| Date |
Text |
| 2020-04-28 15:05:21 | 3RD REVIEW FBC-2017 |
| | PERMIT #19111204 |
| | 4/28/2020 |
| | |
| | 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 |
| | FBC EX- FLORIDA EXISTING BUILDING 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) THE MECHANICAL COMMENT RESPONSE DOCUMENT DATED |
| | 4/14/2020 DOES NOT BEAR THE NAME OF THE ENGINEER, |
| | ARCHITECT, CONTRACTOR, QUALIFIER OR OTHER PERSON TO |
| | IDENTIFY WHO PREPARED THE DOCUMENT AND PROVIDED THE |
| | RESPONSES. A) ITEM #3 IN THE RESPONSE DOCUMENT |
| | INDICATES THE CONTRACTOR SHALL INSURE THERE IS A DRAIN |
| | ON THE FLOOR OF THE GENERATOR ROOM TO REMOVE ANY WATER |
| | ON THE FLOOR TO THE OUTSIDE. PLEASE CLARIFY IF THERE IS |
| | AN EXISTING FLOOR DRAIN IN THE ROOM IN PROXIMITY OF THE |
| | RADIATOR SHROUD OR IF A NEW DRAIN WILL BE INSTALLED. |
| | |
| | 2) ALTERNATE APPROVAL LETTER FOR MECHANICAL: A) PROVIDE |
| | EVIDENCE THAT THE ALTERNATIVE MESH SCREEN WHICH |
| | INCLUDES A CHAIN LINK FENCE IS EQUIVALENT TO A |
| | MANUFACTURED LOUVER IN CORROSION RESISTANCE, AND IN |
| | PREVENTING WATER INTRUSION- SEE SECTION 501.3.2 FBC M: |
| | "EXHAUST OPENINGS THAT TERMINATE OUTDOORS SHALL BE |
| | PROTECTED WITH CORROSION-RESISTANT SCREENS, LOUVERS OR |
| | GRILLES. OPENINGS IN SCREENS, LOUVERS AND GRILLES SHALL |
| | BE SIZED NOT LESS THAN 1/4 INCH (6.4 MM) AND NOT LARGER |
| | THAN 1/2 INCH (12.7 MM). OPENINGS SHALL BE PROTECTED |
| | AGAINST LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS. LOUVERS THAT PROTECT |
| | EXHAUST OPENINGS IN STRUCTURES LOCATED IN |
| | HURRICANE-PRONE REGIONS, AS DEFINED IN THE FLORIDA |
| | BUILDING CODE, BUILDING, SHALL COMPLY WITH AMCA |
| | STANDARD 550. OUTDOOR OPENINGS LOCATED IN EXTERIOR |
| | WALLS SHALL MEET THE PROVISIONS FOR EXTERIOR WALL |
| | OPENING PROTECTIVES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FLORIDA |
| | BUILDING CODE, BUILDING." B) THE LETTER THAT IS |
| | INDICATED TO BE FROM CATERPILLAR IS NOT FROM |
| | CATERPILLAR COMPANY BUT IS AN EMAIL FROM A MR. ROBERT |
| | BUTT WHO IS EMPLOYED BY PANTROPIC POWER, THEREFORE NOT |
| | ACCEPTABLE EVIDENCE OF COMPLIANCE PER MANUFACTURER'S |
| | GUIDELINES AND SPECIFICATIONS. C) SHEETS M-201, A-002, |
| | A-005: THE EXHAUST LOUVER IS NOT CALLED OUT ON THE |
| | MECHANICAL PLAN AND IS IDENTIFIED AS TYPICAL CHAIN LINK |
| | FENCE DETAIL ON THE ARCHITECTURAL PLANS. PLEASE |
| | PROPERLY IDENTIFY THE EXHAUST SCREEN PROPERLY TO |
| | CORRELATE WITH THE THE ALTERNATE APPROVAL REQUEST. |
| | AT THIS TIME THERE IS NOT ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO PROVE THAT |
| | THE PROPOSED EXHASUT SCREEN DESIGN IS EQUIVALENT OF |
| | THAT PRESCRIBED IN THIS CODE IN QUALITY, STRENGTH, |
| | EFFECTIVENESS, FIRE RESISTANCE, DURABILITY AND SAFETY- |
| | SEE SECTION 104.11 FBC B. |
| | |
| | 3) SHEETS A-002, A-003, M-201: THE NORTH ELEVATION VIEW |
| | AND THE FAN INSTALLATION DETAILL DO NOT INDICATE THE |
| | LV-3 AND LV-4 LOUVERS TO BE INSTALLED OVER INTAKE FANS |
| | SAF-1 AND SAF-2 AS IS INDICATED ON SHEET M201. PLEASE |
| | REVIEW COMMENT #2 FROM THE 1ST REVIEW COPIED BELOW. |
| | M-201 & M-401: THE DETAIL SHOWING THE ATTACHMENT OF THE |
| | LOUVERS DIRECTLY TO SAF 1 & 2 MAY NOT BE CONSISTENT |
| | WITH THE APPROVED INSTALLATION DETAILS SHOWN IN THE |
| | MIAMI-DADE NOA FOR THE LOUVER. PLEASE SUBMIT TWO COPIES |
| | OF THE NOA WITH APPLICABLE INSTALLATION DETAILS CIRCLED |
| | OR HIGHLIGHTED. |
| | THE LOUVER NOA HAS BEEN SUBMITTED HOWEVER NO ATTACHMENT |
| | DETAILS HAVE BEEN MARKED. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LOUVER |
| | SPECIFIES ATTACHMENT INTO STRUCTURAL SUBSTRATES AND |
| | ALSO SPECIFIES TYPES AND SIZES OF FASTENERS, SPACING OF |
| | FASTENERS, EDGE DISTANCE CLEARANCES, AND DEPTHS OF |
| | EMBEDMENT. ALL OF THESE DETAILS MUST BE CALLED OUT BY |
| | THE EOR. |
| | |
| | 4) THE ENGINE EXHAUST PIPING TERMINATIONS ON THE |
| | DRAWINGS APPEAR TO BE OPEN TO WATER INTRUSION. ARE |
| | THESE ACTUAL FIELD CONDITIONS OR JUST A RENDERING? ARE |
| | THE EXHAUST PIPES BEING REPLACED? HOW ARE THEY |
| | SUPPORTED? PLEASE PROVIDE SPECIFIC DETAILS TO ADDRESS |
| | THESE ISSUES- SECTION 107.2.1 WPB. |
| | |
| | WHEN RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE |
| | LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE CITY |
| | RE-SUBMITTAL FORM. |
| | |
| | CHRISTOPHER L. COLE |
| | MECHANICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| | 401 CLEMATIS STREET |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401 |
| | [email protected] |
| | |
