Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 18100540
Permit Number 18100540
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 4
Notes
Date Text
2021-06-10 10:09:35BUILDING REVIEW COMMENTS:
  
 W.P.B. PERMIT: 18100540
 550 N. QUADRILLE BLVD.
 BUILDING PERMIT 30 STORY BLDG W/ TWO TOWERS
 CONSTRUCTION TYPE: 1A, SPRINKLERED
 MIXED OCCUPANCY: B, R-1, R-2, A-2, A4, S-2, M, E
  
 1 ST REVIEW: APRIL 18, 2019 - DYLAN BATTLES
 2 ND REVIEW: MARCH 2, 2020 - DYLAN BATTLES
 3 RD REVIEW: JANUARY 13, 2021 - ROBERT MCDOUGAL
 4 TH REVIEW: JUNE 10, 2021 - ROBERT MCDOUGAL
  
 ROBERT MCDOUGAL, CBO
 COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER
 (561) 805-6714
 [email protected]
  
 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE,5TH EDITION (2014)
 FBC[AMENDED] = 2014 CHAPTER 1 WPB AMENDMENTS (SEE LINK
 BELOW)
 HTTPS://WPB.ORG/DEPARTMENTS/DEVELOPMENT-SERVICES/FORMS/
 BUILDING-PERMIT-FORMS
 FBC[B] = FBC BUILDING
 FBC[A] = FBC ACCESSIBILITY
 FBC[E] = FBC ENERGY CONSERVATION
  
  
 BUILDING REVIEW COMMENTS:
  
 1) RESOLVED.
  
 A) RESOLVED.
  
 B) RESOLVED.
  
 C) RESOLVED.
  
 D) RESOLVED.
  
 E) RESOLVED.
  
 F) RESOLVED.
  
 G) RESOLVED.
  
 H) RESOLVED.
  
 2) RESOLVED.
  
 3) RESOLVED.
  
 4) RESOLVED.
  
 5) RESOLVED.
  
 6) RESOLVED.
  
 FAIRHOUSING REVIEW:
  
 7) RESOLVED.
  
 A) PARTIALLY RESOLVED. [ UNIT B-1 ON SHEET A1.524, DOES
 NOT APPEAR TO COMPLY WITH FAIR HOUSING SPECIFICATION B
 BATHROOMS. THE ACCESS TO THE BATHTUB CONTROLS CAN NOT
 BE OBSTRUCTED BY THE TOILET OR VANITY IN ONE OF THE
 BATHROOMS IN ORDER TO BE A SPECIFICATION B. ] THE TUBS
 PAGE 03.097(A1.519) THE MASTER BATH TOILET IN
 RESIDENTIAL UNIT S8 DOES NOT APPEAR TO COMPLY WITH A
 TYPE B BATHROOM. ON PAGE 03.102(A1.524) RESIDENTIAL
 UNIT B1 HAS ONE BATH ROOM MARKED AS TYPE A AND THE
 OTHER AS TYPE B. THE UNIT CAN ONLY BE ONE TYPE. ON PAGE
 03.104(A1.526) SHOW THE REQUIRED CLEAR FLOOR SPACE AT
 THE TOILET IN UNIT B3.1. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO ADD A
 MATRIX OF ROOMS ON SHEET A1.500 WHICH BATHROOM SPEC IS
 BEING USED AND APPLY THE FOLLOWING FOR SPEC A AND B
  
 SPECIFICATION A:
 IF SPECIFICATION A IS USED IT APPLIES TO ALL BATHROOMS,
 AND ALL FIXTURES IN THOSE BATHROOMS MUST BE USABLE. ALL
 BATHROOMS IN THAT UNIT ARE REQUIRED TO MEET THE
 SPECIFICATION A REQUIREMENTS.
 SPECIFICATION B:
 IF SPECIFICATION B IS USED, IT APPLIES TO ONE BATHROOM,
 AND ONLY ONE OF EACH TYPE OF FIXTURE MUST BE USABLE;
 ADDITIONAL BATHROOMS IN THE UNIT ARE EXEMPT ONLY FROM
 MANEUVERING AND CLEAR FLOOR SPACE REQUIREMENTS AT
 FIXTURES.
  
 B) RESOLVED.
  
 C) RESOLVED.
  
 D) RESOLVED.
  
 E) RESOLVED.
  
 F) RESOLVED.
  
 LIFE SAFETY:
  
 8) RESOLVED.
  
