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| 2021-12-21 14:45:37 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 21041308 |
| | ADD: 3700 S. DIXIE HWY. |
| | CONT: FOWLER BUILDING COMPANY |
| | TEL: 772-486-5350 |
| | 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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| | 3RD REVIEW |
| | DATE: 12/212021 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | NOTICE: 4X FEE / NOTICE!!!!! FLORIDA STATUTE |
| | 553.80(2)(B) WITH RESPECT TO EVALUATION OF DESIGN |
| | PROFESSIONALS? DOCUMENTS, IF A LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINDS |
| | IT NECESSARY, IN ORDER TO ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH THE |
| | FLORIDA BUILDING CODE AND ISSUE A PERMIT, TO REJECT |
| | DESIGN DOCUMENTS REQUIRED BY THE CODE THREE OR MORE |
| | TIMES FOR FAILURE TO CORRECT A CODE VIOLATION |
| | SPECIFICALLY AND CONTINUOUSLY NOTED IN EACH REJECTION, |
| | INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, EGRESS, FIRE PROTECTION, |
| | STRUCTURAL STABILITY, ENERGY, ACCESSIBILITY, LIGHTING, |
| | VENTILATION, ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, AND GAS |
| | SYSTEMS, OR OTHER REQUIREMENTS IDENTIFIED BY RULE OF |
| | THE FLORIDA BUILDING COMMISSION ADOPTED PURSUANT TO |
| | CHAPTER 120, THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SHALL IMPOSE, EACH |
| | TIME AFTER THE THIRD SUCH REVIEW THE PLANS ARE REJECTED |
| | FOR THAT CODE VIOLATION, A FEE OF FOUR TIMES THE AMOUNT |
| | OF THE PROPORTION OF THE PERMIT FEE ATTRIBUTED TO PLANS |
| | REVIEW. |
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| | 1-2) COMPLIED. |
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| | 3) SEMI-COMPLIED. 2020 EXISTING BUILDING CODE LEVEL II |
| | 801.3 COMPLIANCE. ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, |
| | COMPONENTS, SYSTEMS, AND SPACES SHALL COMPLY WITH THE |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING. |
| | CREATION OR EXTENSION OF NONCONFORMITY. ALL NEW WORK, |
| | RE-CONFIGURATION SHALL NOT CREATE OR EXTEND ANY |
| | NONCONFORMITY IN THE EXISTING BUILDING TO WHICH THE |
| | RE-CONFIGURATION OF SPACE IS BEING MADE WITH REGARD TO |
| | ACCESSIBILITY, STRUCTURAL STRENGTH, FIRE SAFETY, MEANS |
| | OF EGRESS. |
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| | 4) 3RD REQUEST. PLEASE SUBMIT A SITE PLAN SHOWING THE |
| | LOCATION OF THE BUILDING, IDENTIFY THE TENANT SPACE # 3 |
| | SINCE THIS PERMIT IS BEING PULLED UNDER THAT TENANT |
| | ADDRESS. PLEASE ALSO INCLUDE A LETTER FROM THE OWNERS |
| | (MARA MANAGEMENT LLC) ON THE OWNER?S LETTERHEAD THEIR |
| | APPROVAL OF THE DECK (PROVIDE SQUARE FEET OF DECK) AND |
| | THEIR NOTARIZED SIGNATURE SINCE THE DECK LOCATION IS |
| | PAST THE TENANT LEASE WALL AREA. 107.2.1.2. ADDITIONAL |
| | INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. |
| | |
| | 5) 3RD ROUND OF COMMENTS. RUSH DECK FLOOR PLAN. THE |
| | FLOOR/ DECK PLAN. |
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| | 5A) 3RD REQUEST. RUSH DECK FLOOR PLAN. THE FLOOR/ DECK |
| | PLAN INDICATES THE OCCUPANCY TYPE AS A-3 ART GALLERY |
| | WITH SEATING. THE PLAN INDICATES THE DECK IS RAISED 6 |
| | INCHES ABOVE GRADE. THE FLOOR PLAN DOES NOT INDICATE IF |
| | THE NEW DECK IS THE SAME LEVEL AS THE FINISH FLOOR FROM |
| | THE 4 DOORS THAT LEAD FROM THE INTERIOR. IT IS ASSUMED |
| | TO GAIN ENTRY ONE HAS TO GO THROUGH THE TENANT SPACE TO |
| | GET TO THE WOOD DECK. PLEASE SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH 2020 |
| | FBC-ACCESS. CODE CHANGES IN LEVEL 303.2 AND 303.3. |
| | WHERE CHANGES IN LEVEL ARE PERMITTED IN THE FLOOR OR |
| | GROUND SURFACES, THEY SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTION 303. |
| | SEE 303.1 & 303.2. |
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| | 5B) 3RD REQUEST. IN CASE OF FIRE, ONE IS NOT TO GO BACK |
| | INTO THE BUILDING, ONCE OUT OF THE BUILDING SECTION |
| | 1028.1 OF THE 2020 FBC-B, THE EXIT DISCHARGE SHALL NOT |
| | REENTER THE BUILDING. PLEASE SHOW THE 2 REQUIRED |
| | ACCESSIBLE EXITS FROM THE DECK, THE PLANS DO NOT SHOW |
| | RAMPS NOR HANDRAILS. 2020 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE |
| | SECTION 207.1 MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTION |
| | 1003.2.13 OF THE INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE (2000 |
| | EDITION AND 2001 SUPPLEMENT) OR SECTION 1007 OF THE |
| | INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE (2003 EDITION). 2003 IBC-B |
| | 1007.1 WHERE MORE THAN ONE MEANS OF EGRESS IS REQUIRED |
| | BY SECTIONS 1014.1 OR 1018.1 FROM ANY ACCESSIBLE SPACE, |
| | EACH ACCESSIBLE PORTION OF THE SPACE SHALL BE SERVED BY |
| | NOT LESS THAN TWO MEANS OF EGRESS. |
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| | 5C) 3RD REQUEST. THE DECK FLOOR PLAN DATED 10/15/2021 |
| | SHOWS A DECK FRAMING PLAN BUT NO RAMPS FOR EGRESS. SHOW |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2020 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE |
| | SECTIONS 405.1 THROUGH 405.10. |
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| | 5D) 3RD REQUEST. THE DECK FLOOR PLAN DATED 10/15/2021 |
| | SHOWS A DECK FRAMING DETAIL AND CUT SECTION DETAIL |
| | SHOWING THE DECKING TO BE 5/4 PT DECKING. WHAT IS |
| | MISSING IS THE SPACING BETWEEN BOARDS. NOTE THAT THE PT |
| | DECKING WILL SHRINK MAKING THE SPACE BETWEEN THE DECK |
| | BOARDS TO EXPAND WITH AGE. PLEASE PROVIDE WHAT THE |
| | ACTUAL SPACING IS BETWEEN THE DECK BOARDS, AND DO THEY |
| | COMPLY WITH THE 2020 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION |
| | 302.3. |
| | 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. THE DECK CAD SHEET PROVIDED DOES |
| | NOT INDICATE ANY INFORMATION ON THE DECK. SINCE IT IS A |
| | WOOD DECK IT IS ALSO A RAISED DECK. NO INFORMATION IS |
| | GIVEN AS TO THE FOUNDATION OF THE DECK, SIZE OF FOOTERS |
| | & REINFORCING, IF VERTICAL PIERS WERE USED, A FRAMING |
| | MEMBER OF THE RIM JOIST, FLOOR JOIST, IF PRESSURE |
| | TREATED, SIZE, SPACING, SPAN, GRADE OF LUMBER, IF |
| | MID-SPAN BLOCKING WAS INSTALLED, STRAPS FROM THE |
| | FOUNDATION TO FRAMING MEMBERS, TYPE OF LUMBER IF |
| | PRESSURE TREATED, USED FOR THE DECKING MATERIAL, SIZE |
| | OF DECK MEMBERS. |
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| | 6A) COMPLIED A-3 OCCUPANCY. |
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| | 6B) NO RESPONSE. IS THIS TO BE CONSIDERED AN A2 |
| | OCCUPANCY WHERE DRINKS ARE TO BE SERVED? 107.2.1.2. |
| | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. |
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| | 7) 3RD REQUEST, NO RESPONSE. PLEASE ALSO REVIEW IN THE |
| | 2020 FBC-B TABLE 1607.1(4) LIVE LOADS FOR ASSEMBLY |
| | USAGE @ 150 PSF FOR PLATFORMS. PLEASE ALSO NOTE THESE |
| | PLANS WILL NEED TO BE COMPLETED BY AN ENGINEER FOR THE |
| | LOADING AND SPACING OF ALL FRAMING MEMBERS. |
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| | 8) 2ND REQUEST, NO RESPONSE. 5A-5D. THE PLANS DO NOT |
| | INDICATE COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2020 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY |
| | CODE FOR ACCESSIBILITY, RAMPS WILL BE REQUIRED 1 |
| | POSSIBLE 2 IF THE OCCUPANT LOAD IS OVER 49 OCCUPANTS. |
| | RAMPS WILL NEED TO SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2020 |
| | FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE AND SECTIONS OF 405 OF THE |
| | ACCESSIBILITY CODE INCLUDING HANDRAILS AND EDGE |
| | PROTECTION. |
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| | 9) 2ND REQUEST. SEE COMMENT 5D. PLEASE ALSO INCLUDE IN |
| | THE DRAWINGS AN END DETAIL OR CUT SECTION THROUGH THE |
| | DECKING MATERIAL TO SHOW HOW CLOSE THE WOOD DECKING |
| | MEMBERS ARE TO EACH OTHER. PLEASE ALSO TAKE INTO |
| | ACCOUNT THE SHRINKAGE FACTOR OF WOOD DECKS AND THE |
| | SOUTH FLORIDA SUN. PLEASE SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2020 |
| | FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 302. 3 ELONGATED |
| | OPENINGS IN FLOORING. |
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| | 10) 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. |
| | 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. |
| | JAMES A. WITMER BN, PX, SFP, CBO |
| | SENIOR COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| | CONSTRUCTION SERVICES 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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