2015-05-01 06:14:23 | BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| W. P. B. PERMIT: 15031368 |
| ADD: 625 N. FLAGLER DR. # 700 |
| CONT: CHANDLIER CONSTRUCTION |
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| 2010 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W |
| * 2010 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA |
| BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION, 2010 EDITION |
| 2012 FBC SUPPLEMENTS ADOPTED APRIL 25/2013. |
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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 |
| DATE:FRI. MAY 01/ 2015 |
| ACTION: DENIED |
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| NOTICE PLANS WILL NOT BE APPROVED WITH VOIDED SHEETS |
| INSERTED INTO THE PLANS. WHEN RESUBMITTING PLANS PLEASE |
| INDICATE THE REVISION & REMOVE ANY VOIDED SHEETS & |
| REPLACE ANY PAGES AS NECESSARY. A TRANSMITTAL LETTER |
| 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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| 1) 2ND REQUEST. THE COVERSHEET A-0.1 LIST THIS PROJECT |
| AS A BUSINESS OCCUPANCY, THAT IT IS NOT A MIXED USE |
| OCCUPANCY. THE SHEET DOES NOT HAVE THE OCCUPANCY |
| SEPARATION CHECKED OR THE EXCEPTIONC CHECKED EITHER. |
| SHEET A-2.1 SHOWS THE TENANTCY AS A SINGLE TENANT FULL |
| FLOOR BUILD-OUT. THE FLOOR PLATE APPROXIMATELY 12,992 |
| SQ. FT. OF BUSINESS OCCUPANCY. THE ROOMS NUMBERS |
| IDENTIFIED AS 704,708,710 & 720 ARE ALL CONSIDERED A |
| ASSEMBLY USAGE NOT BUSINESS. WHEN THE SQUARE FOOT AREAS |
| ARE TOTALED TOGETHER(1,927 SQ. FT.) THEY ARE OVER THE |
| 10 % OF THE FLOOR PLATE AND THE FLOOR PLATE BECOMES A |
| MIXED USE OCCUAPANCY. |
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| 2010 FBC-B 508.2.1 AREA LIMITATIONS. AGGREGATE |
| ACCESSORY OCCUPANCIES SHALL NOT OCCUPY MORE THAN 10 |
| PERCENT OF THE BUILDING AREA OF THE STORY IN WHICH THEY |
| ARE LOCATED AND SHALL NOT EXCEED THE TABULAR VALUES IN |
| TABLE 503, WITHOUT BUILDING AREA INCREASES IN |
| ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 506 FOR SUCH ACCESSORY |
| OCCUPANCIES. |
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| THE DESIGNER OF RECORD WILL NEED TO INDICATE THE DESIGN |
| REQUIREMENTS AS EITHER COMPLYING WITH: |
| FBC-B 508.3 NONSEPARATED OCCUPANCIES. BUILDINGS OR |
| PORTIONS OF BUILDINGS THAT COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS |
| OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS NONSEPARATED |
| OCCUPANCIES. |
| OR |
| FBC-B 508.4 SEPARATED OCCUPANCIES. BUILDINGS OR |
| PORTIONS OF BUILDINGS THAT COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS |
| OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS SEPARATED |
| OCCUPANCIES. |
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| BUILDING OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION OF FLORIDA INFORMAL |
| INTERPRETATION REPORT NUMBER 6506 |
| DATE: THU JUN 3 2010 |
| REPORT: 6506 |
| CODE: BUILDING CODE YEAR: 2007 |
| SECTION: 508.3.1 |
| QUESTION: |
| IS IT THE INTENT OF FLORIDA BUILDING CODE - BUILDING |
| SECTION 508.3.1, EXCEPTION 1, TO NOT REQUIRE FIRE |
| SEPARATION BETWEEN THE |
| PRIMARY OCCUPANCY AND MULTIPLE ACCESSORY OCCUPANCIES, |
| WHEN EACH ACCESSORY OCCUPANCY IS LESS THAN 750 SQ. FEET |
| EACH OR |
| ONLY WHEN THE TOTAL OF ALL ACCESSORY OCCUPANCIES IS |
| LESS THAN 750 SQ. FEET IN AREA? |
| COMMENT: |
| AN EXAMPLE WOULD BE A BUSINESS OCCUPANCY WITH ONE |
| ACCESSORY AREA OF 700SF FOR GATHERINGS AND MEETINGS AND |
| A SECOND |
| ACCESSORY AREA OF 650SF FOR FITNESS AND WORKOUT. IS THE |
| EXCEPTION LIMITATION OF 750 S.F. MAX APPLIED TO EACH |
| ACCESSORY AREA, IN |
| WHICH CASE THIS BUILDING WOULD COMPLY, OR TO THE |
| COMBINED TOTAL OF THE TWO ACCESSORY AREAS, IN WHICH |
