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| 2021-12-07 12:17:14 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 21100050 |
| | ADD: 2617 DIVISION AVE. |
| | CONT: CHELLY INC. |
| | TEL: 850-900-1349 |
| | 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: TUES. DEC. 07TH/2021 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) THE COVER SHEET / CS: |
| | 1A) SEMI- COMPLIED. THE COVERSHEET UNDER THE HEADING OF |
| | CODE RESEARCH LIST THE WORK TO BE COMPLETED AS, |
| | RENOVATION AND MEZZANINE ADDITION. PLEASE CORRECT THE |
| | TERM MEZZANINE TO A 2ND STORY ON THE COVERSHEET AND ALL |
| | SHEETS STATING MEZZANINE INCLUDING THE TITLE BLOCK. THE |
| | VERTICAL ADDITION DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF A |
| | MEZZANINE FOR AREA LIMITATIONS SECTION 505.2.1 AND |
| | SECTION 505.2.3 OPENNESS OF THE 2020 FBC-BUILDING CODE. |
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| | 1B) 2ND REQUEST. THE COVER UNDER THE HEADING OF CODE |
| | RESEARCH LIST THE CONSTRUCTION TYPE AS IIB- |
| | NON-SPRINKLERED AND A ALTERATION TYPE AS LEVEL 3. |
| | PLEASE REVIEW THE 2020 FLORIDA EXISTING BUILDING CODE |
| | CHAPTER 11 FOR ADDITIONS AND SECTION 1103.1 FOR |
| | VERTICAL ADDITIONS. UPDATE PLANS INCLUDE 2020 FLORIDA |
| | EXISTING BUILDING CODE CHAPTER 11 FOR ADDITIONS. 2020 |
| | EXISTING BUILDING CODE SECTION 1101.2 CREATION OR |
| | NONCONFORMITY. AN ADDITION SHALL NOT CREATE OR EXTEND |
| | ANY NONCONFORMITY IN THE EXISTING BUILDING TO WHICH THE |
| | ADDITION IS BEING MADE WITH REGARDS TO ACCESSIBILITY, |
| | STRUCTURAL STRENGTH, FIRE SAFETY, MEANS OF EGRESS, OR |
| | THE CAPACITY OF MECHANICAL, PLUMBING OR ELECTRICAL |
| | SYSTEMS. |
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| | 1C) COMPLIED. |
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| | 1D)2ND REQUEST. SEMI-COMPLIED. THE LS1 SHEET AND A-2 |
| | SHEET SHOW THE NEW 2ND STORY EXTENDED WALLS AS 2 HOUR |
| | FIRE RATED BUT NOT THE EXISTING WALL THAT IS CLOSE TO |
| | THE PROPERTY LINE. |
| | CREATION OR EXTENSION OF NONCONFORMITY. (ADDITIONS) |
| | 2020 FLORIDA EXISTING BUILDING CODE CHAPTER 11 FOR |
| | ADDITIONS AND SECTION 1103.1 FOR VERTICAL ADDITIONS. |
| | UPDATE PLANS. 2020 EXISTING BUILDING CODE SECTION |
| | 1101.2 CREATION OR NONCONFORMITY. AN ADDITION SHALL NOT |
| | CREATE OR EXTEND ANY NONCONFORMITY IN THE EXISTING |
| | BUILDING TO WHICH THE ADDITION IS BEING MADE WITH |
| | REGARDS TO ACCESSIBILITY, STRUCTURAL STRENGTH, FIRE |
| | SAFETY, MEANS OF EGRESS, OR THE CAPACITY OF MECHANICAL, |
| | PLUMBING OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. |
| | MISSING INFORMATION IS THE TABLE 501 FIRE RESISTANCE |
| | RATING REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDING ELEMENTS (HRS). AND |
| | TABLE 602 FIRE-RESISTANCE RATINGS FOR THE EXTERIOR |
| | WALLS BASED ON FIRE SEPARATION DISTANCE OF THE 2020 |
| | FBC-BUILDING CODE AND TABLE 705.8 MAXIMUM AREA OF |
| | EXTERIOR WALL OPENINGS BASED ON FIRE SEPARATION |
| | DISTANCE AND DEGREE OF OPENING PROTECTION. ALSO SUPPLY |
| | A CURRENT SURVEY WITH BUILDING DISTANCE TO PROPERTY |
| | LINE. |
| | |
| | 1E) NEW COMMENT. THE COVERSHEET UNDER CODE RESEARCH |
| | DOES NOT LIST THE LIVE FLOOR LOADS FOR THE 2ND FLOOR. |
| | 2020 FBC-TABLE 1607.1 LIVE LOADS. |
