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| 2021-03-02 15:36:37 | CODES IN EFFECT: |
| | FBC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2020 7TH EDITION |
| | WPB FBC = WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC 2017 |
| | 6TH ED, CHAPTER 1 |
| | WPB CCCM=WEST PALM BEACH CROSS-CONNECTION CONTROL |
| | MANUAL REVISED 2017 |
| | FBC EC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE ENERGY CONSERVATION 2020 |
| | 7TH EDITION |
| | FBC RES = FLORIDA RESIDENTIAL CODE 2020 7TH EDITION |
| | FBC ACC = FLORIDA ACCESSIBILITY CODE 2020 7TH EDITION |
| | FBC EX = FLORIDA EXISTING BUILDING CODE 2020 7TH |
| | EDITION |
| | FBC PL = FLORIDA PLUMBING CODE 2020 7TH EDITION |
| | FAC= FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE |
| | FS = FLORIDA STATUTES |
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| | 21010878 8170 OKEECHOBEE BLVD # 4 |
| | 1ST REVIEW |
| | PLUMBING COMMENTS: |
| | A REVIEW OF MINIMUM PLUMBING FIXTURE REQUIREMENTS AS |
| | REQUIRED BY FBC ACC IS PART OF THE PLUMBING REVIEW |
| | PROCESS BUT IS TYPICALLY ADDRESSED ON THE ARCHITECTURAL |
| | PLANS. ANY COMMENTS CONCERNING THESE REQUIREMENTS MUST |
| | BE SATISFACTORILY ADDRESSED PRIOR TO A PLUMBING REVIEW |
| | APPROVAL. |
| | |
| | 1.PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, PROVIDE OCCUPANCY AND OCCUPANCY |
| | LOAD. BASED ON SAID OCCUPANCY AND OCCUPANCY LOAD, |
| | PROVIDE PLUMBING FIXTURE SCHEDULE SHOWING COMPLIANCE |
| | WITH FBC PL TABLE 403.1. |
| | |
| | 2.REGARDING SCHEDULED TITAN N120 TANKLESS WATER HEATER |
| | NOTED ON SHEET 3.1, THE UNIT ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS |
| | ARE 11.8KW/240V. THE ELECTRICAL SCHEDULE ON SHEET 4.1 |
| | INDICATES 8KW. PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, CLARIFY AND/OR |
| | RECONCILE. ADDITIONALLY, PROVIDE AN EQUIPMENT SCHEDULE |
| | FOR THE WATER HEATER PROVIDING SIZE OF PLUMBING |
| | CONNECTIONS AND ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS. PROVIDE |
| | MANUFACTURER?S SPECIFICATION/INSTALLATION MANUAL FOR |
| | THE SAME. |
| | |
| | 3.PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, PROVIDE A PLUMBING FIXTURE |
| | SCHEDULE INDICATING PLUMBING FIXTURE TYPE WITH SIZED |
| | PLUMBING CONNECTIONS. |
| | |
| | 4.REFER TO SHEET 1.1. SHOW CLEAR SPACE FOR SINK IN NEW |
| | CONSULT ROOM #3 SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH SHOWING |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH FBC ACC SECTION 305. |
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| | 5.REFER TO SHEET 3.1, FIG. 27 DRINKING FOUNTAIN. PLEASE |
| | SEE BUILDING COMMENT. 1C)(1) SPOUT OUTLETS/ DRINKING |
| | FOUNTAINS. 2020 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. |
| | PER WPB FBC REVISE DETAIL TO REFLECT THE REQUIREMENTS |
| | OR IF SHOWING COMPLIANCE ON SHEET 1.1 THEN REMOVE |
| | EXISTING DETAIL TO AVOID CONFUSION. |
| | |
| | 6.REFER TO SHEET 3.1, WATER DISTRIBUTION; 1/2 INCH HOT |
| | AND COLD WATER IS NOTED AT THE DRINKING FOUNTAIN. PER |
| | WPB FBC 107.2.1, CLARIFY. |
| | |
| | 7. REFER TO SHEET 3.1, WATER DISTRIBUTION; NEW HOT AND |
| | COLD WATER DISTRIBUTION IS SIZED 5/8 INCH. THERE IS NO |
