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| 2021-01-11 11:49:25 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 20100119 |
| | ADD: 1900 CONSULATE PL. SUITE: 2102 |
| | CONT: MOSS DEVCO INC |
| | TEL: 561-644-0302 |
| | 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. |
| | |
| | 1ST REVIEW |
| | DATE: JAN. 11TH/ 2021 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
| | |
| | 1) COVERSHEET C-1. THERE IS A STATEMENT ABOUT SOUND |
| | FLOOR UNDERLAYMENT TO MEET THE FBC 2017, 6TH EDITION. |
| | PLEASE CONFIRM IF THERE IS FLOOR FINISHES TO BE REMOVED |
| | AND NEW FLOOR UNDERLAYMENT AND THE TYPE OF NEW FLOOR |
| | FINISHES. IF THERE ARE NO NEW FLOOR FINISHES PLEASE |
| | REMOVE THIS NOTE. |
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| | FOR TILE, STONE, MARBLE, VINYL AND WOOD FLOORING ALL |
| | NEED TO HAVE HAD THE SOUND UNDERLAYMENT TESTED FLOOR |
| | ASSEMBLIES TO THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS AND MEET THE |
| | QUALIFICATIONS LISTED UNDER EACH OF THE STANDARDS FOR A |
| | 6 INCH CONCRETE FLOOR ASSEMBLY/ NO DROPPED CEILING: |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE ALL THREE TEST REPORTS SHOWING |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH: |
| | TYPE I AND II BUILDINGS |
| | 1A) FBC-B 2017 1207.3 STRUCTURE-BORNE SOUND. |
| | FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLIES BETWEEN DWELLING UNITS OR |
| | BETWEEN A DWELLING UNIT AND A PUBLIC OR SERVICE AREA |
| | WITHIN THE STRUCTURE SHALL HAVE AN IMPACT INSULATION |
| | CLASS (IIC) RATING OF NOT LESS THAN 50 (45 IF FIELD |
| | TESTED) WHEN TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E-492. |
| | |
| | 1B) FBC-B 2017 1207.2 AIR-BORNE SOUND. WALLS, |
| | PARTITIONS AND FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLIES SEPARATING |
| | DWELLING UNITS FROM EACH OTHER OR FROM PUBLIC OR |
| | SERVICE AREAS SHALL HAVE A SOUND TRANSMISSION CLASS |
| | (STC) OF NOT LESS THAN 50 (45 IF FIELD TESTED) FOR |
| | AIR-BORNE NOISE WHEN TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E |
| | 90. |
| | |
| | 1C) FLAME SPREAD- FBC-B 2017 603.1. EXCEPTION 2. |
| | INSULATION INSTALLED BETWEEN A FINISHED FLOOR AND SOLID |
| | DECKING WITHOUT INTERVENING AIRSPACE SHALL BE ALLOWED |
| | TO HAVE A FLAME SPREAD INDEX OF NOT MORE THAN 200. |
| | |
| | FLAME SPREAD INDEX. A COMPARATIVE MEASURE, EXPRESSED AS |
| | A DIMENSIONLESS NUMBER, DERIVED FROM VISUAL |
| | MEASUREMENTS OF THE SPREAD OF FLAME VERSUS TIME FOR A |
| | MATERIAL TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E 84 OR UL 723. |
| | |
| | 2) COVERSHEET C-1 CLASSIFIES THE BUILDING AS A 21 STORY |
| | FULLY SPRINKLERED HIGH RISE. CONSTRUCTION TYPE IIB. |
| | PLEASE REVIEW THE 2017 FBC-B TABLE 504.4. TYPE IIB |
| | CONSTRUCTION CAN ONLY GO 5 STORIES TALL. FOR A 21 STORY |
| | R-2 HIGH RISE THE CONSTRUCTION TYPE WOULD BE REQUIRED |
| | TO BE TYPE: I-A. |
| | |
| | 3) SHEET 01 THE EXISTING FLOOR PLAN: |
| | 3A) THE BUILDING DATA LIST THIS BUILDING CONSTRUCTION |
| | TYPE AS VB. PLEASE CORRECT THE PLANS. FOR A 21 STORY |
| | R-2 HIGH RISE THE CONSTRUCTION TYPE WOULD BE REQUIRED |
| | TO BE TYPE: I-A. 2017 FBC-B TABLE 504.4. |
| | |
| | 3B) THE BUILDING DATA LIST THE OCCUPANCY AS R-3. PLEASE |
| | NOTE R-3 CONSTRUCTION IS FOR 1 & 2 FAMILY DWELLINGS, |
| | THIS IS A 21 STORY HIGHRISE RESIDENTIAL R-2 OCCUPANCY. |
| | 2017 FBC-B 310.4, PLEASE UPDATE PLANS. |
| | |
| | 4) SHEET 02 THE PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN: |
| | 4A) IN THE BUILDING DATA BOX THE BUILDING DATA IS LEFT |
| | BLANK. FOR A 21 STORY R-2 HIGH RISE THE CONSTRUCTION |
| | TYPE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO BE TYPE: I-A. 2017 FBC-B |
| | TABLE 504.4. |
| | |
| | 4B) SHEET 02 THE PROPOSED WORK, NOTE # 3 INDICATES THAT |
| | THE EXISTING SHOWER IS GOING TO BE ENLARGED, PLANS ARE |
| | SILENT AS TO THE TYPE OF BACKER BOARD TO BE INSTALLED |
| | NOR THE HEIGHT OF THE TILE IN THE SHOWER. |
| | |
| | 4B)(1) 2017 FBC-B 2509.2 BASE FOR TILE. MATERIALS USED |
| | AS A BASE FOR WALL TILE IN TUB AND SHOWER AREAS AND |
| | WALLS AND CEILING PANELS IN SHOWER AREAS SHALL BE OF |
| | MATERIALS LISTED IN TABLE 2509.2 AND INSTALLED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER?S RECOMMENDATIONS. WATER |
| | RESISTANT GYPSUM BACKING BOARD SHALL BE USED AS A BASE |
| | FOR TILE IN WATER CLOSET COMPARTMENT WALLS WHEN |
| | INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GA-216 OR ASTM C840 AND |
| | THE MANUFACTURE?S RECOMMENDATIONS. |
| | |
| | 4B)( 2) 2017 FBC-B SHOWERS & TUBS 1210.3. SHOWER |
| | COMPARTMENTS AND BATHTUBS WITH INSTALLED SHOWER HEADS |
| | SHALL BE FINISHED WITH A NONABSORBENT SURFACE TO A |
| | HEIGHT NOT LESS THAN 72 INCHES ABOVE THE DRAIN INLET. |
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| | 5) 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 |
| | 19 |
| | IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT ME, MY CELL NUMBER IS |
| | 561-718-9724. |
| | WORKING HOURS ARE MON.- WED. 8:00 AM- NOON. PART-TIME/ |
| | RETIRED. |
| | |
| | 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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