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| 2019-03-27 07:59:54 | 2017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 19030897 |
| | ADD: 1411 N. FLAGLER DRIVE SUITE 8900 |
| | CONT: LEIGHTON MCGINN |
| | TEL: 561863-4455 |
| | E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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| | 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2017 WEST PALM BEACH |
| | AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, |
| | ADMINISTRATION |
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| | 2017 EXISTING BUILDING CODE. 801.3 COMPLIANCE. ALL NEW |
| | CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, COMPONENTS, SYSTEMS, AND SPACES |
| | SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FLORIDA |
| | BUILDING CODE, BUILDING. |
| | |
| | 1ST REVIEW |
| | DATE: TUES. MARCH 26/ 2019 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) THE COVERSHEET UNDER APPLICABLE CODES LIST THE |
| | BUILDING TYPE AS A TYPE V(A) UNSPRINKLERED. PLEASE |
| | REVIEW THE BUILDING AND SITE. THE VICTOR FARRIS |
| | BUILDING IS A 9 STORY HIGHRISE, FULLY SPRINKLERED. |
| | PLEASE UPDATE THE PLANS TO THE CORRECT BUILDING TYPE. |
| | SEE THE 2017 FBC-B TABLE 504.4. |
| | |
| | 2) THE COVERSHEET UNDER THE HEADING OF GENERAL NOTE 10 |
| | INDICATES FIRE RETARDANT TREATED AS PER THE REQUIREMENT |
| | OF THE 2017 FBC-RESIDENTIAL CODE. PLEASE REMOVE THIS |
| | NOTE SINCE IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS REVIEW, THIS |
| | IS A COMMERCIAL HIGH-RISE. 107.2.1.2. ADDITIONAL |
| | INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. |
| | |
| | 3) SHEET A2.0 HAS (2) NOTES THAT DEAL WITH THE |
| | RESIDENTIAL CODE FBC-R 308. PLEASE REMOVE ALL NOTES |
| | DEALING WITH THE ONE & TWO FAMILY RESIDENTIAL CODE. |
| | 107.2.1 INFORMATION ON CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. |
| | CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SHALL BE OF SUFFICIENT CLARITY |
| | TO INDICATE THE LOCATION, NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE WORK |
| | PROPOSED AND SHOW IN DETAIL THAT IT WILL CONFORM TO THE |
| | PROVISIONS OF THIS CODE AND RELEVANT LAWS, ORDINANCES, |
| | RULES AND REGULATIONS, AS DETERMINED BY THE BUILDING |
| | OFFICIAL. |
| | |
| | 4) SHEET A2.0 ALSO HAS NOTES REFERRING TO THE FEDERAL |
| | A.D.A. AND THE STATE OF FLORIDA ACCESSIBILITY CODE. |
| | THEN LIST VARIOUS CODE SECTIONS 4.1.6, 4.1.9, 4.13.6AND |
| | ALL OF THE S. F. B. C. (SOUTH FLORIDA BUILDING CODE). |
| | |
| | 4A) SECTIONS 4.1.6, 4.1.9, 4.13.6 ARE OUT OF THE ADA, |
| | NOT THE FLORIDA ACCESSIBILITY CODE. SECTIONS 4.1.6 & |
| | 4.1.9 ARE MENTIONED A SECOND TIME. PLEASE IF |
| | REFERENCING THE 2017 FBC-ACCESS. CODE PLEASE USE THE |
| | CORRECT CODE SECTIONS, NOT THE ADA. |
| | |
| | 4B) THE S. F. B. C. (SOUTH FLORIDA BUILDING CODE) ARE |
| | NO LONGER A CURRENT CODE. YOU ONLY REFER TO THE HIGH |
| | VELOCITY HURRICANE ZONE WHEN WORKING IN EITHER DADE OR |
| | BROWARD COUNTIES. SEE THE 2017 FBC-B DEFINITIONS |
| | CHAPTER 2. HIGH VELOCITY HURRICANE ZONE. THIS ZONE |
| | CONSISTS OF BROWARD AND DADE COUNTIES. |
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| | 5) LIFE SAFETY SHEET: |
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| | 5A) THE OCCUPANCY LOAD CLASSIFICATION CHART NEEDS TO BE |
| | REVIEWED FOR CODE COMPLIANCE. THE OFFICE AND EXAM |
| | ROOMS? NEED BOTH TO BE FIGURED AT 100 SQ. FT. /PER |
| | OCCUPANT, NOT THE 240 GROSS FOR THE EXAM ROOMS. |
| | PLEASE REVIEW IN THE 2017 FBC-B TABLE 1004.1.2. THE 240 |
| | GROSS IS USED IN INSTITUTIONAL AREAS SUCH AS INPATIENT |
