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| 2021-08-11 13:08:18 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 21070278 |
| | ADD: 1035 BLANCHE STREET |
| | CONT: BUILTMORE CONTRACTING, INC. |
| | TEL: 561-331-1476 |
| | 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: WED. AUGUST 11, 2021 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
| | 1) PLEASE NOTE THE BUILDING LOCATED AT 1035 BLANCHE |
| | ST./ 1615 CLARE AVE. IS LOCATED IN AN (AE) FLOOD ZONE, |
| | THE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION OR BFE 12.1 NAVD 88. 2020 |
| | FBC-BUILDING CODE SECTION 1612.5 FLOOD HAZARD |
| | DOCUMENTATION. WEST PALM BEACH MUNI CODE. ARTICLE XVII |
| | ORDINANCES ARTICLE XVII FLOOD PREVENTION & CONTROL. |
| | FBC BUILDING 1612 AND CITY OF WPB CODE OF SECTION |
| | 94-546. STRUCTURE IS IN AN "A" FLOOD ZONE. A FLOOD |
| | ELEVATION CERTIFICATE WILL BE REQUIRED. PLEASE REVIEW |
| | CITY ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY REQUIREMENTS REQUIRE AN |
| | ADDITIONAL 6 INCHES/ (12 INCHES OF ELEVATION IF PERMIT |
| | APPLICATION AFTER SEPT. 12/2016, |
| | AFTER OCT. 11/ 2017 AN ADDITIONAL ONE FOOT OF FREE |
| | BOARD WILL BE REQUIRED OR (2) FEET ABOVE BASE FLOOD, IN |
| | THIS CASE THE FINISH FLOOR ELEVATION WOULD BE A MINIMUM |
| | OF 14.1 FT. NAVD88. AFTER OCT. 11/ 2017 THE BUILDING |
| | DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE ADOPTED THE NEW FLOOD MAPS IN NAVD |
| | 88 ALL ELEVATIONS NEED TO BE IN NAVD88, NO LONGER USING |
| | THE NGVD NOMENCLATURE. YOU CAN GO TO THE WEBSITE: |
| | WWW.NGS.NOAA.GOV/TOOLS/VERTCON/VERTCON.HTML FOR |
| | CONVERSIONS. |
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| | THE PALM BEACH COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISERS WEBSITE LIST |
| | THE IMPROVED VALUE (VALUE OF BUILDING) AT $773,336.00 |
| | DOLLARS IN VALUE. THE DECLARED VALUE OF THIS PERMIT |
| | ALONE IS $450,000.00 DOLLARS IN VALUE. |
| | THIS IS OVER ONE HALF ($386,668.00) OF THE VALUE OF THE |
| | BUILDING ON THIS LOT THIS MAKES THIS PERMIT A |
| | SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT AND WILL NEED TO COMPLY WITH |
| | SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENTS. THE OWNERS MAY WANT TO |
| | CONSIDER DRY FLOOD PROOFING IF THE FINISH FLOOR |
| | ELEVATION IS LOWER THAN THE ELEVATION 14.1 NAVD 88. |
| | |
| | SUBSTANIAL IMPROVEMENT. SECTION 94-546 PROVISIONS FOR |
| | FLOOD HAZARD REDUCTION. (A)(3) ANY ALTERATION, REPAIR, |
| | RECONSTRUCTION, OR IMPROVEMENTS TO A PROPERTY WHICH THE |
| | CUMULATIVE COST FOR ANY FIVE YEAR PERIOD EQUALS OR |
| | EXCEEDS 50 % OF THE BUILDING VALUE AT THE COMMENCEMENT |
| | OF THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD SHALL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF |
| | NEW CONSTRUCTION AS CONTAINED IN THIS ARTICLE. |
| | |
| | DURING THE PERMITTING OF THIS STRUCTURE THERE WILL BE |
| | REQUIRED (3) DIFFERENT FLOOD ZONE CERTIFICATES |
