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| 2023-07-18 16:13:37 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES |
| | BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 23061080 |
| | ADD: 310 N OLIVE AVE. / ST. ANN???S SCHOOL |
| | CONT: ALONSO & ASSOCIATES, INC. |
| | TEL: 561-837-9820 |
| | 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: TUES. JULY 18, 2023 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) DISCREPANCY IN THE LOCATION WHERE WORK IS TO OCCUR. |
| | THE PERMIT APPLICATION STATES WORK IS TO OCCUR ON THE |
| | 3RD FLOOR WHEREAS THE FLOOR PLAN STATES EXISTING 2ND |
| | FLOOR, PROPOSED WORK 2ND FLOOR. 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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| | 2A) SHEET A-1 THERE ARE NO NOTES ON THIS PLAN FOR WET |
| | WALL FINISHES. 2020 FBC-B 1210.2.2. WALLS & PARTITIONS. |
| | THIS COMMENT IS A RESULT OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL |
| | INTERPRETATION ON 06/2020. IN BATHROOMS, RESTROOMS & |
| | SERVICE SINK AREAS EPOXY PAINT IS NO LONGER CONSIDERED |
| | A SMOOTH HARD, NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE. |
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| | 2A) 1210.2.2 WALLS & PARTITIONS WITHIN 2 FEET OF |
| | SERVICE SINKS, URINALS, AND WATER CLOSETS SHALL HAVE A |
| | SMOOTH, HARD, NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE TO A HEIGHT OF NOT |
| | LESS THAN 4 FEET ABOVE THE FLOOR, EXCEPT FOR STRUCTURAL |
| | ELEMENTS, THE MATERIAL USED IN SUCH WALLS SHALL BE OF A |
| | TYPE THAT IS NOT ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY MOISTURE. |
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| | 2B) 2509.1. WET AREAS. SHOWERS AND PUBLIC TOILET WALLS |
| | SHALL COMPLY WITH 1210.2. |
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| | 2C) 1210.2. FINISH MATERIALS. WALLS, BASE, FLOORS AND |
| | PARTITIONS IN TOILET AND BATHROOMS SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| | SECTIONS 1210.1 THROUGH 1210.4. |
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| | 2D) ADA RESTROOM NOTE 15 CLEAR FLOOR SPACE FOR WATER |
| | CLOSET SHOWS 48X56 INCHES, PLEASE REVIEW 2020 |
| | FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE CLEARANCE/ SIZE SECTION 604.3.1. |
| | CLEAR FLOOR SPACE DIAGRAM & DIMENSIONS FOR THE WATER |
| | CLOSET. SECTION 604.3. |
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| | 2E) THE FLOOR PLAN SUBMITTED DOES NOT STATE THE AGE OF |
| | THE CHILDREN THAT WILL BE USING THESE RESTROOMS. PLEASE |
| | REVIEW IN THE 2020 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE 604.9 AND |
| | ADVISORY FOR CHILDREN???S USE VERSES AGE RANGES. |
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| | 2F) THE FLOOR PLAN SHOWS ELEVATIONS FOR URINALS THE TOP |
| | OF URINAL RIM AT 2 FEET ABOVE FINISH FLOOR, PLEASE SEE |
| | SECTION 605.2 2020 FBC-ACCESS. CODE. |
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| | 3) THROUGH-PENETRATIONS FIRESTOP SYSTEMS (HORIZONTAL |
| | ASSEMBLIES). IF A NEW FLOOR PENETRATION IS MADE FOR THE |
| | FUTURE SHOWER DRAIN, THEN YOU NEED TO SHOW COMPLIANCE |
| | WITH THE 2020 FBC-B SECTION 714.5.1.2. |
| | THROUGH-PENETRATIONS FIRESTOP SYSTEMS (HORIZONTAL |
| | ASSEMBLIES). THROUGH PENETRATIONS SHALL BE PROTECTED BY |
| | A THROUGH PENETRATION FIRESTOP SYSTEM INSTALLED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E814 OR UL 1479. THE SYSTEM SHALL |
| | HAVE AN F RATING / T RATING OF NOT LESS THAN 1 HOUR BUT |
| | NOT LESS THAN THE REQUIRED RATING OF THE FLOOR |
| | PENETRATED. |
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| | 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. |
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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 |
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| | TEL: 561-805-6717 |
| | FAX: 561-805-6676 |
| | E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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