Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 20080995
Permit Number 20080995
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2020-10-04 14:25:05WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION
 SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION
 2017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW/ UNIVERSITY PREPARATORY
 ACADEMY
 W. P. B. PERMIT: 20080995
 ADD: 2101 AUSTRALIAN AVE.
 CONT: P & T CONSTRUCTION
 TEL: 561-324-8050
 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.
  
 2ND REVIEW
 DATE: SUN. OCT. 04TH/ 2020
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) SHEET A-1:
 1A) THE RESPONSE SHEET INDICATES THE INTERIOR
 DEMOLITION SHEET WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE SET OF PLANS
 AS INDICATED BY THE PLAN INDEX. NOT IN THE 2ND REVIEW
 CYCLE.
 1ST ROUND COMMENTS. THE INDEX OF DRAWINGS INDICATES
 THERE IS A DEMO SHEET WHICH IS NOT IN THIS SET OF
 PLANS. PART OF THE PLAN REVIEW EXERCISE IS TO SEE WHAT
 IS EXISTING AND WHAT IS TO BE DEMOLISHED. 107.2.1.2
 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED. THERE IS A DISCREPANCY
 IN THE SUBMITTED PLAN SET AND INDEX.
  
 1B) 2ND ROUND OF COMMENTS, NOT ADDRESSED. THERE IS NO
 EXISTING BUILDING CODE FOR STATE LICENSED FACILITIES
 (CHARTER SCHOOLS, PRIVATE SCHOOLS), SEE CHAPTER 4,
 SPECIAL OCCUPANCIES, OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE,
 BUILDING.
 SECTION 468.1 IS FOR FLORIDA?S PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
 SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. THERE IS NO
 EXISTING BUILDING CODE TO GO BY UNDER SPECIAL
 OCCUPANCIES FOUND IN CHAPTER 4. IN THE 2017FBC-B
 SECTION 468.1 SCOPING DEALS WITH FLORIDA?S PUBLIC,
 PRIVATE SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.
  
 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. UNDER THE HEADING OF BUILDING
 BASICS THE PLANS STATE ALTERATION LEVEL L11-
 PRESCRIPTIVE COMPLIANCE METHOD (301.1.1). I?M NOT SURE
 WHAT METHOD IS BEING CONVEYED?
 PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A PARTIAL CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY FROM
 AN A-4 INDOOR SPORTING EVENTS WITH SPECTATOR SEATING TO
 E, EDUCATIONAL. PLEASE REVIEW THE SCOPING REQUIREMENTS
 IN THE 2017 EXISTING BUILDING CODE 101.2 THE EXCEPTION.
 PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE 2017 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING CODE
 SCOPING REQUIREMENTS AND THE EXCEPTION FOUND UNDER
 SECTION 101.2. EXCEPTION: 2.
 EXCEPTION 2 DOES NOT ALLOW THE USE OF THE EXISTING
 BUILDING CODE; IT REFERS YOU BACK TO THE BUILDING CODE
 FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION. FOR THE PURPOSE OF PUBLIC
 EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AND STATE LICENSED FACILITIES
 (CHARTER SCHOOLS, PRIVATE SCHOOLS), SEE CHAPTER 4,
 SPECIAL OCCUPANCIES, OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE,
 BUILDING.
 SECTION 468.1 IS FOR FLORIDA?S PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
 SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. THERE IS NO
 EXISTING BUILDING CODE TO GO BY UNDER SPECIAL
 OCCUPANCIES FOUND IN CHAPTER 4. IN THE 2017FBC-B
 SECTION 468.1 SCOPING DEALS WITH FLORIDA?S PUBLIC,
 PRIVATE SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.
  
 1C-D) THE RESPONSE INDICATES TO SEE THE TABLE 2902.1 ON
 SHEET A-3 INDICATES THE BREAK DOWN OF TOILETS BUT THERE
 IS ONLY ONE RESTROOM DESIGNATED FOR TEACHERS THAT IS IN
 THE TEACHER PLANNING ROOM. THERE ARE 26 CLASSROOMS, 26
 TEACHERS + 8 KITCHEN STAFF AND PROBABLY AT LEAST 8
 ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF (NOT INCLUDED IN TABLE 2902.1)
 BRINGING THE ADULT STAFF UP TO 42 OCCUPANTS REQUIRING 2
 ADULT TOILETS. 2017 FBC-B SECTION 468.5.2 TEACHERS
 TOILETS
 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. THERE IS NOT ENOUGH INFORMATION
 ON THE PLAN TO DETERMINE CODE COMPLIANCE FOR CODE
 COMPLIANCE FOR THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF FIXTURES REQUIRED
 UNDER THE 2017 FBC-B TABLE 2902.1 FOR EDUCATION.
  
 1D) PLEASE SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2017 FBC-B SECTION
 468.5.2 TEACHERS TOILETS. FACILITIES AND STAFF TOILETS
 SHALL BE SEPARATE FROM STUDENT TOILETS.
  
 1E-H) COMPLIED.
  
 2) 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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