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| 2022-05-25 12:59:30 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 22041477 |
| | ADD: 3800 WASHINGTON RD # 812 / BUILT IN 1971 |
| | CONT: INGECO CONTRACTORS LLC |
| | TEL: 561-601-2379 |
| | 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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| | 1ST REVIEW |
| | DATE: WED. MAY 25TH/ 2022 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) SHEET D-101 THE DEMO FLOOR PLAN. STATES TO REMOVE |
| | FINISHES THROUGHOUT THE UNIT. SHEETA-101 NOTE # 10 |
| | STATES A SOUND PROOFING MEMBRANE OF 72 OR GREATER SHALL |
| | BE USED, PROFLEX MEGA SOUND CONTROL MEMBRANE OR |
| | APPROVED EQUAL. PLEASE NOTE TO DATE WE HAVE NOT |
| | RECEIVED ACTUAL TEST REPORTS FOR PROFLEX MEGA SOUND |
| | CONTROL ON A 6 INCH CONCRETE SLAB, NO DROP CEILING!!!! |
| | THE FLOOR PLAN DOES NOT INDICATE WHAT THE FLOOR |
| | FINISHES ARE? POSSIBLY MORE THAN ONE FLOOR FINISH? |
| | 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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| | 1A) 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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| | 1B) 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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| | 1C) 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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| | 1D) 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. |
| | 2) SHEET A-101 SHOWS 6 OPENINGS WINDOWS AND DOORS TO BE |
| | REPLACED BUT THERE IS NO WIND DESIGN CRITERIA IN THIS |
| | PERMIT PACKAGE. 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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| | 2.1. 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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| | 2.2. RISK CATEGORY. |
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| | 2.3. 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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| | 2.4. APPLICABLE INTERNAL PRESSURE COEFFICIENT. |
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| | 2.5. 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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| | 2.6. 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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| | 2.7) 2020 FBC-B 1709.5.1 HABITAT SPACES, WATER |
| | INTRUSION. EXTERIOR DOORS AND WINDOWS. EXCEPTION # 2. |
| | SILL LIMITING FACTOR. |
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| | 3) 2020 FBC-BUILDING 1609.4.3. EXPOSURE CATEGORIES, |
| | EXPOSURE D. EXPOSURE D SHALL APPLY WHERE THE GROUND |
| | SURFACE ROUGHNESS, AS DEFINED BY SURFACE ROUGHNESS D, |
| | PREVAILS IN THE UPWARD DIRECTION FOR A DISTANCE OF AT |
| | LEAST 5,000 FEET OR 20 TIMES THE HEIGHT OF THE |
| | BUILDING, WHICHEVER IS GREATER. EXPOSURE SHALL ALSO |
| | APPLY WHERE THE GROUND SURFACE ROUGHNESS IMMEDIATELY |
| | UPWIND OF THE SITE IS B OR C , AND THE SITE IS WITHIN A |
| | DISTANCE OF 600 FEET OR 20 TIMES THE BUILDING HEIGHT, |
| | WHICHEVER IS GREATER, FROM AN EXPOSURE D CONDITION AS |
| | DEFINED IN THE PREVIOUS SENTENCE. |
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| | 4) BUILDING END ZONES (5). THE FLOOR PLAN LAYOUT |
| | INDICATES THE WORK TO BE PERFORMED UNDER THIS PERMIT IS |
| | A CORNER UNIT OF A HIGHRISE BUILDING. THE WIND LOAD |
| | CHART UNDER NOTES STATES WHAT IS CONSIDERED AN END ZONE |
| | 10% OF THE LEAST HORIZONTAL DISTANCE OF THE BUILDING OR |
| | 40% OF THE MRH, BUT NOT LESS THAN 4% OF THE LEAST |
| | HORIZONTAL DISTANCE OR 3 FT. THE CONTRACTOR HAS NOT |
| | IDENTIFIED WHAT THE LEAST HORIZONTAL DISTANCE IS FOR |
| | THE BUILDING NOR THE LOCATION OF THE UNIT IN |
| | RELATIONSHIP TO THE BUILDING AND THE INTERCOASTAL |
| | WATERWAY. EXAMPLE ONLY. IF THE BUILDING HEIGHT IS |
| | APPROXIMATELY 180 FT. (MRH.) X 0.40= 72 FEET. THIS |
| | WOULD PUT ALL OPENINGS IN WIND ZONE 5 OR 10% OF THE |
| | LEAST HORIZONTAL DISTANCE OF THE BUILDING, ALSO |
| | UNKNOWN. |
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| | 5) 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)(A) EXTERIOR DOORS, MULLIONS & ROOF HATCHES. |
| | (B) WINDOWS & MULLIONS |
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| | 6) 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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| | 7) IDENTIFY GLAZING/ MULLIONS. PLEASE IDENTIFY IN THE |
| | PRODUCT APPROVAL BEFORE SUBMITTING TO DESIGNER OF |
| | RECORD AND BEFORE SUBMISSION TO THE BUILDING |
| | DEPARTMENT. FOR ALL PRODUCTS WITH GLAZING, PLEASE |
| | IDENTIFY THE OPENING WIDTH & HEIGHT, SILL HEIGTH, TYPE |
| | OF GLAZING, MULLION SIZE, LENGTH IF UNREINFORCED OR |
| | REINFORCED INFORMATION IF REQUIRED, ATTACHMENTS AND |
| | ASSOCIATE PRESSURES FOR EACH OPENING SIZE. 2020 FBC-B |
| | 1405.13.1 INSTALLATION. WINDOWS AND DOORS SHALL BE |
| | INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED MANUFACTURER?S |
| | INSTRUCTIONS. FASTENER SIZE AND SPACING SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED IN SUCH INSTRUCTIONS AND SHALL BE CALCULATED |
| | BASED ON MAXIMUM LOADS AND SPACING USED IN THE TESTS. |
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| | 8) 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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