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| 2023-03-02 10:00:56 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 22121209 |
| | ADD: 4700 N CONGRESS AVE # 201 |
| | CONT: LEIGHTON MCGINN |
| | TEL: 561-348-4805 |
| | 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: THURS. MAR. 02ND/ 2023 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) 2ND REQUEST, SEMI-COMPLIED. SHEET A120 THE EGRESS |
| | PLAN DOES NOT SHOW EGRESS TO THE REAR STAIRWELL FROM |
| | THE MAIN PORTION OF THE TENANT SUITE. THIS DOOR NEEDS |
| | TO SHOW THAT IT HAS 180-DEGREE HINGES TO SWING OUT OF |
| | THE WAY AGAINST THE WALL TO GAIN ENTRY TO STAIRWELL. |
| | PLANS THAT WERE NOT UPDATED STILL SHOWS A POCKET DOOR, |
| | SHEETS A-130, E3.1 & P2.1. |
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| | 2A) 2ND REQUEST. SHEET A130 DOES NOT SHOW IT WAS |
| | UPDATED AS STATED IN THE RESPONSE SHEET. THE RESTROOMS |
| | 218 & 219 BOTH SHOW WALL FINISHES P-1 GENERAL WALL |
| | PAINT. 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. 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) 2ND REQUEST, SEMI-COMPLIED. PLEASE PROVIDE |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2020 FBC-BUILDING CODE TABLE 2902.1 |
| | 1 SERVICE SINK IS REQUIRED. 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. |
| | 2020FBC-BUILDING CODE 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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| | 3) COMPLIED, N/A DRINKING FOUNTAIN IS IN COMMON AREAS. |
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| | 4) 2ND REQUEST. SHEETS A201 DETAIL # 13 & A202 DETAIL # |
| | 7 BOTH SHOW THE INSTALLATION OF A MICROWAVE, PLEASE |
| | PROVIDE COMPLIANCE THE RESPONSE SHEET STATES THERE IS A |
| | DEDICATED OUTLET FOR THE MICROWAVE AT COUNTER HEIGHT. |
| | THE ONLY WAY THIS WORKS IS THAT THE DESIGNER MUST STATE |
| | THIS ON THE PLANS: THERE WILL BE NO VISITORS TO BE ABLE |
| | TO USE THE EMPLOYEE BREAK ROOM, OTHERWISE THERE IS |
| | DISCRIMINATION TO A VISITOR IN A WHEELCHAIR. THEY ARE |
| | TO BE ABLE TO USE A MICROWAVE WITHOUT ANY ASSISTANCE |
| | FROM NO ONE!!!!! THE TENANT AS WELL AS DESIGNER OPEN |
| | THEMSELVES UP TO LAWSUITS WITH THE 2020 |
| | FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTIONS: |
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| | 4A) 308 REACH RANGES. 308.2 FORWARD REACH / 308.2.1 |
| | UNOBSTRUCTED/ 308.2.2 OBSTRUCTED HIGH REACH. 308.3 SIDE |
| | REACH. / 308.3.1 UNOBSTRUCTED/ 308.3.2 OBSTRUCTED HIGH |
| | REACH. |
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| | 4B) 309 OPERABLE PARTS. 309.3 HEIGHT. OPERABLE PARTS |
| | SHALL BE PLACED WITHIN ONE OR MORE OF THE REACH RANGES |
| | SPECIFIED IN 308. 309.4 OPERATION. OPERABLE PARTS SHALL |
| | BE OPERABLE WITH ONE HAND AND SHALL NOT REQUIRE TIGHT |
| | GRASPING, PINCHING, OR TWISTING OF THE WRIST. THE FORCE |
| | REQUIRED TO ACTIVATE OPERABLE PARTS SHALL BE 5 POUNDS |
| | MAXIMUM. |
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| | 5) 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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