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| 2023-07-03 15:54:00 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES |
| | BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 23050026 |
| | ADD: 1001 S FLAGLER DR. PROPOSED NEW LAUNDRY |
| | CONT: TBD/ TO BE DETERMINED |
| | TEL: |
| | 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: MON. JULY 3RD/ 23 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) SHEET A-1 THE LIFE SAFETY SHEET LIST THE COMMON PATH |
| | OF TRAVEL 126.5 FEET. THIS DISTANCE IS ACTUALLY THE |
| | TRAVEL DISTANCE, EXIT DISCHARGE FROM THE EXIT TO THE |
| | PUBLIC WAY. COMMON PATH OF TRAVEL IS FROM THE FURTHEST |
| | POINT TO WHERE YOU HAVE A CHOICE OF EXITING. CHAPTER 2 |
| | OF THE 2020 FBC-BUILDING CODE. |
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| | 2) SHEET A-2) NOTES 1 & 3 LIST PART OF THE SOUND |
| | REQUIREMENTS BETWEEN DWELLING UNITS AND PUBLIC OR |
| | SERVICE AREAS: |
| | 2A) 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. |
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| | 2B) 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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| | 2C) THERE IS NO DETAIL OR SECTION FOR A DROPPED CEILING |
| | TO SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE SOUND REQUIREMENTS OF |
| | 1207.3 OF THE 2020 FBC-BUILDING CODE. |
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| | 2D) NOTE 3 REFERENCES THE 1207.2 FLOOR/ CEILING |
| | ASSEMBLIES AND TEST REPORTS REQUIRED FOR SOUND AS WELL |
| | AS FLAME SPREAD IN CONCEALED SPACES SEE 2020 |
| | FBC-BUILDING CODE SECTION 720.2. |
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| | 3) SHEET A-2 REFENCES THE 2020 FBC- ACCESSIBILITY CODE |
| | FOR FIXTURE SPACING, ALSO: |
| | 3A) 214.2 & 214.3 WASHING MACHINES & CLOTHES DRYERS, |
| | CLEAR FLOOR SPACE & 611. |
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| | 3B) 611.4 HEIGHT. TOP LOADING VERSES FRONT LOADING. |
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| | 3C) 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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| | 3D) 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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| | 3E) WORKTABLES/ FOLDING LAUNDRY. 902.2 CLEAR FLOOR OR |
| | GROUND SPACE. A CLEAR FLOOR SPACE COMPLYING WITH 305 |
| | POSITIONED FOR A FORWARD APPROACH SHALL BE PROVIDED. |
| | KNEE AND TOE CLEARANCE COMPLYING WITH 306 SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED. |
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| | 3F) 902.3 HEIGHT. THE TOPS OF DINING SURFACES AND WORK |
| | SURFACES SHALL BE 28 INCHES MINIMUM AND 34 INCHES |
| | MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND. |
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| | 3G) THERE IS A RECTANGLE WITH LT IN IT THERE IS NO |
| | LEGEND TO REFER TO WHAT THIS IS REPRESENTING. 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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| | 4) THERE IS NO MENTION ABOUT THE VENTING OF THE DRYERS |
| | OR MAKE- UP AIR OR CORING THROUGH THE MASONRY BLOCK / |
| | CONCRETE WALLS? 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) 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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