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| 2021-09-07 08:43:19 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 21071626 |
| | ADD: 610 CLEMATIS ST. # 632 |
| | CONT: TBD/ TO BE DETERMINED |
| | TEL: ?? |
| | 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. SEPT. 07TH/ 2021 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
| | 1) SHEET A-100 DETAIL 2 NOTE # 5 INDICATES NEW FLOORING |
| | IN THE LIVING ROOM, MATER BEDROOM & GUEST BEDROOM, TYPE |
| | OF FLOORING TO BE SPEC?D WOOD FLOORING WITH ACOUSTICAL |
| | UNDERLAYMENT. IN THE MASTER BATH AND GUEST BATH THE |
| | NOTE D-3 INDICATES TO REMOVE ALL FLOORING AND BASE NEW |
| | WORK STATES ALL NEW FLOOR AND WALL TILE IN SHOWER. THIS |
| | REVIEW THERE WERE NO TESTING REPORTS SUBMITTED FOR |
| | EITHER THE WOOD FLOORING & UNDERLAYMENT NOR FLOOR TILE |
| | AND ASSOCIATED UNDERLAYMENT. |
| | 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. |
| | |
| | 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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| | 2) SHEET A-100 DETAIL 2 NOTE # INDICATES A NEW |
| | WATERPROOF WATER MEMBRANE BEHIND THE WALL TILE. PLEASE |
| | SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH 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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| | 3) SHEET A-100 DETAIL # 4 SHOWS A DROPPED CEILING/ |
| | SOFFIT WITH NOTES C1 & C2 REFERRING TO SHEET A-100 |
| | DETAIL #5. DETAIL #5 SHOWS A DROPPED HEADER AND A |
| | FLOATING DROPPED CEILING, THE BACKER BOARD IS NOT |
| | ATTACHED TO THE DROPPED HEADER, NOR IS THE TYPE OF |
| | BACKER BOARD CALLED OUT. THIS DETAIL LACKS THE |
| | FOLLOWING INFORMATION, FINISH ELEVATION, GIVEN HEIGHT |
| | OF THE EXISTING DROPPED CEILING BUT NOT NEW DROPPED |
| | FLOATING CEILING. THE TYPE OF BACKER BOARD AND |
| | THICKNESS IS NOT GIVEN. THE TYPE OF MATERIAL USED TO |
| | HANG FROM THE EXISTING FLOOR/ CEILING ASSEMBLY, ANCHORS |
| | TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR ASSEMBLY, CENTER TO CENTER |
| | FRAMING MEMBERS AND FLOATING DROPPED CEILING ASSEMBLY |
| | ANCHORS AND SPACING TO THE FRAMING MEMBERS. 107.2.1.2 |
| | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. SECTION / TABLE |
| | 2508.1 ASTM C754. |
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| | 4) SHEET A100 THE GUEST BATH INDICATES THE REMOVAL OF A |
| | TUB AND INSTALLATION OF NEW SHOWER AND NEW DRAIN |
| | LOCATION. |
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| | 4A) 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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| | 4B) 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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| | 4C) 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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| | 4D) 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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| | 4E) SHEET A-100 DETAIL 4 DROPPED CEILING WORK THERE IS |
| | A NOTE INDICATING EXISTING SPERINKLER SYSTEM TO REMAIN. |
| | NO SPRINKLER WORK PLEASE SHOW THE FIRE SPRINKLER |
| | LOCATIONS IN THE GUEST BEDROOM AND DROPPED CEILING |
| | AREA. NOTE IS THE ARE CEILING OR SIDE WALL MOUNT. |
| | 107.2.1.2. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. IF WORK |
| | IS REQUIRED, FOR LESS THAN 50 HEADS A FIRE SPRINKLER |
| | CONTRACTOR CAN DRAW THE PLANS IF THEY ARE THE ONES |
| | GETTING THE FIRE SPRINKLER PERMIT. L |
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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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| | MONDAY AUGUST 02ND/ 2021 ALL PLANS EXAMINERS WILL BE |
| | WORKING FROM CITY HALL. |
| | MY WORK HOURS ARE USUALLY TUES. & WED. 7:30 AM- 4:30 PM |
| | PART-TIME/ RETIRED. |
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| | 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. |
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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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