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| 2021-03-04 09:55:52 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 20090622 |
| | ADD: 428 CLEMATIS ST. |
| | CONT: FOREMOST GENERAL CONTRACTING INC. |
| | TEL: 954-953-7991 |
| | 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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| | 2ND REVIEW |
| | DATE: THURS. MARCH 04TH/ / 2021 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) LIFE SAFETY PLAN LS1 & A2: |
| | 1A)2ND REVIEW. THIS TENANT SPACE THE DESIGNER OF RECORD |
| | LABELS AS AN A2 OCCUPANCY FOR THE 2ND REVIEW. PLEASE |
| | REVIEW IN THE 2017 FBC-B SECTION 303.1.2 SMALL ASSEMBLY |
| | SPACES A ROOM WITH LESS THAN 750 SQ. FT. AND OCCUPANT |
| | LOAD OF 50 IS TO BE CLASSIFIED AS AN BUSINESS |
| | OCCUPANCY. UPDATE PLANS. |
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| | 1B)NOTE ONLY FOR OCCUPANT LOAD DESIGN. THE OCCUPANT |
| | LOAD FACTOR TAKEN FOR THE BUSINESS OCCUPANCY IS TAKEN |
| | AT 100 GROSS AREA. FLOOR AREA, GROSS. THE FLOOR AREA |
| | WITHIN THE INSIDE PERIMETER OF THE EXTERIOR WALLS OF |
| | THE BUILDING UNDER CONSIDERATION, EXCLUSIVE OF VENT |
| | SHAFTS AND COURTS, WITHOUT DEDUCTION FOR CORRIDORS, |
| | STAIRWAYS, CLOSETS, THE THICKNESS OF INTERIOR WALLS, |
| | COLUMNS OR OTHER FEATURES. THE FLOOR AREA OF A |
| | BUILDING, OR PORTION THEREOF, NOT PROVIDED WITH |
| | SURROUNDING EXTERIOR WALLS SHALL BE THE USABLE AREA |
| | UNDER THE HORIZONTAL PROJECTION OF THE ROOF OR FLOOR |
| | ABOVE. |
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| | 1C)(1) COMPLIED. THE OFFICE AREA WAS TAKEN 15 GROSS. |
| | PLEASE NOTE TABLE 1004.1.2 THE OCCUPANT LOAD FACTOR IS |
| | TAKEN AT 100 SQ. FT./ OCCUPANT. 48 SQ. FT./ 100= 1 |
| | OCCUPANT. |
| | |
| | 1C)(2) 2ND REQUEST. THE KITCHEN AREA IS INCREASED. |
| | KITCHEN AREA CALCULATIONS IS TAKEN AT 200 GROSS (2017 |
| | FBC-B TABLE 1004.1.2) MAY VARY IN THE FIRE CODES,440 |
| | SQ. FT. /200= 3 OCCUPANTS NOT 2, PLEASE UPDATE THE |
| | FLOOR PLAN. |
| | |
| | 1C)(3) COMPLIED. RESTROOM 61 SQ. FT./ 100= 1 OCCUPANT. |
| | |
| | 1C)(4)COMPLIED. STORAGE 6X10= 60 SQ. FT./ 300= 1 |
| | OCCUPANT. |
| | |
| | 1C)(5) COMPLIED. STANDING AND SEATING AREA 364 SQ. FT. |
| | LESS THAN 750 SQ. FT. CONSIDERED BUSINESS OCCUPANCY. |
| | 364/ 100=4 OCCUPANTS. |
| | PLEASE NOTE SHEET A2 SHOWS 5 INDOOR SEATS AND 8 |
| | SEASONAL SEATS. |
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| | 1C)(6) COMPLIED. THE TOTAL OCCUPANT LOAD FOR EGRESS |
| | WOULD BE 10 PLUS , BUT FOR PLUMBING FIXTURE YOU COUNT |
| | THE EXTERIOR SEASONAL SEATING (8) THE OCCUPANT LOAD |
| | WOULD BE 18 OCCUPANTS. IN THE 2017 FBC-B TABLE 1006.2.1 |
| | SPACES WITH ONE EXIT ACCESS DOORWAY WITHOUT FIRE |
| | SPRINKLERS ALLOWS 100 FEET COMMON PATH OF TRAVEL WHEN |
| | THERE IS AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF 30 OR LESS. |
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| | 1D) COMPLIED. PLEASE CORRECT WITHIN THE BLOCK LABELED |
| | OCCUPANT LOAD CALCULATION THE STATEMENT READS: NUMBER |
| | OF REQUIRED EXITS 2, NUMBER OF EXITS 2. |
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| | 1E) COMPLIED. PLEASE REVIEW IN THE 2017 FBC-B TABLE |
| | 1006.2.1 SPACES WITH ONE EXIT OR EXIT ACCESS DOORWAY, |
