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| 2020-10-05 12:36:44 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 20090500 |
| | ADD: 5325 GREENWOOD AVE. SUITE: 300 |
| | CONT: DPR CONSTRUCTION |
| | TEL: 858-210-9600 |
| | 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: MON. OCT. 05TH/2020 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1A) SHEET G-001 CODE ANALYSIS SHEET UNDER THE HEADING |
| | VIII THE TOTAL OCCUPANT LOAD COUNT IS 216 NOT 226, IT |
| | APPEARS TO BE A TYPO. 107.2.1.2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
| | IS REQUIRED. |
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| | 1B) THE PERMIT APPLICATION AS WELL AS THE CODE ANALYSIS |
| | ONLY LIST WORK TO BE COMPLETED UNDER THIS PERMIT AS |
| | BEING ON THE 3RD FLOOR. SHEETS D101 THE 1ST FLOOR DEMO |
| | AND SHEET LS101 THE 1ST FLOOR LIFE SAFETY SHEET. PLEASE |
| | ADD THE 1ST FLOOR TO THE SCOPE OF WORK ON THE PERMIT |
| | APPLICATION AS WELL AS THE CODE ANALYSIS SHEET. |
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| | 1C) THE 1ST FLOOR LIFE SAFETY PLAN SHOWS NEW MED GAS, |
| | NEW VACUUM PUMP EQUIPMENT, BUT NO NEW WORK ON THE 2ND |
| | FLOOR, HOW ARE THESE LINES GOING TO THE NEW AMBULATORY |
| | SURGICAL CENTER ON THE 3RD FLOOR. 107/2/1/2 ADDITIONAL |
| | INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. |
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| | 1D) THE INSTALLATION OF A GENERATOR WILL BE UNDER A |
| | SEPARATE PERMIT, NOT INCLUDED IN THIS REVIEW. SEPARATE |
| | PERMIT, REVIEW AND ASSOCIATED FEES REQUIRED FOR NEW |
| | GENERATOR, AND OR FENCING. |
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| | 2) SHEET G401-ADA STANDARDS. |
| | 2A) PLEASE NOTE WE USE THE 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE |
| | DEEMED THE EQUIVALENT TO THE ADA STANDARDS AND BLESSED |
| | BY THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. IN ALL THE WATER CLOSET |
| | DETAILS THE GRAB BARS ARE DIMENSIONED FROM THE |
| | CENTERLINE. IN THE 2017 FBC-ACCESS. 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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| | 2B) THERE IS ALSO A DEPICTION OF AN ELECTRIC DRINKING |
| | FOUNTAIN (SINGLE). 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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| | 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. |
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| | 602.2 CLEAR FLOOR SPACE. A CLEAR FLOOR SPACE COMPLYING |
| | WITH 305, POSITIONED FOR A FORWARD APPROACH, AND KNEE |
| | AND TOE CLEARANCE COMPLYING WITH 306 SHALL BE PROVIDED. |
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| | 2C) PLEASE ALSO TAKE NOTE TO THE SINGLE USER ACCESSIBLE |
| | RESTROOM LABELED FIG. 10. THE 2017 FBC-ACCESS. CODE |
| | 603.2.3 DOOR SWING AND EXCEPTION 2. I BELIEVE THIS 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 LS 103 THE 3RD FLOOR HAS WHAT IS LABELED |
| | PRE-OP/ PACU WHERE THERE ARE 10 OUTPATIENT BEDS. AFTER |
| | SURGERY THESE BEDS ARE ALSO USED FOR THE PATIENT CARE/ |
| | AND RECOVERY. THE PLANS LIST THIS AREA AS SMOKE |
| | COMPARTMENT # 1 HAS AN AREA OF 5,919 SQ. FT. WHAT I AM |
| | MISSING IS FOR AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES WHERE THE |
| | POTENTIAL FOR FOUR OR MORE CARE RECIPIENTS ARE TO BE |
| | INCAPABLE OF SELF-PRESERVATION AT ANY TIME, WHETHER |
| | RENDERED INCAPABLE BY STAFF OR STAFF ACCEPTED |
| | RESPONSIBILITY FOR A CARE RECIPIENT ALREADY INCAPABLE, |
| | SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM ADJACENT SPACES, CORRIDORS OR |
| | TENANTS WITH FIRE PARTITIONS INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH SECTION 708. |
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| | 4A) 3RD FLOOR SHEETS LS103, THIRD FLOOR AREA PLAN |
