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Text |
| 2020-07-06 08:50:10 | |
| | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 20061121 |
| | ADD: 2711 EXCHANGE CT. SUITE: B |
| | CONT: EDMON WALSH CONSTRUCTION |
| | TEL: ??? |
| | 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 |
| | 1D) |
| | 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: MON. JULY 09/ 2020 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) SHEET 1 A1.01. THE 2 EXISTING RESTROOMS ARE NOT |
| | DIMENSIONED. THEY MAY OR MAY NOT COMPLY WITH THE 2017 |
| | FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION CLEARANCES AT WATER |
| | CLOSETS. 604.3 CLEARANCE. CLEARANCES AROUND THE WATER |
| | CLOSETS AND IN TOILET COMPARTMENTS SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| | 604.3. |
| | 604.3.1. SIZE. CLEARANCE AROUND A WATER CLOSET SHALL BE |
| | 60 INCHES MINIMUM MEASURED PERPENDICULAR FROM THE SIDE |
| | WALL AND 56 INCHES MINIMUM PERPENDICULAR FROM THE REAR |
| | WALL. NOTE THE MINIMUM BACK WALL MEASUREMENT SHOULD BE |
| | 7 FOOT 1 INCH. |
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| | 1A) UNDER THE 2017 EXISTING BUILDING CODE LEVEL II |
| | ALTERATIONS, SECTION 806.1 A BUILDING, FACILITY, OR |
| | ELEMENT THAT IS ALTERED SHALL COMPLY WITH THE |
| | PROVISIONS OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE- ACCESSIBILITY. |
| | IN THE ACCESSIBILITY CODE IT REFERS YOU TO |
| | DISPROPORTIONATE COST. |
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| | 1B) DISPROPORTIONATE COST. PLEASE REVIEW HOW YOU ARE TO |
| | MEET DISPROPORTIONATE COST. EITHER THE CONTRACTOR OR |
| | THE DESIGNER OF RECORD ON THEIR LETTERHEAD NEED TO SHOW |
| | HOW THEY ARE GOING TO SPEND THE 20% DISPROPORTIONATE |
| | FUNDS LISTED FOR EACH ELEMENT WHERE THE FUNDS ARE BEING |
| | SPENT AND IN THE ORDER LISTED IN SECTION 202.4.1 |
| | DISPROPORTIONATE COST OF THE 2017 ACCESSIBILITY CODE. |
| | YOU MAY HAVE TO SPEND UP TO AN ADDITIONAL $9.000.00 |
| | DOLLARS IN VALUE TO BRING ONE OR BOTH RESTROOMS INTO |
| | COMPLIANCE. |
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| | 1C) SINCE THERE MAYBE ADDITIONAL WORK TO THE RESTROOMS |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE ELEVATIONS TO DETERMINE CODE COMPLIANCE |
| | WITH THE ACCESSIBLE ELEMENTS WITHIN THE RESTROOMS, |
| | ELEMENTS LIKE BACKING, GRAB BARS, LOCATION OF THE WATER |
| | CLOSET, LAVS, MIRROR & TOILET PAPER HOLDERS ? 2017 |
| | ACCESSIBILITY CODE CHAPTER 6. |
| | 1D) IN THE HALL CORRIDOR THERE IS A NEW BI-FOLD DOOR |
| | MARKED # 5. THERE APPEARS TO BE A SINGLE WATER FOUNTAIN |
| | THAT THE BI-FOLD DOOR SWINGS INTO THE CLEAR FLOOR |
| | SPACE. |
| | 1E) 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE. 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. |
| | DRINKING FOUNTAINS TO SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH 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. |
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| | 1F) 606.2 CLEAR FLOOR SPACE DRINKING FOUNTAINS. A CLEAR |
| | FLOOR SPACE COMPLYING WITH 305, POSITIONED FOR A |
| | FORWARD APPROACH, AND KNEE AND TOE CLEARANCE COMPLYING |
| | WITH 306 SHALL BE PROVIDED. |
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| | 1G) THE BREAK ROOM ALSO SHOWS AS EXISTING, PLEASE SHOW |
| | HOW COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 606 SINKS. 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 (865 MM) |
| | MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND. |
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| | 1H) THE PLANS SHOW A RECEPTION DESK PLEASE PROVIDE HOW |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH SECTIONS: |
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| | CHECK WRITING SURFACES. 2017 ACCESS. CODE 904.3.3 CHECK |
| | WRITING SURFACES. WHERE PROVIDED, CHECK WRITING |
| | SURFACES SHALL COMPLY WITH 902.3. 902.3HEIGHT. THE TOPS |
| | OF WORK SURFACES SHALL BE 28 INCHES (710 MM) MINIMUM |
| | AND 34 INCHES (865 MM) MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR |
| | OR GROUND. |
| | SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE ACCESS. CODE 305.5 POSITION. |
| | UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, CLEAR FLOOR OR GROUND SPACE |
| | SHALL BE POSITIONED FOR EITHER A FORWARD OR PARALLEL |
| | APPROACH TO AN ELEMENT. |
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| | 2) 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. |
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| | 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. |
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| | 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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