| Date |
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| 2022-05-12 15:02:39 | 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 |
| | FBC FG = FLORIDA FUEL GAS CODE 2020 7TH EDITION |
| | FAC= FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE |
| | FS = FLORIDA STATUTES |
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| | 22040585 625 N FLAGLER DR # 400 |
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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, THE LAST CLOSED PERMIT FOR THE ADDRESS |
| | IS MASTER 17120950 WITH A REVISION PERMIT 18090893. |
| | THERE ARE TWO THINGS TO NOTE. |
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| | ***A) THE FIRST IS THAT THE ACCESSIBLE WATER CLOSETS ON |
| | THE NEW DRAWINGS ARE REPOSITIONED (90 DEGREES) FROM |
| | THOSE ON THE CLOSED PERMIT AND ARE LOCATED ADJACENT TO |
| | THE WET WALL SEPARATING THE TWO BATHROOMS. WE ARE |
| | REQUIRED TO LOOK AT THE WORK IN THE HANDICAPPED STALLS |
| | AS NEW WORK. |
| | PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, PROVIDE PLAN ELEVATION DETAILS OF |
| | THE STALLS SHOWING THE FOLLOWING: |
| | ****1A) THE WATER CLOSET SHALL BE POSITIONED WITH A |
| | WALL OR PARTITION TO THE REAR AND TO ONE SIDE. THE |
| | CENTERLINE OF THE WATER CLOSET SHALL BE 16 INCHES |
| | MINIMUM TO 18 INCHES MAXIMUM FROM THE SIDE WALL OR |
| | PARTITION PER FBC ACC 604.2 |
| | ****2A) 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. |
| | ****3A) THE SIDE WALL GRAB BAR SHALL BE 42 INCHES LONG |
| | MINIMUM, LOCATED 12 INCHES (305 MM) MAXIMUM FROM THE |
| | REAR WALL AND EXTENDING 54 INCHES MINIMUM FROM THE REAR |
| | WALL PER FBC ACC 604.5.1 |
| | ****4A) THE REAR WALL GRAB BAR SHALL BE 36 INCHES LONG |
| | MINIMUM AND EXTEND FROM THE CENTERLINE OF THE WATER |
| | CLOSET 12 INCHES MINIMUM ON ONE SIDE AND 24 INCHES |
| | MINIMUM ON THE OTHER SIDE PER FBC ACC 604.5.2 |
| | ****5A) FLUSH CONTROLS SHALL BE HAND OPERATED OR |
| | AUTOMATIC. HAND OPERATED FLUSH CONTROLS SHALL COMPLY |
| | WITH 309. FLUSH CONTROLS SHALL BE LOCATED ON THE OPEN |
| | SIDE OF THE WATER CLOSET PER FBC ACC 604.6 |
| | ****6A) PER FBC ACC 604.8, TOILET PAPER DISPENSERS |
| | SHALL COMPLY WITH 309.4 AND SHALL BE 7 INCHES MINIMUM |
| | AND 9 INCHES MAXIMUM IN FRONT OF THE WATER CLOSET |
| | MEASURED TO THE CENTERLINE OF THE DISPENSER. THE OUTLET |
| | OF THE DISPENSER SHALL BE 15 INCHES MINIMUM AND 48 |
| | INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR AND SHALL NOT BE |
| | LOCATED BEHIND GRAB BARS. |
| | ****7A) THE SEAT HEIGHT OF A WATER CLOSET ABOVE THE |
| | FINISH FLOOR SHALL BE 17 INCHES (430 MM) MINIMUM AND 19 |
| | INCHES (485 MM) MAXIMUM MEASURED TO THE TOP OF THE |
| | SEAT. SEATS SHALL NOT BE SPRUNG TO RETURN TO A LIFTED |
| | POSITION PER FBC ACC 604.4. |
| | ****8A) PER FBC ACC 609.4, GRAB BARS SHALL BE INSTALLED |
| | IN A HORIZONTAL POSITION, 33 INCHES MINIMUM AND 36 |
| | INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR MEASURED TO THE |
| | TOP (NOT THE CENTER) OF THE GRIPPING SURFACE. |
| | ****9A) 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 PER |
| | FBC ACC 606.3, ADDITIONALLY SHOW TOE AND KNEE CLEARANCE |
| | AS REQUIRED BY FBC ACC 306.2 AND 306.3 |
| | ****10A) PER FBC 606.5 EXPOSED PIPES AND SURFACES. |
| | WATER SUPPLY & DRAINPIPES UNDER LAVATORIES AND SINKS |
| | SHALL BE INSULATED OR OTHERWISE CONFIGURED TO PROTECT |
