| Date |
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| 2018-10-17 17:49:49 | ****CORRECTIONS**** |
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| | SAMANTHA HILL |
| | BUILDING PLANS EXAMINER |
| | [email protected] |
| | 561-805-6724 |
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| | FBC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, 6TH EDITION (2017) |
| | FBC B = FBC BUILDING |
| | FBC EB = FBC EXISTING BUILDING |
| | FBC A = FBC ACCESSIBILITY |
| | FBC EC = FBC ENERGY CONSERVATION |
| | FBC R = FBC RESIDENTIAL |
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| | COMMENT FROM PREVIOUS LIST: |
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| | 1. FBC EB 701.2, PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO |
| | JUSTIFY REMOVAL OF FIRE RATED DOORS. IT APPEARS THAT |
| | THIS IS A CORRIDOR OR ELEVATOR LOBBY. ARE THE ELEVATORS |
| | PRESSURIZED? |
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| | PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU WISH TO DISCUSS. |
| | |
| | 2ND REVIEW: |
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| | SEE BELOW FOR THE EMAIL WHICH I RECEIVED. IF APPLIANT |
| | WOULD LIKE TO USE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION |
| | (0 RATING FOR THE CORRIDORS), YOU CAN PROVIDE AN |
| | ANALYSIS OF THE ENTIRE BUILDING TO SHOW THAT THE ENTIRE |
| | BUILDING COMPLIES WITH FBC 2017, BUILDING. |
| | |
| | THE COMMENTARY FOR THE EXISTING BUILDING CODE, SECTION |
| | 804.1.1 STATES THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM ALSO NEEDS TO |
| | INCLUDE THE EXIT STAIRWAY(S). |
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| | PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU WISH TO DISCUSS. |
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| | *************************************************** |
| | FROM: ANDY SHANAHAN |
| | SENT: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2018 5:06 PM |
| | TO: TIM SLIGER |
| | CC: DAVID BROWN |
| | SUBJECT: RE: NORTHBRIDGE CENTRE MASTER PERMIT# 17080045 |
| | |
| | TIM, |
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| | SECTION 804.1.1 IS A SUBSECTION TO 804.1, WHICH STATES |
| | THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION ARE LIMITED TO THE |
| | WORK AREA. SECTION 804.1.1 THEN PROVIDES A CAVEAT. YOU |
| | NEED TO SPRINKLER OUTSIDE YOUR WORK AREA IF YOU WANT TO |
| | TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE CORRIDOR RATING REDUCTION. YOU |
| | ALREADY EXCEED THIS REQUIREMENT ALREADY AS YOUR |
| | BUILDING IS FULLY-SPRINKLERED. |
| | |
| | I HAVE COME ACROSS STUFF LIKE THIS BEFORE. THE INTENT |
| | OF THIS SECTION IS TO BE APPLIED TO A NON-SPRINKLERED |
| | OR PARTIALLY-SPRINKLERED BUILDING. IN A NON-SPRINKLERED |
| | (OR PARTIALLY-SPRINKLERED) BUILDING YOU COULD INSTALL A |
| | SPRINKLER SYSTEM AS DESCRIBED AND REDUCE THE CORRIDOR |
| | RATING EVEN THOUGH YOUR BUILDING ISN?T COMPLETELY |
| | SPRINKLERED (NEW CONSTRUCTION REQUIRES THE BUILDING TO |
| | BE COMPLETELY SPRINKLERED TO ELIMINATE THE CORRIDOR |
| | RATINGS. SEE SECTION 1020.1). |
| | |
| | YOUR BUILDING IS COMPLETELY SPRINKLERED. IN A |
| | COMPLETELY SPRINKLERED BUILDING, YOU DO NOT NEED TO |
| | SPRINKLER THE LANDINGS AS DESCRIBED. PUTTING IT |
| | DIFFERENTLY, THE CODE OFFICIAL WOULD CLEARLY RATHER |
| | SOMEONE SPRINKLER THE ENTIRE BUILDING IN COMPLIANCE |
| | WITH NFPA 13 (WITHOUT SPRINKLERS AT THE LANDINGS) THAN |
| | WHAT IS PERMITTED BY THAT SECTION. |
| | |
| | THIS CODE IS SPECIFICALLY WRITTEN TO BE LESS |
| | RESTRICTIVE THAN THE CODE FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION. IF THIS |
| | SECTION WERE APPLIED TO YOUR BUILDING, IT WOULD BE IN |
| | EXCESS OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION. |
| | [A]101.3INTENT. |
| | THE INTENT OF THIS CODE IS TO PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY TO |
| | PERMIT THE USE OF ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES TO ACHIEVE |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS TO SAFEGUARD THE |
| | PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE INSOFAR AS THEY ARE |
| | AFFECTED BY THE REPAIR, ALTERATION, CHANGE OF |
| | OCCUPANCY, ADDITION AND RELOCATION OF EXISTING |
| | BUILDINGS. |
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| | SINCERELY, |
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| | ANDREW SHANAHAN, P.E. |
| | PROJECT DIRECTOR |
| | HOWE ENGINEERS, INC. |
| | PHONE: 781.878.3500 |
| | EMAIL: [email protected] |
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