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| 2022-06-28 10:31:28 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 22040495 |
| | ADD: 2480 PRESIDENTIAL WAY # 303 |
| | CONT: J & C CONSTRUCTION |
| | TEL: 954-880-4368 |
| | 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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| | 2ND REVIEW |
| | DATE: TUES. JUNE 28TH/ 2022 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | REPEAT COMMENTS NOTHING HAS GHANGED. |
| | ***** NOTICE ONLY ***** 4X FEE / NOTICE!!!!! FLORIDA |
| | STATUTE 553.80(2)(B) |
| | WITH RESPECT TO EVALUATION OF DESIGN PROFESSIONALS? |
| | DOCUMENTS, IF A LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINDS IT NECESSARY, IN |
| | ORDER TO ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | CODE AND ISSUE A PERMIT, TO REJECT DESIGN DOCUMENTS |
| | REQUIRED BY THE CODE THREE OR MORE TIMES FOR FAILURE TO |
| | CORRECT A CODE VIOLATION SPECIFICALLY AND CONTINUOUSLY |
| | NOTED IN EACH REJECTION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, |
| | EGRESS, FIRE PROTECTION, STRUCTURAL STABILITY, ENERGY, |
| | ACCESSIBILITY, LIGHTING, VENTILATION, ELECTRICAL, |
| | MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, AND GAS SYSTEMS, OR OTHER |
| | REQUIREMENTS IDENTIFIED BY RULE OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | COMMISSION ADOPTED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 120, THE LOCAL |
| | GOVERNMENT SHALL IMPOSE, EACH TIME AFTER THE THIRD SUCH |
| | REVIEW THE PLANS ARE REJECTED FOR THAT CODE VIOLATION, |
| | A FEE OF FOUR TIMES THE AMOUNT OF THE PROPORTION OF THE |
| | PERMIT FEE ATTRIBUTED TO PLANS REVIEW. |
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| | 1) THE DEMOLITION SHEET SHOWS THE REMOVAL OF FLOOR TILE |
| | IN THE LIVING ROOM, DINING ROOM, KITCHEN AND LAUNDRY |
| | ROOM, AND NEW FLOOR TILE PLUS REMOVAL OF CABINETS IN |
| | THE KITCHEN AND LAUNDRY WITH NEW CABINETRY. |
| | THE DECLARED DOLLAR AMOUNT ON THE PERMIT APPLICATION IS |
| | $15,000.00 DOLLARS. THAT AMOUNT IS EXTREMELY LOW FOR |
| | THE LISTED AMOUNT OF WORK DECLARED. FOR PERMITTING |
| | PURPOSES, VALUATION OF BUILDING OR ALTERATION THE TOTAL |
| | REPLACEMENT PURPOSES, VALUATION OF THE ALTERATION SHALL |
| | BE THE TOTAL REPLACEMENT VALUE TO INCLUDE DEMOLITION, |
| | DISPOSAL OF DEBRIS, FLOOR FLASH PATCH, UNDERLAYMENT |
| | COST AND LABOR, THE FLOOR FINISH COST OF MATERIALS AND |
| | LABOR PLUS, CABINETRY DEMO & INSTALL, COUNTER TOPS, |
| | REPAIR OF DROPPED CEILING WHERE WALLS WERE REMOVED, |
| | OVERHEAD AND PROFIT. VALUATION REFERENCES MAY INCLUDE |
| | THE LATEST PUBLISHED DATA OF NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION COST |
| | ANALYSIS SERVICES (MARSHALL-SWIFT, MEANS, ETC.) WITH |
| | REGIONAL ADJUSTMENTS FOR LOCATION AS PUBLISHED BY THE |
| | INTERNATIONAL CODE CONGRESS. |
| | 109.3 BUILDING PERMIT VALUATION. IF, IN THE OPINION OF |
| | THE BUILDING OFFICIAL, THE CLAIMED VALUATION OF |
| | BUILDING, ALTERATION, STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL, GAS, |
| | MECHANICAL, OR PLUMBING SYSTEMS APPEARS TO BE |
| | UNDERESTIMATED ON THE APPLICATION, THE PERMIT SHALL BE |
| | DENIED. FOR PERMITTING PURPOSES, VALUATION OF BUILDINGS |
| | AND SYSTEMS SHALL BE TOTAL REPLACEMENT PURPOSES, |
| | VALUATION OF BUILDINGS AND SYSTEMS SHALL BE THE TOTAL |
| | REPLACEMENT VALUE TO INCLUDE STRUCTURAL, ELECTRICAL, |
| | PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, INTERIOR FINISHES, NORMAL SITE |
| | WORK (EXCAVATION AND BACKFILL FOR BUILDINGS), |
| | ARCHITECTURAL AND DESIGN FEES, MARKETING COST, OVERHEAD |
| | AND PROFIT; EXCLUDING ONLY LAND VALUE. VALUATION |
| | REFERENCES MAY INCLUDE THE LATEST PUBLISHED DATA OF |
| | NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION COST ANALYSIS SERVICES |
