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| 2021-02-20 11:59:52 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 20121276 APPLY DATE 12/29/2020 2017 |
| | FBC-B |
| | ADD: 439 NORTHWOOD RD. |
| | CONT: INFINITY CONSTRUCTION AND HANDYMAN |
| | TEL: 561-856-5941 |
| | E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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| | 2017 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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| | 1ST REVIEW |
| | DATE: SAT. FEB. 20TH/ 2021 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) THE PERMIT APPLICATION FOR PERMIT 20121276 436 |
| | NORTHWOOD RD. STATES THE WORK TO BE PREFORMED UNDER |
| | THIS PERMIT IS REMODELING EXISTING RESTROOMS TO ADA |
| | STANDARDS. THE SCOPE OF WORK INDICATED ON THE |
| | COVERSHEET OF THE PLANS INDICATES THIS IS A CHANGE OF |
| | OCCUPANCY FROM A MERCANTILE OCCUPANCY (ELITE SKIN & |
| | BEAUTY COSMETICS, BEAUTY SUPPLIES & PERFUMES) TO A |
| | BUSINESS OCCUPANCY, RESTAURANT LESS THAN 50 OCCUPANTS. |
| | VALUE OF THE PROJECT $25,500.00 DOLLARS IN VALUE. |
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| | 1A) THERE IS A DISCREPANCY IN THE SCOPE OF WORK BETWEEN |
| | THE CONTRACTOR AND DESIGNER OF RECORD. PLEASE CORRELATE |
| | THE SCOPE OF WORK. 107.2.1.2. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS |
| | REQUIRED. THE COVERSHEET LIST THE LEVEL OF CONSTRUCTION |
| | AS LEVEL III. PLEASE NOTE THIS BUILDING IS UNDERGOING A |
| | CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY MERCANTILE TO BUSINESS AND NEEDS TO |
| | FOLLOW THE CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY REQUIREMENTS LISTED IN |
| | THE 2017 EXISTING BUILDING CODE 1001.2.1. SECTIONS 1002 |
| | THROUGH 1011. |
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| | 1B) WITH THE PLANS SHOWING A NEW OCCUPANCY |
| | CLASSIFICATION, (BUSINESS) AND USAGE SMALL ASSEMBLY |
| | LESS THAN 50 OCCUPANTS THE AMOUNT OF WORK (LABOR & |
| | MATERIALS) THE DOLLAR AMOUNT STATED $25,500.00 DOLLARS |
| | IN VALUE IS LOW. |
| | 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. |
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| | THIS MAIN BUILDING PERMIT WILL INCLUDE THE FEES FOR THE |
| | MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING & ROOFING PERMITS. |
| | WHEN THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR COMES IN FOR A BUILDING |
| | PERMIT WITH THE SIGNED PERMIT APPLICATION FORM BY THE |
| | QUALIFIER AND OWNER AND BRINGS IN THE LISTED |
| | SUB-PERMITS M-E-P & ROOFING PERMITS SIGNED BY THE |
| | QUALIFIER OF EACH COMPANY, THEIR INSURANCES AND |
| | LICENSURE UP TO DATE, THE M-E-P AND ROOFING PERMITS ARE |
| | FREE OF CHARGE. IF THE M-E-P & ROOFING PERMITS COME IN |
| | LATER THERE WILL BE AN $80.00 ADMINISTRATIVE FEE FOR |
| | EACH PERMIT. |
| | |
| | ALL OTHER PERMITS FIRE SPRINKLER, FIRE ALARM, RACK |
| | STORAGE, EXHAUST HOODS, ANSUL SYSTEMS OR ALTERNATIVE |
| | AUTOMATIC FIRE-EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS, WALK IN COOLERS & |
| | FREEZERS, CANOPIES, ALL LOW VOLTAGE PERMITS, GENERATORS |
| | & FUEL TANKS WITH FILL STATIONS, GAS PERMIT, POOL, |
| | JACUZZI AND ASSOCIATED SUB-PERMITS, AWNING, SCREEN |
| | ENCLOSURES, CANOPY, FENCE, LANDSCAPE, IRRIGATION, AUGER |
| | CAST PILE AND OR FOUNDATION OR STRUCTURE ONLY PERMIT |
| | WILL BE SEPARATE REVIEWS AND ASSOCIATED FEES WITH EACH |
| | PERMIT. |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE AN ITEMIZED LIST AND SUBTRACT THESE LINE |
| | ITEMS AND THEIR VALUE FROM THE OVERALL BUILDING VALUE |
