| Date |
Text |
| 2022-11-29 15:36:19 | 2ND REVIEW FBC-2020 PLUMBING |
| | PERMIT- 22080874 |
| | 11/29/2022 |
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| | CODES IN EFFECT: |
| | FBC P- FLORIDA PLUMBING CODE 7TH EDITION 2020 |
| | FBC ACC- FLORIDA ACCESSIBILITY CODE 7TH EDITION 2020 |
| | FBC B- FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 7TH EDITION 2020 |
| | FBC EC- FLORIDA ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE 7TH EDITION |
| | 2020 |
| | FS- FLORIDA STATUTES |
| | FAC- FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE |
| | WPB- WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC |
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| | PLAN REVIEW RESULTS: DENIED. COMMENTS #1, 3, 5, & 10 |
| | FROM THE 1ST REVIEW WERE NOT COMPLETELY ADDRESSED. I |
| | HAVE LISTED THE NUMBER OF THE COMMENTS AND FOLLOW-UP |
| | NOTES BELOW. NEW COMMENTS BASED ON RESUBMITTED PLANS |
| | ARE ALSO LISTED BELOW. |
| | |
| | 1) CONCERNING COMMENT #1 PLEASE NOTE THAT I CANNOT |
| | APPROVE THE PLUMBING PLANS WITHOUT SUBMITTAL OF THE |
| | PERMIT APPLICATIONS FOR THE POTABLE WATER SERVICE |
| | BACKFLOW PREVENTER AND OIL INTERCEPTOR. |
| | PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO A CHANGE IN PROCESS, THE |
| | BACKFLOW AND OIL INTERCEPTOR PERMITS ARE REQUIRED TO BE |
| | SUBMITTED PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF THE PRIMARY PERMIT. YOU |
| | CAN SUBMIT AN APPLICATION "TBD" (TO BE DETERMINED) IF |
| | YOU DO NOT HAVE A CONTRACTOR SELECTED BY EMAILING A |
| | COMPLETED PERMIT APPLICATION TO [email protected] |
| | . YOU WILL RECEIVE INSTRUCTIONS TO PAY FEES AND UPLOAD |
| | PLANS. YOU MAY UPLOAD PLANS AND PAY FEES AT A FUTURE |
| | DATE, BUT THE APPLICATION IS REQUIRED AT THIS TIME. WE |
| | RECOMMEND THAT YOU PAY FEES AND UPLOAD PLANS AT THE |
| | SAME TIME. AFTER YOU HAVE THE PERMIT(S) GENERATED, |
| | NOTIFY ME VIA EMAIL AND I WILL CHANGE THE REVIEW STATUS |
| | TO PASS. |
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| | 3) THE CORRECTED PLANS AND SHOP DRAWINGS FOR THE WATER |
| | REUSE SYSTEM DO NOT APPEAR TO ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING |
| | ITEMS: |
| | 1301.9.4 MAKEUP WATER. |
| | WHERE AN UNINTERRUPTED SUPPLY IS REQUIRED FOR THE |
| | INTENDED APPLICATION, POTABLE OR RECLAIMED WATER SHALL |
| | BE PROVIDED AS A SOURCE OF MAKEUP WATER FOR THE STORAGE |
| | TANK. THE MAKEUP WATER SUPPLY SHALL BE PROTECTED |
| | AGAINST BACKFLOW IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 608. A |
| | FULL-OPEN VALVE LOCATED ON THE MAKEUP WATER SUPPLY LINE |
| | TO THE STORAGE TANK SHALL BE PROVIDED. INLETS TO THE |
| | STORAGE TANK SHALL BE CONTROLLED BY FILL VALVES OR |
| | OTHER AUTOMATIC SUPPLY VALVES INSTALLED TO PREVENT THE |
| | TANK FROM OVERFLOWING AND TO PREVENT THE WATER LEVEL |
| | FROM DROPPING BELOW A PREDETERMINED POINT. WHERE MAKEUP |
| | WATER IS PROVIDED, THE WATER LEVEL SHALL NOT BE |
| | PERMITTED TO DROP BELOW THE SOURCE WATER INLET OR THE |
| | INTAKE OF ANY ATTACHED PUMP. |
