Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 20040980
Permit Number 20040980
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Sequence Number 2
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Date Text
2020-09-22 16:00:16CODES IN EFFECT:
 FBC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2017 6TH EDITION
 WPB FBC = WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC 2017
 6TH ED, CHAPTER 1.
 WPB CCCM=WEST PALM BEACH CROSS-CONNECTION CONTROL
 MANUAL REVISED 2017
 FBC EC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE ENERGY CONSERVATION 2017
 6TH EDITION
 FBC ACC = FLORIDA ACCESSIBILITY CODE 2017 6TH EDITION
 FBC EX = FLORIDA EXISTING BUILDING CODE 2017 6TH
 EDITION
 FBC PL = FLORIDA PLUMBING CODE 2017 6TH EDITION
 FAC= FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
 FS = FLORIDA STATUTES
  
 20040980 2417 SPRUCE AVE
  
 2ND REVIEW
 PLUMBING COMMENTS: DENIED
  
 A REVIEW OF MINIMUM PLUMBING FIXTURE REQUIREMENTS AS
 REQUIRED BY FBC ACC IS PART OF THE PLUMBING REVIEW
 PROCESS BUT IS TYPICALLY ADDRESSED ON THE ARCHITECTURAL
 PLANS. ANY COMMENTS CONCERNING THESE REQUIREMENTS MUST
 BE SATISFACTORILY ADDRESSED PRIOR TO A PLUMBING REVIEW
 APPROVAL.
  
 1. SECOND REQUEST: PER FBC PL 403.1 IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 TABLE 403.1; OCCUPANCY MERCANTILE, PROVIDE A SERVICE
 SINK.
  
 2. SECOND REQUEST: PER FBC PL 403.1 IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 TABLE 403.1; OCCUPANCY MERCANTILE, PROVIDE A DRINKING
 FOUNTAIN. WHERE DRINKING FOUNTAINS ARE REQUIRED, NOT
 FEWER THAN TWO DRINKING FOUNTAINS SHALL BE PROVIDED.
 ONE DRINKING FOUNTAIN SHALL COMPLY WITH THE
 REQUIREMENTS FOR PEOPLE WHO USE A WHEELCHAIR AND ONE
 DRINKING FOUNTAIN SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS
 FOR STANDING PERSONS. A SINGLE DRINKING FOUNTAIN WITH
 TWO SEPARATE SPOUTS THAT COMPLIES WITH THE REQUIREMENTS
 FOR PEOPLE WHO USE A WHEELCHAIR AND STANDING PERSONS
 SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR TWO SEPARATE
 DRINKING FOUNTAINS.
  
