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| 2022-02-23 10:38:35 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT:22020183 |
| | ADD: 1118 25TH ST. #24 |
| | CONT: FORTE CONSTRUCTION LLC |
| | TEL: 561-601-6426 |
| | 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. 23RD/2022 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) THE COVER SHEET UNDER SCOPE OF WORK IT STATES LEVEL |
| | 1 ALTERATION CONSISTING OF THE ADDITION OF A SHOWER AND |
| | INSTANT HOT WATER HEATER IN AN INDUSTRIAL WAREHOUSE |
| | TOILET ROOM. |
| | PLEASE REVIEW THE CLASSIFICATION OF WORK IN THE 2020 |
| | FBC-EXISTING BUILDING CODE504.1 ALTERATION- LEVEL2. |
| | LEVEL 2 ALTERATIONS INCLUDE THE RECONFIGURATION OF |
| | SPACE, THE ADDITION OR ELIMINATION OF ANY DOOR OR |
| | WINDOW, THE RECONFIGURATION OR EXTENSION OF ANY SYSTEM, |
| | OR THE INSTALLATION OF ANY ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT. PLEASE |
| | UPDATE THE PLANS. |
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| | 2) SHEET A.1: |
| | 2A) THE DEMOLITION FLOOR PLAN AS WELL AS THE NEW WORK |
| | FLOOR PLAN SHOWS A NON-CONFORMITY. IN THE EXISTING DEMO |
| | PLAN D1 IS STATED AS BEING AN EXISTING SCRUB SINK. IN |
| | THE 2020 FBC-BUILDING CODE SECTION 2902.3 EMPLOYEES AND |
| | PUBLIC TOILET FACILITIES. THE NUMBER OF PLUMBING |
| | FIXTURES LOCATED WITHIN THE (REQUIRED TOLIET |
| | FACILITIES) SHALL BE PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | SECTION 2902.1 2020 FBC-BUILDING CODE FOR ALL USERS. |
| | EMPLOYEES SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH TOILET FACILITIES IN |
| | ALL OCCUPANCIES. TOILET FACILITY IS DEFINED AS A ROOM |
| | OR SPACE THAT CONTAINS NOT LESS THAN ONE WATER CLOSET |
| | AND ONE LAVATORY. THE EXISTING RESTROOM AND PROPOSED |
| | BATHROOM WILL STILL NEED A LAVATORY WITHIN THE BATHROOM |
| | TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF 2903 FOR TOILET FACILITIES. |
| | 2020 EXISTING BUILDING CODE LEVEL II 801.3 COMPLIANCE. |
| | ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, COMPONENTS, SYSTEMS, AND |
| | SPACES SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE |
| | FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING. CREATION OR EXTENSION |
| | OF NONCONFORMITY. ALL NEW WORK, RE-CONFIGURATION SHALL |
| | NOT CREATE OR EXTEND ANY NONCONFORMITY IN THE EXISTING |
| | BUILDING TO WHICH THE RE-CONFIGURATION OF SPACE IS |
| | BEING MADE WITH REGARD TO ACCESSIBILITY, STRUCTURAL |
| | STRENGTH, FIRE SAFETY, MEANS OF EGRESS, OR THE CAPACITY |
| | OF MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. |
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| | 2B) THE PLANS DO NOT STATE WHAT TYPE OF FINISHES ARE ON |
| | THE WALLS. 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. |
| | |
| | 2B)(1) 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)(2) 2509.1. WET AREAS. SHOWERS AND PUBLIC TOILET |
| | WALLS SHALL COMPLY WITH 1210.2. |
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| | 2B)(3) 1210.2. FINISH MATERIALS. WALLS, BASE, FLOORS |
| | AND PARTITIONS IN TOILET ROOMS AND BATHROOMS SHALL |
| | COMPLY WITH SECTIONS 1210.1 THROUGH 1210.4. |
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| | 2C) THE SUBMITTED FLOOR PLAN DOES NOT PROVIDE THE |
