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| 2019-05-23 18:03:28 | BUILDING ALTERATION/CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY, BUILDING |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS |
| | CODE: FBC 6TH EDITION (2017) AND CITY AMENDMENTS. |
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| | NOTE: ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, COMPONENTS, |
| | SYSTEMS, AND SPACES SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS |
| | OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING. |
| | SEC. 801.3 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING. |
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| | 1-SHEET SP-1: |
| | DESIGN PROFESSIONAL INDICATES ON THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF |
| | THE SCOPE OF WORK THAT "THIS PROJECT CONSISTS OF AN |
| | INTERIOR ALTERATION TO AN EXISTING (1954) TWO STORY |
| | MIXED OCCUPANCY COMMERCIAL BUILDING. THERE ARE NO |
| | STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS INCLUDED WITHIN THIS |
| | ALTERATION PROJECT. |
| | THE EXISTING BUILDING PREVIOUS USE WAS MIXED. MORTUARY |
| | AT 1ST FLOOR WITH LIVING QUARTERS/APARTMENTS AT SECOND |
| | FLOOR. |
| | THE PROPOSED USE USE IS ALSO MIXED. THE GROUND FLOOR |
| | SERVING AS A PLACE OF WORSHIP/PRAYER WITH 2ND FLOOR |
| | BEING LIVING QUARTERS/APARTMENTS." |
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| | THE SCOPE OF WORK SHOWN ON PLANS IS CONSIDERED A CHANGE |
| | OF OCCUPANCY AND ALTERATION LEVEL 3. PLANS SUBMITTED |
| | DON'T SHOW ANY INCIDENTAL WORK TO ENGINEERING. THE |
| | SCOPE OF WORK IS ARCHITECTURE NOT ENGINEERING. PLANS |
| | NEED TO BE PREPARED BY A LICENSE ARCHITECT. SEC. |
| | 481.229(4) F.S. |
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| | 2- SCOPE OF WORK ON SHEET SP-1. THE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL |
| | NEEDS TO SELECT WHICH COMPLIANCE METHOD IS GOING TO BE |
| | APPLIED TO THE PROPOSED SCOPE OF WORK AS REQUIRED BY |
| | SEC. 301.1 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING CODE. |
| | |
| | DESIGN PROFESSIONAL INDICATES ON THE SCOPE OF WORK THAT |
| | "THIS ALTERATION UTILIZES CHAPTER 3 EXCEPTION FOR THE |
| | LAWS/CODE IN EXISTENCE AT THE TIME THE BUILDING WAS |
| | ORIGINALLY CONSTRUCTED IN 1954". THIS EXCEPTION DOESN'T |
| | APPLY BECAUSE THE EXCEPTION APPLIES ONLY TO |
| | "ALTERATIONS". THIS IS A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY AND |
| | ALTERATION LEVEL 3. |
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| | THE FOLLOWING ARE THE COMMENTS ABOUT THE PROPOSED SCOPE |
| | OF WORK: |
| | A) BASED ON SCOPE OF WORK SHOWN ON PLANS THE SCOPE OF |
| | WORK IS A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY AND ALTERATION LEVEL 3. |
| | SOME AREAS ARE CHANGE OF USE GROUP WITHOUT CHANGE OF |
| | OCCUPANCY AND OTHER AREAS ARE CHANGE OF USE GROUP WITH |
| | A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION. SCOPE OF WORK |
| | WILL NEED TO COMPLY WITH THE PERTAINING REQUIREMENTS OF |
| | CHAPTER 10 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING. |
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| | B) USE OF SECOND FLOOR NEEDS TO BE CLARIFIED ALSO. |
| | SCOPE OF WORK SAYS LIVING QUARTERS/APARTMENTS, WHILE |
| | LIFE SAFETY PLAN CALLS FOR BOARDING GROUP R-3. PROPOSED |
| | USE NEEDS TO BE CLEAR. NEED TO SPECIFY IF APARTMENTS OR |
| | BOARDING HOUSE. NEED TO SPECIFY NUMBER OF PEOPLE |
| | (COORDINATE WITH COMMENTS TO LIFE SAFETY PLAN) AND |
| | CLEARLY SPECIFY IF TRANSIENT OR NON-TRANSIENT. SEC. |
| | R310.5 FBC-BUILDING. |
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| | 3- THIS IS A COMMERCIAL BUILDING WITH MIXED USES. BASED |
| | ON THE PROPOSED CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY OF SECOND FLOOR |
| | FROM APARTMENTS TO "BOARDING GROUP R-3" AS SHOWN ON |
| | PLANS, THEN NEED TO COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING (OR |
