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| 2023-01-26 08:27:21 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 22111251 |
| | ADD: 1813 S. DIXIE HWY. |
| | CONT: MARION CONSTRUCTION |
| | TEL: 561-324-3163 |
| | 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. |
| | |
| | 1ST REVIEW |
| | DATE: JAN. XX/ 2023 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) SHEET 013 S100 THE FOUNDATION PLAN NOTES 23 DENOTES |
| | NEW HELICAL PILE W/ SIDE BRACKETS 10-TON SERVICE |
| | CAPACITY. SHEET 017 S300 DETAIL A STATE???S HELICAL |
| | PILE 15-TON SERVICE CAPACITY. DISCREPANCY IN PLANS. |
| | THERE IS NO MENTION OF A SOILS REPORT, OR IF A GEO-TECH |
| | COMPANY IS GOING TO DO THE INSTALLATION OR SUPERVISE |
| | AND REPORT ON THE INSTALLATION. 2020 FBC-BUILDING |
| | SECTION 1810.3.1.5. |
| | |
| | 2) PROVISO: WELDED OR BOLTED CONNECTIONS. THIS BUILDING |
| | CONTAINS EITHER BOLTED AND OR WELDED CONNECTIONS. THE |
| | CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE WELD PROCEDURE |
| | SPECIFICATIONS & WELDER OPERATOR PERFORMANCE |
| | QUALIFICATION RECORDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REFERENCED |
| | STANDARDS AT TIME OF INSPECTION FOR FIELD WIELDING, ON |
| | THE JOB-SITE WIELDING. THIRD PARTY CERTIFICATION WILL |
| | BE REQUIRED. |
| | THE OWNER MAY JUST HIRE A 3RD PARTY ENGINEERING FIRM TO |
| | COMPLETE AND APPROVE THE FORMER INSPECTIONS. REPORTS |
| | SUBMITTED TO BUILDING INSPECTOR AT TIME OF FRAMING |
| | INSPECTION. |
| | 2020 FBC-B 2204.1 WELDING |
| | 1. WELD PROCEDURES SPECIFICATIONS |
| | 2. QUALIFICATIONS OF WELDING PERSONAL |
| | 2017 FBC-B 2204.2 BOLTING. |
| | IF FURTHER CLARIFICATION AND OR QUESTIONS IS REQUIRED, |
| | PLEASE CONTACT THE CHIEF BUILDING INSPECTOR RICHARD |
| | BRUNELLE AT 561-805-6670. |
| | |
| | 3) COMPONENTS & CLADDING. PLEASE SUBMIT THE COMPONENTS |
| | AND CLADDING PRODUCT APPROVALS. 2020 FBC-B 1609.1.2 |
| | PROTECTION OF OPENINGS, 1609.6.4.4.1 COMPONENTS & |
| | CLADDING. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, |
| | ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 61G20-3.005, RULE 9N-3 NOV. 01/ |
| | 2010 (31) SUB-CATEGORY OF PRODUCTS OR CONSTRUCTION |
| | SYSTEMS THAT WILL REQUIRE PRODUCT APPROVALS: |
| | (31)(A) EXTERIOR DOORS, MULLIONS & ROOF HATCHES. |
| | (B) WINDOWS & MULLIONS |
| | (C) PANEL WALLS: STOREFRONTS, |
| | (D) ROOFING PRODUCTS AND ASSEMBLIES, LIGHTWEIGHT |
| | CONCRETE INSULATION, ROOF TOP CURBS |
| | (G) PRE-ENGINEERED A/C STANDS |
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| | 4) W. P. B. 107.3.4. PRODUCT APPROVALS. THOSE PRODUCTS |
| | WHICH ARE REGULATED BY FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE RULE |
| | 61G20 SHALL BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN WRITING (SHOP |
| | DRAWING STAMP OF APPROVAL) BY THE DESIGNER OF RECORD |
| | PRIOR TO SUBMITTAL FOR JURISDICTIONAL APPROVAL. |
| | FL 61G1-23.015 (2) THE ARCHITECT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR |
| | SUPERVISING AND REVIEWING ALL PROJECT DATA, REPORTS, |
| | SHOP DRAWINGS ETC. |
| | |
| | 5) 107.3.4.2 DEFERRED SUBMITTALS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF |
| | THIS SECTION, DEFERRED SUBMITTALS ARE DEFINED AS THOSE |
| | PORTIONS OF THE DESIGN THAT ARE NOT SUBMITTED AT THE |
| | TIME OF THE APPLICATION AND THAT ARE TO BE SUBMITTED TO |
| | THE BUILDING OFFICIAL WITHIN A SPECIFIED PERIOD. |
| | DEFERRAL OF ANY SUBMITTAL ITEMS SHALL HAVE THE PRIOR |
| | APPROVAL OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. THE REGISTERED |
| | DESIGN PROFESSIONAL IN RESPONSIBLE CHARGE SHALL LIST |
| | THE DEFERRED SUBMITTALS ON THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS |
| | FOR REVIEW BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. |
| | |
| | DOCUMENTS FOR DEFERRED SUBMITTAL ITEMS SHALL BE |
