2018-03-08 12:58:55 | ****PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS**** |
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| ART LANGE BUILDING PLANS EXAMINER |
| DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT |
| 401 CLEMATIS STREET |
| WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33402 |
| 561-805-6718 [email protected] |
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| FBC FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2017 6TH EDITION W/2010 WEST |
| PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, |
| CHAPTER 1 ADMINISTRATION |
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| 1. BUILDING CODE ANALYSIS. |
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| A. SHOWN AS EXISTING BUILDING CODE LEVEL TWO |
| ALTERATION. THIS SHOULD BE SHOWN AS AN ADDITION. |
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| SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THIS CHAPTER. |
| 1101.1 SCOPE. |
| AN ADDITION TO A BUILDING OR STRUCTURE SHALL COMPLY |
| WITH THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE AS ADOPTED FOR NEW |
| CONSTRUCTION WITHOUT REQUIRING THE EXISTING BUILDING OR |
| STRUCTURE TO COMPLY WITH ANY REQUIREMENTS OF THOSE |
| CODES OR OF THESE PROVISIONS, EXCEPT AS REQUIRED BY |
| THIS CHAPTER. WHERE AN ADDITION IMPACTS THE EXISTING |
| BUILDING OR STRUCTURE, THAT PORTION SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| THIS CODE. |
| 1101.2 CREATION OR EXTENSION OF NONCONFORMITY. |
| AN ADDITION SHALL NOT CREATE OR EXTEND ANY |
| NONCONFORMITY IN THE EXISTING BUILDING TO WHICH THE |
| ADDITION IS BEING MADE WITH REGARD TO ACCESSIBILITY, |
| STRUCTURAL STRENGTH, FIRE SAFETY, MEANS OF EGRESS, OR |
| THE CAPACITY OF MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, OR ELECTRICAL |
| SYSTEMS. |
| 1101.3 OTHER WORK. |
| ANY REPAIR OR ALTERATION WORK WITHIN AN EXISTING |
| BUILDING TO WHICH AN ADDITION IS BEING MADE SHALL |
| COMPLY WITH THE APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE WORK AS |
| CLASSIFIED IN CHAPTER 5. |
| 507.1 SCOPE. PROVISIONS FOR ADDITIONS SHALL APPLY WHERE |
| WORK IS CLASSIFIED AS AN ADDITION AS DEFINED IN CHAPTER |
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| 507.2 APPLICATION. ADDITIONS TO EXISTING BUILDINGS |
| SHALL COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 11. |
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| B. SHOW THE PROPOSED USE OF THIS SPACE. THE PREVIOUS |
| BUSINESS LICENSE IS CLOSED. FBC 107.1 SUBMITTAL |
| DOCUMENTS |
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| C. LABEL ALL OF THE ROOMS . FBC 107.1 SUBMITTAL |
| DOCUMENTS SEE ALSO FBC 107.3.5 FOR MINIMUM PLAN REVIEW |
| CRITERIA FOR BUILDINGS. |
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| 2. WORK ON EXISTING BUILDING NOTE SHOWN. FBC 107.1 |
| SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS. |
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| 3. PROVIDE INFORMATION FOR THE BUILDINGS AT THE FRONT |
| ENTRANCE TO THE PROPERTY AND THE SHED ROOF ATTACHED TO |
| THE WEST SIDE OF THE EXISTING BUILDING EXTENDING ON TO |
| THE ADJACENT PROPERTY. IS IT THE INTENT TO KEEP THESE |
| BUILDINGS? IF SO, SHOWN THIS THE ON PLANS. I COULD NOT |
| LOCATE ANY PERMITS FOR THESE STRUCTURES. PROVIDE |
| SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS FOR THE EXISTING STRUCTURES. |
