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| 2020-11-24 10:57:54 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 20110978 |
| | ADD: 360 S. ROSEMARY (SITE ADDRESS) TENANT ADDRESS: |
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| | CONT: TBD/ TO BE DETERMINED |
| | TEL: ??? |
| | E-MAIL: [email protected] / HANNAH BRYANT |
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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: TUES. NOV.24TH/ 2020 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) 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. |
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| | 2017 FBC-B 501.2 ADDRESS IDENTIFICATION. NEW AND |
| | EXISTING BUILDINGS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH APPROVED |
| | ADDRESS IDENTIFICATION. |
| | |
| | 2) SHEET G-001 THE LIFE SAFETY SHEET: |
| | 2A) UNDER THE HEADING PROJECT DATA THE CONSTRUCTION |
| | TYPE IS LISTED AS CONSTRUCTION TYPE V-B, WHEREAS ON THE |
| | COVERSHEET G-000 UNDER THE HEADING BUILDING & PROJECT |
| | INFORMATION IT STATES THIS IS A TENANT BUILDOUT OF A 18 |
| | STORY HIGHRISE BUILDING WHICH WOULD REQUIRE |
| | CONSTRUCTION TYPE I-A. SEE THE 2017 FBC-B TABLE 504.4. |
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| | 2B) PLEASE ALSO REVIEW THE FIRE RESISTANCE |
| | REQUIREMENTS, LISTED CONSTRUCTION TYPE V-B. UPDATE FOR |
| | CONSTRUCTION TYPE I-A C |
| | CONSTRUCTION TABLE 601. |
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| | 2C) UNDER THE HEADING PLUMBING FIXTURES FOR THE |
| | DRINKING FOUNTAIN ONLY THE PLUMBING CODE IS REFERENCED, |
| | PLEASE SEE REQUIREMENTS OF THE 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY |
| | CODE: 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. |
| | 2D) UNDER THE HEADING PLUMBING FIXTURES THERE IS NO |
| | REQUIREMENT LISTED FOR SERVICE SINKS. PLEASE REVIEW IN |
| | THE 2017 FBC-B TABLE 2902.1 FOR BUSINESS OCCUPANCIES 1 |
| | SERVICE SINK IS REQUIRED. FOOTNOTE E FOR BUSINESS |
| | OCCUPANCIES AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF 15 OR FEWER NOT |
| | REQUIRED. |
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| | 2E) AT THE FRONT OF THE BANK THERE APPEARS TO BE THE |
| | WORD EXIT IN THE EXTERIOR WALL OF THE ATM ROOM ON THE |
| | A-110 FLOOR PLAN AND A-120-DIMENSION PLAN THERE APPEARS |
| | TO BE NO DOOR. 107.2.1.2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS |
| | REQUIRED, POSSIBLE TYPO. |
| | |
| | 3) LIFE SAFETY PLAN VS. A-110 FLOOR PLAN VS |
| | A-120-DIMENSIONAL PLAN. |
| | 3A) ROOM 108 OFF-STAGING ROOM HAS 2 DOORS # 15 & 16. |
| | THESE 2 DOORS DO NOT HAVE 4 FEET BETWEEN DOORS. PLEASE |
| | SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2017 ACCESSIBILITY CODE |
| | SECTION 404.2.6 DOORS IN SERIES. THE DISTANCE BETWEEN 2 |
| | HINGED DOORS OR PIVOTED DOORS IN SERIES SHALL BE 48 |
| | INCHES MINIMUM PLUS THE WIDTH OF DOORS SWINGING INTO |
| | THE SPACE. SEE FIGURE 404.2.6. |
| | |
| | 3B) SHEET A-110 SHOWS A DETAIL 1/A-400 FOR THE DRINKING |
| | FOUNTAIN AND RESTROOMS. THE ISSUE WITH THE DRINKING |
| | FOUNTAINS IS: |
| | 3B)(1) THE BOTTOM OF THE DRINKING FOUNTAINS ARE NOT |
| | DIMENSIONED TO SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH: 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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| | 3B)(2) 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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| | 3C) SHEET A-400 RESTROOM ELEVATIONS, WATERCLOSET GRAB |
| | BARS VERTICAL DIMENSION. 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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| | 3D) SHEET A-400 RESTROOM ENLARGED FLOOR PLAN. MISSING |
| | THE 5-FOOT TURNING CIRCLE AND 30X48 CLEAR FLOOR SPACE. |
| | ACCESS. CODE SECTION 603.2.3. DOORS SHALL NOT SWING |
| | INTO THE CLEAR FLOOR SPACE OR CLEARANCES REQUIRED FOR |
| | ANY FIXTURE. DOORS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO SWING INTO THE |
| | REQUIRED TURNING SPACE. PLEASE SEE EXCEPTION 2. WHERE |
| | TOILET ROOMS ARE FOR INDIVIDUAL USE AND A CLEAR FLOORS |
| | SPACE COMPLYING WITH 305.3 IS PROVIDED WITHIN THE ROOM |
| | BEYOND THE ARC OF THE DOOR SWING. WHAT IS MISSING IS |
| | THE REQUIRED 30X48 INCH CLEAR FLOOR SPACE BEYOND THE |
| | ARC OF THE DOOR. USUALLY AT A 45% ANGLE TO THE DOOR |
| | ENTRANCE. |
| | |
| | 4A) SHEET A-110 THE BREAKROOM DOES NOT SHOW EITHER A |
| | FORWARD OR SIDEWAYS APPROACH TO THE BREAK ROOM SINK. |
| | PLEASE SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH606.2 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. |
| | |
| | 4B) 606.3 HEIGHT. LAVATORIES AND SINKS SHALL BE |
| | INSTALLED WITH THE FRONT OF THE HIGHER OF THE RIM OR |
| | COUNTER SURFACE 34 INCHES (865 MM) MAXIMUM ABOVE THE |
| | FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND. 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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| | 4C) 606.5 EXPOSED PIPES AND SURFACES. WATER SUPPLY & |
| | DRAINPIPES UNDER LAVATORIES AND SINKS SHALL BE |
| | INSULATED OR OTHERWISE CONFIGURED TO PROTECT AGAINST |
| | CONTACT. |
| | |
| | 5) SHEET A-120 PLEASE DIMENSION THE SIDE MANEUVERING |
| | CLEARANCES FOR DOOR 12, 13 & 14 SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH |
| | THE 2017 FBC-ACCESS. CODE 404.2.4 MANEUVERING |
| | CLEARANCES. DOORS. MINIMUM MANEUVERING CLEARANCES AT |
| | DOORS AND GATES SHALL COMPLY WITH 404.2.4. MANEUVERING |
| | CLEARANCES SHALL EXTEND THE FULL WIDTH OF THE DOORWAY |
| | AND THE REQUIRED LATCH SIDE FOR SIDE CLEARANCE. |
| | |
| | 6) PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS ONE. SHEET A-400 THE |
| | RESTROOM ELEVATION SHOW TILE WALL AND SHEET A-140 |
| | FINISH PLAN INDICATES WALL TILE WT-1. WHAT PLAN |
| | DESIGNATES WT-1 FOR THE WET WALLS OF THE RESTROOM AND |
| | JANITORS SERVICE SINK. 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. |
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| | 6A) 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. |
| | |
| | 6B) 2509.1. WET AREAS. SHOWERS AND PUBLIC TOILET WALLS |
| | SHALL COMPLY WITH 1210.2. |
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| | 6C) 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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| | 7) 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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