| Date |
Text |
| 2023-02-22 14:43:00 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 23020690 |
| | ADD: 1401 FORUM WAY# 300 |
| | CONT: HALLMARK CONSTRUCTION |
| | TEL: 561-324-8556 |
| | 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. 22/2023 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) THE PERMIT APPLICATION INDICATES THAT $103,000.00 |
| | DOLLARS??? WORTH OF WORK IS GOING TO BE COMPLETED UNDER |
| | THIS PERMIT. THERE AREAS WHERE THE FBC- ACCESSIBILITY |
| | CODE HAVE NOT BEEN UPDATED OVER THE COURSE OF PERMITTED |
| | ALTERATIONS, RESTROOMS AND DRINKING FOUNTAINS. |
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| | THE 2020 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING CODE FOR LEVEL 2 |
| | ALTERATIONS SECTION 906.1 REFERS YOU TO THE 2020 |
| | FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE TO 202.4.1 DISPROPORTIONATE |
| | COST. VALUE OF JOB IS $103,000.00 X 0.20= UP TO |
| | $20.600.00 DOLLARS IN ACCESSIBLE UPGRADES. |
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| | FLORIDA ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION: DISPROPORTIONATE |
| | COST 202.4.1. PLEASE REVIEW HOW YOU ARE TO MEET |
| | DISPROPORTIONATE COST. EITHER THE CONTRACTOR OR THE |
| | DESIGNER OF RECORD ON THEIR LETTERHEAD NEED TO SHOW HOW |
| | THEY ARE GOING TO SPEND UP TO THE 20% DISPROPORTIONATE |
| | FUNDS LISTED FOR EACH ELEMENT WHERE THE FUNDS ARE BEING |
| | SPENT AND IN THE ORDER LISTED IN SECTION 202.4.1 |
| | DISPROPORTIONATE COST OF THE 2020 ACCESSIBILITY CODE. |
| | 202.4.1. DISPROPORTIONATE COST. ALTERATIONS MADE TO |
| | PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE PATH OF TRAVEL TO THE ALTERED |
| | AREA WILL BE DEEMED DISPROPORTIONATE TO THE OVERALL |
| | ALTERATION WHEN THE COST EXCEEDS 20% OF THE COST OF THE |
| | ALTERATION TO THE PRIMARY FUNCTION AREA. COST THAT MAY |
| | BE COUNTED AS EXPENDITURES REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AN |
| | ACCESSIBLE PATH OF TRAVEL MAY INCLUDE: (I) COST |
| | ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING AN ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE AND AN |
| | ACCESSIBLE ROUT TO THE ALTERED AREA; (II) COST |
| | ASSOCIATED WITH MAKING RESTROOMS ACCESSIBLE, SUCH AS |
| | ENLARGING DOOR OPENINGS, INSTALLING GRAB BARS, |
| | ENLARGING TOILET STALLS, INSULATING PIPES, OR |
| | INSTALLING ACCESSIBLE FAUCET CONTROLS; (III) COST |
| | ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE TELEPHONES, SUCH |
| | AS RELOCATING THE TELEPHONE TO AN ACCESSIBLE HEIGHT, |
| | INSTALLING AMPLIFICATION DEVICES, OR INSTALLING A TEXT |
| | TELEPHONE (TTY); (IV) COST ASSOCIATED WITH RELOCATING |
| | AN ACCESSIBLE DRINKING FOUNTAIN. |
| | |
| | 2) 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. |
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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. |
| | |
| | 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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