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| 2021-04-29 09:47:49 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 21040186 |
| | ADD: 3910 N. FLAGLER DR. # 402 |
| | CONT: BIG BEAR DEVELOPERS |
| | TEL: 561-275-5955 |
| | 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: THURS. APRIL 29TH/2021 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1A) THE LETTER SUBMITTED BY BIG BEAR DEVELOPERS IS A |
| | GREAT CONCERN. WITHIN THE LETTER THERE IS A STATEMENT, |
| | WE HAVE BEEN PERFORMING INSPECTIONS ON THE MEP PHASES |
| | OF THIS PROJECT TO TRY AND CONFIRM THAT WORK HAS BEEN |
| | COMPLETED TO OUR SATISFACTION. THIS WAS BEING DONE |
| | WHILE BIG BEAR DEVELOPERS YOURSELVES DID WORK WITHOUT |
| | THE BENEFIT OF A PERMIT. THE INDIVIDUALS THAT DID THE |
| | INSPECTIONS FOR THE MEP TRADES DO THEY HAVE A STATE |
| | LICENSE A BN INSPECTORS LICENSE FOR EACH OF THESE |
| | TRADES. WE WILL BE LOOKING INTO THIS VIOLATION THROUGH |
| | THE BUILDING CODE ADMINISTRATORS AND INSPECTORS BOARD. |
| | FLORIDA STATUTE 468.607. |
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| | 1B) THE LETTER SUBMITTED TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT FOR |
| | BIG BEAR DEVELOPERS IS SIGNED LUKE FISHER. LUKE FISHER |
| | IS NOT THE QUALIFIER FOR BIG BEAR DEVELOPERS, WHAT |
| | POSITION OF AUTHORITY DO YOU HAVE AND WHY HASN?T THE |
| | QUALIFIER SHEA HOMES SIGNED THE LETTER OF SUCH GREAT |
| | IMPORTANCE? 107.2.1.2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS |
| | REQUIRED. |
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| | 2) THE LETTER FROM THE SIGERSON?S INDICATES THAT ANNE |
| | SEGERSON DID DRAWINGS AND SPECIFIED WHAT WAS NEEDED., |
| | AND THAT SHE IS AN INTERIOR DESIGNER. PLEASE NOTE THAT |
| | WHEN LOOKING THROUGH THE STATE DBPR ( DEPARTMENT OF |
| | BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION UNDER THE LICENSE |
| | CATEGORY ARCHITECTS AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS, FLORIDA |
| | STATUTE 481.213 LICENSING REQUIREMENTS. |
| | |
| | 3) THE SUBMITTED DRAWINGS WERE NOT DESIGNED BY ANY |
| | DESIGN PROFESSIONAL, ARCHITECT, INTERIOR DESIGNER NOR |
| | ENGINEER. CERTIFICATION BY CONTRACTOR. THE CONTRACTOR |
| | (QUALIFIER) THAT CREATED / DREW THE SET OF PLANS WILL |
| | NEED TO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS THE AUTHOR OF THE PLANS. |
| | PLEASE PRINT YOUR NAME, SIGN YOUR NAME AND LICENSE |
| | NUMBER FOR THE TRADE YOU ARE LICENSED IN AND PLANS |
| | DRAWN. |
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| | 107.3.4.3 CERTIFICATION BY CONTRACTOR. PLEASE NOTE THE |
| | EXCEPTION TO ENGINEERED PLANS UNDER 471.003(H) |
| | ELECTRICAL/ PLUMBING/ MECHANICAL, 481.229(1)(C) |
| | (BUILDING) REQUIRES THE CONTRACTOR FOR THAT TRADE THAT |
| | WILL BE LICENSED IN THAT TRADE, WILL ALSO BE THE |
| | CONTRACTOR THAT DESIGNS THE SYSTEM UNDER THAT TRADE. |
| | THE CONTRACTOR (QUALIFIER) THAT CREATED / DREW THE SET |
| | OF PLANS WILL NEED TO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS THE AUTHOR |
| | OF THE PLANS. PLEASE PRINT YOUR NAME, SIGN YOUR NAME |
| | AND LICENSE NUMBER FOR THE TRADE YOU ARE LICENSED IN |
| | AND PLANS DRAWN. |
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| | FOR EACH TRADE THE CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBLE FOR THE |
| | DESIGN UNDER THE TRADE LICENSED IN MUST PRINT THEIR |
| | NAME, SIGN THEIR NAME AND LICENSE NUMBER, NOTE THESE |
| | PLANS APPEAR TO BE DRAWN BY ONE INDUVIAL, THEY WOULD |
| | HAVE TO BE LICENSED AS A BUILDING, ELECTRICAL AND |
| | PLUMBING CONTRACTOR TO SUBMIT ALL THESE TRADES UNDER |
| | ONE SHEET. |
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| | 4) THE HARDSHIP LETTER INDICATES THAT NEW FLOOR TILE |
| | WAS ORDERED, PLEASE REVIEW THE REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW |
| | FLOORING REQUIREMENTS. 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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| | 4A) 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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| | 4B) 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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| | 4C) 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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| | 5) THE PLANS ARE SILENT AS TO THE TUB/ SHOWER WALLS AND |
| | FINISHES. 2020 FBC-B 1210.2.2. WALLS & PARTITIONS. THIS |
| | COMMENT IS A RESULT OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL |
| | INTERPRETATION ON 06/2020. IN BATHROOMS, RESTROOMS & |
| | SERVICE SINK AREAS EPOXY PAINT IS NO LONGER CONSIDERED |
| | A SMOOTH HARD, NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE. |
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| | 5A) 1210.2.2 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. |
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| | 5B) 2509.1. WET AREAS. SHOWERS AND PUBLIC TOILET WALLS |
| | SHALL COMPLY WITH 1210.2. |
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| | 5C) 1210.2. FINISH MATERIALS. WALLS, BASE, FLOORS AND |
| | PARTITIONS IN TOILET AND BATHROOMS SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| | SECTIONS 1210.1 THROUGH 1210.4. |
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| | 6) 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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| | 7) 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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| | 8) 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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| | 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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| | FLORIDA SAVING LIVES AND PROPERTY SINCE 1953 |
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