 3. SECOND REQUEST: PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, TO SHOW
 COMPLIANCE WITH FBC ACC CHAPTERS 3 AND 6 PROVIDE
 DETAILS (TO BE CLEAR PROVIDE PLAN VIEW AND ELEVATION
 VIEW, SEE BUILDING PLAN REVIEW COMMENT; THE SUBMITTED
 FLOOR PLAN DOES NOT SHOW A DETAIL FOR THE RESTROOM/
 BATHROOM FLOOR PLAN NOR ELEVATIONS FOR EACH OF THE
 ACCESSIBLE ELEMENTS IN THE BATHROOM.) INDICATING THE
 FOLLOWING:
 A. SHOWER SHALL COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FBC ACC
 SECTION 608. N/A; SHOWER IS NOT USED. HOWEVER, A SIDE
 WALL SHALL BE IN PLACE FOR THE WATER CLOSET TO COMPLY
 WITH FBC ACC 604.2.
 B. THE WATER CLOSET SHALL BE POSITIONED WITH A WALL OR
 PARTITION TO THE REAR AND TO ONE SIDE. THE CENTERLINE
 OF THE WATER CLOSET SHALL BE 16 INCHES MINIMUM TO 18
 INCHES MAXIMUM FROM THE SIDE WALL OR PARTITION PER FBC
 ACC 604.2
 C. CLEARANCE AROUND A WATER CLOSET SHALL BE 60 INCHES
 MINIMUM MEASURED PERPENDICULAR FROM THE SIDE WALL AND
 56 INCHES MINIMUM MEASURED PERPENDICULAR FROM THE REAR
 WALL PER FBC ACC 604.3.1. IT IS NOTED THAT A DETAIL IS
 SHOWN ON THE SUBMITTED PLAN BUT IS NOT IDENTIFIED. IT
 IS UNCLEAR AS TO WHAT KIND OF INFORMATION TWO OF THE
 DETAILS ARE TRYING TO PROVIDE.
 D. SHOW TURNING SPACE FOR WATER CLOSET(S) COMPLYING
 WITH FBC ACC 304.3.1 OR 304.3.2. PROVIDED, CLARIFY IN
 PLAN VIEW DETAIL.
 E. THE SEAT HEIGHT OF A WATER CLOSET ABOVE THE FINISH
 FLOOR SHALL BE 17 INCHES (430 MM) MINIMUM AND 19 INCHES
 (485 MM) MAXIMUM MEASURED TO THE TOP OF THE SEAT. SEATS
 SHALL NOT BE SPRUNG TO RETURN TO A LIFTED POSITION PER
 FBC ACC 604.4.
 F. THE SIDE WALL GRAB BAR SHALL BE 42 INCHES LONG
 MINIMUM, LOCATED 12 INCHES (305 MM) MAXIMUM FROM THE
 REAR WALL AND EXTENDING 54 INCHES MINIMUM FROM THE REAR
 WALL PER FBC ACC 604.5.1
 G. THE REAR WALL GRAB BAR SHALL BE 36 INCHES LONG
 MINIMUM AND EXTEND FROM THE CENTERLINE OF THE WATER
 CLOSET 12 INCHES MINIMUM ON ONE SIDE AND 24 INCHES
 MINIMUM ON THE OTHER SIDE PER FBC ACC 604.5.2
 H. FLUSH CONTROLS SHALL BE HAND OPERATED OR AUTOMATIC.
 HAND OPERATED FLUSH CONTROLS SHALL COMPLY WITH 309.
 FLUSH CONTROLS SHALL BE LOCATED ON THE OPEN SIDE OF THE
 WATER CLOSET PER FBC ACC 604.6
 I. GRAB BARS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN A HORIZONTAL
 POSITION, 33 INCHES (840 MM) MINIMUM AND 36 INCHES (915
 MM) MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR MEASURED TO THE TOP
 OF THE GRIPPING SURFACE PER FBC ACC 609.4
 J. 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 PER FBC
 ACC 604.8.
 K. 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 PER FBC
 ACC 606.3, ADDITIONALLY SHOW TOE AND KNEE CLEARANCE AS
 REQUIRED BY FBC ACC 306.2 AND 306.3
 L. 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 PER FBC
 ACC 606.5.
 M. PER FBC ACC 212.3, WHERE SINKS ARE PROVIDED, AT
 LEAST 5 PERCENT, BUT NO FEWER THAN ONE, OF EACH TYPE
 PROVIDED IN EACH ACCESSIBLE ROOM OR SPACE SHALL COMPLY
 WITH 606.
 EXCEPTION: MOP OR SERVICE SINKS SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED
 TO COMPLY WITH 212.3.
 N. LAVATORIES AND SINKS SHALL HAVE A CLEAR FLOOR OR
 GROUND SPACE COMPLYING WITH 305 POSITIONED FOR A
 FORWARD APPROACH AND CENTERED ON THE UNIT. KNEE AND TOE
 CLEARANCE COMPLYING WITH 306 SHALL BE PROVIDED PER FBC
 ACC 602.2.
 O. MIRRORS LOCATED ABOVE LAVATORIES OR COUNTERTOPS
 SHALL BE INSTALLED WITH THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE
 REFLECTING SURFACE 40 INCHES (1015 MM) 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 (890
 MM) MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND PER FBC
 ACC 603.3.
 P. PER FBC ACC 602.1, DRINKING FOUNTAINS SHALL COMPLY
 WITH 307 AND 602.
 Q. PER FBC ACC 602.2, DRINKING FOUNTAINS SHALL HAVE A
 CLEAR FLOOR OR GROUND SPACE COMPLYING WITH 305
 POSITIONED FOR A FORWARD APPROACH AND CENTERED ON THE
 UNIT. KNEE AND TOE CLEARANCE COMPLYING WITH 306 SHALL
 BE PROVIDED.
 R. PER FBC ACC 602.3, OPERABLE PARTS FOR THE DRINKING
 FOUNTAIN SHALL COMPLY WITH 309.
 S. PER FBC ACC 602.4, SPOUT OUTLET FOR THE DRINKING
 FOUNTAIN SHALL BE 36 INCHES (915 MM) MAXIMUM ABOVE THE
 FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND.
 T. PER FBC ACC 602.5, THE SPOUT FOR THE DRINKING
 FOUNTAIN SHALL BE LOCATED 15 INCHES (380 MM) MINIMUM
 FROM THE VERTICAL SUPPORT AND 5 INCHES (125 MM) MAXIMUM
 FROM THE FRONT EDGE OF THE UNIT, INCLUDING BUMPERS.
 U. PER FBC ACC 602.7, SPOUT OUTLETS OF DRINKING
 FOUNTAINS FOR STANDING PERSONS SHALL BE 38 INCHES (965
 MM) MINIMUM AND 43 INCHES (1090 MM) MAXIMUM ABOVE THE
 FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND.
  
