| Date |
Text |
| 2019-07-11 09:25:14 | 2ND REVIEW FBC-2017 MECHANICAL |
| | PERMIT #19040464 |
| | 7/10/19 |
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| | 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) COMMENT #2 FROM THE 1ST REVIEW STILL EXISTS: THE |
| | SUBMITTED TRACE HEAT LOAD CALCULATIONS ARE NOT IN |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH SECTIONS C407.5.2.2 & C407.5.2.2 FBC EC |
| | BECAUSE ZONES HAVE NOT BEEN DEFINED. C407.5.2.3 |
| | MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS. |
| | RESIDENTIAL SPACES SHALL BE MODELED USING ONE THERMAL |
| | BLOCK PER SPACE EXCEPT THAT THOSE FACING THE SAME |
| | ORIENTATIONS ARE PERMITTED TO BE COMBINED INTO ONE |
| | THERMAL BLOCK. CORNER UNITS AND UNITS WITH ROOF OR |
| | FLOOR LOADS SHALL ONLY BE COMBINED WITH UNITS SHARING |
| | THESE FEATURES. |
| | |
| | 2) COMMENT #3 FROM THE 1ST REVIEW PARTIALLY EXISTS: |
| | PROVIDE THE SEQUENCE OF OPERATION FOR THE EXHAUST FAN |
| | IN THE STORAGE AND DOMESTIC PUMP ROOMS. A) THE REQUIRED |
| | CLEARANCE DISTANCE MEASUREMENTS FROM THE EXHAUST OUTLET |
| | TO OPERABLE OPENINGS AND GRADE NOT PROVIDED. |
| | |
| | 3) COMMENT #4 FROM THE 1ST REVIEW STILL EXISTS: M5.1.1: |
| | PLEASE CORRECT THE FBC MINIMUM VENTILATION CALCULATIONS |
| | AND REMOVE OR CORRECT THE NOTES SPECIFYING RATES BASED |
| | ON THE TABLES IN THE FBC R, THE FBC R CODE IS |
| | APPLICABLE ONLY FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, DUPLEXES, AND |
| | TOWNHOUSES. REFER TO SECTION 403.3.2.1 FBC M COPIED |
| | BELOW, AND INDICATE COMPLIANCE: |
| | 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) COMMENT #9 FROM THE 1ST REVIEW STILL EXISTS. PLEASE |
| | NOTE THAT ALL BEDROOM RETURN TRANSFERS FROM THE MASTER |
| | BEDROOM SUITES ARE UNDERSIZED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF |
| | UNIT C2 WHICH HAS (2) 16X6 TRANSFERS. M4.4.1, 4.4.2, |
| | 4.4.3, 4.4.5, & 4.4.6: THE RETURN TRANSFER GRILLS AT |
| | THE MASTER BEDROOM SUITES ARE UNDERSIZED PER SECTION |
| | 601.6(2) AND 601.6(3) FBC M. THE RETURNS MUST BE SIZED |
| | LARGE ENOUGH TO RETURN ALL AIR FROM THE SUITE AT 50 SQ. |
| | INCHES PER 100 CFMS OF SUPPLY AIR. |
| | |
| | 5) COMMENT #10 FROM THE 1ST REVIEW STILL EXISTS: |
| | M7.4.2- AC CLOSET DETAIL: INDICATE THE TYPE AND SIZE OF |
| | CONDENSATE PIPING FOR THE AIR HANDLER- SECTIONS 307.2.1 |
| | AND 602.2.1 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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