Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 19071411
Permit Number 19071411
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2019-08-05 13:36:532017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 W. P. B. PERMIT: 19071411
 ADD: 307 EVERNIA ST. SUITE: 200
 CONT: 489 EXEMPT. NO WORK/ CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY
 TEL: 970-903-5721
 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: MON. AUGUST 05/ 2019
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) SHEET A-201:
  
 1A) DISCREPANCIES IN THE PLAN, OCCUPANT LOADS:
 1A)(1) ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PLAN THERE ARE 2
 CLASSROOMS WITH 265 SQ. FT. OF CLASSROOM, ONE IS LARGER
 THAN THE OTHER AND ONE HAS 13 OCCUPANTS AND THE OTHER 6
 OCCUPANTS. DISCREPANCY, 107.2.1.2. ADDITIONAL
 INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. IT APPEARS THIS MAYBE A STAFF
 AREA WITH SINK IN A BREAK ROOM?
  
 1A)(2) THE CLASSROOM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SHEET
 INDICATES 275 SQ. FT. AND OCCUPANT LOAD OF 14. THE
 ACTUAL OCCUPANT LOAD IS 13.75, NEED TO BE ROUNDED DOWN
 TO THE NEXT WHOLE NUMBER SINCE THERE IS NO PARTS OF
 OCCUPANTS. TABLE 1004.1.2.
  
 1A)(3) THERE IS NO OCCUPANT LOAD GIVEN FOR THE LIBRARY
 AT ALL. PLEASE REFER TO THE 2017 FBC-B TABLE
 1004.1.2.
  
 1A)(4) NO OCCUPANT LOADS HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO THE
 RECEPTION AREA, WAITING AREA NOR EXISTING STORAGE ROOM,
 OR THE FILE/ COPY ROOM. 107.2.1.2. ADDITIONAL
 INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. FBC-B TABLE 1004.1.2.
  
 1B) THE PERMIT APPLICATION INDICATES THIS IS A CHANGE
 IN OCCUPANCY. SHEET A-201 INDICATES THAT THIS SPACE WAS
 USED AS A BUSINESS OCCUPANCY AND NOW IS TO BE A SCHOOL.
 PLEASE PROVIDE THE AGE OF THE STUDENTS THAT ARE GOING
 TO ATTENDING THIS SCHOOL SEE THE 2017 FBC-B SECTION
 305.1 FOR AGE GROUP FOR AN EDUCATIONAL OCCUPANCY.
  
 1C)UNDER THE HEADING OF APPLICABLE CODES LIST THE 2017
 EXISTING BUILDING CODE, LEVEL I ALTERATION. FOR A
 CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY THE CODE REQUIRES US TO USE THE
 2017 EXISTING BUILDING CODE CHAPTER 10 FOR CHANGE OF
 OCCUPANCY. SEE 2017 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING CODE SECTION
 1001.2.2.1 PARTIAL CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY.
 WHERE THE OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION OR GROUP OF A
 PORTION OF AN EXISTING BUILDING IS CHANGED, SECTION
 1012 SHALL APPLY.
  
 1D) THE PLAN IS SILENT AS TO OCCUPANCY SEPARATION
 REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE 2017 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING CODE
 SECTIONS 1012.1.1 WITHOUT SEPARATION OR 1012.1.1.2 WITH
 SEPARATION.
  
 1E) 2017 EXISTING BUILDING CODE 1012.1.3 CHANGE OF
 OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION BASED ON HAZARD CATEGORY.
  
