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| 2022-04-26 12:56:20 | CODES IN EFFECT: |
| | FBC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2020 7TH EDITION |
| | WPB FBC = WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC 2017 |
| | 6TH ED, CHAPTER 1 |
| | WPB CCCM=WEST PALM BEACH CROSS-CONNECTION CONTROL |
| | MANUAL REVISED 2017 |
| | FBC EC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE ENERGY CONSERVATION 2020 |
| | 7TH EDITION |
| | FBC ACC = FLORIDA ACCESSIBILITY CODE 2020 7TH EDITION |
| | FBC EX = FLORIDA EXISTING BUILDING CODE 2020 7TH |
| | EDITION |
| | FBC PL = FLORIDA PLUMBING CODE 2020 7TH EDITION |
| | FAC= FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE |
| | FS = FLORIDA STATUTES |
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| | 22031205 2505 METROCENTRE BLVD W |
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| | 1ST REVIEW |
| | PLUMBING COMMENTS: DENIED |
| | A REVIEW OF MINIMUM PLUMBING FIXTURE REQUIREMENTS AS |
| | REQUIRED BY FBC ACC IS PART OF THE PLUMBING REVIEW |
| | PROCESS BUT IS TYPICALLY ADDRESSED ON THE ARCHITECTURAL |
| | PLANS. ANY COMMENTS CONCERNING THESE REQUIREMENTS MUST |
| | BE SATISFACTORILY ADDRESSED PRIOR TO A PLUMBING REVIEW |
| | APPROVAL. |
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| | 1. PLEASE NOTE FBC ACC 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. COSTS THAT MAY BE COUNTED AS |
| | EXPENDITURES REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE PATH OF |
| | TRAVEL MAY INCLUDE: (I) COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING |
| | AN ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE AND AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE TO THE |
| | ALTERED AREA; (II) COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH MAKING |
| | RESTROOMS ACCESSIBLE, SUCH AS INSTALLING GRAB BARS, |
| | ENLARGING TOILET STALLS, INSULATING PIPES, OR |
| | INSTALLING ACCESSIBLE FAUCET CONTROLS; (III) COSTS |
| | ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE TELEPHONES, SUCH |
| | AS RELOCATING THE TELEPHONE TO AN ACCESSIBLE HEIGHT, |
| | INSTALLING AMPLIFICATION DEVICES, OR INSTALLING A TEXT |
| | TELEPHONE (TTY); (IV) COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH RELOCATING |
| | AN INACCESSIBLE DRINKING FOUNTAIN. |
| | ***A) PLEASE NOTE THE DRINKING FOUNTAIN LOCATION ON |
| | PLAN SHEET CS-1 AND THE REQUIREMENTS OF FBC ACC 307.2. |
| | OBJECTS WITH LEADING EDGES MORE THAN 27 INCHES AND NOT |
| | MORE THAN 80 INCHES ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND |
| | SHALL PROTRUDE 4 INCHES MAXIMUM HORIZONTALLY INTO THE |
| | CIRCULATION PATH. |
| | |
| | 2. PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, TO SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH FBC ACC |
| | CHAPTERS 2, 3 AND 6 PROVIDE PLAN AND ELEVATION DETAILS |
| | FOR NEW TOILET ROOM INDICATING THE FOLLOWING: |
| | ***A) IN ADDITION TO WHAT IS ALREADY SHOWN, PLEASE SHOW |
| | THE SIDE WALL GRAB BAR EXTENDING 54 INCHES MINIMUM FROM |
| | THE REAR WALL PER FBC ACC 604.5.1 |
| | ***B) PLEASE NOTE THE DIMENSIONS OF THE CLEARANCE |
| | AROUND A WATER CLOSET; SHALL BE 60 INCHES MINIMUM |
| | MEASURED PERPENDICULAR FROM THE SIDE WALL AND 56 INCHES |
| | DEEP MINIMUM FOR WALL HUNG WATER CLOSETS AND 59 INCHES |
| | DEEP MINIMUM FOR FLOOR MOUNTED WATER CLOSETS MEASURED |
| | PERPENDICULAR TO THE REAR WALL PER FBC ACC 604.3.1 AND |
| | 604.8.1.1. |
| | ***C) FLUSH CONTROLS SHALL BE LOCATED ON THE OPEN SIDE |
| | OF THE WATER CLOSET PER FBC ACC 604.6. |
| | ***D) PROVIDE DETAIL; URINALS SHALL BE THE STALL-TYPE |
| | OR THE WALL-HUNG TYPE WITH THE RIM 17 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| | ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND. URINALS SHALL BE 13 |
| | 1/2 INCHES DEEP MINIMUM MEASURED FROM THE OUTER FACE OF |
| | THE URINAL RIM TO THE BACK OF THE FIXTURE PER FBC ACC |
| | 605.2. |
| | ***E) 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 PER FBC ACC 603.3. CLEARLY SHOW THE |
| | DIMENSION IS TO THE "REFLECTING" SURFACE OF THE MIRROR. |
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| | 3. PLAN SHEET P-1/PLUMBING FIXTURE SCHEDULE |
| | ***A) PER FBC PL 419.5, TEMPERED WATER SHALL BE |
| | DELIVERED THROUGH AN APPROVED WATER-TEMPERATURE |
| | LIMITING DEVICE THAT CONFORMS TO ASSE 1070 OR CSA |
| | B125.3, NOT ASSE 1016. |
| | ***B) SCHEDULED A.S. 3043.102 ELONGATED TOILET IS 1.1 |
| | TO 1.6 GPF AND IS NAMED MADERA; THE CADET LINE OF WATER |
| | CLOSETS CONSISTS OF TANK TYPE AND THE MODEL NUMBER FOR |
| | AN ELONGATED HIGH EFFICIENCY (HET) WATER CLOSET WOULD |