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| FBC 107.1 SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS. FBC 105.1 PERMITS |
| REQUIRED. |
| ANY OWNER OR OWNER?S AUTHORIZED AGENT WHO INTENDS TO |
| CONSTRUCT, ENLARGE, ALTER, REPAIR, MOVE, DEMOLISH OR |
| CHANGE THE OCCUPANCY OF A BUILDING OR STRUCTURE, OR TO |
| ERECT, INSTALL, ENLARGE, ALTER, REPAIR, REMOVE, CONVERT |
| OR REPLACE ANY IMPACT-RESISTANT COVERINGS, ELECTRICAL, |
| GAS, MECHANICAL OR PLUMBING SYSTEM, THE INSTALLATION OF |
| WHICH IS REGULATED BY THIS CODE, OR TO CAUSE ANY SUCH |
| WORK TO BE PERFORMED, SHALL FIRST MAKE APPLICATION TO |
| THE BUILDING OFFICIAL AND OBTAIN THE REQUIRED PERMIT. |
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| 4. PROVIDE A UNITY OF TITLE FOR 1405 ALLENDALE RD AND |
| 1413 ALLENDALE RD. |
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| 5. FIRE WALLS 706.1.1 PARTY WALLS. |
| ANY WALL LOCATED ON A LOT LINE BETWEEN ADJACENT |
| BUILDINGS, WHICH IS USED OR ADAPTED FOR JOINT SERVICE |
| BETWEEN THE TWO BUILDINGS, SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED AS A |
| FIRE WALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 706. PARTY WALLS |
| SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED WITHOUT OPENINGS AND SHALL CREATE |
| SEPARATE BUILDINGS. |
| 706.4 FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING. |
| FIRE WALLS SHALL HAVE A FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING OF NOT |
| LESS THAN THAT REQUIRED BY TABLE 706.4. A THREE HOUR |
| RATING IS REQUIRED. |
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| A. EAST WALL OF THE ADDITION IS ON THE PROPERTY LINE |
| WITH ZERO CLEARANCE TO THE ADJACENT BUILDING. |
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| B. THE WEST WALL IS ON THE PROPERTY LINE AND SHOWS NEW |
| OPENINGS. |
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| B. CONFIRM THAT THE ADJACENT BUILDING DOES NOT HAVE ANY |
| OPENINGS ON THE WEST SIDE. |
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| C. SHOW HOW THE EAST AND WEST WALL OF THE ADDITION WILL |
| ACHIEVE A 3 HOUR RATING USING 8? BLOCK. |
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| D. THE EAST ELEVATION ON A-2 SHOWS AN OPENING AT THE |
| COVERED PARKING LOCATION. NO OPENINGS ARE PERMITTED. |
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| E. NOTE: IF A UNITY OF TITLE IS PROVIDED AS MENTIONED |
| ABOVE THIS WILL ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT OF THE 3 HOUR |
| RATED WALL ON THE WEST SIDE. |
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| 6. MEZZANINE |
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| THE AREA OF THE NEW MEZZANINE EXCEEDS THE ALLOWABLE |
| AREA LIMITATIONS. SEE THE FOLLOWING SECTION AND |
| EXCEPTION 1. |
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| FBC 505.2.1 AREA LIMITATION. |
| THE AGGREGATE AREA OF A MEZZANINE OR MEZZANINES WITHIN |
| A ROOM SHALL BE NOT GREATER THAN ONE-THIRD OF THE FLOOR |
| AREA OF THAT ROOM OR SPACE IN WHICH THEY ARE LOCATED. |
| THE ENCLOSED PORTION OF A ROOM SHALL NOT BE INCLUDED IN |
| A DETERMINATION OF THE FLOOR AREA OF THE ROOM IN WHICH |
| THE MEZZANINE IS LOCATED. IN DETERMINING THE ALLOWABLE |
| MEZZANINE AREA, THE AREA OF THE MEZZANINE SHALL NOT BE |
| INCLUDED IN THE FLOOR AREA OF THE ROOM. |
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| WHERE A ROOM CONTAINS BOTH A MEZZANINE AND AN EQUIPMENT |
