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| 2021-05-17 15:20:34 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 21040833 |
| | ADD: 400 N, FLAGLER DR. SUITES: 1903 / 1904 |
| | CONT: RICHARD MCDONALD CONSTRUCTION CO. INC. |
| | TEL: 561-795-4055 |
| | 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: MON. MAY 17TH/ 2021 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) 2ND REQUEST. IT APPEARS THAT WORK IS BEING COMPLETED |
| | IN 2 UNITS 1903 & 1094. THE PROPOSED TENANT SPACES |
| | TRANSGRESS LEGAL BOUNDARY LINES BETWEEN THE CONDOMINIUM |
| | UNITS WHICH WILL NEED TO BE COMBINED TO FORM 'THE |
| | SITE'. A 'UNITY OF TITLE' SHALL BE RECORDED AT THE |
| | COUNTY COURTHOUSE. SUBMIT A COPY OF THE RECORDED 'UNITY |
| | OF TITLE' DOCUMENT SO THAT FBC TABLE 601 BOUNDARY LINE |
| | REQUIREMENTS MAY BE DEEMED NOT APPLICABLE. |
| | SEE WEBSITE FOR APPLICATION: |
| | HTTP://WWW.WPB.ORG/ENGINEERING/ENG_FORMS.PHP |
| | "APPLICATION FOR UNITY OF TITLE" |
| | HTTP://WWW.WPB.ORG/ENGINEERING/UPLOADS/2010-10-12-14-45 |
| | -38-UNITYOFTITLE3.PDF |
| | VINCENT J NOEL |
| | SURVEYOR/REAL ESTATE SUPERVISOR |
| | ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT |
| | 401 CLEMATIS STREET |
| | WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33401 |
| | PHONE: 494-1040 EXT: 1096 |
| | FAX: 494-1116 |
| | E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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| | 2) SHEET A1.1.1: COMPLIED. |
| | |
| | 3) SHEET A1.1.2. UNDER THE HEADING FLOOR FINISHES LIST |
| | PORCELAIN TILE AS THE FLOOR FINISH. THE UNDERLAYMENT |
| | INDICATED IS PROFLEX MSC-90) PROFLEX MEGA-SOUND |
| | CONTROL). THE IIC AND STC RATINGS WERE SHOWN WITH |
| | TESTING ON A 8 INCH SLAB. THE TEST REPORTS SUBMITTED |
| | ARE FOR PROFLEX MSC WITH AN 8-INCH SLAB. THE SLAB |
| | THICKNESS FOR THIS BUILDING IS NOT KNOWN, THAT IS WHY |
| | WE REQUEST ALL TESTING REPORTS BE ON A 6-INCH SLAB. TO |
| | DATE WE HAVE NOT SEEN THIS PRODUCT TESTED FOR 6-INCH |
| | CONCRETE SLABS. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT PROFLEX DOES MAKE |
| | A UNDERLAYMENT THAT HAS BEEN TESTED ON A 6 INCH |
| | CONCRETE SLAB. THE CITY IS IN RECEIPT OF THIS PRODUCT |
| | AND IS IN F DRIVE, PRODUCT TESTING IS NOT REQUIRED |
| | SINCE WE HAVE IT ON FILE. IT JUST NEEDS TO BE NOTED ON |
| | THE PLANS JUST AS ANY OTHER PRODUCT THAT HAS SUBMITTED |
| | REPORTS AND RECORDED ON F DRIVE. |
| | PROFLEX SUPER SIM 90 |
| | IIC 50 |
| | STC 52 |
| | FLAME 0 |
| | SMOKE 0 |
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| | 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. SHEET A1.1.2 FLOOR FINISH |
| | SCHEDULE INDICATES THE FLOOR FINISH IS CURRENTLY TBD/ |
| | TO BE DETERMINED. UNTIL THE FLOOR FINISHES ARE KNOWN WE |
| | CANNOT SPECULATE ON IF THE UNDERLAYMENT WAS TESTED WITH |
| | THAT FINISH MATERIAL FOR ANY OF THE REQUIRED 3 TESTS, |
| | IIC, STC AND FLAME SPREAD. PLEASE NOTE THE CITY IS IN |
| | RECEIPT OF THE PROFLEX PRODUCT RCU 500/ 6-INCH SLAB/ |
| | FOR USE WITH QUARRY TILE. |
| | |
| | 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. |
| | |
| | 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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| | 4) COMPLIED. |
| | 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 |
| | 19 |
| | 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. |
| | |
| | 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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