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| 2020-04-07 10:19:31 | 2017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 20030953 |
| | ADD: 360 N. ROSEMARY AVE. 9TH FLOOR |
| | CONT: MOSS & ASSOCIATES |
| | TEL: 561-719-5517 |
| | E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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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: MONDAY APRIL 06TH/ 2020 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) LIFE SAFETY SHEET ALS1.1: |
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| | 1A) CODE ANALYSIS. THE ALS1.1 SHOWS THE FITNESS ROOM |
| | WITH AT 1,274 SQ. FT./ 50 = 30 OCCUPANTS. 1274/50= |
| | 25.48 OR 26 OCCUPANTS. SEE TABLE 1004.1.2 OF THE 2017 |
| | FBC-B. |
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| | 1B) CODE ANALYSIS. SHEET ALS1.1 SHOWS A OCCUPANT LOAD |
| | OF 82 OCCUPANTS @ 15 SQ. FT. OCCUPANT LOAD FACTOR |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE THE SQUARE FOOTAGE THIS AREA INCLUDES. |
| | TABLE 1004.1.2. 2017 FBC-B. 107.2.1.2 ADDITIONAL |
| | INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. |
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| | 1C) COMMON PATH IS INDICATED TABLE 1006.2.1 OF THE |
| | FBC-B FOR SPRINKLERED BUILDINGS 100 FEET. THE PROPOSED |
| | COMMON PATH IS 102 FEET 4 (MEN?S SHOWER) INCHES AND THE |
| | COMMENT STATES- MEETS THE REQUIREMENT. WHEN MEASURING |
| | FOR THE COMMON PATH OF TRAVEL YOU SHOULD MEASURE |
| | BETWEEN 12 TO 18 INCHES OF THE WALL LINE SINCE YOU |
| | WOULD OR SHOULD BE CRAWLING BECAUSE OF SMOKE AND YOU |
| | FEEL YOUR WAY THROUGH THE OFFICE YOU WOULD BE ABOUT 12 |
| | TO 18 INCHES AWAY FROM THE WALL, DOING THIS YOUR |
| | DISTANCE WOULD BE GREATER THAN AS YOU MEASURED. PLEASE |
| | PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHAT IS MEANT? DISCREPANCY |
| | IN PLANS. 107.2.1.2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. |
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| | 1D)UNDER THE HEADING OF OCCUPANCY THE PLANS STATES THE |
| | OCCUPANCY OF THE CONFERENCE ROOM IS 82, UNDER THE |
| | HEADING FOR MEANS OF EGRESS THE PLANS STATE THE |
| | OCCUPANCY FOR THE CONFERENCE ROOM IS 61, DISCREPANCY IN |
| | PLANS. 107.2.1.2. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. |
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| | 1E) WITH THE OCCUPANT LOAD OF THE CONFERENCE ROOM AREA |
| | BEING GREATER THAN 49 OCCUPANTS 2 EXITS ARE REQUIRED. |
| | THE 2 DOORS FOR EGRESS FOR THIS AREA ARE DOOR # 170 |
| | WHICH SWINGS OUT IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS TRAVEL AND |
| | THE DOOR THAT IS IN THE BREAK ROOM 918 WHICH IS A IN |
| | SWING DOOR. THIS DOOR DOES NOT SWING IN THE DIRECTION |
| | OF EGRESS TRAVEL AND DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE 2017 |
| | FBC-B SECTION 1010.1.2.1. TRAVEL IS NOT ALLOWED THROUGH |
| | A KITCHEN OR STORAGE ROOM BUT WOULD BE ALLOWED THROUGH |
| | A BREAK ROOM. FBC-B 1016.2.5. |
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| | 1F) FITNESS ROOM 901 DOES NOT SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH |
| | CLEAR FLOOR SPACE FOR EXERCISE MACHINES AND EQUIPMENT. |
| | PLEASE SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY |
| | CODE 1004,1 CLEAR FLOOR SPACE. ASLO REVIEW ADVISORY |
| | 1004.1 TO BE ABLE TO OPTIMIZE SPACE USE. |
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| | 2) SHEET A1.1.2 INDICATES IN THE CONFERENCE ROOMS THE |
| | USE OF ACOUSTICAL WOOD PANELING, THERE IS A SECTION |
| | DETAIL 9/A4.0.1. THIS DETAIL STATES THAT 5/8 INCH |
| | WALLBOARD CEILING AREA ARE TO BE ON 3 5/8 20 GAUGE |
| | METAL STUD FRAMING @ 24 INCHES ON CENTER AND TO BE |
| | ATTACHED TO STRUCTURE ABOVE. THEN THERE IS A 2ND NOTE, |
| | THE WOOD FINISHED CEILING (ACOUSTICAL WOOD PANELING) ON |
| | ? INCH PLYWOOD (FIRE RETARDANT TREATED PLYWOOD ?) TO BE |
| | ATTACHED TO FRAMING ABOVE. THIS DETAIL NEEDS MORE |
| | ATTENTION. WITH THE CURRENT DETAIL THERE IS A ? INCH |
| | SHOT HOLDING UP THE UPPER TRACK AND THEN THERE IS A |
| | METAL STUD WITH 2 STEEL FRAMING SCREWS INTO THE UPPER |
| | TRACK AND A CHANNEL TRACK SCREWED INTO THE SIDE OF THE |
| | METAL STUD. THEN THERE IS 3 LAYERS HUNG FROM THIS |