| | THIS TABLE IS TO BE USED ONLY AT GRADE LEVEL!!!! FOR A |
| | BUSINESS OCCUPANCY, WITHOUT SPRINKLERS, 30 OR LESS |
| | OCCUPANTS THE COMMON PATH OF EGRESS TRAVEL IS 100 FT. |
| | PLEASE USE THIS LANGUAGE TO CORRECT COMMENT (1D) FOR |
| | CODE COMPLIANCE. |
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| | 2) SHEET A2 THE FLOOR PLAN SHOWS SEATING AND COUNTER |
| | SALES AREA & CASHIER, BUT THE PLAN DOES NOT SHOW |
| | ACCESSIBLE ELEMENTS: |
| | 2A) COMPLIED. THE ENTRANCE NEEDS TO SHOW COMPLIANCE |
| | WITH: ACCESS. CODE 404.2.5. THRESHOLDS. THRESHOLDS, IF |
| | PROVIDED AT DOORWAYS, SHALL BE ? INCH HIGH MAXIMUM. |
| | RAISED THRESHOLDS AND CHANGES IN LEVEL AT DOORWAYS |
| | SHALL COMPLY WITH 302 & 303. |
| | |
| | 2B) 2ND REQUEST. THE ENTRANCE ALSO NEEDS TO SHOW |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH: ACCESS. CODE 404.2.4 MANEUVERING |
| | CLEARANCES. DOORS. |
| | MINIMUM MANEUVERING CLEARANCES AT DOORS AND GATES SHALL |
| | COMPLY WITH 404.2.4. MANEUVERING CLEARANCES SHALL |
| | EXTEND THE FULL WIDTH OF THE DOORWAY AND THE REQUIRED |
| | LATCH SIDE FOR SIDE CLEARANCE. FIGURE 404.2.4.1(A). |
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| | 2C) COMPLIED. SHEET A2 NOR THE LIFE SAFETY SHEET SHOW |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE; |
| | 1) 226.1 WHERE DINING SURFACES ARE PROVIDED FOR THE |
| | CONSUMPTION OF FOOD OR DRINK, AT LEAST 5 PERCENT OF THE |
| | SEATING SPACES AND STANDING SPACES AT THE DINING |
| | SURFACES SHALL COMPLY WITH 902. |
| | |
| | 2D) COMPLIED. 226.2 DISPERSION. DINING SURFACES AND |
| | WORK SURFACES REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH 902 SHALL BE |
| | DISPERSED THROUGHOUT THE SPACE OR FACILITY CONTAINING |
| | DINING SURFACES AND WORK SURFACES. |
| | |
| | 2E) COMPLIED. 206.2.5 206.2.5 RESTAURANTS AND |
| | CAFETERIAS. IN RESTAURANTS AND CAFETERIAS, AN |
| | ACCESSIBLE ROUTE SHALL BE PROVIDED TO ALL DINING AREAS, |
| | INCLUDING RAISED OR SUNKEN DINING AREAS, AND OUTDOOR |
| | DINING AREAS. |
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| | 2F) COMPLIED. 902.1. DINING SURFACES AND WORK SURFACES |
| | SHALL COMPLY WITH 902.2 AND 902.3. ADVISORY 902.1 |
| | GENERAL. DINING SURFACES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED |
| | TO, BARS, TABLES, LUNCH COUNTERS, AND BOOTHS. EXAMPLES |
| | OF WORK SURFACES INCLUDE WRITING SURFACES, STUDY |
| | CARRELS, STUDENT LABORATORY STATIONS, BABY CHANGING AND |
| | OTHER TABLES OR FIXTURES FOR PERSONAL GROOMING, COUPON |
| | COUNTERS, AND WHERE COVERED BY THE ADA SCOPING |
| | PROVISIONS, EMPLOYEE WORK STATIONS. |
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| | 2F)(1) COMPLIED. 902.2 CLEAR FLOOR OR GROUND SPACE. A |
| | CLEAR FLOOR SPACE COMPLYING WITH 305 POSITIONED FOR A |
| | FORWARD APPROACH SHALL BE PROVIDED. KNEE AND TOE |
| | CLEARANCE COMPLYING WITH 306 SHALL BE PROVIDED. |
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| | 2F)(2) COMPLIED.902.3 HEIGHT. THE TOPS OF DINING |
| | SURFACES AND WORK SURFACES SHALL BE 28 INCHES MINIMUM |
| | AND 34 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND. |
| | |
| | 2G) 2ND REQUEST. THE TOPS OF WORK SURFACES SHALL BE 28 |
| | INCHES (710 MM) MINIMUM AND 34 INCHES (865 MM) MAXIMUM |
| | ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND. |
