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| 2023-01-31 16:07:04 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 22121107 |
| | ADD: 529 S FLAGLER DR # 31F |
| | CONT: CONKLING & LEWIS CONSTRUCTION |
| | TEL: 561-833-4441 |
| | 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: TUES. JAN. 31ST/ 2023 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) THE TITLE SHEET UNDER THE HEADING CONSTRUCTION TYPE |
| | LIST THE BUILDING TYPE AS VB. PLEASE NOTE THIS IS |
| | HIGHRISE CONSTRUCTION, TYPE IA CONSTRUCTION 2020 |
| | FBC-BUILDING TABLE 504.4/ OCCUPANCY R2. |
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| | 2) SHEET A.03. PLEASE NOTE THAT RECITING CODE SECTIONS |
| | DOES NOT SATISFY THE CODE REQUIREMENTS. 2020 WEST PALM |
| | BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER |
| | 1, ADMINISTRATION 107.2.1. |
| | DRAWINGS & SPECIFICATIONS SHALL CONTAIN INFORMATION, IN |
| | THE FORM OF NOTES OR OTHERWISE, AS TO THE QUALITY OF |
| | MATERIALS, WHERE QUALITY IS ESSENTIAL TO CONFORMITY |
| | WITH THE TECHNICAL CODES. SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE |
| | SPECIFIC TO THE TECHNICAL CODES "CODE SECTIONS SHALL |
| | NOT BE CITED AS A WHOLE OR IN PART, NOR THE TERM |
| | "LEGAL" OR ITS EQUIVALENT BE USED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR |
| | SPECIFIC INFORMATION". |
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| | 3) SHEET A.08 PROFLEX MSC DOES NOT HAVE TESTING FOR A |
| | 6-INCH SLAB, NO DROP CEILING. FLOOR INSULATION/ |
| | UNDERLAYMENT (FBC-B 2020) FOR TILE, STONE, MARBLE, |
| | VINYL (LYT/ LYP), LAMINATE FLOORING AND WOOD FLOORING |
| | ALL NEED TO HAVE HAD THE SOUND UNDERLAYMENT TESTED |
| | FLOOR ASSEMBLIES TO THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS AND MEET |
| | THE QUALIFICATIONS LISTED UNDER EACH OF THE STANDARDS |
| | FOR A 6-INCH CONCRETE FLOOR ASSEMBLY/ NO DROPPED |
| | CEILING: |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE ALL THREE TEST REPORTS FOR TYPE I AND OR |
| | TYPE II BUILDINGS SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH: |
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| | 3A) FBC-B 2020 1207.3 STRUCTURE-BORNE SOUND. |
| | 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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| | 3B) FBC-B 2020 1207.2 AIR-BORNE SOUND. 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. |
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| | 3C)(1) FLAME SPREAD- FBC-B 2020 603.1. EXCEPTION 2. |
| | (TILE & MARBLE) INSULATION INSTALLED BETWEEN A FINISHED |
| | FLOOR AND SOLID DECKING WITHOUT INTERVENING AIRSPACE |
| | SHALL BE ALLOWED TO HAVE A FLAME SPREAD INDEX OF NOT |
| | MORE THAN 200. |
| | FLAME SPREAD INDEX. A COMPARATIVE MEASURE, EXPRESSED AS |
| | A DIMENSIONLESS NUMBER, DERIVED FROM VISUAL |
| | MEASUREMENTS OF THE SPREAD OF FLAME VERSUS TIME FOR A |
| | MATERIAL TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E 84 OR UL 723. |
| | OR |
| | 3C)(2) FBC-B 804.4.4.1 SOFT FLOOR FINISHES (LVT/ LPT OR |
| | LAMINATED OR ENGINEERED WOOD FLOORING) WITHIN TENANT |
| | SPACE. INTERIOR FLOOR COVERING MATERIALS SHALL COMPLY |
| | WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE COC FF-1 ???PILL TEST??? |
| | (CPSC 16 CFR PART 1630) OR WITH ASTM D2859. |
| | LVT & LPT LUXURY VINYL TILE. FLOOR FINISH |
| | CLASSIFICATION AS REQUIRED IN SECTION 804.2 |
| | CLASSIFICATION AND 804.3 TESTING AND IDENTIFICATION OF |
| | THE 2020 FBC-B. 804.2 & 804.3/ ASTM E648 OR NFPA 253. |
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| | 4) SHEET A.03 SHOWS AN A/C MECHANICAL/ WATER HEATER |
| | CLOSET, DOOR IS IDENTIFIED AS ID1. SHEET A.04 THE NEW |
| | INTERIOR DOOR SCHEDULE IS NOT FILLED OUT AS TO TYPE OF |
| | DOOR FRAME OR DOOR MATERIAL LOUVER OR SOLID. PLENUMS, |
| | LOUVERED DOORS AND FRAMES. 602.2 OF THE 2020 |
| | FBC-MECHANICAL CODE. CONSTRUCTION. PLENUM ENCLOSURE |
| | CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS THAT ARE EXPOSED TO THE AIRFLOW |
| | SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 703.5 |
| | FBC-BUILDING CODE, NONCOMPUTABILITY TEST. |
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| | 5) SHEET A.03 STATES ALL EXTERIOR DOORS SWING DOORS, |
| | SLIDING DOORS AND FIXED PANELS ARE TO BE REPLACED. |
| | SHEET A.04 NEW EXTERIOR DOOR SCHEDULE IS NOT FILED OUT |
| | TOTALLY. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. |
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| | 6) SUBMITTED FLORIDA APPROVAL 31650.1 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. |
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| | 7A) SUBMIT FIXED STOREFRONT GLAZED PANEL PRODUCT |
| | APPROVAL. 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)(C) PANEL WALLS: STOREFRONTS, |
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| | 7B) 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. |
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| | 8) 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. |
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| | 9) 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. |
| | 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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