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| 2021-01-06 09:49:35 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 20110321 |
| | ADD: 6417 GEORGIA AVE. |
| | CONT: MASTER CONSTRUCTION |
| | TEL: 561-248-5498 |
| | 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: FRI. NOV. 20TH/2020 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 4X FEE / NOTICE!!!!! FLORIDA STATUTE 553.80(2)(B) |
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| | 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. |
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| | 1) SHEET A.05 BUILDING CODE ANALYSIS: |
| | 1A) COMPLIED. |
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| | 1B) COMPLIED. |
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| | 1C) 2ND REQUEST. UNDER THE HEADING OF TENANT OCCUPANT |
| | LOAD AND REFERENCING TABLE 1004.1.2 BUT THE OCCUPANT |
| | LOAD IS NEVER GIVEN. 2017 FBC-B TABLE 1004.1.2 TAKES A |
| | OCCUPANT LOAD FACTOR OF 100 GROSS OR 4,500S. F./ 100= |
| | 45 OCCUPANTS. |
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| | 1D) COMPLIED. |
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| | 1E) COMPLIED. |
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| | 1F) SEMI-COMPLIED. SHEET A05 SHOWS A BREAK ROOM 108 BUT |
| | THERE ARE NO DETAILS OR ELEVATIONS OF THIS AREA, THE |
| | PLANS DO NOT SHOW HOW ACCESSIBILITY IS GOING TO BE MET, |
| | FRONT APPROACH OR SIDE APPROACH AND COUNTER HEIGHT. |
| | 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. |
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| | 606.5 EXPOSED PIPES AND SURFACES. WATER SUPPLY & |
| | DRAINPIPES UNDER LAVATORIES AND SINKS SHALL BE |
| | INSULATED OR OTHERWISE CONFIGURED TO PROTECT AGAINST |
| | CONTACT. |
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| | 1G) SEMI-COMPLIED.2ND REQUEST. DETAILS ON A07. THE |
| | FLOOR PLAN NOW SHOWS A SINGLE DRINKING FOUNTAIN, NOT A |
| | HIGH/ LOW DRINKING FOUNTAIN. |
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| | 1G)(1) 2ND REQUEST. 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. |
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| | 1G)(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. |
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| | 1G)(3) COMPLIED. 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. |
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| | 1G)(4) 2ND REQUEST. SPOUT OUTLETS/ DRINKING FOUNTAINS. |
| | 2017 ACCESS. CODE. SPOUT OUTLETS SHALL COMPLY WITH: |
| | 602.4 SPOUT HEIGHT. 36 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH |
| | FLOOR OR GROUND FOR WHEELCHAIR BOUND INDIVIDUALS. |
| | 602.7 SPOUT HEIGHT FOR THE STANDING PERSONS SHALL BE |
| | BETWEEN 38 TO 43 INCHES ABOVE FINISH FLOOR. |
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| | 1G)(5)2ND REQUEST. 211.3 MORE THAN MINIMUM NUMBER. |
| | WHERE MORE THAN THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF DRINKING |
| | FOUNTAINS SPECIFIED IN 211.2ARE PROVIDED, 50 PERCENT OF |
| | THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DRINKING FOUNTAINS PROVIDED SHALL |
| | COMPLY WITH 602.1 THROUGH 602.6 AND 50 PERCENT SHALL OF |
| | THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DRINKING FOUNTAINS PROVIDED SHALL |
| | COMPLY WITH 602.7. |
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| | 2)SEMI-COMPLIED. THE MOP-SINK CLOSET DOES NOT CALL OUT |
| | A WALL LEGEND, TILE OR FRP PANELS REQUIRED. THE |
| | RESTROOMS DO NOT STATE WHICH WALLS ARE GOING TO RECEIVE |
| | TILE UP TO 48 INCHES, ALL OF THE WALLS, PLEASE CLARIFY. |
| | 1ST ROUND COMMENT. I COULD NOT FIND A ROOM FINISH |
| | SCHEDULE BUT HERE IS IMPORTANT CODE INFORMATION THAT |
| | NEEDS TO BE INCORPORATED INTO YOUR PLANS. 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. |
| | 2509.1. WET AREAS. SHOWERS AND PUBLIC TOILET WALLS |
| | SHALL COMPLY WITH 1210.2. |
| | 1210.2. FINISH MATERIALS. WALLS, BASE, FLOORS AND |
| | PARTITIONS IN TOILET AND BATHROOMS SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| | SECTIONS 1210.1 THROUGH 1210.4. |
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| | 3) COMPLIED, ROOF PERMIT 20110303. |
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| | 4A) 2017 FBC-B 1609.1.2 PROTECTION OF OPENINGS, |