| | STATED ON THE PERMIT APPLICATION FOR THIS PROJECT. THE |
| | REMAINING BALANCE WILL BE AFFECTIVELY THE VALUE OF THE |
| | BUILDING YOU WILL BE PAYING FOR THIS PERMIT. THE |
| | BUILDING DEPARTMENT DOES NOT WANT TO COLLECT TWICE FOR |
| | THE VALUE OF THESE SUB-PERMITS NOT COVERED UNDER THE |
| | PRIME OR MASTER PERMIT. |
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| | 1C) THE TITLEBLOCK INDICATES THE METRO ARCHITECTURAL |
| | GROUP HAS DESIGNED THE PLANS, BUT THERE IS NO SIGNATURE |
| | OR SEAL BY EITHER THE ARCHITECT OR ENGINEER. |
| | ARCHITECTS: FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 61G1-16.005. |
| | PROCEDURES FOR DIGITALLY SIGNING AND SEALING AND FOR |
| | ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMITTING PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, |
| | REPORTS OR OTHER DOCUMENTS. |
| | 61G15-23.005 PROCEDURES FOR SIGNING AND SEALING |
| | ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMITTED PLANS (ENGINEER) (DIGITAL |
| | SIGNATURES), SPECIFICATIONS, REPORTS OR OTHER |
| | DOCUMENTS. |
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| | 1D) THERE IS A QUESTION WHEREAS WHERE THE WORK WILL BE |
| | PERFORMED. THE PLANS (COVERSHEET) INDICATE 439 |
| | NORTHWOOD RD. BUT THE KEY PLAN IDENTIFIES THE BUILDING |
| | 325 NORTHWOOD RD. 107.2.1.2. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS |
| | REQUIRED. |
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| | 1E) THE COVERSHEET STATES THE OCCUPANT LOAD OF 36 |
| | PEOPLE, BUT NO FORMULA AS TO HOW THE DESIGNER OF RECORD |
| | GOT THIS NUMBER. SHEET A1.2 UNDER OCCUPANCY STATES 12 |
| | PEOPLE USING 100 S. F. AS THE OCCUPANT LOAD FACTOR THEN |
| | STATES THE PROPOSED OCCUPANCY AS 26 PEOPLE OVERALL. |
| | PLEASE CORRELATE THE OCCUPANT LOAD MATCHES EVERYWHERE |
| | WITHIN THE SET OF PLANS. 107.2.1.2. ADDITIONAL |
| | INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. 2017 FBC-B TABLE 1004.1.2. |
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| | 1F) THE COVERSHEET INDICATES THE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION |
| | TYPE AS IIIB- UN-SPRINKLERED. THE PLANS ARE SILENT AS |
| | TO THE 2-HR. RATED EXTERIOR BEARING WALLS IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH THE 2017 FBC-B TABLE 602. |
| | |
| | 1G) THE COVERSHEET DOES NOT LIST THE LENGTH OF THE |
| | BUILDING NOR IS THE LENGTH OF THE BUILDING GIVEN ON THE |
| | LIFE SAFETY SHEET. WITHOUT THE ACTUAL OCCUPANT LOAD |
| | COUNT KNOWN AND THE LENGTH OF THE BUILDING KNOWN OR |
| | STATED IN EITHER THE COVERSHEET AND OR LIFE SAFETY |
| | SHEET COMPLIANCE WITH HOW MANY EXITS OR EXIT ACCESS |
| | DOORWAYS AND COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION/ TABLE 1006.2.1. |
| | (2017 FBC-B) MAXIMUM PATH OF EGRESS TRAVEL CANNOT BE |
| | DETERMINED. |
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| | 2) SHEET A-1.0 FLOOR PLAN: |
| | 2A) AT THE BACK OF THE TENANT SPACE THERE IS A |
| | STATEMENT SERVICE ENTRANCE BUT DOES NOT DECLARE WHERE |
| | THE SERVICE ENTRANCE IS LOCATED. 107 .2.1.2 ADDITIONAL |
| | INFORMATION, 1006.2.1 OF THE 2017 FBC-B. |
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| | 2B) PLEASE PROVIDE EITHER A SURVEY OR SITE PLAN SHOWING |
| | THE FRONT AND REAR PROPERTY LINES. BOTH OF THE EXIT/ |
| | ENTRANCE DOORS ARE OUTSWING DOORS AND CAN NOT CROSS |
| | OVER THE PROPERTY LINE. 2017 FBC-B SECTION 3202.2. |
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| | 2C) THE SUBMITTED FLOOR PLAN SHOWS 2 EGRESS DOORS BUT |
| | DOES NOT GIVE THE INTERIOR FLOOR FINISH HEIGHT IN |
