Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 20020292
Permit Number 20020292
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2020-02-18 08:17:042017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 W. P. B. PERMIT: 20020292
 ADD: 215 N OLIVE AVE. SUITE: 110
 CONT: JFB CONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENT
 TEL: 561-582-9840 EXT. # 1
 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: TUES. FEB. 18/2020
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) NEITHER THE LIFE SAFETY SHEET A-1 OR SHEET A-2 SHOW
 ANY ACCESSIBILITY ELEMENTS FOR DINING, PLEASE SHOW
 COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2017 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING SECTION
 806.1 A BUILDING, OR FACILITY, OR ELEMENT THAT IS
 ALTERED SHALL COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE FLORIDA
 BUILDING CODE, ACCESSIBILITY CODE. THE LIFE SAFETY
 SHEET DOES NOT SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2017
 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE;
 1A) 226.1 WHERE DINING SURFACES ARE PROVIDED FOR THE
 CONSUMPTION OF FOOD OR DRINK, AT LEAST 5 PERCENT OF THE
 SEATING SPACES AND STANDING SPACES AT THE DINING
 SURFACES SHALL COMPLY WITH 902.
  
 1B) 226.2 DISPERSION. DINING SURFACES AND WORK SURFACES
 REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH 902 SHALL BE DISPERSED
 THROUGHOUT THE SPACE OR FACILITY CONTAINING DINING
 SURFACES AND WORK SURFACES.
  
 1C) 206.2.5 206.2.5 RESTAURANTS AND CAFETERIAS. IN
 RESTAURANTS AND CAFETERIAS, AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE SHALL
 BE PROVIDED TO ALL DINING AREAS, INCLUDING RAISED OR
 SUNKEN DINING AREAS, BAR TOPS, HIGH TOPS AND OR OUTDOOR
 DINING AREAS.
  
 1D) 902.1 .DINING SURFACES AND WORK SURFACES SHALL
 COMPLY WITH 902.2 AND 902.3. ADVISORY 902.1 GENERAL.
 DINING SURFACES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, BARS,
 TABLES, LUNCH COUNTERS, AND BOOTHS. EXAMPLES OF WORK
 SURFACES INCLUDE WRITING SURFACES, BABY CHANGING AND
 OTHER TABLES OR FIXTURES FOR PERSONAL GROOMING, COUPON
 COUNTERS, AND WHERE COVERED BY THE ADA SCOPING
 PROVISIONS.
  
 1D)(1)BE PROVIDED. KNEE AND TOE CLEARANCE COMPLYING
 WITH 306 SHALL BE PROVIDED OF THE 2017
 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE.
  
 1D)(2) 902.3 HEIGHT. THE TOPS OF DINING SURFACES AND
 WORK SURFACES SHALL BE 28 INCHES MINIMUM AND 34 INCHES
 MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND, 2017
 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE.
  
 1E) NEITHER THE LIFE SAFETY SHEET A-1 OR SHEET A-2 SHOW
 ACCESSIBILITY COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIRED COUNTER
 HEIGHT FOR THE POINT OF SALE. 2017 ACCESSIBILITY CODE.
 SALES & SERVICE COUNTERS. 904.4.1. A PORTION OF THE
 COUNTER SURFACE THAT IS 36 INCHES LONG MINIMUM AND 36
 INCHES HIGH MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR SHALL BE
 PROVIDED. A CLEAR FLOOR OR GROUND SPACE COMPLYING WITH
 305 SHALL BE POSITIONED FOR A PARALLEL APPROACH
 ADJACENT TO THE 36 INCH MINIMUM LENGTH COUNTER.
  
 2) SHEET A-4:
  