| | AGAINST CONTACT. |
| | ****11A) MIRRORS LOCATED ABOVE LAVATORIES OR |
| | COUNTERTOPS SHALL BE INSTALLED WITH THE BOTTOM EDGE OF |
| | THE REFLECTING SURFACE40 INCHES (1015 MM) MAXIMUM ABOVE |
| | THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND. MIRRORS NOT LOCATED ABOVE |
| | LAVATORIES OR COUNTERTOPS SHALL BE INSTALLED WITH THE |
| | BOTTOM EDGE OF THE REFLECTING SURFACE 35 INCHES (890 |
| | MM) MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND PER FBC |
| | ACC 603.3. |
| | TO BE CLEAR, PLEASE CLARIFY ON PLANS THAT DIMENSION IS |
| | TO THE REFLECTING SURFACE OF THE MIRROR. |
| | ****12A) SHOW TURNING SPACE COMPLYING WITH FBC ACC |
| | 304.3.1 OR 304.3.2. |
| | ****13A) SHOW CLEAR FLOOR SPACES FOR LAVATORIES. THE |
| | CLEAR FLOOR OR GROUND SPACE SHALL BE 30 INCHES (760 MM) |
| | MINIMUM BY 48 INCHES (1220 MM) MINIMUM AND COMPLY WITH |
| | FBC ACC SECTION 305. |
| | |
| | ***B) THE SECOND THING TO NOTE IS THE "EXISTING" |
| | SANITARY PIPING ON THE NEW DRAWINGS IS CONFIGURED |
| | DIFFERENTLY FROM THE CLOSED PERMIT PLANS TO ACCOMMODATE |
| | THE ACCESSIBLE WATER CLOSETS. WE ARE REQUIRED TO LOOK |
| | AT THE SANITARY PIPING FROM THE MOST UPSTREAM WATER |
| | CLOSET TO THE MOST DOWNSTREAM WATER CLOSET AS NEW. |
| | PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING: |
| | ****1B) P3-00 SANITARY RISER: PROVIDE A 2 INCH DRY |
| | VERTICAL CIRCUIT VENT CONNECTED TO THE HORIZONTAL |
| | BRANCH BETWEEN THE TWO UPSTREAM WATER CLOSETS TO COMPLY |
| | WITH FBC PL 914.2 |
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| | 2. PLEASE NOTE WHERE SINKS ARE PROVIDED, AT LEAST 5 |
| | PERCENT, BUT NO FEWER THAN ONE, OF EACH TYPE PROVIDED |
| | IN EACH ACCESSIBLE ROOM OR SPACE SHALL COMPLY WITH 606 |
| | PER FBC ACC 212.3. |
| | ***A) PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, PROVIDE ELEVATION FOR SINKS |
| | S-2, S-3 AND S-4 SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH FBC ACC 606.3, |
| | 306.2 AND 306.3. |
| | ***B) PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, SHOW CLEAR FLOOR SPACES FOR |
| | SINKS S-2, S-3 AND S-4 COMPLYING WITH FBC ACC SECTION |
| | 305. |
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| | |
| | 3. PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, PLEASE PROVIDE NOTE STATING THE |
| | URINALS, DRINKING FOUNTAIN AND COUNTERTOP LAVATORIES |
| | ARE EXISTING AND ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE SCOPE OF WORK. |
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| | |
| | 4. PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, PROVIDE MANUFACTURER'S |
| | SPECIFICATION/INSTALLATION MANUALS FOR WATER HEATER, |
| | RECIRC PUMP. |
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| | |
| | 5. PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, PROVIDE MANUFACTURER'S |
| | SPECIFICATION/INSTALLATION MANUALS FOR OWNER SUPPLIED |
| | EQUIPMENT. |
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| | 6. PER 107.2.1, SPECIFY AND PROVIDE DETAIL LEAD FREE |
| | RPZ, AIR GAP FITTING AND LEAD FREE STRAINER FOR MAKEUP |
| | WATER FOR THE CHILLED WATER PIPING. PLEASE NOTE |
| | MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS (I.E. WATTS DOCUMENT |
| | RP/IS-009 RECOMMENDING A STRAINER BE INSTALLED AHEAD OF |
| | THE DEVICE) AND FBC PL 301.7; CONFLICTS: IN INSTANCES |
| | WHERE CONFLICTS OCCUR BETWEEN THIS CODE AND THE |
