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| 2022-10-24 10:53:41 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 22080638 |
| | ADD: 255 EVERNIA ST. # 1518 |
| | CONT: DESIGN CONCEPTS REMODELING |
| | TEL: 954-543-1327 |
| | 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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| | 2ND REVIEW |
| | DATE: MON. OCT. 24TH/2022 |
| | ACTION: DENIED / VINYL FLOORING |
| | WE TRIED REACHING OUT TO THE CONTRACTOR AT 954-643-1327 |
| | (FROM APP) AND FROM OUR RECORDS 954-970-7338 WHICH |
| | TURNED OUT TO BE A FAX. |
| | 1) THE SUBMITTED DOCUMENTS DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIES SOUND |
| | TRANSMISSION 6-INCH CONCRETE SLAB WITH SUSPENDED |
| | CEILING-GYPSUM BOARD WITH 3 ?? INCH FIBERGLASS |
| | INSULATION OVERLAID WITH DURALUX FLOOR AND FLOOR |
| | MUFFLER UNDERLAYMENT. AGAIN, WE DO NOT EXCEPT TEST |
| | REPORTS WITH DROPPED CEILINGS, ONLY 6 INCH SLABS. THE |
| | ONLY EXCEPTION ARE BUILDINGS THAT THE BUILDING |
| | DEPARTMENT HAS PROOF OF 8-INCH CONCRETE SLABS NO |
| | DROPPED CEILINGS. |
| | THE STRAND AT 255 EVERNIA DOES HAVE 8-INCH CONCRETE |
| | SLABS. ORIGINAL BUILD. PERMIT 99121621. THIS BUILDING |
| | WE WILL ACCEPT 8-INCH CONCRETE SLABS NO DROPPED |
| | CEILINGS. WE NEED TO SEE ALL 3 TEST REPORTS FOR STC, |
| | IIC AND FLAME SPREAD OR FOR VINYL LVT/ LPT 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. 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 |
| | |
| | 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. THE CONTRACTOR SUBMITTED SPECS |
| | FOR FLOOR MUFFLER ULTRASEAL FLOOR UNDERLAYMENT 2MM. THE |
| | CITY IS IN RECEIPT OF THE FLAME SPREAD REPORT. WE HAVE |
| | A TEST REPORT FOR THE STC= 73DB BUT IT IS FOR A 6-INCH |
| | CONCRETE SLAB WITH DROPPEDDRYWALL GRID CEILING |
| | CONSISTING OF 5/8 INCH TYPE X GYPSUM BOARD, 12 INCH |
| | PLENUM WITH 3 ?? INCH FIBERGLASS INSULATION. |
| | |
| | 2ND REQUEST. 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) 2ND 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) 2ND 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)2ND 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. 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) 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. |
| | |
| | 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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