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| 2021-07-25 16:36:14 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 21061480 |
| | ADD: 651 OKEECHOBEE BLVD. # 1203 |
| | CONT: BOYNTON BCH. MARBLE & GRANITE/ TBD/ TO BE |
| | DETERMINED |
| | TEL: 561- |
| | 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: SUN. JULY 25TH/ 2021 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) THE MASTER BATH FLOOR PLAN BOTH THE GENERAL |
| | CONTRACTOR AND PLUMBING CONTRACTOR CAN NOT TAKE |
| | OWNERSHIP OF THE SAME PLAN. ONLY ONE CONTRACTOR CAN |
| | TAKE OWNERSHIP OF A PLAN. 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. |
| | |
| | 2) THE SUBMITTED PLANS INDICATE WITH NOTE 1 THEY MEET |
| | OR EXCEED THE 2017 FBCB 6TH EDITION PLEASE NOTE THE |
| | 2020 FBC-BUILDING CODE 7TH EDITION WAS ADOPTED DEC. 31/ |
| | 2020CODE REQUIREMENTS, PLEASE UPDATE YOUR PLANS. PLANS. |
| | THE 2020 FBC-BUILDING CODE |
| | |
| | 3) PLEASE UPDATE THE NOTE 2 FOR THE CLASSIFICATION OF |
| | WORK LEVEL 1 ALTERATIONS. LEVEL 1 ALTERATIONS IS |
| | EXCHANGING SURFACES LIKE FOR LIKE. THE FLOOR PLAN |
| | STATES ELIMINATING TUB AND CONVERTING TO A SHOWER. THIS |
| | BECOMES A LEVEL 2 ALTERATION WITH THE CONVERSION FROM |
| | TUB TO SHOWER. 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. |
| | |
| | 4) BOTH FLOOR PLANS FOR THE MASTER BATH AND KITCHEN |
| | STATE THE REPLACEMENT OF FLOOR TILE, NOTHING HAS BEEN |
| | SAID ABOUT THE FLOOR UNDERLAYMENT REQUIREMENTS. 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 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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| | 4A) 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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| | 4B) 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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| | 4C) 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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| | 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. |
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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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