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| 2022-02-09 11:42:55 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT:22010209 |
| | ADD: 1551 N FLAGLER DR. # 1018 |
| | CONT: WOOLEM, INC. |
| | TEL: 561-835-0401 |
| | 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. FEB. 09TH/2022 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) THE DEMO FLOOR PLAN INDICATES THE REMOVAL OF ALL |
| | FLOOR FINISHES. PLEASE PROVIDE THE TYPE OF FLOOR |
| | FINISHES WILL OCCUR IN EACH ROOM AND UNDERLAYMENT, IF |
| | REQUIRED. |
| | FLOOR INSULATION/ UNDERLAYMENT (FBC-B 2020) FOR TILE, |
| | STONE, MARBLE, VINYL (LYT/ LYP), LAMINATE FLOORING AND |
| | WOOD FLOORING ALL NEED TO HAVE HAD THE SOUND |
| | UNDERLAYMENT TESTED FLOOR ASSEMBLIES TO THE FOLLOWING |
| | STANDARDS AND MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS LISTED UNDER EACH |
| | OF THE STANDARDS FOR A 6 INCH CONCRETE FLOOR ASSEMBLY/ |
| | NO DROPPED CEILING: |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE ALL THREE TEST REPORTS FOR TYPE I AND OR |
| | TYPE II BUILDINGS SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH: |
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| | 1A) FBC-B 2020 1207.3 STRUCTURE-BORNE SOUND. |
| | FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLIES BETWEEN DWELLING UNITS OR |
| | BETWEEN A DWELLING UNIT AND A PUBLIC OR SERVICE AREA |
| | WITHIN THE STRUCTURE SHALL HAVE AN IMPACT INSULATION |
| | CLASS (IIC) RATING OF NOT LESS THAN 50 (45 IF FIELD |
| | TESTED) WHEN TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E-492. |
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| | 1B) FBC-B 2020 1207.2 AIR-BORNE SOUND. WALLS, |
| | PARTITIONS AND FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLIES SEPARATING |
| | DWELLING UNITS FROM EACH OTHER OR FROM PUBLIC OR |
| | SERVICE AREAS SHALL HAVE A SOUND TRANSMISSION CLASS |
| | (STC) OF NOT LESS THAN 50 (45 IF FIELD TESTED) FOR |
| | AIR-BORNE NOISE WHEN TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E |
| | 90. |
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| | 1C) FLAME SPREAD- FBC-B 2020 603.1. EXCEPTION 2. |
| | INSULATION INSTALLED BETWEEN A FINISHED FLOOR AND SOLID |
| | DECKING WITHOUT INTERVENING AIRSPACE SHALL BE ALLOWED |
| | TO HAVE A FLAME SPREAD INDEX OF NOT MORE THAN 200. |
| | |
| | FLAME SPREAD INDEX. A COMPARATIVE MEASURE, EXPRESSED AS |
| | A DIMENSIONLESS NUMBER, DERIVED FROM VISUAL |
| | MEASUREMENTS OF THE SPREAD OF FLAME VERSUS TIME FOR A |
| | MATERIAL TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E 84 OR UL 723. |
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| | LVT & LPT LUXURY VINYL TILE. FLOOR FINISH |
| | CLASSIFICATION AS REQUIRED IN SECTION 804.2 |
| | CLASSIFICATION AND 804.3 TESTING AND IDENTIFICATION OF |
| | THE 2020 FBC-B. |
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| | 2) THE DEMO PLAN ALSO STATES THE REMOVAL OF THE TUB IN |
| | THE MASTER BATH (E102) AND INSTALL A NEW SHOWER. 2020 |
| | FBC-B 1210.2.2. WALLS & PARTITIONS. THIS COMMENT IS A |
| | RESULT OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL INTERPRETATION ON |
| | 06/2020. IN BATHROOMS, RESTROOMS & SERVICE SINK AREAS |
| | EPOXY PAINT IS NO LONGER CONSIDERED A SMOOTH HARD, |
| | NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE. |
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| | 2A) 1210.2.2 WALLS & PARTITIONS WITHIN 2 FEET OF |
| | SERVICE SINKS, URINALS, AND WATER CLOSETS SHALL HAVE A |
| | SMOOTH, HARD, NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE TO A HEIGHT OF NOT |
| | LESS THAN 4 FEET ABOVE THE FLOOR, EXCEPT FOR STRUCTURAL |
| | ELEMENTS, THE MATERIAL USED IN SUCH WALLS SHALL BE OF A |
| | TYPE THAT IS NOT ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY MOISTURE. |
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| | 2B) 2509.1. WET AREAS. SHOWERS AND PUBLIC TOILET WALLS |
| | SHALL COMPLY WITH 1210.2. |
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| | 2C) 1210.2. FINISH MATERIALS. WALLS, BASE, FLOORS AND |
| | PARTITIONS IN TOILET AND BATHROOMS SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| | SECTIONS 1210.1 THROUGH 1210.4. |
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| | 3) 2020 FBC-B 2509.2 BASE FOR TILE. MATERIALS USED AS A |
| | BASE FOR WALL TILE IN TUB AND SHOWER AREAS AND WALLS |
| | AND CEILING PANELS IN SHOWER AREAS SHALL BE OF |
| | MATERIALS LISTED IN TABLE 2509.2 AND INSTALLED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER?S RECOMMENDATIONS. WATER |
