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| 2020-03-04 08:33:56 | PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS |
| | FOUNDATION ONLY PERMIT |
| | 625 S. OLIVE AVE. |
| | PERMIT #20020004 |
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| | 1ST REVIEW: FBC SIXTH EDITION (2017) |
| | ROBERT MCDOUGAL, CBO |
| | COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| | (561) 805-6714 |
| | [email protected] |
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| | DENIED BY BUILDING |
| | PLEASE ADDRESS THE ITEMS NOTED BELOW: |
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| | 1) ART IN PUBLIC PLACES |
| | THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH ART IN PUBLIC PLACES |
| | ORDINANCE REQUIREMENT THAT APPLIES TO ANY REMODEL OR |
| | NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECT FOR WHICH THE PERMIT |
| | APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED AFTER 6/29/14, AND THE TOTAL |
| | PROJECT CONSTRUCTION COSTS ARE EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN |
| | $750,000 WILL NEED TO COMPLY WITH THIS ORDINANCE. PER |
| | CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH ORDINANCE NO. 4504-14, AND CITY |
| | OF WEST PALM BEACH CODE OF ORDINANCES, ARTICLE V, ART |
| | IN PUBLIC PLACES, SECTION 78-123(A) AND SECTION |
| | 78-126(A), THE ART ASSESSMENT IS 1% OF THE TOTAL |
| | PROJECT CONSTRUCTION COST. PER CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | CODE OF ORDINANCES, ARTICLE V, ART IN PUBLIC PLACES, |
| | SECTION 78-122, RENOVATION AND NEW CONSTRUCTION |
| | PROJECTS ARE ASSESSED CUMULATIVELY, SO THE ART |
| | ASSESSMENT WILL BE APPLICABLE TO ALL FUTURE PROJECTS. |
| | FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: |
| | MS. SYBILLE WELTER, ART IN PUBLIC PLACES COORDINATOR AT |
| | 822-1515 OR E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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| | 2) THRESHOLD BUILDING / FL S. S. 553.71(7) "THRESHOLD |
| | BUILDING" MEANING ANY BUILDING WHICH IS GREATER THAN |
| | (3) STORIES OR 50 FT. IN HEIGHT, OR WHICH HAS AN |
| | ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION AS DEFINED IN THE |
| | FLORIDA BUILDING CODE WHICH EXCEEDS 5,000 SQ. FT. IN |
| | AREA AND AN OCCUPANT CONTENT OF GREATER THAN 500 |
| | PERSONS. |
| | A) FBC (CITY AMENDMENTS)110.8.1 THRESHOLD INSPECTION |
| | PLAN. THE ENFORCING AGENCY SHALL REQUIRE A SPECIAL |
| | INSPECTOR TO PERFORM STRUCTURAL INSPECTIONS ON A |
| | THRESHOLD BUILDING PURSUANT TO A STRUCTURAL INSPECTION |
| | PLAN PREPARED BY THE ENGINEER OF RECORD. THE STRUCTURAL |
| | INSPECTION PLAN MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE ENFORCING |
| | AGENCY PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF A BUILDING PERMIT FOR |
| | THE CONSTRUCTION OF A THRESHOLD BUILDING. THE PURPOSE |
| | OF THE STRUCTURAL INSPECTION PLAN IS TO PROVIDE |
| | SPECIFIC INSPECTION PROCEDURES AND SCHEDULES SO THAT |
| | THE BUILDING CAN BE ADEQUATELY INSPECTED FOR COMPLIANCE |
| | WITH THE PERMITTED DOCUMENTS. |
| | B) THRESHOLD INSPECTOR: WPB AMENDMENT 110.8.1 W.P.B. |
| | CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR THRESHOLD |
