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| 2023-04-18 15:52:41 | PLAN |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS |
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| | 2ND REVIEW: FBC SEVENTH EDITION (2020) |
| | ROBERT MCDOUGAL, CBO |
| | COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| | (561) 805-6714 |
| | [email protected] |
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| | DENIED BY BUILDING |
| | PLEASE ADDRESS THE ITEMS NOTED BELOW: |
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| | 1) THIS PROJECT INVOLVES STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS TO A |
| | THRESHOLD BUILDING. A THRESHOLD INSPECTOR WILL BE |
| | REQUIRED. PLEASE ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING: |
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| | THRESHOLD BUILDING / FL S. S. 553.71(7) "THRESHOLD |
| | BUILDING" MEANING ANY BUILDING WHICH IS GREATER THAN |
| | (3) STORIES OR 50 FT. IN HEIGHT, OR WHICH HAS AN |
| | ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION AS DEFINED IN THE |
| | FLORIDA BUILDING CODE WHICH EXCEEDS 5,000 SQ. FT. IN |
| | AREA AND AN OCCUPANT CONTENT OF GREATER THAN 500 |
| | PERSONS. |
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| | A) FBC (CITY AMENDMENTS)110.8.1 THRESHOLD INSPECTION |
| | PLAN. THE ENFORCING AGENCY SHALL REQUIRE A SPECIAL |
| | INSPECTOR TO PERFORM STRUCTURAL INSPECTIONS ON A |
| | THRESHOLD BUILDING PURSUANT TO A STRUCTURAL INSPECTION |
| | PLAN PREPARED BY THE ENGINEER OF RECORD. THE STRUCTURAL |
| | INSPECTION PLAN MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE ENFORCING |
| | AGENCY PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF A BUILDING PERMIT FOR |
| | THE CONSTRUCTION OF A THRESHOLD BUILDING. THE PURPOSE |
| | OF THE STRUCTURAL INSPECTION PLAN IS TO PROVIDE |
| | SPECIFIC INSPECTION PROCEDURES AND SCHEDULES SO THAT |
| | THE BUILDING CAN BE ADEQUATELY INSPECTED FOR COMPLIANCE |
| | WITH THE PERMITTED DOCUMENTS. |
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| | B) THRESHOLD INSPECTOR: WPB AMENDMENT 110.8.1 W.P.B. |
| | CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR THRESHOLD |
| | BUILDINGS A SPECIAL INSPECTOR AS REQUIRED BY 553.79(5) |
| | FLORIDA STATUTES TO THE MINIMUM INSPECTIONS REQUIRED BY |
| | THIS CODE. THE THRESHOLD INSPECTION FORMS ARE REQUIRED |
| | TO BE FILED OUT BY ALL PARTIES WITH INTEREST, NOTARIZED |
| | AND RETURNED TO THIS OFFICE, AND REVIEWED AND APPROVED |
| | BEFORE PERMIT ISSUANCE WILL TAKE PLACE. |
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| | C) THRESHOLD BLDG. REQUIRED STATEMENT: W.P.B. AMENDMENT |
| | 110.8.4.4 ALL PLANS FOR THE BUILDING WHICH ARE REQUIRED |
| | TO BE SIGNED AND SEALED BY THE ARCHITECT OR ENGINEER OF |
| | RECORD CONTAIN A STATEMENT THAT, TO THE BEST OF THE |
| | ARCHITECT'S OR ENGINEER'S KNOWLEDGE, THE PLANS AND |
| | SPECIFICATIONS COMPLY WITH THE APPLICABLE MINIMUM |
| | BUILDING CODES AND THE APPLICABLE FIRE-SAFETY STANDARDS |
| | AS DETERMINED BY THE LOCAL AUTHORITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | THIS SECTION AND CHAPTER 633 FLORIDA STATUTES. |
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| | D) FOR THE SPECIAL INSPECTOR PLEASE PROVIDE A RESUME OF |
