2012-12-11 11:22:14 | BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| PERMIT: 112080469 |
| ADD: 6751 N JOG ROAD |
| CONT: CDM CONSTRUCTORS |
| TEL: (561)689-3336 |
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| 2010 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W |
| * WEST PALM BEACH ADMINISTRATIVE AMENDMENTS |
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| 2010 EXISTING BUILDING CODE LEVEL II 701.3 |
| 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 |
| DEC. 11/2012 |
| ACTION: DENIED |
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| 1)2ND REQUEST, SHEET710- A1-300 THIRD STORY ROOF TOP |
| GARDEN AREA, TO DATE THE PLANS ONLY SHOW ONE MEANS OF |
| EGRASS FROM THE 3RD STORY ROOFTOP GARDEN, PLEASE REVIEW |
| SECTION 2010 FBC-B TABLE 1021.2 FOR ASSEMBLY |
| OCCUPANCIES AND SINGLE EXIT. TRUE THERE IS AN ATTACHED |
| SKYBRIDGE, THAT TO DATE ONLY HAS BEEN REVIEWED FOR THE |
| PILING AND PILE CAP. THE SUBMITTED PLANS FOR THE |
| SKYBRIDGE ARE MORE OF CONCEPT DRAWINGS. |
| PLEASE PROVIDE THE LENGTH OF THE SKYBRIDGE FROM WHERE |
| IT ATTACHES TO THE VISITORS CENTER OPEN VERTICAL STAIRS |
| AND THE TOTAL OVERALL LENGTH OF THE SKYBRIDGE WHERE IT |
| AJOINS TO THE POWER BLOCK BUILDING.. THE PLANS |
| SUBMIITED FOR THE SKYBRIDGE DO NOT STATE THEY ARE FIRE |
| SPRINKLERED, THE 2010 FBC-B 3104.9 LIMIT THE LENGTH TO |
| 200 FEEET OF EXIT ACCESS TRAVEL, EXCEPTION FOR FIRE |
| SPRINKLERS IS 250 FT. |
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| 2) 2ND REQUEST, THIS SAME SHEET A1-300 INDICATES A |
| SKYBRIDEGE TO THE POWER BLOCK, SHEET 710-SS-103 ALSO |
| MAKES REFERENECE TO THE SKYBRIDGE AND A NOTE |
| INDICATEING SEE SHEET 710-S3-301 FOR WIND LOADING ON |
| SKYBRIDGE AND SKYBRIDGE STAIR TOWER. THIS SHEET IS NOT |
| INCLUDED IN THIS SUBMITION, AT THIS TIME WE CAN ONLY |
| VIEW THIS AREA AS A SINGLE EXIT FROM THE THIRD FLOOR. |
| UNTIL THE SKYBRIDGE IS REVIEWED BY BOTH THE BUILDING |
| DEPARTMENT AND FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR CODE COMPLIANCE AND |
| PASS THE SKYBRIDGE THE THIRD FLOOR ONLY HAS A SINGLE |
| EXIT. THERE ARE GOING TO BE AREAS OF QUESTION TO CODE |
| COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPENESS OF THE SKYBRIDGE AND BEING |
| WITHIN TEN FEET OF THE POWER BLOCK BUILDING. AGAIN THE |
| DESIN TEAM IS INDICATING THE POWER BLOCK BUILDING BEING |
| A TYPE II-B BUILDING EXTERIOR WALLS NOT RATED AND THE |
| SKYBRIDGE BEING WITHIN 10'-0" PARALLELING THIS |
| BUILDING. 2010 FBC-B 3104.5 NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. |
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| 3) 2ND REQUEST. SHEET 710-A1-300 INDICATES THE USE OF A |
| SKYBRIDGE TO THE POWER BLOCK, PLESE REVIEW 2010 FBC-B |
| 3104.2 SEPERATE STRUCTURES, 3104.3 CONSTRUCTION, 3104.4 |
| CONTENTS & 3104.5 FIRE BARRIERS BETWEEN PEDESTRIAN |
| WALKWAYS AND BUILDINGS. THE RESPONSE STATEMENT IS |
| REFERENECING 3104.5 EXCEPTION# 2 WHICH I AGREE YOU CAN |
| TAKE FOR THE ELEVATED WALKWAY. |
| THE 2007 FBC-B CODE COMMENTARY STATES, THESE FOUR |
| EXCEPTIONS APPLY TO THE WALKWAY RATHER THAN THE |
| BUILDING THAT THE WALKWAY CONNECTS. SINCE THIS IS THE |
| SECOND MEANS OF EGRESS FOR THE THIRD FLOOR IT IS |
| NECCESSARY TO PROTECT THE GLAZED AREA ADJACENT TO THE |
| WALKWAY WITH 3/4 HR OPENING PROTECTIVES AND AT THE |
| FLOOR LEVEL |
| AND TEN FOOT OUT AND TEN FOOT DOWN 2 HOUR PROTECTION |
| FOR FIRE BARRIER PLEASE REVIEW 2007 FBC-B CODE |
| COMMENTARY FIGURE 3104.5. |
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| 4) 2ND REVIEW, SHEET 710-A1-307 & 710-HC-104, THE EAST |