| | |
| | 2) LIFE SAFETY SHEET VS. A2: |
| | |
| | 2A) SEMI-COMPLIED. WALL TAGS. CREATION OR EXTENSION OF |
| | NONCONFORMITY. (ADDITIONS) 2020 FLORIDA EXISTING |
| | BUILDING CODE CHAPTER 11 FOR ADDITIONS AND SECTION |
| | 1103.1 FOR VERTICAL ADDITIONS. UPDATE PLANS. 2020 |
| | EXISTING BUILDING CODE SECTION 1101.2 CREATION OR |
| | NONCONFORMITY. AN ADDITION SHALL NOT CREATE OR EXTEND |
| | ANY NONCONFORMITY IN THE EXISTING BUILDING TO WHICH THE |
| | ADDITION IS BEING MADE WITH REGARDS TO ACCESSIBILITY, |
| | STRUCTURAL STRENGTH, FIRE SAFETY, MEANS OF EGRESS, OR |
| | THE CAPACITY OF MECHANICAL, PLUMBING OR ELECTRICAL |
| | SYSTEMS. |
| | MISSING INFORMATION IS THE TABLE 501 FIRE RESISTANCE |
| | RATING REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDING ELEMENTS (HRS). AND |
| | TABLE 602 FIRE-RESISTANCE RATINGS FOR THE EXTERIOR |
| | WALLS BASED ON FIRE SEPARATION DISTANCE OF THE 2020 |
| | FBC-BUILDING CODE AND TABLE 705.8 MAXIMUM AREA OF |
| | EXTERIOR WALL OPENINGS BASED ON FIRE SEPARATION |
| | DISTANCE AND DEGREE OF OPENING PROTECTION. ALSO SUPPLY |
| | A CURRENT SURVEY WITH BUILDING DISTANCE TO PROPERTY |
| | LINE. |
| | 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. USES FOR EACH AREA ARE UNKNOWN, |
| | EACH AREA DOES NOT HAVE IDENTIFICATION TAGS, THERE ARE |
| | NO WALL TAGS IDENTIFYING WALL TYPES, THEY ARE FOUND ON |
| | A2 BUT NOT THE LIFE SAFETY SHEET. |
| | |
| | 2B) COMPLIED. |
| | |
| | 2C) SEMI-COMPLIED. CREATION OR EXTENSION OF |
| | NONCONFORMITY. (ADDITIONS) 2020 FLORIDA EXISTING |
| | BUILDING CODE CHAPTER 11 FOR ADDITIONS AND SECTION |
| | 1103.1 FOR VERTICAL ADDITIONS. UPDATE PLANS. 2020 |
| | EXISTING BUILDING CODE SECTION 1101.2 CREATION OR |
| | NONCONFORMITY. AN ADDITION SHALL NOT CREATE OR EXTEND |
| | ANY NONCONFORMITY IN THE EXISTING BUILDING TO WHICH THE |
| | ADDITION IS BEING MADE WITH REGARDS TO ACCESSIBILITY, |
| | STRUCTURAL STRENGTH, FIRE SAFETY, MEANS OF EGRESS, OR |
| | THE CAPACITY OF MECHANICAL, PLUMBING OR ELECTRICAL |
| | SYSTEMS. |
| | MISSING INFORMATION IS THE TABLE 501 FIRE RESISTANCE |
| | RATING REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDING ELEMENTS (HRS). AND |
| | TABLE 602 FIRE-RESISTANCE RATINGS FOR THE EXTERIOR |
| | WALLS BASED ON FIRE SEPARATION DISTANCE OF THE 2020 |
| | FBC-BUILDING CODE AND TABLE 705.8 MAXIMUM AREA OF |
| | EXTERIOR WALL OPENINGS BASED ON FIRE SEPARATION |
| | DISTANCE AND DEGREE OF OPENING PROTECTION. ALSO SUPPLY |
| | A CURRENT SURVEY WITH BUILDING DISTANCE TO PROPERTY |
| | LINE. |
| | |
| | 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. LIFE SAFETY SHEET DOES NOT |
| | INDICATE IF THERE IS ANY FIRE RATED WALLS. SHEET A2 |
| | DOES PROVIDE A WALL LEGEND WITH A DENOTATION FOR |
| | EXISTING 1 HR. FIRE RATED WALLS. PLEASE NOTE THE NEW |
| | VERTICAL ADDITION IT APPEARS WILL REQUIRE AN EXTERIOR |
| | WALL TO BE FIRE RATED, BECAUSE OF THE CLOSENESS TO THE |
| | PROPERTY LINE. THE SURVEY WILL PROVIDE THE DISTANCE |
| | FROM THE PROPERTY LINE AND THE PLAN WILL REQUIRE AN |
| | UPDATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FIRE RATING WITH TABLE 602 OF |
| | THE 2020 FBC-BUILDING CODE FOR EITHER THE BUILDING TYPE |
| | OR OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION FOR THE NEW ADDITION. |
