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| 2022-08-17 14:51:26 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 22070126 |
| | ADD: 3012 BROADWAY |
| | CONT: PM DEVELOPMENT |
| | TEL: 561-889-5874 |
| | 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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| | NOTES: 1) COVERSHEET SUBMITTED DATED 7/05/2022 IS FOR |
| | WINDOW/DOOR PERMIT 22060734 ONLY. |
| | 2) COVERSHEET SUBMITTED DATE 7/12/2022 R-2 RESIDENTIAL |
| | APARTMENT BUILDING |
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| | 1ST REVIEW |
| | DATE: WED. AUUST 17TH/ 2022 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | COVERSHEET DATED (SUBMMITTED 7/12/2022). R2 RESIDENTIAL |
| | APARTMENT BUILDING: |
| | 1) DEFERRED SUBMITTALS ARE DENIED, SOUND ABATEMENT IS |
| | AN CODE ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE PERMIT |
| | ISSUANCE, AS PER ASSISTANT B. O. RICHARD GATHRIGHT. |
| | BUILDING TYPE III-V HAVE A LOWER FLAME SPREAD THAN TYPE |
| | I-II BUILDINGS!!! |
| | 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, TYPE III-TYPE V CONSTRUCTION: |
| | FBC-B-2020 720.2 CONCEALED INSTALLATION. INSULATING |
| | MATERIALS, WHERE CONCEALED AS INSTALLED IN BUILDINGS OF |
| | ANY TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION, SHALL HAVE A FLAME SPREAD |
| | INDEX OF NOT MORE THAN 25 AND A SMOKE-DEVELOPED INDEX |
| | OF NOT MORE THAN 450. |
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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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| | 2A) COVERSHEET SUBMITTAL DATE 7/12/2022 UNDER THE |
| | LISTING OF PROJECT DATA LIST THIS AS A LEVEL 1 |
| | ALTERATION. PLEASE REVIEW THE SCOPING FOR LEVEL 2 |
| | ALTERATIONS SECTION 504.1 2020 FBC EXISTING BUILDING |
| | CODE. THE RECONFIGURATION OR SPACE, THE ADDITION OR |
| | ELIMINATION OF ANY DOOR OR WINDOW, THE RECONFIGURATION |
| | OR EXTENSION OF ANY SYSTEM OR THE INSTALLATION OF ANY |
| | ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT, LEVEL 2. |
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| | 2B) 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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| | 3) COVERSHEET SUBMITTAL DATE 7/12/22/ SMOKE ALARMS |
| | 703.2 IS FOR LEVEL 1. THIS IS A LEVEL 2 ALTERATION AND |
| | THE FIRE ALARMS NEED TO SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2020 |
| | FBC-EXIST. CODE SECTION 804.4.1.6.AS REQUIRED BY THE |
| | FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE FOR EXISTING GROUP R-2. |
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| | 4) SHEET A-1: |
| | 4A) THE 1ST FLOOR PLAN SHOWS THE END UNIT TO BE |
| | ACCESSIBLE, IT IS NOT CLEAR IF THE INTERIOR FLOOR LEVEL |
| | IS THE SAME HEIGHT AS THE CONCRETE SLAB ON THE EXTERIOR |
| | OR WITHIN ? INCH OF THE SAME HEIGHT. 2020 FBC-ACCESS. |
| | CODE CHANGES IN LEVEL 303.2 AND 303.3. WHERE CHANGES IN |
| | LEVEL ARE PERMITTED IN THE FLOOR OR GROUND SURFACES, |
| | THEY SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTION 303. SEE 303.1 & 303.2. |
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| | 4B) THE FLOOR PLAN OF THE ACCESSIBLE UNIT NEEDS TO SHOW |
| | A ELEVATION VIEW. THE KITCHEN SINK SHOWS A FORWARD |
| | APPROACH BUT NOT GOING UNDER THE SINK CABINET, A SIDE |
| | APPROACH DOES NOT WORK SINCE THE SINK IS AGAINST THE |
| | WALL. 2020 ACCESS CODE 606.2 CLEAR FLOOR SPACE. 606.5 |
| | EXPOSED PIPES AND SURFACES. 606.3 HEIGHT. LAVATORIES |
| | AND SINKS SHALL BE INSTALLED WITH THE FRONT OF THE |
| | HIGHER OF THE RIM OR COUNTER SURFACE 34 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| | ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND. |
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| | 4C) PLEASE PROVIDE ELEVATION VIEWS OF THE ACCESSIBLE |
| | RESTROOM TO SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH PLUMBING ELEMENTS AND |
| | ACCESSORIES, 2020 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE CHAPTER 6. |
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| | 5) SHEET A-2 SHOWS THE NEW GUARDRAIL / HANDRAIL SYSTEM |
| | AT 36 INCHES. 2020 EXISTING BUILDING CODE. 801.3 |
| | COMPLIANCE. ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, COMPONENTS, |
| | SYSTEMS, AND SPACES SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS |
| | OF THE 2020 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING. PLEASE |
| | REVIEW SECTION 1014.2 FOR THE HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS. |
| | PLEASE ALSO REVIEW SECTION 1014.16 HANDRAIL EXTENSIONS, |
| | PLEASE SHOW THE FULL LENGTH OF THE HANDRAIL, GUARDRAIL |
| | ASSEMBLY. |
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| | 6) SHEET A-2 SHOWS THE NEW GUARDRAIL / HANDRAIL SYSTEM |
| | AT 36 INCHES. 2020 EXISTING BUILDING CODE. 801.3 |
| | COMPLIANCE. ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, COMPONENTS, |
| | SYSTEMS, AND SPACES SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS |
| | OF THE 2020 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING. 2020 |
| | FBC-BUILD. CODE SECTION 1015.3 GUARDS SHALL NOT BE LESS |
| | THAN 42 INCHES IN HEIGHT HIGH MEASURED VERTICALLY FROM |
| | ON STAIRWAYS FROM THE LINE CONNECTING THE LEADING EDGE |
| | OF THE TREAD NOSING. |
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| | 7) 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 |
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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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