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| 2020-09-14 15:36:11 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 20090192 |
| | ADD: 470 COLUMBIA DR. # B |
| | CONT: PARAMOUNT CONSTRUCTION SPECIALIST, INC. |
| | TEL: 561-719-7113 |
| | 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. |
| | |
| | 1ST REVIEW |
| | DATE: MON. SEPT. 14TH/ 2020 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
| | |
| | NOTE FOR THIS REVIEW THE WORK AREA METHOD OF THE |
| | EXISTING BUILDING CODE WILL BE USED, LEVEL II |
| | ALTERATION. |
| | |
| | 1) CS1 THE COVER SHEET: |
| | 1A) 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. |
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| | 1B) PROJECT DATA LIST 2512/100= 25 OCCUPANTS. 2512/100= |
| | 25.12 OCCUPANTS. YOU ALWAYS ROUND UP TO THE NEXT FULL |
| | OCCUPANT THERE ARE NEVER PARTS OF OCCUPANTS. FBC-B |
| | TABLE 1004.1.2, BUILDING OFFICIALS INFORMAL |
| | INTERPRETATION. THE NEW OCCUPANT LOAD IS 50. |
| | |
| | 1C) THE PROJECT DATA NOR THE LIFE SAFETY SHEET INDICATE |
| | HOW MANY EXITS ARE REQUIRED EXITS. PLEASE REVIEW TABLE |
| | 10060201 THE OCCUPANT LOAD GREATER THAN 49 REQUIRES 2 |
| | EXITS AND REVIEW TRAVEL DISTANCE (COMMON PATH OF |
| | TRAVEL) FOR AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF OVER 30 OCCUPANTS, |
| | NON-SPRINKLERED BUILDING IS 75 FEET. IN BOTH CASES 2 |
| | EXITS ARE REQUIRED. |
| | |
| | 2) LS1 THE LIFE SAFETY SHEET: |
| | 2A) THE LIFE SAFETY SHEET ALSO NEEDS TO BE UPDATED TO A |
| | OVERALL OCCUPANT LOAD OF 50 OCCUPANTS. . YOU ALWAYS |
| | ROUND UP TO THE NEXT FULL OCCUPANT THERE ARE NEVER |
| | PARTS OF OCCUPANTS. FBC-B TABLE 1004.1.2, BUILDING |
| | OFFICIALS INFORMAL INTERPRETATION. |
| | |
| | 2B) THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN STATES EXIT SEPARATION 1/3RD |
| | OF THE DIAGONAL DISTANCE SEE PLAN. ON THE LIFE SAFETY |
| | PLAN THERE IS NO OVERALL DIAGONAL DISTANCE SHOWN NOR IS |
| | THERE A 1/3RD THE DISTANCE SHOWN ON THE PLANS. PLEASE |
| | NOTE THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN STATES THE BUILDING IS |
| | NON-SPRINKLERED. THE 1/3RD THE OVERALL DISTANCE BETWEEN |
| | REQUIRED EXITS IS FOR FIRE SPRINKLERED BUILDINGS. THE |
| | DISTANCE REQUIRED BETWEEN THE 2 REQUIRED EXITS WOULD BE |
| | ? OF THE OVERALL DIAGONAL DISTANCE, SECTION 1007.1.1 OF |
| | THE 2017 FBC-B. |
| | |
| | 2C) PLEASE NOTE THE COMMENTS FROM THE FIRE MARSHALLS |
| | OFFICE REGARDING THE 2 EXISTING RESTROOM DOORS. UNDER |
| | THE 2017 EXISTING BUILDING CODE 805.2 EXCEPTION 1. |
| | WHERE THE WORK AREA AND MEANS OF EGRESS SERVING IT |
| | COMPLIES WITH NFPA 101. MUST SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH NFPA |
| | 101. |
| | |
| | 3) SHEET A-1: |
| | 3A) ADA TOILET ROOM 102 SHOWS AN ACCESSIBLE RESTROOM |
| | AND TRIES TO MAKE CODE COMPLIANCE WITH DOOR SWING IN |
| | THE 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 603.2.3 |
| | EXCEPTION2 BUT THE 30X48 WHEELCHAIR IS SHOWN TO |
| | ENCROACH INTO THE REQUIRED CLEAR FLOOR SPACE FOR THE |
| | DOOR. |
| | |
| | 3B) PLEASE NOTE AS NOTED THE WATER CLOSET GRAB BARS |
| | DEPICTED 2 FEET 10 INCHES CENTER LINE FROM THE FLOOR IS |
| | CODE COMPLIANT BUT THEY GRAB BARS SHOULD BE MEASURED |
| | FROM THE TOP OF THE GRASPING SURFACE. THIS IS SOMETHING |
