Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 21020172
Permit Number 21020172
Review Stop P
Sequence Number 4
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Date Text
2021-07-20 10:36:243RD REVIEW FBC-2020 PLUMBING
 PERMIT- 21020172
 6/14/2021
 CODES IN EFFECT:
 FBC P- FLORIDA PLUMBING CODE 7TH EDITION 2020
 FBC ACC- FLORIDA ACCESSIBILITY CODE 7TH EDITION 2020
 FBC B- FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 7TH EDITION 2020
 FBC EC- FLORIDA ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE 7TH EDITION
 2020
 FBC EX- FLORIDA EXISTING BUILDING CODE 7TH EDITION 2020
 FS- FLORIDA STATUTES
 FAC- FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
 WPB- WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC
  
 PLAN REVIEW RESULTS: DENIED. FAILED COMMENTS FROM THE
 1ST AND 2ND REVIEWS ARE LISTED BELOW WITH NOTES ADDED
 FOR FURTHER CLARIFICATION.
  
 3) FAILED. A1. P1 & P2: THE PLANS APPEAR TO SHOW A
 MIXED OCCUPANCY OF OFFICES, PHARMACY, COFFEE/JUICE BAR,
 AND VETERINARY CLINIC- BUSINESS AND MERCANTILE
 OCCUPANCIES. PLEASE PROVIDE PLUMBING FIXTURE
 CALCULATIONS IN COMPLIANCE WITH TABLE 403.1 FBC P BASED
 ON THE OCCUPANT LOADS SHOWN. PROVIDE A SCHEDULE THAT
 INDICATES THE REQUIRED AND PROVIDED NUMBER OF PLUMBING
 FIXTURES. VERIFY THAT ALL TENANT OCCUPANTS WILL HAVE
 ACCESS TO THE FIXTURES. A) FIXTURE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
 SEPARATE ANIMAL HOSPITAL TENANT SPACE APPROVED. B)
 PLEASE CORRECT A1 FLOOR PLAN NOTE TO INDICATE THE
 COFFEE SHOP IS A B OCCUPANCY, AND NOT AN M- SECTION
 303.1.2 FBC B. C) THERE IS CONTRADICTORY SQUARE FOOTAGE
 CALCULATIONS SHOWN FOR THE DRUG STORE(M). IT IS
 INDICATED AT 2905 SQ. FT. IN THE TABULATIONS BOX (A1)
 AND 1987 IN THE MERCANTILE OCCUPANT LOAD NOTE- PLEASE
 CORRECT. D) REFER TO SECTION 403.1.1 FBC P- FOR
 CALCULATIONS INVOLVING MULTIPLE OCCUPANCIES, SUCH
 FRACTIONAL NUMBERS FOR EACH OCCUPANCY SHALL FIRST BE
 SUMMED AND THEN ROUNDED UP TO THE NEXT WHOLE NUMBER.
 THE FACILITY IS PROVIDING COMMON USE FIXTURES ON THE
 FIRST AND SECOND FLOORS FOR BOTH PUBLIC AND EMPLOYEE
 USE. AS PREVIOUSLY REQUESTED, PROVIDE A FIXTURE
 CALCULATION SCHEDULE THAT INDICATES THE REQUIRED AND
 PROVIDED NUMBER OF PLUMBING FIXTURES USING PERCENTAGES
 FOR THE BUSINESS AND MERCANTILE OCCUPANCIES. THE PLANS
 APPEAR TO BE NON-COMPLIANT- NO SERVICE SINK HAS BEEN
 PROVIDED FOR THE B AND M OCCUPANCIES.
  
