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| 2020-09-18 11:44:40 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 20081068 |
| | ADD: 901 45TH ST. KAPLAN BLDG. ADULT & PEDIATRIC |
| | OUTPATIENT CLINIC |
| | CONT: WESTBROOKE CORP. |
| | TEL: 561-395-4126 |
| | 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: FRI. SEPT. 18TH/2020 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) SHEET G001 CODE ANALYSIS HEADING VIII OCCUPANT LOAD. |
| | IN ALL 3 CASES BUSINESS, ASSEMBLY &STORAGE THE DESIGNER |
| | OF RECORD ROUNDED DOWN THE OCCUPANT LOAD COUNT. |
| | BUSINESS 11,085/100= 110.85 / 111 |
| | ASSEMBLY 1120/15= 74.66 / 75 |
| | STORAGE 805/300= 2.68 / 03 |
| | TOTAL OCCUPANTS 189 |
| | IN BOTH THE BUILDING OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION OF FLORIDA |
| | INFORMAL INTERPRETATION & 2015 IBC CODE COMMENTARY BOTH |
| | HAVE YOU ROUND UP TO THE NEXT WHOLE OCCUPANT SINCE |
| | THERE ARE NO PARTS OF OCCUPANTS. |
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| | 2) SHEET G301 ADA TYPICAL STANDARDS |
| | 2A) THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF SHEET. THE MIRROR IS SHOWN |
| | OVER THE LAV AND NO HEIGHT DIMENSION IS GIVEN. |
| | 603.3 MIRRORS. 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE. MIRRORS |
| | LOCATED ABOVE LAVATORIES OR COUNTERTOPS SHALL BE |
| | INSTALLED WITH THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE REFLECTING |
| | SURFACE 40 INCHES MINIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR |
| | GROUND. MIRRORS NOT LOCATED ABOVE LAVATORIES OR |
| | COUNTERTOPS SHALL BE INSTALLED WITH THE BOTTOM EDGE OF |
| | THE REFLECTING SURFACE 35 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE |
| | FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND. |
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| | 2B) THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE SHEET. THE WATER |
| | CLOSET GRAB BARS ARE SHOWN TO BE MEASURED CENTERLINE TO |
| | THE FINISH FLOOR, NOT THE TOP OF THE GRIPPING SURFACE. |
| | 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. |
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| | 2C) THE BOTTOM ABOUT CENTER OF THE SHEET THE ELECTRIC |
| | DRINKING FOUNTAIN SHOWS A OUTDATED SINGLE HEIGHT |
| | DRINKING FOUNTAIN, THE UPPER LEFT PORTION OF THE PAGE |
| | DOES SHOW A CODE COMPLIANT HIGH-LOW DRINKING FOUNTAIN, |
| | 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. |
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| | 2D) DRINKING FOUNTAINS ALSO NEED TO SHOW COMPLIANCE |
| | WITH PROTRUDING OBJECTS 307.2 PROTRUSION LIMITS 307.2. |
| | OBJECTS WITH LEADING EDGES MORE THAN 27 INCHES AND NOT |
| | MORE THAN 80 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR SHALL NOT PROTRUDE |
| | MORE THAN 4 INCHES HORIZONTALLY INTO THE CIRCULATION |
| | PATH. IF NOT INSTALLED IN AN ALCOVE. |
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| | 2E) SHOWS FIGURE 10 TYPICAL TOILET LAYOUT WITH A IN |
| | SWING DOOR CROSSING BOTH CLEAR FLOOR SPACE FOR THE |
| | WATER CLOSET AND LAV. IF YOU USE THE 2017 |
| | FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE FIGURE 604.8.1.6 SHOWS AN |
| | OUTSWING DOOR. PLEASE ALSO REVIEW SECTION 603.2.3 DOOR |
| | SWING AND EXCEPTION 2. I BELIEVE THIS IS HOW YOU ARE |
| | STRIVING TO SHOW CODE COMPLIANCE. WHAT IS MISSING IS |
| | THE REQUIRED CLEAR FLOOR SPACE BEYOND THE ARC OF THE |
| | DOOR. IT IS USUALLY SHOWN AT A 45-DEGREE ANGLE TO THE |
| | ENTRY DOOR. |
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| | 3) SHEET A-151 SHOWS AREA WHERE WORK IS TO TAKE PLACE. |
| | PLEASE ALSO NOTE THE ON-CALL ROOM IS SHOWN AS AREA |
| | OUTSIDE OF THE SCOPE. THE DOOR LEADING INTO THIS ROOM |
| | (DOOR # 133) DOES NOT HAVE 18 INCHES ON THE LATCH SIDE |
| | OF THE DOOR, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCESS. CODE 404.2.4 |
| | MANEUVERING CLEARANCES. DOORS. MINIMUM MANEUVERING |
| | CLEARANCES AT DOORS AND GATES SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| | 404.2.4. MANEUVERING CLEARANCES SHALL EXTEND THE FULL |
| | WIDTH OF THE DOORWAY AND THE REQUIRED LATCH SIDE FOR |
| | SIDE CLEARANCE. SEE FIGURE 404.2.4.1(A) FRONT APPROACH |
| | PULL SIDE. |
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| | 3A) THE PLANS SHOW TO A LARGE EXTENT OF THE REMODELING, |
| | THE UPGRADE TO RESTROOMS. PLEASE SHOW HOW |
| | DISPROPORTIONATE COST ARE TO BE COMPLETED. |
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| | 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE, DISPROPORTIONATE COST |
| | 202.4.1. 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 UP TO THE 20% DISPROPORTIONATE |
| | FUNDS ($283,536.00) 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. |
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| | 3B) THIS SAME DOOR (133) SHEET A-101 THERE IS NO |
| | DIMENSION OF THE HALLWAY INSURING CODE COMPLIANCE WITH |
| | 404.2.4. MANEUVERING CLEARANCES & FIGURE 404.2.4.1( J |
| | AND OR K). THE RESTROOMS ON BOTH SIDES SHOW THEY ARE |
| | GOING UNDER ACCESSIBLE UPGRADES. |
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| | 4) SHEET A201 ALL RESTROOM DETAILS EITHER SHOW THE |
| | 60-INCH CIRCLE OR THE T TURNING AREA, BOTH SWING INTO |
| | THE CLEAR FLOOR SPACE OF THE DOOR. PLEASE ALSO REVIEW |
| | SECTION 603.2.3 DOOR SWING AND EXCEPTION 2. I BELIEVE |
| | THIS IS HOW YOU ARE STRIVING TO SHOW CODE COMPLIANCE. |
| | WHAT IS MISSING IS THE REQUIRED CLEAR FLOOR SPACE |
| | BEYOND THE ARC OF THE DOOR. IT IS USUALLY SHOWN AT A |
| | 45-DEGREE ANGLE TO THE ENTRY DOOR. |
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| | 5) 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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| | PLEASE NOTE WE ARE WORKING FROM HOME BECAUSE OF COVID |
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| | 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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