| | LS103A NOR THE A-103 THE 3RD FLOOR DIMENSION PLAN HAVE |
| | DOOR IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS TO SEE SIZE AND DOOR |
| | RATINGS. 716.5 OF THE 2017 FBC-B. |
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| | 4B) PLEASE ALSO PROVIDE THE CORRIDOR WIDTHS IF |
| | POSSIBLE, ON THE DIMENSION PLAN A-103, 3RD FLOOR |
| | DIMENSION PLAN. |
| | 2017 FBC-B TABLE 1020.2. |
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| | 5) SHEET A801 STAFF LOUNGE 3033 SHOW AN ACCESSIBLE |
| | COUNTERTOP MICROWAVE WHEREAS THE DETAIL NOUR. 3037 |
| | SHOWS THE MICROWAVE OUT OF THE REACH RANGES. PLEASE |
| | SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2017 FBC-ACCESS. CODE: |
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| | 308 REACH RANGES 308.2 FORWARD REACH. / 308.2.1 |
| | UNOBSTRUCTED/ 308.2.2 OBSTRUCTED HIGH REACH. |
| | 308.3 SIDE REACH. / 308.3.1 UNOBSTRUCTED/ 308.3.2 |
| | OBSTRUCTED HIGH REACH. |
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| | 309 OPERABLE PARTS 309.3 HEIGHT. OPERABLE PARTS SHALL |
| | BE PLACED WITHIN ONE OR MORE OF THE REACH RANGES |
| | SPECIFIED IN 308. 309.4 OPERATION. OPERABLE PARTS SHALL |
| | BE OPERABLE WITH ONE HAND AND SHALL NOT REQUIRE TIGHT |
| | GRASPING, PINCHING, OR TWISTING OF THE WRIST. THE FORCE |
| | REQUIRED TO ACTIVATE OPERABLE PARTS SHALL BE 5 POUNDS |
| | (22.2 N) MAXIMUM. |
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| | 6) SHEET S1 NOTES AND ROOF FRAMING PLAN: |
| | 6A) WIND LOADS. THE PLAN STATES THE VULT IS 169 MPH AND |
| | THE WIND VASD IS 102 MPH. I BELIEVE THIS MAYBE A TYPE |
| | SINCE 170 VULT = 132 VASD. |
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| | 6B) THE GIVEN EXPOSURE CATEGORY IS LABELED AS AN |
| | EXPOSURE B. PLEASE NOTE TO THE NORTH THERE IS VACANT |
| | LAND AND THEN ROYAL PALM MEMORIAL GARDENS A CEMETERY. |
| | THE CITY ASSIGNS A SURFACE ROUGHNESS C. THIS CATEGORY |
| | INCLUDES FLAT OPEN COUNTRY, GRASSLANDS.2017 FBC-B |
| | 1609.4.2. |
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| | 6C) THERE ARE NEW EXTERIOR DOOR OPENINGS AND NEW ROOF |
| | EQUIPMENT BEING INSTALLED, PLEASE PROVIDE THE |
| | COMPONENTS AND CLADDING PRESSURES FOR ROOF ZONES 1,2 & |
| | 3 AS WELL AS WALL ZONES 4 & 5. FOR TRIBUTARY AREAS OF |
| | 10 SQ. FT., 20 SQ. FT., 50 SQ. FT., & 100 SQ. FT. IN |
| | VASD SINCE ALL PRODUCT APPROVALS ARE IN VASD. |
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| | 6D) 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. |
| | (D) ROOFING PRODUCTS AND ASSEMBLIES, INCLUDING CURBS |
| | (G) IF PRE-ENGINEERED A/C STANDS ARE BEING INSTALLED |
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| | 6E) ROOFING: FOR ALL ROOFING PRODUCTS PLEASE IDENTIFY |
| | ALL ROOFING SUB-SYSTEMS AND THEIR ASSOCIATED PRESSURES |
| | FOR ROOF ZONE # 1. REVIEW THE PRODUCT APPROVAL |
| | LIMITATIONS, IF ENHANCED FASTENING IS ALLOWED FOR ROOF |
| | ZONES 2 & 3. FASTENER DENSITIES SHALL BE INCREASED FOR |
| | BOTH INSULATION & THE BASE SHEET AS CALCULATED IN |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH ROOFING APPLICATION STANDARDS RAS 117. |
| | CALCULATION PREPARED, SIGNED AND SEALED BY A FLORIDA |
| | REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER OR REGISTERED |
| | ARCHITECT. 1609.6.4.4.1 COMPONENTS & CLADDING. |
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| | 6F) 107.2.1.2 FOR ROOF ASSEMBLIES REQUIRED BY THE CODE, |
| | THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SHALL ILLUSTRATE, DESCRIBE |
| | AND DELINEATE THE TYPE OF ROOFING SYSTEM, MATERIALS, |
| | VENTING, FASTENING REQUIREMENTS, FLASHING REQUIREMENTS |
| | AND WIND RESISTANCE RATING THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE |
| | INSTALLED. PRODUCT EVALUATION AND INSTALLATION SHALL |