 4) FAILED. P1 & P2: A GREASE INTERCEPTOR IS REQUIRED
 FOR THE NEW COFFEE SHOP IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION
 1003.3.1 FBC P. PLEASE REVISE THE PLAN: A) SHOW THE
 LOCATION OF THE INTERCEPTOR. B) PROVIDE AN EQUIPMENT
 SCHEDULE AND SIZING CALCULATIONS. C) PROVIDE NEW
 PLUMBING FLOOR PLAN AND ISOMETRIC DRAWING THAT
 INCORPORATE THE REQUIRED INTERCEPTOR. D) SUBMIT
 MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS AND INSTALL GUIDELINES.
 NOT PROVIDED. THE CITY OF WPB BUILDING DEPARTMENT IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 1003.3.1 FBC P AND SECS. 90-126
 & 127 WPB CODE OR ORDINANCES REQUIRES GREASE
 INTERCEPTORS TO RECEIVE THE DRAINAGE FROM FIXTURES AND
 EQUIPMENT WITH GREASE LADEN WASTE. MILK AND OTHER
 PRODUCTS USED IN COFFEE SHOPS CONTAIN FATS AND OILS
 WHICH ARE PROHIBITED FROM THE DRAINING INTO THE CITY
 SANITARY SYSTEM. PLEASE NOTE THAT HAND SINKS SHALL NOT
 DRAIN INTO THE GREASE WASTE LINE- SECTION 1003.3.1 FBC
 P.
  
 5) FAILED. P1 & P2: PROVIDE AN INTERCEPTOR FOR THE
 WASHING MACHINE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 1003.6 FBC
 P. CLOTHES WASHERS SHALL DISCHARGE THROUGH AN
 INTERCEPTOR THAT IS PROVIDED WITH A WIRE BASKET OR
 SIMILAR DEVICE, REMOVABLE FOR CLEANING, THAT PREVENTS
 PASSAGE INTO THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM OF SOLIDS 1/2 INCH OR
 LARGER IN SIZE, STRING, RAGS, BUTTONS OR OTHER
 MATERIALS DETRIMENTAL TO THE PUBLIC SEWAGE SYSTEM. LIST
 THE MAKE AND MODEL OF THE WASHING MACHINE AND
 INTERCEPTOR ON THE PLAN, AND SUBMIT MANUFACTURER?S
 SPECIFICATIONS, REVISE THE PLUMBING DRAWINGS. NOT
 PROVIDED. THE INTEGRAL PUMP FILTER IS NOT AN
 INTERCEPTOR. PLEASE SEE DEFINITION OF DISCHARGE PIPE- A
 PIPE THAT CONVEYS THE DISCHARGE FROM PLUMBING FIXTURES
 OR APPLIANCES- SECTION 202. PLEASE PROVIDE THE
 INTERCEPTOR.
  
 9) FAILED. P1 & P2: PROVIDE ENLARGED SANITARY AND WATER
 SUPPLY PLAN FOR THE COFFEE/JUICE BAR THAT SHOWS THE
 LOCATIONS OF ALL FLOOR SINKS, HUB DRAIN, AND FLOOR
 DRAINS NEEDED FOR BEVERAGE DISPENSER, ICE MAKER, WATER
 FILTER, AND REFRIGERATOR AND FREEZER EQUIPMENT DRAINAGE
 ETC. PLEASE SHOW THE LOCATIONS OF REQUIRED WATER HAMMER
 ARRESTORS AND BACKFLOW PREVENTERS FOR SUPPLY LINES TO
 THE EQUIPMENT- SECTION 604.9 & 608.3 FBC P. A) GREASE
 INTERECEPTOR AND GREASE WASTE LINE NOT PROVIDED. B)
 FILTERED WATER SUPPLY CONNECTIONS TO COFFEE BAR
 EQUIPMENT SUCH AS BREWER, EXPRESSO MACHINE, ICE MAKER
 ETC. NOT SHOWN. C) BACKFLOW PROTECTION FOR THE WATER
 FILTER AND FILTERED SUPPLY LINES TO EQUIPMENT NOT
 SHOWN. D) MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS SHALL BE
 SUBMITTED FOR THE COFFEE BAR EQUIPMENT. THE CURRENT
 SCHEULE DOES NOT LIST MAKES AND MODEL NUMBERS, HOWEVER
 THE SUBMITTALS MAY BE DEFERRED PER SECTION 107.3.4.1
 WPB. E) PLEASE NOTE THE FLOOR DRAINS TRAPS IN THE
 ANIMAL HOSPITAL ARE NOT VENTED PROPERLY. IF THE INTENT
 IS TO PROVIDE A COMBINATION DRAIN AND VENT SYSTEM THEN
 THE WATER CLOSET CANNOT DRAIN INTO THE LINE- SECTION
 910.1 & 911.1 FBC P.
  
