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| 2020-10-06 15:55:14 | CODES IN EFFECT: |
| | FBC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2017 6TH EDITION |
| | WPB FBC = WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC 2017 |
| | 6TH ED, CHAPTER 1. |
| | WPB CCCM=WEST PALM BEACH CROSS-CONNECTION CONTROL |
| | MANUAL REVISED 2017 |
| | FBC EC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE ENERGY CONSERVATION 2017 |
| | 6TH EDITION |
| | FBC ACC = FLORIDA ACCESSIBILITY CODE 2017 6TH EDITION |
| | FBC EX = FLORIDA EXISTING BUILDING CODE 2017 6TH |
| | EDITION |
| | FBC PL = FLORIDA PLUMBING CODE 2017 6TH EDITION |
| | NFPA 99 = HEALTH CARE FACILITIES CODE |
| | FAC= FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE |
| | FS = FLORIDA STATUTES |
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| | 1ST REVIEW |
| | PLUMBING COMMENTS: DENIED |
| | A REVIEW OF MINIMUM PLUMBING FIXTURE REQUIREMENTS AS |
| | REQUIRED BY FBC ACC IS PART OF THE PLUMBING REVIEW |
| | PROCESS BUT IS TYPICALLY ADDRESSED ON THE ARCHITECTURAL |
| | PLANS. ANY COMMENTS CONCERNING THESE REQUIREMENTS MUST |
| | BE SATISFACTORILY ADDRESSED PRIOR TO A PLUMBING REVIEW |
| | APPROVAL. |
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| | 1.IS THERE A STORM PIPING SYSTEM IN THE BUILDING OR IS |
| | THE BUILDING BEING DRAINED BY SCUPPERS AND A GUTTER |
| | SYSTEM. PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, INDICATE ON THE ROOF PLAN |
| | HOW THE REQUIREMENTS OF FBC PL CHAPTER 11 ARE BEING |
| | MET. SHOW EXISTING ROOF DRAINS, OVERFLOW DRAINS AND/OR |
| | EXISTING GUTTERS. IF THERE IS AN EXISTING STORM PIPING |
| | SYSTEM, THEN PROVIDE FOR REFERENCE A COPY OF RECORD |
| | DRAWINGS FOR THE INSTALLATION. |
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| | 2.HORIZONTAL SANITARY DRAINAGE PIPING IS SUSPENDED IN |
| | THE CEILING OF THE SECOND FLOOR. PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, |
| | PROVIDE SECOND FLOOR PLAN SHOWING ALL RATED WALLS THAT |
| | SAID PIPING WILL PENETRATE. |
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| | 3.PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, PROVIDE FIXTURE SCHEDULE SHOWING |
| | MINIMUM REQUIRED PLUMBING FIXTURES AND QUANTITIES AND |
| | ACTUAL TO SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH FBC PL 403.1 AND TABLE |
| | 403.1. |
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| | 4.RE: PLAN G4.01, ADA STANDARDS; IT IS NOTED THAT THIS |
| | SHEET IS PROVIDED FOR GUIDANCE ONLY AS STATED ON THE |
| | PLAN. PLEASE NOTE THAT FIGURE 10; TYPICAL TOILET |
| | LAYOUTS, DOES NOT APPLY TO ANY OF THE CONFIGURATION IN |
| | THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS |
| | SHALL COMPLY WITH 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE: |
| | ACCESSIBILITY AS STATED ON PLAN SHEET G.001. PER WPB |
| | FBC 107.2.1 AND FBC PL 404.1, PROVIDE FLOOR PLAN |
| | DETAILS AND ELEVATION DETAILS OF ACCESSIBLE |
| | TOILET/BATHING ROOMS, SHOWERS, DRINKING FOUNTAINS, AND |
| | SINKS (SUBMITTED PLAN SHEETS A8.01 AND A8.51 PROVIDE |
| | ADEQUATE ELEVATIONS FOR SINKS IN CASEWORK) AND SHOWING |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH FBC ACC CHAPTERS 2, 3 AND 6. PLAN SHEET |
