2019-09-24 08:45:17 | 2017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| W. P. B. PERMIT: 19071062 / HISTORIC BUILDING |
| ADD: 809 6TH ST. |
| CONT: SOUTH FLORIDA?S BEST CONSTRUCTION |
| TEL: 561-294-8300 |
| E-MAIL: SF/[email protected] |
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| 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2017 WEST PALM BEACH |
| AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, |
| ADMINISTRATION |
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| 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: TUES. SEPT. 24/ 2019 |
| ACTION: DENIED |
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| 1) PLEASE NOTE THE COVERSHEET A-1 INDICATES THIS IS A |
| LEVEL III ALTERATION. THE LAST KNOWN USE (OCCUPANCY |
| R-3) FOR THIS BUILDING WAS A PERMIT 9700268 |
| MISCELLANEOUS FLOOR REPAIRS AN OWNER/ BUILDER PERMIT. |
| THIS MADE THE OCCUPANCY TYPE A R3 SINGLE FAMILY |
| RESIDENCE. THE OWNER BROUGHT IN THEIR HOMESTEAD TAX |
| EXEMPTION AS PART OF THEIR PROOF OF OWNERSHIP. IN 2014 |
| ANOTHER PERMIT WAS APPLIED FOR 14120093 TO CHANGE THE |
| OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION FROM A R3 SINGLE FAMILY |
| DWELLING TO AN R2 A 4 UNIT APARTMENT BUILDING. THIS |
| PERMIT HAS NEVER BEEN ISSUED AND WAS REVOKED. 4/21/2017 |
| THE OWNER AND CONTRACTOR WERE ADVISED TO RE-APPLY FOR |
| THE PERMIT THAT HAD NEVER BEEN ISSUED. REVOKED |
| 9/15/2017. |
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| THIS IS A CHANGE OF USE PERMIT UNDER THE 2018 |
| FBC-EXISTING BUILDING CODE. 1001.2.1 CHANGE OF USE. ANY |
| WORK UNDERTAKEN IN CONNECTION WITH A CHANGE IN USE THAT |
| DOES NOT INVOLVE A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION |
| OR A CHANGE TO ANOTHER GROUP WITHIN AN OCCUPANCY |
| CLASSIFICATION SHALL CONFORM TO THE APPLICABLE |
| REQUIREMENTS FOR THE WORK AS CLASSIFIED IN CHAPTER 5 |
| AND TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTIONS 1002 THROUGH 1011. |
| EXCEPTION: AS MODIFIED IN SECTION 1205 FOR HISTORIC |
| BUILDINGS. |
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| 2) PLEASE REVIEW SECTION 1003.1 OF THE 2017 EXIST. |
| BUILDING CODE. BUILDING ELEMENTS AND MATERIALS IN |
| PORTIONS OF BUILDINGS UNDERGOING A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY |
| CLASSIFICATION SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTION 1012. |
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| EXISTING BUILDING CODE1012.2 FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS. |
| FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS SHALL BE PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE |
| WITH SECTIONS 1012.2.1 AND 1012.2.2. |
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| 2A) 2017 EXISTING BUILDING CODE. 1012.2.1 FIRE |
| SPRINKLER SYSTEM. WHERE A CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY |
| CLASSIFICATION OCCURS OR WHERE THERE IS A CHANGE OF |
| OCCUPANCY WITHIN A SPACE WHERE THERE IS A DIFFERENT |
| FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM THRESHOLD REQUIREMENT IN CHAPTER |
| 9 OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING THAT REQUIRES |
| AN AUTOMATIC FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM TO BE PROVIDED BASED |
| ON THE NEW OCCUPANCY IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 9 OF |
| THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING, SUCH SYSTEM SHALL |
| BE PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE AREA WHERE THE CHANGE OF |
| OCCUPANCY OCCURS. |
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| 2017 FBC-B [F]903.2.8 GROUP R. AN AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER |
| SYSTEM INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 903.3 SHALL |
| BE PROVIDED THROUGHOUT ALL BUILDINGS WITH A GROUP R |
| FIRE AREA. F]903.3 INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS. AUTOMATIC |
| SPRINKLER SYSTEMS SHALL BE DESIGNED AND INSTALLED IN |
| ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS 903.3.1 THROUGH 903.3.8. |
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| 2017 FBC-B F]903.3.1.2 NFPA 13R SPRINKLER SYSTEMS. |
| AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS IN GROUP R OCCUPANCIES UP |
| TO AND INCLUDING FOUR STORIES IN HEIGHT IN BUILDINGS |
| NOT EXCEEDING 60 FEET (18 288 MM) IN HEIGHT ABOVE GRADE |
| PLANE SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE INSTALLED THROUGHOUT IN |
| ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13R. |
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| 2B) 2017 EXISTING BUILDING CODE SECTION 1012.2.2 FIRE |
| ALARM AND DETECTION SYSTEM. WHERE A CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY |
| CLASSIFICATION OCCURS OR WHERE THERE IS A CHANGE OF |
| OCCUPANCY WITHIN A SPACE WHERE THERE IS A DIFFERENT |
| FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM THRESHOLD REQUIREMENT IN CHAPTER |
| 9 OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING THAT REQUIRES |
| A FIRE ALARM AND DETECTION SYSTEM TO BE PROVIDED BASED |
| ON THE NEW OCCUPANCY IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 9 OF |
| THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING, SUCH SYSTEM SHALL |
| BE PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE AREA WHERE THE CHANGE OF |
| OCCUPANCY OCCURS. |
| 907.2.9 GROUP R-2. FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS AND SMOKE ALARMS |
| SHALL BE INSTALLED IN GROUP R-2 OCCUPANCIES AS REQUIRED |
| IN SECTIONS 907.2.9.1 THROUGH 907.2.9.3. |
| [F]907.2.9.1 MANUAL FIRE ALARM SYSTEM. A MANUAL FIRE |
| ALARM SYSTEM THAT ACTIVATES THE OCCUPANT NOTIFICATION |
| SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 907.5 SHALL BE |
| INSTALLED IN GROUP R-2 OCCUPANCIES WHERE ANY OF THE |
| FOLLOWING CONDITIONS APPLY: |
| ANY DWELLING UNIT OR SLEEPING UNIT IS LOCATED MORE THAN |
| ONE STORY BELOW THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF EXIT DISCHARGE OF |
| EXITS SERVING THE DWELLING UNIT OR SLEEPING UNIT. |
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| 3) THE SHEET A1 WILL NEED TO PROVIDE IF TRANSIENT OR |
| NON-TRANSIENT, THIS WILL AFFECT IF ACCESSIBILITY |
| BECOMES AN ISSUE, TRANSIENT MAY ALSO BECOME A R-1 |
| OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION. 2017 WEST PALM BEACH |
| AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, |
| ADMINISTRATION, 107. 3.5.1.2 MINIMUM PLAN REVIEW |
| CRITERIA COMMERCIAL BUILDING. 2017 FBC-B 310.1. |
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| 4) THE SHEET - A1 UNDER THE HEADING SCOPE OF WORK NOTES |
| 1,2 & 9 INDICATE THERE WERE TO BE NOA?S SUBMITTED UNDER |
| THIS REVIEW. THESE PRODUCT APPROVALS WERE TO BE FOR |
| IMPACT WINDOWS, SOLID EXTERIOR DOORS AND TILE ROOF |
| SYSTEM. NO PRODUCT WERE SUBMITTED. COMPLY WITH: |
| 2017 FBC-B 1609.1.2 PROTECTION OF OPENINGS, |
| 1609.6.4.4.1 COMPONENTS & CLADDING. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT |
| OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 61G20-3.005, |
| RULE 9N-3 NOV. 01/ 2010 (31) SUB-CATEGORY OF PRODUCTS |
| OR CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS THAT WILL REQUIRE PRODUCT |
| APPROVALS: |
| (31)(A) EXTERIOR DOORS |
| (B) WINDOWS & MULLIONS |
| (D) ROOFING PRODUCTS AND ASSEMBLIES |