 5. SECOND REQUEST: PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, SHOW HOW HOT
 WATER AS REQUIRED BY FBC PL SECTION 607 IS PROVIDED.
  
 6. SECOND REQUEST: PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, SHOW HOW
 TEMPERED WATER IS SUPPLIED TO LAVATORIES. SHOW
 COMPLIANCE WITH FBC PL 607.1 AND 416.5.
  
  
 7. SECOND REQUEST: THE SUBMITTED BUILDING PERMIT
 VALUATION APPEARS TO BE UNDER EVALUATED. PER WPB FBC
 109.3, PROVIDE VALUATION REFERENCES SUCH AS THE LATEST
 PUBLISHED DATA OF NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION COST ANALYSIS
 SERVICES SUCH AS MARSHALL-SWIFT, MEANS, ETC. VALUATION
 SHALL BE THE TOTAL STRUCTURAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING,
 MECHANICAL, INTERIOR FINISHES, NORMAL SITE WORK,
 ARCHITECTURAL AND DESIGN FEES, MARKET COST, OVERHEAD
 AND PROFIT; EXCLUDING ONLY LAND VALUE.
  
 NEW COMMENTS.
 NO TRANSMITTAL LETTER WAS SUBMITTED. 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.
 AS THIS IS A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY, THE FACILITY IS
 REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODES
 AS APPLICABLE TO THE DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES/TRADES.
  
 1.A REVIEW OF CITY RECORDS INDICATE THE SHOWER BATHROOM
 AND HALF BATH ARE EXISTING (SEE CLOSED PERMIT
 13090363/EXPIRED PERMIT 11050468); THE SINK IN THE
 KITCHEN AND THE SINK IN THE KAVA BAR ARE NEW, AS IS THE
 RANGE IN THE KITCHEN. PER WPB FBC 107.2.1 AND
 107.3.5.1.3, PROVIDE A PLUMBING PLAN(S) SHOWING THE
 FOLLOWING:
  
 2.PLAN VIEW AND SIZED RISER DIAGRAMS OF WATER SUPPLY
 AND SANITARY PIPING. IDENTIFY EXISTING AND NEW WITH
 POINTS OF CONNECTION TO THE EXISTING SYSTEMS. INCLUDE
 WATER HEATER, VALVES, BACKFLOW PREVENTERS AND OTHER
 PLUMBING APPURTENANCES AS APPLICABLE.
  
