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Plan Review Notes For Permit 20070750
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2020-12-15 16:22:18WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION
 SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION
 2017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 W. P. B. PERMIT: 20070750
 ADD: 515 CLEMATIS ST.
 CONT: NELSON CONSTRUCTION GC, INC.
 TEL: 305-331-1400
 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.
  
 1ST REVIEW
 DATE: TUES. SEPT. 01/2020
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) THE VALUE OF THE PROJECT WITH DESIGN PROFESSIONAL
 FEES IS $194,982.00 AND LABOR AND MATERIALS.
 .
 2) SHEET A-1,SITE PLAN, DEMO & LIFE SAFETY LEGEND.
 2A) COMPLIED.
  
 2B) COMPLIED. THIS BUILDING DOES QUALIFY AS A
 HISTORICAL BUILDING. HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS ALREADY
 C COMMENTED THAT THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING IS TO
 STAY BLOCK NO STUCCO. A NON-GLOSSY CONCRETE SEALER TO
 BE APPLIED ON THE ENTIRE FACE OF WALLS. 2017 FBC-B
 SECTION 1403.2 WEATHER PROTECTION.
  
 2C) COMPLIED. HISTORIC BUILDING SEE COMMENT 2B.
  
 2D) COMPLIED, OCCUPANT LOAD, 24
  
 2E) SEMI-COMPLIED. SHEET A-1 UNDER THE HEADING LIFE
 SAFETY LEGEND # 9 LIST THE CONSTRUCTION TYPE AS III-A.
 BOTH SHEETS A-5 AND S-2 HAVE THE SAME DETAIL OF A
 COLUMN TO ROOF FRAMING DETAIL. NOTES 17 AND 18 BOTH
 REFER TO THE FRAMING MEMBERS AS SOUTHERN YELLOW PINE.
 PLEASE REVIEW TABLE 601 OF THE 2017 FBC-B. FOR
 CONSTRUCTION TYPE III-A CONSTRUCTION REQUIRES THE ROOF
 CONSTRUCTION AND ALL ASSOCIATED SECONDARY MEMBERS AND
 DECKING TO BE 1 HOUR PROTECTED SINCE THE TOTAL FRAMING
 MEMBERS ARE LOWER THAN 20 FEET. PLEASE NOTE THE ROOF
 SHEATHING IS NOT DECLARED IN NOTE 17, ADDITIONAL
 INFORMATION IS REQUIRED.
 RESPONSE INDICATES ALL EXTERIOR WALLS ARE CONCRETE
 BLOCK / MASONRY WALLS WHICH CARRY A 2 HOUR RATING.
 PLEASE NOTE THE RINKER COMMON BLOCK ONLY CARRIED A 1
 HOUR 45 MINUTE RATING WITH THE ? INCH STUCCO IT MADE
 THE 2 HOUR RATING. A BLOCK WOULD HAVE TO BE ANALYZED BY
 A LAB TO DETERMINE THE MINIMUM EQUIVALENT THICKNESS OF
 THE BEARING CONCRETE MASONRY BLOCK AND TYPE OF
 AGGREGATE, SEE TABLE 722.3.2 OF THE 2017 FBC-B.
 1ST REVIEW COMMENT. NOTE # 9 INDICATES THE BUILDING
 CONSTRUCTION TYPE AS III. PLEASE PROVIDE IF THE MINIMUM
 BUILDING TYPE IS EITHER III-A OR III-B. TABLES 504.3,
 TABLE 504.4, TABLE 506.2, TABLE 601 & TABLE 602 OF THE
 2017 FBC-B. TABLE 602, 0-5 FEET REQUIRES A 1 HOUR RATED
 WALL FOR BUSINESS OCCUPANCY.
  