| | A2.01 PROVIDES ENLARGED PLAN VIEWS OF TOILET/BATHING |
| | ROOMS BUT SIZED CLEAR FLOOR SPACES ARE NOT EASILY |
| | IDENTIFIED, TURNING SPACES ARE NOT SHOWN AND ELEVATIONS |
| | OF THESE ROOMS SHOWING THE ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS |
| | ARE NON-EXISTENT. LOCKER ROOM SHOWERS SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| | FBC ACC 608.2.1, 608.3.1 AND 608.5.1. 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 PER FBC ACC 609.4. |
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| | 5.PROVIDE ON THE ARCHITECTURAL OR LIFE SAFETY THIRD |
| | FLOOR PLAN ALL FORWARD AND/OR PARALLEL APPROACH CLEAR |
| | FLOOR SPACES FOR ACCESSIBLE SINKS IN CASEWORK AND THE |
| | DRINKING FOUNTAIN(S). |
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| | 6.PER WPB FBC 107.2.1 AND 107.3.5.1.3, PROVIDE SIZED |
| | DOMESTIC WATER, SANITARY, COMPRESSED AIR AND CLEAR |
| | WASTE WATER RISER DIAGRAMS. |
| | A.WATER RISER DIAGRAM SHALL SHOW ALL VALVES, BACKFLOW |
| | DEVICES, IN-LINE EQUIPMENT (I.E. RECIRCULATING PUMP, |
| | THERMAL MIXING VALVE), WATER HEATER, POINTS OF |
| | CONNECTION TO FIXTURES/EQUIPMENT AND OWNER SUPPLIED |
| | EQUIPMENT AND TO EXISTING SOURCE OF COLD WATER. |
| | B.SANITARY RISER DIAGRAM SHALL SHOW ALL TRAPS, FLOOR |
| | DRAINS, HUB DRAINS, TRAP PRIMER CONNECTIONS, CLEANOUTS, |
| | VENTS, POINTS OF CONNECTION TO FIXTURES/EQUIPMENT AND |
| | OWNER SUPPLIED EQUIPMENT AND TO EXISTING SANITARY |
| | RISER. IF AN EQUIPMENT ITEM SUCH AS AN ICE MACHINE |
| | REQUIRES A DRAIN, THEN A WASTE RECEPTACLE AND INDIRECT |
| | WASTE AND AIR GAP SHALL BE PROVIDED TO COMPLY WITH THE |
| | PROVISIONS OF FBC PL CHAPTER 8. |
| | C.COMPRESSED AIR TO SHOW PIPE, VALVES, REGULATORS, |
| | FILTERS AND FITTINGS, SOURCE COMPRESSOR AND POINT OF |
| | CONNECTION TO EQUIPMENT BEING SERVICED. |
| | D.CLEAR WASTEWATER RISER DIAGRAM SHALL SHOW ALL |
| | EQUIPMENT POINTS OF CONNECTION, TRAPS, VENTS AND POINT |
| | OF DISPOSAL. |
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| | 7. PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, PROVIDE DETAIL(S) FOR CLEAR |
| | WASTEWATER EQUIPMENT CONNECTIONS AND POINT OF DISPOSAL. |
| | REGARDING THE A/C CONDENSATE DISCHARGING TO THE |
| | JANITOR?S SINK; PER NFPA 99-15 SECTION 8.3.11.4, EXCESS |
| | CLEAR WASTEWATER SHALL BE DISCHARGED TO A STORM SEWER |
| | OR RECHARGED INTO THE WATER TABLE AS PERMITTED BY |
| | APPLICABLE PLUMBING CODES. DEPENDING ON FUTURE |
| | EQUIPMENT SUBMITTALS (I.E. STERILIZERS, ICE MACHINES, |
| | ETC.) THIS MAY APPLY TO OTHER EQUIPMENT DRAINS AS WELL |
| | AS THE AIR HANDLING UNIT CONDENSATE DRAINS. |
| | ADDITIONALLY, WPB UTILITIES DEPARTMENT PROHIBITS |
| | DISCHARGE OF CONDENSATE WASTE TO THE CITY SEWERS. PER |
| | WPB FBC 107.2.1, PROVIDE POINT OF DISPOSAL OF THE CLEAR |
| | WASTEWATER EITHER TO STORM OR GROUND. PROVIDE ROUTING |
| | AND DETAIL FOR POINT OF DISPOSAL. |
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| | 8.PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, PROVIDE A TRAP PRIMER DETAIL. |
| | |
| | 9.PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, PROVIDE A FULL SCHEDULE OF OWNER |
| | PROVIDED EQUIPMENT. INDICATE ON THE SCHEDULE ALL |
| | UTILITY SERVICE CONNECTION REQUIREMENTS INCLUDING BUT |
