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| 2020-10-07 10:03:54 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 20091012 |
| | ADD: 1683 FORUM PLACE |
| | CONT: HALLMARK CONSTRUCTION |
| | TEL: 561-586-7664 |
| | 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: WED. OCT. 07TH/ 2020 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
| | 1) SHEET A-1: |
| | 1A) UNDER THE HEADING APPLICABLE CODES & BUILDING |
| | CLASSIFICATION THE PLAN STATES IT IS AN INTERIOR |
| | ALTERATION LEVEL 2. UNDER THE HEADING TENANT |
| | INFORMATION FOR NEW TENANT SPACE # 1683 THE PLAN STATES |
| | THE PREVIOUS TENANT WAS OCCUPIED BY ? THE SPICE? |
| | RESTAURANT AN A-2 OCCUPANCY. THE NEW OCCUPANCY IS TO BE |
| | A CHIROPRACTIC OFFICE A BUSINESS OCCUPANCY. PLEASE NOTE |
| | THAT INSTEAD OF A LEVEL 2 ALTERATION THE EXIST. |
| | BUILDING CODE WOULD LIST THIS PLAN AS A CHANGE OF |
| | OCCUPANCY PLEASE REVIEW IN THE 2017 EXIST. BUILD. CODE |
| | SECTION 1001.2.2.1 PARTIAL CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY. PLEASE |
| | UPDATE THE PLANS. |
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| | 1B) ACCESSIBILITY DETAILS, THE FLOOR PLAN OF THE |
| | ACCESSIBLE RESTROOMS WITH A INSWING DOOR OF THE |
| | RESTROOMS, SWINGING IN OVER THE REQUIRED FLOOR SPACE OF |
| | THE LAV AND WATER CLOSET. 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE |
| | FIGURE 604.8.1.6 SHOWS AN OUTSWING DOOR. PLEASE ALSO |
| | REVIEW SECTION 603.2.3 DOOR SWING AND EXCEPTION 2. I |
| | BELIEVE THIS IS HOW YOU ARE STRIVING TO SHOW CODE |
| | COMPLIANCE. WHAT IS MISSING IS THE REQUIRED CLEAR FLOOR |
| | SPACE 30X48 BEYOND THE ARC OF THE DOOR. IT IS USUALLY |
| | SHOWN AT A 45-DEGREE ANGLE TO THE ENTRY DOOR. |
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| | 1C) GRAB BARS ARE SHOWN WITH THE MEASUREMENT TAKEN FROM |
| | FINISH FLOOR TO CENTERLINE OF THE GRAB BAR. 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. |
| | |
| | 1D) MISSING IS A SIDE WALL VIEW OF THE REST ROOM THE |
| | TOILET PAPER HOLDER LOCATION, DISTANCE FROM THE FRONT |
| | OF THE WATER CLOSET. TOILET PAPER DISPENSERS. ACCESS. |
| | CODE 604.7. THE TOILET PAPER DISPENSER SHALL COMPLY |
| | WITH 309.4 AND SHALL BE 7 INCHES MINIMUM TO 9 INCHES |
| | MAXIMUM IN FRONT OF THE WATER CLOSET MEASURED TO THE |
| | CENTERLINE OF THE DISPENSER. |
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| | 1E) THE BACK WALL SHOWS A FRAMED MIRROR. IT APPEARS THE |
| | MEASUREMENT FROM THE FINISH FLOOR IS TO THE BOTTOM OF |
| | THE MIRRORS FRAME NOT THE REFLECTIVE SURFACE OF THE |
| | MIRROR. 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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| | 1F) PLEASE NOTE ON THE REAR WALL THERE IS A STATEMENT |
| | EPOXY PAINT ALL SIDES AS SELECTED BY TENANT. FBC-B |
| | 2509.1. WET AREAS. SHOWERS AND PUBLIC TOILET WALLS |
| | SHALL COMPLY WITH 1210.2. |
| | |
| | FBC-B1210.2. FINISH MATERIALS. WALLS, FLOORS AND |
| | PARTITIONS IN TOILET AND BATHROOMS SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| | SECTIONS 1210.1 THROUGH 1210.4. |
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| | PLEASE NOTE!!! 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. |
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| | 1G) PLEASE NOTE IN BOTH DETAILS STAFF CABINET ELEV. 1 |
| | AND IN EXAM CABINET ELEV. 2 BOTH THE SINKS ARE AT A |
| | ELEVATION 34 INCHES BUT THE COUNTER TOP IN THE NEXT |
| | ADJOINING CABINETRY, THE COUNTERTOP IS 36 INCHES IN |
| | HEIGHT. THE 2017 FBC-ACCESS. CODE SECTION 902.3 HEIGHT. |
| | THE TOPS OF WORK SURFACES SHALL BE 28 INCHES MINIMUM |
| | AND 34 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND. |
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| | 1H) THE FLOOR PLAN FOR BOTH THE STAFF SINK AND EXAM |
| | ROOM SINK DOES NOT INDICATE THE CLEAR FLOOR SPACE |
| | REQUIRED. 606.2 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, SEE EXCEPTIONS ALSO, BUT SHOW THE REQUIRED |
| | CLEAR FLOOR SPACE ON THE FLOOR PLAN. |
| | 1I) THE LIFE SAFETY FLOOR PLAN SHOWS AN RECEPTIONIST |
| | DESK BUT THERE ARE NO DETAILS SHOWING THE HEIGHT OF THE |
| | COUNTER TOP AND WITH THE ACCESSIBLY REQUIREMENTS. |
| | 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. |
| | 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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| | 1J) THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN SHOWS EXIT LIGHTS AT BOTH THE |
| | FRONT AND REAR OF THE BUILDING, BUT THE PLAN DOES NOT |
| | INDICATE IF THESE EXITS ARE ACCESSIBLE? 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. |
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| | 2) DEMOLITION PLAN: THE DEMOLITION PLAN FOR THE ROOF |
| | INDICATES TO ABANDON AND CAP OFF ROOF EQUIPMENT CURBS. |
| | NO DETAILS PROVIDED FOR THE CONTRACTOR TYPE OF |
| | MATERIAL, THICKNESS OF MATERIAL AND SIZE AND SPACING OF |
| | THE FASTENERS TO ANCHOR THE NEW COVER TO THE CURB. |
| | 107.2.1.2. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. |
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| | 3) 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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