| | MANUFACTURER'S INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS, THE MORE |
| | RESTRICTIVE PROVISIONS SHALL APPLY. |
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| | |
| | 7. P0-00/PLUMBING CONSTRUCTION NOTES: |
| | ***A) PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, NOTE 3 SHALL BE REVISED TO |
| | REFLECT THE FLORIDA PLUMBING CODE 2020. |
| | ***B) PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, NOTE 11 SHALL BE REVISED TO |
| | REQUIRE A STRAINER (FBC PL 604.8) AHEAD OF THE PRESSURE |
| | REGULATOR. |
| | ***C) PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, ADD TO NOTE 15; WATER-HAMMER |
| | ARRESTORS SHALL CONFORM TO ASSE 1010 PER 604.9 OF THE |
| | FLORIDA PLUMBING CODE 2020. |
| | ***D) RE: SECTION 22000. PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, PROVIDE |
| | SECTION 22000 BY UPLOADING TO PROJECT DOCS/SUPPORTING |
| | DOCUMENTS ON THE NEXT SUBMITTAL. |
| | ***E) RE: SECTION 27000. PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, PROVIDE |
| | SECTION 27000 BY UPLOADING TO PROJECT DOCS/SUPPORTING |
| | DOCUMENTS ON THE NEXT SUBMITTAL. |
| | ***F) NOTE 40 SHALL BE REVISED TO REFLECT THE FLORIDA |
| | PLUMBING CODE 2020. |
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| | 8.PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, PROVIDE PIPING MATERIAL SPEC FOR |
| | A/C CONDENSATE PIPING. |
| | |
| | |
| | 9.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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| | |
| | 10.PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, PROVIDE NOTE AT PIPE HANGER |
| | DETAIL STATING 'PER FBC PL 301.7 CONFLICTS: IN |
| | INSTANCES WHERE CONFLICTS OCCUR BETWEEN FBC PL TABLE |
| | 308.5 AND THIS DETAIL, THE MORE RESTRICTIVE PROVISIONS |
| | SHALL APPLY.' |
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| | |
| | 11.P4-02/DISHWASHER CONNECTION: PER FBC PL 606.2, A |
| | SHUT-OFF VALVE SHALL BE INSTALLED ON THE SUPPLY LINE TO |
| | EACH FIXTURE AND APPLIANCE. PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, |
| | PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL SHUT OFF ON THE HOT WATER SUPPLY TO |
| | THE SINK AND TO THE DISHWASHER. |
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| | 12.SPECIFY, PROVIDE DETAIL AND LOCATION FOR A BACKWATER |
| | VALVE IN THE 3 INCH CONDENSATE DRAIN DISCHARGING FROM |
| | FS-1 TO THE RAINWATER LEADER. SEE FBC PL 714 AND |
| | 1101.9. |
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| | |
| | 13. THE SCHEDULED FS-1 IS FURNISHED TO RECEIVE |
| | CONDENSATE AND CONVEY IT TO A RAINWATER LEADER. YOU |
| | HAVE SPECIFIED A TRAP PRIMER CONNECTION WHICH INDICATES |
| | A TRAP WHICH IS NOT REQUIRED AS IT IS NOT SUBJECT TO |
| | SEWER GAS AND THERE IS NO DIRECT CONNECTION TO AIR |
| | HANDLING EQUIPMENT. IT IS QUESTIONABLE THAT THERE IS |
| | ADEQUATE VENT TO ALLOW A TRAP TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. PER |
| | WPB FBC 107.2.1, PROVIDE A DETAIL FOR FS-1 ELIMINATING |
| | A TRAP AND TRAP PRIMER; DELETE TRAP PRIMER CONNECTION |
| | FROM THE SCHEDULE. |
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| | 14.P5-00/WATER HAMMER ARRESTOR SCHEDULE: PER WPB FBC |
| | 107.2.1, ADD NOTE STATING "WATER-HAMMER ARRESTORS SHALL |
| | CONFORM TO ASSE 1010 PER 604.9 OF THE FLORIDA PLUMBING |
| | CODE 2020." |
