| Date |
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| 2021-05-11 11:48:32 | CODES IN EFFECT: |
| | FBC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2020 7TH EDITION |
| | WPB FBC = WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC 2017 |
| | 6TH ED, CHAPTER 1 |
| | WPB CCCM=WEST PALM BEACH CROSS-CONNECTION CONTROL |
| | MANUAL REVISED 2017 |
| | FBC EC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE ENERGY CONSERVATION 2020 |
| | 7TH EDITION |
| | FBC ACC = FLORIDA ACCESSIBILITY CODE 2020 7TH EDITION |
| | FBC EX = FLORIDA EXISTING BUILDING CODE 2020 7TH |
| | EDITION |
| | FBC PL = FLORIDA PLUMBING CODE 2020 7TH EDITION |
| | FAC= FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE |
| | FS = FLORIDA STATUTES |
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| | 1ST REVIEW |
| | PLUMBING COMMENTS: DENIED |
| | A REVIEW OF MINIMUM PLUMBING FIXTURE REQUIREMENTS AS |
| | REQUIRED BY FBC ACC IS PART OF THE PLUMBING REVIEW |
| | PROCESS BUT IS TYPICALLY ADDRESSED ON THE ARCHITECTURAL |
| | PLANS. ANY COMMENTS CONCERNING THESE REQUIREMENTS MUST |
| | BE SATISFACTORILY ADDRESSED PRIOR TO A PLUMBING REVIEW |
| | APPROVAL. |
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| | 1.RE:A-400, A-001.02 AND A-001.03 |
| | PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, COORDINATE AND RECONCILE A-400 |
| | WITH A-001.02 AND A-001.03. PROVIDE A NOTE ON A-400 TO |
| | REFERENCE A-001.02 AND A-001.03 FOR ADA CLARIFICATIONS. |
| | A. A-001.02: THE WATER CLOSET SHALL BE POSITIONED WITH |
| | A WALL OR PARTITION TO THE REAR AND TO ONE SIDE. THE |
| | CENTERLINE OF THE WATER CLOSET SHALL BE 16 INCHES |
| | MINIMUM TO 18 INCHES MAXIMUM FROM THE SIDE WALL OR |
| | PARTITION PER FBC ACC 604.2. PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, NOTE |
| | MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM. |
| | B. A-001.02: THE REAR WALL GRAB BAR SHALL BE 36 INCHES |
| | LONG MINIMUM AND EXTEND FROM THE CENTERLINE OF THE |
| | WATER CLOSET 12 INCHES MINIMUM ON ONE SIDE AND 24 |
| | INCHES MINIMUM ON THE OTHER SIDE PER FBC ACC 604.5.2. |
| | THIS IS THE REQUIREMENT. THE GRAB BAR SHALL BE 36 |
| | INCHES MINIMUM. SHOW THE 12 INCHES MINIMUM ON ONE SIDE |
| | AND 24 INCHES MINIMUM ON THE OTHER SIDE. ADDITIONALLY, |
| | AS THE CENTER OF THE WATER CLOSET CAN FLUCTUATE 16 |
| | INCHES MINIMUM TO 18 INCHES MAXIMUM FROM THE SIDE WALL |
| | THE SPACE BETWEEN THE SIDE WALL AND THE GRAB BAR SHALL |
| | BE 6 INCHES MAXIMUM, NOT 6 INCHES. |
| | C. A-400, DETAIL 1: THE SPACE BETWEEN THE SIDE WALL AND |
| | THE REAR GRAB BAR SHALL BE 6 INCHES MAXIMUM, NOT 6-1/2 |
| | INCHES. |
| | D. A-400 AND A-001.01: PER FBC ACC 609.4, GRAB BARS |
| | SHALL BE INSTALLED IN A HORIZONTAL POSITION, 33 INCHES |
| | MINIMUM AND 36 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR |
| | MEASURED TO THE TOP (NOT THE CENTER) OF THE GRIPPING |
| | SURFACE |
| | E. A-400: PER FBC 606.5 EXPOSED PIPES AND SURFACES. |
| | WATER SUPPLY & DRAINPIPES UNDER LAVATORIES AND SINKS |
| | SHALL BE INSULATED OR OTHERWISE CONFIGURED TO PROTECT |
| | AGAINST CONTACT. THIS IS ADDRESSED ON A-001.03 BUT |
| | NEEDS TO BE CLARIFIED ON A-400. AS A-400 APPEARS TO BE |
| | THE FINISH SCHEDULE, THE ARCHITECT MAY WANT TO PROVIDE |
| | A PROTECTIVE PANEL. |
| | F. A-400: MIRRORS LOCATED ABOVE LAVATORIES OR |
| | COUNTERTOPS SHALL BE INSTALLED WITH THE BOTTOM EDGE OF |
| | THE "REFLECTING SURFACE" 40 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE |
| | FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND PER FBC ACC 603.3. |
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| | 2.PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, PROVIDE A SLAB REPAIR DETAIL. |
