Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 20050837
Permit Number 20050837
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 3
Notes
Date Text
2020-08-02 09:34:542017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 W. P. B. PERMIT: 20050837
 ADD: 2600 S. DIXIE HWY. / SUITE: D
 CONT: SEACOAST CONSTRUCTION
 TEL: 786-433-8740
 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.
  
 3RD REVIEW
 DATE: SUN. AUGUST 02ND/ 2020
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 *****************4X FEE / NOTICE!!!!! FLORIDA STATUTE
 553.80(2)(B)*******************
 ARCHITECT JACK W. HUGENTUGLER R. A. 10097
 TEL: 954-564-3044
  
  
 WITH RESPECT TO EVALUATION OF DESIGN PROFESSIONALS?
 DOCUMENTS, IF A LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINDS IT NECESSARY, IN
 ORDER TO ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH THE FLORIDA BUILDING
 CODE AND ISSUE A PERMIT, TO REJECT DESIGN DOCUMENTS
 REQUIRED BY THE CODE THREE OR MORE TIMES FOR FAILURE TO
 CORRECT A CODE VIOLATION SPECIFICALLY AND CONTINUOUSLY
 NOTED IN EACH REJECTION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
 EGRESS, FIRE PROTECTION, STRUCTURAL STABILITY, ENERGY,
 ACCESSIBILITY, LIGHTING, VENTILATION, ELECTRICAL,
 MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, AND GAS SYSTEMS, OR OTHER
 REQUIREMENTS IDENTIFIED BY RULE OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING
 COMMISSION ADOPTED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 120, THE LOCAL
 GOVERNMENT SHALL IMPOSE, EACH TIME AFTER THE THIRD SUCH
 REVIEW THE PLANS ARE REJECTED FOR THAT CODE VIOLATION,
 A FEE OF FOUR TIMES THE AMOUNT OF THE PROPORTION OF THE
 PERMIT FEE ATTRIBUTED TO PLANS REVIEW.
  
 NO RESPONSE LETTER FROM ARCHITECT.
  
 1) THE COVERSHEET:
  
 1A) COMPLIED.
  
 1B) COMPLIED.
  
 2) THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN.
 2A-B) COMPLIED.
  
 2C) 3RD REQUEST. THE COVERSHEET DOES AND HAS SHOWN A
 SMALL SITE PLAN WHERE THE PROPERTY LINE IS SHOWN AT THE
 FRONT CORNER OF THE BUILDING. THE PLANS SHOW A OUTSWING
 DOOR. 2017 FBC-B 3202.2 DOORS AND WINDOWS SHALL NOT
 OPEN OR PROJECT INTO THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY.
  
 2D) 3RD REQUEST. SEMI- COMPLIED. THE SHEET A3.0 DETAIL
 8 SHOWS AN ELEVATION VIEW WITH THE TOP OF THE COUNTER
 AT 42 INCHES. THE KNEE WALL/ END COUNTER IS SHOWN AT
 2FEET 10 INCHES. THE RECEPTIONIST DESK TOP IS SHOWN ON
 THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DETAIL REVISION, # 2 AS 2FEET 6
 INCHES BUT THERE IS ALSO SHOWN THE 4 INCH TOE KICK
 MAKING THE RECEPTIONIST DESK TOP 2 FEET 6 INCHES HIGH
 JUST AS HIGH AS THE KNEE WALL COUNTER TOP. DISCREPANCY
 IN PLANS.
  
 SEMI- COMPLIED CLEAR FLOOR SPACE IS NOW SHOWN ON THE
 LIFE SAFETY PLAN. SHEET ID 2.0 DETAIL 2 DOES SHOW A
 DROPPED SERVICE COUNTER AT A HEIGHT OF 2 FEET 10
 INCHES, 34 INCHES, AND THE RECEPTION DESK TOP AT A
 HEIGHT OF 2 FEET 6 INCHES OR 30 INCHES. A DISCREPANCY
 WITH SHEET A3.0 DETAIL 8.
 .
 2E) COMPLIED. THE NEW RTU UNIT TO BE PLACED IN THE
 EXISTING ROOF TOP CURB.
  
 2E)(1) COMPLIED.
  