 2F) 2ND REQUEST. THE RESPONSE INDICATES THE CITY HAS AN
 AGREEMENT WITH THE OWNER TO ALLOW AN ACCESS EASEMENT TO
 ALLOW THE DOOR ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE BUILDING.
 WITHOUT DOCUMENTATION OF THIS DOCUMENT THIS COMMENT
 STILL REMAINS. THERE HAS TO BE BACK UP DOCUMENTATION
 SHOWING PROOF OF THIS AGREEMENT.
 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. EAST PROPERTY LINE NOTE NUMBER
 12 INDICATES THE CUTTING IN THE WALL A NEW EXTERIOR
 DOORWAY. SHEET A-2 ON THE FLOOR PLAN EAST WALL THE NEW
 OUTSWING DOOR IS LABELED E. PLEASE NOTE THAT DOORS &
 WINDOWS SHALL NOT OPEN OR PROJECT INTO THE PUBLIC RIGHT
 OF WAY. 3202.2 OF THE 2017 FBC-B ALSO SEE TABLE 705.8
 OPENING PROTECTIVES.
  
 2G) PLEASE NOTE THE 701 SQUARE FEET TAKEN FOR THE NORTH
 WALL INCLUDES THE PARAPET. THE HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING
 IS TO BE TAKEN FROM FLOOR FINISH TO FLOOR FINISH OF THE
 NEXT STORY. FOR A SINGLE STORY BUILDING A STORY IS TO
 BE MEASURED FROM THE TOP OF THE FLOOR FINISH TO THE TOP
 OF THE CEILING JOIST OR WHERE THERE IS NOT A CEILING,
 TO THE TOP OF THE ROOF RAFTERS. SEE DEFINITION OF STORY
 CHAPTER 2OF THE 2017 FBC-B. 15.0 FT. X 40.5 FT.= 607.5
 607.5/147= 0.24 % OPENINGS. TABLE 708.5 OF THE 2017
 FBC-B FOR NON-SPRINKLERED BUILDINGS ONLY ALLOWS 15 %
 UNPROTECTED OPENINGS. FOR EITHER PROTECTED OPENINGS OR
 THE BUILDING FIRE SPRINKLERED THE TABLE WOULD ALLOW 45%
 OPENINGS.
 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. SINCE THE WALL IS BEING FILED
 IN THE YES YOU ARE MAKING IT BETTER BUT IT IS NOT CODE
 COMPLIANT. TABLE 708.5 OF THE 2017 FBC-B FOR
 NON-SPRINKLERED BUILDINGS ONLY ALLOWS 15 % UNPROTECTED
 OPENINGS. FOR EITHER PROTECTED OPENINGS OR THE BUILDING
 FIRE SPRINKLERED THE TABLE WOULD ALLOW 45% OPENINGS.
 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. NORTH LINE WALL, PLEASE PROVIDE
 AT WHAT PERCENTAGE OF WALL OPENINGS IS PROPOSED & IN
 CONFORMANCE WITH TABLE 705.8. UNPROTECTED OPENINGS.
  
 2H-2I) COMPLIED.
  
 3)2ND REQUEST. THE WIND DESIGN CRITERIA IS GIVEN THANK
 YOU BUT THE ROOF PRESSURES ARE LOW ROOF ZONES 1 & 2 ARE
 3 PSF LOW FOR 10 SQ. FT. AND ZONE 3 IS 3.3 PSF IF THIS
 WAS A B EXPOSURE FOR A C EXPOSURE FOR 15 FT. MEAN ROOF
 HEIGHT THE ADJUSTMENT COEFFICIENT IS 1.21. MEAN ROOF
 HEIGHT 15 FEET, VASD 132, TRIBUTARY AREA 10 SQ. FT. AND
 EXPOSURE C ZONE 1 IS -35.3, ZONE 2 -52.5 AND ZONE 3
 -79.1. NO PARAPET 3 FEET HIGH OR HIGHER.
  
 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. SHEET A-3 SHOWS THE ELEVATIONS
 OF THE BUILDING WITH SERVICE LOADS (VASD) FOR THE
 COMPONENTS AND CLADDING BUT DOES NOT PROVIDE THE WIND
 DESIGN CRITERIA.
 2017 FBC-B 1603.1.4 WIND DESIGN DATA. THE FOLLOWING
 INFORMATION RELATED TO WIND LOADS SHALL BE SHOWN,
 REGARDLESS OF WHETHER WIND LOADS GOVERN THE DESIGN OF
 THE LATERAL FORCE-RESISTING SYSTEM OF THE STRUCTURE:
  
 3.1. ULTIMATE DESIGN WIND SPEED, VULT, (3-SECOND GUST),
 MILES PER HOUR AND NOMINAL DESIGN WIND SPEED, VASD, AS
 DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 1609.3.1.
  
