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| 2022-01-26 11:24:58 | 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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| | 2ND REVIEW |
| | DATE: WED. JAN. 26TH/ 2021 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) SHEET A-1 PROJECT DATA: |
| | 1A) 2ND REQUEST. CITY ELECTRIC SUPPLY HAS AN ELECTRICAL |
| | WHOLESALE NETWORK ACROSS THE USA AND CANADA. WHEN YOU |
| | LOOK AT THE DEFINITION OF MERCANTILE (2020 |
| | FBC-BUILDING) SECTION 309.1 RETAIL OR WHOLESALE |
| | FACILITIES ARE INCLUDED UNDER THE OCCUPANCY OF |
| | MERCANTILE. |
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| | 1ST ROUND COMMENTS. 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) 2ND REQUEST. PLEASE UPDATE THE OCCUPANCY TYPE AND |
| | OCCUPANT LOAD. MERCANTILE OCCUPANCY THE OCCUPANT LOAD |
| | WILL INCREASE FROM 10 (BUSINESS) TO 25 MERCANTILE 1498 |
| | SQ. FT./ 60= 25 OCCUPANTS. |
| | 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. 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) 2ND REVIEW. WITH THE PREVIOUS OCCUPANT LOAD COUNT |
| | BEING LESS THAN 15 A UNI-SEX RESTROOM COULD BE CODE |
| | COMPLIANT, BUT WITH THE NEW OCCUPANT LOAD FOR |
| | MERCANTILE OF 25 OCCUPANTS SEPARATE RESTROOM FACILITIES |
| | WILL BE REQUIRED. PLEASE REVIEW SECTION 2902.2 OF THE |
| | 2020 FBC-BUILDING CODE. |
| | 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. 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)(1) 2ND REQUEST. WITH THE INCREASED OCCUPANT LOAD |
| | FOR A MERCANTILE OCCUPANCY OF 25 OCCUPANTS THE |
| | REQUIREMENT FOR DRINKING FOUNTAINS PER TABLE 2902.1 |
| | REQUIRING DRINKING FOUNTAINS UNLESS COMPLIANCE CAN BE |
| | MET BY SECTION 2902.5. |
| | 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. 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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| | 1D)(2) NEW COMMENT. 2020 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE. 211.3 |
| | MORE THAN MINIMUM NUMBER. WHERE MORE THAN THE MINIMUM |
| | NUMBER OF DRINKING FOUNTAINS SPECIFIED IN 211.2 ARE |
| | PROVIDED, 50 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DRINKING |
| | FOUNTAINS PROVIDED SHALL COMPLY WITH 602.1 THROUGH |
| | 602.6 AND 50 PERCENT SHALL OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF |
| | DRINKING FOUNTAINS PROVIDED SHALL COMPLY WITH 602.7. |
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| | 1D)(3) NEW COMMENT. PROTRUDING OBJECTS 307.2 PROTRUSION |
| | LIMITS 307.2. OBJECTS WITH LEADING EDGES MORE THAN 27 |
| | INCHES AND NOT MORE THAN 80 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR |
| | SHALL NOT PROTRUDE MORE THAN 4 INCHES HORIZONTALLY INTO |
| | THE CIRCULATION PATH. |
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| | 1D)(4) NEW COMMENT. 602.2 CLEAR FLOOR SPACE. A CLEAR |
| | FLOOR SPACE COMPLYING WITH 305, POSITIONED FOR A |
| | FORWARD APPROACH, AND KNEE AND TOE CLEARANCE COMPLYING |
| | WITH 306 SHALL BE PROVIDED. |
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| | 1D)(5) NEW COMMENT. SPOUT OUTLETS/ DRINKING FOUNTAINS. |
| | 2017 ACCESS. CODE. SPOUT OUTLETS SHALL COMPLY WITH: |
| | 602.4 SPOUT HEIGHT. 36 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH |
| | FLOOR OR GROUND FOR WHEELCHAIR BOUND INDIVIDUALS. |
| | 602.7 SPOUT HEIGHT FOR THE STANDING PERSONS SHALL BE |
| | BETWEEN 38 TO 43 INCHES ABOVE FINISH FLOOR. |
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| | 1E-F) COMPLIED. |
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| | 1G) NEW COMMENT. THE FLOOR PLAN SHOW THE OCCUPANCY |
| | SEPARATION WALL ONE HOUR AND DOOR NUMBER 3 WITH NOTE TO |
| | HAVE SELF CLOSING DEVISE AND MEET ADA STANDARDS. |
| | DISCREPANCY DOOR # 3 IN THE DOOR SCHEDULE STATES |
| | PASSAGE SET HARDWARE/ 1 HR. RATED. DISCREPANCY. 2020 |
| | FBC-B SECTION 716.5.9 FIRE DOORS, CLOSING. |
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| | 2) COMPLIED. |
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| | 3) SHEET A-3 ELEVATIONS: |
| | 3A-B) COMPLIED. |
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| | 3C)2ND REQUEST. 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? PROVIDE |
| | THE ACTUAL UL LISTING ON THE PLANS, THE INSPECTOR DOES |
| | NOT HAVE A BOOK OF UL LISTINGS. 107.2.1.2. ADDITIONAL |
| | INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. |
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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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