| | PROVIDE COMPLY INFORMATION SHOWING WHY IT WILL EXEMPT |
| | OF THESE REQUIREMENTS): |
| | |
| | A)SECOND FLOOR NEEDS TO SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE |
| | VERTICAL ACCESSIBILITY AS REQUIRED BY SEC. 1006.1 |
| | FBC-EXISTING BUILDING AND SEC. 201.1.1 |
| | FBC-ACCESSIBILITY. |
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| | B) SECOND FLOOR NEEDS TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS |
| | OF SEC. 233 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY. |
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| | 4- NEED TO SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE ACCESSIBLE ROUTE TO |
| | THE ENTRANCE OF THE EAST AREA OF THE BUILDING ON THE |
| | GROUND FLOOR AS REQUIRED BY SEC. 206 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY. |
| | (OR PROVIDE COMPLY INFORMATION SHOWING WHY IT WILL |
| | EXEMPT OF THESE REQUIREMENTS): |
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| | 5- SITE PLAN ON SHEET SP-1: PROVIDE THE TOTAL GROSS |
| | AREA OF THE BUILDING. PROVIDE THE FIRST FLOOR AREA AND |
| | THE SECOND FLOOR AREA. ONLY THE NET SQUARE FOOTAGE AREA |
| | WAS PROVIDED. SEC. 503.1 FBC-BUILDING. |
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| | 6- LIFE SAFETY PLAN SHEET LS-1: UPDATE BUILDING CODE |
| | SUMMARY INFORMATION. COORDINATE WITH ITEM #2 ABOVE. |
| | SEC. 107.2.1 CITY AMENDMENTS. |
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| | 7- PROVIDE COMPLETE DETAILS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE |
| | FIRE RATED FLOOR CEILING ASSEMBLY SEPARATING THE GROUND |
| | FLOOR TO THE SECOND FLOOR. SPECIFICATIONS SHOWN ON THE |
| | FLOOR CEILING PLANS ON SHEET S-3 DON'T SEEM TO COMPLY. |
| | SEC. 1012.1.1.2 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING CODE. |
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| | 8- SECOND FLOOR LIFE SAFETY PLAN SHEET SL-1: |
| | CLARIFY/REVISE NUMBER OF OCCUPANTS ON THE SECOND FLOOR. |
| | CLARIFY IF THE BEDROOMS ARE DOUBLE OCCUPANCY OR SINGLE |
| | OCCUPANCY. PLANS SHOW LIKE DOUBLE BEDS. COORDINATE WITH |
| | NUMBER OF PEOPLE PER GROSS SQUARE FOOTAGE AS REQUIRED |
| | BY TABLE 1004.1.2 FBC-BUILDING. |
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| | 9-GROUND FLOOR LIFE SAFETY SHEET LS-1: |
| | A)BASED ON THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE SHOWN TWO MEANS OF |
| | EGRESS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE OCCUPANTS ON THE WEST PART |
| | AREA OF THE BUILDING. SEC. 1006.2.1 FBC-BUILDING. |
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| | B)REVISE NUMBER OF OCCUPANTS SHOWN ON THE SMALL |
| | ASSEMBLY AREA ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE BUILDING. THE |
| | OCCUPANT LOAD CAN NOT BE MORE THAN ONE OCCUPANT PER 7 |
| | SQUARE FEET OF OCCUPIABLE FLOOR SPACE AS REQUIRED BY |
| | SEC. 1004.2 FBC-BUILDING. |
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| | C) CLARIFY/REVISE NUMBER OF OCCUPANTS ON THE PROPOSED |
| | COMPUTER/AFTER SCHOOL STUDY ROOM. NUMBER OF CHAIRS |
| | SHOWN AND NUMBER SPECIFIED DON'T MATCH. TABLE 1004.1.2 |
| | FBC-BUILDING. |
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| | D)CLARIFY/REVISE NUMBER OF OCCUPANTS ON THE PROPOSED |
| | RENOVATED BREAK ROOM/DINING AREA. NUMBER OF CHAIRS |
| | SHOWN AND NUMBER SPECIFIED DON'T MATCH. AND, PROVIDE |
| | THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ON THE KITCHEN AREA. TABLE |
| | 1004.1.2 FBC-BUILDING. |
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| | E) CLARIFY/REVISE NUMBER OF OCCUPANTS ON THE PROPOSED |
| | LAUNDRY. WHY ONE OCCUPANT PER 300 SQUARE FEET. TABLE |
| | 1004.1.2 FBC-BUILDING. |
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| | F) CLARIFY/REVISE NUMBER OF OCCUPANTS ON THE PROPOSED |
| | LIBRARY/READING/OFFICE ROOM. NUMBER OF PEOPLE NEED TO |
| | BE ROUNDED UP0 NOT ROUNDED DOWN AND IS MISSING THE |
| | NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THE LIBRARY MANAGER OFFICE. TABLE |
| | 1004.1.2 FBC-BUILDING. |
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| | G)BASED ON THE SWING OF DOOR IT LOOKS LIKE THE DOOR |
| | FROM THE RENOVATED BREAK ROOM/DINING IS REDUCING THE |
| | WIDTH OF THE EGRESS DOOR LEADING TOWARDS THE RECEPTION |
| | AREA. REVISE AS REQUIRED. SEC. 1003.6 FBC-BUILDING. |
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| | H)IT LOOKS LIKE THE TWO EXITS FROM THE SMALL ASSEMBLY |
| | AREA ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE BUILDING ARE LOCATED LESS |
| | THAN HALF THE LENGTH OF THE AREA SERVED. REVISE AS |
| | REQUIRED BY SEC. 1007.1.1 FBC-BUILDING. |
| | |
| | 10- SECOND FLOOR PLAN ON SHEET S-1: |
| | A)PROVIDE COMPLIANCE WITH THE WINDOW OPENING PROTECTION |
| | AS REQUIRED BY SEC. 1015.8 FBC-BUILDING. |
| | |
| | B) RENOVATED BEDROOM #7 DOESN'T COMPLY WITH THE MINIMUM |
| | ROOM DIMENSIONS REQUIRED BY SEC. 1208.1 FBC-BUILDING. |
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| | 11-FIRST FLOOR PLAN ON SHEET S-1: |
| | A)DOORS "DR22" AND "DR21" DON'T COMPLY WITH THE MIN. |
| | 32" CLEAR OPENING REQUIRED BY SEC. 1010.1 FBC-BUILDING. |
| | NOTE: DOUBLE DOORS REQUIRE AT LEAST ONE LEAF TO HAVE |
| | 32" CLEAR OPENING. |
| | |
| | B)LAUNDRY ROOM ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE BUILDING |
| | REQUIRES 1 HOUR FIRE SEPARATION PROTECTION AS REQUIRED |
| | BY TABLE 509 FBC-BUILDING. PROVIDE COMPLETE DETAILS ANS |
| | SPECIFICATIONS. |
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| | C)RESTROOM ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE BUILDING DOESN'T |
| | COMPLY WITH SEC. 213.2 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY. ALSO, |
| | MANEUVERING DIMENSIONS AT THE FOYER AREA LEADING TO THE |
| | RESTROOM NEEDS TO BE REVISED. SEC. 404.2.4 |
| | FBC-ACCESSIBILITY. PROVIDE COMPLETE COMPLIANCE OR |
| | DEMONSTRATE HOW IT IS EXEMPTED. |
| | |
| | D) RENOVATED BREAKROOM ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE BUILDING |
| | DOESN'T COMPLY WITH SEC. 212 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY. PROVIDE |
| | COMPLETE COMPLIANCE OR DEMONSTRATE HOW IT IS EXEMPTED. |
| | |
| | E) RESTROOMS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE BUILDING DOESN'T |
| | COMPLY WITH SEC. 213.2 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY. THE DOOR |
| | SWING DOESN'T COMPLY WITH SEC. 603.2.3 |
| | FBC-ACCESSIBILITY. ALSO, MANEUVERING DIMENSIONS AT THE |
| | FOYER AREA LEADING TO THE RESTROOM NEEDS TO BE REVISED. |
| | SEC. 404.2.4 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY. PROVIDE COMPLETE |
| | COMPLIANCE OR DEMONSTRATE HOW IT IS EXEMPTED. |
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| | F) PROVIDE COMPLIANCE WITH THE PANIC HARDWARE ON DOORS |
| | AS REQUIRED BY SEC. 1010.1.10 FBC-BUILDING. |
| | |
| | 12-RAMP DETAILS ON SHEET S-4: PROVIDE COMPLIANCE WITH |
| | THE EDGE PROTECTION AS REQUIRED BY SEC. 405.9 |
| | FBC-ACCESSIBILITY. |
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| | 13- A NEW CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY WILL BE REQUIRED. |
| | SEC. 1001.2 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING. |
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| | PLEASE NOTE THAT SUBMITTAL OF ADDITIONAL AND/OR REVISED |
| | MATERIALS MAY RESULT IN NEW PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS. |
| | |
| | WHEN RESUBMITTING PLANS PLEASE INDICATE THE REVISION. 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. |
| | |
| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT |
| | JULIO GOMEZ |
| | COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| | DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT |
| | BUILDING DIVISION |
| | (561)805-6712 |
| | [email protected] |
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