Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 20081056
Permit Number 20081056
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2020-09-22 16:59:19WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION
 SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION
 2017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 W. P. B. PERMIT: 20081056
 ADD: 516 24TH ST.
 CONT: CAMERON FOCKLER LLC
 TEL: 302-420-0100
 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.22/2020
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) SHEET D1-0 DEMOLITION NOTES:
 1A) NOTE 16 DEALS WITH ASBESTOS AND REMOVAL. COMMERCIAL
 ASBESTOS. TO THE BUILDING CONTRACTOR:
 PLEASE PROVIDE A SIGNED ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM THE
 CONTRACTOR, ON LETTERHEAD, STATING THAT THE
 INSTRUCTIONS ON THE WEBSITE OF ASBESTOS PROGRAM
 COORDINATOR, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PALM BEACH
 COUNTY WILL BE FOLLOWED, AND THAT NOTIFICATION WILL BE
 GIVEN TIMELY. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING ASBESTOS
 REQUIREMENTS CAN BE FOUND ON THEIR WEBSITE:44
  
 HTTP://PALMBEACH.FLORIDAHEALTH.GOV/PROGRAMS-AND-SERVICE
 S/ENVIRONMENTAL-HEALTH/AIR-QUALITY/ASBESTOS-DEMOLITION-
 RENOVATION.HTML
  
 THE CONTRACTOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT CAN BE SENT VIA EMAIL TO
 [email protected]. THE INFORMATION SHOULD BE IN PDF
 FORMAT AS AN ATTACHMENT TO THE EMAIL. PLEASE INCLUDE
 THE PERMIT NUMBER AND ?ASBESTOS? IN THE SUBJECT LINE.
  
 1B) NOTE 13 INDICATES THE DEMOLITION OF 2 ADJACENT
 TENANT SPACES AND THE DEMOLITION OF BOTH 512 & 516.
 BOTH THE PERMIT APPLICATION AND TITLEBLOCK STATE THERE
 IS WORK TO BE COMPLETED ONLY IN SPACE 516 24TH ST,
 107.2.1.2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED.
  
 2) SHEET D1.1 DEMOLITION ELEVATION OF 3 SIDES OF THE
 BUILDING BUT THERE IS NO DESCRIPTION OF WORK,
 DEMOLITION SHOWN ON THESE ELEVATIONS. 107.2.1.2.
 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED.
  
 3) PLEASE PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION WHY THERE IS A FLOOR
 PLAN LABELED AB1-0 AS-BUILT PLAN. THE BUILDING
 DEPARTMENTS DEFINITION OF AS-BUILT PLAN IS WHEN THERE
 IS AN ISSUED PERMIT, AND AT VARIOUS TIME REVISIONS COME
 IN TO KEEP THE RECORDS WITHIN THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT
 UP TO DATE. THE ONLY TIME WE WOULD HEAR THE TERM
 AS-BUILT IS IF THE OWNER WANTS A SET OF PLANS WITH ALL
 OF THE REVISIONS ON THE PLAN. THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT
 ALREADY HAS THAT WITH THE SUBMITTED REVISIONS. WHAT IS
 MEANT BY AS-BUILT FOR A JOB THAT IS IN FOR THE 1ST
 REVIEW? 107.2.1.2. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED.
  
 4) 2017 EXISTING BUILDING CODE METHOD OF PLAN
 DEVELOPMENT. 2017 EXISTING BUILD. CODE SECTION 301.1.
 THE REPAIRS, ALTERATIONS, CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY,
 ADDITIONS OR RELOCATION OF ALL EXISTING BUILDINGS SHALL
 COMPLY WITH ONE OF THE METHODS LISTED IN SECTIONS
 301.1.1 THROUGH 301.1.3 AS SELECTED BY THE DESIGNER OF
 RECORD.
  
