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| 2021-06-13 14:24:12 | 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 / CBC1251971 |
| | 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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| | 2ND REVIEW |
| | DATE: SUN. JUNE 13TH /2021 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | NO TRANSMITTAL LETTER IN THE 2ND REVIEW, WHERE THE |
| | ANSWERS CAN BE FOUND IN REGARDS TO THE CODE QUESTIONS |
| | ASKED. 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. |
| | |
| | 1A) 2ND REQUEST. 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) 2ND REQUEST. 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) 2ND REQUEST. 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. |
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| | 3) 2ND REQUEST. 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. |
| | |
| | 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. |
| | |
| | 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) 2ND REQUEST. THERE WAS NEVER NO FLOORING PERMIT |
| | APPLIED FOR OR ISSUED FOR THE INSTALLATION OF FLOORING. |
| | 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) 2ND REQUEST. 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) 2ND REQUEST. 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) 2ND REQUEST. 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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| | 5-6) COMPLIED. |
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| | 7) 2ND REQUEST. 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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| | DEVELOPMENT SERVICES HOME PAGE |
| | HTTP://WWW.CITYOFWPB.COM/CONSTRUCTION/INDEX.PHP |
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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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| | MEMBER OF BOAF: BUILDING OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION OF |
| | FLORIDA SAVING LIVES AND PROPERTY SINCE 1953 |
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