Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 21120951
Permit Number 21120951
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2022-04-05 13:16:43WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION
 SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION
 2017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 W. P. B. REVISION: 21120951
 W. P. B. PERMIT:21020294
 ADD: 1016 CLARE UNIT: 4 BUILT IN 1946
 CONT: PERK CONSTRUCTION INC. / U-21885
 TEL: 561-401-5984
 E-MAIL: [email protected]
  
 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2017 WEST PALM BEACH
 AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1,
 ADMINISTRATION
  
 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.
  
 2ND REVIEW
 DATE: TUES. APRIL 05TH/ 2022
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) 2ND REQUEST. RESPONSE STATES THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR
 IS TO PROVIDE A SCHEDULE OF VALUES. NOT SUBMITTED IN
 THIS REVIEW.
 1ST ROUND COMMENTS. THE STATED VALUE OF THE REVISION IS
 $12,000 DOLLARS, EXTREMELY LOW. THE SHOWN WORK IN THE
 REVISION SHOWS NEW GLAZED WALL BETWEEN THE LAB AND NEW
 ASSEMBLY AREA, NEW BAR SETTING, EQUIPMENT AND SEATING,
 2 NEW COUNTERS AND SEATING, NEW TABLES AND CHAIRS
 QUANTITY UNKNOWN NOT SHOWN ON THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN, AND
 MERCANTILE AREA NO KIOSK OR SALES COUNTERS SHOWN AND
 NEW WHAT APPEARS TO BE COUNTER, PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL,
 AND MECHANICAL ALL OF THESE ITEMS ARE TO BE PART OF THE
 REVISION AND UPDATED VALUE OF THE REVISION.
  
 109.3 BUILDING PERMIT VALUATION.
 IF, IN THE OPINION OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL, THE
 CLAIMED VALUATION OF BUILDING, ALTERATION, STRUCTURE,
 ELECTRICAL, GAS, MECHANICAL, OR PLUMBING SYSTEMS
 APPEARS TO BE UNDERESTIMATED ON THE APPLICATION, THE
 PERMIT SHALL BE DENIED. FOR PERMITTING PURPOSES,
 VALUATION OF BUILDINGS AND SYSTEMS SHALL BE TOTAL
 REPLACEMENT PURPOSES, VALUATION OF BUILDINGS AND
 SYSTEMS SHALL BE THE TOTAL REPLACEMENT VALUE TO INCLUDE
 STRUCTURAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, INTERIOR
 FINISHES, NORMAL SITE WORK (EXCAVATION AND BACKFILL FOR
 BUILDINGS), ARCHITECTURAL AND DESIGN FEES, MARKETING
 COST, OVERHEAD AND PROFIT; EXCLUDING ONLY LAND VALUE.
 VALUATION REFERENCES MAY INCLUDE THE LATEST PUBLISHED
 DATA OF NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION COST ANALYSIS SERVICES
 (MARSHALL-SWIFT, MEANS, ETC.) WITH REGIONAL ADJUSTMENTS
 FOR LOCATION AS PUBLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CODE
 CONGRESS.
  
 1A) NEW COMMENT/ 2ND REVIEW. THE SHEET G1.0 GENERAL
 NOTES. THE OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION IS GIVEN AS F2 & B
 OCCUPANCIES, BUT ON SHEET LSP THE OCCUPANCY
 CLASSIFICATION IS GIVEN AS F INDUSTRIAL & MERCANTILE.
 PLEASE CORRELATE THE PLANS IN REFERENCE TO THE BUSINESS
 VERSES MERCANTILE OCCUPANCIES. DISCREPANCY IN OCCUPANCY
 TYPES.
  
 1B) NEW COMMENT/ 2ND REVIEW. THE SHEET G1.0 GENERAL
 NOTES. THE USE AND OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATIONS LIST THE
 OCCUPANCY TYPES AS F-2 FACTORY & BUSINESS OCCUPANCIES.
 PLEASE REVIEW THE 2020 FBC-BUILDING CODE TABLE 508.4
 REQUIRED OCCUPANCY SEPARATION AS A ONE-HOUR RATING
 BETWEEN F-2 AND BUSINESS OR FOR MERCANTILE AND F2
 OCCUPANCIES AND OPENING FIRE PROTECTION IN COMPLIANCE
 WITH TABLE 716.5 OF THE 2020 FBC-BUILDING CODE.
  
 1C) LIFE SAFETY PLAN THE COFFEE LAB (TESTING AREA) IS
 TAKEN AS F2 OCCUPANCY WHERE SECTION 304.1 STATES LABS
 TESTING OR RESEARCH SHOULD BE TAKEN AS A BUSINESS
 OCCUPANCY.
  
