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| 2023-02-01 14:25:36 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 23010038 |
| | ADD: 2425 PRESIDENTIAL WAY # 2004 |
| | CONT: MMR DEVELOPMENT CORP |
| | TEL: 954-708-3443 |
| | 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: WED. FEB. 01ST/ 2023 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) BOTH THE PERMIT APPLICATION AND FLOOR PLAN STATE 490 |
| | SQ. FT. ARE TO BE REPLACED, BUT DO NOT PROVIDE WHAT |
| | TYPE OF MATERIAL THE NEW FINISH FLOOR WILL BE? WHISPER |
| | MAT CS TECHNICAL SHEET SUBMITTED THIS WOULD BE GOOD FOR |
| | TILE AND MARBLE BUT NOT FOR VINYL OR LAMINATES. 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. |
| | |
| | 2) THE STATED PERMIT VALUE IS STATED AT $2,400.00 |
| | DOLLARS, WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF FINISH FLOOR MATERIAL |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE. |
| | LUXURY VINYL TILE @ $8.68/ SQ. FT. |
| | CERAMIC TILE @ $9.01/ SQ. FT. |
| | LAMINATE WOOD @ $11.58/ SQ. FT. |
| | FLOORING VALUATION. THE PERMIT VERIFICATION OF VALUE |
| | COULD NOT OCCUR THIS REVIEW SINCE THE SQ. FT. AREA AND |
| | FLOOR PRODUCT NOR UNDERLAYMENT WERE NOT PROVIDED. |
| | 109.3 BUILDING PERMIT VALUATION. IF, IN THE OPINION OF |
| | THE BUILDING OFFICIAL, THE CLAIMED VALUATION OF |
| | BUILDING OR ALTERATION APPEARS TO BE UNDERESTIMATED ON |
| | THE APPLICATION, THE PERMIT SHALL BE DENIED. FOR |
| | PERMITTING PURPOSES, VALUATION OF BUILDING OR |
| | ALTERATION THE TOTAL REPLACEMENT PURPOSES, VALUATION OF |
| | THE ALTERATION SHALL BE THE TOTAL REPLACEMENT VALUE TO |
| | INCLUDE THE DEMOLITION, DISPOSAL OF DEBRIS, FLOOR FLASH |
| | PATCH, UNDERLAYMENT COST AND LABOR, THE FLOOR FINISH |
| | COST OF MATERIALS AND LABOR PLUS, OVERHEAD AND PROFIT. |
| | VALUATION REFERENCES MAY INCLUDE THE LATEST PUBLISHED |
| | DATA OF NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION COST ANALYSIS SERVICES |
| | (MARSHALL-SWIFT, MEANS, ETC.) WITH REGIONAL ADJUSTMENTS |
| | FOR LOCATION AS PUBLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CODE |
| | CONGRESS. |
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| | 3) 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. |
| | |
| | 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) 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) 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 |
| | |
| | 4) 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 |
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