| | REQUIRED: |
| | (1) A FLOOD ZONE CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED AS PART OF THE |
| | PLAN REVIEW DOCUMENTS WITH THE PROPOSED FINISH FLOOR |
| | HEIGHT. W. P. B. ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 107.3.5.1.1 |
| | BUILDING MINIMUM PLAN REVIEW CRITERIA FOR COMMERCIAL |
| | BUILDINGS. ( 8) FLOOD REQUIREMENTS ELEVATIONS, |
| | ENCLOSURES, FLOOD DAMAGE-RESISTANT MATERIALS. |
| | (2) ONCE THE FIRST FLOOR SLAB IS POURED THE 2ND |
| | ELEVATION CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED. W. P. B. |
| | ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 110.3 REQUIRED INSPECTIONS 1.2 |
| | FLOOR/ SLAB INSPECTION. IN FLOOD HAZARD AREAS, UPON |
| | PLACEMENT OF THE LOWEST FLOOR, INCLUDING BASEMENT, AND |
| | PRIOR TO FURTHER VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION, THE ELEVATION |
| | CERTIFICATION, REQUIRED IN SECTION 1612.5, SHALL BE |
| | SUBMITTED TO THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. |
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| | (3) BEFORE THE ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY |
| | OR A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION THE 3RD FLOOD ZONE |
| | CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED WITH THE HEIGHT OF ALL EXTERIOR |
| | ATTENDANTS A/C PADS OR OTHER SLABS FOR GENERATORS. W. |
| | P. B. ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 110.3 REQUIRED INSPECTIONS |
| | (6) FINAL INSPECTION. TO BE MADE AFTER THE BUILDING IS |
| | COMPLETED AND READY FOR OCCUPANCY. 6.1. LOWEST FLOOR |
| | ELEVATION. IN FLOOD HAZARD AREAS, AS PART OF THE FINAL |
| | INSPECTION, A FINAL CERTIFICATION OF THE LOWEST FLOOR |
| | ELEVATION SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE AUTHORITY HAVING |
| | JURISDICTION. |
| | |
| | FEMA NEW FORM AVAILABLE JUNE 13/2016. |
| | HTTP://WWW.FEMA.GOV/BUSINESS/NFIP/ELVINST.SHTM |
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| | 2) SHEET A202 THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN. BUILDING CODE |
| | ANALYSIS UNDER THE HEADING OF OCCUPANCY LIST THE |
| | EXISTING OCCUPANCY AS VACANT. PERMIT 17090272 LIST THIS |
| | TENANT SPACE AS BUSINESS. WITH THE BLACK CORAL RUM IN |
| | THE NEXT TENANT SPACE AND A OCCUPANCY OF F-1 & M AND |
| | THE PROPOSED A2 OCCUPANCY TABLE 508.4 IN THE 2020 |
| | FBC-BUILDING CODE WILL REQUIRE A 2 HOUR FIRE BARRIER |
| | WALL. SEE SECTION 708.4 CONTINUITY. |
| | |
| | 3) SHEET A202 UNDER THE HEADING OF EXIT SIGNS SHOWS 3 |
| | EXAMPLES OF DIRECTIONAL EXIT SIGNS, BUT WITHIN THE LIFE |
| | SAFETY PLAN THERE ARE NO EXIT SIGNS OR EXIT DIRECTIONAL |
| | SIGNS INDICATING WHICH DOORS LEADING TO THE EXTERIOR OF |
| | THE BUILDING ARE DESIGNATED EXITS. 2020 FBC-B 1013.1. |
| | |
| | 4) PLEASE PROVIDE A SITE PLAN AND INDICATE THE DISTANCE |
| | FROM THE SIDE EXIT TO THE PROPERTY LINE. PLEASE PROVIDE |
| | IS THERE A SIDEWALK FOR A EXIT? IF THE DISTANCE FROM |
