Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 22041189
Permit Number 22041189
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 3
Notes
Date Text
2023-07-03 13:23:03WEST 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]
  
 2020 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2020 WEST PALM BEACH
 AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1,
 ADMINISTRATION
  
 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.
  
 3RD REVIEW
 DATE: TUES. 7-03-23
 ACTION: DENIED
 1-4) COMPLIED, WINDOW & DOOR PERMIT 23030707. 2020
 FBC-B 1603.1.4 WIND DESIGN CRITERIA.
  
 5) SHEET COVERSHEET. SCOPE OF WORK, COMMENTS:
  
 5A) 3RD REQUEST. SEMI-COMPLIED, NOTE # 2 INDICATES NEW
 VINYL FLOORING, PLEASE DESIGNATE THE LOCATIONS OF
 FLOORING REQUIRING UNDERLAYMENT IN THE 2ND STORY
 RESIDENTIAL UNITS AND MAIN CORRIDOR AND OVER THE 1ST
 FLOOR RESIDENTIAL 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. A WRITTEN ANALYSIS
 NEEDS TO ACCOMPANY THE PLANS AS TO HOW YOU ARE GOING TO
 ACHIEVE BOTH AN IIC & STC RATING OF 50 OR MORE. THE
 SHEET A-3 SHOWS A FLOOR CEILING ASSEMBLY GA FILE FC5250
 THAT SHOW A STC RATING OF 45 TO 49 DB RATING. THE SAME
 HOLDS TRUE FOR THE WALL RATING BETWEEN THE R2 TENANT
 SPACES FOR BOTH THE 1ST FLOOR UNITS AND WALL RATING FOR
 THE 2ND FLOOR R2 OCCUPANCIES BOTH FLOOR SYSTEM AND WALL
 SYSTEMS NEED TO ACHIEVE A MINIMUM OF 50 DB FOR IIC &
 STC RATINGS. SEE COMMENTS 5A & 5B.
 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 WOOD FLOOR JOIST SYSTEM 6-INCH
 CONCRETE FLOOR ASSEMBLY/ NO DROPPED CEILING:
 PLEASE PROVIDE ALL THREE TEST REPORTS FOR BUILDINGS
 SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH:
  
 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.
  
 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.
  
 5C)(3) COMPLIED 1 HOUR FIRE RATING ASSEMBLY FOR
 FLOORING AND WALL ASSEMBLIES.
 5B) COMPLIED, GA ASSOCIATION 1 HOUR FIRE RATING
 ASSEMBLIES FOR WALLS AND FLOORS.
  
 5B)(1) COMPLIED, GA ASSOCIATION 1 HOUR FIRE RATING
 ASSEMBLIES FOR WALLS AND FLOORS.
  
 5B)(2) 3RD REQUEST. SEE COMMENT 5A. 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.
  
 6) COMPLIED.
  
 7) SEMI-COMPLIED, THE CONTRACTOR HAS SUBMITTED WHERE
 THEY WILL MEET THEIR DISPROPORTIONATE COST IN THE 1ST
 FLOOR RESTROOM. 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.
 SHEET A-2 STILL MISSING ACCESSIBLE ELEMENTS IN THE
 ELEVATION VIEWS:
 A) CLEAR FLOOR SPACE DIAGRAM & DIMENSIONS FOR THE WATER
 CLOSET. SECTION 604.3
 B) CLEAR FLOOR SPACE DIAGRAM & DIMENSIONS FOR THE
 LAVATORIES. SECTION 606.2.
 C) TURNING SPACE DIAMETERS. SECTION 304.3
 D) TOILET FLUSH CONTROL SECTION 604.6 FLUSH CONTROLS TO
 BE LOCATED OPEN SIDE OF WATER CLOSET.
 E) CENTERLINES OF THE TOILET DISPENSER MEASURED FROM
 THE FRONTS OF THE WATER CLOSET. SECTION & FIGURE 604.7
 F) HEIGHT OF THE MIRRORS FROM THE FINISHED FLOORS TO
 THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE REFLECTIVE SURFACE, MIRRORS
 ABOVE SINKS. SECTION 606.3.
 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.
  
 8) COMPLIED.
  
 9) A NEW ARCHITECTURAL CANOPY HAS BEEN SUBMITTED, THERE
 IS NO LOCATION WHERE THIS IS TO BE INSTALLED, NO
 ENGINEERING SHEET NOR WIND LOAD OR FASTENING
 SCHEDULENOR HEIGHT OF THE BOTTOM OF CANOPY ABOVE
 GROUND, PROVIDE A SURVEY WITH LOCATION SHOWN ON THE
 SURVEY A SEPARATE PERMIT IS REQUIRED, PROVIDE VALUE FOR
 CANOPY. . 2020 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE
 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION
 107.2.1. 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.
  
 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.
  
 PLEASE NOTE WITH THE LACK OF INFORMATION FOR THIS
 REVIEW, SUBSEQUENT REMARKS MAYBE MADE IN THE NEXT
 REVIEW CYCLE.
  
  
 MY WORK HOURS ARE USUALLY TUES. & WED. 7:30 AM- 4:30 PM
 PART-TIME/ SEMI-RETIRED.
  
 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.
  
 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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