Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 22080650
Permit Number 22080650
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2022-09-20 11:58:53WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION
 SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION
 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 W. P. B. PERMIT: 22080650
 ADD: 415 NORTHWOOD RD.
 CONT: T & P PLASTERING
 TEL: 561-718-9759
 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.
  
 1ST REVIEW
 DATE: TUES. SEPT. 20/2022
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) THE SUBMITTED FLOOR PLAN DOES NOT INDICATE WHAT TYPE
 OCCUPANCY IS TAKEN PLACE, USAGE, NOR HAS THE FLOOR PLAN
 INDICATED THE OCCUPANT LOAD. THE PLANS SHOW A INTERIOR
 STAIRWAY 108 AND AN EXISTING LULA LIFT.
 PERMIT 16061686 WAS FOR A SINGLE TENANT THAT WAS 1ST &
 2ND FLOOR. THIS PLAN DOES NOT PROVIDE WHO IS GOING TO
 OCCUPY THE 2ND FLOOR THIS PROPOSED USE CANNOT CREATE A
 NONCONFORMITY.
 2020 EXISTING BUILDING CODE 1101.2 / / LEVEL II 801.3
 COMPLIANCE. ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, COMPONENTS,
 SYSTEMS, AND SPACES SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS
 OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING. CREATION OR
 EXTENSION OF NONCONFORMITY. ALL NEW WORK,
 RE-CONFIGURATION SHALL NOT CREATE OR EXTEND ANY
 NONCONFORMITY IN THE EXISTING BUILDING TO WHICH THE
 RE-CONFIGURATION OF SPACE IS BEING MADE WITH REGARD TO
 ACCESSIBILITY, STRUCTURAL STRENGTH, FIRE SAFETY, MEANS
 OF EGRESS, OR THE CAPACITY OF MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, OR
 ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS.
  
 2) THE 2ND FLOOR TENANT WILL NEED ACCESS TO THE REAR
 STAIRS AND NOT GO THROUGH THE 1ST FLOOR TENANCY, NOT
 UNDER THEIR CONTROL. SEE 2020 FBC-BUILDING SECTION
 1016.2.2 & 3.
  
 3) THE PHOTO INDICATES A NEW SIVA CAF??, THE FLOOR PLAN
 DOES NOT SHOW COUNTER HEIGHT AT POINT OF SALE
 COMPLIANCE WITH 2020 ACCESS.:
 3A) CODE 904.3.3 CHECK WRITING SURFACES. WHERE
 PROVIDED, CHECK WRITING SURFACES SHALL COMPLY WITH
 902.3HEIGHT. THE TOPS OF WORK SURFACES SHALL BE 28
 INCHES MINIMUM AND 34 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH
 FLOOR OR GROUND.
  
 3B) SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE ACCESS. CODE 305.5
 POSITION. UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, CLEAR FLOOR OR
 GROUND SPACE SHALL BE POSITIONED FOR EITHER A FORWARD
 OR PARALLEL APPROACH TO AN ELEMENT.
  
 3C) 904.4 SALES AND SERVICE COUNTERS. SALES COUNTERS
 AND SERVICE COUNTERS SHALL COMPLY WITH 904.4.1 OR
 904.4.2. THE ACCESSIBLE PORTION OF THE COUNTERTOP SHALL
 EXTEND THE SAME DEPTH AS THE SALES OR SERVICE COUNTER
 TOP.
  
 4) THE FLOOR PLAN DOES NOT INDICATE IF THERE WILL BE
 SEATING, THE LIFE SAFETY SHEET DOES NOT SHOW COMPLIANCE
 WITH THE 2020 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE.
 4A) 226.1 WHERE DINING SURFACES ARE PROVIDED FOR THE
 CONSUMPTION OF FOOD OR DRINK, AT LEAST 5 PERCENT OF THE
 SEATING SPACES AND STANDING SPACES AT THE DINING
 SURFACES SHALL COMPLY WITH 902.
  
 4B) 902.1. DINING SURFACES AND WORK SURFACES SHALL
 COMPLY WITH 902.2 AND 902.3. ADVISORY 902.1 GENERAL.
 DINING SURFACES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, BARS,
 TABLES, LUNCH COUNTERS, AND BOOTHS.
  
 4B)(1) 902.2 CLEAR FLOOR OR GROUND SPACE. A CLEAR FLOOR
 SPACE COMPLYING WITH 305 POSITIONED FOR A FORWARD
 APPROACH SHALL BE PROVIDED. KNEE AND TOE CLEARANCE
 COMPLYING WITH 306 SHALL BE PROVIDED.
  
 4B)(2) 902.3 HEIGHT. THE TOPS OF DINING SURFACES AND
 WORK SURFACES SHALL BE 28 INCHES MINIMUM AND 34 INCHES
 MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND.
  
 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.
  
  
 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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