Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 20030076
Permit Number 20030076
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2020-03-23 11:07:152017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 W. P. B. PERMIT: 20030076
 ADD: 185 BANYAN BLVD. 2ND FLOOR LEVEL
 CONT: ANF GROUP, INC.
 TEL: 561-260-2561 CONTACT: KIM LIDDELL
 E-MAIL: [email protected]
  
 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2017 WEST PALM BEACH
 AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1,
 ADMINISTRATION.
  
 1ST REVIEW
 DATE: MON. MARCH 23/2020
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) SHEET G-002 CODE ANALYSIS:
 1A) UNDER THE HEADING OF EXISTING BUILDING
 CATEGORIZATION & PHYSICAL PROPERTIES THIS SHEET LIST
 THE 5TH EDITION OF THE 2014 FBC UNDER WHICH THESE PLANS
 WERE DEVELOPED. IF IN DOING SO PLEASE ALSO REFERENCE
 THE SHELL BUILDING PERMIT NUMBER 17110857 WHICH WAS
 UNDER THE 2014 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE AND THIS PROPOSED
 TENANT SPACE IS THE FIRST BUILD OUT FOR THIS AREA OF
 THE BUILDING. SEE THE 2017 EXISTING BUILDING CODE
 101.4.1. SUBSEQUENT PERMITS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE
 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING FOR ALL NEW
 CONSTRUCTION.
  
 2) AREA PLUMBING CALCULATIONS LIST A D. F. = DRINKING
 FOUNTAIN, OWNER PROVIDED BOTTLED WATER DISPENSER.
 PLEASE REVIEW THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE 2017
 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE:
 2A) DRINKING FOUNTAIN. 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE
 SECTION 211.2 MINIMUM NUMBER. NO FEWER THAN TWO
 DRINKING FOUNTAINS SHALL BE PROVIDED. ONE DRINKING
 FOUNTAIN SHALL COMPLY WITH 602.1 THROUGH 602.6 AND ONE
 DRINKING FOUNTAIN SHALL COMPLY WITH 602.7.
 EXCEPTION: WHERE A SINGLE DRINKING FOUNTAIN COMPLIES
 WITH 602.1 THROUGH 602.6 AND 602.7, IT SHALL BE
 PERMITTED TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR TWO SEPARATE DRINKING
 FOUNTAINS.
  
 2B) 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 602.1 DRINKING
 FOUNTAINS SHALL COMPLY WITH 307. 2. PROTRUSION LIMITS.
 OBJECTS WITH THE LEADING EDGE MORE THAN 27 INCHES AND
 NOT MORE THAN 80 INCHES ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR
 GROUND SHALL PROTRUDE 4 INCHES MAXIMUM HORIZONTALLY
 INTO THE CIRCULATION PATH.
  
 3) SHEET A-111 THE LOUNGE DOOR 228 IT APPEARS ON THE
 LATCH SIDE OF THE INSWING DOOR THERE IS APPROXIMATELY
 13 ? INCHES NOT THE REQUIRED 18 INCHES OF SIDE
 CLEARANCE.
 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE 404.2.4 MANEUVERING
 CLEARANCES. DOORS. MINIMUM MANEUVERING CLEARANCES AT
 DOORS AND GATES SHALL COMPLY WITH 404.2.4. MANEUVERING
 CLEARANCES SHALL EXTEND THE FULL WIDTH OF THE DOORWAY
 AND THE REQUIRED LATCH SIDE FOR SIDE CLEARANCE. SEE
 FIGURE 404.2.1(A).
 4) SHEET A-2.11:
 4A) DETAIL # 06 SHOWS A TELEPHONE DEVICE NEXT TO THE
 DOOR IN THE LOUNGE AT A HEIGHT OF 4 FEET 6 INCHES ABOVE
 FINISH FLOOR. THIS HEIGHT IS ABOVE THE REACH RANGES AND
 OPERABLE PARTS.
  
 4A)(1) 308 REACH RANGES. 308.2 FORWARD REACH. / 308.2.1
 UNOBSTRUCTED/ 308.2.2 OBSTRUCTED HIGH REACH. 308.3 SIDE
 REACH. / 308.3.1 UNOBSTRUCTED/ 308.3.2 OBSTRUCTED HIGH
 REACH.
  
 4A)(2) 309 OPERABLE PARTS. 309.3 HEIGHT. OPERABLE PARTS
 SHALL BE PLACED WITHIN ONE OR MORE OF THE REACH RANGES
 SPECIFIED IN 308. 309.4 OPERATION. OPERABLE PARTS SHALL
 BE OPERABLE WITH ONE HAND AND SHALL NOT REQUIRE TIGHT
 GRASPING, PINCHING, OR TWISTING OF THE WRIST. THE FORCE
 REQUIRED TO ACTIVATE OPERABLE PARTS SHALL BE 5 POUNDS
 MAXIMUM.
  