| | INDICATE COMPLIANCE WITH THE WIND CRITERIA REQUIRED FOR |
| | THE SPECIFIC SITE. |
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| | 6G) 2017 FBC-M- 301.15 WIND RESISTANCE. MECHANICAL |
| | EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCES AND SUPPORTS THAT ARE EXPOSED TO |
| | WIND SHALL BE DESIGNED AND INSTALLED TO RESIST THE WIND |
| | PRESSURES DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FLORIDA |
| | BUILDING CODE, BUILDING. FBC-B-1609.6.4.4.1 COMPONENTS |
| | AND CLADDING. WIND PRESSURE FOR EACH COMPONENT OR |
| | CLADDING ELEMENT IS TO BE DESIGNED FOR WIND PRESSURES |
| | COMPONENTS AND ATTACHMENTS. |
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| | LATERAL FORCE-RESISTING SYSTEM. FOR ALL ROOF TOP |
| | EQUIPMENT, CURBS, FANS OR A/C STANDS, AND OR VENTS, |
| | DETAILED ATTACHMENT TO THE ROOF FRAMING & DECK AS WELL |
| | AS FROM THE CURB OR ROOF STAND TO THE EQUIPMENT ABOVE. |
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| | 2017 FBC-B 1604.4 ANALYSIS. LOAD EFFECTS ON STRUCTURAL |
| | MEMBERS AND THEIR CONNECTIONS SHALL BE DETERMINED BY |
| | METHODS OF STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS THAT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT |
| | EQUILIBRIUM, GENERAL STABILITY, GEOMETRIC COMPATIBILITY |
| | AND BOTH SHORT- AND LONG-TERM MATERIAL PROPERTIES. |
| | EVERY STRUCTURE SHALL BE DESIGNED TO RESIST THE |
| | OVERTURNING EFFECTS CAUSED BY THE LATERAL FORCES |
| | SPECIFIED IN THIS CHAPTER. SEE SECTION 1609 FOR WIND |
| | LOADS. |
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| | 6H) 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.. |
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| | DELEGATED ENGINEERING. 61G15-30.003 ENGINEERING |
| | DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION. FL 61G-15-30.006 (3) THE |
| | DELEGATED ENGINEER SHALL FORWARD THE DELEGATED |
| | ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS TO THE ENGINEER OF RECORD FOR |
| | REVIEW. |
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| | 6I) 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. |
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| | 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. |
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| | 7A) THE STRUCTURAL SHEETS INDICATE NEW BAR JOIST ARE TO |
| | BE INSTALLED. THE PLANS ARE SILENT AS TO HOW THEY WILL |
| | BE INSTALLED. WILL THERE BE AREAS OF ROOFING AND B-DECK |
| | BE REMOVED? 107.2.1.2. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS |
| | REQUIRED. |
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| | 7B) FOR WELDED & BOLTED CONNECTIONS. THE CONTRACTOR IS |
| | REQUIRED TO PROVIDE WELD PROCEDURE SPECIFICATIONS & |
| | WELDER OPERATOR PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATION RECORDS IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH THE REFERENCED STANDARDS AT TIME OF |
| | INSPECTION FOR FIELD WIELDING, ON THE JOB-SITE |
| | WIELDING. THIRD PARTY CERTIFICATION WILL BE REQUIRED. |
| | REPORTS SUBMITTED TO BUILDING INSPECTOR AT TIME OF |
| | FRAMING INSPECTION. |
| | 2017 FBC-B 2204.1 WELDING |
| | 1. WELD PROCEDURES SPECIFICATIONS |
| | 2. QUALIFICATIONS OF WELDING PERSONAL |
| | 2017 FBC-B 2204.2 BOLTING. |
| | IF FURTHER CLARIFICATION AND OR QUESTIONS IS REQUIRED, |
| | PLEASE CONTACT THE CHIEF BUILDING INSPECTOR KEN CONRAD |
| | AT |
| | 561-805-6666. |
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| | 8) 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 WITH THE LACK OF INFORMATION FOR THIS |
| | REVIEW, SUBSEQUENT REMARKS MAYBE MADE IN THE NEXT |
| | REVIEW CYCLE. |
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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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