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| 2021-03-21 14:44:04 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 21030412 |
| | ADD: 2427 PRESIDENTIAL WAY # 904 |
| | CONT: MAKI CONSTRUCTION |
| | TEL: 561-644-1107 |
| | 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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| | 1ST REVIEW |
| | DATE: SUNDAY MARCH 21ST/ 2021 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) SHEET A-2 |
| | 1A) THE MASTER BATH SHOWS THE REMOVAL OF A TUB AND IN |
| | GLASS A NEW DOORLESS SHOWER. THERE ARE NO PLUMBING |
| | PLANS AND THE FLOOR PLAN DOES NOT INDICATE IF THE OLD |
| | DRAIN LOCATION IS GOING TO BE USED FOR THE NEW SHOWER. |
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| | POST TENSION SLAB/ NEW HOLES. THE PLAN IS SILENT AS IF |
| | THE LOCATION OF THE EXISTING TUB DRAIN IS GOING TO BE |
| | REUSED IN THE SAME LOCATION. IF NOT, THEN THE FLOOR |
| | SLAB WILL NEED TO BE X-RAYED TO FIND THE POST TENSION |
| | CHORD LOCATIONS. 107.2.1.2. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS |
| | REQUIRED. |
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| | 1B) NEW FLOOR PENETRATIONS. THROUGH-PENETRATIONS |
| | FIRESTOP SYSTEMS (HORIZONTAL ASSEMBLIES). IF A NEW |
| | FLOOR PENETRATION IS MADE FOR THE FUTURE SHOWER DRAIN, |
| | THEN YOU NEED TO SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2020 FBC-B |
| | SECTION 714.5.1.2. THROUGH-PENETRATIONS FIRESTOP |
| | SYSTEMS (HORIZONTAL ASSEMBLIES). THROUGH PENETRATIONS |
| | SHALL BE PROTECTED BY A THROUGH PENETRATION FIRESTOP |
| | SYSTEM INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E814 OR UL |
| | 1479. THE SYSTEM SHALL HAVE AN F RATING / T RATING OF |
| | NOT LESS THAN 1 HOUR BUT NOT LESS THAN THE REQUIRED |
| | RATING OF THE FLOOR PENETRATED. |
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| | 1C) THE NEW DOORLESS SHOWER DOES NOT STATE THE TYPE OF |
| | BACKING MATERIAL TO BE INSTALLED IN THE SHOWER. |
| | 2020 FBC-B 2509.2 BASE FOR TILE. MATERIALS USED AS A |
| | BASE FOR WALL TILE IN TUB AND SHOWER AREAS AND WALLS |
| | AND CEILING PANELS IN SHOWER AREAS SHALL BE OF |
| | MATERIALS LISTED IN TABLE 2509.2 AND INSTALLED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER?S RECOMMENDATIONS. WATER |
| | RESISTANT GYPSUM BACKING BOARD SHALL BE USED AS A BASE |
| | FOR TILE IN WATER CLOSET COMPARTMENT WALLS WHEN |
| | INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GA-216 OR ASTM C840 AND |
| | THE MANUFACTURE?S RECOMMENDATIONS. |
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| | 1D) THE FLOOR PLAN DOES NOT PROVIDE THE HEIGHT OF THE |
| | FINISH MATERIAL IN THE SHOWER NOR TYPE OF MATERIAL.. |
| | 2020 FBC-B SHOWERS & TUBS 1210.3. SHOWER COMPARTMENTS |
| | AND BATHTUBS WITH INSTALLED SHOWER HEADS SHALL BE |
| | FINISHED WITH A NONABSORBENT SURFACE TO A HEIGHT NOT |
| | LESS THAN 72 INCHES ABOVE THE DRAIN INLET. |
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| | 1E) THE PLANS ARE SILENT AS IF THERE IS TO BE A CURB IN |
| | THE SHOWER, PLEASE PROVIDE DETAIL OF CURB. IF NO CURB |
| | HOW WILL THE WATER BE RETAINED IN THE SHOWER |
| | COMPARTMENT WITHOUT SHOWER DOORS. 107.2.1.2. ADDITIONAL |
| | INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. |
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| | 2) SHEET A-1 DEMOLITION: |