 4B) DETAIL # 10 SHOW A STAFF WORK AREA WITH COUNTER
 HEIGHT OF 4 FOOT HIGH AND A SERIES OF ELECTRICAL
 OUTLETS ABOVE THE COUNTER TOP.
 4B) DETAIL # 06 SHOWS A TELEPHONE DEVICE NEXT TO THE
 DOOR IN THE LOUNGE AT A HEIGHT OF 4 FEET 6 INCHES ABOVE
 FINISH FLOOR. THIS HEIGHT IS ABOVE THE REACH RANGES AND
 OPERABLE PARTS.
  
 4B)(1) 308 REACH RANGES. 308.2 FORWARD REACH. / 308.2.1
 UNOBSTRUCTED/ 308.2.2 OBSTRUCTED HIGH REACH. 308.3 SIDE
 REACH. / 308.3.1 UNOBSTRUCTED/ 308.3.2 OBSTRUCTED HIGH
 REACH.
  
 5) SHEET A-401:
 5A) RESTROOM DETAILS BOTH A AND B BOTH SHOW THE REAR
 GRAB BAR BEING DIMENSIONED 6 INCHES FROM THE CORNER OF
 THE RESTROOMS. PLEASE SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2017
 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 604.5.2 REAR WALL. THE
 REAR WALL GRAB BAR SHALL BE 36 INCHES (915 MM) LONG
 MINIMUM AND EXTEND FROM THE CENTERLINE OF THE WATER
 CLOSET 12 INCHES (305 MM) MINIMUM ON ONE SIDE AND 24
 INCHES (610 MM) MINIMUM ON THE OTHER SIDE.
  
 5B) MOUNTING DETAILS 1 & 2 BOTH SHOW THE GRAB BARS
 BEING DIMENSIONED FROM THE FLOOR TO THE CENTERLINE OF
 THE GRAB BAR. PLEASE UPDATE THE PLANS TO THE 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.
  
 5C) MOUNTING DETAIL # 3 IS FOR THE TOILET TISSUE
 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. THE OUTLET OF THE DISPENSER SHALL BE 15
 INCHES MINIMUM AND 48 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH
 FLOOR AND SHALL NOT BE LOCATED BEHIND GRAB BARS.
 DISPENSERS SHALL NOT BE OF A TYPE THAT CONTROLS
 DELIVERY OR THAT DOES NOT ALLOW CONTINUOUS PAPER FLOW.
  
 5D) MOUNTING DETAILS 8 & 9. COAT HOOKS AND SHELVES 2017
 FBC-ACCESS. CODE 603.4. COAT HOOKS SHALL BE LOCATED
 WITHIN ONE OF THE REACH RANGES SPECIFIED IN 308.
 SHELVES SHALL BE LOCATED 40 INCHES MINIMUM AND 48
 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE SELF FOR AN (ACCESSIBLE
 SHELF).
  
 6) SHEET A-141 & M-4;
 6A) BOTH SHEETS SHOW A NEW ROOF TOP EXHAUST FAN. SHEET
 A-141 NOTE # 1 INDICATES NEW EXHAUST FAN SIZE ???X???
 ROOF SLAB OPENING. PLEASE PROVIDE THE REQUIRED SIZE OF
 THE PROPOSED HOLE THROUGH THE ROOF DETAIL # 2 OF SHEET
 A-141 STATES FOR THE NEW GALVANIZED STEEL ANGLES REFER
 TO THE STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS. IN THIS REVIEW CYCLE THERE
 IS NO STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS TO REFER TOO.
 2017 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING
 CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATIVE CODE SECTION 107.2.1.2.
 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED.
  
 6B ) PLEASE PROVIDE THE WIND DESIGN CRITERIA FOR THE
 NEW ROOF TOP COMPONENTS. 2017 FBC-B 1603.1.4 WIND
 DESIGN DATA. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION RELATED TO WIND
 LOADS SHALL BE SHOWN:
  
 6B) 1. ULTIMATE DESIGN WIND SPEED, VULT, (3-SECOND
 GUST), MILES PER HOUR AND NOMINAL DESIGN WIND SPEED,
 VASD, AS DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION
 1609.3.1.
  
 6B)2. RISK CATEGORY.
  
 6B) 3. WIND EXPOSURE. APPLICABLE WIND DIRECTION IF MORE
 THAN ONE WIND EXPOSURE IS UTILIZED. TABLE 1609.7.2.
 HEIGHT AND EXPOSURE.
  
 6B) 4. APPLICABLE INTERNAL PRESSURE COEFFICIENT.
  
 6B) 5. DESIGN WIND PRESSURES TO BE USED FOR EXTERIOR
 COMPONENTS AND CLADDING MATERIALS NOT SPECIFICALLY
 DESIGNED BY THE REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL
 RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN OF THE STRUCTURE, PSF.
  
 6B) 6.TABLE 1609.7(2) ADJUSTMENT FACTORS FOR HEIGHT &
 EXPOSURE. PROVIDE THE MEAN ROOF HEIGHT FOR THE
 BUILDING. 1609.3.1 WIND SPEED CONVERSION VULT TO VASD.
  
