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| 2022-04-12 15:36:35 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW/ 12/18/2020 |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 20120964 |
| | ADD: 1301 BELVEDERE RD. |
| | CONT: OCC CONSTRUCTION LLC/ CLARK S. HARDEN- QUALIFIER |
| | TEL: 561-281-0454 |
| | E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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| | 2020 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2020 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: TUES. APRIL 12TH/2022 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
| | 1) THE LS-101 GROUND FLOOR LIFE SAFETY PLAN, A-102 & |
| | A-102A DOES NOT SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2017 |
| | FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE (SUBMITTED ON 12/18/2020 THE |
| | 2020 FBC FAMILY OF CODES (ACCESSIBILITY INCLUDED) WAS |
| | ADOPTED STATEWIDE ON 12/31/2020. |
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| | 1A) SEMI-COMPLIED. 226.1 WHERE DINING SURFACES ARE |
| | PROVIDED FOR THE CONSUMPTION OF FOOD OR DRINK, AT LEAST |
| | 5 PERCENT OF THE SEATING SPACES AND STANDING SPACES AT |
| | THE DINING SURFACES SHALL COMPLY WITH 902. |
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| | 1B)2ND REQUEST. THE HUDDLE SPOTS 123 AND HI-TOPS 128 DO |
| | NOT SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE HEIGHT REQUIREMENT FOUND |
| | IN 902.3 FOR DINING AND OR WORK SURFACES. |
| | 1ST ROUND COMMENTS. 226.2 DISPERSION. DINING SURFACES |
| | AND WORK SURFACES REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH 902 SHALL BE |
| | DISPERSED THROUGHOUT THE SPACE OR FACILITY CONTAINING |
| | DINING SURFACES AND WORK SURFACES. |
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| | 1C) COMPLIED. |
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| | 1D) SEMI-COMPLIED I DO NOT SEE A CUT SECTION THROUGH |
| | THE BAR SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH 902.2 OR 902.3 OF THE |
| | 2017 ACCESSIBILITY CODE. SEMI-COMPLIED. |
| | 1ST ROUND COMMENTS. 902.1. DINING SURFACES AND WORK |
| | SURFACES SHALL COMPLY WITH 902.2 AND 902.3. ADVISORY |
| | 902.1 GENERAL. DINING SURFACES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT |
| | LIMITED TO, BARS, HIGH TOPS, TABLES, LUNCH COUNTERS, |
| | AND BOOTHS. EXAMPLES OF WORK SURFACES INCLUDE WRITING |
| | SURFACES, STUDY CARRELS, STUDENT LABORATORY STATIONS, |
| | BABY CHANGING AND OTHER TABLES OR FIXTURES FOR PERSONAL |
| | GROOMING, COUPON COUNTERS, AND WHERE COVERED BY THE ADA |
| | SCOPING PROVISIONS, EMPLOYEE WORKSTATIONS. |
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| | 1E)(1) 902.2 CLEAR FLOOR OR GROUND SPACE. A CLEAR FLOOR |
| | SPACE COMPLYING WITH 305 POSITIONED FOR A FORWARD |
| | APPROACH SHALL BE PROVIDED. KNEE AND TOE CLEARANCE |
| | COMPLYING WITH 306 SHALL BE PROVIDED. |
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| | 1F)(2) 902.3 HEIGHT. THE TOPS OF DINING SURFACES AND |
| | WORK SURFACES SHALL BE 28 INCHES MINIMUM AND 34 INCHES |
| | MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND. |
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| | 1G-H) COMPLIED. |
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| | 2A) SEMI-COMPLIED. OCCUPANCY INDICATES HOTELS TRANSIENT |
| | R-1. MISSING OCCUPANCIES ARE EITHER: |