| | TREATMENT AREAS NOT IN A BUSINESS OCCUPANCY. SO THE |
| | TOTAL AREA OF THE BUSINESS PORTION OF THE TENANT SPACE |
| | IS 2407 SQ. FT. OR 25 OCCUPANTS, YOU ALWAYS ROUND UP, |
| | YOU NEVER HAVE PARTIAL OCCUPANTS, SEE BOAF INFORMAL |
| | INTERPRETATIONS. |
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| | 5B) THE RECEPTION AREA SHOULD READ RECEPTION & |
| | CONFERENCE ROOM, THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF 1,038/ 15= 95 |
| | WHEN ROUNDED UP. PLEASE UPDATE PLANS, 2017 FBC-B TABLE |
| | 1004.1.2. |
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| | 5C) THE OTHER ISSUE WITH THE RECEPTION/ CONFERENCE ROOM |
| | OCCUPANT LOAD IS THE COMMON PATH OF TRAVEL. |
| | SEE TABLE 1006.2.1 THE MAXIMUM OCCUPANT LOAD OF 30 |
| | OCCUPANTS IN THE ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY THE COMMON PATH OF |
| | TRAVEL IS LIMITED TO 75 FEET AND THE MAXIMUM OCCUPANT |
| | LOAD OF 49, TABLE 1006.1.2. |
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| | PLEASE REVIEW SECTION 1006.2.1 EGRESS BASED ON OCCUPANT |
| | LOAD AND COMMON PATH OF EGRESS TRAVEL DISTANCE. TWO |
| | EXITS OR EXIT ACCESS DOORWAYS FROM ANY SPACE SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED WHERE THE DESIGN OCCUPANT LOAD OR THE COMMON |
| | PATH OF EGRESS TRAVEL DISTANCE EXCEEDS THE VALUES |
| | LISTED IN TABLE 1006.2.1. THE EXCEPTION FORI-2 DOES NOT |
| | WORK SINCE THIS IS NOT A CARE SUITE WITHIN A HOSPITAL. |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE 2 EXIT ACCESS DOORWAY THAT WILL BE IN |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH FBC-B 1007.1.1 EXCEPTION2. |
| | FBC-B 1007.1.1 EXCEPTION2. WHERE A BUILDING IS EQUIPPED |
| | THROUGHOUT WITH AN AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 903.3.1.1 OR 903.3.1.2, THE |
| | SEPARATION DISTANCE SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN ONE-THIRD OF |
| | THE LENGTH OF THE MAXIMUM OVERALL DIAGONAL DIMENSION OF |
| | THE AREA SERVED. |
| | |
| | THERE ARE 2 AREAS OF CONCERN, 1ST IN THE CONFERENCE |
| | ROOM ITSELF REQUIRING 2 MEANS OF EGRESS, OUTSWING DOOR |
| | REQUIRED. THE 2ND AREA IS WITHIN THE TENANT SPACE |
| | ITSELF THE TOTAL OCCUPANT LOAD IS OVER 49 REQUIRING |
| | ALSO 2 MEANS OF EGRESS. |
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| | 6) SHEET A6.0 ACCESSIBLE FEATURES: |
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| | 6A) THE PLAN SHOWS AN ACCESSIBLE RESTROOM & BATHROOM |
| | WITHIN THE RESTROOM & BATHROOM THE PLAN FAILS TO SHOW |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY SECTION |
| | 604.3.1 CLEARANCE/ SIZE. 604.3.1 SIZE. CLEARANCE AROUND |
| | A WATER CLOSET SHALL BE 60 INCHES (1525 MM) MINIMUM |
| | MEASURED PERPENDICULAR FROM THE SIDE WALL AND 56 INCHES |
| | (1420 MM) MINIMUM MEASURED PERPENDICULAR FROM THE REAR |
| | WALL. |
| | |
| | 604.3.2 OVERLAP. THE REQUIRED CLEARANCE AROUND THE |
| | WATER CLOSET SHALL BE PERMITTED TO OVERLAP THE WATER |
| | CLOSET, ASSOCIATED GRAB BARS, DISPENSERS, SANITARY |
| | NAPKIN DISPOSAL UNITS, COAT HOOKS, SHELVES, ACCESSIBLE |
| | ROUTES, CLEAR FLOOR SPACE AND CLEARANCES REQUIRED AT |
| | OTHER FIXTURES, AND THE TURNING SPACE. NO OTHER |
| | FIXTURES OR OBSTRUCTIONS SHALL BE LOCATED WITHIN THE |
| | REQUIRED WATER CLOSET CLEARANCE. |
| | |
| | 6B) THE PLAN ALSO SHOWS WHAT APPEARS TO BE AN |
| | ACCESSIBLE BATHROOM EQUIPPED WITH A WALK-IN SHOWER. |
| | PLEASE NOTE THIS BATHROOM HAS TO MEET ALL OF THE |
| | REQUIREMENTS FOR AN ACCESSIBLE RESTROOM, IT DOES NOT |
| | MEET THE REQUIREMENT FOR A PRIVATE BATHROOM. |
