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| 2021-01-04 14:03:42 | 2014 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. REVISION: 20081239 |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 17041276 |
| | ADD: 1626 OKEECHOBEE RD. |
| | CONT: SPECTRUM RENOVATIONS LLC |
| | TEL: 561-291-8350 |
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| | 2014 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2014 WEST PALM BEACH |
| | AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, |
| | ADMINISTRATION |
| | |
| | 3RD REVIEW |
| | DATE: MON. JAN. 04TH/ 2021 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
| | |
| | 4X FEE / NOTICE!!!!! FLORIDA STATUTE 553.80(2)(B). WITH |
| | RESPECT TO EVALUATION OF DESIGN PROFESSIONALS? |
| | DOCUMENTS, IF A LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINDS IT NECESSARY, IN |
| | ORDER TO ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | CODE AND ISSUE A PERMIT, TO REJECT DESIGN DOCUMENTS |
| | REQUIRED BY THE CODE THREE OR MORE TIMES FOR FAILURE TO |
| | CORRECT A CODE VIOLATION SPECIFICALLY AND CONTINUOUSLY |
| | NOTED IN EACH REJECTION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, |
| | EGRESS, FIRE PROTECTION, STRUCTURAL STABILITY, ENERGY, |
| | ACCESSIBILITY, LIGHTING, VENTILATION, ELECTRICAL, |
| | MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, AND GAS SYSTEMS, OR OTHER |
| | REQUIREMENTS IDENTIFIED BY RULE OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | COMMISSION ADOPTED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 120, THE LOCAL |
| | GOVERNMENT SHALL IMPOSE, EACH TIME AFTER THE THIRD SUCH |
| | REVIEW THE PLANS ARE REJECTED FOR THAT CODE VIOLATION, |
| | A FEE OF FOUR TIMES THE AMOUNT OF THE PROPORTION OF THE |
| | PERMIT FEE ATTRIBUTED TO PLANS REVIEW. |
| | |
| | 1) 3RD REQUEST. SHEET A-14 SUBMITTED 8/27/2020 HAS NOT |
| | EVER BEEN UPDATED FOR CODE COMPLIANCE. SHEET A-14 THE |
| | 1ST FLOOR A/C PLAN STILL SHOWS THE AIRDUCT/ CEILING |
| | GRILLES PENETRATING THE RATED CEILING BUT NO NOTES |
| | STATING THE INSTALLATION OF RADIANT DAMPERS. IF THE |
| | PLAN WERE TO SHOW THE DUCTS AND GRILLES TO BE INSTALLED |
| | BETWEEN THE RATED CEILING AND DROPPED CEILING AREAS AND |
| | SOFFIT WITH THE AIR VENTS BEING SIDE WALL, BELOW THE |
| | RATED CEILING RADIANT DAMPERS WOULD NOT BE REQUIRED. |
| | THE CURRENT PROPOSED PLAN SHOWS THE AIR VENTS IN THE |
| | CEILING NEEDING RADIANT DAMPERS. |
| | NOTE BUILDING PLAN REVIEW BEFORE PERMIT ISSUANCE, ASKED |
| | THIS QUESTION IN THE 2ND OF 4 REVIEWS. 6B) 420.3 |
| | HORIZONTAL SEPARATION. FLOOR ASSEMBLIES SEPARATING |
| | DWELLING UNITS IN THE SAME BUILDINGS, FLOOR ASSEMBLIES |
| | SEPARATING SLEEPING UNITS IN THE SAME BUILDING AND |
| | FLOOR ASSEMBLIES SEPARATING DWELLING OR SLEEPING UNITS |
| | FROM OTHER OCCUPANCIES CONTIGUOUS TO THEM IN THE SAME |
| | BUILDING SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED AS HORIZONTAL ASSEMBLIES |
| | IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 711. |
| | THE ISSUED SET OF PLANS SHEET CUT SECTION ON SHEET 19 |
| | OF 31 SHOWS T 5/8 INCH TYPE X FIRE DRYWALL ATTACHED TO |
| | THE BOTTOM CHORD OF THE FLOOR ASSEMBLY MAKING A PORTION |
| | OF THE RATED HORIZONTAL ASSEMBLY. ISSUES SET OF PLANS |
| | SHEET A-14.0 SHOWS DROPPED SOFFITS FROM THE 9-FOOT-HIGH |
| | RATED CEILINGS. |
| | |
| | THE PROPOSED REVISION DOES NOT SHOW THE DROPPED SOFFIT |
| | AND PROPOSED DUCTWORK PENETRATING THE RATED FLOOR |
| | ASSEMBLY. FOR THIS TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION TO PASS |
| | COMPLIANCE WOULD REQUIRE COMPLIANCE WITH 717.6.2 |
| | MEMBRANE PENETRATIONS 2014 FBC-B, ONE OF THREE METHODS. |
| | 717.6.2.1 CEILING RADIATION DAMPERS. THE SAME ISSUE |
| | OCCURS ON THE 2ND FLOOR WITH RATED CEILING. |
| | |
| | 2ND REQUEST. SEMI-COMPLIED. THE SUBMITTED 2ND FLOOR |
| | PLAN NOW SHOWS THE INSTALLATION OF RADIANT DAMPERS IN |
| | THE FIRE RATED CEILING. SHEET A-14 THE 1ST FLOOR A/C |
| | PLAN STILL SHOWS THE AIRDUCT/ CEILING GRILLES |
| | PENETRATING THE RATED CEILING BUT NO NOTES STATING THE |
| | INSTALLATION OF RADIANT DAMPERS. IF THE PLAN WERE TO |
| | SHOW THE DUCTS AND GRILLES TO BE INSTALLED BETWEEN THE |
| | RATED CEILING AND DROPPED CEILING AREAS AND SOFFIT WITH |
| | THE AIR VENTS BEING SIDE WALL, BELOW THE RATED CEILING |
| | RADIANT DAMPERS WOULD NOT BE REQUIRED. THE CURRENT |
| | PROPOSED PLAN SHOWS THE AIR VENTS IN THE CEILING |
| | NEEDING RADIANT DAMPERS. |
| | |
| | 1ST REVIEW NOTES. NOTE BUILDING PLAN REVIEW ASKED THIS |
| | QUESTION IN THE 2ND OF 4 REVIEWS. 6B) 420.3 HORIZONTAL |
| | SEPARATION. FLOOR ASSEMBLIES SEPARATING DWELLING UNITS |
| | IN THE SAME BUILDINGS, FLOOR ASSEMBLIES SEPARATING |
| | SLEEPING UNITS IN THE SAME BUILDING AND FLOOR |
| | ASSEMBLIES SEPARATING DWELLING OR SLEEPING UNITS FROM |
| | OTHER OCCUPANCIES CONTIGUOUS TO THEM IN THE SAME |
| | BUILDING SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED AS HORIZONTAL ASSEMBLIES |
| | IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 711. |
| | |
| | THE ISSUED SET OF PLANS SHEET CUT SECTION ON SHEET 19 |
| | OF 31 SHOWS T 5/8 INCH TYPE X FIRE DRYWALL ATTACHED TO |
| | THE BOTTOM CHORD OF THE FLOOR ASSEMBLY MAKING A PORTION |
| | OF THE RATED HORIZONTAL ASSEMBLY. ISSUES SET OF PLANS |
| | SHEET A-14.0 SHOWS DROPPED SOFFITS FROM THE 9-FOOT-HIGH |
| | RATED CEILINGS. |
| | |
| | THE PROPOSED REVISION DOES NOT SHOW THE DROPPED SOFFIT |
| | AND PENETRATING THE RATED FLOOR ASSEMBLY. FOR THIS TYPE |
| | OF CONSTRUCTION TO PASS COMPLIANCE WOULD REQUIRE |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH 717.6.2 MEMBRANE PENETRATIONS 2014 |
| | FBC-B, ONE OF THREE METHODS. 717.6.2.1 CEILING |
| | RADIATION DAMPERS. THE SAME ISSUE OCCURS ON THE 2ND |
| | FLOOR WITH RATED CEILING. |
| | |
| | 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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