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| 2023-03-14 16:29:31 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 22111176 |
| | ADD: 424 PARK PLACE # 442 PCN: 74-43-43-28-06-001-0011 |
| | CONT: GNEISS CORPORATION |
| | TEL: 561-797-5274 |
| | 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. MARCH 14TH/2023 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1A) COMPLIED. ADDRESS & OVERALL BUILDING PLAN. |
| | |
| | 1B) THE TITLEBLOCK SHEET IS MISSING PLANS IN THE SHEET |
| | INDEX, NEEDS TO BE UPDATED. 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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| | 2) 2ND REQUEST NOT ADDRESSED; VALUE IS EXTREMELY LOW. |
| | THE PERMIT APPLICATION DESCRIPTION OF WORK IS LEFT |
| | BLANK, THE DOLLAR AMOUNT GIVEN FOR THIS PERMIT IS |
| | $7,500.00 DOLLARS. 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. THE TITLE SHEET STATES NEW |
| | MEZZANINE. |
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| | 3) SHEET S1: |
| | 3A) NEW. SEMI-COMPLIED. ROW HOUSE IMPROVEMENTS. |
| | RESPONSE LETTER STATES THIS SPACE WILL BE USED TO SELL |
| | HOME AND D??COR COLLECTIONS. OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION |
| | IS INDICATED AS BUSINESS OCCUPANCY. A BETTER FIT FOR |
| | THE TYPE OF OCCUPANCY WOULD BE MERCANTILE, FOR THE |
| | DISPLAY AND SALES OF MERCHANDISE, AND INVOLVES STOCKS |
| | OF GOODS, WARES AND ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. 2020 |
| | FBC-BUILDING CODE SECTION 309.1. |
| | 3B) MEAN ROOF HEIGHT IS GIVEN AT 15 FEET. PLEASE UPDATE |
| | THE MEAN ROOF HEIGHT, WHEN YOU ADD ALL THE VERTICAL |
| | DIMENSIONS + 1 FOOT FOR ROOF FRAMING, ROOF DECK = |
| | 19FEET MEAN ROOF HEIGHT. DISCREPANCY IN PLANS. |
| | 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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| | 3C) BUILDING TYPE IS LISTED AS TYPE III. PLEASE NOTE |
| | THE SHELL PERMIT (21051228) FOR THIS LOCATION WAS |
| | CONSTRUCTION TYPE V-B SPRINKLERED. DISCREPANCY. |
| | |
| | 4) 2ND REQUEST/ SEMI-COMPLIED. SHEET S1 DIMENSION FLOOR |
| | PLAN, THE DESIGN CRITERIA LIST THE CONSTRUCTION TYPE AS |
| | TYPE II, OCCUPANCY TYPE AS BUSINESS, BASE AREA AS 1305 |
| | SQ. FT. NEW ADDITIONAL SQ. FT. 392 SQ. FT. AND |
| | ALTERATION TYPE LEVEL 2. THE PLANS STATE NOT DRAWN TO |
| | SCALE AND THE OVERALL BASE AREA IS GIVEN AT 1305 SF. |
| | THE ORIGINAL PERMIT 21051228 / REVISION 22041143 GIVES |
| | DIMENSIONS FOR THIS SPACE 44X27.5= 1,210 SF. WHY THE |
| | DIFFERENCE OF 95 FEET IN FLOOR AREA? 107.2.1 ADDITIONAL |
| | INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. |
| | THE OTHER ISSUE IS ALTERATION LEVEL 2. YOU ARE ADDING |
| | ADDITIONAL SQUARE FOOTAGE TO THE BASE BUILDING PLAN, A |
| | VERTICAL ADDITION SEE THE 2020 EXISTING BUILDING CODE |
| | SECTION 1103.3.1 VERTICAL ADDITIONS. |
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| | 4A) COMPLIED. |
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| | 4B) SHEET S1: 2ND REQUEST V-B SPRINKLERED. 1ST ROUND |
| | COMMENTS. THE DESIGNER OF RECORD LIST THIS BUILDING AS |
| | TYPE II CONSTRUCTION. PLEASE PROVIDE THE ROOF FRAMING |
| | AND DECKING MATERIAL FOR THIS BUILDING BUILT IN 1950. |
| | TABLE 601 CONSTRUCTION TYPE II IS THIS TYPE A OR B |
| | CONSTRUCTION. |
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| | 4C) (1) SHEET S1: SEMI-COMPLIED. WITH THE OCCUPANCY |
| | BEING MERCANTILE THE OCCUPANT LOAD FACTOR WILL BE 60 |
