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Plan Review Notes

Plan Review Notes For Permit 19040464
Permit Number	19040464
Review Stop	B
Sequence Number	1

Notes

Date	Text
2019-05-28 07:45:16	**CORRECTIONS**
	W.P.B. PERMIT: 19040464
	REVIEWED: MAY 28, 2019

	DYLAN BATTLES
	BUILDING PLANS EXAMINER PX4191
	[email protected]
	561-805-6718

	FBC[AMENDED] = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE,6TH EDITION (2017)
	FBC[B] = FBC BUILDING
	FBC[EXISTING] = FBC EXISTING BUILDING
	FBC[A] = FBC ACCESSIBILITY
	FBC[E] = FBC ENERGY CONSERVATION
	FBC[R] = FBC RESIDENTIAL

	1) ART IN PUBLIC PLACES. THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH
	ART IN PUBLIC PLACES ORDINANCE REQUIREMENT THAT APPLIES
	TO ANY REMODEL OR NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECT FOR WHICH
	THE PERMIT APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED AFTER 6/29/14, AND
	THE TOTAL PROJECT CONSTRUCTION COSTS ARE EQUAL TO OR
	GREATER THAN $750,000 WILL NEED TO COMPLY WITH THIS
	ORDINANCE. PER CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH ORDINANCE NO.
	4504-14, AND CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH CODE OF
	ORDINANCES, ARTICLE V, ART IN PUBLIC PLACES, SECTION
	78-123(A) AND SECTION 78-126(A), THE ART ASSESSMENT IS
	1% OF THE TOTAL PROJECT CONSTRUCTION COST. PER CITY OF
	WEST PALM BEACH CODE OF ORDINANCES, ARTICLE V, ART IN
	PUBLIC PLACES, SECTION 78-122, RENOVATION AND NEW
	CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ARE ASSESSED CUMULATIVELY, SO THE
	ART ASSESSMENT WILL BE APPLICABLE TO ALL FUTURE
	PROJECTS. SEC. 78-129. - PUBLIC ART ASSESSMENT FOR
	PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT. (A) APPLICABILITY. THE PROVISIONS
	OF THIS ARTICLE AND THE PUBLIC ART ASSESSMENT SECTION
	SHALL APPLY TO ALL PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS,
	INCLUDING NEW CONSTRUCTION, OR THE RENOVATION OR
	IMPROVEMENT OF AN EXISTING BUILDING, WHERE TOTAL
	CONSTRUCTION COSTS ARE EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN
	$750,000.00. ALL BUILDINGS WITHIN NEW PLANNED
	DEVELOPMENTS SHALL BE ASSESSED CUMULATIVELY TOWARDS
	THIS ART IN PUBLIC PLACES REQUIREMENT, EVEN IF THE
	BUILDINGS ARE PERMITTED SEPARATELY OR DEVELOPED IN
	PHASES. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION APPLY TO NEW
	DEVELOPMENT OR NEW CONSTRUCTION WITHIN EXISTING PLANNED
	DEVELOPMENTS.
	- THIS PROJECT MEETS THE CRITERIA TO PROVIDE AIPP.
	PLEASE CONTACT: MS. SYBILLE WELTER ART IN PUBLIC PLACES
	COORDINATOR 822-1515 E-MAIL: [email protected]

	2) 109.3 FBC[AMENDED] PROVIDE COST ESTIMATING METHOD
	AND CALCULATIONS THAT WERE USED FOR PERMIT VALUATION.
	- THE VALUE APPEARS TO BE BASED AT AROUND 100 DOLLARS
	PER SQUARE FOOT. CURRENT CONSTRUCTION COSTS FOR ANY
	TYPE OF NEW CONSTRUCTION WOULD EXCEED THAT AMOUNT.
	PLEASE EVALUATE CONSTRUCTION COSTS. THE COSTS WOULD
	EXCLUDE LAND AND ITEMS THAT WILL BE PERMITTED SEPARATLY
	(FIRE ALARM AND FIRE SPRINKLERS)

	3) 107.5.3 FBC[AMENDED] CODE EDITIONS.
	- SHEET LS-0.4.0 JUST BELOW FAIR HOUSING EDITION.
	PLEASE REMOVE REFERENCES TO FT. LAUDERDALE.

