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| 2019-11-04 10:16:53 | 2017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 19100754 |
| | ADD: 801 S. OLIVE AVE. SUITE: 1105 |
| | CONT: TBD/ TO BE DETERMINED |
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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. |
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| | 1ST REVIEW |
| | DATE: MON. NOV. 04TH/ 2019 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) SHEET A-1 THE COVERSHEET: |
| | 1A) THE COVERSHEET LIST THE BUILDING TYPE AS |
| | CONSTRUCTION TYPE II SPRINKLERED. THIS HIGHRISE IS A 15 |
| | STORY BUILDING. THE CONSTRUCTION TYPE UNDER THE 2017 |
| | FBC-B TABLE 504.4 IS CONSTRUCTION TYPE I-A. PLEASE |
| | CORRECT. |
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| | 1B) THE COVERSHEET LIST THE OCCUPANCY TYPE AS R-3. A |
| | R-3 OCCUPANCY IN THE 2017 FBC-B WOULD BE A MIXED USE |
| | BUILDING, FOR EXAMPLE, MERCANTILE 1ST FLOOR, AND A |
| | SINGLE RESIDENTIAL UNIT ON THE 2ND FLOOR, THIS WHERE A |
| | R-3 OCCUPANCY COULD OCCUR UNDER THE COMMERCIAL CODE. |
| | APARTMENT BUILDINGS WITH NON-TRANSIENT OCCUPANTS AND |
| | CONDOMINIUM BUILDINGS WITH LONG TERM NON-TRANSIENT |
| | RESIDENTS ARE CONSIDERED AN R-2 OCCUPANCY. SEE 2017 |
| | FBC-B SECTION 310.4. |
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| | 1C) IN THE COVERSHEET/ DEMOLITION PLAN INDICATES TO |
| | DEMOLISH THE ENTIRE MASTER BATH. IF THIS IS SO, THEN |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH FLOOR INSULATION WILL BE REQUIRED. |
| | BLDG TYPE: TYPE I/ TYPE II FLOOR INSULATION (FBC-B |
| | 2017) |
| | FOR TILE, STONE, MARBLE, VINYL AND WOOD FLOORING ALL |
| | NEED TO HAVE HAD THE SOUND UNDERLAYMENT TESTED FLOOR |
| | ASSEMBLIES TO THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS AND MEET THE |
| | QUALIFICATIONS LISTED UNDER EACH OF THE STANDARDS FOR A |
| | 6 INCH CONCRETE FLOOR ASSEMBLY/ NO DROPPED CEILING: |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE TEST REPORTS (NOT SALES BROCHURES) |
| | SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH: |
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| | 1C)(1) FBC-B 2017 1207.3 STRUCTURE-BORNE SOUND. |
| | FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLIES BETWEEN DWELLING UNITS OR |
| | BETWEEN A DWELLING UNIT AND A PUBLIC OR SERVICE AREA |
| | WITHIN THE STRUCTURE SHALL HAVE AN IMPACT INSULATION |
| | CLASS (IIC) RATING OF NOT LESS THAN 50 (45 IF FIELD |
| | TESTED) WHEN TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E 492. |
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| | 1C)(2) FBC-B 2017 1207.2 AIR-BORNE SOUND. WALLS, |
| | PARTITIONS AND FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLIES SEPARATING |
| | DWELLING UNITS FROM EACH OTHER OR FROM PUBLIC OR |
| | SERVICE AREAS SHALL HAVE A SOUND TRANSMISSION CLASS |
| | (STC) OF NOT LESS THAN 50 (45 IF FIELD TESTED) FOR |
| | AIR-BORNE NOISE WHEN TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E |
| | 90. |
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| | 1C)(3) FLAME SPREAD- FBC-B 2017 603.1. EXCEPTION 2. |
| | 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. |
| | |
| | FLAME SPREAD INDEX. A COMPARATIVE MEASURE, EXPRESSED AS |
| | A DIMENSIONLESS NUMBER, DERIVED FROM VISUAL |
| | MEASUREMENTS OF THE SPREAD OF FLAME VERSUS TIME FOR A |
| | MATERIAL TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E 84 OR UL 723. |
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| | 2) SHEET A-2: |
| | 2A) SHEET A-2 HAS A DETAIL B TYPICAL SOFFIT WITH A NOTE |
| | TO USE TAPCONS ? INCH DIAMETER, AND A MAXIMUM EMBEDMENT |
| | OF ? INCH. IN GOING TO THE TAPCON TECHNICAL |
| | SPECIFICATIONS FOR TAPCON CONCRETE SCREWS THE MINIMUM |