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| 5) IDENTIFY GLAZING/ MULLIONS. PLEASE IDENTIFY ON THE |
| PRODUCT APPROVAL BEFORE SUBMITTING TO DESIGNER OF |
| RECORD AND BEFORE SUBMISSION TO THE BUILDING |
| DEPARTMENT. FOR ALL PRODUCTS WITH GLAZING, PLEASE |
| IDENTIFY THE OPENING WIDTH & HEIGHT, TYPE OF GLAZING, |
| MULLION SIZE, LENGTH IF UNREINFORCED OR REINFORCED |
| INFORMATION IF REQUIRED, ATTACHMENTS AND ASSOCIATE |
| PRESSURES FOR EACH OPENING SIZE. 2014 FBC-B 1405.13.1 |
| INSTALLATION. WINDOWS AND DOORS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN |
| ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED MANUFACTURERS INSTRUCTIONS. |
| FASTENER SIZE AND SPACING SHALL BE PROVIDED IN SUCH |
| INSTRUCTIONS AND SHALL BE CALCULATED BASED ON MAXIMUM |
| LOADS AND SPACING USED IN THE TESTS. |
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| 6A) W. P. B. 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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| 6B) 107.3.4.2 DEFERRED SUBMITTALS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF |
| THIS SECTION, DEFERRED SUBMITTALS ARE DEFINED AS THOSE |
| PORTIONS OF THE DESIGN THAT ARE NOT SUBMITTED AT THE |
| TIME OF THE APPLICATION AND THAT ARE TO BE SUBMITTED TO |
| THE BUILDING OFFICIAL WITHIN A SPECIFIED PERIOD. |
| DEFERRAL OF ANY SUBMITTAL ITEMS SHALL HAVE THE PRIOR |
| APPROVAL OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. THE REGISTERED |
| DESIGN PROFESSIONAL IN RESPONSIBLE CHARGE SHALL LIST |
| THE DEFERRED SUBMITTALS ON THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS |
| FOR REVIEW BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. |
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| DOCUMENTS FOR DEFERRED SUBMITTAL ITEMS SHALL BE |
| SUBMITTED TO THE REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL IN |
| RESPONSIBLE CHARGE WHO SHALL REVIEW THEM AND FORWARD |
| THEM TO THE BUILDING OFFICIAL WITH A NOTATION |
| INDICATING THAT THE DEFERRED SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS HAVE |
| BEEN REVIEWED AND FOUND TO BE IN GENERAL CONFORMANCE TO |
| THE DESIGN OF THE BUILDING. THE DEFERRED SUBMITTAL |
| ITEMS SHALL NOT BE INSTALLED UNTIL THE DEFERRED |
| SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE BUILDING |
| OFFICIAL. |
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| 7) THE SHEET - A1 UNDER THE HEADING SCOPE OF WORK NOTES |
| 6 & 8 BOTH REFER TO SHEET S-1. THIS SHEET IS NOT |
| INCLUDED IN THE SET OF PLANS NOR IN THE PLAN LEGEND. |
| 107.2.1.3 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. NOTE 6 |
| INDICATES ON SHEET S-1 THERE ARE TENANT SEPARATION WALL |
| AND CEILING DETAILS (HORIZONTAL SEPARATION OF FIRE |
| AREAS). |
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| 7A) SEMI-COMPLIED. THE SHEET - A1 WILL NEED TO SHOW ONE |
| HOUR FIRE RATED WALL ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STAIR |
| (INTERIOR WALLS) ON SHEET A1 AND ON SHEET A2 ( WALL |
| LEGEND SHOWS 1 HOUR RATED), BUT IT REFERS TO SHEET D-1 |
| FOR DETAIL. THE WALL DETAIL IS FOR TENANT SEPARATION |
| WALLS WITH ? DRYWALL. THE PLANS ARE SILENT ON SHEET A1 |
| THE FIRE RATING ON THE CEILING JUST BENEATH THE STAIR |
| STRINGER. PLEASE REVIEW SECTION: |
| 2017 FBC-B 1011.7.3 ENCLOSURES UNDER INTERIOR |
| STAIRWAYS. THE WALLS AND SOFFITS WITHIN ENCLOSED USABLE |
| SPACES UNDER ENCLOSED AND UNENCLOSED STAIRWAYS SHALL BE |
| PROTECTED BY 1-HOUR FIRE-RESISTANCE-RATED CONSTRUCTION |
| OR THE FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING OF THE STAIRWAY |
| ENCLOSURE, WHICHEVER IS GREATER. ACCESS TO THE ENCLOSED |
