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| 2021-11-10 14:30:03 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 21090964 |
| | ADD: 2611 MERCER AVE. |
| | CONT: ABACO BUILDERS |
| | TEL: 561-575-5393 |
| | 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. NOV. 10TH/ 2021 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) SHEET A-1 PROJECT DATA: |
| | 1A) LIST THE OCCUPANCY AS BUSINESS OCCUPANCY. PLEASE |
| | NOTE THIS IS A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY, FORMERLY STORAGE |
| | OCCUPANCY. THE PROJECT DATA LIST THE OCCUPANCY TYPE AS |
| | BUSINESS OCCUPANCY. BUSINESS OCCUPANCIES ARE USUALLY |
| | OFFICES FOR PROFESSIONALS OR SERVICE TYPES |
| | TRANSACTIONS, IT CAN BE ARGUED THE OCCUPANCY TYPE IS |
| | MERCANTILE SINCE THERE IS A LARGE AREA VACANT BUT |
| | INDICATES COUNTER AREA. NEITHER THE |
| | A-1 SHEET NOR THE LIFE SAFETY SHEET REALLY DEFINE THE |
| | OPEN SALES AREA WELL. 2020 FBC-BUILDING CODE SECTION |
| | 304.1 VERSES SECTION 309.1 MERCANTILE AND SALES ROOMS. |
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| | 1B) THE OCCUPANT LOAD DOES NOT INDICATE THE SQUARE |
| | FOOTAGE OF THE AREA UNDERGOING THE CHANGE OF |
| | OCCUPANCY?107. 2.1.2. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS |
| | REQUIRED. |
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| | 1C) THE OCCUPANT LOAD DECLARED IS USING THE OCCUPANT |
| | LOAD FACTOR OF 100 SQ. FT./ OCCUPANT SUPPOSED BUSINESS |
| | OCCUPANCY. PLEASE REVIEW THE 2020 FBC-BUILDING CODE |
| | TABLE 1004.5, THE OCCUPANT LOAD FACTOR FOR A BUSINESS |
| | OCCUPANCY IS CURRENTLY 150 SQ. FT./ OCCUPANT. NOTE FOR |
| | MERCANTILE OCCUPANCY THE OCCUPANT LOAD FACTOR IS 60 SQ. |
| | FT./ OCCUPANT TABLE 1004.5 OF THE 2020 FBC-BUILDING |
| | CODE. |
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| | 1D) THE PLUMBING FIXTURE COUNT IS GOING TO VARY |
| | DEPENDING ON THE OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION. FOR THIS |
| | REVIEW A MERCANTILE OCCUPANCY WILL BE FIGURED SIMILAR |
| | TO AUTO ZONE WHERE THERE ARE MERCANTILE SHELVING RACKS |
| | IN THE FRONT PORTION, SALES /TRANSACTION COUNTERS AND |
| | WAREHOUSE SECTION BEHIND THE COUNTERS. THE PROPOSED |
| | TENANT IS CITY ELECTRIC SUPPLY. |
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| | 1E) ENGINEERING DATA LIST THE OCCUPANCY TYPE AS R3, |
| | SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES. PLEASE CORRECT. |
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| | 1F) THE FLOOR PLAN SHOWS A BACK-WALL DIMENSION OF |
| | 7FEET. CLEARANCES AT WATER CLOSETS. 604.3 CLEARANCE. |
| | CLEARANCES AROUND THE WATER CLOSETS AND IN TOILET |
| | COMPARTMENTS SHALL COMPLY WITH 604.3. |
| | 604.3.1. SIZE. CLEARANCE AROUND A WATER CLOSET SHALL BE |
| | 60 INCHES MINIMUM MEASURED PERPENDICULAR FROM THE SIDE |
| | WALL AND 56 INCHES MINIMUM PERPENDICULAR FROM THE REAR |
| | WALL. NOTE THE MINIMUM BACK WALL MEASUREMENT SHOULD BE |
| | 7-FOOT 1 INCH (FINISHES MAY ENCROACH) ON THE FINISH |
| | DIMENSION!!! |
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| | 2) THE LIFE SAFETY SHEET DESIGN DATA THE MAXIMUM |
| | CAPACITY SIGN READS FOR ONE EXIT: THE MAIN ENTRANCE |
| | DOOR IN EACH SPACE WITH A CAPACITY OF 50 OR MORE |
| | OCCUPANTS. PLEASE CORRECT, SEE THE 2020 FBC-BUILDING |
| | CODE TABLE 1006.2.1 B OCCUPANCY WITH ONE EXIT OR EXIT |
| | ACCESS DOORWAY MAXIMUM OCCUPANT LOAD OF SPACE 49 |
| | OCCUPANTS. |
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| | 3) SHEET A-3 ELEVATIONS: |
| | 3A) BOTH ELEVATIONS 1 & 3 SHOW THE GRAB BARS |
| | DIMENSIONED FROM CENTERLINE TO THE FINISH FLOOR. 2020 |
| | FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 609.4 POSITION OF GRAB |
| | BARS. GRAB BARS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN A HORIZONTAL |
| | POSITION, 33 INCHES MINIMUM AND 36 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE |
| | THE FINISH FLOOR MEASURED TO THE TOP OF THE GRIPPING |
| | SURFACE, NOT CENTERLINE. |
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| | 3B) BOTH ELEVATIONS 1 & 2 SHOW LAVATORY PIPES EXPOSED. |
| | 2020 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 606.5 EXPOSED PIPES |
| | AND SURFACES. WATER SUPPLY & DRAINPIPES UNDER |
| | LAVATORIES AND SINKS SHALL BE INSULATED OR OTHERWISE |
| | CONFIGURED TO PROTECT AGAINST CONTACT. |
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| | 3C) 1 HOUR FIRE RATED STUD UL LISTING U 465 MISSING |
| | INFORMATION THE MINIMUM GAUGE FOR THE FIRE RATING AND |
| | MAXIMUM LENGTH OF FIRE RATED STUD? 107.2.1.2. |
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| | 4) CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY MAY REQUIRE IMPACT FEE |
| | ASSESSMENT. IMPACT FEES - DIGITAL SUBMITTALS: PLANS |
| | WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE PBC IMPACT FEE OFFICE DIGITALLY |
| | VIA PROJECT DOX UPON NOTIFICATION BY THIS OFFICE. |
| | NOTIFICATION MAY OCCUR WHEN PLANS ARE NEAREST FINAL |
| | FORM. YOU MAY COORDINATE WITH THE IMPACT FEE OFFICE AT |
| | (561) 233-5025 OR SIMPLY UPLOAD THE MUNICIPAL IMPACT |
| | FEE QUESTIONNAIRE FORM TO YOUR PROJECT AND NAME THE |
| | FILE MUNICIPAL IMPACT FEE QUESTIONNAIRE. THE FORM CAN |
| | BE FOUND AT: HTTP://DISCOVER.PBCGOV.ORG/PZB/ADMINISTRAT |
| | ION/PDF/IMPACTFEES/FORMS/QUESTIONNAIRE.PDF UPON |
| | APPROVAL AND FEE PAYMENT, PLEASE UPLOAD THE RECEIPT TO |
| | YOUR PROJECT OR EMAIL IT TO [email protected]. |
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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. |
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| | PLEASE NOTE WITH THE LACK OF INFORMATION FOR THIS |
| | REVIEW, SUBSEQUENT REMARKS MAYBE MADE IN THE NEXT |
| | REVIEW CYCLE. |
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| | 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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