| 2019-06-03 11:50:22 | 2017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 19050592 |
| | ADD: 801 S. OLIVE AVE. SUITE: 1510 |
| | CONT: PAUL BENNETT BLDS. |
| | TEL: 561-685-1256 |
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| | 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2017 WEST PALM BEACH |
| | AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, |
| | ADMINISTRATION |
| | 2017 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. JUNE 02/ 2019 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | FAIR HOUSING GUIDELINES. 2017 FLORIDA ACCESSIBILITY |
| | CODE/ FAIR HOUSING ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES. SECTION 3. |
| | FAIR HOUSING ACT DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS. |
| | FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A COVERED MULTIFAMILY |
| | DWELLING SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED |
| | FOR FIRST OCCUPANCY ON OR BEFORE MARCH 13, 1991, IF |
| | THEY ARE OCCUPIED BY THAT DATE OR IF THE LAST BUILDING |
| | PERMIT OR RENEWAL THEREOF FOR THE COVERED MULTIFAMILY |
| | DWELLINGS IS ISSUED BY A STATE, COUNTY OR LOCAL |
| | GOVERNMENT ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 13, 1990. |
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| | 1) PLEASE NOTE THIS BUILDING WAS BUILT IN 2006 UNDER |
| | THE FAIR HOUSING ACT. SHEET A-2 SHOWS THE ENTRY INTO |
| | THE KITCHEN AT 30 INCHES. PLEASE ALSO NOTE THAT THE |
| | MAIN ENTRY DOOR ALSO SCALES OUT AT 30 INCHES. IT WOULD |
| | APPEAR THAT THE DRAWINGS MAY HAVE BEEN REDUCED TO FIT |
| | ON THE SHEET. THE MINIMUM CLEAR OPENING FOR THE ENTRY |
| | DOOR (ACCESSIBLE DOORS) IS A 34 INCH DOOR WITH 32 |
| | INCHES CLEAR. WITHIN THE UNIT ITSELF USEABLE DOORS AND |
| | OR CASED OPENINGS IS MINIMUM CLEAR WIDTH OF 32 INCHES. |
| | FAIR HOUSING GUIDELINE 1998- PAGE 3.5. |
| | THE GUIDELINE ALSO COMMENTS ON THE REQUIREMENTS FOR |
| | ENTERING THE KITCHEN AND THE MINIMUM CLEARANCE BETWEEN |
| | RANGES, SINKS, AND OR REFRIGERATORS AND THE OPPOSING |
| | BASE CABINETS, SEE THE 1998 GUIDELINE PAGES 7.7 THROUGH |
| | 7.11. |
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| | 2) PLEASE ALSO REFER TO THE 1998 FAIR HOUSING GUIDELINE |
| | FOR CABINET HEIGHTS FOR THE KITCHEN CABINETS AND THE |
| | BATHROOM VANITIES, SEE PAGE 7.15. |
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| | 3) FOR RENOVATIONS TO EXISTING COMPLIANT FAIR HOUSING |
| | UNITS, WHEN YOU FAIL A PLAN DUE TO PROPOSED RENOVATIONS |
| | WHICH MAKE A COMPLIANT BATHROOM NON-COMPLIANT, PLEASE |
| | PROVIDE THE BELOW LETTER AS AN ALTERNATIVE. THIS SHOULD |
| | BE SIGNED BY BOTH PARTIES (DESIGNER AND OWNER), BUT |
| | ONLY THE OWNER?S SIGNATURE NEEDS TO BE NOTARIZED. |
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| | FAIR HOUSING LETTER |
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| | PROJECT ADDRESS: ______________________________________ |
| | ____________________ |
| | PERMIT NUMBER: ________________________ |
| | THE OWNER AND DESIGNER OF RECORD ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE |
| | PROPOSED BATHROOM DESIGN DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS |
| | OF THE FAIR HOUSING ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES. THE OWNER |
| | AGREES TO REVERT THE UNIT BACK TO COMPLIANCE AT TIME OF |
| | SALE IF SO REQUESTED BY THE BUYER. |
| | SIGNATURE OF DESIGNER: ______________________________ |
| | PRINTED NAME OF DESIGNER: ___________________________ |