 6C) COMMENT 6A REFERS TO NEW GALVANIZED STEEL ANGLE
 RE-ENFORCEMENT THAT IS GOING TO BE REQUIRED. THIS
 REVIEW THERE IS NO MENTION OF THE TYPE OF WELDING ,SIZE
 OF BEAD THAT WILL BE REQUIRED. THIS IS ADDITIONAL
 INFORMATION THAT WILL BE NEEDED FOR CODE COMPLIANCE. WE
 WILL ALSO NEED TO SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH:
 WELDED OR BOLTED CONNECTIONS
 THE CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE WELD PROCEDURE
 SPECIFICATIONS & WELDER OPERATOR PERFORMANCE
 QUALIFICATION RECORDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REFERENCED
 STANDARDS AT TIME OF INSPECTION. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
 AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY.
 2017 FBC-B 2204.1 WELDING
 2017 FBC-B 2204.2 BOLTING.
 IF THERE IS ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CODE REQUIREMENTS
 FOR THIS SECTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE CHIEF BUILDING
 INSPECTOR KEN CONRAD AT 561-805-6666. THANK YOU.
  
 6D) DETAIL # 2 ALSO STATES TO SECURE THE ROOF CURB TO
 THE METAL DECK USING APPROVED FASTENERS AT 4 INCHES ON
 CENTER ENGINEERED TO WITHSTAND WINDLOADS. PLEASE
 PROVIDE THE ENGINEERING FOR THE BOLTS AND THE SIZE OF
 THE BOLTS TO BE INSTALLED IN THIS APPLICATION.
  
 6E) WE WILL ALSO NEED THE PRODUCT APPROVALS FOR THE
 ROOF TOP COMPONENTS AND CLADDING. 2017 FBC-B ,
 1609.6.4.4.1 COMPONENTS & CLADDING. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT
 OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 61G20-3.005,
 RULE 9N-3 NOV. 01/ 2010 (31) SUB-CATEGORY OF PRODUCTS
 OR CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS THAT WILL REQUIRE PRODUCT
 APPROVALS:
 (31) (D) ROOFING PRODUCTS AND ASSEMBLIES, CURBS, ROOF
 TOP VENTILATORS
 (G) PRE-ENGINEERED A/C STANDS
  
 6F) NOTE # 3 NEW ROOF TOP COMPRESSORS CU-9, 10 & 11
 WILL ALSO NEED TO BE ANCHORED TO THE NEW 12 FOOT LONG
 PRE-ENGINEERED A/C STAND. NOTE 4 INDICATES THERE IS AN
 EXISTING A/C COMPRESSOR STAND ANCHORED TO THE ROOF, BUT
 THERE WILL BE 3 NEW COMPRESSORS, C6, 7 & 8.
  
 6G) LATERAL FORCE-RESISTING SYSTEM. FOR ALL ROOF TOP
 EQUIPMENT, CURBS, FANS OR A/C STANDS, AND OR VENTS,
 DETAILED ATTACHMENT TO THE ROOF FRAMING & DECK AS WELL
 AS FROM THE CURB OR ROOF STAND TO THE EQUIPMENT ABOVE.
 2017 FBC-B 1604.4 ANALYSIS.
  
 THE ROOF TOP A/C STAND PRODUCT APPROVAL TO BE SUBMITTED
 MUST BE REVIEWED BY THE DESIGNER OF RECORD. PLEASE
 IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS CALCULATING THE
 AREA (SIDE VIEW) OF THE ROOF TOP COMPRESSORS,
 CONFIGURATION ON STAND, THE MEAN ROOF HEIGHT OF THE
 STAND AND COMPRESSORS, WEIGHT, CIRCLED THE DESIGN
 PARAMETERS IN THE TABLES, ANCHORS AND UPLIFT VERSES
 MOMENT FOR THE UNIT TO THE STAND AND THE STAND TO THE
 ROOF. THE PRODUCT APPROVAL IS TO BE REVIEWED BY THE
 DESIGNER OF RECORD, APPROVED BEFORE SUBMISSION TO THE
 BUILDING DEPARTMENT.
  
 6G) W. P. B. 107.3.4.1 PRODUCT APPROVALS. THOSE
 PRODUCTS WHICH ARE REGULATED BY THE DCA RULE 9N-03
 SHALL BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE
 DESIGNER OF RECORD PRIOR TO SUBMITTAL FOR
 JURISDICTIONAL APPROVAL. FL 61G1-23.015 (2) THE
 ARCHITECT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SUPERVISING AND REVIEWING
 ALL PROJECT DATA, REPORTS, SHOP DRAWINGS ETC..
 6H) THE ROOF PLAN ALSO SHOWS AN 18 INCH X 18 INCH
 INTAKE GRAVITY VENTILATOR PLEASE PROVIDE THE PRODUCT
 APPROVAL FOR THIS ROOF TOP COMPONENT. PLEASE ALSO
 PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION FOR THE EF-1 ROOF TOP UPBLAST
 EXHAUST FAN. 1609.6.4.4.1 COMPONENTS & CLADDING.
  
 7) 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.
  
 JAMES A. WITMER BN, PX, SFP & 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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