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| 2022-03-15 14:41:40 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 22010567 |
| | ADD: 1501 PRESIDENTIAL WAY # 3B |
| | CONT: PETRA BUILDERS GROUP |
| | TEL: 561-933-1818 |
| | EMAIL: [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. 02/2022 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) 2ND REQUEST. 1PLEASE REVIEW IN THE 2020 FBC-BUILDING |
| | CODE TABLE 1004.5 WHERE YOU SEE OUTPATIENT AREAS IS |
| | UNDER THE HEADING OF INSTITUTIONAL AREAS, THIS IS NOT A |
| | OUTPATIENT AREA WITHIN A INSTITUTION IS IT? MY GEO NAV |
| | INDICATES THE BUILDING IS A SINGLE STORY OFFICE COMPLEX |
| | AND BUSINESS OCCUPANCY. THE 2020 FBC-BUILDING CODE THE |
| | OCCUPANT LOAD FACTOR IS 150. 920SF/150= 7 OCCUPANTS |
| | 2020 FBC-BUILDING CODE TABLE 1004.5. |
| | |
| | 1ST ROUND COMMENTS. THE TITLE SHEET T.1 SHOWS THE |
| | OCCUPANCY AS BUSINESS AND THE OCCUPANT LOAD FACTOR AS |
| | 100. PLEASE BE AWARE UNDER THE 2020 FBC-BUILDING CODE |
| | THE OCCUPANT LOAD FACTOR IS 150. 920SF/150= 7 OCCUPANTS |
| | 2020 FBC-BUILDING CODE TABLE 1004.5. |
| | |
| | 2) SHEET A.1: |
| | 2A-D) COMPLIED. |
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| | |
| | 2E)2ND REQUEST. THE RESPONSE LETTER STATED SPACES AND |
| | ELEMENTS WITHIN EMPLOYEE WORK AREAS SHALL ONLY BE |
| | REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH: |
| | 206.2.8 HAS TO DEAL WITH 402 DEALS WITH A COMMON US |
| | CIRCULATION PATH AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE. NOT SECTION 308 |
| | AND 309. |
| | 207.1. IS ABOUT AN ACCESSIBLE MEANS OF EGRESS (ENTRY) , |
| | IT DOES NOT EITHER DEAL WITH SECTION 308 NOR 309. |
| | 215.3 DEALS WITH AUDIBLE ALARM COVERAGE AT EMPLOYEE |
| | WORK AREAS, AGAIN NO CORRELATION WITH THE REQUIREMENTS |
| | FOUND IN 308 & 309. |
| | THE SCOPING REQUIREMENT FOUND IN THE 2020 |
| | FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 205.1 REQUIRES THE UNIT |
| | TO BE PLACED ABOVE THE ALLOWABLE REACH RANGES FOUND |
| | UNDER 308 AND OPERABLE PARTS FOUND IN 309. NONE OF THE |
| | EXCEPTIONS APPLY. |
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| | 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. ROOM 107 STERILE SHOWS AN OPEN |
| | SPACE PULL OUT SHELF AND OUTLET BEHIND. THE BOTTOM OF |
| | THE SHELF IS AT A HEIGHT OF 5 FEET ABOVE A. F. F. THIS |
| | DOES NOT MEET THE REACH RANGES AND OPERABLE PARTS. |
| | SHEET A.5 |
| | DETAIL 4. |
| | 308 REACH RANGES. 308.2 FORWARD REACH/ 308.2.1 |
| | UNOBSTRUCTED/ 308.2.2 OBSTRUCTED HIGH REACH. |
| | 308.3 SIDE REACH. / 308.3.1 UNOBSTRUCTED/ 308.3.2 |
| | OBSTRUCTED HIGH REACH. |
| | |
| | 309 OPERABLE PARTS 309.3 HEIGHT. OPERABLE PARTS SHALL |
| | BE PLACED WITHIN ONE OR MORE OF THE REACH RANGES |
| | SPECIFIED IN 308. |
| | 309.4 OPERATION. OPERABLE PARTS SHALL BE OPERABLE WITH |
| | ONE HAND AND SHALL NOT REQUIRE TIGHT GRASPING, |
| | PINCHING, OR TWISTING OF THE WRIST. THE FORCE REQUIRED |
| | TO ACTIVATE OPERABLE PARTS SHALL BE 5 POUNDS MAXIMUM. |
| | |
| | 2F)(1) ROOM 109 LAB GIVE DETAIL 3 ON A.5 WITH THE |
| | COUNTERTOP HEIGHT OF 3FEET WITH A SINK ALSO IN IT. |
| | 2020 ACCESS. CODE SECTION 902.3 HEIGHT. THE TOPS OF |
| | WORK SURFACES SHALL BE 28 INCHES MINIMUM AND 34 INCHES |
| | MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND. |
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| | 2F)(2) 2ND REQUEST. AGAIN SECTION 203.9 EMPLOYEE WORK |
| | AREAS SHALL BE DESIGNED & CONSTRUCTED SO THAT |
| | INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES CAN APPROACH, ENTER AND |
| | EXIT THE EMPLOYEE WORK AREA. |
| | 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. 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. |
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| | 2G-2I) COMPLIED. |
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| | 3) SEMI -COMPLIED. RESTROOM 105 SHEET A.3 DOOR SCHEDULE |
| | DOES NOW STATE A MEANS OF LOCKING THE DOOR FOR PRIVACY |
| | WITH PRIVACY LOCK BUT THIS IS A POCKET DOOR PROVIDE THE |
| | LOCKING MECHANISM FOR A POCKET DOOR. 2020 FBC-BUILDING |
| | SECTION 2902.3.5 DOOR LOCKING. |
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| | 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. |
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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. |
| | |
| | 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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