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| | 15.P4-01/WATER HEATER DETAIL: |
| | ***A) PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, PLEASE SPECIFY THE |
| | TEMPERATURE OF THE HOT WATER OUT OF THE TANK. PLEASE |
| | NOTE THAT THIS TEMPERATURE IS SPECIFIC TO THE DESIRED |
| | TEPID WATER TEMPERATURE FOR THE TMVS AT THE |
| | EYEWASH/DRENCH UNITS. SEE GUARDIAN TMV |
| | SPEC/INSTALLATION SHEETS. |
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| | |
| | 16.P5-00/JS-1/TMV/EYEWASH-DRENCH HOSE: PER WPB FBC |
| | 107.2.1, PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING; |
| | ***A) PER FBC PL 411.3, THE TEMPERATURE OF THE WATER |
| | SUPPLY SHALL ONLY BE CONTROLLED BY A TEMPERATURE |
| | ACTUATED MIXING VALVE COMPLYING WITH ASSE 1071. |
| | SCHEDULE NOTES ANSI 1071. PLEASE CLARIFY. |
| | ***B) SPECIFY THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE SETTING OF THE |
| | TMV. |
| | ***C) PLEASE PROVIDE A SCHEMATIC DETAIL OF |
| | EYEWASH/DRENCH HOSE PIPING. TMV SHALL BE ACCESSIBLE IN |
| | PER FBC PL SECTION 606. |
| | ***D) PROVIDE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATION/INSTALLATION |
| | MANUAL FOR TMV AND EYEWASH/DRENCH HOSE. |
| | ***E) PROVIDE NOTE REQUIRING DOCUMENTATION OF WATER |
| | TEMPERATURE AT THE DEVICE TO BE ON SITE FOE FINAL |
| | INSPECTION |
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| | 17. P5-00/SS-1/TMV/RECESSED EYEWASH-DRENCH: PER WPB FBC |
| | 107.2.1, PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING; |
| | ***A) PER FBC PL 411.3, THE TEMPERATURE OF THE WATER |
| | SUPPLY SHALL ONLY BE CONTROLLED BY A TEMPERATURE |
| | ACTUATED MIXING VALVE COMPLYING WITH ASSE 1071. |
| | SCHEDULE NOTES ANSI 1071. PLEASE CLARIFY. |
| | ***B) SPECIFY THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE SETTING OF THE |
| | TMV. |
| | ***C) PLEASE PROVIDE A SCHEMATIC DETAIL OF TMV AND |
| | RECESSED EYEWASH/DRENCH PIPING. TMV SHALL BE ACCESSIBLE |
| | IN PER FBC PL SECTION 606. |
| | ***D) PROVIDE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATION/INSTALLATION |
| | MANUAL FOR TMV AND RECESSED EYEWASH/DRENCH. |
| | ***E) PROVIDE NOTE REQUIRING DOCUMENTATION OF WATER |
| | TEMPERATURE AT THE DEVICE TO BE ON SITE FOR FINAL |
| | INSPECTION |
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| | |
| | 18. P4-02/STANDARD MOP SINK DETAIL: PER WPB FBC |
| | 107.2.1, PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING; |
| | ***A) PLEASE SPECIFY AND PROVIDE MANUFACTURER'S |
| | SPECIFICATION/INSTALLATION MANUAL FOR THE HOSE AND |
| | BRACKET. |
| | ***B) PLEASE PROVIDE A SCHEMATIC DETAIL OF THE PIPING |
| | SHOWING CONTROL (SHUT-OFF) VALVE(S) AND BACKFLOW |
| | PREVENTION DEVICE. |
| | ***C) SPECIFY THE BACKFLOW PREVENTER DEVICE. NOTE THE |
| | VACUUM BREAKER ON THE EXISTING DETAIL. ATMOSPHERIC |
| | VACUUM BREAKERS ARE ONLY PERMITTED DOWNSTREAM OF THE |
| | CONTROL VALVE. |
| | ***D) SHOW PIPING TO THE HOSE ON THE WATER DISTRIBUTION |
| | PLAN VIEW AND RISER DIAGRAM. |
| | ***E) ADD TO P5-00/JS-1 SCHEDULE |
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| | |
| | 19.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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| | |
| | 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. |
| | |
| | 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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