| | THE SIDEWALL IS LESS THAN 10 FEET TO THE PROPERTY LINE |
| | PLEASE REVIEW SECTION 1028.4.2 AND 1028.4.1 OF THE 2020 |
| | FBC-BUILDING CODE. |
| | |
| | 5) SHEET A202 UNDER THE HEADING OF OCCUPANCY LOAD |
| | INDICATES THE TOTAL DINING ROOM SEATING OF 143 |
| | OCCUPANTS AND 4 ACCESSIBLE SEATS. THE 2020 |
| | FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 226.1 WHERE DINING |
| | SURFACES ARE PROVIDED FOR THE CONSUMPTION OF FOOD OR |
| | DRINK, AT LEAST 5 PERCENT (143 X 0.05%= 7.15 OR 8 |
| | SEATS) OF THE SEATING SPACES AND STANDING SPACES AT THE |
| | DINING SURFACES SHALL COMPLY WITH 902. |
| | |
| | 6) 2020 ACCESS. CODE 226.2 DISPERSION. DINING SURFACES |
| | AND WORK SURFACES REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH 902 SHALL BE |
| | DISPERSED THROUGHOUT THE SPACE OR FACILITY CONTAINING |
| | DINING SURFACES AND WORK SURFACES. |
| | |
| | 7) 2020 ACCESS. CODE 206.2.5 206.2.5 RESTAURANTS AND |
| | CAFETERIAS. IN RESTAURANTS AND CAFETERIAS, AN |
| | ACCESSIBLE ROUTE SHALL BE PROVIDED TO ALL DINING AREAS, |
| | INCLUDING RAISED OR SUNKEN DINING AREAS, AND OUTDOOR |
| | DINING AREAS. FOR OUTDOOR SEASONAL SEATING 85 X 0.05= |
| | 4.25 OR 5 ACCESSIBLE SEATS. |
| | |
| | 8)2020 ACCESS. CODE, MISSING ACCESSIBLE SEATS IN THE |
| | BAR AREA. 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. |
| | |
| | 8)(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. |
| | |
| | 8)(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. INCLUDE A |
| | SECTION OF THE BAR FOR ACCESSIBLE SEATING. |
| | |
| | 9) SHEET S102 ROOF FRAMING PLAN SHOWS NEW ROOF FRAMING |
| | MEMBERS, THE EXISTING FRAMING MEMBERS AT 24 INCHES ON |
| | CENTER BUT THE FRAMING MEMBER SIZE IS NOT GIVEN NOR THE |
| | SPAN FROM SUPPORT TO SUPPORT. SIZE OF SHEATHING. |
| | 107.2.1.2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. RAFTER |
| | SPANS PER TABLE 2308.7.2(?)2020 FBC-B. |
| | |
| | 10) SHEET S102 ROOF FRAMING PLAN NEW ROOF FRAMING PLAN |
| | SHOWS A NEW HEADER/ WOOD BEAM, BUT THE SPECIES OF WOOD, |
| | GRADE, & SIZE OF THE BUILT UP BEAM OR WOOD BEAM IS NOT |
| | GIVEN NOR IS WHERE AND HOW END SPLICES ARE TO BE |
| | HANDLED. 107.2.1.2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. |
| | |
| | 11) THERE IS A DISCREPANCY IN THE TYPE OF ROOF TOP CURB |
| | IN THE PLANS. SHEET A601 SHOWS WOOD FRAMING ROOF SYSTEM |
| | AND WOOD JOBSITE CURB BUILT. THE M-4 SHEET SHOWS A BAR |
| | JOIST METAL DECKING AND METAL CURB. |
| | THE M-4 SHEET ALSO SHOWS ANCHORING OF THE CURB TO THE |
| | ROOF FRAMING MEMBERS (BAR JOIST) WHERE AS THE WOOD |
| | BUILT UP CURB ON SHEET A601 DOES NOT INDICATE HOW THE |
| | CURB IS TO BE ANCHORED TO THE ROOF FRAMING MEMBERS OR |
| | THE RTU UNIT TO THE CURB. DISCREPANCY IN PLANS AS WELL |
| | AS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. |
| | FOR ALL ROOF TOP EQUIPMENT, CURBS, FANS OR A/C STANDS, |
| | AND OR VENTS, DETAILED ATTACHMENT TO THE ROOF FRAMING & |
