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| 2021-06-02 08:59:21 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 21020115 |
| | ADD: 1316 ALAPHA STREET, UNIT # 1 |
| | CONT: GEN-X CONSTRUCTION, INC. |
| | TEL: 561-963-4490 |
| | 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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| | 2020 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: WED. JUNE 02ND / 2021 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
| | 1) SHEET 1ST FLOOR PLAN. |
| | 1A) WHEN VIEWING THE FRONT ENTRY TO UNIT # 3 THROUGH MY |
| | GEO NAV THE FRONT ENTRY DOORWAY APPEARS TO BE BETWEEN A |
| | 1 ? INCHES TO 1 INCH ABOVE THE SIDEWALK. FAIR HOUSING |
| | GUIDELINES SECTION 5 (1)(A) SEPARATE GROUND FLOOR |
| | ENTRANCES. WHEN A GROUND FLOOR UNIT OF A BUILDING HAS A |
| | SEPARATE ENTRANCE, EACH GROUND FLOOR UNIT SHALL BE |
| | SERVED BY AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE. SEE SECTION (B) WHERE |
| | MULTIPLE DWELLING UNITS ARE ON THE 1ST FLOOR MORE THAN |
| | ONE MANY MAYBE REQUIRED TO BE ACCESSIBLE. |
| | 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. THE 1ST FLOOR PLAN INDICATES A |
| | NEW RAMP AT THE EXTERIOR SIDE OF THE FRONT DOOR. THE |
| | PLANS DO NOT CLEARLY SHOW THE TOP AND BOTTOM LANDINGS. |
| | PLEASE SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2020 FBC-BUILDING |
| | SECTION 1012.6 LANDINGS. RAMPS SHALL HAVE LANDINGS AT |
| | THE BOTTOM AND TOP OF EACH RAMP, POINTS OF TURNING |
| | ENTRANCE, EXITS AT DOORS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE |
| | FLORIDA BUILDING CODE ACCESSIBILITY. LANDINGS SHALL |
| | COMPLY WITH SECTION 1012.6.1 THROUGH 1012.6.5. |
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| | 1B) 2ND REQUEST. DOORWAYS AT RAMPS (LANDINGS). 1012.6,5 |
| | OF THE 2020 FBC-BUILDING. FAIR HOUSING ANSI A117.1 |
| | SECTION 4.8. WHERE DOORWAYS ARE LOCATED ADJACENT TO A |
| | RAMP LANDING, MANEUVERING CLEARANCES REQUIRED BY ICC |
| | A117.1 ARE PERMITTED TO OVERLAP THE REQUIRED LANDING |
| | AREA. |
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| | 1C) 2ND REQUEST. FAIR HOUSING ANSI A117.1 SECTION 4.8. |
| | SHEET 1ST FLOOR PLAN AT FRONT ENTRY INDICATES THE |
| | BUILDING OF A NEW RAMP. THERE ARE SOME DIMENSIONS BUT |
| | THERE IS NO MENTION OR DETAILS FOR BUILDING THE LANDING |
| | NOR RAMP SECTION ITSELF. PLEASE SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH |
| | SECTION 1012.7 RAMP CONSTRUCTION. THE PLANS ARE SILENT |
| | AS TO THE LIVE LOAD DISTRIBUTIONS SEE FBC-B TABLE |
| | 1607.1. |
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| | 1D) 2ND REQUEST. FAIR HOUSING ANSI A117.1 SECTION 4.8. |
| | PLEASE SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2020 FBC-B SECTION |
| | 1012.7.1. RAMP SURFACE. THE SURFACE OF RAMPS SHALL BE |
| | OF A SLIP-RESISTANT MATERIALS THAT ARE SECURELY |
| | ATTACHED. |
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| | 1E) 2ND REQUEST. FAIR HOUSING ANSI A117.1 SECTION 4.8. |
| | PLEASE SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2020 FBC-B SECTION |
| | 1012.7.2. OUTDOOR CONDITIONS. OUTDOOR RAMPS AND OUTDOOR |
| | APPROACHES TO RAMPS SHALL BE DESIGNED SO THAT WATER |
| | WILL NOT ACCUMULATE ON THE WALKING SURFACES. |
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| | 1G) 2ND REQUEST. FAIR HOUSING ANSI A117.1 SECTION 4.8. |
| | THIS PROPOSED RAMP IS INDICATED TO BE 1 ? INCHES IN |
| | HEIGHT. HANDRAILS REQUIRED BY 1012.8 ARE NOT REQUIRED |
| | FOR RAMPS LESS THAN 6 INCHES. GUARDS REQUIRED BY 1012.9 |
| | WHERE REQUIRED BY 1015.2 RAMPS AND LANDINGS LOCATED 30 |
| | INCHES ABOVE GRADE, ALSO NOT REQUIRED. EDGE PROTECTION |
| | REQUIRED BY SECTION 1012.10 IS NOT INDICATED ON THE |
| | PLANS. |
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| | 1H-K) N/A, NOT APPLICABLE. |
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| | 1L) BATHROOM GRAB BARS FOR THE WATER CLOSET. 2021 |
| | FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 609.4 POSITION OF GRAB |
| | BARS. GRAB BARS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN A HORIZONTAL |
| | POSITION, 33 INCHES MINIMUM AND 36 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE |
| | THE FINISH FLOOR MEASURED TO THE TOP OF THE GRIPPING |
| | SURFACE, NOT CENTERLINE. |
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| | 2) 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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| | 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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