 2A) THE DOOR SCHEDULE IDENTIFIES DOOR D-2 VARIOUS
 LOCATIONS BUT NEITHER SHEET A-1 OR A-2 SHOW THE
 LOCATIONS FOR DOOR TYPE D-2. 2017 WEST PALM BEACH
 AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1,
 ADMINISTRATIVE CODE SECTION 107.2.1.2 ADDITIONAL
 INFORMATION IS REQUIRED, CODE COMPLIANCE CANNOT BE
 DETERMINED. ACCESS. CODE 404.2.3 CLEAR WIDTH. DOOR
 OPENINGS SHALL PROVIDE A CLEAR WIDTH OF 32 INCHES
 MINIMUM. CLEAR OPENING OF DOORWAYS WITH SWINGING DOORS
 SHALL BE MEASURED BETWEEN THE FACE OF THE DOOR AND THE
 STOP, WITH THE DOOR OPEN 90 DEGREES.
 2B) PLEASE REVIEW DETAILS B & D FOR THE DISTANCE THE
 WATER CLOSET CAN BE INSTALLED FROM THE SIDE WALL, THE
 PLANS SHOW A DISTANCE OF 1 FOOT 7 INCHES OR 19 INCHES
 CENTER LINE AWAY FROM THE SIDE WALL. PLEASE REVIEW IN
 THE ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 604.2 AND FIGURE 604.2
 (A) 16-18 INCHES. FIGURE 604.2 (B) 17-19 INCHES IS FOR
 AMBULATORY ACCESSIBLE STALLS. PLEASE CORRECT THE PLAN
 DETAILS.
  
 2C) THE FLOOR PLAN NOR THE ELEVATION DETAILS A-D
 PROVIDE WHAT THE OVERALL WALL DIMENSIONS ARE WITHIN THE
 ACCESSIBLE RESTROOMS. CODE COMPLIANCE CANNOT BE
 DETERMINED FOR 304.3.1 OR 304.3.2 TURNING SPACE IN THE
 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE.
  
 2D) THE ELEVATION DETAILS A-D DO NOT PROVIDE THE HEIGHT
 THAT THE LAVATORY IS INSTALLED. PLEASE SHOW COMPLIANCE
 WITH: 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 606.3 HEIGHT.
 LAVATORIES AND SINKS SHALL BE INSTALLED WITH THE FRONT
 OF THE HIGHER OF THE RIM OR COUNTER SURFACE 34 INCHES
 MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND.
  
 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.
  
 2E) MIRRORS. 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE 603.3. MIRRORS
 LOCATED ABOVE LAVATORIES OR COUNTERTOPS SHALL BE
 INSTALLED WITH THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE REFLECTING
 SURFACE 40 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR
 GROUND. MIRRORS NOT LOCATED ABOVE LAVATORIES OR
 COUNTERTOPS SHALL BE INSTALLED WITH THE BOTTOM EDGE OF
 THE REFLECTING SURFACE 35 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE
 FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND.
  
 3) THE PERMIT APPLICATION INDICATES THAT $130,534
 DOLLARS OF WORK IS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED UNDER THIS
 PERMIT. PLEASE PROVIDE A LETTER EITHER FROM THE
 CONTRACTOR OR DESIGNER OF RECORD ON THEIR LETTERHEAD
 WHERE UP TO 20 % OF THE CONTRACT VALUE ($26,106.00) IS
 GOING TO BE SPENT IN ACCESSIBLE UPGRADES TO THE
 PROJECT. IF ALL EXISTING CONDITIONS ARE COMPLETED
 (COMPLIED) BEFORE DISPROPORTIONATION COST IS MET A
 LETTER IS NOT REQUIRED. SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE:
 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 202.4.1
 DISPROPORTIONATE COST. ALTERATIONS MADE TO PROVIDE AN
 ACCESSIBLE PATH OF TRAVEL TO THE ALTERED AREA WILL BE
 DEEMED DISPROPORTIONATE TO THE OVERALL ALTERATION WHEN
 THE COST EXCEEDS 20% OF THE COST OF THE ALTERATION TO
 THE PRIMARY FUNCTION AREA. COSTS THAT MAY BE COUNTED AS
 EXPENDITURES REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE PATH OF
 TRAVEL MAY INCLUDE: (I) COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING
 AN ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE AND AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE TO THE
 ALTERED AREA; (II) COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH MAKING
 RESTROOMS ACCESSIBLE, SUCH AS INSTALLING GRAB BARS,
 ENLARGING TOILET STALLS, INSULATING PIPES, OR
 INSTALLING ACCESSIBLE FAUCET CONTROLS; (III) COSTS
 ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE TELEPHONES, SUCH
 AS RELOCATING THE TELEPHONE TO AN ACCESSIBLE HEIGHT,
 INSTALLING AMPLIFICATION DEVICES, OR INSTALLING A TEXT
 TELEPHONE (TTY); (IV) COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH RELOCATING
 AN INACCESSIBLE DRINKING FOUNTAIN.
  
 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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