 3.PROVIDE A PLUMBING FIXTURE SCHEDULE SHOWING
 COMPLIANCE WITH FBC PL TABLE 403.1.
  
 4.PROVIDE MINIMUM FIXTURE REQUIREMENTS COMPLYING WITH
 FBC PL TABLES 709.1 AND 604.4.
  
 5.PROVIDE WATER HEATER AND PROVIDE MANUFACTURER?S
 SPECIFICATION. INCLUDE ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS OR
 FUEL GAS REQUIREMENTS AS APPLICABLE. PROVIDE DETAIL OF
 WATER HEATER SHOWING HEATER W/STORAGE CAPACITY, PIPING
 INCLUDING CW, HW, VALVES (INCLUDING VACUUM RELIEF VALVE
 IF APPLICABLE FBC PL 504.2) , THERMAL EXPANSION CONTROL
 DEVICE (INCLUDING SIZE), T&P DISCHARGE (INCLUDING
 TERMINATION) AND WATER HEATER PAN AND DRAIN (INCLUDING
 TERMINATION) PER WPB FPC 107.2.1; COMPLY WITH FBC PL
 607.3, 503.1, 504.1, 504.4, 504.4.1, 504.5, 504.6,
 504.7, 504.7.1 AND 504.7.2. WATER HEATER SHALL CONFORM
 TO FBC EC TABLE C404.2
  
 6.AS THIS PERMIT IS AFTER THE FACT, AT THE PLUMBING
 INSPECTOR'S DISCRETION, SHOW THAT ANY EXISTING PLUMBING
 INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUSIVE OF PIPING, PLUMBING FIXTURES
 AND APPLIANCES SHOWN ON THE DEMOLITION PLAN, IS CODE
 COMPLIANT. THIS MAY REQUIRE PROVIDING DOCUMENTATION OF,
 OPENING OF WALLS AND FLOORS, PRESSURE TESTS, VIDEO CAM
 OF BURIED SANITARY, ETC., AS DETERMINED BY THE PLUMBING
 INSPECTOR. PLEASE CALL TIM LARGE AT 561-805-6692 FOR
 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND/OR CLARIFICATION
  
 7.PROVIDE SPECIFICATION FOR PIPING MATERIAL AND HOT
 WATER INSULATION.
  
 8.ALL INFORMATION, DRAWINGS, SPECIFICATIONS AND
 ACCOMPANYING DATA SHALL BEAR THE NAME AND SIGNATURE OF
 THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN. (SEE ALSO
 SECTION 107.3.5).
  
 9.A COMMERCIAL KITCHEN AS DESIGNATED IN A2 OCCUPANCY IS
 SHOWN.
 A.PER FBC PL 1003.3.1, A GREASE INTERCEPTOR OR
 AUTOMATIC GREASE REMOVAL DEVICE SHALL BE REQUIRED TO
 RECEIVE THE DRAINAGE FROM FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT WITH
 GREASE-LADEN WASTE LOCATED IN FOOD PREPARATION AREAS,
 SUCH AS IN RESTAURANTS, HOTEL KITCHENS, HOSPITALS,
 SCHOOL KITCHENS, BARS, FACTORY CAFETERIAS AND CLUBS.
 FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT SHALL INCLUDE POT SINKS,
 PRERINSE SINKS; SOUP KETTLES OR SIMILAR DEVICES; WOK
 STATIONS; FLOOR DRAINS OR SINKS INTO WHICH KETTLES ARE
 DRAINED; AUTOMATIC HOOD WASH UNITS AND DISHWASHERS
 WITHOUT PRERINSE SINKS. GREASE INTERCEPTORS AND
 AUTOMATIC GREASE REMOVAL DEVICES SHALL RECEIVE WASTE
 ONLY FROM FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT THAT ALLOW FATS, OILS
 OR GREASE TO BE DISCHARGED. WHERE LACK OF SPACE OR
 OTHER CONSTRAINTS PREVENT THE INSTALLATION OR
 REPLACEMENT OF A GREASE INTERCEPTOR, ONE OR MORE GREASE
 INTERCEPTORS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE INSTALLED ON OR
 ABOVE THE FLOOR AND UPSTREAM OF AN EXISTING GREASE
 INTERCEPTOR.
 B.PER FAC 64E-11.003(5)(D), AT LEAST ONE EMPLOYEE
 HANDWASHING FACILITY MUST BE LOCATED WITHIN EACH FOOD
 PREPARATION AREA, WITHIN 20 FEET OF THE DUTY STATION,
 VISIBLE AND ACCESSIBLE THROUGH AN UNOBSTRUCTED AREA.
  
