| Date |
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| 2022-08-22 09:01:07 | 4TH REVIEW FMC |
| | PERMIT: 21071625 |
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| | CODES IN EFFECT: 2020 |
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| | FBC- FLORIDA BUILDING CODE |
| | FMC- FLORIDA MECHANICAL CODE |
| | FEC- FLORIDA ENERGY CONSERVATION |
| | FGC- FLORIDA FUEL GAS |
| | FEX- FLORIDA EXISTING BUILDING CODE |
| | FRC- FLORIDA RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CODE |
| | F.S.- FLORIDA STATUTES |
| | FAC- FLORIDA ACCESSIBILITY CODE |
| | WPB- WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC |
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| | PLAN REVIEW RESULTS: DENIED. |
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| | THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENTS SUBMITTED IN THIS LATEST |
| | REVIEW CYCLE. I WILL TRY TO EXPLAIN IN THIS RESPONSE |
| | WHY YOU MUST COMPLY WITH THE CODE SECTION 403.3.1.1 AND |
| | TABLE 403.3.1.1 OR PROVIDE APPROVED (BY THE CODE |
| | OFFICIAL) STATISTICAL DATA. A LETTER FROM THE ENGINEER |
| | AND THE ARCHITECT STATING THAT THESE AREAS ARE PRIVATE |
| | IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO THIS REVIEWER AS NEITHER OF YOU |
| | HAVE CONTROL OF THE USE OF THESE AREAS. |
| | THIS BUILDING IS A 25 STORY BUILDING OF CONDO?S TO BE |
| | SOLD. THE OWNER?S OF THESE CONDO?S WILL HAVE FRIENDS |
| | AND FAMILY OVER. THIS WILL EFFECT THE OCCUPANT COUNT OF |
| | THESE AREAS. IN THE ENGINEER?S LETTER THE FURNITURE IS |
| | BEING CALLED PERMANENT. I SEE NO WAY OF CALLING THE |
| | FURNITURE PERMANENT AS IT IS NOT SECURED IN PLACE AND |
| | COULD BE MOVED OR ADDED TO. AGAIN THE ARCHITECT OR |
| | ENGINEER HAS NO CONTROL OF THIS BUILDING AND HOW THE |
| | FURNITURE WILL BE MAINTAINED. |
| | THE LOUNGE AREAS SHOW FURNITURE DESIGNS MUCH LIKE YOU |
| | COULD FIND IN A RESIDENCE. THIS TYPE OF FURNITURE DOES |
| | WEAR OUT AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT SOME POINT. |
| | THERE IS ROOM IN EACH OF THESE AREAS TO INSTALL MORE |
| | FURNITURE, MORE FURNITURE EQUALS MORE PEOPLE. THERE ARE |
| | AREAS IN EACH SPACE WHERE OCCUPANTS COULD STAND. |
| | AS WE KNOW THE CODE COMMENTARY IS NOT ENFORCEABLE BUT |
| | ONLY AN EXPLANATION AS TO THE INTENT OF THE CODE. I |
| | HAVE QUOTED THE 2018 IMC COMMENTARY BELOW THAT STATES |
| | YOU MUST MEET MINIMUMS TO JUSTIFY NOT USING TABLE |
| | 403.3.1.1, IN THIS LATEST REVIEW CYCLE YOU HAVE NOT |
| | DONE SO. |
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| | IMC CODE COMMENTARY: |
| | ?THE EXCEPTION ALLOWS THE OCCUPANT LOAD FOR VENTILATION |
| | TO BE BASED ON THE ACTUAL OCCUPANT FOR WHICH THE SPACE |
| | IS DESIGNED WHERE IT CAN BE SHOWN TO THE CODE |
| | OFFICIAL?S SATISFACTION THAT THE OCCUPANT LOAD IS |
| | REALISTIC. THE OCCUPANT DENSITY ENTRIES IN TABLE |
| | 403.3.1.1 ARE BASED ON EMPIRICAL DATA AND ARE |
| | REASONABLY ACCURATE FOR THE TYPICAL CASES IN EACH TYPE |
| | OF OCCUPANCY. SUFFICIENT DOCUMENTATION MUST BE |
| | SUBMITTED TO THE CODE OFFICIAL TO JUSTIFY ANY DEVIATION |
| | FROM THE PRESCRIBED OCCUPANT DENSITIES. |
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| | 2) SHEET M2.102D: THE ADDED EXHAUST FAN EF-8 IN THE |
| | WARMING KITCHEN, THE TERMINATION LOCATION MUST BE A |
| | MINIMUM OF 10 FEET FROM THE OUTDOOR AIR INTAKE. FMC |
| | 501.3.1 NUMBER 3 |
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| | 1) PLEASE SEE THE 2ND CYCLE REVIEW COMMENT BELOW: |
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| | 1) PLEASE USE FMC 403.3.1.1 3RD SENTENCE AND TABLE |
| | 403.3.1.1 TO DETERMINE THE OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION |
| | USED TO PROVIDE THE OUTDOOR AIR FOR EACH USE OF SPACE. |
| | THE ARCHITECTS EGRESS OCCUPANT COUNT CANNOT BE USED TO |
| | DETERMINE THE OUTDOOR AIR NEEDED FOR THE OCCUPANCY |
| | CLASSIFICATION. PLEASE NAME EACH SPACE PER THE CLOSEST |
| | OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION OF TABLE 403.3.1.1 AND PROVIDE |
| | THE OUTDOOR AIR CALCULATIONS USING THE TABLE 403.3.1.1 |
| | AND NOT THE ARCHITECTS EGRESS OCCUPANT COUNTS. EXAMPLE: |
| | BUSINESS/MEETING COULD BE A CONFERENCE ROOM WHICH IF |
| | USING THE CALCULATIONS IN TABLE 403.3.1.1 WOULD REQUIRE |
| | 149 CFM OF OUTDOOR AIR. |
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| | WHEN RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE |
| | LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM. |
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| | MICHAEL EDWARDS |
| | MECHANICAL EXAMINER |
| | 401 CLEMATIS STREET |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FL. 33401 |
| | 561-805-6728 |
| | [email protected] |
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