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| 2022-02-08 17:11:09 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 22010284 |
| | ADD: 1142 OKEECHOBEE RD # 8 |
| | CONT: BUENO CONSTRUCTION CO. |
| | TEL: 954-775-4274 |
| | 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: TUES. FEB. 08TH/ 2022 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) SHEETA-0 COVER SHEET. |
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| | 1A) UNDER THE HEADING APPLICABLE CODES LIST THE SOUTH |
| | FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2020 EDITION. PLEASE NOTE THERE |
| | IS ONLY ONE CODE FOR THE STATE, 2020 FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | CODE 7TH EDITION, THERE ARE THERE ARE SECTIONS IN THE |
| | CODE THAT DEAL ONLY WITH BROWARD AND METRO-DADE |
| | COUNTIES, THE HIGH-VELOCITY HURRICANE ZONES, THE CITY |
| | OF WEST PALM BEACH IS LOCATED IN PALM BEACH COUNTY. |
| | PLEASE UPDATE CODE LANGUAGE. PLEASE REMOVE ALL |
| | REFERENCES MADE TO THE SFBC ON THIS PAGE. |
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| | 1B) OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION IS BUSINESS. THE PERMIT IS |
| | FOR THE REMODELING OF A RESTROOM INTO A ADA COMPLIANT |
| | BATHROOM. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REFERENCES TO ASSEMBLY |
| | OCCUPANCY PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY WE SEE THESE REFERENCES, |
| | IF THERE IS A PART OF THIS OCCUPANCY PLEASE SHOW THIS |
| | AREA SINCE IT MAYBE A PARTIAL CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY. |
| | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. |
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| | 2) SHEET A-2 & LS-1 STATE ON THE FLOOR PLAN EXISTING |
| | WAREHOUSE BUT HAS 2 WALLS STATING VIDEO AREA WALL (32 |
| | LINEAR FEET). 107.2.1.2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
| | REQUIRED. |
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| | 3) SHEET A-5 RESTROOM: |
| | 3A) 2020 FBC-ACCESS. CODE 603.3 MIRRORS. 2020 |
| | FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE. MIRRORS LOCATED ABOVE |
| | LAVATORIES OR COUNTERTOPS SHALL BE INSTALLED WITH THE |
| | BOTTOM EDGE OF THE REFLECTING SURFACE 40 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| | ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND. |
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| | 3B) 606.5 EXPOSED PIPES AND SURFACES. WATER SUPPLY & |
| | DRAINPIPES UNDER LAVATORIES AND SINKS SHALL BE |
| | INSULATED OR OTHERWISE CONFIGURED TO PROTECT AGAINST |
| | CONTACT. |
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| | 3C) TOILET PAPER DISPENSERS. 604.7. THE TOILET PAPER |
| | DISPENSER SHALL COMPLY WITH 309.4 AND SHALL BE 7 INCHES |
| | MINIMUM TO 9 INCHES MAXIMUM IN FRONT OF THE WATER |
| | CLOSET MEASURED TO THE CENTERLINE OF THE DISPENSER. |
| | 3D)(1) WATER CLOSET GRAB BARS THE CODE REFERENCES |
| | 11.4.26 ARE OLD REFERENCES. DO NOT QUOTE CODE |
| | REFERENCES SHOW CODE COMPLIANCE WITH: 2020 |
| | FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 604.5.1 THE SIDE WALL |
| | GRAB BAR SHALL BE 42 INCHES (1065 MM) LONG MINIMUM, |
| | LOCATED 12 INCHES (305 MM) MAXIMUM FROM THE REAR WALL |
| | AND EXTENDING 54 INCHES (1370 MM) MINIMUM FROM THE REAR |
| | WALL. |
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| | 3D)(2) 2020 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 604.5.2 REAR |
| | WALL. THE REAR WALL GRAB BAR SHALL BE 36 INCHES (915 |
| | MM) LONG MINIMUM AND EXTEND FROM THE CENTERLINE OF THE |
| | WATER CLOSET 12 INCHES (305 MM) MINIMUM ON ONE SIDE AND |
| | 24 INCHES (610 MM) MINIMUM ON THE OTHER SIDE. |
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| | 3E) THERE ARE NO ELEVATIONS FOR THE SHOWER THE SHOWER |
| | APPEARS TO BE 3 FEET 4 INCHES BY 3 FEET 4 INCHES OR A |
| | TRANSFER TYPE SHOWER AND WILL NEED TO COMPLY WITH ALL |
| | SECTIONS OF THE 2020 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE 608.2.1, |
| | 608.3.1, 608.5.1& 608.6. |
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| | 4) 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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| | 4A) 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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| | 4B) 2509.1. WET AREAS. SHOWERS AND PUBLIC TOILET WALLS |
| | SHALL COMPLY WITH 1210.2. |
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| | 4C) 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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| | 4D) 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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| | 4E) 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) 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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