| | BUILDINGS A SPECIAL INSPECTOR AS REQUIRED BY 553.79(5) |
| | FLORIDA STATUTES TO THE MINIMUM INSPECTIONS REQUIRED BY |
| | THIS CODE. THE THRESHOLD INSPECTION FORMS ARE REQUIRED |
| | TO BE FILED OUT BY ALL PARTIES WITH INTEREST, NOTARIZED |
| | AND RETURNED TO THIS OFFICE, AND REVIEWED AND APPROVED |
| | BEFORE PERMIT ISSUANCE WILL TAKE PLACE. |
| | C) THRESHOLD BLDG. REQUIRED STATEMENT: W.P.B. AMENDMENT |
| | 110.8.4.4 ALL PLANS FOR THE BUILDING WHICH ARE REQUIRED |
| | TO BE SIGNED AND SEALED BY THE ARCHITECT OR ENGINEER OF |
| | RECORD CONTAIN A STATEMENT THAT, TO THE BEST OF THE |
| | ARCHITECT'S OR ENGINEER'S KNOWLEDGE, THE PLANS AND |
| | SPECIFICATIONS COMPLY WITH THE APPLICABLE MINIMUM |
| | BUILDING CODES AND THE APPLICABLE FIRE-SAFETY STANDARDS |
| | AS DETERMINED BY THE LOCAL AUTHORITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | THIS SECTION AND CHAPTER 633 FLORIDA STATUTES. |
| | D) FOR THE SPECIAL INSPECTOR PLEASE PROVIDE A RESUME OF |
| | INSPECTION EXPERIENCE ON PREVIOUS PROJECT. THE RESUME |
| | MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY ALL CERTIFICATES AS SPECIFIED |
| | HEREIN. THE BUILDING OFFICIAL OR HIS DESIGNEE WILL |
| | REVIEW THE RESUME. AFTER THE RESUME IS REVIEWED, AN |
| | INTERVIEW WILL BE SCHEDULED. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES |
| | WILL AN INSPECTOR BE INTERVIEWED FOR WORK WITHOUT FIRST |
| | MEETING THE ABOVE CRITERIA. |
| | E) THE CONTRACTOR WILL PRODUCE A JOB SUMMARY OR HISTORY |
| | FOR THIS TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION. |
| | F) NOTE: FOR DIGITAL PLANS, AFTER PERMIT ISSUANCE, |
| | PLEASE E-MAIL THE PERMIT LIBRARIAN OF THE PERMIT BEING |
| | ISSUED, THE PERMIT LIBRARIAN WILL THEN E-MAIL YOU THE |
| | APPROVED AND BATCH STAMPED PLANS SO YOU MAY PRINT YOUR |
| | PLANS, TWO SETS OF PLANS WILL NEED TO BE PRINTED IN |
| | COLOR, (1) FOR THE THRESHOLD INSPECTOR, THE OTHER FOR |
| | THE MEP INSPECTORS OTHER PLANS YOU WISH TO PRINT MAYBE |
| | IN BLACK & WHITE. |
| | G) 110.8.4.3 ALL SHORING AND RESHORING PROCEDURES, |
| | PLANS AND DETAILS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE ENFORCEMENT |
| | AGENCY FOR RECORDKEEPING. EACH SHORING AND RESHORING |
| | INSTALLATION SHALL BE SUPERVISED, INSPECTED AND |
| | CERTIFIED TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SHORING |
| | DOCUMENTS BY THE CONTRACTOR. |
| | H) PLEASE CALL THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH'S AUTOMATED |
| | TELEPHONE INSPECTIONS LINE (561) 805-6700 FOR ALL |
| | BUILDING INSPECTIONS FOR AUDITING OF JOBSITE |
| | INSPECTIONS WITHOUT THIS THE PERMIT EXPIRES IN 6 |
| | MONTHS, ABANDONMENT OF JOB, NO INSPECTION ACTIVITY. |
| | I) 110.8 THRESHOLD BUILDINGS, OPERATING GUIDELINES FOR |
| | THRESHOLD INSPECTORS #25. ASSURE THAT THE DESIGNER HAS |
| | REQUIRED ON THE PLANS OR SPECIFICATIONS ONE MATERIAL, |
| | APPROVED FOR FIRE STOPPING PENETRATIONS, FOR WALLS AND |
| | CEILINGS. |
| | J) PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH AN EMAIL ADDRESS AND I WILL |
| | BE HAPPY TO SEND YOU A COPY OF THE CURRENT ( OCTOBER |
| | 2018 ) CITY GUIDELINES AND POLICIES FOR PROJECTS |
| | CONCERNING THRESHOLD/SPECIAL INSPECTORS AND RESIDENT |
| | INSPECTORS. |
