| 2020-01-06 14:32:27 | 2017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 19120832 |
| | ADD: 801 N OLIVE SUITE: 1209 |
| | CONT: J D ROOFING AND CONTRACTING |
| | TEL: 561-719-0725 |
| | E-MAIL: [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: MONDAY JAN. 06/ 2020 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A HIGHRISE CONDO AND THE |
| | REQUIREMENTS FOR FLOORING ARE VERY STRINGENT. THE ONLY |
| | REFERENCE TO THE TYPE OF FLOORING BEING INSTALLED IS |
| | THE PERMIT APPLICATION, THE PERMIT APPLICATION |
| | INDICATES THE NEW FLOORING BEING INSTALLED IS WALNUT. |
| | THERE IS NO OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED. IS THE WALNUT |
| | FLOORING A LAMINATE, ENGINEERED WOOD OR A ? INCH THICK |
| | PLANK FLOORING? THE SECOND ISSUE IS THE FLOORING |
| | INSULATION APPROVALS ARE FOR SOUND LVT VINYL ON |
| | SILENCER LVT UNDERLAYMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE THE TYPE OF |
| | WALNUT FLOORING AND UNDERLAYMENT THAT IS TO BE |
| | INSTALLED AND TESTED TO THE 3 TEST LISTED BELOW. WE |
| | WANT THE ACTUAL TEST NOT SALES BROCHURES. IF THE WALNUT |
| | FLOORING IS ? INCH PLANK FLOORING AND SUBFLOOR AND OR |
| | SLEEPERS ARE TO BE INSTALLED THEN COMPLIANCE NEEDS TO |
| | FOLLOW 805.1 OF THE FBC-B 2017 CODE FOR TYPE I TYPE II |
| | BUILDINGS. |
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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 (NOT SALES BROCHURES) |
| | SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH: |
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| | 1A) 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.SHEET |
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| | 1B) 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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| | 1C) 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. |
| | 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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| | A THOROUGH REVIEW OF THE PLANS COULD NOT HAPPEN SINCE |
| | THERE WAS A GREAT DEFICIENCY IN PLANS AND REQUIRED |
| | DOCUMENTATION. WITH THE NEXT PLAN REVIEW CYCLE THERE |
| | MAYBE ADDITIONAL REVIEW COMMENTS BECAUSE OF NEW PLANS |
| | AND INFORMATION LACKING UNDER THE PRIOR REVIEW. |
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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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