| | RESISTANT GYPSUM BACKING BOARD SHALL BE USED AS A BASE |
| | FOR TILE IN WATER CLOSET COMPARTMENT WALLS WHEN |
| | INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GA-216 OR ASTM C840 AND |
| | THE MANUFACTURE?S RECOMMENDATIONS. |
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| | 4) 2020 FBC-B SHOWERS & TUBS 1210.3. SHOWER |
| | COMPARTMENTS AND BATHTUBS WITH INSTALLED SHOWER HEADS |
| | SHALL BE FINISHED WITH A NONABSORBENT SURFACE TO A |
| | HEIGHT NOT LESS THAN 72 INCHES ABOVE THE DRAIN INLET. |
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| | 5) POST TENSION SLAB/ NEW HOLES. THE PLAN IS SILENT AS |
| | IF THE LOCATION OF THE EXISTING TUB DRAIN IS GOING TO |
| | BE REUSED IN THE SAME LOCATION. IF NOT, THEN THE FLOOR |
| | SLAB WILL NEED TO BE X-RAYED TO FIND THE POST TENSION |
| | CHORD LOCATIONS. 107.2.1.2. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS |
| | REQUIRED. |
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| | 6) NEW FLOOR PENETRATIONS, SHOWER DRAIN. |
| | THROUGH-PENETRATIONS FIRESTOP SYSTEMS (HORIZONTAL |
| | ASSEMBLIES). IF A NEW FLOOR PENETRATION IS MADE FOR THE |
| | FUTURE SHOWER DRAIN, THEN YOU NEED TO SHOW COMPLIANCE |
| | WITH THE 2020 FBC-B SECTION 714.5.1.2. |
| | THROUGH-PENETRATIONS FIRESTOP SYSTEMS (HORIZONTAL |
| | ASSEMBLIES). THROUGH PENETRATIONS SHALL BE PROTECTED BY |
| | A THROUGH PENETRATION FIRESTOP SYSTEM INSTALLED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E814 OR UL 1479. THE SYSTEM SHALL |
| | HAVE AN F RATING / T RATING OF NOT LESS THAN 1 HOUR BUT |
| | NOT LESS THAN THE REQUIRED RATING OF THE FLOOR |
| | PENETRATED. |
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| | 7) TUB ENCLOSURE WALLS AND OR SHOWER WALLS. TUB |
| | ENCLOSURE WALLS AND OR SHOWER WALLS WHICH ARE ALSO |
| | TENANT SEPARATION WALL WHICH WILL ALSO NEED TO SHOW |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 420.2 SEPARATION WALLS AND FIRE |
| | PARTITIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 708 OF THE 2020 |
| | FBC-BUILDING CODE. |
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| | 8) CHANGES ARE BEING MADE TO THE KITCHEN AND MASTER |
| | BATH THAT DO NOT COMPLY WITH FAIR HOUSING ACT. |
| | FAIR HOUSING GUIDELINES. FAIR HOUSING ACT DESIGN AND |
| | CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS |
| | SECTION, A COVERED MULTIFAMILY DWELLING SHALL BE DEEMED |
| | TO BE DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED FOR FIRST OCCUPANCY ON |
| | OR BEFORE MARCH 13, 1991, IF THEY ARE OCCUPIED BY THAT |
| | DATE OR IF THE LAST BUILDING PERMIT OR RENEWAL THEREOF |
| | FOR THE COVERED MULTIFAMILY DWELLINGS IS ISSUED BY A |
| | STATE, COUNTY OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT ON OR BEFORE JANUARY |
| | 13, 1990. |
| | FAIR HOUSING LETTER AS AN ALTERNATE METHOD. SEE LETTER: |
| | PROJECT ADDRESS: ______________________________________ |
| | _____________________ |
| | PERMIT NUMBER: ________________________ |
| | THE OWNER AND DESIGNER OF RECORD ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE |
| | PROPOSED BATHROOM DESIGN DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS |
| | OF THE FAIR HOUSING ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES. THE OWNER |
| | AGREES TO REVERT THE UNIT BACK TO COMPLIANCE AT TIME OF |
| | SALE IF SO REQUESTED BY THE BUYER. |
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| | SIGNATURE OF DESIGNER: ______________________________ |
| | PRINTED NAME OF DESIGNER: ___________________________ |
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| | SIGNATURE OF OWNER: ________________________________ |
| | PRINTED NAME OF OWNER: _____________________________ |
| | NOTARY FOR OWNER?S SIGNATURE: |
| | STATE OF FLORIDA, COUNTY OF PALM BEACH |
| | THE FOREGOING INSTRUMENT WAS ACKNOWLEDGED BEFORE ME |
| | THIS _____ DAY OF ________, 20__ BY |
| | ___________________________ WHO IS PERSONALLY KNOWN TO |
| | ME OR WHO HAS PRODUCED: ___________________________ AS |
| | IDENTIFICATION AND WHO DID / DID NOT TAKE AN OATH. |
| | NOTARY SIGNATURE ___________________________________ |
| | NOTARY PRINTED NAME ________________________________ |
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| | 9) 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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| | 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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