 9) RESOLVED.
  
 10) RESOLVED.
  
 11) RESOLVED.
  
 12) RESOLVED.
  
 13) RESOLVED.
  
 14) RESOLVED.
  
 15) RESOLVED.
  
 16) NOT COMPLETELY RESOLVED. [ RAMP 4 ON A1.228 IS
 REQUIRED TO HAVE A LANDING WITH 60" X 60" CLEAR SPACE
 AT THE CHANGE IN DIRECTION. RAMP 8 ON 5.123 REQUIRES A
 60" (5') CLEAR LANDING AND THE DRAWING HAS 59"
 (4'-11"). FBC-A 405.7] THERE ARE SEVERAL RAMPS SHOWN ON
 THE PLANS. PLEASE IDENTIFY EACH WITH AN ID TAG AND
 PROVIDE DETAILS FOR EACH OF THEM TO SHOW THAT THEY MEET
 THE ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR RAMPS. FBC
 ACCESSIBILITY 405. 1003.5 FBC[B] ELEVATION CHANGE. DOES
 EXIT FROM RESIDENT LOBBY TO STAIR 2 HAVE STEPS? PLEASE
 REVIEW
 -HOW DO STEPS WORK AT EGRESS FROM RESIDENT LOUNGE TO
 STAIR ST2? PLEASE REVIEW 1003.5 FOR CHANGE IN ELEVATION
 IN PATH OF EGRESS.
  
 17) RESOLVED.
  
 18) RESOLVED.
  
 19) RESOLVED.
  
 20) RESOLVED.
  
 DEFERRED SUBMITTALS
 21) RESOLVED. SEE SHEET A0.001 FOR LIST OF DEFERRED
 ITEMS.
  
 22) DEFERRED.
  
 23) RESOLVED.
  
 ACCESSIBILITY REVIEW:
  
 24) RESOLVED.
  
 25) RESOLVED.
  
 26) RESOLVED. THE POOL DRAWINGS 13.001-SP.001 THRU
 13.033-SP.750 ARE NOT LISTED IN THE INDEX OF PLANS.
 SEPARATE POOL/SPA PERMITS WILL BE REQUIRED FOR THE (3)
 POOLS/SPAS.
  
 27) RESOLVED.
  
 CHAPTER 4 - HIGHRISE:
  
 28) RESOLVED.
  
 29) RESOLVED.
  
 30) NOT RESOLVED. [ RESPONSE TO COMMENT STATES THAT IT
 HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT NEITHER BUILDING EXCEEDS 420'
 IN HEIGHT THUS THE REQUIREMENTS OF FBC 403.3.1 ARE NOT
 APPLICABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS OF HOW THIS WAS
 DETERMINED. THE FBC DEFINES BUILDING HEIGHT AS THE
 VERTICAL DISTANCE FROM GRADE PLAIN TO THE AVERAGE
 HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST ROOF SURFACE. THE DEFINITION OF
 GRADE PLANE IS A REFERENCE PLANE REPRESENTING THE
 AVERAGE OF FINISHED GROUND LEVEL ADJOINING THE BUILDING
 AT THE EXTERIOR WALLS. THE PLAN ELEVATIONS SHOW THAT
 THE HIGH ROOF OF THE OFFICE BUILDING IS 437'-0"NAVD AND
 THE AVERAGE GRADE AT THE BUILDING IS AROUND 15' NAVD.
 THIS WOULD MEAN THAT THE BUILDING HEIGHT IS 437' - 15'
 OR 422'. ] ADD NOTES TO PAGE 10.001 SHEET FR.001 THAT
 SPECIFY THAT A MINIMUM OF TWO RISERS WILL BE PROVIDED
 AND THAT EACH RISER SHALL SUPPLY SPRINKLERS ON
 ALTERNATE FLOORS. 403.3.1 FBC[B]NUMBER OF SPRINKLER
 RISERS AND SYSTEM DESIGN. EACH SPRINKLER SYSTEM ZONE IN
 BUILDINGS THAT ARE MORE THAN 420 FEET (128 000 MM) IN
 BUILDING HEIGHT SHALL BE SUPPLIED BY NO FEWER THAN TWO
 RISERS. EACH RISER SHALL SUPPLY SPRINKLERS ON ALTERNATE
 FLOORS. IF MORE THAN TWO RISERS ARE PROVIDED FOR A
 ZONE, SPRINKLERS ON ADJACENT FLOORS SHALL NOT BE
 SUPPLIED FROM THE SAME RISER.
 -PLEASE SEE HOW THIS APPLIES TO OFFICE TOWER ONLY AND
 UPDATE FS DRAWINGS AS APPLICABLE.
  