| PLATFORM, THE AGGREGATE AREA OF THE TWO RAISED FLOOR |
| LEVELS SHALL BE NOT GREATER THAN TWO-THIRDS OF THE |
| FLOOR AREA OF THAT ROOM OR SPACE IN WHICH THEY ARE |
| LOCATED. |
| EXCEPTIONS: 1.THE AGGREGATE AREA OF MEZZANINES IN |
| BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES OF TYPE I OR II CONSTRUCTION |
| FOR SPECIAL INDUSTRIAL OCCUPANCIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| SECTION 503.1.1 SHALL BE NOT GREATER THAN TWO-THIRDS OF |
| THE FLOOR AREA OF THE ROOM. |
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| 7. STAIRS |
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| THE VERTICAL RISE OF THE STAIRS IS OVER 12 FT. PROVIDE |
| A LANDING. |
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| FBC 1011.8 VERTICAL RISE. |
| A FLIGHT OF STAIRS SHALL NOT HAVE A VERTICAL RISE |
| GREATER THAN 12 FEET (3658 MM) BETWEEN FLOOR LEVELS OR |
| LANDINGS. |
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| 8. SHOW EXISTING SECOND FLOOR PLAN AND INCLUDE THIS ON |
| THE LIFE SAFETY PLANS WITH TRAVEL DISTANCES SHOWN. |
| NOTE: TRAVEL DISTANCES SHOULD BE MEASURED USING THE |
| NATURAL PATH OF TRAVEL AND NOT NECESSARILY DIAGONALS OF |
| THE ROOM. |
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| FBC 1017.3 MEASUREMENT. |
| EXIT ACCESS TRAVEL DISTANCE SHALL BE MEASURED FROM THE |
| MOST REMOTE POINT WITHIN A STORY ALONG THE NATURAL AND |
| UNOBSTRUCTED PATH OF HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL EGRESS |
| TRAVEL TO THE ENTRANCE TO AN EXIT. |
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| 9. PRODUCT APPROVALS |
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| A. PRODUCT APPROVAL FOR GAF MODIFIED BITUMEN ROOF |
| SYSTEM. SELECT THE ASSEMBLY TO BE USED. CHECK TO SEE IF |
| LIMITATION NUMBER 7 APPLIES. IF SO PROVIDE SUPPORTING |
| INFORMATION AS SHOWN. FBC 107.1 SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS. |
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| B. PROVIDE A PRODUCT APPROVAL FOR WINDOW MULLIONS. |
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| 10. PROVIDE A DIMENSIONED BATHROOM PLAN. FBC 107.1 |
| SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS. |
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| 11. STRUCTURAL NOTES NUMBER 5 SHOWS WOOD TRUSSES. THEY |
| ARE NOT PERMITTED IN TYPE IIB CONSTRUCTION. FBC 107.1 |
| SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS. |
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| 12. PROVIDE LAYOUT / SHOP DRAWINGS FOR THE ROOF PRECAST |
| DOUBLE TEES. ALSO SHOW BEARING LOCATION DETAIL. FBC |
| 107.1 SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS. |
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| 13. LINTEL SCHEDULE NOT PROVIDED. FBC 107.1 SUBMITTAL |
| DOCUMENTS. |
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| 14. PROVIDE A GEOTECHNICAL SOILS REPORT. FBC 1803.2 |
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| 15. IMPACT FEES |
| BEFORE A PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT CAN BE ISSUED, IMPACT |
| FEES, REQUIRED BY PALM BEACH COUNTY, SHALL BE PAID. |
| UPON FINAL APPROVAL OF PLANS, ONE SET OF PLANS SHALL BE |
| SIGNED OUT AND SUBMITTED TO PALM BEACH COUNTY FOR AN |
| IMPACT FEE REVIEW. THE PLANS WITH THE IMPACT FEE STAMP |
| AND A COPY OF THE PAID RECEIPT MUST BE RETURNED TO THE |
| CITY BUILDING DEPARTMENT BEFORE THE BUILDING PERMIT CAN |