 2) THE LIFE SAFETY SHEET:
  
 2A)(1) 2ND REQUEST. OCCUPANCY LOAD IS STILL DISPUTED.
 FOR THE MERCANTILE SALES AREA EXCLUDING THE COFFEE LAB.
 JUST THE MERCANTILE AREA ALONE THE AREA IS 2, 580 SQ.
 FT. THE OCCUPANT LOAD TABLE LOOKS LIKE THEY ARE
 DELETING THE ACCESS AISLES, PLEASE NOTE FOR MERCANTILE
 AND OR BUSINESS OCCUPANCIES THE OCCUPANT LOAD FACTOR IS
 TO BE TAKEN AS GROSS AREA. FLOOR AREA, GROSS. THE FLOOR
 AREA WITHIN THE INSIDE PERIMETER OF THE EXTERIOR WALLS
 OF THE BUILDING UNDER CONSIDERATION, EXCLUSIVE OF VENT
 SHAFTS AND COURTS, WITHOUT DEDUCTION FOR CORRIDORS,
 STAIRWAYS, CLOSETS, THE THICKNESS OF INTERIOR WALLS,
 COLUMNS OR OTHER FEATURES. THE FLOOR AREA OF A
 BUILDING, OR PORTION THEREOF, NOT PROVIDED WITH
 SURROUNDING EXTERIOR WALLS SHALL BE THE USABLE AREA
 UNDER THE HORIZONTAL PROJECTION OF THE ROOF OR FLOOR
 ABOVE. THE GROSS FLOOR AREA SHALL NOT INCLUDE SHAFTS
 WITH NO OPENINGS OR INTERIOR COURTS.
 PLEASE NOTE THERE IS A PARTIAL OCCUPANCY CHANGE TO AN
 MERCANTILE, BUSINESS OR A2 OCCUPANCY WITH AN INCREASED
 OCCUPANT LOAD OF OVER 50 OCCUPANTS REQUIRING 2
 ACCESSIBLE EXITS. NOTE THE BACK EXIT CAN BE COUNTED AS
 AN ACCESSIBLE EXIT IF THE EXTERIOR LANDING MEETS THE
 REQUIREMENTS FOR AN AREA OF REFUGE. 2020
 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 207.1. AND 216.4.2.
  
 2020/ 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 207.1 MEANS
 OF EGRESS SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTION 1003.2.13 OF THE
 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE (2000 EDITION AND 2001
 SUPPLEMENT) OR SECTION 1007 OF THE INTERNATIONAL
 BUILDING CODE (2003 EDITION).
  
  
 2003 IBC-B 1007.1 WHERE MORE THAN ONE MEANS OF EGRESS
 IS REQUIRED BY SECTIONS 1014.1 OR 1018.1 FROM ANY
 ACCESSIBLE SPACE, EACH ACCESSIBLE PORTION OF THE SPACE
 SHALL BE SERVED BY NOT LESS THAN TWO MEANS OF EGRESS.
  
 2A)(2) COMPLIED.
  
 2B) 2ND REVIEW, OCCUPANT LOAD IS DISPUTED. WITH THE
 BUSINESS, MERCANTILE AND OR A2 OCCUPANCY PLEASE SHOW
 HOW THE BACK EXIT IS TO COMPLY WITH ACCESS TO THE
 PUBLIC WAY (2017 FBC-BUILDING 1028.5 AND VERTICAL
 ACCESSIBILITY 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY SECTION 201.1.1
 AND OR 207.1 AREA OF REFUGE ASSISTANCE
  
 2C) 2ND REQUEST. OCCUPANT LOAD TABLE SHOWS 2 OCCUPANT
 LOAD FACTORS ONE AT 60 THE OTHER AT 80. PLEASE SEE
 TABLE 1004.1.2 MERCANTILE IS TO BE 60 GROSS.
  
 2D) PLUMBING FIXTURE COUNT IS FOR F2 AND BUSINESS,
 NEEDS TO UPDATE FOR THE MERCANTILE OCCUPANCY DELETE
 BUSINESS OCCUPANCY 2017 FBC-BUILDING SECTION 309.1 &
 2017 FBC-BUILDING TABLE 2902.1.
  
 2E)COMPLIED.
  
 2F) SHEET A1.0 AND SHEET M3.1 . PLEASE NOTE THE 2 NEW
 COMPRESSORS CU-1 THROUGH CU-5 ALL ARE LOCATED IN A
 FLOOD ZONE PLEASE PROVIDE THE TOP OF THE FINISH SLAB
 AND OR IF TO BE INSTALLED ON A STAND PROVIDE THE
 PRODUCT APPROVAL FOR THE A/C STAND AND THE TOP HEIGHT
 OF THE STAND AND ELEVATION IN NAV88. NOTE7 ON SHEET
 M3.1 STATES 1 FOOT ABOVE THE BFE BUT THE HEIGHT IS NOT
 GIVEN.
 1612.5 FLOOD HAZARD DOCUMENTATION. WEST PALM BEACH MUNI
 CODE. ARTICLE XVII ORDINANCES ARTICLE XVII FLOOD
 PREVENTION & CONTROL
 FBC BUILDING 1612 AND CITY OF WPB CODE OF SECTION
 94-546. STRUCTURE IS IN AN "A" FLOOD ZONE. A FLOOD
 ELEVATION CERTIFICATE WILL BE REQUIRED. PLEASE REVIEW
 CITY ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY REQUIREMENTS REQUIRE (12
 INCHES OF ELEVATION IF PERMIT APPLICATION AFTER SEPT.
 12/2016, AFTER OCT. 11/ 2017 AN ADDITIONAL ONE FOOT OF
 FREE BOARD WILL BE REQUIRED OR (2) FEET ABOVE BASE
 FLOOD.
  
 3) COMPLIED.
  
 4) 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]
  
  
  
  
  
  
  


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