| STAIR TOWER HAS TWO ISSUES: |
| 4A) THE MECHANICAL ROOM IS NOT SEPERATED FROM THE |
| VERTICAL EXIT ENCLOSURE BY A ONE HOUR RATED WALL PER |
| 2010 FBC-B 1022.1. THERE IS NO CEILING IN THE |
| MECHANICAL ROOM SEPERATING THE MECHANICAL ROOM FROM THE |
| STAIRWELL. |
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| 4B) COMPLIED. |
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| 4C) NEW COMMENT: SHEET 710-HC-104 WITH THE MECHANICAL |
| ROOM NOT HAVING WALLS THAT GO TO THE DECK ABOVE THE |
| INTAKE DUCT WORK AS WELL AS THE MECHANICAL ROOM |
| EQUIPMENT ARE STILL LOCATED IN THE STAIRWELL. IF THE |
| PLANS DID HAVE A RATED CEILING INTHE MECHANICAL ROOM, |
| AS IT APPEARS THE DESIGNER IS TRYING BECAUSE OF THE |
| FIRE DAMPER SHOWN PLEASE REVIEW 2010 FBC-B 1022.4 |
| PENETRATIONS, THE FRESH AIR DUCT CAN NOT BE WITHIN THE |
| STAIRWWELL, IT DOES NOT SERVE THE STAIRWELL. |
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| 5) 2ND REQUEST MAY OR MAY NOT BE A ISSUE DEPENDING ON |
| THE REDESIGN. SHEET 710-A1-303 IS MISSING FIRE DAMPER, |
| PLEASE REVIEW 2010 FBC-B 1022.4. 1022.5 EXIT ENCLOSURE |
| VENTILATION SYSTEMS SHALL BE INDEPENDENT OF OTHER |
| BUILDING VENTILATION SYSTEMS. |
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| 6) 2ND REQUEST. EAST STAIR TOWER SHEET 710-A1-203 |
| PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR |
| SUSPENDED ACCENT CANOPY, 2010 FBC-B TABLE 803.9 |
| INTERIOR WALL & CEILING FINISHES. |
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| 7)COMPLIED. |
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| 8) SEMI-COMPLIED 2010 FBC 107.3.4.1 PRODUCT APPROVALS. |
| THOSE PRODUCTS WHICH ARE REGULATED BY THE DCA RULE |
| 9N-03 SHALL BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE |
| DESIGNER OF RECORD PRIOR TO SUBMITTAL FOR |
| JURISDICTIONAL APPROVAL. |
| FL 61G1-23.015 (2) THE ARCHITECT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR |
| SUPERVISING AND REVIEWING ALL PROJECT DATA, REPORTS, |
| SHOP DRAWINGS ETC.. |
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| 9) PRODUCT APPROVALS WERE SUBMITTED AT THIS TIME. |
| FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS RULE 9N-3 NOV. |
| 01/ 2010 (31) SUB-CATEGORY OF PRODUCTS OR CONSTRUCTION |
| SYSTEMS THAT WILL REQUIRE PRODUCT APPROVALS: |
| (31)(A) EXTERIOR DOORS. CIRCLE TYPE OF GLAZING ,SIZE OF |
| DOORS AND ASSOCIATED PRESSUES |
| (B) WINDOWS CIRCLE TYPES OF GLAZING, SIZE OF GLASS, |
| TYPE OF MULLIONS, TYPES OF CONNECTIONS USED AND |
| PRESSURES |
| (C) PANEL WALLS: STOREFRONTS, CURTAIN WALLS, WALL |
| LOUVERS, EFIS SYSTEMS, CIRCLE TYPES OF GLAZING, SIZE OF |
| GLASS, TYPE OF MULLIONS, TYPES OF CONNECTIONS USED AND |
| PRESSURES |
| (D) ROOFING PRODUCTS AND ASSEMBLIES CIRCLE WHICH |
| SUBSYSTEM TO BE INSTALLED VARIUOS PRESSURES INDICATED |
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| 10) NEW COMMENT) PLEASE SEE DESCREPANCY BETWEEN THE |
| ARCHITECTURAL SHEET710-A1-300 AND MECHANICAL SHEET |
| 710-HC-103, THE MECHANICAL SHEET HAS THE THIRD FLOOR |
| STAIR RUNNING DIRECTLY INTO THE MECHANICAL ROOM. PLEASE |
| REVISE. |
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| 11) NEW COMMENT. IN THE FOLDER WE FIND VARIOUS SPECS, |
| PLEASE REMOVE THE SPECS, THE PERMIT WILL NOT BE ISSUED |
| SINCE THEY END UP BEING BATCHED STAMPED. WE DO NOT |
| REVIEW SPECIFICATIONS!!!!!! PLEASE SEPERATE THE REVIEW |
| COMMENTS INTO A SEPERATE FOLDER FROM THE PRODUCT |
| APPROVALS. |
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| JAMES A. WITMER CBO |
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