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| 2021-07-16 14:59:08 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 21051284 |
| | ADD: 400 N. FLAGLER DR. # 504 |
| | CONT: SERVICE RESOURCE CBC1263808 |
| | TEL: 561-389-0065 |
| | 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: JULY 16TH /2021 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | ***********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) 2ND REQUEST. THE FLOOR PLAN DOES NOT INDICATE WHO |
| | THE AUTHOR OF THE PLAN IS. CERTIFICATION BY CONTRACTOR. |
| | 107.3.4.3. 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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| | 2) 2ND REQUEST. THE PERMIT APPLICATION INDICATES NEW |
| | FLOORING, WHERE AND WHAT TYPE. FLOOR INSULATION/ |
| | UNDERLAYMENT (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 6INCH CONCRETE SLAB / NO DROPPED |
| | CEILING: |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE ALL THREE TEST REPORTS FOR TYPE I AND OR |
| | TYPE II BUILDINGS SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH: |
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| | 2A) 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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| | 2B) 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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| | 2C) 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. |
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| | 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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| | LVT & LPT LUXURY VINYL TILE. FLOOR FINISH |
| | CLASSIFICATION AS REQUIRED IN SECTION 804.2 |
| | CLASSIFICATION AND 804.3 TESTING AND IDENTIFICATION OF |
| | THE 2020 FBC-B. |
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| | 3) 2ND REQUEST. PLEASE PROVIDE A NARRATIVE TO IF WHAT |
| | IS HAPPENING IN THE BATHROOMS, IT APPEARS THERE MAYBE |
| | RELOCATION OF EITHER TUBS AND OR SHOWERS? |
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| | 3A) 2ND REQUEST.POST TENSION SLAB/ NEW HOLES. THE PLAN |
| | IS SILENT AS IF THE LOCATION OF THE EXISTING TUB DRAIN |
| | IS GOING TO BE REUSED IN THE SAME LOCATION. IF NOT, |
| | THEN THE FLOOR SLAB WILL NEED TO BE X-RAYED TO FIND THE |
| | POST TENSION CHORD LOCATIONS. 107.2.1.2. ADDITIONAL |
| | INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. |
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| | 3B) 2ND REQUEST. THROUGH-PENETRATIONS FIRESTOP SYSTEMS |
| | (HORIZONTAL ASSEMBLIES). IF A NEW FLOOR PENETRATION IS |
| | MADE FOR THE FUTURE SHOWER DRAIN, THEN YOU NEED TO SHOW |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2020 FBC-B SECTION 714.5.1.2. |
| | THROUGH-PENETRATIONS FIRESTOP SYSTEMS (HORIZONTAL |
| | ASSEMBLIES). THROUGH PENETRATIONS SHALL BE PROTECTED BY |
| | A THROUGH PENETRATION FIRESTOP SYSTEM INSTALLED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E814 OR UL 1479. THE SYSTEM SHALL |
| | HAVE AN F RATING / T RATING OF NOT LESS THAN 1 HOUR BUT |
| | NOT LESS THAN THE REQUIRED RATING OF THE FLOOR |
| | PENETRATED. |
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| | 3C) 2ND REQUEST. 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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| | 3D) 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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| | 4) 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. |
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| | 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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