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| 2019-08-27 07:57:30 | 2017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 19080176 |
| | ADD: 3220 45TH ST. |
| | CONT: DEAN MITCHELL GROUP |
| | TEL: 561-262-9779 |
| | E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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| | 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2017 WEST PALM BEACH |
| | AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, |
| | ADMINISTRATION. |
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| | 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: TUES. AUGUST 27TH/ 2019 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
| | 1) SHEET LS-1, THE LIFE SAFETY SHEET: |
| | 1A). THIS SET OF PLANS INDICATES GOING FROM A SINGLE |
| | TENANT TO TWO TENANTS BUT THE WHOLE BUILDING IS NOT |
| | BEING SHOWN IT APPEARS THERE IS A CREATION OF |
| | NONCONFORMITY TO THE BUILDING CODE. PLEASE PROVIDE AREA |
| | CALCULATIONS FOR BOTH TENANT SPACE A & B OFFICE AREA, |
| | STORAGE AND MEZZANINE AREAS FOR BOTH TENANTS TO ENSURE |
| | THAT THERE IS NO NONCONFORMITY FOR EITHER SPACE. |
| | 2017 EXISTING BUILDING CODE LEVEL II 701.3 COMPLIANCE. |
| | ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, COMPONENTS, SYSTEMS, AND |
| | SPACES SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE |
| | FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING. CREATION OR EXTENSION |
| | OF NONCONFORMITY. ALL NEW WORK, RE-CONFIGURATION SHALL |
| | NOT CREATE OR EXTEND ANY NONCONFORMITY IN THE EXISTING |
| | BUILDING TO WHICH THE RE-CONFIGURATION OF SPACE IS |
| | BEING MADE WITH REGARD TO ACCESSIBILITY, STRUCTURAL |
| | STRENGTH, FIRE SAFETY, MEANS OF EGRESS, OR THE CAPACITY |
| | OF MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. |
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| | 1B) IN THE NEWLY CREATED TENANT SPACE B WITH THE NEW |
| | OFFICE AREA ON THE 1ST FLOOR AND DRY STORAGE ROOM 123 |
| | YOU NO LONGER HAVE A MEZZANINE BUT HAVE CREATED A 2 |
| | STORY BUILDING. PLEASE REVIEW THE 2017 FBC-B SECTION |
| | 505.2.1. AREA LIMITATION. THE AGGREGATE AREA OF A |
| | MEZZANINE OR MEZZANINES WITHIN A ROOM SHALL BE NOT |
| | GREATER THAN ONE-THIRD OF THE FLOOR AREA OF THAT ROOM |
| | OR SPACE IN WHICH THEY ARE LOCATED. THE ENCLOSED |
| | PORTION OF A ROOM SHALL NOT BE INCLUDED IN A |
| | DETERMINATION OF THE FLOOR AREA OF THE ROOM IN WHICH |
| | THE MEZZANINE IS LOCATED. IN DETERMINING THE ALLOWABLE |
| | MEZZANINE AREA, THE AREA OF THE MEZZANINE SHALL NOT BE |
| | INCLUDED IN THE FLOOR AREA OF THE ROOM. |
| | |
| | 1C) THE 3RD ISSUE IS WITH THE COMMON PATH OF TRAVEL FOR |
| | THE MEZZANINE/ 2ND FLOOR LEVEL. TO MEASURE COMMON PATH |
| | OF TRAVEL YOU MEASURE 2 FEET OF THE WALL AND FOLLOW THE |
| | WALL LINE. WHEN YOU GO TO THE STAIRS YOU MEASURE |