| | 2A) DESIGN CRITERIA: LIST THE OCCUPANCY TYPE AS R-3 A |
| | SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING TYPE. PLEASE NOTE IN THE 2020 |
| | FBC-B SECTION 310.4 WOULD CATEGORIZE THIS OCCUPANCY AS |
| | R-2 APARTMENT- NON-TRANSIENT OR CONDOMINIUMS. |
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| | 2B) DESIGN CRITERIA: LIST THE CONSTRUCTION TYPE AS 5-B. |
| | PLEASE NOTE THIS BUILDING IS A 24 STORY HIGHRISE AND |
| | BUILDING TYPE IS I-A. 2020 FBC-B TABLE 504.3 & TABLE |
| | 504.4. |
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| | 3) SHEET A-1 THE DEMOLITION SHEET NOTE 11 STATES |
| | INSTALL NEW FLOORING WITH SOUND PROOFING IN THE MASTER |
| | BEDROOM, BATHROOM, BEDROOM #3, KITCHEN AND MASTER |
| | BATHROOM. THE PLANS DO NOT STATE WHAT TYPE OF FLOOR |
| | FINISH MATERIAL IS TO BE INSTALLED. |
| | FLOOR INSULATION (FBC-B 2020) FOR TILE, STONE, MARBLE, |
| | VINYL AND WOOD FLOORING ALL NEED TO HAVE HAD THE SOUND |
| | UNDERLAYMENT TESTED FLOOR ASSEMBLIES TO THE FOLLOWING |
| | STANDARDS AND MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS LISTED UNDER EACH |
| | OF THE STANDARDS FOR A 6 INCH CONCRETE FLOOR ASSEMBLY/ |
| | NO DROPPED CEILING: |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE ALL THREE TEST REPORTS FOR TYPE I AND OR |
| | TYPE II BUILDINGS SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH: |
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| | 3A) FBC-B 2020 1207.3 STRUCTURE-BORNE SOUND. |
| | FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLIES BETWEEN DWELLING UNITS OR |
| | BETWEEN A DWELLING UNIT AND A PUBLIC OR SERVICE AREA |
| | WITHIN THE STRUCTURE SHALL HAVE AN IMPACT INSULATION |
| | CLASS (IIC) RATING OF NOT LESS THAN 50 (45 IF FIELD |
| | TESTED) WHEN TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E-492. |
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| | 3B) FBC-B 2020 1207.2 AIR-BORNE SOUND. WALLS, |
| | PARTITIONS AND FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLIES SEPARATING |
| | DWELLING UNITS FROM EACH OTHER OR FROM PUBLIC OR |
| | SERVICE AREAS SHALL HAVE A SOUND TRANSMISSION CLASS |
| | (STC) OF NOT LESS THAN 50 (45 IF FIELD TESTED) FOR |
| | AIR-BORNE NOISE WHEN TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E |
| | 90. |
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| | 3C) FLAME SPREAD- FBC-B 2020 603.1. EXCEPTION 2. |
| | INSULATION INSTALLED BETWEEN A FINISHED FLOOR AND SOLID |
| | DECKING WITHOUT INTERVENING AIRSPACE SHALL BE ALLOWED |
| | TO HAVE A FLAME SPREAD INDEX OF NOT MORE THAN 200. |
| | |
| | FLAME SPREAD INDEX. A COMPARATIVE MEASURE, EXPRESSED AS |
| | A DIMENSIONLESS NUMBER, DERIVED FROM VISUAL |
| | MEASUREMENTS OF THE SPREAD OF FLAME VERSUS TIME FOR A |
| | MATERIAL TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E 84 OR UL 723. |
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| | LVT & LPT LUXURY VINYL TILE. FLOOR FINISH |
| | CLASSIFICATION AS REQUIRED IN SECTION 804.2 |
| | CLASSIFICATION AND 804.3 TESTING AND IDENTIFICATION OF |
| | THE 2020 FBC-B. |
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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. |
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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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