	4) F.S. 553.79(5) THRESHOLD BUILDING.
	THIS PROJECT MEETS THE DEFINITION OF A THRESHOLD
	BUILDING. THE FOLLOWING IS REQUIRED PRIOR TO
	COMMENCEMENT.
	A) COMPLETE THE THRESHOLD / SPECIAL INSPECTOR AGREEMENT
	OF UNDERSTANDING; IF PDF OF AGREEMENT IS NEEDED PLEASE
	CONTACT THE BUILDING PLAN REVIEWER AND THEY WILL
	PROVIDE VIA E-MAIL. [email protected]
	B) PROVIDE RESUMES AND COPIES OF LICENSES FOR ALL
	PROPOSED INSPECTORS. PLEASE INCLUDE AS MANY ADDITIONAL
	INSPECTORS AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE THESE ARE THE ONLY
	PEOPLE THAT THE CHIEF BUILDING INSPECTOR WILL ALLOW TO
	BE ON-SITE.
	C) ALL PLANS ARE TO INCLUDE THE THRESHOLD STATEMENT
	REQUIRED BY FS553.79(7)(D). ?ALL PLANS FOR THE BUILDING
	WHICH ARE REQUIRED TO BE SIGNED AND SEALED BY THE
	ARCHITECT OR ENGINEER OF RECORD CONTAIN A STATEMENT
	THAT, TO THE BEST OF THE ARCHITECTS OR ENGINEERS
	KNOWLEDGE, THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS COMPLY WITH THE
	APPLICABLE MINIMUM BUILDING CODES AND THE APPLICABLE
	FIRE SAFETY STANDARDS AS DETERMINED BY THE LOCAL
	AUTHORITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS CHAPTER 553 AND
	CHAPTER 633.?
	D) OK-FOUND SHEET S-1.1 THRESHOLD INSPECTION PLAN
	REQUIRED, FS553.79(5)A).
	- THERE IS A SIMILAR STATEMENT LIKE ITEM C IN THE
	COMMENT ABOVE, BUT IT NEEDS TO BE THE STATEMENT IN
	QUOTES FROM ITEM C ABOVE.

	5)319 FBC[R] ADDRESSES ARE NEEDED FOR THIS PROJECT. THE
	PERMIT CANNOT BE ISSUED UNTIL AND ADDRESS HAS BEEN
	ASSIGNED TO THE BUILDING.
	- PLEASE CALL MICHAEL ORIO BY PHONE AT 561-494-1080, OR
	BY E-MAIL [email protected]

	6) REQUIREMENT 2 - ACCESSIBLE AND USABLE PUBLIC AND
	COMMON USE AREAS
	- SHOW ACCESSIBLE PATH TO TRASH COLLECTION AREA.

	7) REQUIREMENT 3 - USABLE DOORS. THE DOORS IN COMMON
	SPACES AND THE SIDE ENTERING INTO DWELLING UNITS NEED
	TO HAVE USABLE HARDWARE THAT CAN BE USED WITHOUT TIGHT
	GRASPING OR TWISTING.
	- TYPICALLY THE HARDWARE WOULD BE A LEVER TYPE. THIS
	TYPE OF HARDWARE WOULD NOT BE REQUIRED ONCE INSIDE THE
	UNIT. YOU MAY WANT TO CLARIFY HARDWARE ON THE DOOR
	SCHEDULE.

	8) REQUIREMENT 5 - LIGHT SWITCHES, OUTLETS, THERMOSTATS
	AND OTHE CONTROLS IN ACCESSIBLE LOCATIONS. (SIDE
	REACHES OVER OBSTRUCTIONS)
	- PLEASE VERIFY THAT A NOTE OR REFERENCE TO THE
	REQUIRED HEIGHTS CAN BE FOUND IN ELECTRICAL PAGES WHERE
	THE CONTRACTOR WILL SEE THEM.

	9) 1011.12 FBC[B] STAIRWAY TO ROOF. IN BUILDINGS FOUR
	OR MORE STORIES ABOVE GRADE PLANE, ONE STAIRWAY SHALL
	EXTEND TO THE ROOF SURFACE UNLESS THE ROOF HAS A SLOPE
	STEEPER THAN FOUR UNITS VERTICAL IN 12 UNITS HORIZONTAL
	(33-PERCENT SLOPE).
	- PROVIDE STAIRWAY TO ROOF, OR PROVIDE CODE SECTION
	THAT EXEMPTS 1011.12 FOR BUILDINGS OVER 4 STORIES.

	10) 401.4 FBC[R] PROVIDE SOIL REPORT TO SHOW BEARING
	CAPACITY AND FOUNDATION RECOMMENDATIONS.
	- PLEASE UPLOAD GEOTECHNICAL REPORT INTO SUPPORTING
	DOCUMENTS IN PROJECTDOX

	11) 107.3.5 FBC[AMENDED]
	- STRUCTURAL S-2.4.1 NOTE 1 SHOULD NOT REFERENCE NAVD
	SINCE IT CONFLICTS WITH CIVIL PLANS. JUST A REFERENCE
	TO SEE CIVIL PLANS WOULD SUFFICE.