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| | 3) THE GEOTECHNICAL REPORT THAT WAS SUBMITTED INDICATES |
| | THAT THE RECOMMENDED VIBRO COMPACTION SOIL PREPARATION |
| | WILL PRODUCE A SOIL BEARING VALUE OF UP TO 6,000 PSF. |
| | NOTE 3A ON SHEET S200 OF THE PLANS STATES THAT THE |
| | BUILDING DESIGN REQUIRES A SOIL BEARING CAPACITY OF |
| | 8,000 PSF. PLEASE INDICATE HOW THIS WILL BE ADDRESSED. |
| | FBC 1801.2 |
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| | 4) SPECIFY HOW COMPLIANCE WITH FBC CHAPTER 33 |
| | SAFEGUARDS DURING CONSTRUCTION FOR THE FOUNDATION |
| | PERMIT WILL BE MET. |
| | |
| | 5) FBC 3002.4 REQUIRES ANY BUILDING THAT IS MORE THAN |
| | THREE STORIES HIGH OR IN WHICH THE VERTICAL DISTANCE |
| | BETWEEN THE BOTTOM TERMINAL LANDING AND THE TOP |
| | TERMINAL LANDING EXCEEDS 25 FEET TO BE CONSTRUCTED TO |
| | CONTAIN AT LEAST ONE PASSENGER ELEVATOR THAT IS |
| | OPERATIONAL FOR BUILDING OCCUPANTS AND FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| | ACCESS TO ALL FLOORS. THE ELEVATOR CAR SHALL BE OF A |
| | SIZE AND ARRANGEMENT TO ACCOMMODATE AN AMBULANCE |
| | STRETCHER 24 INCHES BY 76 INCHES WITH NOT LESS THAN |
| | 5-INCH RADIUS CORNERS, IN THE HORIZONTAL, OPEN POSITION |
| | AND SHALL BE IDENTIFIED BY THE INTERNATIONAL SYMBOL FOR |
| | EMERENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (STAR OF LIFE). |
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| | 6) THE TRASH CHUTE DISCHARGE ROOM IS REQUIRED TO BE |
| | SEPARATED BY FIRE BARRIERS WITH A FIRE-RESISTANCE |
| | RATING NOT LESS THAN THE REQUIRED FIRE RATING OF THE |
| | SHAFT ENCLOSURE. FBC 713.13.4 |
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| | 7) THE EXIT PASSAGEWAY AT STAIR 01 IS INCORRECTLY |
| | LABELED AS AN EXIT ACCESS CORRIDOR. AN EXIT PASSAGEWAY |
| | IS AN EXTENSION OF THE ENCLOSED INTERIOR EXIT STAIRWAY |
| | AND HAS REQUIREMENTS SIMILAR TO THE STAIRWAY. PLEASE |
| | CORRECT. SEE FBC 1023.1 AND 1024. |
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| | 8) PLEASE REVIEW THE ELEVATIONS AROUND THE EXTERIOR OF |
| | THE BUILDING AND COMPARE THEM WITH THE FLOOR ELEVATION |
| | (11.97') OF THE BUILDING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE EXITS |
| | DISCHARGE AT GRADE AND THE ELEVATIONS AND SLOPES OF |
| | LANDINGS AND WALK WAYS WILL MEET THE RUNNING SLOPE AND |
| | CROSS SLOPE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FLORIDA ACCESSIBILITY |
| | CODE SECTION 403. |
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| | 9) THIS FOUNDATION PERMIT IS BEING APPLIED FOR UNDER |
| | SECTION 105.13 OF THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | AMENDMENTS TO THE 2017 FBC. THE HOLDER OF THIS |
| | FOUNDATION PERMIT SHALL PROCEED AT THE HOLDER'S OWN |
| | RISK WITH THE BUILDING OPERATION AND WITHOUT ASSURANCE |
| | THAT A PERMIT FOR THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE WILL BE GRANTED. |
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| | 10) WHEN RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A |
| | RESPONSE LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE |
| | CITY RE-SUBMITTAL FORM. |
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