| | NOT LIMITED TO WATER AND WASTE. PROVIDE MANUFACTURER?S |
| | SPECIFICATIONS/INSTALLATION MANUAL FOR ALL OWNER |
| | SUPPLIED EQUIPMENT. SAID DOCUMENTS MAY BE SUBMITTED AS |
| | A DEFERRED SUBMITTAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH WPB FBC 107.2.1 |
| | AND 107.3.4.1. SEE WPB FBC 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. THIS MAY BE DONE BY NOTING SUCH IN |
| | THE RESPONSE LETTER TO THIS REVIEW. |
| | 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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| | 10.RE: PLAN F1.1, ALL TOILET ROOMS, ROOMS 3032, 3041, |
| | 3042 AND 3047 (JANITOR SERVICE SINKS AND CLINICAL |
| | SERVICE SINK); WALLS AND PARTITIONS WITHIN 2 FEET (610 |
| | MM) OF SERVICE SINKS, URINALS AND WATER CLOSETS SHALL |
| | HAVE A SMOOTH, HARD, NONABSORBENT SURFACE, TO A HEIGHT |
| | OF NOT LESS THAN 4 FEET (1219 MM) ABOVE THE FLOOR, AND |
| | EXCEPT FOR STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS, THE MATERIALS USED IN |
| | SUCH WALLS SHALL BE OF A TYPE THAT IS NOT ADVERSELY |
| | AFFECTED BY MOISTURE PER FBC 1210.2.2. EPOXY AND PAINT |
| | FINISHES DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS |
| | SECTION. |
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| | 11.RE: P0.01/ DETAIL H3, WATER HEATER SCHEMATIC; |
| | A.REGARDING THE GALVANIZED NIPPLE, PER FBC PL 605.24.1, |
| | JOINTS BETWEEN COPPER OR COPPER-ALLOY TUBING AND |
| | GALVANIZED STEEL PIPE SHALL BE MADE WITH A BRASS |
| | FITTING OR DIELECTRIC FITTING OR A DIELECTRIC UNION |
| | CONFORMING TO ASSE 1079. THE COPPER TUBING SHALL BE |
| | SOLDERED TO THE FITTING IN AN APPROVED MANNER, AND THE |
| | FITTING SHALL BE SCREWED TO THE THREADED PIPE. |
| | B.NOTE PERTAINING TO ASME RELIEF VALVE DISCHARGE PIPE |
| | SHALL HAVE THE WORDS THROUGH AN AIR GAP ADDED AT THE |
| | END OF THE SENTENCE |
| | C.PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, SHOW TEMPERATURE OF HOT WATER |
| | FEED FROM WATER HEATER AS 140 DEGREES F AND SHOW |
| | DESIGNATED BRANCH TO MIXING VALVE (DETAIL H10). |
| | D.PER FBC PL 504.7, PROVIDE A PAN FOR THE WATER HEATER. |
| | COMPLY WITH FBC PL 504.7, 504.7.1 AND 504.7.2. PROVIDE |
| | A HOUSEKEEPING PAD IF REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AMPLE |
| | ELEVATION FOR DRAIN DISCHARGE TO FLOOR DRAIN. |
| | E. PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, PROVIDE NOTE STATING |
| | "WATER-HEATING EQUIPMENT NOT SUPPLIED WITH INTEGRAL |
| | HEAT TRAPS AND SERVING NONCIRCULATING SYSTEMS SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED WITH HEAT TRAPS ON THE SUPPLY AND DISCHARGE |
| | PIPING ASSOCIATED WITH THE EQUIPMENT" TO SHOW |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH FBC EC C404.3. |
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| | 12.RE: P0.01 PLUMBING FIXTURE SCHEDULE; P-7 RECESSED |
| | BOX. WHAT KIND OF EQUIPMENT IS BEING SERVICED? A COFFEE |
| | MAKER OR ICE MACHINE REQUIRES A BACKFLOW PREVENTION |
| | DEVICE TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FBC PL 608 |
| | AND IN INSTANCES WHERE QUICK CLOSING VALVES ARE |
| | UTILIZED, A WATER HAMMER ARRESTOR CONFORMING TO ASSE |
| | 1010 SHALL BE INSTALLED. PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, ANY |
