UL 723 AS REQUIRED BY SEC. 720.1 OF FBC 6TH EDITION |
| | (2017). |
| | NOTE: TEST SAMPLE TO MATCH BUILDING CONSTRUCTION. |
| | |
| | B) PROVIDE COPIES OF THE SOUND TRANSMISSION CLASS (STC) |
| | TEST DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E 90 AS REQUIRED BY |
| | SEC. 1207.2 OF FBC 6TH EDITION (2017). |
| | NOTE: TEST SAMPLE TO MATCH BUILDING CONSTRUCTION. THERE |
| | ARE TESTS FOR 6" OR 8" CONCRETE SLABS WITH OR WITHOUT |
| | ACOUSTICAL CEILING. |
| | |
| | C) PROVIDE COPIES OF THE IMPACT INSULATION CLASS (IIC) |
| | TEST DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E 492 AS REQUIRED BY |
| | SEC. 1207.3 OF FBC 6TH EDITION (2017). |
| | NOTE: TEST SAMPLE TO MATCH BUILDING CONSTRUCTION. THERE |
| | ARE TESTS FOR 6" OR 8" CONCRETE SLABS WITH OR WITHOUT |
| | ACOUSTICAL CEILING. |
| | |
| | 6- SHEET A-460-FINISH PLAN + ELEVATIONS + DETAILS: |
| | PROVIDE COMPLETE DETAILS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR |
| | REINFORCEMENT AT ALL THE GRAB BARS AS REQUIRED BY |
| | REQUIREMENT #6 OF FAIR HOUSING ACT. NOTE: REMEMBER TYPE |
| | OF CONSTRUCTION. COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS ARE NOT ALLOWED. |
| | SEE SEC. 603.1 FBC FOR PERMITTED MATERIALS. |
| | |
| | 7- SHEET G-201 -EXISTING LIFE SAFETY PLANS: |
| | A) REVISE THE EXIT ACCESS TRAVEL DISTANCE. THE DISTANCE |
| | IS MEASURE FORM THE MOST REMOTE POINT TO THE EXIT NOT |
| | TO THE ENTRY DOOR. SEE SEC. 1017.3 FBC AND REVISE AS |
| | REQUIRED. |
| | |
| | B)EXISTING LIFE SAFETY PLANS SHOW A FIRE EXTINGUISHER |
| | WHERE THE NEW CORRIDOR WALL IS BUILT FOR NEW APARTMENT. |
| | SPECIFY LOCATION OF RELOCATED FIRE EXTINGUISHER. SEC. |
| | 906.1 FBC. |
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| | 8- SHEET G-500-UL ASSEMBLIES: PROVIDE SPECIFICATIONS |
| | FOR RATED CEILING ASSEMBLY. SEC. 420.3 FBC |
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| | 9- SHEET FP-001-GENERAL INFORMATION-FIRE PROTECTION: |
| | REVISE INFORMATION SPECIFIED UNDER RESIDENTIAL UNITS IN |
| | THE FIRE PROTECTION DESIGN CRITERIA COLUMN. THIS |
| | BUILDING REQUIRES A NFPA 13 SPRINKLER SYSTEM. SEC. |
| | 903.3.2 FBC. NFPA 13R SPRINKLER SYSTEM IS NOT ALLOWED. |
| | NFPA 13R SYSTEM IS FOR LOW RISE RESIDENTIAL |
| | OCCUPANCIES. REVISE AS REQUIRED. |
| | SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED. |
| | |
| | 10- PROVIDE SPECIFICATIONS FOR FIRE ALARM AND SMOKE |
| | ALARMS. SEC. 907.2.9 FBC. |
| | SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED. |
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| | 11- PROVIDE COMPLETE DETAILS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE |
| | PENETRATIONS IF FIRE RATED HORIZONTAL ASSEMBLIES AND |
| | FIRE RATED WALLS. |
| | SEC. 714 FBC. |
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| | 12- THIS IS A DIGITAL SUBMITTAL. ALL DRAWINGS NEED TO |
| | HAVE DIGITAL SIGNATURE AS REQUIRED BY CHAPTER 481 FOR |
| | ARCHITECTS AND CHAPTER 471 FOR ENGINEERS. |
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| | 13- PLEASE PROVIDE RESPONSE LETTER ADDRESSING EACH |
| | COMMENT TO HELP EXPEDITE THE REVIEW PROCESS. |
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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] |