| | TAPCON SIZE SHOWN ON THE CHARTS IS 1 ? INCH IN LENGTH. |
| | THE MINIMUM EMBEDMENT LENGTH IS 1 INCH. WITH THIS |
| | KNOWLEDGE YOU WILL NEED NOTE SO ON THE PLANS TO HAVE |
| | THE SLAB X-RAYED BEFORE DRILLING FOR TAPCONS TO LOCATE |
| | THE EXISTING POST-TENSION TENDONS EMBEDDED WITHIN THE |
| | SLAB. PLEASE ALSO UPDATE THE PLANS AS TO THE MINIMUM |
| | LENGTH OF THE TAPCON. SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH FBC-B |
| | 1703.6.2. |
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| | 2B) THE FLOOR PLAN OF THE MASTER BATHROOM AND SHOWER |
| | SHOWS A NICHE IN THE 1 HOUR RATED CORRIDOR WALL COMMON |
| | TO THE SHOWER. THERE IS ALSO A NOTE THAT 5/8 INCH TYPE |
| | X DRYWALL ARE TO BE ATTACHED TO ALL SIDES OF THE NICHE. |
| | PLEASE NOTE THERE IS ANOTHER CONCERN NOT ONLY THE FIRE |
| | RATING BUT ALSO THE REQUIREMENTS FOUND IN SECTION |
| | 2509.2 BASE FOR TILE. |
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| | 2017 FBC-B2509.2 BASE FOR TILE. MATERIALS USED AS A |
| | BASE FOR WALL TILE IN TUB AND SHOWER AREAS AND WALL AND |
| | CEILING PANELS IN SHOWER AREAS SHALL BE OF MATERIALS |
| | LISTED IN TABLE 2509.2 AND INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | THE MANUFACTURER?S RECOMMENDATIONS. WATER-RESISTANT |
| | GYPSUM BACKING BOARD SHALL BE USED AS A BASE FOR TILE |
| | IN WATER CLOSET COMPARTMENT WALLS WHEN INSTALLED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH GA-216 OR ASTM C840 AND THE |
| | MANUFACTURER?S RECOMMENDATIONS. REGULAR GYPSUM |
| | WALLBOARD IS PERMITTED UNDER TILE OR WALL PANELS IN |
| | OTHER WALL AND CEILING AREAS WHEN INSTALLED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH GA-216 OR ASTM C840. |
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| | TABLE 2509.2 |
| | BACKERBOARD MATERIALS |
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| | MATERIAL_______________________________________ |
| | STANDARD |
| | GLASS MAT GYPSUM BACKING PANEL ____________________ASTM |
| | C1178 |
| | NONASBESTOS FIBER-CEMENT BACKER BOARD__________ ASTM |
| | C1288 OR ISO 8336, |
| | _______________________________________________CATEGORY |
| | C |
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| | NONASBESTOS FIBER-MAT REINFORCED ___________________ |
| | ASTM C1325 |
| | CEMENTITIOUS BACKER UNIT |
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| | 2509.3 LIMITATIONS. WATER-RESISTANT GYPSUM BACKING |
| | BOARD SHALL NOT BE USED IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: |
| | 1.OVER A VAPOR RETARDER IN SHOWER OR BATHTUB |
| | COMPARTMENTS. |
| | 2.WHERE THERE WILL BE DIRECT EXPOSURE TO WATER OR IN |
| | AREAS SUBJECT TO CONTINUOUS HIGH HUMIDITY. |
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| | 2C) WITHIN THE MASTER BATHROOM THE PLANS ALSO INDICATE |
| | THE USE OF TRANSLUCENT BYPASS DOOR ENCLOSURE TO THE |
| | WATER CLOSET ROOM. THE USE OF GLASS PRODUCTS IN THIS |
| | APPLICATION IS CONSIDERED A HAZARDOUS LOCATION SEE THE |
| | 2017 FBC-B SECTION 2406.4.1. |
| | 2406.2 IMPACT TEST. WHERE REQUIRED BY OTHER SECTIONS OF |
| | THIS CODE, GLAZING SHALL BE TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | CPSC 16 CFR PART 1201. GLAZING SHALL COMPLY WITH THE |
| | TEST CRITERIA FOR CATEGORY II, UNLESS OTHERWISE |
| | INDICATED IN TABLE 2406.2(1). |
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| | 3) 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 |
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| | COOPERATION. |
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| | JAMES A. WITMER BN, PX, CBO |
| | SENIOR COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| | BUILDING DIVISION / DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT |
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