| | RESTAURANT A-2 OR BUSINESS LESS THAN 50 OCCUPANTS, |
| | BUSINESS: FRONT COUNTER AND ASSOCIATED OFFICE AREAS |
| | GYMNASIUM: A-3 |
| | POOL AND POOL DECK: A-4 |
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| | MISSING THE SQUARE FOOTAGE FOR EACH OCCUPANCY TYPE, |
| | OCCUPANT LOAD FOR EACH OCCUPANCY. |
| | 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. SHEET LS-102 2NSD FLOOR LIFE |
| | SAFETY PLAN. 107.3.5 MINIMUM PLAN REVIEW CRITERIA |
| | 2020 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2020 WEST PALM BEACH |
| | AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, |
| | ADMINISTRATIVE CODE SECTION: 107.3.5 MINIMUM PLAN |
| | REVIEW CRITERIA FOR BUILDINGS AND OR STRUCTURES. |
| | 107.3.5.1 COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS |
| | 107.3.5.1.1. BUILDING |
| | MISSING CODE DATA: |
| | LIFE SAFETY PLANS SHALL DETERMINE AND SHALL INCLUDE THE |
| | FOLLOWING: |
| | CODE DATA/ BUILDING DATA |
| | OCCUPANCY GROUP |
| | OCCUPANT LOAD AND EGRESS CAPACITIES |
| | GROSS OR NET |
| | MEANS OF EGRESS EXIT ACCESS |
| | EXIT |
| | EXIT DISCHARGE |
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| | 2B)(1) RESPONSE STATES THAT FOR A R-1 HOTEL OCCUPANCY |
| | DRINKING FOUNTAINS ARE NOT REQUIRED PER THE 2017 |
| | FBC-PLUMBING CODE. THIS IS TRUE BUT THE DRINKING |
| | FOUNTAINS ARE REQUIRED FOR A3 OCCUPANCY LECTURE HALLS, |
| | EXHIBITION HALLS AND AUDITORIUMS. DRINKING FOUNTAINS |
| | ARE ALSO REQUIRED FOR A4 OCCUPANCIES POOL AND POOL |
| | DECKS. A2 OCCUPANCIES RESTAURANTS AND BARS MAY NOT |
| | REQUIRE DRINKING FOUNTAINS IF THE PLAN STATES THEY ARE |
| | USING SECTION 410.4 WHERE RESTAURANTS PROVIDE DRINKING |
| | WATER IN A CONTAINER FREE OF CHARGE, THIS WAS NOTED ON |
| | THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN NOR PLUMBING SHEETS. |
| | THE OTHER ISSUE IS WITH SHEET A-106 ELEVATION 2 |
| | DRINKING FOUNTAIN WITH BOTTLE FILLER. PLEASE SEE IN THE |
| | 2017 FBC-PLUMBING CODE SECTION 410. 4 FOR SUBSTITUTION |
| | AND PLUMBING COMMENTS. |
| | 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. 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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| | 2ND REQUEST.(2B(2) 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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| | 2ND REQUEST. 2B)(3) 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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| | 2ND REQUEST. 2B)(4) 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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| | 3) AS-101 NOTE# 3 INDICATES RESEAL AND RESTRIPE PARKING |
| | LOT. PROVIDE THE TOTAL PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE. SHOW |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2017 FBC-ACCESS. CODE TABLE 208.2 |
| | MINIMUM NUMBER OF REQUIRED ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES. |
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| | 3A) THE RESPONSE STATES THE INTENT IS TO RESEAL AND |
| | RESTRIPE THE PARKING LOT. PLEASE PROVIDE A PARKING |
| | DETAIL THAT IS COMPLIANCE WITH THE WEST PALM MUNI-CODE |
| | ARTICLE XV PARKING DETAIL, 94-485 ILLUSTRATES WITH |
| | MEASUREMENTS FOR DOUBLE STRIPE STALL PAINTING. |
| | 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. 2017 ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION |
| | 502.2 VEHICLE SPACES. EACH PARKING SPACE MUST BE AT |
| | LEAST 12 FEET WIDE, SHALL BE MARKED TO DEFINE THE |
| | WIDTH, AND SHALL HAVE AN ADJACENT ACCESS AISLE |
| | COMPLYING WITH 502.3. |
| | ADVISORY 502.3.3MARKING THE METHOD AND MARKING OF COLOR |
| | OF MARKING ARE NOT SPECIFIED BY THESE REQUIREMENTS BUT |
| | MAY BE ADDRESSED BY STATE OR LOCAL LAWS OR REGULATIONS. |
| | WEST PALM MUNI-CODE ARTICLE XV PARKING DETAIL, 94-485 |
| | ILLUSTRATES WITH MEASUREMENTS FOR DOUBLE STRIPE STALL |
| | PAINTING. |
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| | 3B) PLEASE PROVIDE ELEVATIONS FOR ALL ACCESS AISLES AND |
| | ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES. THIS IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH |
| | THE DISPROPORTIONATE COST, THE LAST THING ON THE LIST. |
| | 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS.502.4 ACCESS AISLE & PARKING |
| | SPACE SAME LEVEL/ 502.4, FLOOR AND GROUND SURFACES. |
| | PARKING SPACES AND THE ACCESS AISLES SERVING THEM SHALL |
| | COMPLY WITH 302. ACCESS AISLES SHALL BE AT THE SAME |
| | LEVEL AS THE PARKING SPACES THEY SERVE. |
| | CHANGES IN LEVEL ARE NOT PERMITTED. EXCEPTION: SLOPES |
| | NOT GREATER THAN 1:48 SHALL BE PERMITTED. |
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| | 4) 2ND REQUEST, AS-101A, PLEASE SHOW HOW AN ACCESSIBLE |
| | ENTRY INTO THE POOL IS TO OCCUR. NOTE 1 STATES TO |
| | REPAIR/ REFINISH POOL FINISH WORK IS BEING COMPLETE IN |
| | THE POOL PLEASE SHOW HOW COMPLIANCE WILL OCCUR WITH THE |
| | ACCESSIBILITY CODE. |
| | 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. AS-101A POOL DECK. AT LEAST TWO |
| | ACCESSIBLE MEANS OF ENTRY SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR |
| | SWIMMING POOLS. ACCESSIBLE MEANS OF ENTRY SHALL BE |
| | SWIMMING POOL LIFTS COMPLYING WITH 1009.2; SLOPED |
| | ENTRIES COMPLYING WITH 1009.3; TRANSFER WALLS COMPLYING |
| | WITH 1009.4; TRANSFER SYSTEMS COMPLYING WITH 1009.5: |
| | AND POOL STAIRS COMPLYING WITH 1009.6. AT LEAST ONE |
| | ACCESSIBLE MEANS OF ENTRY PROVIDED SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| | 1009.2 OR 1009.3. |
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| | 5A) 2ND REQUEST. RESPONSE STATES THAT FOR A R-1 HOTEL |
| | OCCUPANCY DRINKING FOUNTAINS ARE NOT REQUIRED PER THE |
| | 2017 FBC-PLUMBING CODE. THIS IS TRUE BUT THE DRINKING |
| | FOUNTAINS ARE REQUIRED FOR A3 OCCUPANCY LECTURE HALLS, |
| | EXHIBITION HALLS AND AUDITORIUMS. DRINKING FOUNTAINS |
| | ARE ALSO REQUIRED FOR A4 OCCUPANCIES POOL AND POOL |
| | DECKS. A2 OCCUPANCIES RESTAURANTS AND BARS MAY NOT |
| | REQUIRE DRINKING FOUNTAINS IF THE PLAN STATES THEY ARE |
| | USING SECTION 410.4 WHERE RESTAURANTS PROVIDE DRINKING |
| | WATER IN A CONTAINER FREE OF CHARGE, THIS WAS NOTED ON |
| | THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN NOR PLUMBING SHEETS. |
| | 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. SHEET A-102 THE FITNESS ROOM 107 |
| | SHOWS THE USE OF A WATER COOLER RATHER THAN 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. |
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| | 5B) 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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| | 5C) 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. |
| | |
