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| 2022-12-14 09:52:34 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 22110427 |
| | ADD: 931 VILLAGE BLVD # 904 |
| | CONT: LANDMARK CONTRACTING |
| | TEL: 407-264-0100 |
| | 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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| | 1ST REVIEW |
| | DATE: WED. DEC. 14/2022 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
| | 1) SHEET A-1 FLOOR & CEILING PLAN: |
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| | 1A) FLORIDA ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION: |
| | DISPROPORTIONATE COST 202.4.1. PLEASE REVIEW HOW YOU |
| | ARE TO MEET DISPROPORTIONATE COST. EITHER THE |
| | CONTRACTOR OR THE DESIGNER OF RECORD ON THEIR |
| | LETTERHEAD NEED TO SHOW HOW THEY ARE GOING TO SPEND UP |
| | TO THE 20% DISPROPORTIONATE FUNDS ($80,000.00 X 0.20= |
| | $16,000.00 DOLLARS) LISTED FOR EACH ELEMENT WHERE THE |
| | FUNDS ARE BEING SPENT AND IN THE ORDER LISTED IN |
| | SECTION 202.4.1 DISPROPORTIONATE COST OF THE 2020 |
| | ACCESSIBILITY CODE. |
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| | 1B) FRONT ENTRY MAYBE EXISTING BUT IS NOT ACCESSIBLE. |
| | THE FIRST ITEM ON THE DISPROPORTIONATE COST LIST IS AN |
| | ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE. 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% 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. |
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| | 1C) PLEAS REVIEW IN THE 2020FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE |
| | SECTIONS 404.3 AUTOMATIC AND POWER-ASSISTED DOORS AND |
| | 404.3.2. NOTE STANDBY POWER WILL NEED TO OCCUR OR |
| | OTHERWISE COMPLY WITH 404.2.4 MANEUVERING CLEARANCES. |
| | PLEASE ALSO REVIEW THE REQUIRED CONTROLS IN 404.3.5. |
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| | 1D) THE BUSINESS MANAGERS DESK MAYBE BY TENANT BUT WILL |
| | NEED TO MEET THE ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOUND IN |
| | SECTIONS: |
| | 1D)(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. |
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| | 1D)(2) 902.3 HEIGHT. THE TOPS OF WORK SURFACES SHALL BE |
| | 28 INCHES MINIMUM AND 34 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE |
| | FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND. |
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| | 1E) THE DESK IN OFFICE # 2 , THE OFFICE AND BOOTH DOES |
| | NOT PROVIDE THE EIGHT OF THE DESK NOR COMPLIANCE WITH |
| | 909.2 NOR 909.3. |
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| | 1F) THE BOOTH DOOR IS MISSING FROM THE DOOR SCHEDULE ON |
| | SHEET A-2. STATES BY MANUFACTURER. 2020 FBC-B 1010.1.1. |
| | SIZE OF DOORS. CLEAR WIDTH. DOOR OPENINGS SHALL PROVIDE |
| | A CLEAR WIDTH OF 32 INCHES MINIMUM. CLEAR OPENINGS OF |
| | DOORWAYS WITH SWINGING DOORS SHALL BE MEASURED BETWEEN |
| | THE FACE OF THE DOOR AND THE STOP, WITH THE DOOR OPEN |
| | AT 90 DEGREES. |
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| | 1G) PLEASE PROVIDE THE INTERIOR FINISHED MEASUREMENTS |
| | OF THE BOOTH AND THE REQUIRED TURNING SPACE IN |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH 304.3. |
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| | 1H) THE BOOTH DOES NOT PROVIDE IF THERE IS A BASE |
| | WITHIN THE BOOTH MAKING THE BOOTH FINISH FLOOR HIGHER |
| | THAN THE FLOOR LEVEL OF THE TENANT SPACE. PLEASE REFER |
| | TO RAMPS FOUND IN SECTION 405.2 FOR SLOPE. |
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| | 1I) THE FLOOR PLAN DOES SHOW A DOUBLE DRINKING FOUNTAIN |
| | ON THE FLOOR PLAN. SHEET A003 ONLY SHOWS THE LOW |
| | DRINKING FOUNTAIN DETAIL (WHEELCHAIR), IT DOES NOT SHOW |
| | THE HEIGHT FOR THE STANDING PERSON IN COMPLIANCE WITH |
| | 602.7 SPOUT HEIGHT FOR THE STANDING PERSONS SHALL BE |
| | BETWEEN 38 TO 43 INCHES ABOVE FINISH FLOOR. |
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| | 1J) THE ACCESSIBLE RESTROOM ON SHEET A-1 NOR SHEET A-2 |
| | NEITHER SHOW 30 X 48 INCH CLEAR FLOOR SPACE BEYOND THE |
| | ARC OF THE INSWING DOOR. PLEASE REVIEW 603.2.3 AND |
| | EXCEPTION 2. WHERE TOILET ROOMS ARE FOR INDIVIDUAL USE |
| | AND A CLEAR FLOORS SPACE COMPLYING WITH 305.3 IS |
| | PROVIDED WITHIN THE ROOM BEYOND THE ARC OF THE DOOR |
| | SWING. WHAT IS MISSING IS THE REQUIRED 30X48 INCH CLEAR |
| | FLOOR SPACE BEYOND THE ARC OF THE DOOR. USUALLY AT A |
| | 45% ANGLE TO THE DOOR ENTRANCE. |
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| | 2) SHEET A2 RESTROOM ELEVATIONS DOES NOT SHOW THE |
| | FINISH WALL MATERIAL. 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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| | 2A) 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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| | 2B) 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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| | 3) SHEET A-2 SHOWS A DETAIL FOR A PRODUCT SPECIFICATION |
| | DRAWING FOR QUICK STAND #30 SWHP-WM WALL MOUNTED |
| | EQUIPMENT PLATFORM BUT DOES NOT PROVIDE WHAT TYPE OF |
| | WALL IS TO SUPPORT THIS UNIT NOR THE ANCHORS TO SUPPORT |
| | THE 30-GALLON FILLED WATER HEATER AND STAND. INTERIOR |
| | NON-LOAD BEARING METAL STUDS SEE SECTION 1607.14. |
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| | 4) 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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