| | 5/8 INCH (THIS IS AN O.D. SIZE WHICH IS USED FOR |
| | REFRIGERANT PIPING) NOMINAL SIZE PIPE AVAILABLE FOR |
| | PLUMBING DESIGNATION. 1/2 INCH NOMINAL IS THE |
| | DESIGNATION THAT WOULD BE USED FOR 5/8 INCH O.D. IF |
| | THIS IS THE SIZE YOU INTENDED TO USE, PLEASE INDICATE |
| | IT ON THE PLANS TO AVOID CONFUSION AS REQUIRED BY WPB |
| | FBC 107.2.1. |
| | |
| | 8.PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, PROVIDE FINISH WALL SCHEDULE FOR |
| | BATHROOM. REFER TO FBC PL 310.3 AND FBC 1210.2.2. WALLS |
| | AND PARTITIONS WITHIN 2 FEET (610 MM) OF SERVICE SINKS, |
| | URINALS AND WATER CLOSETS SHALL HAVE A SMOOTH, HARD, |
| | NONABSORBENT SURFACE, TO A HEIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 4 |
| | FEET (1219 MM) ABOVE THE FLOOR, AND EXCEPT FOR |
| | STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS, THE MATERIALS USED IN SUCH WALLS |
| | SHALL BE OF A TYPE THAT IS NOT ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY |
| | MOISTURE. PLEASE NOTE THAT FBC 1210.2.2 STIPULATES THAT |
| | THE MATERIAL BE "HARD." THE INTENT OF THIS SECTION IS |
| | THAT THE SURROUNDING MATERIAL SHOULD NOT BE OF A TYPE |
| | THAT IS EASILY DAMAGED SUCH THAT THE MATERIAL COULD |
| | BECOME ABSORBENT AND THUS, NOT READILY CLEANABLE AND |
| | SANITIZED. PAINTED DRYWALL, EVEN WHERE COATED WITH |
| | HIGHLY DURABLE PAINTS, DOES NOT MEET THE INTENT OF |
| | SECTION 1210.2.2. THE TYPICAL MATERIALS USED FOR THIS |
| | APPLICATION ARE CERAMIC TILE, FIBERGLASS REINFORCED |
| | PLASTIC (FRP) PANELS, PHENOLIC PANELS, LAMINATED |
| | PLASTIC PANELS, PAINTED STEEL AND STAINLESS STEEL. |
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| | 9.PLEASE REFER TO COMMENTS MADE BY BUILDING PLANS |
| | EXAMINER. 1B) BUILDING PROVISO: PLEASE NOTE IF IN THE |
| | FIELD THE GRAB BARS ARE EITHER TO HIGH OR TO LOW UNDER |
| | THE 2020 EXISTING BUILDING CODE, THE EXISTING BUILDING |
| | CODE REFERS BACK TO THE 2020 ACCESSIBILITY CODE AND THE |
| | 20 % DISPROPORTION COST RULE. UP TO $5,900 DOLLARS IN |
| | VALUE ABOVE THE CONTRACT VALUE CAN BE REQUIRED FOR |
| | ACCESSIBILITY UPGRADES. 202.4.1. DISPROPORTIONATE COST. |
| | PLEASE NOTE, THIS COULD ALSO APPLY TO THE EXISTING |
| | LAVATORY AND WATER CLOSET IF THEY ARE NOT COMPLIANT. |
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| | END OF COMMENTS. |
| | PLEASE NOTE THAT SUBMITTAL OF ADDITIONAL AND/OR REVISED |
| | MATERIALS MAY RESULT IN NEW PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS. |
| | WHEN RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE |
| | LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE CITY |
| | RE-SUBMITTAL FORM. PLEASE, ADDITIONALLY, INSERT |
| | CORRECTED PAGES INTO TO SUBMITTAL AND REMOVE OR VOID |
| | THE PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED SHEETS.ALL PLANS TO BE SIGNED |
| | AND SEALED BY THE DESIGNER AS REQUIRED BY FAC AND FS. |
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| | JERALD SMITH |
| | PLUMBING PLANS EXAMINER |
| | CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | EMAIL [email protected] |
| | PHONE 561-805-6715 |
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| | 21010878 8170 OKEECHOBEE BLVD # 4 |