| | (MARSHALL-SWIFT, MEANS, ETC.) WITH REGIONAL ADJUSTMENTS |
| | FOR LOCATION AS PUBLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CODE |
| | CONGRESS. |
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| | 2) WORK THAT IS $25,000 DOLLARS OR MORE NEEDS TO BE |
| | COMPLETED BY A DESIGN PROFESSIONAL. |
| | 481.229 EXCEPTIONS; EXEMPTIONS FROM LICENSURE (1) (C) |
| | ANY OTHER TYPE OF BUILDING COSTING LESS THAN |
| | $25,000.00, EXCEPT A SCHOOL, AUDITORIUM, OR OTHER |
| | BUILDING INTENDED FOR PUBLIC USE, PROVIDED THAT THE |
| | SERVICES OF A REGISTERED ARCHITECT SHALL NOT BE |
| | REQUIRED FOR MINOR SCHOOL PROJECTS PURSUANT TO 1013.45. |
| | WORK THAT IS LESS THAN $25,000.00 DOLLARS NEEDS TO MEET |
| | THIS REQUIREMENT. CERTIFICATION BY CONTRACTOR. |
| | 107.3.4.3. THE CONTRACTOR (QUALIFIER) THAT CREATED / |
| | DREW THE SET OF PLANS AND OR SCHEDULES WILL NEED TO |
| | IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS THE AUTHOR OF THE PLANS. PLEASE |
| | PRINT YOUR NAME, SIGN YOUR NAME AND LICENSE NUMBER FOR |
| | THE TRADE YOU ARE LICENSED IN AND PLANS AND OR |
| | SCHEDULES DRAWN. IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS THE AUTHOR OF |
| | THE PLANS. PLEASE PRINT YOUR NAME, SIGN YOUR NAME AND |
| | LICENSE NUMBER FOR THE TRADE YOU ARE LICENSED IN AND |
| | PLANS AND OR SCHEDULES DRAWN. |
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| | 3) THE DEMO FLOOR PLAN INDICATES THE REMOVAL OF FLOOR |
| | TILE NOTE 2 BUT DOES NOT INDICATE THE NEW FLOOR FINISH |
| | MATERIAL NOR SOUND UNDERLAYMENT. FLOOR INSULATION/ |
| | UNDERLAYMENT (FBC-B 2020) FOR TILE, STONE, MARBLE, |
| | VINYL (LYT/ LYP), LAMINATE FLOORING AND WOOD FLOORING |
| | ALL NEED TO HAVE HAD THE SOUND UNDERLAYMENT TESTED |
| | FLOOR ASSEMBLIES TO THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS AND MEET |
| | THE QUALIFICATIONS LISTED UNDER EACH OF THE STANDARDS |
| | FOR A 6 INCH CONCRETE FLOOR ASSEMBLY/ NO DROPPED |
| | CEILING: |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE ALL THREE TEST REPORTS FOR TYPE I AND OR |
| | TYPE II BUILDINGS SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH: |
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| | 3A) FBC-B 2020 1207.3 STRUCTURE-BORNE SOUND. |
| | FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLIES BETWEEN DWELLING UNITS OR |
| | BETWEEN A DWELLING UNIT AND A PUBLIC OR SERVICE AREA |
| | WITHIN THE STRUCTURE SHALL HAVE AN IMPACT INSULATION |
| | CLASS (IIC) RATING OF NOT LESS THAN 50 (45 IF FIELD |
| | TESTED) WHEN TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E-492. |
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| | 3B) FBC-B 2020 1207.2 AIR-BORNE SOUND. WALLS, |
| | PARTITIONS AND FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLIES SEPARATING |
| | DWELLING UNITS FROM EACH OTHER OR FROM PUBLIC OR |
| | SERVICE AREAS SHALL HAVE A SOUND TRANSMISSION CLASS |
| | (STC) OF NOT LESS THAN 50 (45 IF FIELD TESTED) FOR |
| | AIR-BORNE NOISE WHEN TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E |
| | 90. |
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| | 3C) FLAME SPREAD- FBC-B 2020 603.1. EXCEPTION 2. |
| | INSULATION INSTALLED BETWEEN A FINISHED FLOOR AND SOLID |
| | DECKING WITHOUT INTERVENING AIRSPACE SHALL BE ALLOWED |
| | TO HAVE A FLAME SPREAD INDEX OF NOT MORE THAN 200. |
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| | FLAME SPREAD INDEX. A COMPARATIVE MEASURE, EXPRESSED AS |
| | A DIMENSIONLESS NUMBER, DERIVED FROM VISUAL |
| | MEASUREMENTS OF THE SPREAD OF FLAME VERSUS TIME FOR A |
| | MATERIAL TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E 84 OR UL 723. |
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| | 4) 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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