| | REQUIRED BACKFLOW DEVICE AND/OR WATER HAMMER ARRESTOR |
| | SHALL BE SPECIFIED AND SCHEDULED. |
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| | 13. PROVIDE NOTE REQUIRING INSULATION OF HOT WATER PER |
| | FBC EC C404.4. REFER TO 20032 PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL |
| | SC SPECS SECTION 22-07-00 FOR INSULATION SPECIFICATIONS |
| | (PROVIDED IN SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS) |
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| | 14. PROVIDE NOTE: "REFER TO 20032 PALM BEACH |
| | INTERNATIONAL SC SPECS DIVISION 22-PLUMBING FOR |
| | PLUMBING SPECIFICATIONS" (PROVIDED IN SUPPORTING |
| | DOCUMENTS) |
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| | 15.PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, SHOW (PLAN VIEW AND RISER |
| | DIAGRAM) HOW DISPOSAL OF WASTEWATER FROM THE MEDICAL |
| | GAS VACUUM PUMP RECEIVER TANK ON THE FIRST FLOOR WILL |
| | BE ACHIEVED; PROVIDE DETAIL. COMPLY WITH FBC PL |
| | CHAPTERS 7,8 AND 9. IF CONCRETE SLAB IS TO BE CUT AND |
| | REMOVED THEN PROVIDE A SLAB REPAIR DETAIL ON THE PLANS. |
| | SHOW THE WIDTH OF THE REPAIR, THE MINIMUM THICKNESS AND |
| | PSI OF THE CONCRETE TO BE REPLACED. SHOW SIZE, LENGTH, |
| | SPACING (ON CENTER), MINIMUM EMBEDMENT AND |
| | ANCHORING/ADHESIVE MATERIAL FOR DOWELS. THE REPAIR |
| | SHALL ALSO INCLUDE TERMITE TREATMENT OF THE SOIL AS |
| | WELL AS THE REQUIRED VAPOR BARRIER OVER WELL COMPACTED |
| | SOIL. A COPY OF THE TERMITE CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ONSITE |
| | FOR FINAL INSPECTION. |
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| | 16. REFER TO 20032 PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL SC SPECS |
| | DIVISION 22-PLUMBING SECTION 22-11-16 (B) ALLOWS WATER |
| | PIPE ABOVE GRADE TO BE ASTM A53 GALVANIZED PIPE WITH |
| | GROOVED COUPLINGS OR COPPER PRESS FITTINGS BY VIEGA. A) |
| | IS IT YOUR INTENT TO ALLOW GALVANIZED PIPE AND FITTINGS |
| | IN THE POTABLE WATER SYSTEM? B) PLEASE CLARIFY THE |
| | OPTION FOR COPPER PRESS FITTINGS IN A GALVANIZED |
| | SYSTEM. |
| | |
| | 17.PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, PROVIDE MATERIAL SPECIFICATION |
| | FOR CLEAR WASTEWATER AND FOR THE COMPRESSED AIR SYSTEM. |
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| | END OF COMMENTS. |
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| | PLEASE NOTE THAT SUBMITTAL OF ADDITIONAL AND/OR REVISED |
| | MATERIALS MAY RESULT IN NEW PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS. |
| | |
| | WHEN RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE |
| | LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE CITY |
| | RE-SUBMITTAL FORM. PLEASE, ADDITIONALLY, INSERT |
| | CORRECTED PAGES INTO TO SUBMITTAL AND REMOVE OR VOID |
| | THE PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED SHEETS. |
| | ALL PLANS TO BE SIGNED AND SEALED/DIGITALLY SIGNED AND |
| | SEALED BY THE DESIGNER AS REQUIRED BY FAC AND FS. |
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| | JERALD SMITH |
| | PLUMBING PLANS EXAMINER |
| | CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | EMAIL [email protected] |
| | PHONE 561-246-0882 MOBILE |
| | |
| | 20090500 5325 GREENWOOD AVE |
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