| | 1609.6.4.4.1 COMPONENTS & CLADDING. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT |
| | OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 61G20-3.005, |
| | RULE 9N-3 NOV. 01/ 2010 (31) SUB-CATEGORY OF PRODUCTS |
| | OR CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS THAT WILL REQUIRE PRODUCT |
| | APPROVALS: |
| | (31)(A) EXTERIOR DOORS, MULLIONS & ROOF HATCHES. |
| | (B) WINDOWS & MULLIONS |
| | (D) ROOFING PRODUCTS AND ASSEMBLIES, |
| | (G) PRE-ENGINEERED A/C STANDS |
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| | 4B) NEW COMMENT. ROOF PRESSURES AND WALL PRESSURES ARE |
| | STILL RELEVANT. SHEET S01 STATES THE WIND DESIGN AS |
| | ASCE 7-10 ,170 PSF & EXPOSURE C. THE FLOOR PLAN WITH |
| | STATED PRESSURES DOES NOT STATE IF THE PRESSURES GIVEN |
| | ARE IN VULT OR VASD NOR IS THE MEAN ROOF HEIGHT GIVEN |
| | WHICH IS NEEDED TO DETERMINE THE HEIGHT AND EXPOSURE |
| | FACTOR, ASCE 7-10 TABLE 30.3.1 AND OR TABLE 2609.7. |
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| | 5) COMPLIED. |
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| | 6) 2ND REQUEST, NOTE FOR WINDOW AND DOOR PRODUCT |
| | APPROVALS, NEITHER THE CONTRACTOR OR DESIGN |
| | PROFESSIONAL HAS IDENTIFIED THE TYPE OF GLAZING, WIDTH, |
| | NOR HEIGHT NOR THE ASSOCIATED PRESSURES FOR THE |
| | OPENINGS. IDENTIFY GLAZING/ MULLIONS. PLEASE IDENTIFY |
| | ON THE PRODUCT APPROVAL BEFORE SUBMITTING TO DESIGNER |
| | OF RECORD AND BEFORE SUBMISSION TO THE BUILDING |
| | DEPARTMENT. FOR ALL PRODUCTS WITH GLAZING, PLEASE |
| | IDENTIFY THE OPENING WIDTH & HEIGHT, TYPE OF GLAZING, |
| | MULLION SIZE, LENGTH IF UNREINFORCED OR REINFORCED |
| | INFORMATION IF REQUIRED, ATTACHMENTS AND ASSOCIATE |
| | PRESSURES FOR EACH OPENING SIZE. 2017 FBC-B 1405.13.1 |
| | INSTALLATION. WINDOWS AND DOORS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED MANUFACTURERS INSTRUCTIONS. |
| | FASTENER SIZE AND SPACING SHALL BE PROVIDED IN SUCH |
| | INSTRUCTIONS AND SHALL BE CALCULATED BASED ON MAXIMUM |
| | LOADS AND SPACING USED IN THE TESTS. |
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| | 7) COMPLIED, ROOFING PERMIT 20110303. |
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| | 8) 2ND REQUEST. 2017 FBC-M- 301.15 WIND RESISTANCE. |
| | MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCES AND SUPPORTS THAT ARE |
| | EXPOSED TO WIND SHALL BE DESIGNED AND INSTALLED TO |
| | RESIST THE WIND PRESSURES DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING. FBC-B-1609.6.4.4.1 |
| | COMPONENTS AND CLADDING. WIND PRESSURE FOR EACH |
| | COMPONENT OR CLADDING ELEMENT IS TO BE DESIGNED FOR |
| | WIND PRESSURES COMPONENTS AND ATTACHMENTS. |
| | LATERAL FORCE-RESISTING SYSTEM. FOR ALL ROOF TOP |
| | EQUIPMENT, CURBS, FANS OR A/C STANDS, AND OR VENTS, |
| | DETAILED ATTACHMENT TO THE ROOF FRAMING & DECK AS WELL |
| | AS FROM THE CURB OR ROOF STAND TO THE EQUIPMENT ABOVE. |
| | 2017 FBC-B 1604.4 ANALYSIS. LOAD EFFECTS ON STRUCTURAL |
| | MEMBERS AND THEIR CONNECTIONS SHALL BE DETERMINED BY |
| | METHODS OF STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS THAT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT |
| | EQUILIBRIUM, GENERAL STABILITY, GEOMETRIC COMPATIBILITY |
| | AND BOTH SHORT- AND LONG-TERM MATERIAL PROPERTIES. |
| | EVERY STRUCTURE SHALL BE DESIGNED TO RESIST THE |
| | OVERTURNING EFFECTS CAUSED BY THE LATERAL FORCES |
| | SPECIFIED IN THIS CHAPTER. SEE SECTION 1609 FOR WIND |
| | LOADS. |
| | THE ROOF TOP A/C STAND PRODUCT APPROVALS, TO BE |
| | REVIEWED BY THE DESIGNER OF RECORD. PLEASE IDENTIFY THE |
| | FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS CALCULATING THE AREA (SIDE VIEW) |
| | OF THE ROOF TOP COMPRESSORS, CONFIGURATION ON STAND, |
| | THE MEAN ROOF HEIGHT OF THE STAND AND COMPRESSORS, |
| | WEIGHT, CIRCLED THE DESIGN PARAMETERS IN THE TABLES, |
| | ANCHORS AND UPLIFT VERSES MOMENT FOR THE UNIT TO THE |
| | STAND AND THE STAND TO THE ROOF. THE PRODUCT APPROVAL |
| | IS TO BE REVIEWED BY THE DESIGNER OF RECORD, APPROVED |
| | BEFORE SUBMISSION TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. |
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| | 9) 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. |
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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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