 THE RELATIVE DEGREE OF HAZARD BETWEEN DIFFERENT
 OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATIONS SHALL BE DETERMINED IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH THE CATEGORIES SPECIFIED IN TABLES
 1012.4, 1012.5 AND 1012.6. SUCH A DETERMINATION SHALL
 BE THE BASIS FOR THE APPLICATION OF SECTIONS 1012.4
 THROUGH 1012.7.
 PLEASE REVIEW IN THE 2017 EXISTING BUILDING CODE TABLE
 1012.4. YOU ARE GOING FROM A HIGHER HAZARD CATEGORY
 FROM BUSINESS TO AN EDUCATIONAL OCCUPANCY. THE LOWER
 THE NUMBER THE HIGHER THE HAZARD. BUSINESS BEING A 4
 TYPE HAZARD CATEGORY AND EDUCATIONAL BEING A 2 A HIGHER
 HAZARD CATEGORY.
  
 1F) 2017 EXISTING BUILDING CODE 1012.2.2 FIRE ALARM AND
 DETECTION SYSTEM. WHERE A CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY
 CLASSIFICATION OCCURS OR WHERE THERE IS A CHANGE OF
 OCCUPANCY WITHIN A SPACE WHERE THERE IS A DIFFERENT
 FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM THRESHOLD REQUIREMENT IN CHAPTER
 9 OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING THAT REQUIRES
 A FIRE ALARM AND DETECTION SYSTEM TO BE PROVIDED BASED
 ON THE NEW OCCUPANCY IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 9 OF
 THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING, SUCH SYSTEM SHALL
 BE PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE AREA WHERE THE CHANGE OF
 OCCUPANCY OCCURS. EXISTING ALARM NOTIFICATION
 APPLIANCES SHALL BE AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATED THROUGHOUT
 THE BUILDING. WHERE THE BUILDING IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A
 FIRE ALARM SYSTEM, ALARM NOTIFICATION APPLIANCES SHALL
 BE PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE AREA WHERE THE CHANGE OF
 OCCUPANCY OCCURS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 907 OF THE
 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING AS REQUIRED FOR NEW
 CONSTRUCTION.
  
 1G) 2017 EXISTING BUILDING CODE 1012.1.4 ACCESSIBILITY.
 ALL BUILDINGS UNDERGOING A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY
 CLASSIFICATION SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTION 1012.8.
 2017 EXISTING BUILDING CODE 1012.8 ACCESSIBILITY.
 EXISTING BUILDINGS THAT UNDERGO A CHANGE OF GROUP OR
 OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION SHALL COMPLY WITH THE
 PROVISIONS OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, ACCESSIBILITY.
 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE 202.4.2 ACCESSIBLE FEATURES
 IN THE EVENT OF DISPROPORTIONALITY. WHEN THE COST OF
 ALTERATIONS NECESSARY TO MAKE THE PATH OF TRAVEL TO THE
 ALTERED AREA FULLY ACCESSIBLE IS DISPROPORTIONATE TO
 THE COST OF THE OVERALL ALTERATION, THE PATH OF TRAVEL
 SHALL BE MADE ACCESSIBLE TO THE EXTENT THAT IT CAN BE
 MADE ACCESSIBLE WITHOUT INCURRING DISPROPORTIONATE
 COSTS. IN CHOOSING WHICH ACCESSIBLE ELEMENTS TO
 PROVIDE, PRIORITY SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THOSE ELEMENTS
 THAT WILL PROVIDE THE GREATEST ACCESS, IN THE FOLLOWING
 ORDER: (I) AN ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE; (II) AN ACCESSIBLE
 ROUTE TO THE ALTERED AREA; (III) AT LEAST ONE
 ACCESSIBLE RESTROOM FOR EACH SEX OR A SINGLE UNISEX
 RESTROOM; (IV) ACCESSIBLE TELEPHONES; (V) ACCESSIBLE
 DRINKING FOUNTAINS; AND (VI) WHEN POSSIBLE, ADDITIONAL
 ACCESSIBLE ELEMENTS SUCH AS PARKING, STORAGE, AND
 ALARMS.
  
 1H) 1012.4.1 MEANS OF EGRESS FOR CHANGE TO HIGHER
 HAZARD CATEGORY.
  
