| Date |
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| 2022-08-17 10:43:12 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 22061421 |
| | ADD: 575 FERN ST. (360 S. ROSEMARY/ 21 STORY BUILDING) |
| | 1ST TENANCY |
| | CONT: BLACK DIAMOND GENERAL CONTRACTING |
| | TEL: 561-746-3452 |
| | 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. AUG. 17TH/2022 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) LIFE SAFETY PLAN: |
| | 1A) THE OCCUPANCY LOAD SHOWN OF 36 PERSONS FROM TABLE |
| | 1004.5 OF THE 2020 FBC-BUILDING CODE. THE OCCUPANT LOAD |
| | SHOWN ON THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN WILL BE OVER 50 PERSONS. |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE WHAT THE INCREASED OCCUPANT LOAD WILL BE |
| | IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 1004.2 OF THE 2020 |
| | FBC-BUILDING CODE. |
| | |
| | 1B) HEADING CODE REQUIREMENTS. LIST THE REQUIREMENTS |
| | THAT 2 EXITS ARE REQUIRED, 3 PROVIDED. BECAUSE OF THE |
| | CLOSENESS OF THE 2 FRONT EXITS (LESS THAN 1/3RD OVERALL |
| | DIAGONAL DISTANCE APART) THE BACK EXIT THROUGH THE LAB |
| | IS A CONCERN. LOOKING AT THE BASE BUILDING PLAN FOR 360 |
| | ROSEMARY THERE IS AN ELEVATED EXIT PASSAGEWAY THAT |
| | PASSES JUST BEHIND THIS TENANT SPACE, THE NORTH WALL OF |
| | THIS TENANT SPACE ROOMS 143 & 144. WHEN EXITING THROUGH |
| | THE LAB WHERE ARE YOU GOING, WHAT ROOM IS SHOWN HOW ARE |
| | YOU EXITING TO THE PUBLIC WAY. 2020 FBC-BUILDING CODE |
| | 1007.1.1 & 1028.5. |
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| | 1C) THIS SAME EXIT PASSAGEWAY TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE |
| | BUILDING IS A 2-HOUR ENCLOSURE, THE BACK WALLS OF ROOMS |
| | 143 & 144 IT APPEARS WOULD BE PART OF THE 2-HOUR |
| | ENCLOSURE. THE LEGEND SHOWS THE BACK WALL AS A 1-HOUR |
| | WALL. SECTION 1024.3 CONSTRUCTION IS THE SAME AS THE |
| | VERTICAL EXIT STAIRS, OVER4 STORIES 2 HOURS. |
| | |
| | 1D) LIFE SAFETY PLAN & A1.12-DIMENSION PLAN.A1.11 DOOR |
| | TAGS. CLOSET DOORS 131, 132 & TOILET ROOM 111 (DOOR |
| | TAGS 36,37,& 38) IT APPEARS ARE OVER THE REQUIRED WIDTH |
| | OF THE CORRIDOR MORE THAN ONE-HALF. 1005.7.1. TABLE |
| | 1020.2. CORRIDOR 44 INCHES X ?= 22 INCHES. 22 +36 = 58 |
| | INCHES MIN. CORRIDOR WIDTH, CORRIDOR 133. |
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| | 1E)THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN NOR A1.12-DIMENSION FLOOR PLAN |
| | PROVIDE THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF ROOM 123 DIRTY LAUNDRY |
| | STORAGE ROOM ASSUMED. TABLE 509 IN THE 2020 FBC-BUILD. |
| | CODE STATES LAUNDRY ROOMS OVER 100 SQ. FT. 1HR OR FIRE |
| | SPRINKLERS. PLEASE ALSO READ THE SECTION 509.4.2 |
| | PROTECTION WALLS CAPABLE OF RESISTING SMOKE, WALLS |
| | SHALL EXTEND TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CEILING THAT IS A |
| | COMPONENT OF A FIRE RESISTANCE RATED FLOOR CEILING |
| | ASSEMBLY. DOORS SHALL BE SELF OR AUTOMATIC CLOSING. |
| | |
| | 2) IF-300 TOILET ELEVATIONS. ELEVATION BACK WALL OF |
| | RESTROOM WITH W. C. DOES NOT SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH: 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. |
| | |
| | 2A) 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. |
| | |
| | 2B) 2509.1. WET AREAS. SHOWERS AND PUBLIC TOILET WALLS |
| | SHALL COMPLY WITH 1210.2. |
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| | 2C) 1210.2. FINISH MATERIALS. WALLS, BASE, FLOORS AND |
| | PARTITIONS IN TOILET AND BATHROOMS SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| | SECTIONS 1210.1 THROUGH 1210.4. |
| | |
| | 3) LIFE SAFETY PLAN NOR A1.12-DIMENSION PLAN SHOW THE |
| | X-RAY ROOM # 145 IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 465 CONTROL |
| | OF RADIATION HAZARD |
| | 3A) SHIELDING 465.5.1 SHIELDING. |
| | 3B) 465.6 DOORS, INTERLOCK AND WARNING SYSTEMS |
| | |
| | 4) 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.22061353 |
| | |
| | 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. |
| | |
| | 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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