Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 20110398
Permit Number 20110398
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2020-11-25 12:30:17 
 WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION
 SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION
 2017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 W. P. B. PERMIT: 20110398
 ADD: 1309 N. FLAGLER DR/ AKA 1301 N. FLAGLER DR.
 CONT: WESTBROOKE CORPORATION
 TEL: 561-395-4126
 E-MAIL: [email protected]
  
 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2017 WEST PALM BEACH
 AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1,
 ADMINISTRATION
  
 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: WED. NOV. 25TH/ 2020
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) BOTH THE PERMIT APPLICATION AND THE COVERSHEET OF
 THE PLANS HAVE THE ADDRESS OF 1309 N. FLAGLER DR. ON
 THE SUBMITTED DOCUMENTS. PLEASE NOTE THAT ADDRESS
 BELONGS TO THE VICTOR FARRIS BUILDING. THE ADDRESS FOR
 THE GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER IS 1301 N FLAGLER DR.
 PLEASE CORRECT THE PERMIT APPLICATION AND PLANS FOR
 ADDRESSING. PLEASE ALSO NOTE THE GIVEN PCN ON THE
 PERMIT APPLICATION IS NOT FOUND IN THE COUNTY PROPERTY
 APPRAISERS WEB SITE.
  
 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2017 WEST PALM BEACH
 AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1,
 ADMINISTRATION 107.2.1 INFORMATION ON CONSTRUCTION
 DOCUMENTS. CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SHALL BE OF
 SUFFICIENT CLARITY TO INDICATE THE LOCATION, NATURE AND
 EXTENT OF THE WORK PROPOSED.
  
 2017 FBC-B 501.2 ADDRESS IDENTIFICATION. NEW AND
 EXISTING BUILDINGS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH APPROVED
 ADDRESS IDENTIFICATION.
  
 2) SHEET A-0.2:
 2A) THE PLANS INDICATE THE GRAB BARS BEING MEASURED TO
 THE CENTERLINE, NOT THE TOP OF THE GRASPING SURFACE.
 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.
 2B) THERE ARE NO ACCESSIBLE DETAILS FOR DRINKING
 FOUNTAINS. 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.
  
 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.
  
 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.
  
 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.
 3) SHEET A-3.1 SHOWS A NEW TRANSFER TYPE STAFF SHOWER
 T3035. THE ENLARGED DETAIL DOES NOT GIVE ANY SHOWER
 DETAILS FOUND ON SHEET A-0.2. PLEASE SHOW DETAILS THAT
 WILL COMPLY WITH TRANSFER TYPE ACCESSIBLE SHOWERS IN
 COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2017 FBC-ACCESS. CODE SECTION
 608.2.1 ,608.3.1, 608.5.1, 609.4 & 610.3.2
 4) SHEET A4.1 INDICATES ROOF PATCH DETAIL, DETAIL # 3.
 ROOF REPAIR PATCH TO BE EPDM ROOF. PLEASE PROVIDE
 COMPLIANCE WITH 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)(D) ROOFING PRODUCTS AND ASSEMBLIES.
 5) SHEET A-4.1 ROOF CURB DETAIL FOR ROOF TOP FAN. SHEET
 S-2.00 DETAIL # 1 SHOWS:
 5A) NEW PREFABRICATED NOA RATED METAL CURB. PLEASE
 PROVIDE COMPLIANCE WITH 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)(D) ROOF TOP CURB.
 5B) NEW ROOF TOP FAN WITH THE COMMENT ATTACH UNIT TO
 CURB PER UNITS MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDATIONS. SUBMITTED
 NOA 17-1221.35 BUT NONE OF THE DETAILS WERE IDENTIFIED
 FOR THIS APPLICATION AND ANCHORING.
 5C) DESIGN WIND PRESSURES/ SERVICE ARE GIVEN BUT THERE
 IS NO WIND DESIGN DATA FOR THESE PRESSURES. 2017 FBC-B
 1603.1.4 WIND DESIGN DATA.
 THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION RELATED TO WIND LOADS SHALL
 BE SHOWN, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER WIND LOADS GOVERN THE
 DESIGN OF THE LATERAL FORCE-RESISTING SYSTEM OF THE
 STRUCTURE:
  
 5.1. ULTIMATE DESIGN WIND SPEED, VULT, (3-SECOND GUST),
 MILES PER HOUR AND NOMINAL DESIGN WIND SPEED, VASD, AS
 DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 1609.3.1.
  
 5.2. RISK CATEGORY.
  
 5.3. WIND EXPOSURE. APPLICABLE WIND DIRECTION IF MORE
 THAN ONE WIND EXPOSURE IS UTILIZED. TABLE 1609.7.2.
 HEIGHT AND EXPOSURE. ASCE 7-10 TABLE 30.3.1.
  
 5.4. APPLICABLE INTERNAL PRESSURE COEFFICIENT.
  
 5.5. DESIGN WIND PRESSURES TO BE USED FOR EXTERIOR
 COMPONENTS AND CLADDING MATERIALS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED
 BY THE REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBLE FOR
 THE DESIGN OF THE STRUCTURE, PSF.
  
 5.6. TABLE 1609.7(2) ADJUSTMENT FACTORS FOR HEIGHT &
 EXPOSURE. PROVIDE THE MEAN ROOF HEIGHT FOR THE
 BUILDING.. ASCE 7-10 TABLE 30.3.1. 1609.3.1 WIND SPEED
 CONVERSION VULT TO VASD.
  
 6) SHEET A-7.3:
 6A) NITROUS OXIDE STORAGE ROOM T3006 SHOWS A 1-HOUR
 FIRE BARRIER WALL, NO DOOR IDENTIFICATION NOR RATING.
 SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH 2017 FBC-B TABLE 716.5.
  
 6B) NITROGEN STORAGE ROOM T3007 SHOWS A 1-HOUR FIRE
 BARRIER WALL, NO DOOR IDENTIFICATION NOR RATING. SHOW
 COMPLIANCE WITH 2017 FBC-B TABLE 716.5.
  
 7) WALL FINISHES SHEET A-11.1 WALL FINISHES ARE SHOWN
 W4 INDICATES THE USE OF CERAMIC TILE, W5 SHOWS THE USE
 OF EPOXY PAINT. I COULD NOT FIND WHERE THESE PRODUCT
 WERE TO BE USED IN THE ROOMS. PLEASE SEE THE CONCERN WE
 HAVE.
 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.
  
 7A) 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.
  
 7B) 2509.1. WET AREAS. SHOWERS AND PUBLIC TOILET WALLS
 SHALL COMPLY WITH 1210.2.
  
 7C) 1210.2. FINISH MATERIALS. WALLS, BASE, FLOORS AND
 PARTITIONS IN TOILET AND BATHROOMS SHALL COMPLY WITH
 SECTIONS 1210.1 THROUGH 1210.4.
  
 8) 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
 19
 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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