 10) FAILED. P1 & P2: PROVIDE AN ENLARGED INDIRECT WASTE
 DETAIL FOR THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK- SECTION 802.1.1 FBC
 P. NOT PROVIDED. THE SPEC SHEET DOES NOT SHOW EACH WELL
 OF THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK DISCHARGING INDEPENDENTLY
 INTO THE FLOOR SINK. THE FLOOR SINK SHOULD BE CENTERED
 FOR DRAIN ACCESS.
  
 12) FAILED. P1 & P2: PLEASE PROVIDE EQUIPMENT SCHEDULES
 FOR THE WEST AND EAST WATER HEATERS AND SUBMIT
 MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS- SECTION 502.1 FBC P.
 EQUIPMENT SCHEDULES NOT PROVIDED. PLEASE NOTE THE
 TANKLESS WATER HEATER SPEC SHEET SHOWS TWO DIFFERENT
 MODELS. PLEASE CHOOSE ONE OR THE OTHER AND SPECIFY IT
 ON THE PLAN.
  
 13) FAILED. P1 & P2: PROVIDE ENLARGED PIPING DRAWINGS
 FOR THE WATER HEATERS SHOWING LOCATIONS OF THERMAL
 EXPANSION TANKS, RECIRCULATION PUMPS, SHUTOFF VALVES,
 CHECK VALVES, RELIEF VALVE, ETC.- SECTIONS 502.1,
 607.2.1.2, 607.3 FBC P. THERMAL EXPANSION TANK
 REQUIRED.
  
 14) FAILED. P1 & P2: PROVIDE PANS AND PAN DRAINS FOR
 THE NEW WATER HEATERS. SHOW THE TYPE AND SIZE OF PANS,
 AND THE TYPE AND SIZE OF PAN DRAIN PIPES, THE DRAIN
 PIPE RUNS AND DISCHARGE LOCATIONS- SECTIONS 504.6-
 504.7.2 FBC P. A PAN DRAIN IS NOTED FOR THE WEST WATER
 HEATER HOWEVER THE PAN DRAIN LINE AND DISCHARGE
 LOCATION NOT SHOWN. NO PAN OR PAN DRAIN HAS BEEN
 SPECIFIED FOR THE TANKLESS WATER HEATER P&T RELIEF
 VALVE DISCHARGE.
  
 15) FAILED. P1 & P2: LABEL THE LAVATORY IN THE WEST
 WATER RISER- SECTION 419.1 FBC P. REFER TO SECTION
 C404.5.1 AND TABLE C404.5.1 FBC ENERGY CONSERVATION-
 THE RISER SHOWS THE LENGTH OF THE 1/2-INCH HOT WATER
 SUPPLY PIPE TO THE LAVATORY FROM THE WATER HEATER HAS
 EXCEED THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE LENGTH OF 2FT. EITHER A
 POINT OF USE WATER HEATER AT THE LAVATORY OR A
 RECIRCULATION PUMP FOR THE HOT WATER SYSTEM SHALL BE
 INSTALLED. NOT PROVIDED. THERE IS A NOTE AT THE WEST
 RISER SPECIFYING A RECIRCULATION PUMP HOWEVER THE
 RECIRCULATION LINE IS NOT SHOWN. NO SPEC FOR THE
 RECIRCULATION PUMP PROVIDED.
  
 16) FAILED. P1 & P2: WHERE HOT WATER IS SUPPLIED TO A
 LAVATORY, THE WATER SHALL BE TEMPERED IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH SECTIONS 419.5 & 607.1.2 FBC P. PLEASE PROVIDE A
 MIXING VALVE THAT CONFORMS TO ASSE 1070. NOT PROVIDED.
  
