Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 20070750
Permit Number 20070750
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 3
Notes
Date Text
2021-02-18 17:01:04WEST 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.
  
 3RD REVIEW
 DATE: THURS. FEB. 18TH/2021
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) NOTE ONLY. 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-F) COMPLIED.
  
 2G)SEMI-COMPLIED. THE 147 SQ. FEET OF OPENING OR 24%
 ALLOWABLE OPENINGS IS TAKING EITHER THE ALLOWABLE
 OPENINGS FOR 1 HOUR FIRE RATED WINDOWS OR FIRE
 SPRINKLERED BUILDING. TABLE 708.5 OF THE 2017 FBC-B FOR
 NON-SPRINKLERED BUILDINGS 10-15 FEET, ONLY ALLOWS 15 %
 UNPROTECTED OPENINGS. FOR EITHER PROTECTED OPENINGS OR
 THE BUILDING FIRE SPRINKLERED THE TABLE WOULD ALLOW 45%
 OPENINGS. THE NORTH ELEVATION ON SHEET A-3 NOR THE
 WINDOW SCHEDULE A-4 WINDOW MARK 3 INDICATE A FIRE RATED
 WINDOW IN COMPLIANCE WITH TALE 708.5 & SECTION 716.2
 FIRE RESISTANCE RATED GLAZING.
  
  
 2ND ROUND OF COMMENTS. 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.
  
 NEW COMMENTS: NEW SITE PLAN
 .
 2J) ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING THERE IS A NEW
 RAMP AND LANDING SYSTEM. THE UPPER RAMP DOES REQUIRE A
 90-DEGREE CHANGE IN DIRECTION WHICH REQUIRES THE RAMP
 TO BE A MINIMUM OF 60 INCHES BY 60 INCHES IN COMPLIANCE
 WITH 2017 ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 405.7.4 AND THE
 2017 FBC-BUILDING CODE SECTION 1012.6.4.
  
 2K) THE SITE PLAN SHOWS A DOOR IN THE UPPER LANDING BUT
 THERE IS NO MEASUREMENT FROM THE EDGE OF THE DOOR TO
 WHERE THE TOP LANDING MEETS AND THE RAMP SLOPE BEGINS.
 PLEASE SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH 405.7.4 OF THE
 ACCESSIBILITY CODE AND SECTION 1012.6.5 OF THE 2017
 FBC-B.
  
 2L) THE SITE PLAN INDICATES A SLOPE OF 1:20 AND A RAMP
 LENGTH OF 10 FEET. THIS GIVES A HEIGHT OF 6 INCHES IN
 RISE. RAMPS WITH A RISE OF 6 INCHES OR LESS DO NOT
 REQUIRE A HANDRAIL BUT THEY DO NEED TO SHOW EDGE
 PROTECTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH 405.9 OF THE 2017
 ACCESSIBILITY CODE AND SECTION 1012.10 OF THE 2017
 FBC-B.
  
 3)COMPLIED. ROOF PRESSURES.
  
 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 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.
  
 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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