 2E)(2) 2ND REQUEST. SEMI-COMPLIED. THE 47 PAGE TRANE
 REPORT BY DOUGLAS RUGGIANO PE IS NOT SIGNED WITH A
 DIGITAL SIGNATURE. 61G15-23.005 PROCEDURES FOR SIGNING
 AND SEALING ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMITTED PLANS (DIGITAL
 SIGNATURES), SPECIFICATIONS, REPORTS OR OTHER
 DOCUMENTS.
  
 FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 61G15-23.005 (3)(C) A
 SCANNED, FACSIMILE, DIGITALLY CREATED OR COPIED IMAGE
 OF THE LICENSEE?S SIGNATURE SHALL NOT BE USED ON
 DIGITALLY SIGNED AND SEALED ENGINEERING PLANS,
 SPECIFICATIONS, REPORTS OR OTHER DOCUMENTS.
  
 REPORTS. 61G15-23.002(2)(B) FL. ADMIN. CODE. A COVER
 SHEET WITH LISTED PAGES OR INDEX SHEET FOR ENGINEERING
 SPECIFICATIONS MAY BE USED AND THAT SHEET MUST BE
 SIGNED IN RESPONSIBLE CHARGE OF THE PRODUCTION &
 PREPARATION OF EACH SECTION OF THE ENGINEERING
 SPECIFICATION WITH SUFFICIENT INFORMATION ON THE COVER
 SHEET OR INDEX LISTING HOW MANY PAGES ARE COVERED UNDER
 THE COVER SHEET OR INDEX SHEET.
  
 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.
  
 2E)(3) NO RESPONSE FROM ARCHITECT 3RD REVIEW.2017 FBC-B
 1604.4 ANALYSIS. LOAD EFFECTS ON STRUCTURAL MEMBERS AND
 THEIR CONNECTIONS SHALL BE DETERMINED BY METHODS OF
 STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS THAT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT EQUILIBRIUM,
 GENERAL STABILITY, GEOMETRIC COMPATIBILITY AND BOTH
 SHORT- AND LONG-TERM MATERIAL PROPERTIES. EVERY
 STRUCTURE SHALL BE DESIGNED TO RESIST THE OVERTURNING
 EFFECTS CAUSED BY THE LATERAL FORCES SPECIFIED IN THIS
 CHAPTER. SEE SECTION 1609 FOR WIND LOADS.
  
 2E)(4) NO RESPONSE FROM THE ARCHITECT 3RD REVIEW. 2017
 FBC-M 306.5 EQUIPMENT AND APPLIANCES ON ROOFS OR
 ELEVATED STRUCTURES.
 WHERE EQUIPMENT REQUIRING ACCESS OR APPLIANCES ARE
 LOCATED ON AN ELEVATED STRUCTURE OR THE ROOF OF A
 BUILDING SUCH THAT PERSONNEL WILL HAVE TO CLIMB HIGHER
 THAN 16 FEET (4877 MM) ABOVE GRADE TO ACCESS SUCH
 EQUIPMENT OR APPLIANCES, AN INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR MEANS
 OF ACCESS SHALL BE PROVIDED. SUCH ACCESS SHALL NOT
 REQUIRE CLIMBING OVER OBSTRUCTIONS GREATER THAN 30
 INCHES (762 MM) IN HEIGHT OR WALKING ON ROOFS HAVING A
 SLOPE GREATER THAN 4 UNITS VERTICAL IN 12 UNITS
 HORIZONTAL (33-PERCENT SLOPE). SUCH ACCESS SHALL NOT
 REQUIRE THE USE OF PORTABLE LADDERS. WHERE ACCESS
 INVOLVES CLIMBING OVER PARAPET WALLS, THE HEIGHT SHALL
 BE MEASURED TO THE TOP OF THE PARAPET WALL.
  
 2E)(5) SEMI- COMPLIED ONCE THE WIND REPORT CAN BE
 ACCEPTED.
  
 2E)(6) NOT APPLICABLE. NO NEW ROOF OPENINGS, USE
 EXISTING CURB.
  