 5) THERE IS NO LIFE SAFETY PLAN PROVIDED NOR CODE DATA
 FOR THIS PROJECT. 2017 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO
 THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATIVE
 CODE SECTION 107.3.5 MINIMUM PLAN REVIEW CRITERIA
 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2017 WEST PALM BEACH
 AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1,
 ADMINISTRATIVE CODE SECTION:
 107.3.5 MINIMUM PLAN REVIEW CRITERIA FOR BUILDINGS AND
 OR STRUCTURES.
 107.3.5.1 COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
 107.3.5.1.1. BUILDING
  
 MISSING CODE DATA:
 SET BACK / SEPARATION (ASSUMED PROPERTY LINES)
 FLOOD HAZARD AREAS, FLOOD ZONES, AND DESIGN FLOOD
 ELEVATIONS
 PROPOSED FLOOD ELEVATION CERTIFICATE FOR STRUCTURES IN
 A SPECIFIC FLOOD HAZARD AREAS
 OCCUPANCY GROUP
 MINIMUM TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION
 FIRE RESISTANCE SEPARATION
  
 LIFE SAFETY PLANS SHALL DETERMINE AND SHALL INCLUDE THE
 FOLLOWING:
 CODE DATA/ BUILDING DATA
 OCCUPANT LOAD AND EGRESS CAPACITIES
 GROSS OR NET
 MEANS OF EGRESS EXIT ACCESS
 EXIT
 EXIT DISCHARGE
  
 6) SHEETS A2.0 & A2,1 ARE EXTERIOR ELEVATION DRAWING,
 THERE ARE NO NOTES INDICATING WHAT WAS BLOCKED UP WHAT
 OPENINGS ARE NEW AND WHAT TYPE OF WINDOWS AND DOORS ARE
 BEING INSTALLED IN THIS BUILDING, THERE IS NO WINDOW
 NOR DOOR SCHEDULE.
 107.3.5 MINIMUM PLAN REVIEW CRITERIA FOR BUILDINGS AND
 OR STRUCTURES.
 107.3.5.1 COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
 107.3.5.1.1. BUILDING
 STRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS SHALL INCLUDE:
 DESIGN LOADS
 WIND REQUIREMENTS
 BUILDING ENVELOPE
  
 7) 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:
  
 7.1. 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.
  
 7.2. RISK CATEGORY.
  
 7.3. 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.
  
 7.4. APPLICABLE INTERNAL PRESSURE COEFFICIENT.
  
 7.5. 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.
  
 7.6. 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.
  
 8) 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
  
 8A) 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..
  
 8B) 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.
  
 8C) 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.
  
 8D) NONE OF THE PRODUCT APPROVALS HAVE BEEN REVIEWED
 THIS CYCLE SINCE THE CONTRACTOR HAS NOT IDENTIFIED THE
 REQUIREMENTS OF COMMENT 8C. THE DESIGNER OF RECORD HAS
 NOT REVIEWED WHAT THE CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO
 IDENTIFY BEFORE SUBMITTING TO THE DESIGNER OF RECORD
 FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. COMMENT 8A.
  
 8E) PRODUCT EVALUATION REPORT KARINS ENGINEERING GROUP
 DOES NOT SHOW THAT THEY HAVE 3RD PARTY EVALUATION
 REQUIRED FOR EITHER STATE APPROVAL, MIAMI-DADE APPROVAL
 OR WEST PALM BEACH LOCAL APPROVAL. THE CITY HAS THE
 SAME 9 REQUIREMENTS REQUIRED BY THE FLORIDA
 ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 61G20-3.005.
  
 9) THE PLANS ARE SILENT AS TO WHAT IS GOING TO BE
 BROUGHT UP TO THE 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE
 REQUIREMENTS.
 107.3.5 MINIMUM PLAN REVIEW CRITERIA FOR BUILDINGS AND
 OR STRUCTURES.
 107.3.5.1 COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
 107.3.5.1.1. BUILDING
 10. ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS SHALL INCLUDE THE
 FOLLOWING:
 SITE REQUIREMENTS- PARKING ACCESS AISLES
 ACCESSIBLE ROUTE INSIDE AND EXTERIOR
 TOILET AND OR BATHING FACILITIES
 DRINKING FOUNTAINS
 EQUIPMENT
 SPECIAL OCCUPANCY REQUIREMENTS.
  
 10) 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 ($95,200.00 X 0.20%= $19,040.00) 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.
  
 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.
  
 A THOROUGH REVIEW OF THE PLANS COULD NOT HAPPEN SINCE
 THERE WAS A GREAT DEFICIENCY IN PLANS AND REQUIRED
 DOCUMENTATION. WITH THE NEXT PLAN REVIEW CYCLE THERE
 MAYBE ADDITIONAL REVIEW COMMENTS BECAUSE OF NEW PLANS
 AND INFORMATION LACKING UNDER THE PRIOR REVIEW.
  
 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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