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| 2023-01-03 09:27:06 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 22100872 |
| | ADD: 540 NORTHWOOD RD. |
| | CONT: TEKTONICA INDUSTRIES INC |
| | TEL: 561-745-2858 |
| | 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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| | 2) 2ND REVIEW |
| | DATE: TUES. JAN. 03RD/ 2023 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) 2ND REVIEW. SHEET A.1. THIS REVIEW S NEW ADA |
| | RESTROOM HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND A NEW STORAGE CLOSET |
| | NEXT TO THE BACK EXIT. THERE IS NOT ENOUGH MANEUVERING |
| | CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE NEW STORAGE CLOSET & REAR EXIT. |
| | ACCESS. CODE 404.2.4 MANEUVERING CLEARANCES. DOORS. |
| | MINIMUM MANEUVERING CLEARANCES AT DOORS AND GATES SHALL |
| | COMPLY WITH 404.2.4. MANEUVERING CLEARANCES SHALL |
| | EXTEND THE FULL WIDTH OF THE DOORWAY AND THE REQUIRED |
| | LATCH SIDE FOR SIDE CLEARANCE. |
| | 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. THE STATED VALUE OF THE WORK |
| | COVERED UNDER THIS PERMIT IS $16,000.00 DOLLARS IN |
| | VALUE. THE LIFE SAFETY SHEET A.2, PLEASE PROVIDE WHERE |
| | YOU WILL SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2020 |
| | FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 202.4.1. |
| | DISPROPORTIONATE COST. ALTERATIONS MADE TO PROVIDE AN |
| | ACCESSIBLE PATH OF TRAVEL TO THE ALTERED AREA WILL BE |
| | DEEMED DISPROPORTIONATE TO THE OVERALL ALTERATION WHEN |
| | THE COST EXCEEDS 20% ($3,200.00 DOLLARS) OF THE COST OF |
| | THE ALTERATION TO THE PRIMARY FUNCTION AREA. COST THAT |
| | MAY BE COUNTED AS EXPENDITURES REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AN |
| | ACCESSIBLE PATH OF TRAVEL MAY INCLUDE: (I) COST |
| | ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING AN ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE AND AN |
| | ACCESSIBLE ROUT TO THE ALTERED AREA; (II) COST |
| | ASSOCIATED WITH MAKING RESTROOMS ACCESSIBLE, SUCH AS |
| | ENLARGING DOOR OPENINGS, INSTALLING GRAB BARS, |
| | ENLARGING TOILET STALLS, INSULATING PIPES, OR |
| | INSTALLING ACCESSIBLE FAUCET CONTROLS; (III) COST |
| | ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE TELEPHONES, SUCH |
| | AS RELOCATING THE TELEPHONE TO AN ACCESSIBLE HEIGHT, |
| | INSTALLING AMPLIFICATION DEVICES, OR INSTALLING A TEXT |
| | TELEPHONE (TTY); (IV) COST ASSOCIATED WITH RELOCATING |
| | AN ACCESSIBLE DRINKING FOUNTAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ON THE |
| | CONTRACTORS LETTERHEAD WHERE AND WHAT AREAS ARE GOING |
| | TO BE MODIFIED FOR CODE COMPLIANCE LIST ITEMS AND COST |
| | BREAK DOWN UP TO THE DISPROPORTIONATE COST OF $3,200.00 |
| | DOLLARS. |
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| | 2) NEW COMMENT. SHEET A.1 SCOPE OF WORK NOTE STATES: NO |
| | PLUMBING BEYOND CONNECTING NEW SINK TO EXISTING STUB |
| | OUT, THE RESTROOM SHOWS A TOTAL NEW LAYOUT OF THE |
| | WATERCLOSET AND LAV AND REMOVAL OF SHOWER. NEW |
| | UNDERGROUND PLUMBING AND VENTING IS REQUIRED. 2020 WEST |
| | PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, |
| | CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION 107.2.1. 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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| | 3) NEW COMMENT. SHEET A2 THE LIFE SAFETY SHEET SHOWS |
| | ELEVATIONS FOR ACCESSIBILITY BUT NOT FOR WALL FINISHES |
| | IN THE NEW ADA RESTROOM AND COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION |
| | 2020 FBC-B 1210.2.2. WALLS & PARTITIONS. THIS COMMENT |
| | IS A RESULT OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL INTERPRETATION ON |
| | 06/2020. IN BATHROOMS, RESTROOMS & SERVICE SINK AREAS |
| | EPOXY PAINT IS NO LONGER CONSIDERED A SMOOTH HARD, |
| | NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE. |
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| | 3A) 1210.2.2 WALLS & PARTITIONS WITHIN 2 FEET OF |
| | SERVICE SINKS, URINALS, AND WATER CLOSETS SHALL HAVE A |
| | SMOOTH, HARD, NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE TO A HEIGHT OF NOT |
| | LESS THAN 4 FEET ABOVE THE FLOOR, EXCEPT FOR STRUCTURAL |
| | ELEMENTS, THE MATERIAL USED IN SUCH WALLS SHALL BE OF A |
| | TYPE THAT IS NOT ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY MOISTURE. |
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| | 3B) 2509.1. WET AREAS. SHOWERS AND PUBLIC TOILET WALLS |
| | SHALL COMPLY WITH 1210.2. |
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| | 3C) 1210.2. FINISH MATERIALS. WALLS, BASE, FLOORS AND |
| | PARTITIONS IN TOILET AND BATHROOMS SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| | SECTIONS 1210.1 THROUGH 1210.4. |
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| | 3D) 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 BUT CAN BE USED FOR BACKING |
| | BOARD FOR A BASE FOR TILE IN WATER CLOSET COMPARTMENT |
| | WALLS WHEN INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GA-216 OR ASTM |
| | C840 AND THE MANUFACTURE???S RECOMMENDATIONS. |
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| | 4) ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: SHEET A.1 HAS A LIST OF |
| | ACCESSIBILITY ACCESSORY SCHEDULE: |
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| | 4A) BOTH BACK AND SIDEBARS INDICATE TO BE MEASURED FROM |
| | FLOOR TO CENTERLINE OF GRAB BAR. SHEET A.2 ELEVATION |
| | VIEW OF RESTROOM SHOW THE GRAB BAR MEASURED CENTERLINE |
| | TO FINISH FLOOR. 2020 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION |
| | 609.4 POSITION OF GRAB BARS. GRAB BARS SHALL BE |
| | INSTALLED IN A HORIZONTAL POSITION, 33 INCHES MINIMUM |
| | AND 36 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR MEASURED |
| | TO THE TOP OF THE GRIPPING SURFACE, NOT CENTERLINE. |
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| | 4B) SHEET A.1 THE TOILET PAPER HOLDER STATES THE |
| | CORRECT DISTANCE FROM THE FRONT OF WATER CLOSET WHEREAS |
| | SHEET A.2 SHOWS THE TOILET PAPER HOLDER MEASURED FROM |
| | THE BACK WALL TO THE CENTER LINE OF PAPER HOLDER, |
| | DISCREPANCY IN PLANS. TOILET PAPER DISPENSERS. 604.7. |
| | THE TOILET PAPER DISPENSER SHALL COMPLY WITH 309.4 AND |
| | SHALL BE 7 INCHES MINIMUM TO 9 INCHES MAXIMUM IN FRONT |
| | OF THE WATER CLOSET MEASURED TO THE CENTERLINE OF THE |
| | DISPENSER. |
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| | 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. |
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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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