| | INSPECTION EXPERIENCE ON PREVIOUS PROJECT. THE RESUME |
| | MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY ALL CERTIFICATES AS SPECIFIED |
| | HEREIN. THE BUILDING OFFICIAL OR HIS DESIGNEE WILL |
| | REVIEW THE RESUME. AFTER THE RESUME IS REVIEWED, AN |
| | INTERVIEW WILL BE SCHEDULED. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES |
| | WILL AN INSPECTOR BE INTERVIEWED FOR WORK WITHOUT FIRST |
| | MEETING THE ABOVE CRITERIA. |
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| | E) THE CONTRACTOR WILL PRODUCE A JOB SUMMARY OR HISTORY |
| | FOR THIS TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION. |
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| | F) NOTE: FOR DIGITAL PLANS, AFTER PERMIT ISSUANCE, |
| | PLEASE E-MAIL THE PERMIT LIBRARIAN OF THE PERMIT BEING |
| | ISSUED, THE PERMIT LIBRARIAN WILL THEN E-MAIL YOU THE |
| | APPROVED AND BATCH STAMPED PLANS SO YOU MAY PRINT YOUR |
| | PLANS, TWO SETS OF PLANS WILL NEED TO BE PRINTED IN |
| | COLOR, (1) FOR THE THRESHOLD INSPECTOR, THE OTHER FOR |
| | THE MEP INSPECTORS OTHER PLANS YOU WISH TO PRINT MAYBE |
| | IN BLACK & WHITE. |
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| | G) 110.8.4.3 ALL SHORING AND RESHORING PROCEDURES, |
| | PLANS AND DETAILS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE ENFORCEMENT |
| | AGENCY FOR RECORDKEEPING. EACH SHORING AND RESHORING |
| | INSTALLATION SHALL BE SUPERVISED, INSPECTED AND |
| | CERTIFIED TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SHORING |
| | DOCUMENTS BY THE CONTRACTOR. |
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| | H) PLEASE CALL THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH'S AUTOMATED |
| | TELEPHONE INSPECTIONS LINE (561) 805-6700 FOR ALL |
| | BUILDING INSPECTIONS FOR AUDITING OF JOBSITE |
| | INSPECTIONS WITHOUT THIS THE PERMIT EXPIRES IN 6 |
| | MONTHS, ABANDONMENT OF JOB, NO INSPECTION ACTIVITY. |
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| | I) 110.8 THRESHOLD BUILDINGS, OPERATING GUIDELINES FOR |
| | THRESHOLD INSPECTORS #25. ASSURE THAT THE DESIGNER HAS |
| | REQUIRED ON THE PLANS OR SPECIFICATIONS ONE MATERIAL, |
| | APPROVED FOR FIRE STOPPING PENETRATIONS, FOR WALLS AND |
| | CEILINGS. |
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| | J) PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH AN EMAIL ADDRESS AND I WILL |
| | BE HAPPY TO SEND YOU A COPY OF THE CURRENT (OCTOBER |
| | 2018) GUIDELINES AND POLICIES FOR PROJECTS CONCERNING |
| | THRESHOLD/SPECIAL INSPECTORS AND RESIDENT INSPECTORS. |
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| | 2) PROVIDE A COMPLETE FLOOR PLAN OF THE BUILDING FOR |
| | EACH FLOOR OF THE PROJECT AND IDENTIFY THE WORK AREA ON |
| | EACH FLOOR. FBC 107.2.1 |
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| | 3) PROVIDE A COVER PAGE WITH THE DESIGN PARAMETERS AND |
| | RELAVENT CODES (FBC EXISTING BUILDING AND OTHERS). THIS |
| | INCLUDES DESIGN CRITERIA, LEVEL OF ALTERATION, AND CODE |
| | ANALYSIS. FBC 107.2.1 |
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| | 4) YOU MAY WISH TO DEFER SUBMITTING SOME CONSTRUCTION |
| | DOCUMENTS (SHOP DRAWINGS, PRODUCT APPROVALS, ETC.) |
| | UNTIL A LATER TIME PRIOR TO INSTALLATION. FBC |