| CASE IT WOULD NOT? |
| ANSWER: |
| NO. CONSIDERING BOTH SPACES TO BE ASSEMBLY USES LOCATED |
| ON THE SAME FLOOR, THE EXCEPTION TO FLORIDA BUILDING |
| CODE - BUILDING |
| SECTION 508.3.1 WOULD NOT REQUIRE SEPARATION OF EITHER |
| SPACE. HOWEVER, THE SECTION TO WHICH THE EXCEPTION |
| RELATES WOULD LIMIT |
| THE AGGREGATE ACCESSORY OCCUPANCIES TO 10% OF THE AREA |
| OF THE FLOOR ON WHICH THEY ARE LOCATED. IF THE AREA OF |
| TWO COMBINED |
| ASSEMBLY USES EXCEEDED 10%, THEN AT LEAST ONE OF THE |
| ASSEMBLY USES WOULD REQUIRE FIRE RESISTANT RATED |
| SEPARATION OF 2 HOURS IN |
| A NON-SPRINKLED BUILDING AND 1 HOUR IN A BUILDING |
| SPRINKLED THROUGHOUT. |
| COMMENTARY: |
| NONE. |
| NOTICE: |
| THE BUILDING OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION OF FLORIDA, IN |
| COOPERATION WITH THE FLORIDA BUILDING COMMISSION, THE |
| FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ICC, |
| AND INDUSTRY AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERTS OFFER THIS |
| INTERPRETATION OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE IN THE |
| INTEREST OF CONSISTENCY IN THEIR APPLICATION STATEWIDE. |
| THIS INTERPRETATION IS INFORMAL, NON-BINDING AND |
| SUBJECT TO ACCEPTANCE AND APPROVAL BY THE LOCAL |
| BUILDING OFFICIAL. |
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| 2) COMPLIED. SHEET A2.2 SHOWS THE INSTALATION OF MARBLE |
| AND TILE FLOORING. THE PLANS DO NOT INDICATE IF THERE |
| IS A INTENT TO INSTALL A CRACK ISOLATION MEMBRANE |
| BEFORE THE INSTALATION OF EITHER MARBLE OR TILE. IF SO |
| THE CRACK ISOLATION MEMBRANE INSULATION WILL NEED TO |
| COMPLY WITH FLAME SPREAD- FBC-B 2010 603.1.2 EXCEPTION |
| 2. INSULATION INSTALLED BETWEEN A FINISHED FLOOR AND |
| SOLID DECKING WITHOUT INTERVENING AIRSPACE SHALL BE |
| ALLOWED TO HAVE A FLAME SPREAD INDEX OF NOT MORE THAN |
| 200. PLEASE PROVIDE TESTING REPORTS IN COMPLIANCE WITH |
| SECTION 2010 FBC-B 603.1.2 EXCEPTION # 2, FLAMESPREAD. |
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| 3) 2ND REQUEST. SHEET A-2-1 THE CONFERENCE ROOM # 720, |
| 1927 SQ. FT./ 15= 46 OCCUPANTS. SHEET A-3.1 THE DOOR |
| SCHEDULE LIST THIS DOOR IDENTIED AS DOOR D4 AND A |
| ALTERNATE SLIDING DOOR DESIGN. THE 2010 FBC-B 1008.1.2 |
| DOES NOT ALLOW FOR SLIDDING DOORS AS A PART OF A MEANS |
| OF EGRESS WHEN THE OCCUPANT LOAD IS GREATER THAN 10. |
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| THE USE OF THE WORDS ALTERNATE AND OR CAN NOT BE USED, |
| INFORMATION ON PLANS HAS TO BE SPECIFIC TO THE |
| TECHNICAL CODES. 2010 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE |
| FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, |
| ADMINISTRATION,107.2.1 INFORMATION ON CONSTRUCTION |
| DOCUMENTS. SUCH DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS SHALL |
| CONTAIN INFORMATION, IN THE FORM OF NOTES OR OTHERWISE, |
| AS TO THE QUALITY OF MATERIALS, WHERE QUALITY IS |
| ESSENTIAL TO CONFORMITY WITH THE TECHNICAL CODES. SUCH |
| INFORMATION SHALL BE SPECIFIC, AND THE TECHNICAL CODES |
| SHALL NOT BE CITED AS A WHOLE OR IN PART, NOR SHALL THE |
| TERM "LEGAL" OR ITS EQUIVALENT BE USED AS A SUBSTITUTE |
| FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION. |
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| 4-5) COMPLIED> |
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| 6) WHEN RESUBMITTING PLANS PLEASE INDICATE THE REVISION |
| & REMOVE ANY VOIDED SHEETS & REPLACE ANY PAGES AS |
| NECESSARY. A TRANSMITTAL LETTER 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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| JAMES A. WITMER CBO |
| SENIOR COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| TEL: 561-805-6715 |
| FAX: 561-805-6676 |
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