| | SUBMITTED TO THE REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL IN |
| | RESPONSIBLE CHARGE WHO SHALL REVIEW THEM AND FORWARD |
| | THEM TO THE BUILDING OFFICIAL WITH A NOTATION |
| | INDICATING THAT THE DEFERRED SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS HAVE |
| | BEEN REVIEWED AND FOUND TO BE IN GENERAL CONFORMANCE TO |
| | THE DESIGN OF THE BUILDING. THE DEFERRED SUBMITTAL |
| | ITEMS SHALL NOT BE INSTALLED UNTIL THE DEFERRED |
| | SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE BUILDING |
| | OFFICIAL. |
| | |
| | 6) IDENTIFY GLAZING/ MULLIONS. PLEASE IDENTIFY IN THE |
| | PRODUCT APPROVAL BEFORE SUBMITTING TO DESIGNER OF |
| | RECORD AND BEFORE SUBMISSION TO THE BUILDING |
| | DEPARTMENT. FOR ALL PRODUCTS WITH GLAZING, PLEASE |
| | IDENTIFY THE OPENING WIDTH & HEIGHT, SILL HEIGTH, TYPE |
| | OF GLAZING, MULLION SIZE, LENGTH IF UNREINFORCED OR |
| | REINFORCED INFORMATION IF REQUIRED, ATTACHMENTS AND |
| | ASSOCIATE PRESSURES FOR EACH OPENING SIZE. 2020 FBC-B |
| | 1405.13.1 INSTALLATION. WINDOWS AND DOORS SHALL BE |
| | INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED MANUFACTURER???S |
| | INSTRUCTIONS. FASTENER SIZE AND SPACING SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED IN SUCH INSTRUCTIONS AND SHALL BE CALCULATED |
| | BASED ON MAXIMUM LOADS AND SPACING USED IN THE TESTS. |
| | |
| | 7) 2020 FBC-BUILDING CODE SECTION 1405.4. FLASHINGS |
| | SHALL BE INSTALLED AT THE PERIMETERS OF EXTERIOR DOORS |
| | & WINDOW ASSEMBLIES. WHEN SELF-ADHERED MEMBRANES ARE |
| | USED AS FLASHINGS IN WALL ASSEMBLIES, THOSE |
| | SELF-ADHERED FLASHINGS SHALL COMPLY WITH AAMA-711. |
| | |
| | 8) ROOFING: FOR ALL ROOFING PRODUCTS PLEASE IDENTIFY |
| | ALL ROOFING SUB-SYSTEMS AND THEIR ASSOCIATED PRESSURES |
| | FOR ROOF ZONE # 1. REVIEW THE PRODUCT APPROVAL |
| | LIMITATIONS, IF ENHANCED FASTENING IS ALLOWED FOR ROOF |
| | ZONES 2 & 3. FASTENER DENSITIES SHALL BE INCREASED FOR |
| | BOTH INSULATION & THE BASE SHEET AS CALCULATED IN |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH ROOFING APPLICATION STANDARDS RAS 117. |
| | CALCULATION PREPARED, SIGNED AND |
| | SEALED BY A FLORIDA REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER OR |
| | REGISTERED ARCHITECT. 1609.6.4.4.1 COMPONENTS & |
| | CLADDING. |
| | |
| | 9) THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN & E2.1 BOTH SHOW FROM THE |
| | SHOWROOM EXITING THROUGH THE STORAGE ROOM 106. PLEASE |
| | REVIEW IN THE 2020 FBC-BUILDING CODE SECTION 1016.2 |
| | EGRESS THROUGH INTERVENING SPACES EXCEPTION 2 WHERE ALL |
| | 4 REQUIREMENTS WOULD NEED TO BE MET. |
| | |
| | 10) SHEET A101 SHOWS THE HIGH/ LOW DRINKING FOUNTAINS. |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2020 |
| | FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTIONS: |
| | 10A) PROTRUDING OBJECTS 307.2 PROTRUSION LIMITS 307.2. |
| | OBJECTS WITH LEADING EDGES MORE THAN 27 INCHES AND NOT |
| | MORE THAN 80 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR SHALL NOT PROTRUDE |
| | MORE THAN 4 INCHES HORIZONTALLY INTO THE CIRCULATION |
| | PATH. |
| | |
| | 10B) 602.2 CLEAR FLOOR SPACE. A CLEAR FLOOR SPACE |
| | COMPLYING WITH 305, POSITIONED FOR A FORWARD APPROACH, |
| | AND KNEE AND TOE CLEARANCE COMPLYING WITH 306 SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED. |
| | |
| | 11) SHEET A300 TOILET ELEVATIONS: |
| | 11A) GRAB BARS IN ALL ELEVATIONS THE TOILET GRAB BARS |
| | ARE MEASURED TO THE CENTER LINE NOT THE TOP OF THE |
| | GRASPING SURFACE. WITH TILE WALLS THIS MISTAKE IS ONLY |
| | FOUND AT THE TIME OF LAST INSPECTION C.O. 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. |
| | |
| | 11B) MISSING DIMENSION. 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. |
| | |
| | 11C) 603.3 MIRRORS. 2020 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE. |
| | MIRRORS LOCATED ABOVE LAVATORIES OR COUNTERTOPS SHALL |
