| Date |
Text |
| 2020-10-16 16:20:20 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 20061293 |
| | ADD: 3 HARVARD CIR. |
| | CONT: TBD/ TO BE DETERMINED |
| | TEL: 954-646-0412 |
| | 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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| | 2ND REVIEW |
| | DATE: FRI. OCT.16TH/ 2020 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
| | |
| | 1) SEMI-COMPLIED/ DISPROPORTIONATE COST 202.4.1. THERE |
| | ARE STILL A FEW ACCESSIBILITY ISSUES WITH THE RESTROOMS |
| | SEE BELOW COMMENTS. |
| | |
| | 1A) SHEET A-3. SEMI-COMPLIED. VERSION ONE OF THE PLANS |
| | INDICATES THE EXISTING EXECUTIVE RESTROOM. VERSION 2 |
| | NOW STATES THAT THE CONVERTED EXECUTIVE RESTROOM IS AN |
| | EXISTING ADA RESTROOM, WHERE THE RESTROOM IN QUESTION |
| | IS THE 2ND REQUIRED ADA RESTROOM COMPLYING WITH |
| | FBC-ACCESSIBILITY SECTION 213.2EXCEPTION 4. CORRECT |
| | NAME TO NEW ADA RESTROOM. |
| | 1A)(1) NEW COMMENT. THE NEW PROPOSED ADA RESTROOM THE |
| | DETAIL DOES STATE (1) TO REMOVE THE EXISTING VERTICAL |
| | CABINET AND (2) RECONFIGURE EXISTING CABINET/ SINK PER |
| | REQUIRED ADA REQUIREMENTS SEE SHEET A-5. SHEET A-5 DOES |
| | SHOW ACCESSIBLE DETAILS BUT THERE IS NO OVERALL FLOOR |
| | PLAN DETAIL SHOWING THE SIZE OF THE CABINET WITH CLEAR |
| | FLOOR SPACE. SHEET A-3 SHOWS CABINETRY THAT NEEDS TO BE |
| | REMOVED TO SHOW CODE COMPLIANCE FOR THE REQUIRED CLEAR |
| | FLOOR SPACE FOR THE WATER CLOSET |
| | (CLEARANCES AT WATER CLOSETS. 604.3.1 CLEARANCE) AND |
| | MANEUVERING CLEARANCES OF 18 INCHES LATCH SIDE OF THE |
| | DOOR (ACCESS. CODE 404.2.4 MANEUVERING CLEARANCES. |
| | DOORS.) |
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| | 1B) SHEET A-3. COMPLIED. SHEET A-3 COMPLIES HIGH/ LOW |
| | DRINKING FOUNTAIN. |
| | |
| | 1C) NEW COMMENT. SHEET A-5 NOW SHOWS NEW ACCESSIBLE |
| | RESTROOM ELEMENT DETAILS, PLEASE NOTE THE GRAB BAR |
| | DETAILS ARE MEASURED FROM FINISH FLOOR TO CENTERLINE OF |
| | THE GRAB BAR. 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. |
| | |
| | 1D) NEW COMMENT DEALS WITH THE RESTROOMS THAT ARE BEING |
| | RECONFIGURED WILL NEED TO SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH: 2017 |
| | FBC-B 1210.2.2. WALLS & PARTITIONS. THIS COMMENT IS A |
| | RESULT OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL INTERPRETATION. IN |
| | RESTROOMS EPOXY PAINT IS NO LONGER CONSIDERED A SMOOTH |
| | HARD, NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE. |
| | WALLS & PARTITIONS WITHIN 2 FEET OF SERVICE SINKS, |
| | URINALS, AND WATER CLOSETS SHALL HAVE A SMOOTH, HARD, |
| | NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE TO A HEIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 4 |
| | FEET ABOVE THE FLOOR, EXCEPT FOR STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS, |
| | THE MATERIAL USED IN SUCH WALLS SHALL BE OF A TYPE THAT |
| | IS NOT ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY MOISTURE. |
| | 2017 FBC-B 2509.1. WET AREAS. SHOWERS AND PUBLIC TOILET |
| | WALLS SHALL COMPLY WITH 1210.2. |
| | 2017 FBC-B 1210.2. FINISH MATERIALS. WALLS, BASE, |
| | FLOORS AND PARTITIONS IN TOILET AND BATHROOMS SHALL |
| | COMPLY WITH SECTIONS 1210.1 THROUGH 1210.4. |
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| | 2) BUILDING PROVISO/ DEFERRED SUBMITTALS. SHEET A-3 & |
| | S-1 BOTH SHOW NEW EXTERIOR DOOR OPENING. PLEASE SHOW |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2017 FBC-B 1609.1.2 PROTECTION OF |
| | OPENINGS, 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)(A) EXTERIOR DOORS, |
| | |
| | 2A) BUILDING PROVISO / DEFERRED SUBMITTAL.W. P. B. |
| | 107.3.4. PRODUCT APPROVALS. THOSE PRODUCTS WHICH ARE |
| | REGULATED BY FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE RULE 61G20 |
| | 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.. |
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| | 2B) BUILDING PROVISO: IDENTIFY GLAZING/ MULLIONS. |
| | PLEASE IDENTIFY ON THE PRODUCT APPROVAL BEFORE |
| | SUBMITTING TO DESIGNER OF RECORD AND BEFORE SUBMISSION |
| | TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. FOR ALL PRODUCTS WITH |
| | GLAZING, PLEASE IDENTIFY THE OPENING WIDTH & HEIGHT, |
| | TYPE OF GLAZING, MULLION SIZE, LENGTH IF UNREINFORCED |
| | OR REINFORCED INFORMATION IF REQUIRED, ATTACHMENTS AND |
| | ASSOCIATE PRESSURES FOR EACH OPENING SIZE. 2017 FBC-B |
| | 1405.13.1 INSTALLATION. WINDOWS AND DOORS SHALL BE |
| | INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED MANUFACTURERS |
| | INSTRUCTIONS. FASTENER SIZE AND SPACING SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED IN SUCH INSTRUCTIONS AND SHALL BE CALCULATED |
| | BASED ON MAXIMUM LOADS AND SPACING USED IN THE TESTS. |
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| | 3) 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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