| | BE 215.AB.104. PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, CLARIFY. |
| | ***C) SCHEDULED Z-6000XL-WS1 IS DISCONTINUED; |
| | REPLACEMENT Z6000-WS1-YB-YC PROVIDES 1.6 GPF. SCHEDULE |
| | CALLS FOR 1.28 GPF MAXIMUM FLOW RATE; PER WPB FBC |
| | 107.2.1, CLARIFY. PLEASE NOTE Z-6000AV-HET PROVIDES |
| | 1.28 GPF |
| | ***D) SCHEDULED Z-6003XL-WS1 IS NO LONGER NOTED IN ZURN |
| | PRODUCTS (ZURNPRODUCTS.COM). PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, |
| | REVIEW AVAILABLE PRODUCTS AND SELECT APPROPRIATE |
| | PRODUCT TO SUIT YOUR APPLICATION. |
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| | 4. PER FBC PL 604.1, THE DESIGN OF THE WATER |
| | DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM SHALL CONFORM TO ACCEPTED |
| | ENGINEERING PRACTICE. METHODS UTILIZED TO DETERMINE |
| | PIPE SIZES SHALL BE APPROVED. |
| | ***A) THE 1 INCH WATER SUPPLY TO EACH BATHROOM APPEARS |
| | TO BE UNDERSIZED. 12 WSFU/28.6 GPM (ONE EACH PUBLIC |
| | WC/FLUSHOMETER VALVE=10 WSFU; ONE PUBLIC LAVATORY HOT |
| | AND COLD TOTAL LOAD=2 WSFU) IS 10 FPS OR MORE (SEE FBC |
| | PL APPENDIX E/FIGURE E103.3(3) TYPE L COPPER TUBE, |
| | APPROXIMATELY 9 FPS (SEE FBC PL APPENDIX E/FIGURE |
| | E103.3(4) TYPE M COPPER TUBE. FBC PL APPENDIX E FIGURES |
| | E103.3(3) (4) STATES FLUID VELOCITIES IN EXCESS OF 5 TO |
| | 8 FPS IS NOT USUALLY RECOMMENDED. PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, |
| | 107.3.5.1.3 AND FBC PL 604.9, PROVIDE CALCULATIONS FOR |
| | SIZING OF WATER DISTRIBUTION. FBC PL APPENDIX E, SIZING |
| | OF WATER PIPING SYSTEM IS AN APPROVED METHOD. |
| | ***B) THE 3/4 INCH WATER SUPPLY TO THE TWO URINALS |
| | APPEARS TO BE UNDERSIZED; 10 WSFU/27 GPM. SEE FBC PL |
| | APPENDIX E FIGURES E103.3(3) (4). |
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| | 5. PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, PROVIDE A SCHEDULE INDICATING |
| | SIZING (PDI UNITS) AND MANUFACTURER. IDENTIFY WATER |
| | HAMMER ARRESTORS ON THE WATER RISER DIAGRAM INDICATING |
| | SIZE. PER FBC PL 604.9, WATER-HAMMER ARRESTORS SHALL |
| | CONFORM TO ASSE 1010. |
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| | 6. ALL COMPONENTS IN THE DOMESTIC WATER SYSTEM SHALL BE |
| | LEAD FREE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC PL 605.2 AND 605.2.1. |
| | PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, PROVIDE NOTE ON PLANS STATING THE |
| | SAME. |
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| | 7. HANGER DETAIL- PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, PROVIDE PIPE |
| | HANGER DETAIL WITH A NOTE STATING, "HORIZONTAL PIPE |
| | SHALL BE SUPPORTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC PL TABLE |
| | 308.5." |
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| | 8. PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, PROVIDE APPLICABLE RATED |
| | WALL/FLOOR DETAILS FOR PLUMBING PENETRATIONS COMPLYING |
| | WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FBC CHAPTER 7. |
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| | 9. PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, PROVIDE MANUFACTURER'S |
| | SPECIFICATION/INSTALLATION MANUAL FOR THE SCHEDULED |
| | WATER HEATER (SEE P-1/KEY NOTE 3) . PROVIDE ENERGY |
| | EFFICIENCY SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH FBC EC TABLE C404.2. |
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| | 10. PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, PROVIDE A TRAP SEAL PROTECTION |
| | SPECIFICATION AND DETAIL FOR THE FLOOR DRAIN COMPLYING |
| | WITH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: FBC 1002.4.1.1, 1002.4.1.2, |
| | 1002.4.1.3 OR 1002.4.1.4. |
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| | END OF COMMENTS. |
| | PLEASE NOTE THAT SUBMITTAL OF ADDITIONAL AND/OR REVISED |
| | MATERIALS MAY RESULT IN NEW PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS. |
| | WHEN RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE |
| | LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE CITY |
| | RE-SUBMITTAL FORM. PLEASE, ADDITIONALLY, INSERT |
| | CORRECTED PAGES INTO TO SUBMITTAL AND REMOVE OR VOID |
| | THE PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED SHEETS. ALL PLANS TO BE SIGNED |
| | AND SEALED BY THE DESIGNER AS REQUIRED BY FAC AND FS. |
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| | JERALD SMITH |
| | PLUMBING PLANS EXAMINER PX928 |
| | PLUMBING INSPECTOR BN2148 |
| | CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | EMAIL [email protected] |
| | MOBILE 561-246-0882 |
| | PLEASE NOTE THAT I TYPICALLY WORK ON TUESDAYS AND |
| | THURSDAYS |
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