| | 5D) 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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| | 5E) 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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| | 6) 2ND REQUEST. THE 202.4.1. DISPROPORTIONATE COST IS |
| | FIGURED ON THE TOTAL CONTRACT VALUE, OVER AND ABOVE THE |
| | CONTRACT VALUE. THIS ISSUE HAS TO BE DISCUSSED WITH THE |
| | BUILDING OFFICIAL BEFORE FURTHER COMMENT. RESEALING & |
| | RESTRIPING OF THE PARKING LOT NOT INCLUDED IN |
| | CONTRACTOR COST BREAKDOWN NOR WERE THERE DOLLAR AMOUNTS |
| | SHOWN WHERE THE COST FOR DISPROPORTION MAKE UP 21% OF |
| | THE BUDGET. |
| | 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. NEW COMMENT 11/09/2021 TO |
| | ADDRESS THE DESIGNER OF RECORD E-MAIL. FLORIDA |
| | ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION: DISPROPORTIONATE COST |
| | 202.4.1. PLEASE REVIEW HOW YOU ARE TO MEET |
| | DISPROPORTIONATE COST. EITHER THE CONTRACTOR OR THE |
| | DESIGNER OF RECORD ON THEIR LETTERHEAD NEED TO SHOW HOW |
| | THEY ARE GOING TO SPEND UP TO THE 20% ($585,000.00 X |
| | 0.20= $117,000.00 UP TO) DISPROPORTIONATE FUNDS LISTED |
| | FOR EACH ELEMENT WHERE THE FUNDS ARE BEING SPENT AND IN |
| | THE ORDER LISTED IN SECTION 202.4.1 DISPROPORTIONATE |
| | COST OF THE 2020 ACCESSIBILITY CODE. |
| | |
| | 202.4.1. DISPROPORTIONATE COST. ALTERATIONS MADE TO |
| | PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE PATH OF TRAVEL TO THE ALTERED |
| | AREA WILL BE DEEMED DISPROPORTIONATE TO THE OVERALL |
| | ALTERATION WHEN THE COST EXCEEDS 20% OF THE COST OF THE |
| | ALTERATION TO THE PRIMARY FUNCTION AREA. COST THAT MAY |
| | BE COUNTED AS EXPENDITURES REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AN |
| | ACCESSIBLE PATH OF TRAVEL MAY INCLUDE: (I) COST |
| | ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING AN ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE AND AN |
| | ACCESSIBLE ROUT TO THE ALTERED AREA; (II) COST |
| | ASSOCIATED WITH MAKING RESTROOMS ACCESSIBLE, SUCH AS |
| | INSTALLING GRAB BARS, ENLARGING TOILET STALLS, |
| | INSULATING PIPES, OR INSTALLING ACCESSIBLE FAUCET |
| | CONTROLS; (III) COST ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING |
| | ACCESSIBLE TELEPHONES, SUCH AS RELOCATING THE TELEPHONE |
| | TO AN ACCESSIBLE HEIGHT, INSTALLING AMPLIFICATION |
| | DEVICES, OR INSTALLING A TEXT TELEPHONE (TTY); (IV) |
| | COST ASSOCIATED WITH RELOCATING AN ACCESSIBLE DRINKING |
| | FOUNTAIN. |
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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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| | MONDAY AUGUST 02ND/ 2021 ALL PLANS EXAMINERS WILL BE |
| | WORKING FROM CITY HALL. |
| | MY WORK HOURS ARE USUALLY TUES. & WED. 7:30 AM- 4:30 PM |
| | PART-TIME/ RETIRED. |
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| | IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK WITH A PLANS EXAMINER BEFORE I GET |
| | BACK INTO THE OFFICE CALL |
| | (561)805-6700 AND ASK FOR THE PLANS EXAMINER ON-CALL. |
| | THANK YOU. |
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| | JAMES A. WITMER BN, PX, SFP, CBO |
| | SENIOR COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| | CONSTRUCTION SERVICES 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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