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| 2023-01-10 09:57:45 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 22081224 |
| | ADD: 300 S AUSTRALIAN AVE # 1603 |
| | CONT: CONTRACTOR EXPRESS LLC. |
| | TEL: 754-213-2682 |
| | 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: TUES. JAN. 10TH/2022 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) 2ND REQUEST. THE FLOOR PLAN IMPROVEMENT NOTE # 1 |
| | STATES NEW FLOORING (MODEL BY OWNERS). ORIGINALLY |
| | SUBMITTED WHISPER MAT CS DATA SHEET, THIS WILL BE GOOD |
| | FOR TILE OR MARBLE FLOORING. THERE MUST HAVE BEEN A |
| | NOTE ON THE FLOOR PLAN FOR ME TO MAKE THE COMMENT ABOUT |
| | LVT/ LPT OR LAMINATED OR ENGINEERED WOOD FLOORING 1ST |
| | REVIEW. THE NOTE # 1 NO LONGER GIVES THE TYPE OF FINISH |
| | FLOOR MATERIAL NOR THE TYPE OF UNDERLAYMENT TO BE |
| | INSTALLED. 2020 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE |
| | FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION |
| | 107.2.1. DRAWINGS & SPECIFICATIONS SHALL CONTAIN |
| | INFORMATION, IN THE FORM OF NOTES OR OTHERWISE, AS TO |
| | THE QUALITY OF MATERIALS, WHERE QUALITY IS ESSENTIAL TO |
| | CONFORMITY WITH THE TECHNICAL CODES. SUCH INFORMATION |
| | SHALL BE SPECIFIC TO THE TECHNICAL CODES. CONSTRUCTION |
| | DOCUMENTS SHALL BE SUFFICIENT CLARITY TO INDICATE THE |
| | LOCATION, NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE WORK PROPOSED AND |
| | SHOW IN DETAIL THAT IT WILL CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS |
| | OF THIS CODE AND RELEVANT LAWS, ORDINANCES, RULES AND |
| | REGULATIONS, AS DETERMINED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. |
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| | 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- FBC-B 2020 603.1. EXCEPTION 2. (TILE |
| | & MARBLE) INSULATION INSTALLED BETWEEN A FINISHED FLOOR |
| | AND SOLID DECKING WITHOUT INTERVENING AIRSPACE SHALL BE |
| | ALLOWED TO HAVE A FLAME SPREAD INDEX OF NOT MORE THAN |
| | 200. |
| | 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. |
| | OR |
| | C2) 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 |
| | SUBMITTED FOR 2ND REVIEW MS INTERNATIONAL LAMINATE |
| | FLOORING, PLEASE SUBMIT THE TEST REPORTS NOT DATA |
| | SHEETS. |
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| | 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. 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 |
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| | 2) COMPLIED. |
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| | 3) 2ND REQUEST. 2020 FBC-B 2509.2 BASE FOR TILE. |
| | MATERIALS USED AS A BASE FOR WALL TILE IN TUB AND |
| | SHOWER AREAS AND WALLS AND CEILING PANELS IN SHOWER |
| | AREAS SHALL BE OF MATERIALS LISTED IN TABLE 2509.2 AND |
| | INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER???S |
| | RECOMMENDATIONS. WATER RESISTANT GYPSUM (MR BOARD) |
| | SHALL NOT BE USED FOR SHOWER & TUB ENCLOSURES. |
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| | 4) 2ND REQUEST. 2020 FBC-B SHOWERS & TUBS 1210.3. |
| | SHOWER COMPARTMENTS AND BATHTUBS WITH INSTALLED SHOWER |
| | HEADS SHALL BE FINISHED WITH A NONABSORBENT SURFACE TO |
| | A HEIGHT NOT LESS THAN 72 INCHES ABOVE THE DRAIN INLET. |
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| | 5) 2ND REQUEST. POST TENSION SLAB/ NEW HOLES. THE PLAN |
| | IS SILENT AS IF THE LOCATION OF THE EXISTING TUB DRAIN |
| | IS GOING TO BE REUSED IN THE SAME LOCATION. IF NOT, |
| | THEN THE FLOOR SLAB WILL NEED TO BE X-RAYED TO FIND THE |
| | POST TENSION CHORD LOCATIONS. 107.2.1.2. ADDITIONAL |
| | INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. |
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| | 6) 2ND REQUEST. THROUGH-PENETRATIONS FIRESTOP SYSTEMS |
| | (HORIZONTAL ASSEMBLIES). IF A NEW FLOOR PENETRATION IS |
| | MADE FOR THE FUTURE SHOWER DRAIN, THEN YOU NEED TO SHOW |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2020 FBC-B SECTION 714.5.1.2. |
| | THROUGH-PENETRATIONS FIRESTOP SYSTEMS (HORIZONTAL |
| | ASSEMBLIES). THROUGH PENETRATIONS SHALL BE PROTECTED BY |
| | A THROUGH PENETRATION FIRESTOP SYSTEM INSTALLED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E814 OR UL 1479. THE SYSTEM SHALL |
| | HAVE AN F RATING / T RATING OF NOT LESS THAN 1 HOUR BUT |
| | NOT LESS THAN THE REQUIRED RATING OF THE FLOOR |
| | PENETRATED. |
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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. |
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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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