| | |
| | 2D) 2ND REQUEST. THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN EGRESS NOTES NOTE |
| | 2 DECLARES 0-50 PERSONS 1 EXIT REQUIRED, > 50 OCCUPANTS |
| | 2 EXITS REQUIRED. THERE IS NO MENTION OF COMMON PATH OF |
| | TRAVEL. FOR THE NEW 2ND FLOOR ADDITION THE TRAVEL |
| | DISTANCE IS SHOWN AT 130 FT., IT WILL BE FURTHER TO BE |
| | SHOWN PARALLEL TO THE STAIR RISERS AND TO THE NEAREST |
| | EXIT DOOR. PLEASE REVIEW SPACES WITH ONE EXIT OR EXIT |
| | ACCESS DOORWAY FOR B OCCUPANCIES NON-SPRINKLERED |
| | BUILDINGS LIMITED TO 49 OCCUPANTS AND 100 FEET SEE |
| | TABLE 1006.2.1 AND BECAUSE THIS IS A TRUE 2ND FLOOR |
| | LOOK AT TABLE 1006.3.2(2) FIRST STORY ABOVE GRADE IT?S |
| | THE SAME LIMITED TO 49 OCCUPANTS, 100 FEET FOR |
| | NON-SPRINKLERED BUILDING F OCCUPANCY. THE INTERIOR EXIT |
| | NEEDS TO BE RATED ON THE 2ND FLOOR AS WELL TO BE A |
| | VERTICAL EXIT. |
| | |
| | 2E) SEMI-COMPLIED. THE RESPONSE FOR ENCLOSED STAIRWAY |
| | INDICATES SEE CLOUDED AREA REV. 1 WALL LEGEND. THE 1ST |
| | FLOOR SHOWS A 1 HOUR FIRE RATED WALL BUT A GUARDRAIL ON |
| | THE 2ND STORY, NO 1 HOUR FIRE RATED STAIR ENCLOSURE. |
| | 1ST ROUND COMMENT. THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN AND A-2 WILL |
| | NEED TO SHOW AN ENCLOSED EXIT IN CONFORMANCE WITH |
| | INTERNAL EXIT STAIRWAYS SECTION 1023.1, 1023.2 1023.3. |
| | |
| | 2F) 2ND REQUEST. SHEET A6 DETAIL 8 IS FOR GUARDRAIL |
| | DETAILS AND THE DETAIL DOES NOT SHOW THE LANDINGS FOR |
| | 1ST FLOOR OR 2ND FLOOR. THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN IS SILENT |
| | TO THE STAIRWAY, RISER, RUN, LOADING OF THE STAIR AND |
| | THE MATERIAL THE STAIRS ARE TO BE CONSTRUCTED FROM. |
| | PLEASE SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH 1011.2 1011.3 1011.5 |
| | 1011.5.5.3, 1011.6 & 1011.7 STAIRWAY CONSTRUCTION. |
| | |
| | 2G)SEMI-COMPLIED. THE SP SHEET SHOWS THE LOCATION FOR |
| | LIFT. NO DETAILS FOR THE 2ND FLOOR. RESPONSE STATES SEE |
| | SHEET A-2 FOR LIFT TO 2ND FLOOR. NOT THERE, THE LULA |
| | LIFT SHOULD ALSO SHOW ON THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN. THE LIFE |
| | SAFETY PLAN HAS TO ISSUES AT LEAST WITH VERTICAL |
| | ACCESSIBILITY, THE 1ST IS VERTICAL ACCESSIBILITY TO THE |
| | NEW 2ND FLOOR, THE 2ND AN ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE, WHERE |
| | YOU DO NOT GO UP A RAMP FOR VEHICLES. THE 2020 EXISTING |
| | BUILDING CODE FOR ADDITIONS SEE SECTION 1105.1 IT |
| | REFERS YOU BACK TO THE ACCESSIBILITY CODE, NEW WORK |
| | MUST COMPLY WITH THE ACCESSIBILITY CODE AND FOR |
| | EXISTING BUILDING AN ADDITION THAT AFFECTS THE |
| | ACCESSIBILITY TO OR CONTAINS AN AREA OF. PRIMARY |
| | FUNCTION SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE |
| | FLORID BUILDING CODE, ACCESSIBILITY. |
| | |
| | 2G)(1) VERTICAL ACCESSIBILITY SEE 201.1.1 BUILDINGS, |
| | STRUCTURES AT A MINIMUM, COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS |
| | OF THE ADA STANDARDS, FLORIDA ACCESSIBILITY BOARD CAN |
| | ONLY PROVIDE A WAIVER DOWN TO THE ADA STANDARDS. |
| | |
| | 2G(2) FLORIDA ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION: |
| | DISPROPORTIONATE COST 202.4.1. PLEASE REVIEW HOW YOU |
| | ARE TO MEET DISPROPORTIONATE COST. EITHER THE |