| | DECK AS WELL AS FROM THE CURB OR ROOF STAND TO THE |
| | EQUIPMENT ABOVE. |
| | |
| | 2020 FBC-B 1604.4 ANALYSIS. LOAD EFFECTS ON STRUCTURAL |
| | MEMBERS AND THEIR CONNECTIONS SHALL BE DETERMINED BY |
| | METHODS OF STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS THAT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT |
| | EQUILIBRIUM, GENERAL STABILITY, GEOMETRIC COMPATIBILITY |
| | AND BOTH SHORT- AND LONG-TERM MATERIAL PROPERTIES. |
| | EVERY STRUCTURE SHALL BE DESIGNED TO RESIST THE |
| | OVERTURNING EFFECTS CAUSED BY THE LATERAL FORCES |
| | SPECIFIED IN THIS CHAPTER. SEE SECTION 1609 FOR WIND |
| | LOADS. |
| | |
| | 12) 2020 FBC-B 1609.1.2 PROTECTION OF OPENINGS, |
| | 1609.6.4.4.1 COMPONENTS & CLADDING. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT |
| | OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 61G20-3.005, |
| | RULE 9N-3 NOV. 01/ 2010 (31) SUB-CATEGORY OF PRODUCTS |
| | OR CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS THAT WILL REQUIRE PRODUCT |
| | APPROVALS: |
| | (31)(A) EXTERIOR DOORS |
| | (D) ROOFING PRODUCTS AND ASSEMBLIES, LIGHTWEIGHT |
| | CONCRETE INSULATION, CURBS, ROOF TOP VENTILATORS |
| | (G) PRE-ENGINEERED A/C STANDS |
| | |
| | 13) NO WIND DESIGN NOR PRESSURES ARE GIVEN FOR THE NEW |
| | OPENINGS IN THE EXTERIOR WALL. 2020 FBC-B 1603.1.4 WIND |
| | DESIGN DATA. |
| | |
| | 14) WELDED OR BOLTED CONNECTIONS |
| | THIS BUILDING CONTAINS EITHER BOLTED AND OR WELDED |
| | CONNECTIONS. THE CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE WELD |
| | PROCEDURE SPECIFICATIONS & WELDER OPERATOR PERFORMANCE |
| | QUALIFICATION RECORDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REFERENCED |
| | STANDARDS AT TIME OF INSPECTION FOR FIELD WIELDING, ON |
| | THE JOB-SITE WIELDING. THIRD PARTY CERTIFICATION WILL |
| | BE REQUIRED. |
| | THE OWNER MAY JUST HIRE A 3RD PARTY ENGINEERING FIRM TO |
| | COMPLETE AND APPROVE THE FORMER INSPECTIONS. REPORTS |
| | SUBMITTED TO BUILDING INSPECTOR AT TIME OF FRAMING |
| | INSPECTION. |
| | 2020 FBC-B 2204.1 WELDING |
| | 1. WELD PROCEDURES SPECIFICATIONS |
| | 2. QUALIFICATIONS OF WELDING PERSONAL |
| | 2017 FBC-B 2204.2 BOLTING. |
| | IF FURTHER CLARIFICATION AND OR QUESTIONS IS REQUIRED, |
| | PLEASE CONTACT THE CHIEF BUILDING INSPECTOR KEN CONRAD |
| | AT 561-805-6666. |
| | |
| | 15) 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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| | MONDAY AUGUST 02ND/ 2021 ALL PLANS EXAMINERS WILL BE |
| | WORKING FROM CITY HALL. |
| | MY WORK HOURS ARE TUES. & WED. 7:30 AM- 4:30 PM |
| | PART-TIME/ RETIRED. |
| | |
| | IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK WITH A PLANS EXAMINER BEFORE I GET |
| | BACK INTO THE OFFICE CALL |
| | (561)805-6700 AND ASK FOR THE PLANS EXAMINER ON-CALL. |
| | THANK YOU. |
| | |
| | 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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