| | RELATION TO THE EXTERIOR SLAB OR FINISH GRADE. 2017 |
| | FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 207.1 MEANS OF EGRESS |
| | SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTION 1003.2.13 OF THE |
| | INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE (2000 EDITION AND 2001 |
| | SUPPLEMENT) OR SECTION 1007 OF THE INTERNATIONAL |
| | BUILDING CODE (2003 EDITION). 2003 IBC-B 1007.1 WHERE |
| | MORE THAN ONE MEANS OF EGRESS IS REQUIRED BY SECTIONS |
| | 1014.1 OR 1018.1 FROM ANY ACCESSIBLE SPACE, EACH |
| | ACCESSIBLE PORTION OF THE SPACE SHALL BE SERVED BY NOT |
| | LESS THAN TWO MEANS OF EGRESS. ACCESS. CODE 404.2.5. |
| | THRESHOLDS. THRESHOLDS, IF PROVIDED AT DOORWAYS, SHALL |
| | BE ? INCH HIGH MAXIMUM. RAISED THRESHOLDS AND CHANGES |
| | IN LEVEL AT DOORWAYS SHALL COMPLY WITH 302 & 303. |
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| | 2D) THE FLOOR PLAN NOR THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN SHOW |
| | DIMENSIONS FOR THE 2 ACCESSIBLE RESTROOMS COMPLIANCE |
| | WITH CLEARANCES AT WATER CLOSETS CANNOT BE DETERMINED. |
| | . 604.3 CLEARANCE. CLEARANCES AROUND THE WATER CLOSETS |
| | AND IN TOILET COMPARTMENTS SHALL COMPLY WITH 604.3. |
| | 604.3.1. SIZE. CLEARANCE AROUND A WATER CLOSET SHALL BE |
| | 60 INCHES MINIMUM MEASURED PERPENDICULAR FROM THE SIDE |
| | WALL AND 56 INCHES MINIMUM PERPENDICULAR FROM THE REAR |
| | WALL. NOTE THE MINIMUM BACK WALL MEASUREMENT SHOULD BE |
| | 7-FOOT 1 INCH. |
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| | 2E) THE SHEET A1.0 NOR THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN SHOW |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH THE ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR: |
| | 2E)(1) 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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| | 2E)(2) 226.2 DISPERSION. DINING SURFACES REQUIRED TO |
| | COMPLY WITH 902 SHALL BE DISPERSED THROUGHOUT THE SPACE |
| | OR FACILITY CONTAINING DINING SURFACES. IS THERE |
| | OUTDOOR SEASONAL SEATING. |
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| | 2E)(3) 206.2.5 206.2.5 RESTAURANTS AND CAFETERIAS. IN |
| | RESTAURANTS AND CAFETERIAS, AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE SHALL |
| | BE PROVIDED TO ALL DINING AREAS, INCLUDING RAISED OR |
| | SUNKEN DINING AREAS, AND OUTDOOR DINING AREAS. |
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| | 2E)(4) 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, |
| | TABLES, LUNCH COUNTERS, AND BOOTHS |
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| | 2E)(5) 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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| | 2E)(6) 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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| | 3) SHEET A-4 THE MECHANICAL SHEET HAS A NOTE SEE |
| | ENGINEERED HOOD DRAWING UNDER SEPARATE PERMIT. PLEASE |
| | ADD NOTES ON THE ARCHITECTURAL SHEETS THAT THE FRAMING |
| | FOR THE PROPOSED HOOD WILL BE UNDER THE HOOD PERMIT AS |
| | WELL AS THE ATTACHMENT OF THE HOOD TO THE ROOF FRAMING |
| | MEMBERS. 107.2.1.2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. |
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| | 4) 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. |
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| | 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. |
| | 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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