 10.PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, SHOW THE LOCATION AND SIZE OF
 THE EXISTING LEAD FREE RPZ BFP AND PROVIDE UP TO DATE
 CERTIFICATION OF THE SAME OR PROVIDE LOCATION, DETAIL
 AND SPECIFICATION FOR A NEW LEAD FREE RPZ BFP. BACKFLOW
 PREVENTER SHALL CONFORM TO WPB CROSS CONNECTION CONTROL
 MANUAL.
  
 11.REGARDING THE RANGE IN THE KITCHEN: PER WPB FBC
 107.2.1, CLARIFY IF IT IS ELECTRIC OR GAS FIRED.
  
 12.THE SHOWER IS NOT BEING USED. PER WPB FBC 107.2.1,
 PROVIDE DETAILS ON DECOMMISSIONING OF THE UNIT,
 INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CAPPING THE DRAIN TO
 PREVENT SEWER GAS FROM ENTERING THE BUILDING DUE TO
 TRAP EVAPORATION.
  
 13.PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, SUBMIT A SLAB REPAIR DETAIL FOR
 REVIEW AND ONCE APPROVED HAVE TWO COPIES AT THE JOB
 SITE. SHOW THE WIDTH OF THE REPAIR, THE MINIMUM
 THICKNESS OF THE CONCRETE TO BE REPLACED, AND THE PSI
 OF THE CONCRETE. SHOW THE SIZE AND LENGTH OF THE
 DOWELS, THE MINIMUM EMBEDMENT DEPTH INTO THE EXISTING
 SLAB, THE ANCHORING MATERIAL FOR THE DOWELS AND THE
 SPACING OF THE DOWELS ON CENTER. THE REPAIR SHALL ALSO
 INCLUDE TERMITE TREATMENT OF THE SOIL AND THE REQUIRED
 VAPOR BARRIER OVER WELL-COMPACTED SOIL. A COPY OF THE
 TERMITE CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ONSITE FOR A FINAL
 INSPECTION.
  
 A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW COULD NOT BE ACCOMPLISHED AT
 THIS TIME. PLEASE RESUBMIT CLEARLY LEGIBLE PLANS AND A
 RESPONSE NARRATIVE ADDRESSING THE PLUMBING COMMENTS
 FROM THE PREVIOUS REVIEW.
  
 END OF COMMENTS.
 PLEASE NOTE THAT SUBMITTAL OF ADDITIONAL AND/OR REVISED
 MATERIALS MAY RESULT IN NEW PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS.
 WHEN RESUBMITTING, PROVIDE A RESPONSE LETTER ADDRESSING
 EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE CITY RE-SUBMITTAL FORM.
 PLEASE, ADDITIONALLY, INSERT CORRECTED PAGES INTO TO
 SUBMITTAL AND REMOVE OR VOID THE PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED
 SHEETS.
 ALL PLANS TO BE DIGITALLY SIGNED AND SEALED BY THE
 DESIGNER IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAC AND FS.
  
  
  
 JERALD SMITH
 PLUMBING PLANS EXAMINER
 CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH
 EMAIL [email protected]
 PHONE 561-246-0882 MOBILE
  
 20040980 2417 SPRUCE AVE
  
  
  


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