| | BE INSTALLED WITH THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE REFLECTING |
| | SURFACE 40 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR |
| | GROUND. IS THE FRAME OF THIS MIRROR A REFLECTIVE |
| | SURFACE, NOT STATED AS SUCH, CAN CAUSE ISSUES AT TIME |
| | OF C.O. |
| | |
| | 11D) LOCATIONS OF THE WATER CLOSET FLUSH CONTROLS. |
| | SECTION 604.6. |
| | |
| | 12) THE MECHANICAL SHEET M5.1 SHOWS ROOF TOP UNITS. THE |
| | ELEVATION SHEET THE LOWEST PARAPET AT 17 FEET 9 INCHES |
| | PLEASE SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH 2020 FBC-M 306.5 EQUIPMENT |
| | AND APPLIANCES ON ROOFS OR ELEVATED STRUCTURES. WHERE |
| | EQUIPMENT REQUIRING ACCESS OR APPLIANCES ARE LOCATED ON |
| | AN ELEVATED STRUCTURE OR THE ROOF OF A BUILDING SUCH |
| | THAT PERSONNEL WILL HAVE TO CLIMB HIGHER THAN 16 FEET |
| | ABOVE GRADE TO ACCESS SUCH EQUIPMENT OR APPLIANCES, AN |
| | INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR MEANS OF ACCESS SHALL BE PROVIDED. |
| | SUCH ACCESS SHALL NOT REQUIRE CLIMBING OVER |
| | OBSTRUCTIONS GREATER THAN 30 INCHES IN HEIGHT OR |
| | WALKING ON ROOFS HAVING A SLOPE GREATER THAN 4 UNITS |
| | VERTICAL IN 12 UNITS HORIZONTAL (33-PERCENT SLOPE). |
| | SUCH ACCESS SHALL NOT REQUIRE THE USE OF PORTABLE |
| | LADDERS. WHERE ACCESS INVOLVES CLIMBING OVER PARAPET |
| | WALLS, THE HEIGHT SHALL BE MEASURED TO THE TOP OF THE |
| | PARAPET WALL. |
| | |
| | 13) 2020 FBC-B 1011.16 LADDERS. PERMANENT LADDERS SHALL |
| | NOT SERVE AS A PART OF THE MEANS OF EGRESS FROM |
| | OCCUPIED SPACES WITHIN A BUILDING. PERMANENT LADDERS |
| | SHALL BE PERMITTED TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE FOLLOWING |
| | AREAS: |
| | 1.SPACES FREQUENTED ONLY BY PERSONNEL FOR MAINTENANCE, |
| | REPAIR OR MONITORING OF EQUIPMENT. |
| | 5.NONOCCUPIED ROOFS THAT ARE NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE |
| | STAIRWAY ACCESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION |
| | 1011.12.1. |
| | 6.LADDERS SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | SECTION 306.5 OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, |
| | MECHANICAL. |
| | LADDERS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM DESIGN |
| | CRITERIA: |
| | 1. THE SIDE RAILING SHALL EXTEND ABOVE THE PARAPET OR |
| | ROOF EDGE NOT LESS THAN 30 INCHES (762 MM). |
| | 2. LADDERS SHALL HAVE RUNG SPACING NOT TO EXCEED 14 |
| | INCHES (356 MM) ON CENTER. |
| | 3. LADDERS SHALL HAVE A TOE SPACING NOT LESS THAN |
| | 6-INCHES (152 MM) DEEP. |
| | 4. THERE SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF 18 INCHES (457 MM) |
| | BETWEEN RAILS. |
| | 5. RUNGS SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM 0.75-INCH (19 MM) |
| | DIAMETER AND BE CAPABLE OF WITHSTANDING A 300-POUND |
| | (136.1 KG) LOAD. |
| | 6. LADDERS OVER 30 FEET (9144 MM) IN HEIGHT SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED WITH OFFSET SECTIONS AND LANDINGS CAPABLE OF |
| | WITHSTANDING 100 POUNDS PER SQUARE FOOT (488.2 KG/M2). |
| | 7. LADDERS SHALL BE PROTECTED AGAINST CORROSION BY |
| | APPROVED MEANS. CATWALKS INSTALLED TO PROVIDE THE |
| | REQUIRED ACCESS SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN 24-INCHES (610 |
| | MM) WIDE AND SHALL HAVE RAILINGS AS REQUIRED FOR |
| | SERVICE PLATFORMS. |
| | |
| | 14) ROOF TOP HATCHES/ ROOF ACCESS/ 2020 FBC-B |
| | 1011.12.2. IN BUILDINGS THAT DO NOT HAVE AN OCCUPIED |
| | ROOF SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE A ROOF HATCH OR TRAP DOOR |
| | NOT LESS THAN 16 SQUARE FEET IN AREA AND HAVING A |
| | MINIMUM DIMENSION OF 2 FEET. |
| | |
| | 15) 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. |
| | |
| | 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. |
| | |
| | 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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