| | CONTRACTOR OR THE DESIGNER OF RECORD ON THEIR |
| | LETTERHEAD NEED TO SHOW HOW THEY ARE GOING TO SPEND UP |
| | TO THE 20% DISPROPORTIONATE FUNDS($250,000.00 X 0.20%= |
| | $50,000.00) LISTED FOR EACH ELEMENT WHERE THE FUNDS ARE |
| | BEING SPENT AND IN THE ORDER LISTED IN SECTION 202.4.1 |
| | DISPROPORTIONATE COST OF THE 2020 ACCESSIBILITY CODE. |
| | 202.4.1. DISPROPORTIONATE COST. ALTERATIONS MADE TO |
| | PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE PATH OF TRAVEL TO THE ALTERED |
| | AREA WILL BE DEEMED DISPROPORTIONATE TO THE OVERALL |
| | ALTERATION WHEN THE COST EXCEEDS 20% OF THE COST OF THE |
| | ALTERATION TO THE PRIMARY FUNCTION AREA. COST THAT MAY |
| | BE COUNTED AS EXPENDITURES REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AN |
| | ACCESSIBLE PATH OF TRAVEL MAY INCLUDE: (I) COST |
| | ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING AN ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE AND AN |
| | ACCESSIBLE ROUT TO THE ALTERED AREA; (II) COST |
| | ASSOCIATED WITH MAKING RESTROOMS ACCESSIBLE, SUCH AS |
| | INSTALLING GRAB BARS, ENLARGING TOILET STALLS, |
| | INSULATING PIPES, OR INSTALLING ACCESSIBLE FAUCET |
| | CONTROLS; (III) COST ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING |
| | ACCESSIBLE TELEPHONES, SUCH AS RELOCATING THE TELEPHONE |
| | TO AN ACCESSIBLE HEIGHT, INSTALLING AMPLIFICATION |
| | DEVICES, OR INSTALLING A TEXT TELEPHONE (TTY); (IV) |
| | COST ASSOCIATED WITH RELOCATING AN ACCESSIBLE DRINKING |
| | FOUNTAIN. |
| | |
| | 3) COMPLIED. |
| | |
| | 4) SHEET A6 DETAILS: DETAILS SHOW RESTROOM INTERIOR |
| | ELEVATIONS DETAILS 1 & 2 FOR GRAB BARS, NO DIMENSIONS |
| | ARE SHOWN. |
| | |
| | 4-7) COMPLIED. |
| | |
| | 8-17) |
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| | |
| | 18) SHEET S-2 THE ROOF FRAMING PLAN DOES NOT INDICATE |
| | ANY EXTRA ROOF FRAMING FOR THE ROOF TOP MECHANICAL |
| | UNIT, OR SHEET M2, SHEET P-2 SHOWS THE RTU ON THE ROOF. |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS FOR BAR JOIST POINT LOADING, |
| | INFILL STEEL FOR FRAME AND WELDING DETAILS. |
| | |
| | 19) SHEET S2 THE 2ND FLOOR FRAMING SHOWS STEEL |
| | CONNECTIONS FOR COLUMNS AND STEEL BEAMS. |
| | BUILDING PROVISO: WELDED OR BOLTED CONNECTIONS. THIS |
| | BUILDING CONTAINS EITHER BOLTED AND OR WELDED |
| | CONNECTIONS. THE CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE WELD |
| | PROCEDURE SPECIFICATIONS & WELDER OPERATOR PERFORMANCE |
| | QUALIFICATION RECORDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REFERENCED |
| | STANDARDS AT TIME OF INSPECTION FOR FIELD WIELDING, ON |
| | THE JOB-SITE WIELDING. THIRD PARTY CERTIFICATION WILL |
| | BE REQUIRED. |
| | THE OWNER MAY JUST HIRE A 3RD PARTY ENGINEERING FIRM TO |
| | COMPLETE AND APPROVE THE FORMER INSPECTIONS. REPORTS |
| | SUBMITTED TO BUILDING INSPECTOR AT TIME OF FRAMING |
| | INSPECTION. |
| | 2020 FBC-B 2204.1 WELDING |
| | 1. WELD PROCEDURES SPECIFICATIONS |
| | 2. QUALIFICATIONS OF WELDING PERSONAL |
| | 2017 FBC-B 2204.2 BOLTING. |
| | IF FURTHER CLARIFICATION AND OR QUESTIONS IS REQUIRED, |
| | PLEASE CONTACT THE CHIEF BUILDING INSPECTOR KEN CONRAD |
| | AT 561-805-6666. |
| | |
| | 20-22) COMPLIED. |
| | |
| | 23) 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] |
| | |