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| | SIGNATURE OF OWNER: ________________________________ |
| | PRINTED NAME OF OWNER: _____________________________ |
| | NOTARY FOR OWNER?S SIGNATURE: |
| | STATE OF FLORIDA, COUNTY OF PALM BEACH |
| | THE FOREGOING INSTRUMENT WAS ACKNOWLEDGED BEFORE ME |
| | THIS _____ DAY OF ________, 20__ BY |
| | ___________________________ WHO IS PERSONALLY KNOWN TO |
| | ME OR WHO HAS PRODUCED: ___________________________ AS |
| | IDENTIFICATION AND WHO DID / DID NOT TAKE AN OATH. |
| | NOTARY SIGNATURE ___________________________________ |
| | NOTARY PRINTED NAME ________________________________ |
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| | 4) SHEET A-2 NOTE 10 INDICATES THE REMOVAL OF FLOOR |
| | FINISHES AND FLOORING PER OWNER SELECTION. A COPY OF A |
| | SALES BROCHURE FOR PROFLEX SIM-90.THERE ARE QUITE A FEW |
| | ISSUES: |
| | 4A) SHEET A-2 NOTE # 10 INDICATES THE SOUND |
| | TRANSMISSION OF 0.45 PER ASTM E90 & |
| | A IMPACT INSULATION CLASS (ICC) RATING OF NOT LESS THAN |
| | 0.45 WHEN TESTED TO ASTM E492. |
| | PLEASE NOTE BOTH RATINGS ARE FIELD TEST RATINGS BY A |
| | CERTIFIED LABORATORY. THESE TEST ARE VERY, VERY |
| | EXPENSIVE!!!! EACH TEST IS AROUND $10,000.00. |
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| | 4B) THE 2ND ISSUE IS THE SUBMITTED SALES BROCHURE FOR |
| | PROFLEX SIM-90 STATES IT WAS TESTED (STC TEST) ON A 8 |
| | INCH SLAB WITH AN GYPSUM DRYWALL CEILING. |
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| | 4C) THE DESIGNER OF RECORD STATES FLOOR FINISHES PER |
| | OWNERS SELECTION. THE FLOOR INSULATION TEST HAS TO BE |
| | TESTED WITH THE FLOOR FINISH, EACH TEST HAS TO BE |
| | SPECIFIC TO THE FLOOR FINISH!!!! |
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| | 4D) NO FLAME SPREAD REPORT WAS SUBMITTED. |
| | THE CITY DOES HAVE PROFLEX SUPER SIM 90 UNDERLAYMENT |
| | REPORTS FOR PORCELAIN TILE ON 6 INCH CONCRETE SLAB. |
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| | BLDG TYPE: TYPE I/ TYPE II FLOOR INSULATION (FBC-B |
| | 2017) |
| | FOR TILE, STONE, MARBLE, VINYL AND WOOD FLOORING ALL |
| | NEED TO HAVE HAD THE SOUND UNDERLAYMENT TESTED FLOOR |
| | ASSEMBLIES TO THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS AND MEET THE |
| | QUALIFICATIONS LISTED UNDER EACH OF THE STANDARDS FOR A |
| | 6 INCH CONCRETE FLOOR ASSEMBLY/ NO DROPPED CEILING: |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE TEST REPORTS SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH: |
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| | A) FBC-B 2017 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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| | B) FBC-B 2017 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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| | C) FLAME SPREAD- FBC-B 2017 603.1. 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. |
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| | FLAME SPREAD INDEX. A COMPARATIVE MEASURE, EXPRESSED AS |
| | A DIMENSIONLESS NUMBER, DERIVED FROM VISUAL |
| | MEASUREMENTS OF THE SPREAD OF FLAME VERSUS TIME FOR A |
| | MATERIAL TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E 84 OR UL 723. |
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| | 5) 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 BN, PX, CBO |
| | SENIOR COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| | BUILDING 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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