	12) 1803.6 FBC[B] REPORTING. WHERE GEOTECHNICAL
	INVESTIGATIONS ARE REQUIRED, A WRITTEN REPORT OF THE
	INVESTIGATIONS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE BUILDING
	OFFICIAL BY THE PERMIT APPLICANT AT THE TIME OF PERMIT
	APPLICATION. THIS GEOTECHNICAL REPORT SHALL INCLUDE,
	BUT NEED NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
	- (SEE 1803.6 FOR REQUIREMENTS)

	13) 3002.4 FBC[B] ELEVATOR CAR TO ACCOMMODATE AMBULANCE
	STRETCHER. ANY BUILDING THAT IS MORE THAN THREE STORIES
	HIGH OR IN WHICH THE VERTICAL DISTANCE BETWEEN THE
	BOTTOM TERMINAL LANDING AND THE TOP TERMINAL LANDING
	EXCEEDS 25 FEET (7620 MM), MUST BE CONSTRUCTED TO
	CONTAIN AT LEAST ONE PASSENGER ELEVATOR THAT IS
	OPERATIONAL FOR BUILDING OCCUPANTS AND FIRE DEPARTMENT
	EMERGENCY ACCESS TO ALL FLOORS. THE ELEVATOR CAR SHALL
	BE OF SUCH A SIZE AND ARRANGEMENT TO ACCOMMODATE AN
	AMBULANCE STRETCHER 24 INCHES BY 76 INCHES (610 MM BY
	1950 MM) WITH NOT LESS THAN 5-INCH (127 MM) RADIUS
	CORNERS, IN THE HORIZONTAL, OPEN POSITION AND SHALL BE
	IDENTIFIED BY THE INTERNATIONAL SYMBOL FOR EMERGENCY
	MEDICAL SERVICES (STAR OF LIFE). THE SYMBOL SHALL BE
	NOT LESS THAN 3 INCHES (76 MM) IN HEIGHT AND SHALL BE
	PLACED INSIDE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE HOISTWAY DOOR FRAME.
	- SHOW HOW STRECHER WILL FIT IN ONE OF THE ELEVATORS. A
	SGRAPHIC REPRESENTAION OF 24X74 INCH RECTANGLE WITH
	MAXIMUM 5 INCH RADIUS CORNERS FROM ENTRY TO FINAL
	POSITION ON PLAN VIEW WILL SUFFICE.

	14) 107.3.4.1 FBC[AMENDED] DEFERRED SUBMITTALS. FOR THE
	PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, DEFERRED SUBMITTALS ARE
	DEFINED AS THOSE PORTIONS OF THE DESIGN THAT ARE NOT
	SUBMITTED AT THE TIME OF THE APPLICATION AND THAT ARE
	TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE BUILDING OFFICIAL WITHIN A
	SPECIFIED PERIOD. DEFERRAL OF ANY SUBMITTAL ITEMS SHALL
	HAVE THE PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. THE
	REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL IN RESPONSIBLE CHARGE
	SHALL LIST THE DEFERRED SUBMITTALS ON THE CONSTRUCTION
	DOCUMENTS FOR REVIEW BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL.
	DOCUMENTS FOR DEFERRED SUBMITTAL ITEMS SHALL BE
	SUBMITTED TO THE REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL IN
	RESPONSIBLE CHARGE WHO SHALL REVIEW THEM AND FORWARD
	THEM TO THE BUILDING OFFICIAL WITH A NOTATION
	INDICATING THAT THE DEFERRED SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS HAVE
	BEEN REVIEWED AND FOUND TO BE IN GENERAL CONFORMANCE TO
	THE DESIGN OF THE BUILDING. THE DEFERRED SUBMITTAL
	ITEMS SHALL NOT BE INSTALLED UNTIL THE DEFERRED
	SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE BUILDING
	OFFICIAL.
	- PLEASE PROVIDE A LIST OF DEFERRED SUBMITTALS SO THAT
	I WILL NOT ASK FOR ITEMS THAT WILL BE SUPPLIED AT A
	LATER DATE, OR INDICATE WHICH PAGE A LIST CAN BE FOUND.

	15) 107.3.4.1 FBC[AMENDED] PROVIDE PRODUCT APPROVALS
	FOR WINDOWS, WINDOW MULL (IF APPLICABLE), DOORS,
	TRANSOMS, SLIDERS OR INDICATE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE THEM
	DEFERED.

	16) 107.3.4.1 FBC[AMENDED] PROVIDE PRODUCT
	APPROVAL(P.A.) FOR ROOFING, OR INDICATE THAT YOU WOULD
	LIKE THEM DEFERED. INCLUDE P.A. FOR RIDGE VENTS IN
	ROOFING SUBMITTAL

	17) 107.3.4.1 FBC[AMENDED] SUBMIT TRUSS SHOP DRAWINGS
	TO THE BUILDING INSPECTOR PRIOR TO INSTALLATION.
	- THE TRUSS SUBMITTAL CAN BE APPROVED NOW IF PUT IN
	SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS AS A SUBMITTAL, OR IT CAN BE
	DEFERRED. IF DEFERED THE TRUSS PACKAGE NEEDS TO BE
	REVIEWED BY BUILDING INSPECTOR PRIOR TO INSTALLATION.

