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| 2023-05-09 10:36:18 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 22060604 |
| | ADD: 7001 S DIXIE HWY |
| | CONT: TYG CONSTRUCTION SOLUTIONS |
| | TEL: 561-891-5124 |
| | 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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| | 3RD REVIEW |
| | DATE: TUES. MAY 09TH/ 2023 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
| | I TRIED REACHING OUT TO THE DESIGNER OF RECORD |
| | ALEXANDER ROJAS PE # 75704 BY PHONE 561-891-5124. THE |
| | RECORDING STATED THE MAILBOX IS FULL. SENT THEN MSM |
| | TELEPHONE NUMBER. I DON'T BELIEVE THE DESIGNER OF |
| | RECORD HAS REVIEWED SECTION 405.1- 450.1.3OF THE 2020 |
| | FBC-BUILDING CODE THAT STATES: STATE LICENSED NURSING |
| | HOMES ARE EXEMPT FROM USING THE FLORIDA EXISTING |
| | BUILDING CODE, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO MEET THE |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF THE CURRENT BUILDING CODE AS IN NEW |
| | CONSTRUCTION AND GUIDELINES RESIDENTIAL HEALTH, CARE |
| | AND SUPPORT FACILITIES AS WELL AS FLORIDA |
| | ADMINISTRATIVE CODE: |
| | RULE 59A-4.1265, EMERGENCY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL FOR |
| | NURSING HOMES |
| | TIER II REPORTING INFORMATION FOR FUEL STORAGE AT |
| | NURSING HOMES & ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES |
| | EMERGENCY POWER PLAN (536KB PDF) |
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| | 1A) 3RD ROUND COMMENTS. THE ENGINEER HAS ONLY PARTLY |
| | RESPONDED PARTLY TO COMMENT # 1 WITH IDENTIFYING THE |
| | OCCUPANCY TYPE. |
| | THE RESPONSE NOTES INDICATE THIS FACILITY IS A NURSING |
| | HOME. IN THE 2020 FBC-BUILDING CODE SECTION308.4 |
| | INSTITUTIONAL GROUP I-2 INCLUDES NURSING HOMES, WHAT |
| | THE DESIGNER WILL NEED TO INDICATE IF CLASSIFY |
| | OCCUPANCY CONDITIONS UNDER 308.4.1. CONDITION 1 OR |
| | CONDITION 2. NO ARCHITECTURAL PLANS WERE SUBMITTED TO |
| | SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 450 & 407 NURSING HOMES OF |
| | THE 2020 FBC-BUILDING AND GUIDELINES RESIDENTIAL |
| | HEALTH, CARE AND SUPPORT FACILITIES AS WELL AS FLORIDA |
| | ADMINISTRATIVE CODE: |
| | RULE 59A-4.1265, EMERGENCY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL FOR |
| | NURSING HOMES |
| | TIER II REPORTING INFORMATION FOR FUEL STORAGE AT |
| | NURSING HOMES & ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES |
| | EMERGENCY POWER PLAN (536KB PDF) |
| | GUIDELINES RESIDENTIAL HEALTH, CARE & SUPPORT |
| | FACILITIES SECTIONS: |
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| | 3.1.2 RESIDENTIAL AREAS |
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| | 3.2 SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR NURSING HOMES PAGES 125- |
| | 141. |
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| | 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. THE TITLE BLOCK OF THE PLANS |
| | STATE THIS REMODEL IS A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY TO A |
| | ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY, NO ARCHITECTURAL PLANS WERE |
| | SUBMITTED TO SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 464 OF THE |
| | 2020 FBC-BUILDING AND AGENCY OF HEALTH CARE |
| | ADMINISTRATION (AHCA) RULE 58A-5, FLORIDA |
| | ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AND CHAPTER 400 PART III, FLORIDA |
| | STATUTES. |
| | 2020FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 223.3 LONG TERM CARE |
| | FACILITIES. 805. 1-5. |
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| | 1B) 3RD REQUEST. PLEASE REVIEW ALL OF THE LISTED |
| | DOCUMENTS FOR NURSING HOME DESIGN INCLUDING EMERGENCY |
| | ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS. |
| | |
| | 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. THERE IS AN INTERIOR DEMOLITION |
