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| 2020-11-04 10:45:35 | 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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| | 2ND REVIEW |
| | DATE: WED. NOV. 04TH/ 2020 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
| | 4X FEE / NOTICE LONLY!!!! FLORIDA STATUTE 553.80(2)(B) |
| | WITH RESPECT TO EVALUATION OF DESIGN PROFESSIONALS? |
| | DOCUMENTS, IF A LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINDS IT NECESSARY, IN |
| | ORDER TO ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | CODE AND ISSUE A PERMIT, TO REJECT DESIGN DOCUMENTS |
| | REQUIRED BY THE CODE THREE OR MORE TIMES FOR FAILURE TO |
| | CORRECT A CODE VIOLATION SPECIFICALLY AND CONTINUOUSLY |
| | NOTED IN EACH REJECTION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, |
| | EGRESS, FIRE PROTECTION, STRUCTURAL STABILITY, ENERGY, |
| | ACCESSIBILITY, LIGHTING, VENTILATION, ELECTRICAL, |
| | MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, AND GAS SYSTEMS, OR OTHER |
| | REQUIREMENTS IDENTIFIED BY RULE OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | COMMISSION ADOPTED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 120, THE LOCAL |
| | GOVERNMENT SHALL IMPOSE, EACH TIME AFTER THE THIRD SUCH |
| | REVIEW THE PLANS ARE REJECTED FOR THAT CODE VIOLATION, |
| | A FEE OF FOUR TIMES THE AMOUNT OF THE PROPORTION OF THE |
| | PERMIT FEE ATTRIBUTED TO PLANS REVIEW. |
| | |
| | NO TRANSMITTAL LETTER WAS SUBMITTED. 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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| | 1) SHEET A-1: |
| | 1A) 2ND REQUEST. 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) 2ND REQUEST. 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) 2ND REQUEST. 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. |
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| | 1D) 2ND REVIEW. 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) 2ND REVIEW. 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) 2ND REVIEW. 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. |
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| | 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) 2ND REVIEW. 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) 2ND REVIEW. 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) 2ND REVIEW. 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) 2ND REVIEW. 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)2ND REVIEW. 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. |
| | |
| | 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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