 WHEN A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION IS MADE TO A
 HIGHER HAZARD CATEGORY (LOWER NUMBER) AS SHOWN IN TABLE
 1012.4, THE MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE
 REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 10 OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING
 CODE, BUILDING.
 EXCEPTIONS:
 1H)(1).STAIRWAYS SHALL BE ENCLOSED IN COMPLIANCE WITH
 THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 903.1.
 2017 EXISTING BUILDING CODE SECTION 903.1 EXISTING
 SHAFTS AND VERTICAL OPENINGS. EXISTING STAIRWAYS THAT
 ARE PART OF THE MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE ENCLOSED IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 803.2.1 FROM THE HIGHEST WORK
 AREA FLOOR TO, AND INCLUDING, THE LEVEL OF EXIT
 DISCHARGE AND ALL FLOORS BELOW.
 1H)(2).EXISTING STAIRWAYS INCLUDING HANDRAILS AND
 GUARDS COMPLYING WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 9
 SHALL BE PERMITTED FOR CONTINUED USE SUBJECT TO
 APPROVAL OF THE CODE OFFICIAL.
 1H)(3).ANY STAIRWAY REPLACING AN EXISTING STAIRWAY
 WITHIN A SPACE WHERE THE PITCH OR SLOPE CANNOT BE
 REDUCED BECAUSE OF EXISTING CONSTRUCTION SHALL NOT BE
 REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE MAXIMUM RISER HEIGHT AND
 MINIMUM TREAD DEPTH REQUIREMENTS.
 1H)(4).EXISTING CORRIDOR WALLS CONSTRUCTED ON BOTH
 SIDES OF WOOD LATH AND PLASTER IN GOOD CONDITION OR
 1/2- INCH-THICK (12.7 MM) GYPSUM WALLBOARD SHALL BE
 PERMITTED. SUCH WALLS SHALL EITHER TERMINATE AT THE
 UNDERSIDE OF A CEILING OF EQUIVALENT CONSTRUCTION OR
 EXTEND TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FLOOR OR ROOF NEXT
 ABOVE.
 1H)(5).EXISTING CORRIDOR DOORWAYS, TRANSOMS AND OTHER
 CORRIDOR OPENINGS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS IN
 SECTIONS 805.5.1, 805.5.2 AND 805.5.3.
 1H)(6) .EXISTING DEAD-END CORRIDORS SHALL COMPLY WITH
 THE REQUIREMENTS IN SECTION 805.6.
  
 2) 2017 FBC-B SPECIAL DETAILED REQUIREMENTS BASED ON
 USE AND OCCUPANCY.
 401.1 DETAILED USE AND OCCUPANCY REQUIREMENTS. IN
 ADDITION TO THE OCCUPANCY AND CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS
 IN THIS CODE, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER APPLY TO
 THE SPECIAL USES AND OCCUPANCIES DESCRIBED HEREIN.
 401.2 ADDITIONAL DESIGN CRITERIA./ 401.2.1 SCOPE.
 401.1 DETAILED USE AND OCCUPANCY REQUIREMENTS. IN
 ADDITION TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER, THE
 FOLLOWING SPECIAL OCCUPANCIES, STANDARDS, REQUIREMENTS
 AND CODES SHALL CONFORM TO THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS:
 SECTION 468: SCHOOLS.
  
 2A) 2017 FBC-B 468.3.2 GLARE FROM NATURAL LIGHT.
 SOURCES OF NATURAL LIGHT IN INSTRUCTIONAL SPACES SHALL
 BE GLAZED WITH GLARE REDUCING MATERIALS OR SHALL BE
 SHIELDED TO PREVENT GLARE THAT CAN INTERFERE WITH
 SEEING TASKS WITHIN THE INSTRUCTIONAL SPACE.
 468.3.7.5 GLARE ELIMINATION. ILLUMINATION OF
 PERMANENTLY INSTALLED MARKERBOARDS, CHALKBOARDS, AND
 OTHER INSTRUCTION AIDS SHALL BE DESIGNED TO ELIMINATE
 GLARE AND SHADOWS.
  
