| Date |
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| 2021-10-19 16:06:51 | BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
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| | CHRISTOPHER S. THROOP, C.B.O., CFM |
| | PLANS EXAMINER II PX3169/SFP306 |
| | INSPECTOR BN4338 |
| | BUILDING OFFICIAL BU1635 |
| | ASFPM CERTIFIED FLOODPLAIN MANAGER US-21-11935 |
| | DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT |
| | CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | (561) 805-6726 |
| | [email protected] |
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| | CODES IN EFFECT: |
| | 2020 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, 7TH EDITION W/2017 WEST |
| | PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, |
| | CHAPTER 1 ADMINISTRATION |
| | 2017 NEC |
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| | 1ST REVIEW |
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| | RESULTS: DENIED |
| | ADDRESS THE ATTACHED COMMENTS AND RE-SUBMIT |
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| | PLEASE NOTE THAT SUBMITTAL OF ADDITIONAL AND/OR REVISED |
| | MATERIALS MAY RESULT IN NEW PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS. |
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| | 1. PROVIDE A COPY OF THE BOUNDRY LINE SURVEY. |
| | 107.2 CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS |
| | SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS107.2.1 THROUGH |
| | 107.2.5. |
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| | 2. PROVIDE A SITE PLAN. IDETIFY LOCATION OF PROPOSED |
| | STAIRS. |
| | 107.2.5 SITE PLAN. THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED |
| | WITH THE APPLICATION FOR PERMIT SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY |
| | A SITE PLAN SHOWING TO SCALE THE SIZE AND LOCATION OF |
| | NEW CONSTRUCTION AND EXISTING STRUCTURES ON THE |
| | SITE,... AND IT SHALL BE DRAWN IN ACCORDANCE WITH AN |
| | ACCURATE AND INCLUDED BOUNDARY LINE SURVEY. |
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| | 3. REF. PLAN PAGE 1.1 FOR THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
| | 3A) CHANGE BUILDING CODE REFERENCE TO 2020 FBC 7TH |
| | EDITION. |
| | 3B) CHANGE ASCE REFERENCE TO ASCE 7-16. |
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| | 4. PROVIDE DEMENSIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING: |
| | 4A) LANDINGS. |
| | R311.7.6 LANDINGS FOR STAIRWAYS. |
| | THERE SHALL BE A FLOOR OR LANDING AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM |
| | OF EACH STAIRWAY. THE MINIMUM WIDTH PERPENDICULAR TO |
| | THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL SHALL BE NO LESS THAN THE WIDTH |
| | OF THE FLIGHT SERVED. LANDINGS OF SHAPES OTHER THAN |
| | SQUARE OR RECTANGULAR SHALL BE PERMITTED PROVIDED THE |
| | DEPTH AT THE WALK LINE AND THE TOTAL AREA IS NOT LESS |
| | THAN THAT OF A QUARTER CIRCLE WITH A RADIUS EQUAL TO |
| | THE REQUIRED LANDING WIDTH. WHERE THE STAIRWAY HAS A |
| | STRAIGHT RUN, THE MINIMUM DEPTH IN THE DIRECTION OF |
| | TRAVEL SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN 36 INCHES (914 MM). |
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| | 4B) HANDRAIL HEIGHT. |
| | R311.7.8 HANDRAILS. |
| | HANDRAILS SHALL BE PROVIDED ON AT LEAST ONE SIDE OF |
| | EACH CONTINUOUS RUN OF TREADS OR FLIGHT WITH FOUR OR |
| | MORE RISERS. R311.7.8. |
| | HANDRAIL HEIGHT, MEASURED VERTICALLY FROM THE SLOPED |
| | PLANE ADJOINING THE TREAD NOSING, OR FINISH SURFACE OF |
| | RAMP SLOPE, SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN 34 INCHES (864 MM) |
| | AND NOT MORE THAN 38 INCHES (965 MM). R311.7.8.1 HEIGHT |
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| | 4C) STAIR TREAD AND RISER. |
| | R311.7.10.1 SPIRAL STAIRWAYS. |
| | SPIRAL STAIRWAYS ARE PERMITTED, PROVIDED THE MINIMUM |
| | CLEAR WIDTH AT AND BELOW THE HANDRAIL SHALL BE 26 |
| | INCHES (660 MM) WITH EACH TREAD HAVING A 71/2-INCH (190 |
| | MM) MINIMUM TREAD DEPTH AT 12 INCHES (914 MM) FROM THE |
| | NARROWER EDGE. ALL TREADS SHALL BE IDENTICAL, AND THE |
| | RISE SHALL BE NO MORE THAN 91/2 INCHES (241 MM). A |
| | MINIMUM HEADROOM OF 6 FEET 6 INCHES (1982 MM) SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED. |
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| | 5. PROVIDE GUARD DETAIL AT 2ND FLOOR. |
| | FBCR312.1.1 GUARDS SHALL BE LOCATED ALONG OPEN-SIDED |
| | WALKING SURFACES, INCLUDING STAIRS, RAMPS AND LANDINGS, |
| | THAT ARE LOCATED MORE THAN 30 INCHES (762 MM) MEASURED |
| | VERTICALLY TO THE FLOOR OR GRADE BELOW AT ANY POINT |
| | WITHIN 36 INCHES (914 MM) HORIZONTALLY TO THE EDGE OF |
| | THE OPEN SIDE. INSECT SCREENING SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED |
| | AS A GUARD. |
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| | 6. PROVIDE ILLUMINATION FOR STAIRS. |
| | R311.7.9 ILLUMINATION. |
| | ALL STAIRS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH ILLUMINATION IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION R303.6. |
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| | PLEASE NOTE THAT SUBMITTAL OF ADDITIONAL AND/OR REVISED |
| | MATERIALS MAY RESULT IN NEW PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS. |
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