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| 2023-06-06 14:34:45 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES |
| | BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 23040149 |
| | ADD: 215-217 SOUTHERN BLVD. |
| | CONT: GNEISS CORP. / CBC058323 |
| | TEL: 561-797-5274 |
| | 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: TUES. JUNE 06TH/2023 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) 2ND REQUEST. STOREFRONT REPLACEMENT FRONT DOORS |
| | (FL17682R2) +/- 90 PSF, (FL#19973-R5) STOREFRONT |
| | WINDOWS+ 65/-75PSF. VERTICAL MULLIONS NOT IDENTIFIED |
| | FOR HEIGHT, FL19973-R5 SHEETS 7- 10. UPDATE PLAN |
| | SHEETS. |
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| | 2) 2ND REQUEST. THIS REVIEW A WIND DESIGN CRITERIA |
| | SHEET AND WIND LOAD CALCULATION SHEET WERE SUBMITTED. |
| | 2A) BOTH SHEETS STATE THE WIND SPEED VULT TO BE 160 |
| | MPH. WIND DESIGN CRITERIA INDICATES A RISK CATEGORY II. |
| | PLEASE REVIEW IN THE 2020 FBC-BUILDING CODE FIGURE |
| | 1609.3.1FOR RISK CATEGORY II STRUCTURES THE WIND SPEED |
| | IS 170 VULT / 132VASD. CATEGORY I BUILDINGS WOULD BE |
| | 160 VULT OUT FARM BUILDINGS. |
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| | 2B) THE OTHER ISSUE IS LISTING THIS LOCATION AS A B |
| | EXPOSURE. !000 FEET EAST IS THE INTERCOASTAL WHICH IS A |
| | D EXPOSURE. THIS WOULD BE IN A TRANSITION ZONE OR C |
| | EXPOSURE NOT B. PLEASE UPDATE PLAN INFORMATION. |
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| | 3) 2ND REQUEST. SUBMITTED IN THIS REVIEW IS A PICTURE |
| | STATING THE REMOVAL OF DECORATIVE ROOFING STRUCTURE |
| | OUTLINED IN RED. A SEPARATE ROOFING CONTRACTOR WILL BE |
| | REQUIRED FOR A ROOFING REPAIR/ MODIFICATION PERMIT. A |
| | ROOFING CONTRACTOR WILL NEED TO PULL THE ROOFING |
| | SUB-PERMIT. SEE FL S. 489.113.3.(B) A GENERAL, BUILDING |
| | OR RESIDENTIAL CONTRACTOR SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO |
| | SUBCONTRACT THE INSTALLATION, OR REPAIR MADE UNDER |
| | WARRANTY, OF WOOD SHINGLES, WOOD SHAKES, OR ASPHALT OR |
| | FIBERGLASS SHINGLE ROOFING MATERIALS ON A NEW BUILDING |
| | OF HIS OR HER OWN CONSTUCTION. REFERENCE THIS PERMIT AS |
| | THE MASTER. |
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| | 4)CONTRACTOR DID MAKE A PHONE CALL TO ME BUT THERE HAS |
| | BEEN NO PICTURES TAKEN TO VERIFY THE TYPE OF |
| | CONSTRUCTION. THE CONTRACTOR DID CONTINUE TO DO |
| | ADDITIONAL WORK WITHOUT BENEFIT OF PERMIT BUT THIS |
| | ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. WITH NO KNOWLEDGE OF HOW |
| | THE OVERHANG WAS CONSTRUCTED, POSSIBLE TRUSSES, A |
| | ENGINEER MAY NEED TO BE CONSULTED IF TRUSSES ARE TO BE |
| | CUT AND MODIFIED. ALSO THERE IS NO PLAN FOR DETAIL |
| | SUBMITTED FOR THE ROOF MODIFICATION AND WOOD SHEATHING |
| | TO BE USED, SPAN OF FRAMING MEMBERS. 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. |
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| | 5) NEW COMMENT. THE CONTRACTOR HAS CONTINUED TO WORK |
| | WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF A PERMIT. THE SCOPE OF WORK ALSO |
| | HAS CHANGED TO INCLUDE A INTERIOR BUILDOUT WHICH CAN BE |
| | INCORPORATED INTO THIS PERMIT OR APPLY FOR A NEW |
| | PERMIT. IF THE SCOPE OF WORK IS TO BE INCORPORATED INTO |
| | THIS PERMIT A NEW PERMIT APPLICATION WILL BE REQUIRED |
| | AND THE VALUE OF WORK WILL ALSO NEED TO BE INCREASE. |
| | INSPECTOR TOOK 9 PICTURES SHOWING ADDITIONAL WORK WAS |
| | COMPLETED WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF A PERMIT. |
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| | 6) NEW COMMENT THERE ARE 2 FLOOR PLANS WITH DIFFERENT |
| | ADDRESS 215 AND 217 SOUTHERN BLVD. THE 2 FLOOR PLANS DO |
| | NOT MATCH ONE IS IN THE CENTER OF THE BUILDING WHILE |
| | THE OTHER IS TO THE WEST END OF THE BUILDING SHOWING A |
| | NEW SIDE ENTRY AND 4 NEW WINDOWS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF |
| | THE BUILDING. PICTURES FROM INSPECTOR ALSO CONFIRM 4 |
| | NEW WINDOW OPENINGS. PLEASE PROVIDE AN ENGINEERING |
| | DETAIL HOW THE MWFRS ( MAIN WIND FORCE RESISTING |
| | SYSTEM) WAS ACCOMPLISHED. |
| | 2020 EXISTING BUILDING CODE 1101.2 / / LEVEL II 801.3 |
| | COMPLIANCE. ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, COMPONENTS, |
| | SYSTEMS, AND SPACES SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS |
| | OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING. CREATION OR |
| | EXTENSION OF NONCONFORMITY. ALL NEW WORK, |
| | RE-CONFIGURATION SHALL NOT CREATE OR EXTEND ANY |
| | NONCONFORMITY IN THE EXISTING BUILDING TO WHICH THE |
| | RE-CONFIGURATION OF SPACE IS BEING MADE WITH REGARD TO |
| | ACCESSIBILITY, STRUCTURAL STRENGTH, FIRE SAFETY, MEANS |
| | OF EGRESS, OR THE CAPACITY OF MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, OR |
| | ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. |
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| | 7) PLEASE PROVIDE A SURVEY OF THE PROPERTY TO VERIFY |
| | THE NEW OPENINGS MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOUND IN TABLE |
| | 705.8 OF THE 2020 FBC-BUILDING CODE. |
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| | 8) THE FLOOR PLAN SHOWING INTERIOR WALLS DOES NOT |
| | INDICATE THE OCCUPANCY TYPE NOR ARE THE ROOMS LABELED |
| | AS TO THEIR END USE. PLEASE NOTE WHERE THE RESTROOM IS |
| | LOCATED AND HOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2020 ACCESSIBILITY |
| | CODE IS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED. |
| | 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. |
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| | 9) THE FLOOR PLAN SHOWING NEW WALLS, SHOWS DIRECTLY IN |
| | FRONT OF THE DOUBLE ENTRY DOORS AND PROVIDE THE CLEAR |
| | WIDTH OF THE OPENING TO THE RIGHT. 107.2.1.2. 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. |
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| | 10A) ONE PICTURE THE INSPECTOR TOOK SHOWS WHAT APPEARS |
| | TO BE A CHECK OUT COUNTER PLEASE PROVIDE COMPLIANCE |
| | WITH SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2020 FBC-ACCESS. CODE |
| | 305.5 POSITION. UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, CLEAR FLOOR |
| | OR GROUND SPACE SHALL BE POSITIONED FOR EITHER A |
| | FORWARD OR PARALLEL APPROACH TO AN ELEMENT. |
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| | 10B) 904.4 SALES AND SERVICE COUNTERS. SALES COUNTERS |
| | AND SERVICE COUNTERS SHALL COMPLY WITH 904.4.1 OR |
| | 904.4.2. THE ACCESSIBLE PORTION OF THE COUNTERTOP SHALL |
| | EXTEND THE SAME DEPTH AS THE SALES OR SERVICE COUNTER |
| | TOP. |
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| | 11) THERE APPEARS NOW TO BE 3 TENANT SPACES PLEASE ALSO |
| | PROVIDE WHAT THE SITE ADDRESS WILL BE FOR WORK SUCH AS |
| | PARKING REPAVING OR NEW ROOF FOR THE WHOLE BUILDING, OR |
| | LANDSCAPING. CITY MUNI CODE SEC.78-6 (1-7) |
| | (2) LOCATION, BUILDINGS CONTAINING MORE THAN ONE |
| | ADDRESS. ALL ADDRESSES SHALL BE POSTED ON THAT PORTION |
| | OF THE STRUCTURE FRONTING OR FACING UPON THE STREET OR |
| | PRINCIPAL VEHICULAR ACCESS TO THE PREMISES, SO AS TO BE |
| | READILY VISIBLE TO APPROACHING VEHICLES. OWNERS OR |
| | TENANTS OF ALL HOUSES AND BUILDINGS USING A SERVICE |
| | ALLEY SHALL ALSO POST A NUMBER ON THE SIDE OF THE |
| | BUILDINGS ADJACENT TO AND FACING SUCH ALLEY. IF THE |
| | HOUSE OR BUILDING IS OBSTRUCTED BY A FENCE, THEN THE |
| | NUMBER SHALL BE POSTED ON THE FENCE. THE PLACEMENT OF |
| | NUMBERS ON BUILDINGS OR FENCES, AS THE CASE MAY BE, |
| | SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE DIRECTION OR APPROVAL OF THE |
| | CITY'S CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DEPARTMENT. BUILDINGS |
| | WHICH CONTAIN MORE THAN ONE RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, |
| | INDUSTRIAL, OR INSTITUTIONAL ADDRESS SHALL POST A |
| | SEPARATE ADDRESS MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS |
| | SECTION AT THE EXTERIOR ENTRANCE TO EACH INDIVIDUAL |
| | ADDRESS OR COMMON EXTERIOR ENTRANCE TO SEVERAL |
| | ADDRESSES THEREIN, AND THE UNIT NUMBER SHALL ALSO BE |
| | POSTED ON THE EXTERIOR DOOR OF EACH UNIT SERVED BY SUCH |
| | A COMMON EXTERIOR ENTRANCE. |
| | (3) MONUMENT SIGNS. ALL MONUMENT SIGNS FOR MULTIPLE |
| | RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, OR INSTITUTIONAL |
| | DEVELOPMENTS SHALL POST THE ADDRESS RANGE FOR THE |
| | DEVELOPMENT. THE POSTED ADDRESS RANGE SHALL MEET THE |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION. |
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| | 12) 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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