| | SQUARE FOOTAGE THE PROPOSED RESTROOM SERVES NOR THE |
| | OCCUPANT LOAD. 2020 FBC-BUILDING CODE SECTION 2902.2 |
| | SEPARATE FACILITIES AND EXCEPTIONS AND THE 2020 FLORIDA |
| | ACCESSIBILITY CODE SCOPING SECTION 213.2 AND 213.3.6 |
| | BATHING FACILITIES. WHERE SHOWERS ARE PROVIDED, AT |
| | LEAST ONE SHOWER SHALL COMPLY WITH 608 (ACCESS. CODE) |
| | SHALL BE PROVIDED. PLEASE REVIEW ALL OF SECTION 608 AND |
| | ALL REQUIREMENTS FOR A TRANSFER TYPE SHOWER COMPARTMENT |
| | FOR SIZE AND REQUIRED CLEARANCES. REVIEW FIGURE 608.2.1 |
| | FOR THE LOCATION OF THE CLEAR FLOOR SPACE. |
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| | 2D) PLEASE PROVIDE THE WALL FINISH MATERIAL BEHIND THE |
| | MOVED SCRUB SINK. PLEASE NOTE IN THE 2020 FBC-BUILDING |
| | CODE TABLE 2902.1 FOR A STORAGE OCCUPANCY REQUIRE ONE |
| | SERVICE SINK. ALSO RELATED, 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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| | 2E) THE DOOR SIZE IS NOT GIVEN GOING INTO THE NEW |
| | BATHROOM. 2020 ACCESS. CODE 404.2.3. CLEAR WIDTH & SIZE |
| | OF DOORS, 2020 FBC-B 1010.1.1. WHERE THIS SECTION |
| | REQUIRES A MINIMUM CLEAR WIDTH OF 32 INCHES. THE |
| | MINIMUM SIZE OF A SWING DOORS IS MEASURED CLEAR OPENING |
| | OF THE DOORWAY WITH THE SWINGING DOORS SHALL BE |
| | MEASURED BETWEEN THE FACE OF THE DOOR AND THE STOP, |
| | WITH THE DOOR OPEN 90 DEGREES. |
| | THE PERMIT VALUE IS STATED AT $8,500.00 DOLLARS WHICH |
| | MAY INCREASE TO MEET THE NEW WORK REQUIREMENTS LISTED |
| | ABOVE. $8,500.00 X 0.20% = $1,700.00 DOLLARS FOR DOOR |
| | REPLACEMENT IF TO SMALL. |
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| | 2020 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING CODE SECTION 806.1 REFERS |
| | BACK TO THE 2020 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE. |
| | 2020 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE 202.4.1. DISPROPORTIONATE |
| | COST. ALTERATIONS MADE TO PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE PATH OF |
| | TRAVEL TO THE ALTERED AREA WILL BE DEEMED |
| | DISPROPORTIONATE TO THE OVERALL ALTERATION WHEN THE |
| | COST EXCEEDS 20% OF THE COST OF THE ALTERATION TO THE |
| | PRIMARY FUNCTION AREA. COST THAT MAY BE COUNTED AS |
| | EXPENDITURES REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE PATH OF |
| | TRAVEL MAY INCLUDE: (I) COST ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING |
| | AN ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE AND AN ACCESSIBLE ROUT TO THE |
| | ALTERED AREA; (II) COST ASSOCIATED WITH MAKING |
| | RESTROOMS ACCESSIBLE, SUCH AS INSTALLING GRAB BARS, |
| | ENLARGING TOILET STALLS, INSULATING PIPES, OR |
| | INSTALLING ACCESSIBLE FAUCET CONTROLS; (III) COST |
| | ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE TELEPHONES, SUCH |
| | AS RELOCATING THE TELEPHONE TO AN ACCESSIBLE HEIGHT, |
| | INSTALLING AMPLIFICATION DEVICES, OR INSTALLING A TEXT |
| | TELEPHONE (TTY); (IV) COST ASSOCIATED WITH RELOCATING |
| | AN ACCESSIBLE DRINKING FOUNTAIN. |
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| | 3) 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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