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| 2023-02-28 16:39:16 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 22041189 |
| | ADD: 2032 N DIXIE HWY. |
| | CONT: SOLID ROCK RENOVATION |
| | TEL: 561-577-3057 |
| | 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. 2/28/2023 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
| | 1) 2ND REQUEST. STOP WOK ORDERS WERE GIVEN ON 4/19/22 |
| | FOR ALL TRADES, 8/23/22 STOP WORK ORDER WAS GIVEN FOR |
| | GAS WORK WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF A PERMIT. WORK NOT |
| | INCLUDED IN THE SCOPE OF WORK NEW WINDOWS SHOWN ON |
| | GOGGLE MAPS. 2 PERMITS WERE REVOKED 12030175 REPLACE 3 |
| | EXT. DOORS, 15070290 REVOKED VALUE $350.00 DOLLARS |
| | REPLACE BROKEN WINDOWS, 15010327 REISSUE 1212703 FOR |
| | REPLACE 3 EXTERIOR DOORS. NONE OF THESE PERMITS |
| | INDICATE NEW WINDOWS FOR THE 2ND STORY PLEASE INCLUDE |
| | IN THE SCOPE OF WORK. PLEASE PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING |
| | INFORMATION: |
| | 2) 2ND REQUEST. 2020 FBC-B 1603.1.4 WIND DESIGN |
| | CRITERIA. |
| | THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION RELATED TO WIND LOADS SHALL |
| | BE SHOWN, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER WIND LOADS GOVERN THE |
| | DESIGN OF THE LATERAL FORCE-RESISTING SYSTEM OF THE |
| | STRUCTURE: |
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| | 1. ULTIMATE DESIGN WIND SPEED, VULT, (3-SECOND GUST), |
| | MILES PER HOUR AND NOMINAL DESIGN WIND SPEED, VASD, AS |
| | DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 1609.3.1. |
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| | 2. RISK CATEGORY. |
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| | 3. WIND EXPOSURE. APPLICABLE WIND DIRECTION IF MORE |
| | THAN ONE WIND EXPOSURE IS UTILIZED. TABLE 1609.7.2. |
| | HEIGHT AND EXPOSURE. ASCE 7-16 TABLE 30.3.1. |
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| | 4. APPLICABLE INTERNAL PRESSURE COEFFICIENT. |
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| | 5. DESIGN WIND PRESSURES TO BE USED FOR EXTERIOR |
| | COMPONENTS AND CLADDING MATERIALS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED |
| | BY THE REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBLE FOR |
| | THE DESIGN OF THE STRUCTURE, PSF. |
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| | 6. TABLE 1609.7(2) ADJUSTMENT FACTORS FOR HEIGHT & |
| | EXPOSURE. PROVIDE THE MEAN ROOF HEIGHT FOR THE |
| | BUILDING. ASCE 7-10 TABLE 30.3.1. 1609.3.1 WIND SPEED |
| | CONVERSION VULT TO VASD. |
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| | 3) 2ND REQUESST. COMPONENTS & CLADDING. PLEASE SUBMIT |
| | THE COMPONENTS AND CLADDING PRODUCT APPROVALS. 2020 |
| | FBC-B 1609.1.2 PROTECTION OF OPENINGS, 1609.6.4.4.1 |
| | COMPONENTS & CLADDING. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY |
| | AFFAIRS, ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 61G20-3.005, RULE 9N-3 |
| | NOV. 01/ 2010 (31) SUB-CATEGORY OF PRODUCTS OR |
| | CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS THAT WILL REQUIRE PRODUCT |
| | APPROVALS: |
| | (31)(B) WINDOWS & MULLIONS |
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| | 4) 2ND REQUEST. W. P. B. 107.3.4. PRODUCT APPROVALS. |
| | THOSE PRODUCTS WHICH ARE REGULATED BY FLORIDA |
| | ADMINISTRATIVE CODE RULE 61G20 SHALL BE REVIEWED AND |
| | APPROVED IN WRITING (SHOP DRAWING STAMP OF APPROVAL) BY |
| | THE DESIGNER OF RECORD PRIOR TO SUBMITTAL FOR |
| | JURISDICTIONAL APPROVAL. |
| | FL 61G1-23.015 (2) THE ARCHITECT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR |
| | SUPERVISING AND REVIEWING ALL PROJECT DATA, REPORTS, |
| | SHOP DRAWINGS ETC. |
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| | 5) SHEET COVERSHEET. SCOPE OF WORK, COMMENTS: |
| | 5A) 2ND REQUEST. NOTE # 2 INDICATES NEW VINYL FLOORING, |
| | PLEASE DESIGNATE THE LOCATIONS OF FLOORING IN |
| | RESIDENTIAL UNITS, 2ND STORY CORRIDOR AND STAIRS AND OR |
| | 1ST FLOOR BUSINESS OCCUPANCIES. 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. |
| | 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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| | 5A)(1) 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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| | 5B)(2) 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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| | 5C)(3) FLAME SPREAD- FBC-B 2020 603.1. EXCEPTION 2. |
| | (TILE & MARBLE) 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. |
| | 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. |
| | OR |