| BE ISSUED. FOR INFORMATION CALL PALM BEACH COUNTY |
| IMPACT FEES AT (561) 233-5025. |
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| 16. PERMIT VALUE IS TOO LOW. |
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| VALUATION |
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| FBC 109.3 BUILDING PERMIT VALUATIONS. IF, IN THE |
| OPINION OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL, THE CLAIMED VALUATION |
| OF BUILDING, ALTERATION, STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL, GAS, |
| MECHANICAL OR PLUMBING SYSTEMS APPEARS TO BE |
| UNDERESTIMATED ON THE APPLICATION, THE PERMIT SHALL BE |
| DENIED, UNLESS THE APPLICANT CAN SHOW DETAILED, |
| QUANTITY ESTIMATES, AND/OR BONA FIDE SIGNED CONTRACTS |
| (EXCLUDING LAND VALUE) TO MEET THE APPROVAL OF THE |
| BUILDING OFFICIAL. FOR PERMITTING PURPOSES, VALUATION |
| OF BUILDINGS AND SYSTEMS SHALL BE TOTAL REPLACEMENT |
| VALUE TO INCLUDE STRUCTURAL, ELECTRIC, PLUMBING, |
| MECHANICAL, INTERIOR FINISH, RELATIVE SITE WORK, |
| ARCHITECTURAL AND DESIGN FEES, MARKETING COSTS, |
| OVERHEAD AND PROFIT; EXCLUDING ONLY LAND VALUE. |
| VALUATION REFERENCES MAY INCLUDE THE LATEST PUBLISHED |
| DATA OF NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION COST ANALYSIS SERVICES |
| (MARSHALL-SWIFT, MEANS, ETC.), AS PUBLISHED BY |
| INTERNATIONAL CODE CONGRESS. |
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| 17. RESIDENT INSPECTOR |
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| A RESIDENT INSPECTOR WILL BE REQUIRED FOR THIS |
| PROJECT PER WEST PALM BEACH ADMINISTRATIVE CODE |
| SECTION: |
| 110.3.9 OTHER INSPECTIONS SERVICES. THE BUILDING |
| OFFICIAL MAY MAKE, OR CAUSE TO BE MADE BY OTHERS, THE |
| INSPECTIONS REQUIRED BY SECTION 109. HE/SHE MAY ACCEPT |
| REPORTS OF INSPECTORS OF RECOGNIZED INSPECTION |
| SERVICES, PROVIDED THAT AFTER INVESTIGATION HE/SHE IS |
| SATISFIED AS TO THEIR QUALIFICATIONS AND RELIABILITY. A |
| CERTIFICATE CALLED FOR BY ANY PROVISION OF THE |
| TECHNICAL CODES SHALL NOT BE BASED ON SUCH REPORTS |
| UNLESS THE SAME ARE IN WRITING AND CERTIFIED BY A |
| RESPONSIBLE OFFICER OF SUCH SERVICE. THE BUILDING |
| OFFICIAL MAY REQUIRE THE OWNER TO EMPLOY AN INSPECTION |
| SERVICE IN THE FOLLOWING INSTANCES: |
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| 1. FOR BUILDINGS OR ADDITIONS OF TYPE I OR II |
| CONSTRUCTION. |
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| WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE COMPLETE A RESUBMITTAL FORM: |
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| HTTP://WPB.ORG/DEVELOPMENT/WPCONTENT/UPLOADS/SITES/33/2 |
| 013/09/APPLICATION_RESUBMITTAL_FORM_04132010.PDF |
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| THIS FORM IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE BUILDING DIVISION. |
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| WHEN RESUBMITTING, SWAP OUT SHEETS WHICH HAVE CHANGED |
| SO THAT THERE ARE TWO COMPLETE, COLLATED SETS OF PLANS |
| READY FOR PERMIT ISSUANCE. OLD SHEETS ARE TO BE |
| RETAINED IN THE PERMIT APPLICATION PACKAGE (SEPARATE |
| FROM THE PERMIT SETS) AND MARKED *OLD SHEETS* OR |
| *VOID*. PLEASE KEEP BOTH SETS OF OLD VOIDED SHEETS IN |
| THE PERMIT PACKAGE. |
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| A RESPONSE LETTER INDICATING HOW EACH ITEM WAS |
| ADDRESSED WILL HELP TO EXPEDITE PLAN REVIEW. |
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