| | PLAN WITH THE REMOVAL OF ALL WINDOWS, AND ONLY A |
| | PARTIAL 1ST FLOOR MECHANICAL PLAN. THE 2020 |
| | FBC-BUILDING CODE SECTION 1203.5 & 1203.5.1 BOTH |
| | REQUIRE NATURAL VENTILATION OR SECTION 1204.1 INTERIOR |
| | SPACES INTENDED FOR HUMAN OCCUPANCY SHALL PROVIDE |
| | EITHER ACTIVE OR PASSIVE SPACE HEATING. NO FLOOR PLAN |
| | WAS SUBMITTED FOR BUILDING REVIEW. |
| | |
| | 2) 3RD REQUEST. THERE IS AN INTERIOR DEMOLITION PLAN |
| | WITH THE REMOVAL OF ALL WINDOWS, NO BUILDING FLOOR PLAN |
| | WAS SUBMITTED, WITH THE REMOVAL OF ALL WINDOWS & SHEETS |
| | E1 & E2 NEITHER SHOW ANY INTERIOR LIGHTING IN ANY ROOMS |
| | EXCEPT FOR THE BATHROOMS PLEASE REVIEW THE 2020 |
| | FBC-BUILDING CODE 1205.1, 1205.2 & 1205.3. |
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| | 3)3RD REQUEST. THE DEMO FLOOR PLAN SHOWS 23 UNITS LESS |
| | ONE NO NUMBER 13 SO THERE IS 22 LIVING UNITS. THE 2020 |
| | FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE TABLE 224.2 WILL REQUIRE ONE |
| | GUEST BATHROOM TO HAVE MOBILITY FEATURES AND SECTION |
| | 806 TRANSIENT LODGING GUEST ROOMS. THERE ARE NO |
| | BUILDING OR ARCHITECTURAL SHEETS PROVIDED IN THIS |
| | REVIEW. |
| | THE ELECTRICAL SHEET HAS A 3D MOCK UP OF A RESTROOM BUT |
| | NOT THE ACTUAL DESIGN OF THE BATHROOMS, ALSO SMALLER |
| | THAN 1/8 INCH SCALE. 107.2.1.3. QUALITY OF PLANS. |
| | BUILDING PLANS SHALL BE DRAWN TO A 1/8TH INCH SCALE ON |
| | SUBSTANTIAL PAPER OR OTHER ACCEPTABLE MEDIUM. THE |
| | BUILDING OFFICIAL MAY ESTABLISH THROUGH DEPARTMENT |
| | POLICY OTHER STANDARDS FOR THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS |
| | IN ORDER TO PROVIDE CONFORMITY TO ITS RECORD RETENTION |
| | PROGRAM. THIS POLICY MAY INCLUDE SUCH THINGS AS MINIMUM |
| | SIZE, SHAPE, CONTRAST, CLARITY, OR OTHER ITEMS RELATED |
| | TO RECORD MANAGEMENT. ELECTRONIC MEDIA MUST BE |
| | COMPATIBLE WITH THE ARCHIVE REQUIREMENTS OF FLORIDA |
| | STATUTES. |
| | |
| | 4) 3RD REQUEST. IF PHASING INDICATE ON THE PLANS, PHASE |
| | 2 UNDER SEPARATE PERMIT. |
| | 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. THE DEMO PLAN SHOWS WORK TO BE |
| | ACCOMPLISHED ON THE 2ND FLOOR, BUT THE PLANS ARE SILENT |
| | AS TO VERTICAL ACCESSIBILITY. 2020 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY |
| | CODE SECTION 201.1.1 VERTICAL ACCESSIBILITY AND |
| | SECTION: |
| | 4A) 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. |
| | |
| | 4B) 202.4.2 ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES IN THE EVENT OF |
| | DISPROPORTIONALITY. WHEN THE COST OF THE ALTERATIONS |
| | NECESSARY TO MAKE THE PATH OF TRAVEL TO THE ALTERED |
| | AREAS FULLY ACCESSIBLE IS DISPROPORTIONATE TO THE COST |
| | OF THE OVERALL ALTERATION, THE PATH OF TRAVEL SHALL BE |
| | MADE ACCESSIBLE TO THE EXTENT THAT IT CAN BE MADE |
| | ACCESSIBLE WITHOUT INCURRING DISPROPORTIONATE COST. IN |
| | CHOOSING WHICH ELEMENTS TO PROVIDE, PRIORITY SHOULD BE |
| | GIVEN TO THOSE ELEMENTS THAT WILL PROVIDE THE GREATEST |
| | ACCESS, IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER: (I) AN ACCESSIBLE |
| | ENTRANCE; (II) AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE TO THE ALTERED AREA; |
| | (III) AT LEAST ONE ACCESSIBLE RESTROOM FOR EACH SEX OR |
| | A SINGLE UNISEX RESTROOM; (IV) ACCESSIBLE TELEPHONES: |
| | (V) ACCESSIBLE DRINKING FOUNTAINS; AND (VI) WHEN |
| | POSSIBLE, ADDITIONAL ACCESSIBLE ELEMENTS SUCH AS |
| | PARKING, STORAGE, AND ALARMS. |
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| | 5) 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. |
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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. |
| | |
| | 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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