| | 5C)(3) FBC-B 804.4.4.1 SOFT FLOOR FINISHES (LVT/ LPT OR |
| | LAMINATED OR ENGINEERED WOOD FLOORING) WITHIN TENANT |
| | SPACE. INTERIOR FLOOR COVERING MATERIALS SHALL COMPLY |
| | WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE COC FF-1 ???PILL TEST??? |
| | (CPSC 16 CFR PART 1630) OR WITH ASTM D2859. |
| | LVT & LPT LUXURY VINYL TILE. FLOOR FINISH |
| | CLASSIFICATION AS REQUIRED IN SECTION 804.2 |
| | CLASSIFICATION AND 804.3 TESTING AND IDENTIFICATION OF |
| | THE 2020 FBC-B. 804.2 & 804.3/ ASTM E648 OR NFPA 253 |
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| | 5B) SEMI-COMPLIED SHOW AREAS WHERE TO BE REPLACED. |
| | NOTES 3 & 4 DEAL WITH REPLACEMENT OF DRYWALL BOTH 1/2 |
| | INCH AND 5/8-INCH TYPE X EXACT LOCATIONS ARE NOT GIVEN |
| | NOR THE AMOUNT OF DRYWALL THAT IS TO BE INSTALLED. 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. |
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| | 5B)(1)THE PLANS ARE SILENT AS TO MAINTAINING 1-HOUR |
| | FIRE RATING SEE 2020 FBC-BUILDING CODE 420.2 SEPARATION |
| | WALLS AND 420.3 HORIZONTAL SEPARATION. FIRE RATED |
| | CORRIDORS AND STAIRWAY SECTION 1023.2, SECTION 707 AND |
| | OR SECTION 711. 1-HOUR FIRE RATING FOR BENEATH THE |
| | STAIRWAY 1011.7.3. 1ST FLOOR STOCKROOM. |
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| | 5B)(2) BETWEEN DWELLING UNITS. 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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| | 5C) 2ND REQUEST. PROVIDE LOCATIONS WHERE WOOD IS |
| | DAMAGED OR ROTTEN, IT IS UP TO THE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL |
| | TO GIVE THE CONTRACTORS DIRECTION, IF BEYOND YOUR SCOPE |
| | THEN AN ENGINEER SHOULD GET INVOLVED. NOTE 5 INDICATES |
| | REPLACE EXISTING DAMAGED FRAMING OR ROTTEN FRAMING |
| | ENCOUNTERED PER THE PRESCRIPTIVE METHOD OF THE EXISTING |
| | BUILDING CODE. PLEASE READ THE SECTIONS 401.2.2 AND |
| | 401.2.2. IN BOTH CASES SUCH MATERIALS SHALL BE |
| | DETERMINED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL TO BE UNSAFE. AGAIN |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE THE AREAS WHERE DAMAGED OR ROTTEN |
| | FRAMING MEMBERS ARE LOCATED SIZE OF FRAMING MEMBERS, |
| | SPACING, SPANS, TYPE OF EXISTING FRAMING AND TYPE OF |
| | PROPOSED FRAMING, IF TO BE REMOVED, OR IF TO BE |
| | SISTERED AND THE LENGTH OF THE SISTERED FRAMING MEMBER |
| | VERSE THE OLD FRAMING MEMBER. PLEASE ALSO REVIEW IN THE |
| | 2020 EXISTING BUILDING CODE 401.3 DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. |
| | THE BUILDING OFFICIAL SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO |
| | REQUIRE THE ELIMINATION OF CONDITIONS DEEMED DANGEROUS. |
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| | 6) 2ND REQUEST, THE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL GIVES DIRECTION |
| | TO AMOUNT OF DOORS SO THE CONTRACTOR KNOWS HOW TO BID |
| | THE PROJECT. NOTE 6 STATES THE GC SHALL REPLACE |
| | EXISTING INTERIOR DAMAGED INTERIOR DOORS. PLEASE |
| | PROVIDE LOCATIONS OF THESE DOORS, IF ENTRY DOORS INTO |
| | THE R2 RESIDENTIAL UNITS THEN THEY SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| | FBC-BUILDING TABLE 1020.1. |
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| | 7) 2ND REQUEST PROVIDE LETTER ON EITHER THE DESIGN |
| | PROFESSIONAL OR CONTRACTOR LETTER HEAD WHERE THESE |
| | FUNDS ARE TO BE SPENT. FIRST FLOOR. FLORIDA |
| | ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION: DISPROPORTIONATE COST |
| | 202.4.1. PLEASE REVIEW HOW YOU ARE TO MEET |
| | DISPROPORTIONATE COST. EITHER THE CONTRACTOR OR THE |
| | DESIGNER OF RECORD ON THEIR LETTERHEAD NEED TO SHOW HOW |
| | THEY ARE GOING TO SPEND UP TO THE 20% DISPROPORTIONATE |
| | FUNDS LISTED FOR EACH ELEMENT WHERE THE FUNDS ARE BEING |
| | SPENT AND IN THE ORDER LISTED IN SECTION 202.4.1 |
| | DISPROPORTIONATE COST OF THE 2020 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% 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 |
| | ENLARGING DOOR OPENINGS, 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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| | 8) 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. |
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| | 8A) 2ND REQUEST. PLEASE STATE WHAT TYPE OF TILE BACKING |
| | BOARD IS TO BE INSTALLED IN RESTROOMS & BATHROOMS |
| | THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT. |
| | 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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| | 10) 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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