| | 1301.9.5 OVERFLOW. |
| | THE STORAGE TANK SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH AN OVERFLOW |
| | PIPE HAVING A DIAMETER NOT LESS THAN THAT SHOWN IN |
| | TABLE 606.5.4. THE OVERFLOW PIPE SHALL BE PROTECTED |
| | FROM INSECTS OR VERMIN AND SHALL DISCHARGE IN A MANNER |
| | CONSISTENT WITH STORM WATER RUNOFF REQUIREMENTS OF THE |
| | JURISDICTION. THE OVERFLOW PIPE SHALL DISCHARGE AT A |
| | SUFFICIENT DISTANCE FROM THE TANK TO AVOID DAMAGING THE |
| | TANK FOUNDATION OR THE ADJACENT PROPERTY. DRAINAGE FROM |
| | OVERFLOW PIPES SHALL BE DIRECTED TO PREVENT FREEZING ON |
| | ROOF WALKWAYS. THE OVERFLOW DRAIN SHALL NOT BE EQUIPPED |
| | WITH A SHUTOFF VALVE. A CLEANOUT SHALL BE PROVIDED ON |
| | EACH OVERFLOW PIPE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 708. |
| | 1301.9.6 ACCESS. |
| | NOT LESS THAN ONE ACCESS OPENING SHALL BE PROVIDED TO |
| | ALLOW INSPECTION AND CLEANING OF THE TANK INTERIOR. |
| | ACCESS OPENINGS SHALL HAVE AN APPROVED LOCKING DEVICE |
| | OR OTHER APPROVED METHOD OF SECURING ACCESS. |
| | BELOW-GRADE STORAGE TANKS, LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE |
| | BUILDING, SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A MANHOLE EITHER NOT |
| | LESS THAN 24 INCHES SQUARE OR WITH AN INSIDE DIAMETER |
| | NOT LESS THAN 24 INCHES. MANHOLES SHALL EXTEND NOT LESS |
| | THAN 4 INCHES ABOVE GROUND OR SHALL BE DESIGNED TO |
| | PREVENT WATER INFILTRATION. FINISHED GRADE SHALL BE |
| | SLOPED AWAY FROM THE MANHOLE TO DIVERT SURFACE WATER. |
| | MANHOLE COVERS SHALL BE SECURED TO PREVENT UNAUTHORIZED |
| | ACCESS. SERVICE PORTS IN MANHOLE COVERS SHALL BE NOT |
| | LESS THAN 8 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND SHALL BE NOT LESS |
| | THAN 4 INCHES ABOVE THE FINISHED GRADE LEVEL. THE |
| | SERVICE PORT SHALL BE SECURED TO PREVENT UNAUTHORIZED |
| | ACCESS. |
| | EXCEPTION: WATER STORAGE TANKS FOR TREATED WATER THAT |
| | ARE LESS THAN 800 GALLONS IN VOLUME AND INSTALLED BELOW |
| | GRADE SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO BE EQUIPPED WITH A |
| | MANHOLE, PROVIDED THAT THE TANK HAS A SERVICE PORT OF |
| | NOT LESS THAN 8 INCHES IN DIAMETER. |
| | 1301.9.7 VENTING. |
| | STORAGE TANKS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A VENT SIZED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 9 AND BASED ON THE AGGREGATE |
| | DIAMETER OF ALL TANK INFLUENT PIPES. THE RESERVOIR VENT |
| | SHALL NOT BE CONNECTED TO SANITARY DRAINAGE SYSTEM |
| | VENTS. VENTS SHALL BE PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION BY |
| | MEANS OF AN APPROVED CAP OR U-BEND INSTALLED WITH THE |
| | OPENING DIRECTED DOWNWARD. VENT OUTLETS SHALL EXTEND |
| | NOT LESS THAN 4 INCHES ABOVE GRADE OR AS NECESSARY TO |
| | PREVENT SURFACE WATER FROM ENTERING THE STORAGE TANK. |
| | VENT OPENINGS SHALL BE PROTECTED AGAINST THE ENTRANCE |
| | OF VERMIN AND INSECTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 1301.7. |
| | 1301.9.8 DRAINING OF TANKS. |