 18) FAILED. P1: LABEL THE TWO FIXTURES ABOVE THE FLOOR
 DRAINS IN THE VET CLINIC, AND PROVIDE A PLUMBING
 FIXTURE SCHEDULE FOR THE VET CLINIC- SECTION 107.2.1
 WPB. INDICATE HOW THE FLOOR DRAINS ARE VENTED IN THE
 RISER DRAWING- SECTION 901.2.1 FBC P. A) THE PLANS
 APPEAR TO SHOW EITHER A DEPRESSED SLAB AREA WITH FLOOR
 DRAINS OR A BUILT UP OR FACTORY-MADE BASIN WITH FLOOR
 DRAINS BELOW. PLEASE INDCATE WHAT THESE FIXTURES ARE
 AND PROVIDE EITHER CONSTRUCTION DETAILS OR
 MANUFACTURER?S SPECIFICATIONS. B) PLEASE NOTE THE FLOOR
 DRAINS TRAPS IN THE ANIMAL HOSPITAL ARE NOT VENTED
 PROPERLY. IF THE INTENT IS TO PROVIDE A COMBINATION
 DRAIN AND VENT SYSTEM THEN THE WATER CLOSET CANNOT
 DRAIN INTO THE LINE- SECTION 910.1 & 911.1 FBC P.
  
 19) FAILED. P1, P2, & A1: INDICATE THE TYPE OF FINISH
 WALL AND FLOOR MATERIALS TO BE INSTALLED IN THE NEW AND
 "EXISTING" TOILET ROOMS AND AT THE MOP SINKS IN THE VET
 CLINIC AND THE COFFEE/JUICE BAR- SEE SECTIONS 310.3 FBC
 P AND 1210.2. FBC B. WALL FINISH MATERIALS NOT
 PROVIDED.
  
 20) FAILED. P2: THE ACCESSIBILITY DETAILS FOR THE
 TOILET ROOMS APPEAR TO INCOMPLETE AND NOT CORRECT.
 PLEASE REFER TO FBC ACC AND PROVIDED ENLARGED DRAWINGS
 AND DETAILS SHOWING: SEE ITEMS BELOW.
 C) TURNING SPACE DIAMETERS- SECTION 304.3. NOT
 PROVIDED.
 G) HEIGHTS OF THE MIRRORS FROM THE FINISHED FLOORS TO
 THE REFLECTIVE SURFACES- SECTION 603.3 MUST SHOW THE
 MEASUREMENT TO THE REFLECTIVE SURFACE.
 H) LOCATIONS, LENGTHS, AND MOUNTING HEIGHTS OF GRAB
 BARS FOR THE WATER CLOSETS- SECTION 604.5 & 609.4,
 FIGURES 604. HEIGHTS OF THE GRAB BARS NOT PROVIDED.
 J) CENTERLINES OF THE TOILET PAPER DISPENSER MEASURED
 FROM THE FRONTS OF THE WATER CLOSETS- SECTION AND
 FIGURE 604.7. NOT PROVIDED.
 K) KNEE AND TOE CLEARANCES FOR THE LAVATORIES- SECTION
 606.2. NOT PROVIDED.
  
 22) FAILED. P1 & P2: REFER TO SECTION 212.3 FBC ACC.
 SINKS AND INDICATE WHICH SINKS IN THE VET CLINIC AND
 PHARMACY WILL BE MADE ACCESSIBLE. PLEASE NOTE WHERE
 SINKS ARE PROVIDED, AT LEAST 5 PERCENT, BUT NO FEWER
 THAN ONE, OF EACH TYPE PROVIDED IN EACH ACCESSIBLE ROOM
 OR SPACE SHALL COMPLY WITH 606. SHOW THE CLEAR FLOOR
 SPACE DIAGRAM AND DIMENSION AT EACH ACCESSIBLE SINK ON
 THE FLOOR PLAN, AND PROVIDE AN ELEVATION DRAWING
 SHOWING SINK HEIGHT AND KNEE AND TOE CLEARANCES-
 SECTIONS 606.2 & 606.3 FBC P.
 NOT PROVIDED.
  
 23) FAILED P2: REFER TO TABLE C403.2.10 FBC EC AND
 PROVIDE HOT WATER PIPE INSULATION SPECIFICATIONS.
 SPECIFICATIONS NOT PROVIDED.
  
 WHEN RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE
 LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE CITY
 RE-SUBMITTAL FORM.
  
 CHRISTOPHER L. COLE
 MECHANICAL/PLUMBING PLANS EXAMINER
 401 CLEMATIS STREET
 WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401
 561-805-6719
 [email protected]
  


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