Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 19040463
Permit Number 19040463
Review Stop M
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2019-07-10 16:11:322ND REVIEW FBC-2017 MECHANICAL
 PERMIT #19040463
 7/10/19
  
 CODES IN EFFECT:
  
 FBC B- FLORIDA BUILDING CODE SIXTH EDITION 2017
 FBC M- FLORIDA MECHANICAL CODE SIXTH EDITION 2017
 FBC EC- FLORIDA ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE SIXTH EDITION
 2017
 FS- FLORIDA STATUTES
 FAC- FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
 WPB- WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC SIXTH
 EDITION 2017
  
 PLAN REVIEW RESULTS: DENIED.
  
 1) THE ENERGYGAUGE TOTAL BUILDING PERFORMANCE
 COMPLIANCE SUBMITTAL DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY COMPLIANCE
 DATA FOR THE RETAIL PORTIONS OF THE BUILDING SHOWN ON
 THE GROUND FLOOR, INCLUDING THE CONSTRUCTS AND SQUARE
 FOOTAGE OF THOSE PORTIONS- SECTIONS C407.1 & C407.2 FBC
 EC. A) THE REQUESTED MINIMUM VENTILATION FOR THE RETAIL
 SPACES AND CORRIDOR HAVE NOT BEEN PROVIDED IN THE TABLE
 ON SHEET M-5.1.1.
  
 2) SHEETS M-2.1.1 & M-5.1.1: COMMENT #3 FROM THE 1ST
 REVIEW HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETELY ADDRESSED. ON SHEET
 M-2.1.1. PLEASE PLACE A NOTE TO INDICAET THAT THE
 GARAGE EXHAUST OUTLETS ARE A MINIMUM 3' AWAY FROM
 OPERABLE OPENINGS INTO THE BUILDING- SECTION 501.3.1
 (3) FBC M. M-5.1.1: THE GARAGES HAVE BEEN CLASSIFIED AS
 PARKING GARAGES ON SHEET LS-0.1.0 WHICH REQUIRES THE
 EXHAUST SYSTEMS TO EITHER RUN CONTINOUSLY (SECTION
 502.13 FBC M), OR OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY BY MEANS OF
 CARBON MONOXIDE AND NITROGEN DIOXIDE SENSORS- SECTION
 404.1 FBC M. PLEASE NOTE THAT AUTOMATIC OPERATION OF
 THE SYSTEM SHALL NOT REDUCE THE VENTILATION AIRFLOW
 RATE BELOW 0.05 CFM PER SQ. FT.- SECTION 404.2 FBC M.
  
 3) SHEET M-5.1.1: COMMENT #4 FROM THE 1ST REVIEW COPIED
 BELOW STILL EXISTS.
 403.3.2.1 OUTDOOR AIR FOR DWELLING UNITS.
 AN OUTDOOR AIR VENTILATION SYSTEM CONSISTING OF A
 MECHANICAL EXHAUST SYSTEM, SUPPLY SYSTEM OR COMBINATION
 THEREOF SHALL BE INSTALLED FOR EACH DWELLING UNIT.
 LOCAL EXHAUST OR SUPPLY SYSTEMS, INCLUDING OUTDOOR AIR
 DUCTS CONNECTED TO THE RETURN SIDE OF AN AIR HANDLER,
 ARE PERMITTED TO SERVE AS SUCH A SYSTEM. THE OUTDOOR
 AIR VENTILATION SYSTEM SHALL BE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE THE
 REQUIRED RATE OF OUTDOOR AIR CONTINUOUSLY DURING THE
 PERIOD THAT THE BUILDING IS OCCUPIED. THE MINIMUM
 CONTINUOUS OUTDOOR AIRFLOW RATE SHALL BE DETERMINED IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH EQUATION 4-9.
  
 (EQUATION 4-9)
 WHERE:
 QOA = OUTDOOR AIRFLOW RATE, CFM
 AFLOOR = FLOOR AREA, FT2
 NBR = NUMBER OF BEDROOMS; NOT TO BE LESS THAN ONE
 EXCEPTION: THE OUTDOOR AIR VENTILATION SYSTEM IS NOT
 REQUIRED TO OPERATE CONTINUOUSLY WHERE THE SYSTEM HAS
 CONTROLS THAT ENABLE OPERATION
 FOR NOT LESS THAN 1 HOUR OF EACH 4-HOUR PERIOD. THE
 AVERAGE OUTDOOR AIR FLOW RATE OVER THE 4-HOUR PERIOD
 SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN THAT PRESCRIBED BY EQUATION 4-9.
  
 4) M-6.1.2: COMMENT #8 FROM THE 1ST REVIEW HAS NOT
 ADDRESSED. PLEASE INDICATE THE TYPE AND SIZE OF
 CONDENSATE PIPING TO BE INSTALLED IN THE PLENUM RATED
 AC CLOSETS- SECTIONS 307.2.1 & 602.2.1 FBC M.
  
 5) M-4.1.3: THE 16X6 RETURN FROM THE MASTER SUITE IS
 UNDERSIZED PER SECTION 601.6(3) FBC M.
  
  
 WHEN RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE
 LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE CITY
 RE-SUBMITTAL FORM. ADDITIONALLY, PLEASE INSERT
 CORRECTED PLAN SHEETS INTO THE SETS, REMOVE THE
 PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED SHEETS AND MARK VOID ON THEM, AND
 KEEP THEM WITH THE SUBMITTALS
  
 CHRISTOPHER L. COLE
 MECHANICAL PLANS EXAMINER
 401 CLEMATIS STREET
 WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401
 561-805-6719
 [email protected]
  
  
  
  
  


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