 3) 2ND REQUEST. SHEET A3.0 ADA REQUIREMENTS:
  
 3A) SEMI COMPLIED. 3RD REQUEST. THE DESIGNER OF RECORD
 CAN-NOT QUOTE THE CODE SECTION FOR COMPLIANCE. 2017
 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING
 CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATIVE CODE SECTION 107.2.1.
 DRAWINGS & SPECIFICATIONS SHALL CONTAIN INFORMATION, IN
 THE FORM OF NOTES OR OTHERWISE, AS TO THE QUALITY OF
 MATERIALS, WHERE QUALITY IS ESSENTIAL TO CONFORMITY
 WITH THE TECHNICAL CODES. SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE
 SPECIFIC TO THE TECHNICAL CODES "SHALL NOT BE CITED AS
 A WHOLE OR IN PART, NOR THE TERM "LEGAL" OR ITS
 EQUIVALENT BE USED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR SPECIFIC
 INFORMATION". CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SHALL BE
 SUFFICIENT CLARITY TO INDICATE THE LOCATION, NATURE AND
 EXTENT OF THE WORK PROPOSED AND SHOW IN DETAIL THAT IT
 WILL CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CODE AND
 RELEVANT LAWS, ORDINANCES, RULES AND REGULATIONS, AS
 DETERMINED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL.
  
 2ND REQUEST. DETAIL # 3 MAKES REFERENCE TO THE FLORIDA
 BUILDING CODE CHAPTER 11. PLEASE REFER TO THE 2017
 FBC-B CHAPTER 11 1102-1111 ARE RESERVED. UNDER THE 2017
 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE IT IS A SEPARATE CODE BOOK JUST
 LIKE THE ENERGY CODE, AND EXISTING BUILDING CODE PLEASE
 UPDATE PLANS TO THE CURRENT 2017 CYCLE. 107.2.1.2
 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED.
  
 3B) 3RD REQUEST. DETAIL # 4 NOTES THAT THE TOILET ROOM
 WATER CLOSET SHALL COMPLY WITH FBC SECTIONS 11-4.16.1
 THRU.6 . AGAIN PLEASE UPDATE YOUR CODE SECTIONS TO THE
 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE.
 2017 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING
 CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION 107.2.1.
 W.P.B. ADMINISTRATIVE CODE/2017 DRAWINGS &
 SPECIFICATIONS SHALL CONTAIN INFORMATION, IN THE FORM
 OF NOTES OR OTHERWISE, AS TO THE QUALITY OF MATERIALS,
 WHERE QUALITY IS ESSENTIAL TO CONFORMITY WITH THE
 TECHNICAL CODES. SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE SPECIFIC TO
 THE TECHNICAL CODES "SHALL NOT BE CITED AS A WHOLE OR
 IN PART, NOR THE TERM "LEGAL" OR ITS EQUIVALENT BE USED
 AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION". CONSTRUCTION
 DOCUMENTS SHALL BE SUFFICIENT CLARITY TO INDICATE THE
 LOCATION, NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE WORK PROPOSED AND
 SHOW IN DETAIL THAT IT WILL CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS
 OF THIS CODE AND RELEVANT LAWS, ORDINANCES, RULES AND
 REGULATIONS, AS DETERMINED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL.
  
 3C-D) COMPLIED.
  
 3E) 3RD REQUEST. THE PLANS DO NOT SHOW THE ELEVATION OF
 THE HIGH/ LOW DRINKING FOUNTAIN NOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE
 ACCESSIBILITY CODE 307.2 PROTRUSION LIMITS. OBJECTS
 WITH LEADING EDGES MORE THAN 27 INCHES AND NOT MORE
 THAN 80 INCHES ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR SHALL PROTRUDE 4
 INCHES OR LESS MAXIMUM HORIZONTALLY INTO THE
 CIRCULATION PATH. SKIRTS MAYBE REQUIRED TO BE APPLIED
 TO THE BOTTOM OF THE DRINKING FOUNTAIN.
  
 3F) COMPLIED. 2ND REQUEST. THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN NEEDS
 TO 606.2 CLEAR FLOOR SPACE FOR THE BREAK ROOM SINK.
  
 4) 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.
  
 PLEASE NOTE WE ARE WORKING FROM HOME BECAUSE OF COVID
 19 IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT ME, MY CELL NUMBER IS
 561-718-9724.
 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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