 NEW COMMENTS:
  
 31) RESOLVED.
  
 32) RESOLVED.
  
 33) RESOLVED.
  
 34) RESOLVED.
  
 35) NOT RESOLVED. [ BASED ON THE NUMBERS THAT YOU HAVE
 PROVIDED (487 OCC.) THE CAPACITY OF THE TWO EXISTS THAT
 ARE PROVIDED ARE NOT ADEQUATE FOR THE OCCUPANT LOAD OF
 THIS AREA. SEE FBC SECTIONS 1004, 1005 AND 1006. FBC
 1005.5 DISTRIBUTION OF EGRESS CAPACITY WHERE MORE THAN
 ONE EXIT, OR ACCESS TO MORE THAN ONE EXIT, IS REQUIRED,
 THE MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE CONFIGURED SUCH THAT THE
 LOSS OF ANY ONE EXIT, OR ACCESS TO ONE EXIT, SHALL NOT
 REDUCE THE AVAILABLE CAPACITY TO LESS THAN 50 PERCENT
 OF THE REQUIRED CAPACITY. CHECK THE AREA AND OCCUPANT
 LOAD AND PROVIDE CODE COMPLIANT EGRESS. ]
 ON PAGE 04.024 -ALS1.109, SHOW THE TOTAL OCCUPANT LOAD
 OF THE TERRACE AND PICKLE BALL COURTS, THE LOADS AT
 EACH EXIT DOOR AND THE COMBINED LOADS AT THE HOTEL AND
 RESIDENT EXIT STAIRWAYS. FBC 1004
  
 36) RESOLVED.
  
 37) RESOLVED.
  
 38) RESOLVED.
  
 39) RESOLVED.
  
 40) RESOLVED.
  
 41) RESOLVED.
  
 42) RESOLVED.
  
 43) NOT RESOLVED. [THE ONLY PLAN SHEET I SAW WAS
 ID7.010 SUBMITTED AS AN ATTACHED SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENT.
 IT ONLY HAS THE RECEPTION DESKS FOR THE HOTEL AND THE
 RESIDENTIAL UNITS. SALES AND SERVICE COUNTERS ARE
 REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH FBC-ACCESSIBILITY 904.4 SALES
 COUNTERS AND SERVICE COUNTERS SHALL COMPLY WITH 904.4.1
 OR 904.4.2. THE ACCESSIBLE PORTION OF THE COUNTER TOP
 SHALL EXTEND THE SAME DEPTH AS THE SALES OR SERVICE
 COUNTER TOP. THE SHEET IS NOT SIGNED AND SEALED. WHAT
 ABOUT THE OTHER COMMON AREA ITEMS?] I DID NOT SEE THE
 DETAILS/ELEVATIONS OF BUILT-IN ITEMS IN THE COMMON USE
 AREAS, SUCH AS RECEPTION DESKS, SERVICE COUNTERS, BREAK
 ROOM KITCHENS, ETC. THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE ACCESSIBLE
 PER FBC ACCESSIBILITY CHAPTERS 8 AND 9. PLEASE INDICATE
 SHEETS THEY ARE ON OR PROVIDE SHEETS WITH DETAILS AND
 ELEVATIONS FOR THESE ITEMS.
  
 44) NOTE: ADDITIONAL COMMENTS MAY RESULT FROM THE
 RESPONSES TO THESE PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS.
  
 -PROVIDE COMMENT RESPONSE SHEET TO EXPLAIN HOW EACH
 COMMENT IS BEING ADDRESSED.
 -FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AT 561-805-6714 (M-F 8-5) TO
 DISCUSS COMMENTS, OR E-MAIL ANYTIME [email protected]
  
 NOTE: SEPARATE PERMITS (APPLICATIONS, PLANS, AND FEES)
 ARE REQUIRED FOR:
 LIGHT POLES/SITE LIGHTING
 FIRE ALARM
 FIRE SPRINKLER
 LOW VOLTAGE
 ACCESS
 LANDSCAPING
 IRRIGATION
 PARKING LOT
 SWIMMING POOLS AND SPAS
 GENERATORS
 ALL OTHER ITEMS OTHER THAN BMEP
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  


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