| | ASSEMBLY, A LAYER OF 5/8 WALL BOARD, ? INCH PLYWOOD |
| | (QUESTION FIRE RESISTANT?) AND THEN THE ? INCH OAK |
| | CEILING. NO MENTION OF STRUCTURAL STUDS HOLDING THIS |
| | DROPPED CEILING, OR IF THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL |
| | STIFF-BACK FRAMING MEMBERS AND ADDITIONAL UP RIGHT |
| | FRAMING SHOT INTO THE DECK ABOVE. PLEASE SHOW |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH TABLE 2508.1 ASTM C754 STEEL FRAMING |
| | FOR GYPSUM BOARD AND GYPSUM PANEL PRODUCTS. MAY ALSO |
| | REVIEW ASTM C1063 THIS IS FOR CEMENT PLASTER BUT GOOD |
| | INFORMATION FOR HANGING CEILINGS. |
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| | 3) SHEET A.2.0.1. SHOWS 2 MANUALLY OPERATED FOLDING |
| | PARTITION WALLS, ( E ) HUFCOR GLASS PARTITION & (F) |
| | HUFCOR SOLID WOOD PARTITION. BOTH DETAILS REFER TO |
| | SECTION 4/A.2.0.1 WHERE THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY IS TO BE |
| | HUNG FROM THE FLOOR / CEILING ASSEMBLY ABOVE. THE |
| | DETAIL INDICATES STRUCTURAL SUPPORT BY G. C. THIS |
| | SUPPORT SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE AN ENGINEERED SUPPORT |
| | SYSTEM. THE NEED AS TO WHAT TYPE OF FLOOR SYSTEM IS IN |
| | PLACE WILL NEED TO BE KNOWN FOR THE ENGINEER TO BE ABLE |
| | TO DESIGN THE ANCHORING SYSTEM AND VERTICAL SUPPORT |
| | SYSTEM. WHAT LOADS ARE EACH OF THE TRACK SYSTEM GOING |
| | TO BE REQUIRED TO CARRY? WHEN THE WALL SYSTEM IS FOLDED |
| | UP IN PLACE WHAT WILL THE CONCENTRATED LOADS GOING TO |
| | BE REQUIRED FOR THIS AREA? |
| | SEE 2017 FBC-B LIVE LOADS 1607.2 & 1607.4. |
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| | 4) SHEET A.3.0.1., A.3.0.2. & A3.0.3. PLEASE SEE THE |
| | PLUMBING REVIEWER COMMENTS ON ACCESSIBILITY |
| | REQUIREMENTS MISSING FROM THIS SHEET. 107.2.1.2 |
| | ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CONFORMANCE TO THE 2017 |
| | FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE. |
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| | 5A) SHEET A5.0.1 SHOWS BOTH THE MEN?S AND WOMEN?S |
| | SHOWERS AS WHAT APPEARS TO BE 8 INCH BLOCK WALLS IS |
| | THERE GOING TO BE ANY HORIZONTAL JOINT REINFORCEMENT? |
| | FBC-B 2103.4 METAL REINFORCEMENT. |
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| | 5B) SHEET A5.0.1. IN BOTH DETAILS 3 & 4 BOTH DETAILS |
| | INDICATE A CONCRETE BEAM AND POURED CONCRETE CEILING. |
| | THERE IS NO INFORMATION AS TO THE CONCRETE DESIGN, |
| | THICKNESS OF THE SLAB, SIZE OF RE-ENFORCING RODS, |
| | SPACING, IF TURNED ENDS ARE REQUIRED OR NOT TO TIE INTO |
| | THE BEAM? SEE 2017 FBC-B 1905. |
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| | 5C) SHEET A.5.0.1. DETAIL 4 SHOWS A TRENCH DRAIN CUT |
| | INTO THE STRUCTURAL FLOOR SYSTEM. THIS IS TO BE TYPICAL |
| | FOR BOTH THE MEN?S AND WOMEN?S SHOWERS. THERE HAS BEEN |
| | NO INVESTIGATION INTO WHAT TYPE OF FLOOR SYSTEM THIS |
| | BUILDING HAS BY A STRUCTURAL ENGINEER AND WHAT WILL |
| | REQUIRED FOR THE RE-ENFORCEMENT OF THE FLOOR SYSTEM. |
| | NOTE THIS IS A HIGH RISE BUILDING, BEING A THRESHOLD |
| | BUILDING WHICH WOULD REQUIRE A THRESHOLD INSPECTOR AS |
| | WELL. 107.2.1.2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. |
| | 2017 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATIVE CODE: |
| | 107.3.5.MINIMUM PLAN REVIEW CRITERIA FOR BUILDINGS |
| | 107.3.5.1.COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS |
| | 107.3.5.1.1BUILDING REVIEW |
| | 8) STRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS SHALL INCLUDE: |
| | WALL SYSTEMS |
| | FLOOR SYSTEMS |
| | CEILING SYSTEMS (POURED CONCRETE) |
| | THRESHOLD INSPECTION PLAN |
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| | 5D) SHEET A.5.0.1. DETAILS INDICATE WITHIN THE NEW |
| | CONCRETE AND BLOCK WALL SHOWER THERE IS TO BE CEMENT |
| | BOARD AND METAL FURRING. THE PLANS INDICATE SEE I. D. |
| | DRAWINGS. THESE DETAILS SHOULD BE WITH THE |
| | ARCHITECTURAL AND OR WITH STRUCTURAL SHEETS. PLEASE |
| | IDENTIFY WHERE THESE DETAILS CAN BE FOUND. 107.2.1.2 |
| | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. |
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| | 6) 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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