Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 22050669
Permit Number 22050669
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 3
Notes
Date Text
2022-07-26 11:17:49WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION
 SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION
 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 W. P. B. PERMIT: 22050669
 ADD: 616 CLEARWATER PARK RD # 1106
 CONT: GENESIS DEVELOPMENT GROUP
 TEL: 786-282-4554
 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. JULY 26TH/2022
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1)3RD REVIEW. THE PERMIT APPLICATION STATES THIS
 FLOORING PERMIT IS A AFTER THE FACT OR FLOORING AND
 SOUND PROOFING WERE COMPLETED BEFORE A PERMIT WAS
 APPLIED FOR. IT DOES NOT HELP TO SUBMIT A PRODUCT THAT
 WAS NOT INSTALLED, THAT DOES NOT MAKE CODE COMPLIANCE.
 THIS REVIEW THE PERMIT APPLICATION STATES AFTER THE
 FACT LAMINATE FLOORING (COMPOSITE WOOD, ENGINEERED WOOD
 FLOORING) OVER SOUNDPROOFING. THIS REVIEW PROFLEX SUPER
 SIM 90 TEST REPORTS WERE SUBMITTED FOR THE IIC & STC
 RATINGS FOR USE WITH TILE FLOORS NOTLAMINATE FLOORING.
  
 2ND REVIEW CYCLE. THERE ARE 2 OPTIONS, ONE GET ON SITE
 TESTING FOR THE IIC AND STC RATINGS, THE REQUIRED
 RATINGS FOR ONSITE TESTING ARE ONLY 45 IIC & STC BUT
 VERY EXPENSIVE, ALSO A RECOGNIZED TESTING FACILITY. THE
 OTHER OPTION IS TO REMOVE THE FLOORING AND UNDERLAYMENT
 AND APPLY WITH PRODUCT FOR A FLOOR TYPE (LUXURY VINYL
 TILE FLOORING) LVT/ LVP TO BE INSTALLED AND SOUND
 PROOFING THAT WAS TESTED FOR THAT FLOOR FINISH.
  
 1ST ROUND COMMENTS. SOUND PROOFING SPECS SUBMITTED IS
 FOR PROFLEX 90 MSC FLOOR UNDERLAYMENT. PLEASE BE
 ADVISED TO DATE WE HAVE NOT SEEN TEST REPORTS FOR
 PROFLEX 90 MSC FLOOR UNDERLAYMENT FOR USE ON 6 INCH
 CONCRETE SLAB NO DROPPED CEILINGS FOR USE WITH LAMINATE
 (WOOD) FLOORING.
 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:
  
 1A) 3RD REQUEST. 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.
  
 1B) 3RD REQUEST. 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.
  
 1C) 3RD REQUEST. 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.
  
 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.
  
 2) 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. BEST WAY OF COMMUNICATION IS
 BY E-MAIL, YOU HAVE A WRITTEN RECORD..
  
 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
 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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