 3.2. RISK CATEGORY.
  
 3.3. WIND EXPOSURE. APPLICABLE WIND DIRECTION IF MORE
 THAN ONE WIND EXPOSURE IS UTILIZED. TABLE 1609.7.2.
 HEIGHT AND EXPOSURE. ASCE 7-10 TABLE 30.3.1.
  
 3.4. APPLICABLE INTERNAL PRESSURE COEFFICIENT.
  
 3.5. DESIGN WIND PRESSURES TO BE USED FOR EXTERIOR
 COMPONENTS AND CLADDING MATERIALS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED
 BY THE REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBLE FOR
 THE DESIGN OF THE STRUCTURE, PSF.
  
 3.6. TABLE 1609.7(2) ADJUSTMENT FACTORS FOR HEIGHT &
 EXPOSURE. PROVIDE THE MEAN ROOF HEIGHT FOR THE
 BUILDING.. ASCE 7-10 TABLE 30.3.1. 1609.3.1 WIND SPEED
 CONVERSION VULT TO VASD.
  
 4) BUILDING PROVISO/ DEFERRED SUBMITTALS. 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, MULLIONS & ROOF HATCHES.
 (B) WINDOWS & MULLIONS
 (C) PANEL WALLS: STOREFRONTS, CURTAIN WALLS, WALL
 LOUVERS, EFIS SYSTEMS,
 (D) ROOFING PRODUCTS AND ASSEMBLIES, LIGHTWEIGHT
 CONCRETE INSULATION, ROOF TOP VENTILATORS
 (G) PRE-ENGINEERED A/C STANDS
  
 5A) BUILDING PROVISO: 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..
  
 5B BUILDING PROVISO: ) DELEGATED ENGINEERING.
 61G15-30.003 ENGINEERING DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION. FL
 61G-15-30.006 (3) THE DELEGATED ENGINEER SHALL FORWARD
 THE DELEGATED ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS TO THE ENGINEER OF
 RECORD FOR REVIEW.
  
 5C) BUILDING PROVISO: 107.3.4.2 DEFERRED SUBMITTALS.
 FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, DEFERRED SUBMITTALS
 ARE DEFINED AS THOSE PORTIONS OF THE DESIGN THAT ARE
 NOT SUBMITTED AT THE TIME OF THE APPLICATION AND THAT
 ARE TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE BUILDING OFFICIAL WITHIN A
 SPECIFIED PERIOD. DEFERRAL OF ANY SUBMITTAL ITEMS SHALL
 HAVE THE PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. THE
 REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL IN RESPONSIBLE CHARGE
 SHALL LIST THE DEFERRED SUBMITTALS ON THE CONSTRUCTION
 DOCUMENTS FOR REVIEW BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL.
  
 DOCUMENTS FOR DEFERRED SUBMITTAL ITEMS SHALL BE
 SUBMITTED TO THE REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL IN
 RESPONSIBLE CHARGE WHO SHALL REVIEW THEM AND FORWARD
 THEM TO THE BUILDING OFFICIAL WITH A NOTATION
 INDICATING THAT THE DEFERRED SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS HAVE
 BEEN REVIEWED AND FOUND TO BE IN GENERAL CONFORMANCE TO
 THE DESIGN OF THE BUILDING. THE DEFERRED SUBMITTAL
 ITEMS SHALL NOT BE INSTALLED UNTIL THE DEFERRED
 SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE BUILDING
 OFFICIAL.
  
 6) BUILING 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 MANUFACTURER?S
 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.
  
 7) COMPLIED. ROOFING SCUPPERS/ OVERFLOOWS NOT PART OF
 THIS PROJECT, ROOFING COMPLETED UNDER SEPARATE PERMIT.
  
 8) 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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