| | THAT ALWAYS COMES UP AT TIME OF C. O. AND IS AN ISSUE. |
| | GRAB BARS/ RESTROOMS> 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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| | 3C) ROOM FINISH SCHEDULE RESTROOM WALL FINISHES. 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. |
| | |
| | 3D) 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. |
| | |
| | 4) THE BREAK ROOM CABINETRY HAS A NOTE A. EXISTING |
| | CABINETRY/ SINK TO REMAIN MAY NOT BE ACCESSIBLE. |
| | CONTRACT PRICE $120,300.00 DOLLARS X 0.20 = $24,060.00 |
| | UP TO IN DISPROPORTIONATE COST. |
| | 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 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. |
| | |
| | 4A) 2 MEANS OF EGRESS (EXITING) ARE REQUIRED PLEASE |
| | SHOW WHICH EXITS ARE ACCESSIBLE EXITS. |
| | 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 207.1 MEANS OF |
| | EGRESS SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTION 1003.2.13 OF THE |
| | INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE (2000 EDITION AND 2001 |
| | SUPPLEMENT) OR SECTION 1007 OF THE INTERNATIONAL |
| | BUILDING CODE (2003 EDITION). |
| | |
| | 2003 IBC-B 1007.1 WHERE MORE THAN ONE MEANS OF EGRESS |
| | IS REQUIRED BY SECTIONS 1014.1 OR 1018.1 FROM ANY |
| | ACCESSIBLE SPACE, EACH ACCESSIBLE PORTION OF THE SPACE |
| | SHALL BE SERVED BY NOT LESS THAN TWO MEANS OF EGRESS. |
| | |
| | 4B) RECEPTION DESK LOW WALL (L) IS TO FINISH AT 36 |
| | INCHES FROM FINISH FLOOR. |
| | 4B)(1) CHECK WRITING SURFACES. 2017 ACCESS. CODE |
| | 904.3.3 CHECK WRITING SURFACES. WHERE PROVIDED, CHECK |
| | WRITING SURFACES SHALL COMPLY WITH 902.3. 902.3HEIGHT. |
| | THE TOPS OF WORK SURFACES SHALL BE 28 INCHES (710 MM) |
| | MINIMUM AND 34 INCHES (865 MM) MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH |
| | FLOOR OR GROUND. |
| | |
| | 4B)(2) SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE ACCESS. CODE 305.5 |
| | POSITION. UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, CLEAR FLOOR OR |
| | GROUND SPACE SHALL BE POSITIONED FOR EITHER A FORWARD |
| | OR PARALLEL APPROACH TO AN ELEMENT. |
| | |
| | 4B)(3) 904.4 SALES AND SERVICE COUNTERS. SALES COUNTERS |
| | AND SERVICE COUNTERS SHALL COMPLY WITH 904.4.1 OR |
| | 904.4.2. THE ACCESSIBLE PORTION OF THE COUNTERTOP SHALL |
| | EXTEND THE SAME DEPTH AS THE SALES OR SERVICE |
| | COUNTERTOP. |
| | |
| | 4C) PLEASE PROVIDE THE MEASUREMENT FOR THE HALLWAY 105. |
| | 107.2.1.2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. |
| | |
| | 4D) HALLWAY 105 HAS DOORWAYS ON BOTH SIDES, PLEASE |
| | REVIEW THE 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE DEPENDING ON |
| | WHICH SIDE OF THE SWING DOOR APPROACH THE HALLWAY WIDTH |
| | COULD REQUIRE A 5-FOOT-WIDE CORRIDOR SEE ACC. CODE |
| | FIGURE 404..2.4.1(D), AND (I). OFFICE 107 IS ALSO A |
| | CONCERN IN MAKING THE TURN INTO HALLWAY 105. |
| | |
| | 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. |
| | |
| | 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 |
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| | 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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| 2020-09-14 10:50:39 | IN REVIEW. 9/14/ J. W. |
