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| 2020-09-23 12:09:44 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 20080046 |
| | ADD: 5300 EAST AVE. |
| | CONT: TRILLIUM CONSTRUCTION |
| | TEL: 561-296-0700 |
| | 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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| | 1ST REVIEW |
| | DATE: WED. SEPT. 23RD/ 2020 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) PLEASE NOTE THE LIFE SAFETY SHEET REFERENCE THE 2017 |
| | EXISTING BUILDING CODE BUT THERE IS NO REFERENCE TO |
| | SECTION 301.1 METHODS OR ANY OTHER CODE REFERENCE TO |
| | THE 2017 EXISTING BUILDING CODE. PLEASE REVIEW SECTION |
| | 101.2 FOR SCOPING AND THE EXCEPTION FOR PUBLIC |
| | EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AND STATE LICENSED FACILITIES, |
| | SEE CHAPTER 4, SPECIAL OCCUPANCY, OF THE FLORIDA |
| | BUILDING CODE, BUILDING. |
| | 2017 FBC-B 467 HOSPICE INPATIENT FACILITES AND UNITS |
| | AND HOSPICE RESIDENCES |
| | 427.2.2 CODES AND STANDARDS |
| | 467.2.2.3. IN RENOVATIONS AND ADDITIONS TO EXISTING |
| | FACILITIES, ONLY THAT PORTION OF THE TOTAL FACILITY |
| | AFFECTED BY THE PROJECT MUST COMPLY WITH THE APPLICABLE |
| | SECTIONS OF THE CODES FOR NEW FACILITIES AND UNITS. |
| | PLEASE SHOW THE RESTROOMS IN EACH HOSPICE ROOM WILL |
| | MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION, 2017 |
| | FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE CHAPTER 6. ALSO SEE PLUMBING |
| | PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS ON ALL ACCESSIBLE REQUIREMENTS |
| | NOTE # 3. |
| | |
| | 2) SHEET A-1 ROOM FINISH SCHEDULE INDICATES THAT IN |
| | BOTH THE FAMILY TOILET ROOMS AND PATIENT TOILET ROOMS |
| | G. W. B. PAINT/ CT -2/CT-3. |
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| | 2A) 2017 FBC-B 2509.2 BASE FOR TILE. MATERIALS USED AS |
| | A BASE FOR WALL TILE IN TUB AND SHOWER AREAS AND WALLS |
| | AND CEILING PANELS IN SHOWER AREAS SHALL BE OF |
| | MATERIALS LISTED IN TABLE 2509.2 AND INSTALLED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER?S RECOMMENDATIONS. WATER |
| | RESISTANT GYPSUM BACKING BOARD SHALL BE USED AS A BASE |
| | FOR TILE IN WATER CLOSET COMPARTMENT WALLS WHEN |
| | INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GA-216 OR ASTM C840 AND |
| | THE MANUFACTURE?S RECOMMENDATIONS. |
| | |
| | 2B) 2017 FBC-B SHOWERS & TUBS 1210.3. SHOWER |
| | COMPARTMENTS AND BATHTUBS WITH INSTALLED SHOWER HEADS |
| | SHALL BE FINISHED WITH A NONABSORBENT SURFACE TO A |
| | HEIGHT NOT LESS THAN 72 INCHES ABOVE THE DRAIN INLET. |
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| | 2C) 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. |
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| | 3) SHEET DE-1 NOTES 9 & 19 BOTH REFER TO THE SLIDING |
| | GLASS DOORS BEING REMOVED. NOTE # 9 REFERS YOU TO SHEET |
| | A-3 FOR MORE INFORMATION. NO INFORMATION IS PROVIDED. |
| | SHEET A-1 DOES SHOW A PAIR OF EXTERIOR FRENCH STYLE |
| | SWING DOORS OPENING INTO THE COURTYARD. THERE IS NO |
| | INFORMATION IF THIS COURTYARD IS OPEN OR ENCLOSED. FOR |
| | THE PURPOSES OF THIS REVIEW IT WILL BE CONSIDERED OPEN |
| | AND FURTHER COMMENTS WILL APPEAR IN REGARD TO THE NEW |
| | EXTERIOR FRENCH DOORS. |
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| | 4) 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: |
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| | 4.1. 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. |
| | |
| | 4.2. RISK CATEGORY. |
| | |
| | 4.3. 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. |
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| | 4.4. APPLICABLE INTERNAL PRESSURE COEFFICIENT. |
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| | 4.5. 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. |
| | |
| | 4.6. 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. |
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| | 5) COMPONENTS & CLADDING. 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 |
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| | 6) 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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| | 7) 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. |
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| | 8) IDENTIFY GLAZINGS. 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. |
| | |
| | 9) THRESHOLDS ACCESS. CODE 404.2.5. THRESHOLDS, IF |
| | PROVIDED AT DOORWAYS, SHALL BE 1/2 INCH (13 MM) HIGH |
| | MAXIMUM. RAISED THRESHOLDS AND CHANGES IN LEVEL AT |
| | DOORWAYS SHALL COMPLY WITH 302 AND 303. |
| | |
| | 10) HABITAL SPACES/ 1710.5.1.1FBC-B EXTERIOR WINDOWS |
| | AND DOORS. (EXCEPTION) 2. DOOR ASSEMBLIES INSTALLED |
| | WHERE THE OVERHANG (OH) RATIO IS EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN |
| | 1 NEED NOT BE TESTED FOR WATER INFILTRATION. THE |
| | OVERHANG RATIO SHALL BE CALCULATED BY THE FOLLOWING |
| | EQUATION: |
| | OH RATIO = OH LENGTH/OH HEIGHT |
| | WHERE: |
| | OH LENGTH = THE HORIZONTAL MEASURE OF HOW FAR AN |
| | OVERHANG OVER A DOOR PROJECTS OUT FROM DOOR SURFACE. |
| | OH HEIGHT = THE VERTICAL MEASURE OF THE DISTANCE FROM |
| | THE DOOR SILL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE OVERHANG OVER A |
| | DOOR. |
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| | 11) 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. |
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| | 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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