| | PARALLEL TO THE RISE AND RUN OF THE STAIRS. WHEN YOU |
| | MEASURE THE COMMON PATH OF TRAVEL IN THIS FASHION YOU |
| | END UP WITH APPROXIMATELY 106 FEET. PLEASE NOTE FOR |
| | THIS REVIEW THE AREA IN QUESTION WILL BE CONSIDERED A |
| | 2ND STORY. IN SAYING SUCH, PLEASE REVIEW STORIES WITH |
| | ONE EXIT OR ACCESS TO ONE EXIT FOR OTHER OCCUPANCIES |
| | SEE TABLE 1006.3.2(2) (FIRST FLOOR ABOVE OR BELOW GRADE |
| | PLANE, NOT AT GRADE). FOR A STORAGE OCCUPANCY THE |
| | MAXIMUM COMMON PATH OF EGRESS TRAVEL DISTANCE IS 75 |
| | FEET. A SECOND MEANS OF EGRESS IS NEEDED FROM THIS |
| | SPACE, THE NEWLY FORMED TENANT SPACE B. AT THIS TIME WE |
| | CANNOT COMMENT ON IF THERE IS ISSUES FOR TENANT A. |
| | CREATION OR EXTENSION OF NONCONFORMITY. 2017 EXISTING |
| | BUILDING CODE LEVEL II 701.3 COMPLIANCE. ALL NEW |
| | CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, COMPONENTS, SYSTEMS, AND SPACES |
| | SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FLORIDA |
| | BUILDING CODE, BUILDING. CREATION OR EXTENSION OF |
| | NONCONFORMITY. ALL NEW WORK, RE-CONFIGURATION SHALL NOT |
| | CREATE OR EXTEND ANY NONCONFORMITY IN THE EXISTING |
| | BUILDING TO WHICH THE RE-CONFIGURATION OF SPACE IS |
| | BEING MADE WITH REGARD TO ACCESSIBILITY, STRUCTURAL |
| | STRENGTH, FIRE SAFETY, MEANS OF EGRESS, OR THE CAPACITY |
| | OF MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. |
| | |
| | 1D) THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN THE TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE IS |
| | STATED AT 9908 SQ. FT. BUT THE OCCUPANT LOAD IS STATED |
| | AT 91 SHOULD BE 99 OCCUPANTS. PLEASE REVIEW TABLE |
| | 1004.1.2 FOR BOTH BUSINESS AND STORAGE OCCUPANCIES THE |
| | OCCUPANT LOAD FACTOR IS TO BE TAKEN AT GROSS SQUARE |
| | FEET. SEE DEFINITIONS: IBC-B 2015 CODE COMMENTARY .THE |
| | GROSS FLOOR AREA IS THAT AREA MEASURED WITHIN THE |
| | PERIMETER FORMED BY THE INSIDE SURFACE OF THE EXTERIOR |
| | WALLS. THE AREA OF ALL OCCUPIABLE SPACES AND |
| | NONOCCUPIABLE SPACES, INCLUDING MECHANICAL & ELEVATOR |
| | SHAFTS, TOILET ROOMS, CLOSETS AND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT |
| | ROOM. PLEASE UPDATE THE PLAN. |
| | |
| | 1E) PLEASE UPDATE THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN SHOWING WHERE |
| | THE ADDITIONAL OCCUPANTS WILL BE EXITING. 107.2.1.2 |
| | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. |
| | |
| | 1F) THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN UNDER THE HEADING LIFE SAFETY |
| | NOTES SHOW A NOTE # 8 THAT SPEAKS ABOUT SPRAY PAINT |
| | BOOTHS. WILL THERE BE SPRAY PAINT BOOTHS AND OTHER |
| | APPLICATIONS OF FLAMMABLE FINISHES THAT WILL NEED TO |
| | SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2017 FBC-B SECTION 416? |
| | |
