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| 2021-07-20 15:22:18 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 21060690 |
| | ADD: 2419 S. DIXIE HWY. |
| | CONT: KONQUEST INC. |
| | TEL: 954-798-3813 |
| | 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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| | 1ST REVIEW |
| | DATE: TUES. JULY 20, 2021 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
| | 1) THE COVER SHEET CS-1 LOWER RIGHT CORNER OF THE PAGE |
| | UNDER THE HEADING OF PROJECT DATA: |
| | 1A) LIST THE WIND VELOCITY AT 150 MPH 3 SECOND GUST |
| | VULT. PLEASE REFER TO THE 2020 FBC-BUILDING FIGURE |
| | 1609.3(1) OUR VULT WIND SPEED FOR RISK FACTOR II |
| | BUILDINGS IS 170 MPH, 3 SECOND GUST, VULT. |
| | 1B) LIST THE IMPORTANCE FACTOR AS 1.21. THIS |
| | TERMINOLOGY IS NOT USED IN THE CODE. THE 3 FIGURES |
| | 1609.3 (1)-(3) ARE BUILDING RISK CATEGORIES, I BELIEVE |
| | THE 1.21 IS FROM THE EXPOSURE AND HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT |
| | COEFFICIENTS TABLE 1609.7.2 OR ASCE 7-16 TABLE 30.3.1. |
| | FOR A BUILDING IN EXPOSURE C AND HEIGHT OF 15 FEET. |
| | THIS BUILDING MEAN ROOF HEIGHT IS 25 FEET AND AN |
| | ADJUSTMENT COEFFICIENT OF 1.35. |
| | 2) SHEET A-1 AND LIFE SAFETY SHEETS. 2020 FLORIDA |
| | EXISTING BLDG. CODE- ACCESSIBILITY. THE PLANS INDICATE |
| | THIS ALTERATION IS DECLARED AS A LEVEL II ALTERATION. |
| | EXISTING BLDG. CODE- ACCESSIBILITY. UNDER THE 2020 |
| | EXISTING BUILDING CODE LEVEL II ALTERATIONS, SECTION |
| | 806.1 A BUILDING, FACILITY, OR ELEMENT THAT IS ALTERED |
| | SHALL COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE FLORIDA |
| | BUILDING CODE- ACCESSIBILITY. IN THE ACCESSIBILITY CODE |
| | FOR ALTERATIONS YOU ARE REFERRED TO SECTION 202.4.1 |
| | DISPROPORTIONATE COST AND 202.4.2 ACCESSIBLE FEATURES |
| | IN THE EVENT OF DISPROPORTIONALITY. |
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| | FLORIDA ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION: DISPROPORTIONATE |
| | COST 202.4.1. PLEASE REVIEW HOW YOU ARE TO MEET |
| | DISPROPORTIONATE COST. EITHER THE CONTRACTOR OR THE |
| | DESIGNER OF RECORD ON THEIR LETTERHEAD NEED TO SHOW HOW |
| | THEY ARE GOING TO SPEND UP TO THE 20% DISPROPORTIONATE |
| | FUNDS ($180,000.00 X 0.20= $36,000.00DOLLARS) LISTED |
| | FOR EACH ELEMENT WHERE THE FUNDS ARE BEING SPENT AND IN |
| | THE ORDER LISTED IN SECTION 202.4.1 DISPROPORTIONATE |
| | COST OF THE 2020 ACCESSIBILITY CODE. |
| | |
| | 202.4.1. DISPROPORTIONATE COST. ALTERATIONS MADE TO |
| | PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE PATH OF TRAVEL TO THE ALTERED |
| | AREA WILL BE DEEMED DISPROPORTIONATE TO THE OVERALL |
| | ALTERATION WHEN THE COST EXCEEDS 20% OF THE COST OF THE |
| | ALTERATION TO THE PRIMARY FUNCTION AREA. COST THAT MAY |
| | BE COUNTED AS EXPENDITURES REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AN |
| | ACCESSIBLE PATH OF TRAVEL MAY INCLUDE: (I) COST |
| | ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING AN ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE AND AN |
| | ACCESSIBLE ROUT TO THE ALTERED AREA; (II) COST |
| | ASSOCIATED WITH MAKING RESTROOMS ACCESSIBLE, SUCH AS |
| | INSTALLING GRAB BARS, ENLARGING TOILET STALLS, |
| | INSULATING PIPES, OR INSTALLING ACCESSIBLE FAUCET |
| | CONTROLS; (III) COST ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING |
| | ACCESSIBLE TELEPHONES, SUCH AS RELOCATING THE TELEPHONE |
| | TO AN ACCESSIBLE HEIGHT, INSTALLING AMPLIFICATION |
| | DEVICES, OR INSTALLING A TEXT TELEPHONE (TTY); (IV) |
| | COST ASSOCIATED WITH RELOCATING AN ACCESSIBLE DRINKING |
| | FOUNTAIN. |
| | |
| | 2A) THE FRONT AND REAR EXIT DO NOT INDICATE IF THE |
| | FINISH FLOOR AND EXTERIOR FINISH GRADE COMPLY 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. SHOW ELEVATION CHANGES. |
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| | 2B) ACCESS. CODE 404.2.5. THRESHOLDS. THRESHOLDS, IF |
| | PROVIDED AT DOORWAYS, SHALL BE ? INCH HIGH MAXIMUM. |
| | RAISED THRESHOLDS AND CHANGES IN LEVEL AT DOORWAYS |
| | SHALL COMPLY WITH 302 & 303. |
| | |
| | 2C) THERE IS AN EXISTING DOORWAY BETWEEN FRONT LOBBY |
| | AND CORRIDOR 1 THAT DOES NOT SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE |
| | 2020 ACCESS. CODE 404.2.4 MANEUVERING CLEARANCES. |
| | DOORS. MINIMUM MANEUVERING CLEARANCES AT DOORS AND |
| | GATES SHALL COMPLY WITH 404.2.4. MANEUVERING CLEARANCES |
| | SHALL EXTEND THE FULL WIDTH OF THE DOORWAY AND THE |
| | REQUIRED LATCH SIDE FOR SIDE CLEARANCE SEE FIGURE |
| | 404.2.4.1(A). |
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| | 2D) NEITHER THE L.S. SHEET NOR A-1 SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH |
| | THE 2020 FBC-ACCESS. CODE SECTION 213.2 WHERE TOILET |
| | ROOMS ARE PROVIDED, EACH TOILET ROOM SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| | 603. PLEASE USE EXCEPTION 1, IT NEEDS TO BE STATED ON |
| | THE PLANS. |
| | |
| | 2E) SHEET A-1 FLOOR PLAN SHOW ROOM 111 AS AN EXISTING |
| | BREAK ROOM, THERE IS NO DETAIL FOR THE EXISTING BREAK |
| | ROOM CABINET NOR SINK. NOR DOES THE BREAK ROOM SHOW |
| | EITHER A FORWARD OR SIDE APPROACH. 606 LAVATORIES AND |
| | SINKS> 2020 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 606.3 |
| | HEIGHT. LAVATORIES AND SINKS SHALL BE INSTALLED WITH |
| | THE FRONT OF THE HIGHER OF THE RIM OR COUNTER SURFACE |
| | 34 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND. |
| | |
| | 2F) 2020 ACCESS. CODE 606.2 CLEAR FLOOR SPACE. A CLEAR |
| | FLOOR SPACE COMPLYING WITH 305, POSITIONED FOR A |
| | FORWARD APPROACH, AND KNEE AND TOE CLEARANCE COMPLYING |
| | WITH 306 SHALL BE PROVIDED, SEE EXCEPTIONS ALSO, BUT |
| | SHOW THE REQUIRED CLEAR FLOOR SPACE ON THE FLOOR PLAN. |
| | |
| | 2G) SHEET A-1 AND A-3 DETAIL # 9. WITHIN THE BREAK ROOM |
| | A NEW COUNTER IS INSTALLED STAFF LOUNGE AT A HEIGHT OF |
| | 36 INCHES. |
| | 2020 ACCESS. CODE SECTION 902.1. DINING SURFACES AND |
| | WORK SURFACES SHALL COMPLY WITH 902.2 AND 902.3. |
| | ADVISORY 902.1 GENERAL. DINING SURFACES INCLUDE, BUT |
| | ARE NOT LIMITED TO, BARS, TABLES, LUNCH COUNTERS, AND |
| | BOOTHS. EXAMPLES OF WORK SURFACES INCLUDE WRITING |
| | SURFACES, STUDY CARRELS, STUDENT LABORATORY STATIONS, |
| | BABY CHANGING AND OTHER TABLES OR FIXTURES FOR PERSONAL |
| | GROOMING, COUPON COUNTERS, AND WHERE COVERED BY THE ADA |
| | SCOPING PROVISIONS, EMPLOYEE WORKSTATIONS. |
| | |
| | 2G)(1) 902.2 CLEAR FLOOR OR GROUND SPACE. A CLEAR FLOOR |
| | SPACE COMPLYING WITH 305 POSITIONED FOR A FORWARD |
| | APPROACH SHALL BE PROVIDED. KNEE AND TOE CLEARANCE |
| | COMPLYING WITH 306 SHALL BE PROVIDED. |
| | |
| | 2G)(2) 902.3 HEIGHT. THE TOPS OF DINING SURFACES AND |
| | WORK SURFACES SHALL BE 28 INCHES MINIMUM AND 34 INCHES |
| | MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND SEE OTHER |
| | SECTIONS THIS PAGE THAT ARE AT A HEIGHT OF 36 INCHES. |
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| | 3) ADA STANDARDS SHEET: |
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| | 3A) 603.3 MIRRORS. 2020 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE. 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. MIRRORS NOT LOCATED ABOVE LAVATORIES OR |
| | COUNTERTOPS SHALL BE INSTALLED WITH THE BOTTOM EDGE OF |
| | THE REFLECTING SURFACE 35 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE |
| | FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND. |
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| | 3B) THE WATER CLOSET GRAB BARS DO NOT GIVE A ELEVATION |
| | TO FINISH FLOOR. SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH GRAB BARS/ |
| | RESTROOMS> 2020 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 609.4 |
| | POSITION OF GRAB BARS. GRAB BARS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN |
| | A HORIZONTAL POSITION, 33 INCHES MINIMUM AND 36 INCHES |
| | MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR MEASURED TO THE TOP OF |
| | THE GRIPPING SURFACE, NOT CENTERLINE. |
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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. |
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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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| | MONDAY AUGUST 02ND/ 2021 ALL PLANS EXAMINERS WILL BE |
| | WORKING FROM CITY HALL |
| | MY WORK HOURS ARE MON. & TUES. 7:30 AM- 4:30 PM |
| | 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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