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| 2021-04-26 14:57:10 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 20120513 |
| | ADD: 1900 CONSULATE PL. SUITE: 705 |
| | CONT: MOSS DELCO 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. |
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| | 2ND REVIEW |
| | DATE: MON. APRIL 26TH/ 2021 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) 2ND REQUEST. THE PLAN REVIEW RESPONSE COMMENTS STATE |
| | THAT THE VALUE OF THE WORK HAS BEEN REVISED TO MORE |
| | ACCURATELY REFLECT THE WORK ACCOMPLISHED. THE VALUE OF |
| | WORK HAS NOT CHANGED NOR DECLARED. IT APPEARS WHEN |
| | READING THE PLAN REVIEW RESPONSES THAT THIS WORK HAS |
| | ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED. PLEASE RESPOND HAS THIS WORK |
| | BEEN COMPLETED WITHOUT A PERMIT. |
| | |
| | 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. THE DESCRIPTION OF WORK IS TO DO |
| | A REMODEL OF THE INTERIOR OF THE TENANT SPACE, KITCHEN |
| | CABINETS AND COUNTERTOP NEW SINK AND SUPPLY, 2 NEW |
| | VANITIES, TUB & SHOWER AND REPLACEMENT OF FLOORING WITH |
| | TILE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FOYER, REMOVAL OF ALL |
| | DEBRIS AND COST OF DESIGN PROFESSIONAL AND THE |
| | CONTRACTOR OVERHEAD AND PROFIT. THE PERMIT VALUE |
| | DECLARED IS EXTREMELY LOW!!! |
| | 2017 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION SECTION 109.3 BUILDING |
| | PERMIT VALUATION. IF, IN THE OPINION OF THE BUILDING |
| | OFFICIAL, THE CLAIMED VALUATION OF BUILDING, |
| | ALTERATION, STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL, GAS, MECHANICAL, OR |
| | PLUMBING SYSTEMS APPEARS TO BE UNDERESTIMATED ON THE |
| | APPLICATION, THE PERMIT SHALL BE DENIED. FOR PERMITTING |
| | PURPOSES, VALUATION OF BUILDINGS AND SYSTEMS SHALL BE |
| | TOTAL REPLACEMENT PURPOSES, VALUATION OF BUILDINGS AND |
| | SYSTEMS SHALL BE THE TOTAL REPLACEMENT VALUE TO INCLUDE |
| | STRUCTURAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, INTERIOR |
| | FINISHES, NORMAL SITE WORK (EXCAVATION AND BACKFILL FOR |
| | BUILDINGS), ARCHITECTURAL AND DESIGN FEES, MARKETING |
| | COST, OVERHEAD AND PROFIT; EXCLUDING ONLY LAND VALUE. |
| | VALUATION REFERENCES MAY INCLUDE THE LATEST PUBLISHED |
| | DATA OF NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION COST ANALYSIS SERVICES |
| | (MARSHALL-SWIFT, MEANS, ETC.) WITH REGIONAL ADJUSTMENTS |
| | FOR LOCATION AS PUBLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CODE |
| | CONGRESS. |
| | |
| | 2-4B) COMPLIED. |
| | |
| | 4C) BUILDING PROVISO: TO BE DETERMINED IN THE FIELD. |
| | 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) 2ND REQUEST. NO FLOORING INSULATION WAS SUBMITTED |
| | FOR THE 2ND REVIEW. THE RESPONSE STATES THE FLOOR SOUND |
| | INSULATION MATERIALS WERE INSTALLED AS PER THE BUILDING |
| | REQUIREMENTS FOR STANDARDS OF TILE FLOOR INSTALLATIONS. |
| | IF FIELD TESTING BY A CERTIFIED LABORATORY, PLEASE |
| | SUBMIT BOTH REQUIRED REPORTS FOR THE IIC AND STC |
| | REQUIREMENTS. COMMENT 5C THE FLAME SPREAD REPORT WILL |
| | ALSO NEED TO BE SATISFIED. |
| | |
| | 1ST ROUND COMMENT. THE PLANS STATED REPLACE ALL |
| | FLOORING, EXCEPT ENTRY, WITH NEW FLOOR TILE. FLOOR |
| | INSULATION (FBC-B 2017) OR 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 FOR TYPE I AND OR |
| | TYPE II BUILDINGS SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH: |
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| | 5A) FBC-B 2020 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. |
| | |
| | 5B) FBC-B 2020 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. |
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| | 5) FLAME SPREAD- FBC-B 2020 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. |
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| | 6) 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. |
| | WORKING HOURS ARE MON.- WED. 8:00 AM- NOON. PART-TIME/ |
| | RETIRED. |
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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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| | DEVELOPMENT SERVICES HOME PAGE |
| | HTTP://WWW.CITYOFWPB.COM/CONSTRUCTION/INDEX.PHP |
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| | PLEASE NOTE: FLORIDA HAS A VERY BROAD PUBLIC RECORDS |
| | LAW. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS TO OR FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS |
| | REGARDING CITY BUSINESS ARE PUBLIC RECORD, AVAILABLE TO |
| | THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. YOUR E-MAIL COMMUNICATIONS ARE |
| | THEREFORE SUBJECT TO PUBLIC DISCLOSURE. |
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| | MEMBER OF BOAF: BUILDING OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION OF |
| | FLORIDA SAVING LIVES AND PROPERTY SINCE 1953 |
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