| | 1G) AS THE PLANS ARE DRAWN NOW THE STORAGE AREAS AND |
| | THE 2ND FLOOR AREA ALSO BEING OPEN TO THE 1ST FLOOR IS |
| | TO BE CONSIDERED A 2STORY ATRIUM. |
| | SECTION 202 DEFINITIONS. ATRIUM. AN OPENING CONNECTING |
| | TWO OR MORE STORIES OTHER THAN ENCLOSED STAIRWAYS, |
| | ELEVATORS, HOISTWAYS, ESCALATORS, PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL, |
| | AIR-CONDITIONING OR OTHER EQUIPMENT, WHICH IS CLOSED AT |
| | THE TOP AND NOT DEFINED AS A MALL. STORIES, AS USED IN |
| | THIS DEFINITION, DO NOT INCLUDE BALCONIES WITHIN |
| | ASSEMBLY GROUPS OR MEZZANINES THAT COMPLY WITH SECTION |
| | 505. |
| | |
| | 1H) PLEASE CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS FOR |
| | ATRIUMS. |
| | FBC-B 404.9.3 EXIT ACCESS TRAVEL DISTANCE AT OTHER THAN |
| | THE LEVEL OF EXIT DISCHARGE. WHERE THE PATH OF EGRESS |
| | TRAVEL IS NOT AT THE LEVEL OF EXIT DISCHARGE FROM THE |
| | ATRIUM, THAT PORTION OF THE TOTAL PERMITTED EXIT ACCESS |
| | TRAVEL DISTANCE THAT OCCURS WITHIN THE ATRIUM SHALL BE |
| | NOT GREATER THAN 200 FEET (60 960 MM). |
| | 404.10 INTERIOR EXIT STAIRWAYS. A MAXIMUM OF 50 PERCENT |
| | OF INTERIOR EXIT STAIRWAYS ARE PERMITTED TO EGRESS |
| | THROUGH AN ATRIUM ON THE LEVEL OF EXIT DISCHARGE IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 1028. |
| | |
| | 1I) PLEASE ALSO REVIEW THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ENCLOSURE |
| | OF ATRIUMS AND EXCEPTIONS. PLEASE SEE 404.6 ENCLOSURE |
| | OF ATRIUMS. |
| | |
| | 2) SHEET A-1 THE NEW OFFICE AND STORAGE AREAS SHOW A |
| | WALL IDENTIFICATION TAG W-3 WHEREAS ON SHEET A-2 THERE |
| | IS A WALL SECTION DETAIL 07/A3 WHICH IS CORRECT? DETAIL |
| | 07 SHOWS EXISTING FULL LENGTH STUDS AND AN EXISTING |
| | CEILING. 107.2.1.2. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. |
| | DISCREPANCY IN PLANS. |
| | |
| | 3) SHEET A-3 DETAIL # 3 INDICATES THE USE OF R-19 |
| | INSULATION LAID DIRECTLY ON TOP OF THE NEW ACOUSTICAL |
| | CEILING. PLEASE REVIEW THE 2017 ENERGY CODE, COMMERCIAL |
| | C402.2.2 INSULATION INSTALLED ON A SUSPENDED CEILING |
| | WITH REMOVALABLE CEILING TILES SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED |
| | PART OF THE MINIMUM THERMAL RESISTANCE OF THE ROOF |
| | INSULATION. PLEASE SHOW HOW YOU ARE ACHIEVING THE R-19 |
| | INSULATION STATED IN THE ENERGY CALCULATIONS, WHEN THE |
| | WALLS IN THIS AREA DO NOT GO ALL THE WAY TO THE |
| | UNDERSIDE OF THE ROOF DECK. |
| | SEE 2017 ENERGY CODE COMMERCIAL. C402.5.9.1 VENTED |
| | DROPPED CEILING CAVITIES. WHERE VENTED DROPPED CEILING |
| | CAVITIES OCCUR OVER CONDITIONED SPACES, THE CEILING |
| | SHALL BE CONSIDERED TO BE BOTH THE UPPER THERMAL |
| | ENVELOPE AND PRESSURE ENVELOPE OF THE BUILDING AND |
| | SHALL CONTAIN A CONTINUOUS AIR BARRIER BETWEEN THE |
| | CONDITIONED SPACE AND THE VENTED UNCONDITIONED SPACE |
