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| 2021-05-17 11:17:10 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 21030139 |
| | ADD: 901 45TH ST. ST. MARY?S / REPLACEMENT OF MRI |
| | EQUIPMENT. |
| | CONT: WESTBROOKE CORP. |
| | TEL: 561-395-4126 |
| | 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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| | 2ND REVIEW |
| | DATE: MONDAY, MAY 17TH/ 2021 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) 2ND REQUEST/ SEMI-COMPLIED. A NEW GENERIC CUT |
| | SECTION OF A ROOF TOP CURB IS SHOWN. THE DETAIL DOES |
| | NOT INDICATE THE TYPE OF ROOF DECK. IF CONCRETE OR IF |
| | THIS ROOF DECK IS COMPOSED OF A BAR JOIST SYSTEM AND |
| | METAL B DECKING, SPACING OF BAR JOIST, POINT LOADING OF |
| | THE BAR JOIST, IF NEW METAL ANGLE IRON IS NEEDED TO |
| | FORM THE SUPPORT FRAMING FOR THE NEW ROOF TOP RTU. THE |
| | DETAIL ALSO FAILS TO PROVIDE THE PROPOSED ANCHORING |
| | SYSTEM OF THE RTU UNIT TO THE CURB, NO CALCULATIONS |
| | WERE SUBMITTED. 107.2.1.2. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS |
| | REQUIRED, SEE 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. |
| | |
| | 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. SHEET A2.1 NOTE # 7STATES NEW |
| | ROOF CURB & MECHANICAL VENT (OUTSIDE AIR INTAKE FAN). |
| | SEE MECHANICAL PLANS. SHEET M1.0 DETAIL FOR NEW ROOF |
| | CURB AND LOW PROFILE OUTSIDE AIR INTAKE FAN. THERE ARE |
| | NO DETAILS IN EITHER THE ARCHITECTURAL OR MECHANICAL |
| | PLANS FOR THE ROOF FRAMING AROUND THE NEW ROOF TOP |
| | OPENING. HOW THE ROOF TOP CURB AND FAN ARE GOING TO BE |
| | ANCHORED TO THE MWFRS (MAIN WIND FORCE RESISTING |
| | SYSTEM). |
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| | 2020 FBC-M- 301.15 WIND RESISTANCE. MECHANICAL |
| | EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCES AND SUPPORTS THAT ARE EXPOSED TO |
| | WIND SHALL BE DESIGNED AND INSTALLED TO RESIST THE WIND |
| | PRESSURES DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FLORIDA |
| | BUILDING CODE, BUILDING. |
| | FBC-B-1609.6.4.4.1 COMPONENTS AND CLADDING. WIND |
| | PRESSURE FOR EACH COMPONENT OR CLADDING ELEMENT IS TO |
| | BE DESIGNED FOR WIND PRESSURES COMPONENTS AND |
| | ATTACHMENTS. |
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| | 1A)(1) 2ND REQUEST. THE NEW DETAIL ON SHEET A8.1 DETAIL |
| | 16 DOES NOT STATE THE TYPE OF ROOF DECK. |
| | 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. THE STEEL ROOF FRAMING MEMBERS |
| | AND ROOF DECK PANELS WILL NEED TO BE EITHER BOLTED OR |
| | WELDED ON HE JOBSITE FOR INSTALLATION. WELDED OR BOLTED |
| | CONNECTIONS. THE CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE WELD |
| | PROCEDURE SPECIFICATIONS & WELDER OPERATOR PERFORMANCE |
| | QUALIFICATION RECORDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REFERENCED |
| | STANDARDS AT TIME OF INSPECTION FOR FIELD WIELDING, ON |
| | THE JOB-SITE WIELDING. THIRD PARTY CERTIFICATION WILL |
| | BE REQUIRED. REPORTS SUBMITTED TO BUILDING INSPECTOR AT |
| | TIME OF FRAMING INSPECTION. |
| | 2020 FBC-B 2204.1 WELDING |
| | 1. WELD PROCEDURES SPECIFICATIONS |
| | 2. QUALIFICATIONS OF WELDING PERSONAL |
| | 2017 FBC-B 2204.2 BOLTING. |
| | IF FURTHER CLARIFICATION AND OR QUESTIONS IS REQUIRED, |
| | PLEASE CONTACT THE CHIEF BUILDING INSPECTOR KEN CONRAD |
| | AT 561-805-6666. |
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| | 1A)(2) NEW COMMENT. SHEET A8.1 DIRECTLY BELOW THE NEW |
| | DETAIL 16 THERE IS A DETAIL # 15 AND WITHIN THE NOTE IT |
| | STATES THE CONTRACTOR TO VERIFY THAT HARDWARE USED IN |
| | THE MRI PROCEDURE ROOM DOES NOT CONTAIN FERROUS METALS, |
| | DOES THIS ALSO INCLUDE THE AREA DIRECTLY ABOVE THE |
| | ENCLOSED ROOM, FOR EXAMPLE IF THERE IS BAR JOIST OR IF |
| | A CONCRETE DECK RE-BAR IN THE DECK ITSELF AND OR THE |
| | ROOF TOP CURB AND RTU? 107.2.1.2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
| | NEEDED. |