| | AMENDMENTS 107.3.4.1 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. 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. |
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| | 5) PLEASE PROVIDE A SIGNED ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM THE |
| | CONTRACTOR, ON LETTERHEAD, STATING THAT THE |
| | INSTRUCTIONS ON THE WEBSITE OF ASBESTOS PROGRAM |
| | COORDINATOR, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PALM BEACH |
| | COUNTY WILL BE FOLLOWED AND THAT NOTIFICATION WILL BE |
| | GIVEN TIMELY. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING ASBESTOS |
| | REQUIREMENTS CAN BE FOUND ON THEIR WEBSITE: HTTP://PALM |
| | BEACH.FLORIDAHEALTH.GOV/PROGRAMS-AND-SERVICES/ENVIRONME |
| | NTAL-HEALTH/AIR-QUALITY/ASBESTOS-DEMOLITION- |
| | RENOVATION.HTML |
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| | 6) THE SCOPE OF WORK FOR THIS PROJECT WILL REQUIRE THE |
| | INSTALLATION OF SOME TYPE OF NEW FLOORING IN THE UNIT. |
| | SPECIFY THE TYPE OF FINISH FLOORING AND THE SOUND |
| | INSULATION UNDERLAYMENT THAT WILL BE INSTALLED. YOU |
| | WILL ALSO NEED TO SUBMIT COPIES OF THE ACTUAL TEST |
| | REPORTS FOR THE SOUND INSULATION INCLUDING FLAME SPREAD |
| | AND SMOKE DEVELOPED FOR THE APPLICABLE CONSTRUCTION |
| | CONDITIONS. FBC 603.1 FLAME SPREAD - ASTM E 84-09 |
| | FBC 1207.2 AIR-BORNE SOUND. ASTM E 90-04 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. |
| | FBC 1207.3 STRUCTURE-BORNE SOUND. ASTM E 492-09 |
| | 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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| | 7) ON SHEET S100, THE FLOOR PENETRATION REPAIR DETAIL |
| | SPECIFIES PLYWOOD SHEATHING AND WOOD JOISTS. THIS IS |
| | NOT ALLOWED IN TYPE I AND II CONSTRUCTION. 718.5 |
| | COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS IN CONCEALED SPACES IN TYPE I OR |
| | II CONSTRUCTION. COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS SHALL NOT BE |
| | PERMITTED IN CONCEALED SPACES OF BUILDINGS OF TYPE I OR |
| | II CONSTRUCTION. |
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| | 8) SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH FBC 1014.1 FOR HANDRAILS AT THE |
| | PROPOSED STAIRS. |
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| | 9) SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH FBC 1015.1 FOR GUARDS AT THE |
| | PROPOSED STAIRS. |
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| | 10) SHOW THAT THE REMODELED BATHROOMS AND KITCHENS |
| | COMPLY WITH FAIR HOUSING. |
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| | 11) FBC 107.3.4 - PROVIDE PRODUCT APPROVALS FOR THOSE |
| | PRODUCTS WHICH ARE REGULATED BY FAC 61G20-3.001 PER |
| | FLORIDA STATUTE 553.842 (5) THAT HAVE BEEN REVIEWED AND |
| | APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE DESIGNER OF RECORD. INDICATE |
| | THE SPECIFIC ITEMS AND THEIR DESIGN PRESSURES ON THE |
| | PRODUCT APPROVAL BY CIRCLING OR HI-LIGHTING THEM. THESE |
| | ITEMS CAN BE DEFERRED IF REQUESTED, HOWEVER, THE |
| | DOCUMENTS MUST BE SUBMITTED AND APPROVED BY THE |
| | BUILDING DEPARTMENT BEFORE THEY CAN BE INSTALLED. |
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| | 12) PLEASE SUBMIT A RESPONSE LETTER INDICATING HOW EACH |
| | OF THE REVIEW COMMENTS HAS BEEN ADDRESSED. |
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