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| 2021-07-16 15:38:03 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 21061532 |
| | ADD: 1801 S. FLAGLER DR. # 1403 |
| | CONT: ARTISAN DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION GROUP |
| | TEL: 770-710-4255 |
| | 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: FRI. JULY 16, 2021 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
| | 1) SHEET A101 THE FLOOR PLAN: |
| | 1) IN THE MASTER BEDROOM AND GUST BEDROOM THERE IS A |
| | SQUARE WITH 2 INSIDE. THE SCOPE OF WORK SHOWS A SQUARE |
| | BOX WITH 2A & 2B IN THE BOX. UNDER THE 2A BOX REPLACE |
| | CARPET, BOX 2B REPLACE EXISTING TILE WHERE NECESSARY. |
| | IN THE FLOOR PLAN THERE IS NEITHER AN 2A OR 2B. THE |
| | BOTTOM RIGHT HAND CORNER DETAIL # 5 FLOOR SECTION |
| | INDICATES THE USE OF PROTECTO WRAP WHISPER MAT CS. |
| | WHERE IS THE WHISPER MAT CS TO BE INSTALLED. 107.2.1.2 |
| | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. WHAT TYPE OF FLOOR |
| | FINISH. |
| | 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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| | 1A) 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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| | 1B) 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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| | 1C) 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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| | 2A) SHEET A101 NOTE 6 INDICATES NEW FLOOR TILE TO BE |
| | INSTALLED ON THE BALCONY DECK. THE BALCONY DECK ILL |
| | NEED TO BE INSPECTED AND REVIEWED BY A STRUCTURAL |
| | ENGINEER TO VERIFY THERE IS NO VISUAL CRACKING, |
| | SPALLING OF THE CONCRETE BALCONY AND SUPPLY A SIGNED |
| | AND SEALED REPORT. IF STRUCTURAL CRACKS ARE FOUND, THEN |
| | THE ENGINEER IS TO RECOMMEND AND INSPECT THE REPAIR |
| | WORK ON THE BALCONY, AND IF RECOMMENDATIONS OF |
| | WATERPROOFING THE DECK BEFORE THE INSTALLATION OF TILE. |
| | NOTE THIS IS A HIGHRISE BUILDING, THRESHOLD BUILDING, |
| | THE STRUCTURAL INSPECTOR (SI) TO VERIFY THE CONDITION |
| | OF THE BALCONY SLAB. |
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| | 2B) WITH THE PLACEMENT OF THE NEW TILE THE STRUCTURAL |
| | ENGINEER IS TO VERIFY THE WEEP HOLES OF THE SLIDING |
| | GLASS DOORS WILL BE ABOVE THE TILE AND NOT DAM UP WATER |
| | THAT COULD IN THE FUTURE CAUSE DETERIORATION OF |
| | THE BALCONY SLAB THROUGH WATER INTRUSION INTO THE |
| | CONCRETE CREATING SPALLING. 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, OR THE CAPACITY OF MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, OR |
| | ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. |
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| | 3) THE MASTER BATH SHOWS THE MASTER BATH BEING |
| | RE-CONFIGURED, THE REMOVAL OF TUB AND A NEW LOCATION |
| | FOR THE SHOWER. PLEASE PROVIDE CODE COMPLIANCE FOR THE |
| | FOLLOWING: |
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| | 3A) NEW SHOWER LOCATION. 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) OLD SHOWER LOCATION AND TUB WASTE BOX. |
| | 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) 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) 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. |
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| | 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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