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| | 2H) COMPLIED. 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. |
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| | 2I) 2ND REQUEST. 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. |
| | |
| | 2J) 2ND REQUEST. (1) 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. |
| | |
| | 2J)(2) 2ND REQUEST. 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. |
| | |
| | 2J)(3) 2ND REQUEST. 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. |
| | |
| | 2K) EXISTING RESTROOM ELEVATIONS DO NOT PROVIDE 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. |
| | |
| | 2K)(1) FBC-B2509.1. WET AREAS. SHOWERS AND PUBLIC |
| | TOILET WALLS SHALL COMPLY WITH 1210.2. |
| | |
| | 2K)(2) FBC-B1210.2. FINISH MATERIALS. WALLS, FLOORS AND |
| | PARTITIONS IN TOILET AND BATHROOMS SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| | SECTIONS 1210.1 THROUGH 1210.4. |
| | |
| | 2L-2M) COMPLIED. |
| | |
| | 2N) 2ND REQUEST. 603.3 MIRRORS. 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY |
| | CODE. MIRRORS LOCATED ABOVE LAVATORIES OR COUNTERTOPS |
| | SHALL BE INSTALLED WITH THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE |
| | REFLECTING SURFACE 40 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH |
| | FLOOR OR GROUND. |
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| | 3) NEW COMMENT. THE LS-1 AND A-2 FLOOR PLAN SHOW A RAMP |
| | THE HEIGHT AND SLOPE OF THE RAMP ARE NOT GIVEN SHOW |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2017 FBC-B SECTIONS: |
| | 3A) 1012.2 SLOPE. |
| | |
| | 3B) 1012.5 MINIMUM DIMENSIONS. THE MINIMUM DIMENSIONS |
| | OF MEANS OF EGRESS RAMPS SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTIONS |
| | 1012.5.1 |
| | THROUGH 1012.5.3. 1012.5.1 WIDTH AND CAPACITY. THE |
| | MINIMUM WIDTH AND REQUIRED CAPACITY OF A MEANS OF |
| | EGRESS RAMP SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN THAT REQUIRED FOR |
| | CORRIDORS BY SECTION 1020.2. THE CLEAR WIDTH OF A RAMP |
| | BETWEEN HANDRAILS, IF PROVIDED, OR OTHER PERMISSIBLE |
| | PROJECTIONS SHALL BE 36 INCHES MINIMUM. |
| | |
| | 3C) 1012.6 LANDINGS. RAMPS SHALL HAVE LANDINGS AT THE |
| | BOTTOM AND TOP OF EACH RAMP, POINTS OF TURNING, |
| | ENTRANCE, EXITS AT |
| | DOORS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, |
| | ACCESSIBILITY. LANDINGS SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTIONS |
| | 1012.6.1 |
| | THROUGH 1012.6.5. |
| | |
| | (152 MM) SHALL HAVE HANDRAILS ON BOTH SIDES. HANDRAILS |
| | SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTION 1014. 1012.9 GUARDS. GUARDS |
| | SHALL BE PROVIDED WHERE REQUIRED BY SECTION 1015 AND |
| | SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 1015. |
| | |
| | 3D) 1012.10 EDGE PROTECTION. EDGE PROTECTION COMPLYING |
| | WITH SECTION 1012.10.1 OR 1012.10.2 SHALL BE PROVIDED |
| | ON EACH |
| | SIDE OF RAMP RUNS AND AT EACH SIDE OF RAMP LANDINGS. |
| | |
| | 4) 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 WITH THE LACK OF INFORMATION FOR THIS |
| | REVIEW, SUBSEQUENT REMARKS MAYBE MADE IN THE NEXT |
| | REVIEW CYCLE. |
| | |
| | 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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