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| 2021-01-19 10:04:25 | 2017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 21010035 |
| | ADD: 515 N. FLAGLER DR. SUITE: 801 |
| | CONT: FINE LINE CONSTRUCTION |
| | TEL: 561-582-7880 |
| | E-MAIL: ASTEINBORG@FINELINE CONTRACTORS.COM |
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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. |
| | 1ST REVIEW |
| | DATE: TUES. JAN. 19TH/2021 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) THE LIFE SAFETY SHEET SHOWS TRAVEL DISTANCES IN THE |
| | WORK WHERE THE NEW WORK IS PROPOSED, BUT NOT ON THE |
| | OTHER SIDE OF THE NEW WALL (EXISTING KITCHEN) THAT |
| | CREATES DEAD END CORRIDORS & EGRESS THROUGH A KITCHEN |
| | AND CLOSET. NOTE THE EXISTING KITCHEN HAS AN EXISTING |
| | STORAGE ROOM. THIS ROUTE CAN NOT BE USED AS AN EXIT |
| | ACCESS POINT SINCE YOU WOULD BE REQUIRED TO GO THROUGH |
| | A STORAGE ROOM. |
| | 2020 EXISTING BUILDING CODE LEVEL II 801.3 COMPLIANCE. |
| | ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, COMPONENTS, SYSTEMS, AND |
| | SPACES SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE |
| | FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING. CREATION OR EXTENSION |
| | OF NONCONFORMITY. ALL NEW WORK, RE-CONFIGURATION SHALL |
| | NOT CREATE OR EXTEND ANY NONCONFORMITY IN THE EXISTING |
| | BUILDING TO WHICH THE RE-CONFIGURATION OF SPACE IS |
| | BEING MADE WITH REGARD TO ACCESSIBILITY, STRUCTURAL |
| | STRENGTH, FIRE SAFETY, MEANS OF EGRESS, OR THE CAPACITY |
| | OF MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. |
| | 2017 FBC-B 1016.2 EGRESS THROUGH INTERVENING SPACES. |
| | 1016.2.5. EGRESS SHALL NOT PASS THROUGH KITCHENS, |
| | STORAGE ROOMS, CLOSETS OR SPACES USED FOR SIMILAR |
| | PURPOSES. |
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| | 2) THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN ALSO SHOWS A CODE |
| | NON-CONFORMITY IN THE EXISTING KITCHEN, THE ENTRY DOOR |
| | INTO THE EXISTING KITCHEN DOES NOT HAVE 18 INCHES |
| | MANEUVERING CLEARANCES ON THE LATCH SIDE OF THE DOOR. |
| | IN THE 2020 EXISTING BUILDING CODE IN LEVEL 2 |
| | ALTERATIONS FOR ACCESSIBILITY ISSUES YOU BACK TO THE |
| | 2020 ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 202.4.1. |
| | DISPROPORTIONATE COST. 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% DISPROPORTIONATE FUNDS (50,000.00 DOLLARS) |
| | LISTED FOR EACH ELEMENT WHERE THE FUNDS ARE BEING SPENT |
| | AND IN THE ORDER LISTED IN SECTION 202.4.1 |
| | DISPROPORTIONATE COST OF THE 2017 ACCESSIBILITY CODE. |
| | 3) SHEET A5 DETAIL # 2 SHOWS A CONFERENCE ROOM CABINET, |
| | NORTH WALL AT A HEIGHT OF 34 INCHES. |
| | 2020 FBC-ACCESS. CODE 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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| | ADVISORY 226.1. IN FACILITIES COVERED BY THE ADA, THIS |
| | REQUIREMENT DOES NOT APPLY TO WORK SURFACES USED ONLY |
| | BY EMPLOYEES. HOWEVER, THE ADA AND, WHERE APPLICABLE, |
| | SECTION 504 OF THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973, AS |
| | AMENDED, PROVIDE THAT EMPLOYEES ARE ENTITLED TO |
| | ?REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS.? WITH RESPECT TO WORK |
| | SURFACES, THIS MEANS THAT EMPLOYERS MAY NEED TO PROCURE |
| | OR ADJUST WORK STATIONS SUCH AS DESKS, LABORATORY AND |
| | WORK BENCHES, FUME HOODS, RECEPTION COUNTERS, TELLER |
| | WINDOWS, STUDY CARRELS, COMMERCIAL KITCHEN COUNTERS, |
| | AND CONFERENCE TABLES TO ACCOMMODATE THE INDIVIDUAL |
| | NEEDS OF EMPLOYEES WITH DISABILITIES ON AN ?AS NEEDED? |
| | BASIS. CONSIDER WORK SURFACES THAT ARE FLEXIBLE AND |
| | PERMIT INSTALLATION AT VARIABLE HEIGHTS AND CLEARANCES. |
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| | 4) NOTICE TO THE DESIGNER OF RECORD. SHEET A-6 SHOWS A |
| | ELEVATION VIEW OF THE NEW PROPOSED KITCHEN. ABOVE THE |
| | SINK AND BASE CABINETS THERE IS AN OPEN SHELF ABOVE THE |
| | REACH RANGES FOUND IN THE 2020 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE. |
| | 308 REACH RANGES |
| | 308.2 FORWARD REACH./ 308.2.1 UNOBSTRUCTED/ 308.2.2 |
| | OBSTRUCTED HIGH REACH. |
| | 308.3 SIDE REACH. / 308.3.1 UNOBSTRUCTED/ 308.3.2 |
| | OBSTRUCTED HIGH REACH. |
| | NOTE THE ELECTRICAL SHEETS E2 & E3 SHOW ABOVE THE SHELF |
| | LEVEL THERE IS A 20 AMP. SMALL APPLIANCE CIRCUIT. IF |
| | BEFORE A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION IS GIVEN A MICROWAVE |
| | IS PLACED ON THIS SHELF IT WILL NOT BE IN COMPLIANCE |
| | WITH THE 2020 ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 309 OPERABLE |
| | PARTS . |
| | 309.3 HEIGHT. OPERABLE PARTS SHALL BE PLACED WITHIN ONE |
| | OR MORE OF THE REACH RANGES SPECIFIED IN 308. |
| | 309.4 OPERATION. OPERABLE PARTS SHALL BE OPERABLE WITH |
| | ONE HAND AND SHALL NOT REQUIRE TIGHT GRASPING, |
| | PINCHING, OR TWISTING OF THE WRIST. THE FORCE REQUIRED |
| | TO ACTIVATE OPERABLE PARTS SHALL BE 5 POUNDS MAXIMUM. |
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| | 5) 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 |
| | 19 WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
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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 |
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