2020-10-16 16:47:52 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| 2017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| W. P. B. PERMIT: 20100675 |
| ADD: 2000 PRESIDENTIAL WAY # 501 |
| CONT: J&V RESIDENTIAL SERVICES |
| TEL: 561-601-1614 |
| 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: FRI. OCT. 16TH/ 2020 |
| ACTION: DENIED |
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| 1) SHEET A-1 THE DEMO FLOOR PLAN NOTES 4, 5 & 6 ALL |
| QUOTE CODE SECTIONS 2017 FBC-B 1207.2 AIR-BORNE SOUND, |
| 1207.3 STRUCTURE-BORNE SOUND AND 603.1 EXCEPTION 2 |
| FLAME SPREAD. |
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| 2017 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION 107.2.1. W.P.B. |
| ADMINISTRATIVE CODE. DRAWINGS & 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 TO THE TECHNICAL CODES |
| "CODE SECTIONS SHALL NOT BE CITED AS A WHOLE OR IN |
| PART, NOR THE TERM "LEGAL" OR ITS EQUIVALENT BE USED AS |
| A SUBSTITUTE FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION". CONSTRUCTION |
| DOCUMENTS SHALL BE SUFFICIENT CLARITY TO INDICATE THE |
| LOCATION, NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE WORK PROPOSED AND |
| SHOW IN DETAIL THAT IT WILL CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS |
| OF THIS CODE AND RELEVANT LAWS, ORDINANCES, RULES AND |
| REGULATIONS, AS DETERMINED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. |
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| 2) 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 ALL THREE TEST REPORTS SHOWING |
| COMPLIANCE WITH: |
| TYPE I AND II BUILDINGS |
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| 2A) 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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| 2B) 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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| 2C) 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. |
| 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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| 3) BOTH SHEET A-2 & A-3 INDICATE THE REMOVAL OF A TUB |
| AND CREATING A NEW SHOWER, THE PLANS DO NOT INDICATE |
| HOW HIGH THE TILE WILL BE INSTALLED IN THE NEW SHOWER? |
| SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2017 FBC-B SHOWERS & TUBS |
| 1210.3. SHOWER COMPARTMENTS AND BATHTUBS WITH INSTALLED |
| SHOWER HEADS SHALL BE FINISHED WITH A NONABSORBENT |
| SURFACE TO A HEIGHT NOT LESS THAN 72 INCHES ABOVE THE |
| DRAIN INLET. |
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| 4) 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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| PLEASE NOTE WITH THE LACK OF INFORMATION FOR THIS |
| REVIEW, SUBSEQUENT REMARKS MAYBE MADE IN THE NEXT |
| REVIEW CYCLE. |
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| PLEASE NOTE WE ARE WORKING FROM HOME BECAUSE OF COVID |
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| IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT ME, MY CELL NUMBER IS |
| 561-718-9724. |
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| JAMES A. WITMER BN, PX, SFP, 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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