	18) 107.2.1.2 FBC[AMENDED] PROVIDE STAIRCASE AND GUARD
	RAIL ENGINEERING, OR INDICATE THAT IT WILL BE DEFERRED.

	19) 1014 FBC [B] GUARDS AND HANDRAILS. 1607.8 FBC [B]
	LOADS ON HANDRAILS AND GUARDRAILS. PROVIDE HANDRAIL AND
	GUARDRAIL ENGINEERING, OR INDICATE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE
	IT DEFERRED.

	20) 107.3.4. FBC[AMENDED] A CONSTRUCTION GUARDRAIL
	DETAIL, PREPARED BY A DESIGN PROFESSIONAL LICENSED
	UNDER FS471 OR FS481, IS REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED,
	REVIEWED AND ISSUED BY THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH, OR
	INDICATE THAT IT WILL BE DEFERRED. *SUBJECT TO THE
	INSPECTORS DISCRETION, THIS MAY BE ACCEPTED IN THE
	FIELD AT TIME OF INSPECTION.

	21) 1207.2 FBC[B] PLEASE ADVISE ,VIA EMAIL, WHAT
	FLOORING AND UNDERLAYMENT ARE PROPOSED? IF THE
	UNDERLAYMENT PRODUCT PROPOSED IS NOT ONE FOR WHICH WE
	HAVE TEST REPORTS ON FILE, THE FOLLOWING REPORTS WILL
	BE REQUIRED:
	1207.2 FBC[B] AIR-BORNE SOUND. WALLS, PARTITIONS AND
	FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLIES SEPARATING DWELLING UNITS AND
	SLEEPING UNITS FROM EACH OTHER OR FROM PUBLIC OR
	SERVICE AREAS SHALL HAVE A SOUND TRANSMISSION CLASS OF
	NOT LESS THAN 50, OR NOT LESS THAN 45 IF FIELD TESTED,
	FOR AIR-BORNE NOISE WHEN TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM
	E90.
	1207.3 FBC[B] STRUCTURE-BORNE SOUND. FLOOR/CEILING
	ASSEMBLIES BETWEEN DWELLING UNITS AND SLEEPING UNITS OR
	BETWEEN A DWELLING UNIT OR SLEEPING UNIT AND A PUBLIC
	OR SERVICE AREA WITHIN THE STRUCTURE SHALL HAVE AN
	IMPACT INSULATION CLASS RATING OF NOT LESS THAN 50, OR
	NOT LESS THAN 45 IF FIELD TESTED, WHEN TESTED IN
	ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E492.
	603.1 FBC[B] ALLOWABLE MATERIALS IN NON COMBUSTIBLE
	BUILDINGS, SEE ITEM 2, EXCEPTION 2, ACOUSTICAL
	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. SEE
	803.1.1, PROVIDE TEST DATA IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E 84
	OR UL 723.
	22) 804.1 FBC[B] GENERAL. INTERIOR FLOOR FINISH AND
	FLOOR COVERING MATERIALS SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTIONS
	804.2 THROUGH 804.4.2. EXCEPTION: FLOOR FINISHES AND
	COVERINGS OF A TRADITIONAL TYPE, SUCH AS WOOD, VINYL,
	LINOLEUM OR TERRAZZO, AND RESILIENT FLOOR COVERING
	MATERIALS THAT ARE NOT COMPRISED OF FIBERS.

	103.1.1.2 FBC[CE] CODE COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION. THE
	BUILDINGS OWNER, THE OWNERS ARCHITECT, OR OTHER
	AUTHORIZED AGENT LEGALLY DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER SHALL
	CERTIFY THAT THE BUILDING IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE
	CODE, AS PER SECTION 553.907, FLORIDA STATUTES, PRIOR
	TO RECEIVING THE PERMIT TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION OR
	RENOVATION.
	-PLEASE HAVE APPROPRIATE PARTIES SIGN THE ENERGY
	CALCULATIONS.

	NOTES:

	-PLEASE PROVIDE COMMENT RESPONSE SHEET TO EXPLAIN HOW
	EACH COMMENT IS BEING ADDRESSED.

	-ADDITIONAL COMMENTS MAY BE FORTHCOMING PENDING REVIEW
	OF MATERIALS REQUESTED.

	PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AT 561-805-6718 (M-F
	8-5) TO DISCUSS COMMENTS, OR E-MAIL ANYTIME
	[email protected]