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| | 1B) SEMI-COMPLIED. NO PRODUCT INFORMATION WAS SUPPLIED |
| | FOR THE ROOF TOP CURB. 2020 FBC-B 1609.6.4.4.1 |
| | COMPONENTS & CLADDING. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY |
| | AFFAIRS, ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 61G20-3.005, RULE 9N-3 |
| | NOV. 01/ 2010 (31) SUB-CATEGORY OF PRODUCTS OR |
| | CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS THAT WILL REQUIRE PRODUCT |
| | APPROVALS: (31)(D) ROOFING PRODUCTS AND ASSEMBLIES, |
| | ROOF TOP CURBS & ROOF TOP VENTILATORS, |
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| | 1C) W. P. B. 107.3.4. PRODUCT APPROVALS. THOSE PRODUCTS |
| | WHICH ARE REGULATED BY FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE RULE |
| | 61G20 SHALL BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN WRITING (SHOP |
| | DRAWING STAMP OF APPROVAL) BY THE DESIGNER OF RECORD |
| | PRIOR TO SUBMITTAL FOR JURISDICTIONAL APPROVAL. |
| | FL 61G1-23.015 (2) THE ARCHITECT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR |
| | SUPERVISING AND REVIEWING ALL PROJECT DATA, REPORTS, |
| | SHOP DRAWINGS ETC. |
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| | 2) SEMI-COMPLIED. THIS REVIEW CYCLE THERE IS NO WIND |
| | DESIGN CRITERIA PROVIDED. 2020 FBC-B 1603.1.4 WIND |
| | DESIGN DATA. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION RELATED TO WIND |
| | LOADS SHALL BE SHOWN, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER WIND LOADS |
| | GOVERN THE DESIGN OF THE LATERAL FORCE-RESISTING SYSTEM |
| | OF THE STRUCTURE: |
| | |
| | 2.1.COMPLIED. ULTIMATE DESIGN WIND SPEED, VULT, |
| | (3-SECOND GUST), MILES PER HOUR AND NOMINAL DESIGN WIND |
| | SPEED, VASD, AS DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION |
| | 1609.3.1. |
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| | 2.2. 2ND REQUEST. THE EXPOSURE GIVEN IS AN B EXPOSURE. |
| | ST. MARY?S IS LOCATED ON THE TOP OF A HILL AND THE ONLY |
| | LARGE STRUCTURE AROUND, WE BELIEVE THIS IS AN C |
| | EXPOSURE, OR SURFACE ROUGHNESS C. OPEN TERRAIN WITH |
| | SCATTERED OBSTRUCTIONS HAVING HEIGHTS GENERALLY LESS |
| | THAN 30 FEET IN HEIGHT. |
| | RISK CATEGORY. |
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| | 2.3. WIND EXPOSURE. APPLICABLE WIND DIRECTION IF MORE |
| | THAN ONE WIND EXPOSURE IS UTILIZED. TABLE 1609.7.2. |
| | HEIGHT AND EXPOSURE. ASCE 7-16 TABLE 30.3.1. |
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| | 2.4. COMPLIED. APPLICABLE INTERNAL PRESSURE |
| | COEFFICIENT. |
| | 2.5. 2ND REQUEST. NO PRESSURES WERE GIVEN FOR THE ROOF |
| | TOP OR THE EQUIPMENT TO BE LOCATED ON THE ROOF TOP. |
| | DESIGN WIND PRESSURES TO BE USED FOR EXTERIOR |
| | COMPONENTS AND CLADDING MATERIALS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED |
| | BY THE REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBLE FOR |
| | THE DESIGN OF THE STRUCTURE, PSF. |
| | 2.6. 2ND REQUEST. TABLE 1609.7(2) ADJUSTMENT FACTORS |
| | FOR HEIGHT & EXPOSURE. PROVIDE THE MEAN ROOF HEIGHT FOR |
| | THE BUILDING. ASCE 7-10 TABLE 30.3.1. 1609.3.1 WIND |
| | SPEED CONVERSION VULT TO VASD. |
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| | 3) 2ND REQUEST. ANY INFORMATION BEING SENT TO THE |
| | BUILDING DEPARTMENT NEEDS TO FOLLOW STATE STATUTES IN |
| | REGARDS TO ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW. A SHOP DRAWING STAMP |
| | OF REVIEW AND APPROVAL. THE 24-PAGE SIGNA ARTIST IPM |
| | FINAL STUDY IS NOT SIGNED NOR SEALED BY AN ENGINEER OR |
| | SHOP DRAWING STAMP OF APPROVAL BY THE DESIGNER OF |
| | RECORD. FL 61G1-23.015 (2) THE ARCHITECT IS RESPONSIBLE |
| | FOR SUPERVISING AND REVIEWING ALL PROJECT DATA, |
| | REPORTS, SHOP DRAWINGS ETC. |
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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. |
| | |
| | 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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