| | SHOW THE WIDTH OF THE REPAIR, THE MINIMUM THICKNESS OF |
| | THE CONCRETE TO BE REPLACED, AND THE PSI OF THE |
| | CONCRETE. SHOW THE SIZE AND LENGTH OF THE DOWELS, THE |
| | MINIMUM EMBEDMENT DEPTH INTO THE EXISTING SLAB, THE |
| | ANCHORING MATERIAL FOR THE DOWELS AND THE SPACING OF |
| | THE DOWELS ON CENTER. THE REPAIR SHALL ALSO INCLUDE |
| | TERMITE TREATMENT OF THE SOIL AND THE REQUIRED VAPOR |
| | BARRIER OVER WELL-COMPACTED SOIL. A COPY OF THE TERMITE |
| | CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ONSITE FOR A FINAL INSPECTION. |
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| | 3.THERE IS NOT A LIFE SAFETY PLAN. PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, |
| | PROVIDE AND INDICATE SMOKE/FIRE RATED WALLS. IF |
| | PLUMBING PIPING PASSES THROUGH ANY RATED WALLS, THEN |
| | PROVIDE DETAILS/ASSEMBLIES FOR SAID PENETRATIONS |
| | COMPLYING WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FBC CHAPTER 7. |
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| | 4.PLAN SHEET M-000, PLUMBING SECTION 15400, B. DOMESTIC |
| | WATER, (2) PIPE MATERIAL; PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, REPLACE |
| | THE WORDS "FITTINGS, JOINTED WITH TIN-ANTIMONY (95/5) |
| | SOLDER" WITH THE WORDS "FITTINGS. PER FBC PL 605.12.3, |
| | A FLUX CONFORMING TO ASTM B813 SHALL BE APPLIED. THE |
| | JOINT SHALL BE SOLDERED WITH A SOLDER CONFORMING TO |
| | ASTM B32. THE JOINING OF WATER SUPPLY PIPING SHALL BE |
| | MADE WITH LEAD-FREE SOLDER AND FLUXES. ALL COMPONENTS |
| | IN THE SYSTEM SHALL BE LEAD FREE. LEAD FREE SHALL MEAN |
| | A CHEMICAL COMPOSITION EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN |
| | 0.2-PERCENT LEAD." |
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| | 5.PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, PROVIDE DETAIL FOR TP-1 MOUNTED |
| | IN THE WALL WITH ACCESS PANEL (PROVIDE SPEC/DESCRIPTION |
| | FOR PANEL); INCLUDE PIPING AND VALVE(S). |
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| | 6.PER FBC PL 606.1(5) PROVIDE FULL OPEN VALVES ON THE |
| | TOP OF EVERY WATER DOWN-FEED PIPE IN OCCUPANCIES OTHER |
| | THAN ONE- AND TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCIES. |
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| | 7.TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT HOT WATER FLOW TO THE |
| | FIXTURE(S) AS REQUIRED BY FBC PL 604.1 AND 604.3, |
| | PROVIDE A BALANCING VALVE WITH CHECK VALVE IN THE NEW |
| | HOT WATER RETURN LINE. PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, PROVIDE A |
| | DETAIL, LOCATION, AND SPECIFICATION FOR BALANCING VALVE |
| | AND CHECK VALVE WHERE CONNECTING HOT WATER RETURN TO |
| | THE EXISTING RECIRCULATING SYSTEM. PROVIDE ACCESS PANEL |
| | IF LOCATED IN A HARD CEILING. |
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| | END OF COMMENTS. |
| | PLEASE NOTE THAT SUBMITTAL OF ADDITIONAL AND/OR REVISED |
| | MATERIALS MAY RESULT IN NEW PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS. |
| | WHEN RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE |
| | LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE CITY |
| | RE-SUBMITTAL FORM. PLEASE, ADDITIONALLY, INSERT |
| | CORRECTED PAGES INTO TO SUBMITTAL AND REMOVE OR VOID |
| | THE PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED SHEETS. ALL PLANS TO BE SIGNED |
| | AND SEALED BY THE DESIGNER AS REQUIRED BY FAC AND FS. |
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| | JERALD SMITH |
| | PLUMBING PLANS EXAMINER |
| | CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | EMAIL [email protected] |
| | MOBILE 561-246-0882 |
| | PLEASE NOTE THAT I TYPICALLY WORK ON TUESDAYS AND |
| | THURSDAYS |
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