| | TANKS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A MEANS OF EMPTYING THE |
| | CONTENTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF SERVICE OR CLEANING. TANKS |
| | SHALL BE DRAINED BY USING A PUMP OR BY A DRAIN LOCATED |
| | AT THE LOWEST POINT IN THE TANK. THE TANK DRAIN PIPE |
| | SHALL DISCHARGE AS REQUIRED FOR OVERFLOW PIPES AND |
| | SHALL NOT BE SMALLER IN SIZE THAN SPECIFIED IN TABLE |
| | 606.5.7. NOT LESS THAN ONE CLEANOUT SHALL BE PROVIDED |
| | ON EACH DRAIN PIPE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 708. |
| | 1301.9.9 MARKING AND SIGNAGE. |
| | EACH NONPOTABLE WATER STORAGE TANK SHALL BE LABELED |
| | WITH ITS RATED CAPACITY. THE CONTENTS OF STORAGE TANKS |
| | SHALL BE IDENTIFIED WITH THE WORDS "CAUTION: NONPOTABLE |
| | WATER" DO NOT DRINK." WHERE AN OPENING IS PROVIDED THAT |
| | COULD ALLOW THE ENTRY OF PERSONNEL, THE OPENING SHALL |
| | BE MARKED WITH THE WORDS, ???DANGER ??? CONFINED |
| | SPACE.??? MARKINGS SHALL BE INDELIBLY PRINTED ON THE |
| | TANK OR ON A TAG OR SIGN CONSTRUCTED OF |
| | CORROSION-RESISTANT WATERPROOF MATERIAL THAT IS MOUNTED |
| | ON THE TANK. THE LETTERS OF THE WORDS SHALL BE NOT LESS |
| | THAN 0.5 INCH IN HEIGHT AND SHALL BE OF A COLOR IN |
| | CONTRAST WITH THE BACKGROUND ON WHICH THEY ARE APPLIED. |
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| | 5) SHEET P4: PLEASE INDICATE THE WATTS MIXING VALVE IS |
| | ASSE 1017 APPROVED FOR USE AT THE HOT WATER SOURCE- |
| | SEC. 607.1.1 FBC P. |
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| | 10) THE NEW VACCUM SYSTEM SHOP DRAWINGS REFERENCE |
| | COMPRESSED AIR PIPING AND THE AIR COMPRESSOR BY OTHERS |
| | ON PAGE V101. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION |
| | INCLUDING: |
| | A) COMPRESSOR LOCATION. |
| | B) COMPRESSOR EQUIPMENT SCHEDULE. |
| | C) COMPRESSED AIR PIPING RUNS AND TYPES AND SIZES OF |
| | PIPING. |
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| | NEW COMMENTS BASED ON RESUBMITTED PLANS. |
| | |
| | 1) SHEETS P2 & P4: THE PIPING FLOOR PLAN DRAWING SHOWS |
| | CW LINES DROPPING FROM THE MAIN LINE TO THE RECLAIM |
| | SYSTEM PUMP, AND OTHER CAR WASH EQUIPMENT. PLEASE |
| | PROVIDE BACKFLOW PREVENTERS AT THESE LOCATIONS TO |
| | PROTECT THE MAIN LINE WHICH IS ALSO SUPPLYING POTABLE |
| | WATER FIXTURES- SEC. 608.16 FBC P. |
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| | 2) P2 & P4: THE WATER RISER DRAWING DOES NOT SHOW THE |
| | CW DROPS TO THE CAR WASH EQUIPMENT AND REQUIRED BF |
| | PREVENTER LOCATIONS- SEC. 608.3 FBC P. |
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| | WHEN RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE |
| | LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE CITY |
| | RE-SUBMITTAL FORM. |
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| | CHRISTOPHER L. COLE |
| | MECHANICAL/PLUMBING PLANS EXAMINER |
| | 401 CLEMATIS STREET |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401 |
| | 561-805-6719 |
| | [email protected] |
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