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| 2022-03-22 07:04:19 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 22020887 |
| | ADD: 222 LAKEVIEW AVE. # 1500 |
| | CONT: TBD/ TO BE DETERMINED |
| | TEL: ??? |
| | 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. MARCH 22/2022 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) SHEET A1.1 NOTE 3 INDICATES THE BREAK ROOM HAS AN |
| | EXISTING CABINETRY AND SINK. GC IS TO PROVIDE ALTERNATE |
| | PRICING ON REPLACEMENT WITH ALL NEW. THERE ARE TWO |
| | ISSUE: |
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| | 1A) NO ALTERNATES, 2020 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO |
| | THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION |
| | 107.2.1. DRAWINGS & SPECIFICATIONS SHALL CONTAIN |
| | INFORMATION, IN THE FORM OF NOTES OR OTHERWISE, AS TO |
| | THE QUALITY OF MATERIALS, WHERE QUALITY IS ESSENTIAL TO |
| | CONFORMITY WITH THE TECHNICAL CODES. SUCH INFORMATION |
| | SHALL BE SPECIFIC TO THE TECHNICAL CODES "CODE SECTIONS |
| | SHALL NOT BE CITED AS A WHOLE OR IN PART, NOR THE TERM |
| | "LEGAL" OR ITS EQUIVALENT BE USED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR |
| | SPECIFIC INFORMATION". CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SHALL BE |
| | SUFFICIENT CLARITY TO INDICATE THE LOCATION, NATURE AND |
| | EXTENT OF THE WORK PROPOSED AND SHOW IN DETAIL THAT IT |
| | WILL CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CODE AND |
| | RELEVANT LAWS, ORDINANCES, RULES AND REGULATIONS, AS |
| | DETERMINED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. |
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| | 1B) THE EXISTING CABINETRY IN THE BREAK ROOM IS NOT |
| | INDICATED IF IT MEETS THE ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS |
| | FOR SINK HEIGHT 606.3 2020 ACCESS. CODE OR CABINETRY |
| | COUNTERTOP HEIGHT FOR WORK SURFACES SHALL BE 28 INCHES |
| | MINIMUM AND 34 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR |
| | GROUND 902.3 OF THE 2020 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE. |
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| | 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% ( $325,000.00 X |
| | 0.20= $65,000 UP TO) 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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| | 2) SHEET A1.1 NOTE 4 INDICATES EXISTING WATER COOLER TO |
| | REMAIN. PLEASE INDICATE WHERE ON THIS FLOOR COMPLIANCE |
| | WITH THE 2020 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 211.2 |
| | MINIMUM NUMBER. NO FEWER THAN TWO DRINKING FOUNTAINS |
| | SHALL BE PROVIDED. ONE DRINKING FOUNTAIN SHALL COMPLY |
| | WITH 602.1 THROUGH 602.6 AND ONE DRINKING FOUNTAIN |
| | SHALL COMPLY WITH 602.7. |
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| | 3) NEITHER SHEET A.1.1 OR THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN SHOW |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH TABLE 2902.1 BUSINESS OCCUPANCY 1 |
| | SERVICE SINK. |
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| | 4) SHEET A1.3 FINISH PLAN ROOM 1509 COPY/ SUPPLY ROOM |
| | NOTE 2 INDICATES THE EXISTING CABINETRY BUT NO HEIGHT |
| | IS GIVEN. CABINETRY COUNTERTOP HEIGHT FOR WORK SURFACES |
| | SHALL BE 28 INCHES MINIMUM AND 34 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE |
| | THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND 902.3 OF THE 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% ( $325,000.00 X 0.20= $65,000 UP TO) |
| | 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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| | 5) SHEET A3.1THE DOOR SCHEDULE DOES NOT LIST THE WIDTH |
| | FOR ALL EXISTING DOORS. PLEASE PROVIDE THE DOOR WIDTHS |
| | FOR THE EXISTING DOORS. 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. |
| | 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% ( $325,000.00 X 0.20= $65,000 UP |
| | TO) 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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| | 6) A TRANSMITTAL LETTER / NARRATIVE 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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| | MY WORK HOURS ARE USUALLY TUES. & WED. 7:30 AM- 4:30 PM |
| | PART-TIME/ SEMI-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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