Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 21081190
Permit Number 21081190
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2021-11-01 16:09:14WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION
 SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION
 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 W. P. B. PERMIT:21081190
 ADD: 300 S AUSTRALIAN AVE # 507
 CONT: TBD/ TO BE DETERMINED
 TEL:
 E-MAIL: [email protected]
  
 2020 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2020 WEST PALM BEACH
 AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1,
 ADMINISTRATION
  
 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.
  
 1ST REVIEW
 DATE: MON. NOV. 01/2021
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) THERE IS NO FLOOR PLAN SHOWING THE AREA WHERE CARPET
 IS TO BE REMOVED AND LAMINATE FLOORING INSTALLED.
 PLEASE ALSO PROVIDE THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE LAMINATE
 FLOORING AND UNDERLAYMENT TO BE INSTALLED.
 2020 W. P. B. ADMINISTRATIVE CODE107.3.5 MINIMUM PLAN
 REVIEW CRITERIA
 2020 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2020 WEST PALM BEACH
 AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1,
 ADMINISTRATIVE CODE SECTION:
 107.3.5 MINIMUM PLAN REVIEW CRITERIA FOR BUILDINGS AND
 OR STRUCTURES.
 107.3.5.1 COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
 107.3.5.1.1. BUILDING
 MISSING: FLOOR PLAN.
  
 2) CONTRACTOR CREATED PLANS. 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.
  
 3) THE PERMIT VALUE CAN NOT BE REVIEWED WITHOUT THE SQ.
 FOOTAGE OF THE LAMINATE FLOORING AND UNDERLAYMENT.
 109.3 BUILDING PERMIT VALUATION. IF, IN THE OPINION OF
 THE BUILDING OFFICIAL, THE CLAIMED VALUATION OF
 BUILDING, OR ALTERATION APPEARS TO BE UNDERESTIMATED ON
 THE APPLICATION, THE PERMIT SHALL BE DENIED. FOR
 PERMITTING PURPOSES, VALUATION OF BUILDINGS AND OR
 ALTERATIONS SHALL BE TOTAL REPLACEMENT PURPOSES,
 VALUATION OF THE TOTAL REPLACEMENT VALUE TO INCLUDE
 ARCHITECTURAL AND DESIGN FEES, MARKETING COST, OVERHEAD
 AND PROFIT; EXCLUDING ONLY LAND VALUE. VALUATION
 REFERENCES MAY INCLUDE THE LATEST PUBLISHED DATA OF
 NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION COST ANALYSIS SERVICES
 (MARSHALL-SWIFT, MEANS, ETC.) WITH REGIONAL ADJUSTMENTS
 FOR LOCATION AS PUBLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CODE
 CONGRESS.
  
 4) FLOOR INSULATION/ UNDERLAYMENT (FBC-B 2020) FOR
 TILE, STONE, MARBLE, VINYL LAMINATE FLOORING 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:
  
 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.
  
 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.
  
 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.
  
  
 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.
  
  
 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.
  
 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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