| | SQ. FT./ OCCUPANT, SEE TABLE 1004.5 IN THE 2020 |
| | FBC-BUILDING CODE. 392/60= 7 OCCUPANTS FOR THE |
| | MEZZANINE. |
| | 1ST ROUND COMMENTS. THE NEW MEZZANINE PLEASE PROVIDE |
| | THE USEAGE AND OCCUPANT LOAD FOR THE NEW MEZZANINE. |
| | MISSING INFORMATION MINIMUM PLAN REVIEW CRITERIA |
| | 107.3.5. |
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| | 4C)(2) SHEET S1: NEW COMMENT WHEN THE MEZZANINE HAS AN |
| | OCCUPANT LOAD OF MORE THAN 5 OCCUPANTS VERTICAL |
| | ACCESSIBILITY IS TO SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2020 |
| | FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 201.1.1. DRAWING NOT |
| | DRAWN TO SCALE DOES NOT COMPLY WITH: |
| | A) CLEAR FLOOR SPACE DIAGRAM & DIMENSIONS FOR THE WATER |
| | CLOSET. SECTION 604.3 |
| | B) CLEAR FLOOR SPACE DIAGRAM & DIMENSIONS FOR THE |
| | LAVATORIES. SECTION 606.2. |
| | C) TURNING SPACE DIAMETERS. SECTION 304.3 |
| | D) CENTERLINE OF THE WATER CLOSETS FROM THE NEAREST |
| | SIDE WALL. SECTION 604.2. |
| | E) HEIGHT OF THE WATERCLOSET SEATS FROM FINISH FLOOR. |
| | SECTION 604.4. |
| | F) HEIGHT OF THE LAVATORIES AND OR SINKS OR COUNTER |
| | SURFACES FROM THE FINISH FLOOR. SECTION 606.3. |
| | G) HEIGHT OF THE MIRRORS FROM THE FINISHED FLOORS TO |
| | THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE REFLECTIVE SURFACE, MIRRORS |
| | ABOVE SINKS. SECTION 606.3. |
| | H) LOCATIONS, LENGTHS AND MOUNTING HEIGHTS OF GRAB BARS |
| | FOR THE WATER CLOSETS SEE SECTION 604.5, 609.4 &. |
| | FIGURE 604. |
| | I) LOCATIONS OF THE WATER CLOSET FLUSH CONTROLS. |
| | SECTION 604.6. |
| | J) TOILET PAPER DISPENSERS. 604.7. |
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| | 4D) SHEET S3: SEMI COMPLIED. PLEASE PROVIDE THE FLOOR |
| | LOADING FOR THE MEZZANINE MERCANTILE OCCUPANCY, LIVE |
| | FLOOR LOADS2020 FBC-BUILDING TABLE 1607.1.32 75 PSF AND |
| | THE LIVE FLOOR LOADS FOR THE PROPOSED STAIRWAY. 2020 |
| | FBC-BUILDING. TABLE 1607. 1. 30. 100 PSF/ 300 FOOTNOTE |
| | F. ALSO SEE DESIGN CRITERIA SHEET S4 CORRECT. |
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| | 4E) (1) COMPLIED. |
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| | 4E)(2) 2ND REQUEST. THERE IS A SECOND ROOM BENEATH THE |
| | STAIRS A STORAGE AREA. PLEASE REVIEW 2020 FBC-BUILDING |
| | CODE SECTION 1011.7.3. |
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| | 4F) SEMI-COMPLIED. PROVIDES (2) 2X12 STRINGERS MISSING |
| | SPECIES AND GRADE. THE STAIRS DO NOT INDICATE WHAT |
| | MATERIAL THE STRINGERS GOING TO BE MADE NOR RISERS AND |
| | TREADS. 2020 W. P. B. ADMINISTRATIVE CODE107.3.5 |
| | MINIMUM PLAN REVIEW CRITERIA |
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| | 4G) 2ND REQUEST. MISSING GUARDRAIL AND HANDRAIL DESIGN |
| | CRITERIA 1607.8.1., HANDRAILS SECTION 1014, - 1014.6 |
| | AND GUARDS SECTION 1015. |
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| | 5) SHEET S2 DETAIL 5 SHOWS A LOAD BEARING WALL WITH A |
| | EXISTING SLAB AND MONOLITHIC FOOTER. THE NEW BEARING |
| | WALL ONLY HAS A 4 INCH CONCRETE SLAB, DISCREPANCY. 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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| | 6) ADDRESSED IN COMMENT 4C)(2). |
| | 7)ADDRESSED IN 4C)(1). |
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| | 8) 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. |
| | 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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