| | FBC-ACCESS. CODE 603.2.3 EXCEPT. 1 DOORS TO A TOILET |
| | ROOM OR BATHING ROOM FOR A SINGLE OCCUPANT ACCESSED |
| | ONLY THROUGH A PRIVATE OFFICE AND NOT FOR COMMON USE OR |
| | PUBLIC USE SHALL BE PERMITTED TO SWING INTO THE CLEAR |
| | FLOOR SPACE OR CLEARANCE PROVIDED THE SWING OF THE DOOR |
| | CAN BE REVERSED TO COMPLY WITH 603.2.3. |
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| | 6C) THE BATHROOM SHOWS A SHOWER BUT DOES NOT SHOW ANY |
| | DETAILS OF GRAB BARS, BACKING, OR THE WALL OF WHICH |
| | WHERE THE CONTROLS ARE INSTALLED, CLEAR FLOOR SPACE, |
| | NOTHING. 609.4, 608.5.2, & 608.2.2. |
| | |
| | 6D) THE BATHROOM ALSO SHOWS THE INSWING DOOR SWINGING |
| | INTO THE REQUIRED CLEAR FLOOR SPACE FOR THE WATER |
| | CLOSET AND SHOWER. PLEASE NOTE NEITHER THE CLEAR FLOOR |
| | SPACE FOR THE SHOWER AND WATER CLOSET IS SHOWN. |
| | 107.2.1.2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED. 604.3.1 & |
| | 604.3.2 OVERLAP. |
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| | 6E) PLEASE REVIEW DETAIL # 6 SINKS FOR HEIGHT |
| | REQUIREMENTS. THIS DETAIL SHOWS THE HEIGHT OF 2 FOOT 10 |
| | INCHES TAKEN FROM THE FLOOR TO THE COUNTER TOP. THE |
| | CODE READS LAVATORIES AND SINKS SHALL BE INSTALLED WITH |
| | THE FRONT OF THE HIGHER OF THE RIM OR COUNTER SURFACE |
| | 34 INCHES (865 MM) MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR |
| | GROUND. THE HIGHER OF THE 2 SURFACES, DEPENDING ON THE |
| | FLANGE HEIGHT OF THE SINK YOU MAYBE OVER CONSTRUCTION |
| | TOLERANCES. 606 LAVATORIES AND SINKS> 2017 |
| | FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 606.3 HEIGHT. |
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| | 7) SHEET A7.0 DETAIL C IS TAKEN IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM |
| | BREAK AREA SINK. THE HEIGHT OF THE CABINET COUNTERTOP |
| | IS 36 INCHES FROM THE FLOOR PLUS THE THICKNESS OF THE |
| | SINK RIM. PLEASE SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH: |
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| | 2017 FBC-ACCESS. CODE SECTION 606 LAVATORIES AND SINKS> |
| | 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 606.3 HEIGHT. |
| | LAVATORIES AND SINKS SHALL BE INSTALLED WITH THE FRONT |
| | OF THE HIGHER OF THE RIM OR COUNTER SURFACE 34 INCHES |
| | (865 MM) MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND. |
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| | 8) WHEN RESUBMITTING PLANS PLEASE INDICATE THE REVISION |
| | & REMOVE ANY VOIDED SHEETS & REPLACE ANY PAGES AS |
| | NECESSARY. A TRANSMITTAL LETTER LISTING THE ORIGINAL |
| | REVIEW COMMENT NUMBER, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE |
| | REVISION MADE, IDENTIFYING THE SHEET OR SPECIFICATION |
| | PAGE WHERE THE CHANGES CAN BE FOUND WILL HELP TO |
| | EXPEDITE YOUR PERMIT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED |
| | COOPERATION. |
| | |
| | A THOROUGH REVIEW OF THE PLANS COULD NOT HAPPEN SINCE |
| | THERE WAS A GREAT DEFICIENCY IN PLANS AND REQUIRED |
| | DOCUMENTATION. WITH THE NEXT PLAN REVIEW CYCLE THERE |
| | MAYBE ADDITIONAL REVIEW COMMENTS BECAUSE OF NEW PLANS |
| | AND INFORMATION LACKING UNDER THE PRIOR REVIEW. |
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| | JAMES A. WITMER BN, PX, SFP, CBO |
| | SENIOR COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| | BUILDING DIVISION / DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT |
| | 401 CLEMATIS ST. WEST PALM BEACH. FL 33402 |
| | TEL: 561-805-6717 |
| | FAX: 561-805-6676 |
| | E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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