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| 2023-05-24 13:00:34 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 23011309 |
| | ADD: 2771 S. DIXIE HWY. |
| | CONT: DABAZZO DEVELOPMENT |
| | TEL: 727-220-6940 |
| | 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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| | 3RD REVIEW |
| | DATE: WED. MAY 24TH/ 2023 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1-4) COMPLIED. |
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| | 5) 3RD REQUEST. THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT UNDERSTANDS THE |
| | OWNERS REQUEST TO LIMIT THE BUILDING TO 495 OCCUPANTS. |
| | WHEN LOOKING AT BUILDINGS ESPECIALLY ASSEMBLY |
| | OCCUPNCIES WE LOOK AT THE WORST CASE SCENARIO OR 768 |
| | OCCUPANTS. THE ISSUE WITH THRESHOLD STATUTES WE HAVE NO |
| | CONTROL OVER. THERE ARE AREAS IN YOUR BUILDING ANALYSIS |
| | WHERE YOU NEED TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK, FOR EXAMPLE YOU |
| | SHOW THE BUSINESS OCCUPANCY FACTOR OF 100 SF GROSS |
| | WHEREAS THE 2020 FBC-BUILDING CODE TABLE 1004.5 USES A |
| | FACTOR OF 150 SF/ OCCUPANT. THE COURT IS POSSIBLY |
| | ANOTHER AREA WHERE THE OCCUPANT LOAD COULD BE REDUCED. |
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| | 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. THIS PORTION OF THE BUILDING IS |
| | TO BE CLASSIFIED AS AN THRESHOLD BUILDING, FL. S. S. |
| | 553.71 (7) ANY BUILDING WHICH HAS AN ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY |
| | WHICH EXCEEDS 5,000 SQ. FT. IN AREA AND AN OCCUPANT |
| | CONTENT OF GREATER THAN 500 PERSONS, AS STATED ON PLAN |
| | 796 OCCUPANTS. |
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| | 5A) 3RD REQUEST. 109.3.6.1 THRESHOLD INSPECTION PLAN. |
| | THE ENFORCING AGENCY SHALL REQUIRE A (WRITTEN/ TYPED) |
| | 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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| | 5B) 3RD REQUEST. THE THRESHOLD INSPECTION FORMS CONSIST |
| | OF PAGES 6-8, ONLY PAGE 8 WAS SIGNED AND SUBMITTED. |
| | THRESHOLD INSPECTOR: WPB AMENDMENT 109.3.6.2 W.P.B. |
| | CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR THRESHOLD |
| | BUILDINGS A SPECIAL INSPECTOR AS REQUIRED BY FL S S |
| | 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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| | 5C) 3RD REQUEST. THRESHOLD BLDG., REQUIRED STATEMENT: |
| | W.P.B. AMENDMENT 110.3.7.4.4 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 FIRE-SAFETY STANDARDS AS DETERMINED BY THE |
| | LOCAL AUTHORITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION AND 633 |
| | FLORIDA STATUTE. |
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| | 5D-E) COMPLIED, RESUME???. |
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| | 5F) NEW COMMENT. THIS REVIEW THE OCCUPANCY WENT FROM |
| | MIXED USE TO AN A-3 WITH ACCESSORY USE. PLEASE REVIEW |
| | IN THE 2020 FBC-BUILDING CODE SECTION 508.2.3 THE |
| | AGGREGATE ACCESSORY OCCUPANCIES SHALL NOT OCCUPY MORE |
| | THAN 10 % OF THE FLOOR AREA. TOTAL SQUARE FOOT AREA OF |
| | TENANT SPACE IS 30,079 SF, 10% OF THIS AREA IS 3,0087 |
| | SF. BUSINESS, DAYCARE AND LOCKER ROOMS ARE 10,034 SF |
| | OVER THE ALLOWED 10% FLOOR AREA. MUST BE A MIXED |
| | OCCUPANCY. |
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| | 6-14) COMPLIED. |
| | 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. |
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| | 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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