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| 2021-10-20 08:00:48 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 21100610 |
| | ADD: 8851 IBIS BLVD./ GUARDHOUSE RENOVATION |
| | CONT: ANDERSON-MOORE CONSTRUCTION GROUP |
| | TEL: 561-348-4805 |
| | 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. OCT. 20/2021 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) SHEET A-2 THE FLOOR PLAN DOES NOT APPEAR TO TAKE |
| | INTO CONSIDERATION FOR UPGRADING THE GUARDHOUSE FOR |
| | ACCESSIBILITY. |
| | 2020 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 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. $265,000.00 X 0.20 = |
| | $53,000.00 DOLLARS. |
| | |
| | 202.4.2 ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES IN THE EVENT OF |
| | DISPROPORTIONALITY. WHEN THE COST OF THE ALTERATIONS |
| | NECESSARY TO MAKE THE PATH OF TRAVEL TO THE ALTERED |
| | AREAS FULLY ACCESSIBLE IS DISPROPORTIONATE TO THE COST |
| | OF THE OVERALL ALTERATION, THE PATH OF TRAVEL SHALL BE |
| | MADE ACCESSIBLE TO THE EXTENT THAT IT CAN BE MADE |
| | ACCESSIBLE WITHOUT INCURRING DISPROPORTIONATE COST. IN |
| | CHOOSING WHICH ELEMENTS TO PROVIDE, PRIORITY SHOULD BE |
| | GIVEN TO THOSE ELEMENTS THAT WILL PROVIDE THE GREATEST |
| | ACCESS, IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER: (I) AN ACCESSIBLE |
| | ENTRANCE; (II) AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE TO THE ALTERED AREA; |
| | (III) AT LEAST ONE ACCESSIBLE RESTROOM FOR EACH SEX OR |
| | A SINGLE UNISEX RESTROOM; (IV) ACCESSIBLE TELEPHONES: |
| | (V) ACCESSIBLE DRINKING FOUNTAINS; AND (VI) WHEN |
| | POSSIBLE, ADDITIONAL ACCESSIBLE ELEMENTS SUCH AS |
| | PARKING, STORAGE, AND ALARMS. |
| | |
| | 1A) THE FLOOR PLAN DOES NOT INDICATE WHICH ENTRANCE |
| | WILL SHOW COMPLIANCE FOR AN ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE2020 |
| | FBC-ACCESS. CODE CHANGES IN LEVEL 303.2 AND 303.3. |
| | WHERE CHANGES IN LEVEL ARE PERMITTED IN THE FLOOR OR |
| | GROUND SURFACES, THEY SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTION 303. |
| | SEE 303.1 & 303.2. |
| | |
| | 1B) THE FLOOR PLAN WILL NEED TO SHOW HOW THE BATHROOM |
| | WILL MEET COMPLIANCE WITH THE ACCESSIBILITY CODE |
| | CHAPTER 6 FOR SECTIONS 603-609. |
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| | 1C) THE EMPLOYEES BREAK ROOM AND COMPLIANCE WITH 606 |
| | LAVATORIES AND SINKS> 2020 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE |
| | SECTION 606.3 HEIGHT. LAVATORIES AND SINKS SHALL BE |
| | INSTALLED WITH THE FRONT OF THE HIGHER OF THE RIM OR |
| | COUNTER SURFACE 34 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH |
| | FLOOR OR GROUND. |
| | |
| | 1D) 606.2 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, SEE EXCEPTIONS ALSO, BUT SHOW THE REQUIRED |
| | CLEAR FLOOR SPACE ON THE FLOOR PLAN. |
| | |
| | 1E) GUARD HOUSE NOTE D EXISTING CABINETS TO REMAIN NEW |
| | COUNTER TOPS. 902.1. DINING SURFACES AND WORK SURFACES |
| | SHALL COMPLY WITH 902.2 AND 902.3. ADVISORY 902.1 |
| | GENERAL. WORK AREA EXAMPLES OF WORK SURFACES INCLUDE |
| | WRITING SURFACES, STUDY CARRELS, STUDENT LABORATORY |
| | STATIONS, AND OTHER TABLES OR FIXTURES FOR PERSONAL |
| | GROOMING, COUPON COUNTERS, AND WHERE COVERED BY THE ADA |
| | SCOPING PROVISIONS, EMPLOYEE WORKSTATIONS. |
| | |
| | 2) SHEET S-3 THE LOAD SCHEDULE UNDER THE HEADING OF |
| | WIND HAS THE ROOF SLOPE LISTED AT 7:12. SHEETS A-3 & |
| | A-4 HAVE (2) ROOF SLOPES 6:12 & 12: 12 ROOF SLOPES, |
| | DISCREPANCY IN THE PLANS. 107.2.1.2. ADDITIONAL |
| | INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. |
| | |
| | 3) SHEET S-3 HAS THE ROOF PRESSURES LISTED FOR ALL ROOF |
| | ZONES AND OVERHANGS THE PLANS DO NOT INDICATE IF THE |
| | PRESSURES ARE IN VULT OR VASD, ASSUMED VASD. PLEASE |
| | INDICATE IF THE PRESSURES ARE ULTIMATE OR WORKING |
| | PRESSURES(VASD) AS IN THE PRODUCT APPROVALS. THANK YOU. |
| | |
| | 4) SHEET S-3 IS MISSING THE WINDOW AND DOOR PRESSURES |
| | WALL ZONES 4 & 5 IN VASD. 2020 FBC-B 1603.1.4 WIND |
| | DESIGN DATA. DESIGN WIND PRESSURES TO BE USED FOR |
| | EXTERIOR COMPONENTS AND CLADDING MATERIALS SPECIFICALLY |
| | DESIGNED BY THE REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL |
| | RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN OF THE STRUCTURE, PSF. |
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| | 5) 2020 FBC-B 1609.1.2 PROTECTION OF OPENINGS, |
| | 1609.6.4.4.1 COMPONENTS & CLADDING. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT |
| | OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 61G20-3.005, |
| | RULE 9N-3 NOV. 01/ 2010 (31) SUB-CATEGORY OF PRODUCTS |
| | OR CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS THAT WILL REQUIRE PRODUCT |
| | APPROVALS: |
| | (31)(A) EXTERIOR DOORS, & MULLIONS |
| | (B) WINDOWS & MULLIONS |
| | (C) PANEL WALLS: STOREFRONTS, CURTAIN WALLS, WALL |
| | LOUVERS, EFIS SYSTEMS, |
| | (D) ROOFING PRODUCTS AND ASSEMBLIES, |
| | |
| | 6) W. P. B. 107.3.4. PRODUCT APPROVALS. THOSE PRODUCTS |
| | WHICH ARE REGULATED BY FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE RULE |
| | 61G20 SHALL BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN WRITING (SHOP |
| | DRAWING STAMP OF APPROVAL) BY THE DESIGNER OF RECORD |
| | PRIOR TO SUBMITTAL FOR JURISDICTIONAL APPROVAL. |
| | FL 61G1-23.015 (2) THE ARCHITECT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR |
| | SUPERVISING AND REVIEWING ALL PROJECT DATA, REPORTS, |
| | SHOP DRAWINGS ETC. |
| | |
| | 7) IDENTIFY GLAZING/ MULLIONS. PLEASE IDENTIFY IN THE |
| | PRODUCT APPROVAL BEFORE SUBMITTING TO DESIGNER OF |
| | RECORD AND BEFORE SUBMISSION TO THE BUILDING |
| | DEPARTMENT. FOR ALL PRODUCTS WITH GLAZING, PLEASE |
| | IDENTIFY THE OPENING WIDTH & HEIGHT, SILL HEIGTH, TYPE |
| | OF GLAZING, MULLION SIZE, LENGTH IF UNREINFORCED OR |
| | REINFORCED INFORMATION IF REQUIRED, ATTACHMENTS AND |
| | ASSOCIATE PRESSURES FOR EACH OPENING SIZE. 2020 FBC-B |
| | 1405.13.1 INSTALLATION. WINDOWS AND DOORS SHALL BE |
| | INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED MANUFACTURER?S |
| | INSTRUCTIONS. FASTENER SIZE AND SPACING SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED IN SUCH INSTRUCTIONS AND SHALL BE CALCULATED |
| | BASED ON MAXIMUM LOADS AND SPACING USED IN THE TESTS. |
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| | 8A) 107.2.1.2 FOR ROOF ASSEMBLIES REQUIRED BY THE CODE, |
| | THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SHALL ILLUSTRATE, DESCRIBE |
| | AND DELINEATE THE TYPE OF ROOFING SYSTEM, MATERIALS, |
| | VENTING, FASTENING REQUIREMENTS, FLASHING REQUIREMENTS |
| | AND WIND RESISTANCE RATING THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE |
| | INSTALLED. PRODUCT EVALUATION AND INSTALLATION SHALL |
| | INDICATE COMPLIANCE WITH THE WIND CRITERIA REQUIRED FOR |
| | THE SPECIFIC SITE. |
| | |
| | 8B) FOR CONCRETE OR CLAY TILE ROOFING THE 2020 |
| | FBC-BUILDING CODE SECTION 1507.3.8 RECOGNIZES 6TH |
| | EDITION OF THE FRSA FLORIDA HIGH WIND CONCRETE AND CLAY |
| | TILE MANUAL AND REQUIREMENTS WITHIN, INCLUDING |
| | UNDERLAYMENT REQUIREMENTS, FLASHINGS, BATTEN |
| | INSTALLATION, RIDGE AND HIP ATTACHMENT METHODS |
| | MECHANICAL, ADHESIVE SET OR MORTAR SET ATTACHMENT |
| | METHODS. |
| | |
| | 9) THIS REVIEW CYCLE, NO TRUSS PACKAGE WAS SUBMITTED OR |
| | LAYOUT SHEET WITH LOADING FOR THE TRUSSES, UPLIFT |
| | LOADS, PARALLEL LOADS NOR GRAVITY LOADS. UNABLE TO |
| | VERIFY THE TRUSS CONNECTOR SCHEDULE WITHOUT THE TRUSS |
| | PACKAGE. 107.2.1.2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. |
| | |
| | 10A) SHEET A-7 WALL DETAIL 1 INDICATES THE USE OF SPRAY |
| | FOAM INSULATION W/ FIRE BARRIER ABOVE THE CEILING. |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE THE MANUFACTURES REPORT (ICC ER OR ERS |
| | REPORT) WITH LIMITATIONS. NOTE PLEASE CIRCLE WHICH |
| | SYSTEM WILL BE USED IN THE SPRAY FOAM INSTALLATION. |
| | |
| | 10B) PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE REQUIREMENT IN THE 2020 |
| | FBC-B FOR AN IGNITION BARRIER IN COMPLIANCE WITH |
| | SECTION 2603.4.1.6. |
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| | 11) 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. |
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| | MONDAY 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. |
| | |
| | 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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