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| 2021-04-06 12:44:06 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 21030748 |
| | ADD: 1700 PALM BEACH LAKES BLVD. SUITE: 130 |
| | CONT: NEW LIVING CONSTRUCTION, INC. |
| | TEL: 305-761-4444 |
| | 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: TUES. APRIL 06TH/ 2021 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) SHEET GENERAL NOTES -ACCESSIBILITY NOTE 21 FOR GRAB |
| | BARS INDICATES SEE 3/A.04 FOR MOUNTING HEIGHTS. |
| | SHEET A.04 HAS NO DETAILS FOR GRAB BARS ADJACENT TO A |
| | WATER CLOSET. |
| | 2020 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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| | 2020 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 604.5.1 THE SIDE |
| | WALL GRAB BAR SHALL BE 42 INCHES (1065 MM) LONG |
| | MINIMUM, LOCATED 12 INCHES (305 MM) MAXIMUM FROM THE |
| | REAR WALL AND EXTENDING 54 INCHES (1370 MM) MINIMUM |
| | FROM THE REAR WALL. |
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| | 2020 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 604.5.2 REAR WALL. |
| | THE REAR WALL GRAB BAR SHALL BE 36 INCHES (915 MM) LONG |
| | MINIMUM AND EXTEND FROM THE CENTERLINE OF THE WATER |
| | CLOSET 12 INCHES (305 MM) MINIMUM ON ONE SIDE AND 24 |
| | INCHES (610 MM) MINIMUM ON THE OTHER SIDE. |
| | |
| | 2) THE LIFE SAFETY FLOOR PLAN SHOWS TO CHANGING ROOMS |
| | 114 & 115 BUT THERE IS NOT AN ACCESSIBLE CHANGING ROOM/ |
| | DRESSING ROOM AS REQUIRED BY THE 2020 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY |
| | CODE SECTION 222. 1 SEE EXCEPTION FOR A SINGLE UNISEX |
| | CHANGING ROOM. SECTION 803.1-803.5 WILL PROVIDE THE |
| | REQUIREMENTS FOR WITHIN THE CHANGING/ DRESSING ROOM. |
| | |
| | 3) SHEET AO.16 THE FINISH SCHEDULE FOR THE TOILET ROOMS |
| | 102 & 103 BOTH SHOW A PAINT FINISH FOR ALL 4 RESTROOM |
| | WALLS. 2017 FBC-B 1210.2.2. WALLS & PARTITIONS. THIS |
| | COMMENT IS A RESULT OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL |
| | INTERPRETATION ON 06/2020. IN RESTROOMS & SERVICE SINK |
| | AREAS EPOXY PAINT IS NO LONGER CONSIDERED A SMOOTH |
| | HARD, NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE. |
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| | A) 2020 FBC-B1210.2.2 WALLS & PARTITIONS WITHIN 2 FEET |
| | OF SERVICE SINKS, URINALS, AND WATER CLOSETS SHALL HAVE |
| | A SMOOTH, HARD, NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE TO A HEIGHT OF |
| | NOT LESS THAN 4 FEET ABOVE THE FLOOR, EXCEPT FOR |
| | STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS, THE MATERIAL USED IN SUCH WALLS |
| | SHALL BE OF A TYPE THAT IS NOT ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY |
| | MOISTURE. |
| | |
| | B) 2020 FBC-B 2509.1. WET AREAS. SHOWERS AND PUBLIC |
| | TOILET WALLS SHALL COMPLY WITH 1210.2. |
| | |
| | 4) THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN SHOW AN AREA CALLED A CAF? BUT |
| | I DID NOT SEE A ELEVATION VIEW OF THE CABINETRY AND |
| | SINK SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2020 ACCESSIBILITY |
| | CODE SECTIONS: |
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| | 4A) 902.3 HEIGHT. THE TOPS OF DINING SURFACES AND WORK |
| | SURFACES SHALL BE 28 INCHES MINIMUM AND 34 INCHES |
| | MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND. |
| | |
| | 4B) 606 LAVATORIES AND SINKS> 2020 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY |
| | CODE SECTION 606.3 HEIGHT. LAVATORIES AND SINKS SHALL |
| | BE INSTALLED WITH THE FRONT OF THE HIGHER OF THE RIM OR |
| | COUNTER SURFACE 34 INCHES (865 MM) MAXIMUM ABOVE THE |
| | FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND. |
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| | 4C) 606.2 CLEAR FLOOR SPACE. A CLEAR FLOOR SPACE |
| | COMPLYING WITH 305, POSITIONED FOR A FORWARD APPROACH, |
| | AND KNEE AND TOE CLEARANCE COMPLYING WITH 306 SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED, SEE EXCEPTIONS ALSO, BUT SHOW THE REQUIRED |
| | CLEAR FLOOR SPACE ON THE FLOOR PLAN. |
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| | 4D) MICROWAVE IN COMPLIANCE WITH: |
| | 4D)(1) 308 REACH RANGES 308.2 FORWARD REACH./ 308.2.1 |
| | UNOBSTRUCTED/ 308.2.2 OBSTRUCTED HIGH REACH. 308.3 SIDE |
| | REACH. / 308.3.1 UNOBSTRUCTED/ 308.3.2 OBSTRUCTED HIGH |
| | REACH. |
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| | 4D)(2) 309 OPERABLE PARTS 309.3 HEIGHT. OPERABLE PARTS |
| | SHALL BE PLACED WITHIN ONE OR MORE OF THE REACH RANGES |
| | SPECIFIED IN 308. 309.4 OPERATION. OPERABLE PARTS SHALL |
| | BE OPERABLE WITH ONE HAND AND SHALL NOT REQUIRE TIGHT |
| | GRASPING, PINCHING, OR TWISTING OF THE WRIST. THE FORCE |
| | REQUIRED TO ACTIVATE OPERABLE PARTS SHALL BE 5 POUNDS |
| | (22.2 N) MAXIMUM. |
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| | 5) 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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