| | THAT IS ALSO SEALED TO THE AIR BARRIER OF THE WALLS. |
| | SEE THE DEFINITION OF AIR BARRIER IN SECTION C202. |
| | DEFINITION: AIR BARRIER. RELATING TO THE BUILDING |
| | ENVELOPE, AIR BARRIERS COMPRISE THE PLANES OF PRIMARY |
| | RESISTANCE TO AIRFLOW BETWEEN THE INTERIOR SPACES OF A |
| | BUILDING AND THE OUTDOORS AND THE PLANES OF PRIMARY |
| | AIRFLOW RESISTANCE BETWEEN ADJACENT AIR ZONES OF A |
| | BUILDING, INCLUDING PLANES BETWEEN ADJACENT CONDITIONED |
| | AND UNCONDITIONED AIR SPACES OF A BUILDING. TO BE |
| | CLASSED AS AN AIR BARRIER, A BUILDING PLANE MUST BE |
| | SUBSTANTIALLY LEAK FREE; THAT IS, IT SHALL HAVE AN AIR |
| | LEAKAGE RATE NOT GREATER THAN 0.5 CFM/FT2 WHEN |
| | SUBJECTED TO AN AIR PRESSURE GRADIENT OF 25 PASCAL. IN |
| | GENERAL, AIR BARRIERS ARE MADE OF DURABLE, NONPOROUS |
| | MATERIALS AND ARE SEALED TO ADJOINING WALL, CEILING OR |
| | FLOOR SURFACES WITH A SUITABLE LONG-LIFE MASTIC. HOUSE |
| | WRAPS AND TAPED AND SEALED DRYWALL MAY CONSTITUTE AN |
| | AIR BARRIER, BUT DROPPED ACOUSTICAL TILE CEILINGS |
| | (T-BAR CEILINGS) MAY NOT. BATT INSULATION FACINGS AND |
| | ASPHALT-IMPREGNATED FIBERBOARD AND FELT PAPER ARE NOT |
| | CONSIDERED AIR BARRIERS. |
| | |
| | 4) SHEET A-2 DETAILS: |
| | |
| | 4A) DETAIL # 6 SHOWS THE BREAK ROOM SINK BUT NOT THE |
| | REQUIREMENTS FOR: |
| | 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE 606.4 FAUCETS. CONTROLS FOR |
| | FAUCETS SHALL COMPLY WITH 309. HAND-OPERATED METERING |
| | FAUCETS SHALL REMAIN OPEN FOR 10 SECONDS MINIMUM. |
| | 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE 606.5 EXPOSED PIPES AND |
| | SURFACES. WATER SUPPLY AND DRAIN PIPES UNDER LAVATORIES |
| | AND SINKS SHALL BE INSULATED OR OTHERWISE CONFIGURED TO |
| | PROTECT AGAINST CONTACT. THERE SHALL BE NO SHARP OR |
| | ABRASIVE SURFACES UNDER LAVATORIES AND SINKS. |
| | |
| | 4B) DETAIL #10 IS MISSING THE DISTANCE FROM THE WATER |
| | CLOSET TO THE TOILET PAPER DISPENSER. 2017 FBC-ACCESS. |
| | CODE 604.7 DISPENSERS. TOILET PAPER DISPENSERS SHALL |
| | COMPLY WITH 309.4 AND SHALL BE 7 INCHES MINIMUM AND 9 |
| | INCHES MAXIMUM IN FRONT OF THE WATER CLOSET MEASURED TO |
| | THE CENTERLINE OF THE DISPENSER. |
| | |
| | 4C) DETAIL # 10 ALSO NEEDS TO CORRECT THE HEIGHT OF THE |
| | GRAB BARS FOR THE WATER CLOSET. 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY |
| | CODE SECTION 609.4 POSITION OF GRAB BARS. GRAB BARS |
| | SHALL BE INSTALLED IN A HORIZONTAL POSITION, 33 INCHES |
| | MINIMUM AND 36 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR |
| | MEASURED TO THE TOP OF THE GRIPPING SURFACE, NOT |
| | CENTERLINE. |
| | |
| | 5) 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 |
| | |
| | 6) 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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