| SPACE SHALL NOT BE DIRECTLY FROM WITHIN THE STAIRWAY |
| ENCLOSURE. EXCEPTION: SPACES UNDER STAIRWAYS SERVING |
| AND CONTAINED WITHIN A SINGLE RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNIT |
| IN GROUP R-2 OR R-3 SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE PROTECTED |
| ON THE ENCLOSED SIDE WITH 1/2-INCH GYPSUM BOARD IN |
| BUILDINGS EQUIPPED THROUGHOUT WITH AN AUTOMATIC |
| SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH 903.3.1.1. NOT A |
| D-13 OR R-13 SYSTEM. |
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| 7B) SHEET D-1 TENANT SEPARATION WALLS WILL NEED TO SHOW |
| COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 708.3 OF THE 2017 FBC-B. &08.3 |
| FIRE RESISTANCE RATING BETWEEN DWELLING UNITS NOT LESS |
| THAN 1 HOUR. AGAIN THE EXCEPTION IS WHEN FULLY |
| SPRINKLERED WITH A SPRINKLER SYSTEM THAT CONFORMS TO |
| 903.3.1.1. THEN A ? HOUR FIRE RATING BETWEEN UNITS IS |
| ACCEPTABLE IN TYPE V-B CONSTRUCTION. |
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| 7C) SHEET A1 & A2 BOTH INDICATE THE USE OF A 25 SINGLE |
| HUNG WINDOW. PLEASE PROVIDE FROM THE MANUFACTURER THE |
| SIZE OF WINDOW THIS REPRESENTS. THIS SHOULD ALSO MATCH |
| UP WITH THE SIZING CHARTS ON THE PRODUCT APPROVALS |
| SUBMITTED FOR WINDOWS. THEY MUST COMPLY WITH THE |
| REQUIREMENTS FOR EMERGENCY ESCAPE OPENINGS FOR SLEEPING |
| ROOMS. 2017 FBC-B 1030.2.(1-4). |
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| 8) THE PLANS DO NOT INDICATE ON THE 2ND FLOOR WHAT TYPE |
| OF NEW FLOOR COVERING ARE TO BE INSTALLED. PLEASE |
| PROVIDE CODE COMPLIANCE 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 NOT |
| JUST PLACE THE CODE SECTION ON THE PLANS, SHOW |
| COMPLIANCE WITH: |
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| 8A) 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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| 8B) 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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| 8C) TYPE III-TYPE V CONSTRUCTION: FBC-B-2017 720.2 |
| CONCEALED INSTALLATION. INSULATING MATERIALS, WHERE |
| CONCEALED AS INSTALLED IN BUILDINGS OF ANY TYPE OF |
| CONSTRUCTION, SHALL HAVE A FLAME SPREAD INDEX OF NOT |
| MORE THAN 25 AND A SMOKE-DEVELOPED INDEX OF NOT MORE |
| THAN 450. |
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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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| 9) SHEET A-3 PROVIDES THE WIND DESIGN DATA AND WORST |
| CASE PRESSURES (10 SQ. FT.) FOR WALL ZONES 4 & 5 BUT |
| THERE ARE NO PRESSURES PROVIDED FOR THE ROOF ZONES 1, 2 |
| & 3 FOR PITCHED ROOFS FROM 7 TO 27 DEGREES. |
| 2017 FBC-B 1603.1.4 WIND DESIGN DATA.(5) 5. DESIGN WIND |
| PRESSURES TO BE USED FOR EXTERIOR COMPONENTS AND |
| CLADDING MATERIALS (ROOFING). |
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| 10) BEFORE A PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT, MAY BE ISSUED, IMPACT |
| FEES MUST BE PAID TO PALM BEACH COUNTY. ONE SET OF |
| PLANS WILL HAVE TO BE TAKEN (BY THE CONTRACTOR OR |
| REPRESENTATIVE) TO THE PALM BEACH COUNTY IMPACT FEE |
| OFFICE LOCATED AT 2300 N. JOG RD. ROOMS 2W01-2W14 WEST |
| PALM BEACH, FL. THE ACTUAL PERMIT SET OF PLANS MUST BE |
| STAMPED BY THAT OFFICE, AND A COPY OF THE PAID RECEIPT |
| ATTACHED TO THE PERMIT APPLICATION. PLEASE CALL |
| (561)233-5025 FOR MORE INFORMATION. |
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| 11) 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: 561-805-6715 |
| FAX: 561-805-6676 |
| E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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