 2B) 468.3.5.5 WALLS. WALLS IN TOILET ROOMS SHALL BE
 IMPERVIOUS TO A HEIGHT OF AT LEAST 4 FEET (1219 MM)
 ABOVE THE FLOOR.
  
 2C) 468.3.5.7.2 SOAP DISPENSERS FOR LIQUID, FOAM, OR
 POWDERED SOAP SHALL BE PROVIDED AT ALL HANDWASHING
 BASINS.
  
 2D) 468.3.7.1 ILLUMINATION LEVEL IN
 CLASSROOMS/INSTRUCTIONAL SPACES. ILLUMINATION AT THE
 NORMAL TASK LEVEL FOR THE TYPE OF CLASSROOM/INSTRUCTION
 SPACE SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF 40 FOOTCANDLES (400 LUX).
  
 2E) 468.3.7.2 ILLUMINATION UNIFORMITY IN CLASSROOMS/
 INSTRUCTION SPACES. LUMINARIES SHALL HAVE A CEILING
 ARRANGEMENT OR BE POSITIONED AROUND THE WALLS SUCH THAT
 A UNIFORMED ILLUMINATION LEVEL, WITHIN 10 FOOTCANDLES
 (100 LUX), IS MAINTAINED AT THE STUDENTS REQUIRED
 NORMAL TASK LEVEL FOR THE TYPE OF CLASSROOM/INSTRUCTION
 SPACE.
  
 2F) 468.3.7.3 BRIGHTNESS RATIO IN
 CLASSROOMS/INSTRUCTIONAL SPACES. THE BRIGHTNESS RATIO
 BETWEEN THE STUDENT TASK LEVEL AND THE INSTRUCTION AREA
 OR AREAS OR VISUAL DISPLAY LOCATION SHALL BE ONE TO
 FIVE OR LESS.
  
 2G) 468.3.7.4 ILLUMINATION FAILURE OF GENERAL AND MEANS
 OF EGRESS LUMINARIES. ILLUMINATION SYSTEMS SHALL BE
 DESIGNED AND MAINTAINED SO THAT THE FAILURE OF ANY
 SINGLE LIGHTING UNIT, SUCH AS AN ELECTRIC LUMINARY,
 DOES NOT LEAVE ANY OCCUPIED SPACE OR MEANS OF EGRESS IN
 THE DARK. (SEE SECTION 1008 FOR ADDITIONAL MEANS OF
 EGRESS REQUIREMENTS.)
  
 3) IMPACT FEES- PAPER SUBMITTALS. PLANS REQUIRE REVIEW
 BY THE PBC IMPACT FEE OFFICE. CALL (561) 233-5025. UPON
 APPROVAL, YOU MAY CHECK OUT ONE PLAN SET AND TAKE TO
 THAT OFFICE FOR REVIEW. PLEASE RETURNED STAMPED AND
 WITH A COPY OF THE RECEIPT AS APPLICABLE. PLEASE
 PROVIDE THE MUNICIPAL IMPACT FEE QUESTIONNAIRE FORM TO
 THE PBC IMPACT FEE OFFICE. THE FORM CAN BE FOUND AT:
 HTTP://DISCOVER.PBCGOV.ORG/PZB/ADMINISTRATION/PDF/IMPAC
 TFEES/FORMS/QUESTIONNAIRE.PDF
  
 4) 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.
  
 A THOROUGH REVIEW OF THE PLANS COULD NOT HAPPEN SINCE
 THERE WAS A GREAT DEFICIENCY IN PLANS AND REQUIRED
 DOCUMENTATION. WITH THE NEXT PLAN REVIEW CYCLE THERE
 MAYBE ADDITIONAL REVIEW COMMENTS BECAUSE OF NEW PLANS
 AND INFORMATION LACKING UNDER THE PRIOR REVIEW.
  
  
 JAMES A. WITMER BN, PX, 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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