Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 19040009
Permit Number 19040009
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2019-04-30 06:57:362017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 W. P. B. PERMIT: 19040009
 ADD: 525 S. FLAGLER DR. SUITE 29 A-B
 CONT: CAMBRIDGE CONSTRUCTION LLC
 TEL: 561-784-3722
 E-MAIL: [email protected]
  
 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2017 WEST PALM BEACH
 AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1,
 ADMINISTRATION
  
 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. APRIL 30/ 2019
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) SHEET A-002 THE PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN UNDER THE
 HEADING GENERAL NOTE # 10 THE PLAN STATES NEW STRUCTURE
 AND BUILDING ELEMENTS SHALL BE DESIGNED TO RESIST 140
 MPH. THE PLANS SHOULD BE UPDATED TO THE 2017 FBC-B WIND
 SPEEDS. SEE 1609.3 ULTIMATE WIND DESIGN AND FIGURE
 1609.3(1), ULTIMATE DESIGN WIND SPEED, VULT FOR RISK
 CATEGORY II BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES. 1609.3.1 WIND
 SPEED CONVERSION VULT TO VASD. 170 VULT = 132 VASD
 (PRODUCT APPROVALS ARE IN VASD). THIS LOCATION EXPOSURE
 D LOCATION.
  
 2) SHEET A-002 THE PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN UNDER THE
 HEADING GENERAL NOTE # 13 THE PLAN STATES NEW FLOOR
 FINISHES. BLDG TYPE: TYPE I/ TYPE II FLOOR INSULATION
 (FBC-B 2017) FOR TILE, STONE, MARBLE, AND WOOD FLOORING
 ALL NEED TO HAVE HAD THE SOUND UNDERLAYMENT TESTED
 FLOOR ASSEMBLIES TO THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS AND MEET
 THE QUALIFICATIONS LISTED UNDER EACH OF THE STANDARDS
 FOR A 6 INCH CONCRETE FLOOR ASSEMBLY/ NO DROPPED
 CEILING. PLEASE PROVIDE TEST REPORTS SHOWING COMPLIANCE
 WITH:
  
 2A) FBC-B 2017 1207.3 STRUCTURE-BORNE SOUND.
 FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLIES BETWEEN DWELLING UNITS OR
 BETWEEN A DWELLING UNIT AND A PUBLIC OR SERVICE AREA
 WITHIN THE STRUCTURE SHALL HAVE AN IMPACT INSULATION
 CLASS (IIC) RATING OF NOT LESS THAN 50 (45 IF FIELD
 TESTED) WHEN TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E 492.
  
 2B) FBC-B 2017 1207.2 AIR-BORNE SOUND. WALLS,
 PARTITIONS AND FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLIES SEPARATING
 DWELLING UNITS FROM EACH OTHER OR FROM PUBLIC OR
 SERVICE AREAS SHALL HAVE A SOUND TRANSMISSION CLASS
 (STC) OF NOT LESS THAN 50 (45 IF FIELD TESTED) FOR
 AIR-BORNE NOISE WHEN TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E
 90.
  
 2C) FLAME SPREAD- FBC-B 2017 603.1. EXCEPTION 2.
 INSULATION INSTALLED BETWEEN A FINISHED FLOOR AND SOLID
 DECKING WITHOUT INTERVENING AIRSPACE SHALL BE ALLOWED
 TO HAVE A FLAME SPREAD INDEX OF NOT MORE THAN 200.
 FLAME SPREAD INDEX. A COMPARATIVE MEASURE, EXPRESSED AS
 A DIMENSIONLESS NUMBER, DERIVED FROM VISUAL
 MEASUREMENTS OF THE SPREAD OF FLAME VERSUS TIME FOR A
 MATERIAL TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E 84 OR UL 723.
  
 3) 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.
  
 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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