2021-01-05 10:54:59 | PLAN |
| REVIEW COMMENTS |
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| 1ST REVIEW: FBC SIXTH EDITION (2017) |
| ROBERT MCDOUGAL, CBO |
| COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| (561) 805-6714 |
| [email protected] |
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| DENIED BY BUILDING |
| PLEASE ADDRESS THE ITEMS NOTED BELOW: |
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| 1) THE SURVEY SHOWS AN EXISTING MESH BARRIER AROUND THE |
| SWIMMING POOL. IT IS NOT CLEAR WHETHER THE MESH BABY |
| FENCE WILL REMAIN AS THE POOL BARRIER OR IF THE |
| PROPOSED FENCING IS INTENDED TO REPLACE IT. PLEASE |
| CLARIFY. FBC 107 |
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| 2) THE PROPOSED FENCE DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF |
| A SWIMMING POOL BARRIER. THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS WILL |
| NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. |
| A) FBC-R4501.17.1.8 |
| ACCESS GATES, WHEN PROVIDED, SHALL BE SELF-CLOSING AND |
| SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTIONS |
| R4501.17.1.1 THROUGH R4501.17.1.7 AND SHALL BE EQUIPPED |
| WITH A SELF-LATCHING LOCKING DEVICE LOCATED ON THE POOL |
| SIDE OF THE GATE. WHERE THE DEVICE RELEASE IS LOCATED |
| NO LESS THAN 54 INCHES (1372 MM) FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE |
| GATE, THE DEVICE RELEASE MECHANISM MAY BE LOCATED ON |
| EITHER SIDE OF THE GATE AND SO PLACED THAT IT CANNOT BE |
| REACHED BY A YOUNG CHILD OVER THE TOP OR THROUGH ANY |
| OPENING OR GAP FROM THE OUTSIDE. GATES THAT PROVIDE |
| ACCESS TO THE SWIMMING POOL MUST OPEN OUTWARD AWAY FROM |
| THE POOL. THE GATES AND BARRIER SHALL HAVE NO OPENING |
| GREATER THAN 1/2 INCH (12.7 MM) WITHIN 18 INCHES (457 |
| MM) OF THE RELEASE MECHANISM. |
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| B) FBC-R4501.17.1.2 |
| THE BARRIER MAY NOT HAVE ANY GAPS, OPENINGS, |
| INDENTATIONS, PROTRUSIONS, OR STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS |
| THAT COULD ALLOW A YOUNG CHILD TO CRAWL UNDER, SQUEEZE |
| THROUGH, OR CLIMB OVER THE BARRIER AS HEREIN DESCRIBED |
| BELOW. ONE END OF A REMOVABLE CHILD BARRIER SHALL NOT |
| BE REMOVABLE WITHOUT THE AID OF TOOLS. OPENINGS IN ANY |
| BARRIER SHALL NOT ALLOW PASSAGE OF A 4-INCH-DIAMETER |
| (102 MM) SPHERE. |
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| C) FBC-R4501.17.1.9 |
| WHERE A WALL OF A DWELLING SERVES AS PART OF THE |
| BARRIER, ONE OF THE FOLLOWING SHALL APPLY: |
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| 1. ALL DOORS AND WINDOWS PROVIDING DIRECT ACCESS FROM |
| THE HOME TO THE POOL SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH AN EXIT |
| ALARM COMPLYING WITH UL 2017 THAT HAS A MINIMUM SOUND |
| PRESSURE RATING OF 85 DBA AT 10 FEET (3048 MM). ANY |
| DEACTIVATION SWITCH SHALL BE LOCATED AT LEAST 54 INCHES |
| (1372 MM) ABOVE THE THRESHOLD OF THE ACCESS. SEPARATE |
| ALARMS ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR EACH DOOR OR WINDOW IF |
| SENSORS WIRED TO A CENTRAL ALARM SOUND WHEN CONTACT IS |
| BROKEN AT ANY OPENING. |
| EXCEPTIONS: |
| 1.SCREENED OR PROTECTED WINDOWS HAVING A BOTTOM SILL |
| HEIGHT OF 48 INCHES (1219 MM) OR MORE MEASURED FROM THE |
| INTERIOR FINISHED FLOOR AT THE POOL ACCESS LEVEL. |
| 2.WINDOWS FACING THE POOL ON FLOOR ABOVE THE FIRST |
| STORY. |
| 3.SCREENED OR PROTECTED PASS-THROUGH KITCHEN WINDOWS 42 |
| INCHES (1067 MM) OR HIGHER WITH A COUNTER BENEATH. |
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| 2.ALL DOORS PROVIDING DIRECT ACCESS FROM THE HOME TO |
| THE POOL MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH A SELF-CLOSING, |
| SELF-LATCHING DEVICE WITH POSITIVE MECHANICAL |
| LATCHING/LOCKING INSTALLED A MINIMUM OF 54 INCHES (1372 |
| MM) ABOVE THE THRESHOLD, WHICH IS APPROVED BY THE |
| AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION. |
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| 3.A SWIMMING POOL ALARM THAT, WHEN PLACED IN A POOL, |
| SOUNDS AN ALARM UPON DETECTION OF AN ACCIDENTAL OR |
| UNAUTHORIZED ENTRANCE INTO THE WATER. SUCH POOL ALARM |
| MUST MEET AND BE INDEPENDENTLY CERTIFIED TO ASTM |
| STANDARD F2208, TITLED "STANDARD SAFETY SPECIFICATION |
| FOR RESIDENTIAL POOL ALARMS," WHICH INCLUDES SURFACE |
| MOTION, PRESSURE, SONAR, LASER, AND INFRARED ALARMS. |
| FOR PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, THE TERM "SWIMMING POOL |
| ALARM" DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY SWIMMING PROTECTION ALARM |
| DEVICE DESIGNED FOR INDIVIDUAL USE, SUCH AS AN ALARM |
| ATTACHED TO A CHILD THAT SOUNDS WHEN THE CHILD EXCEEDS |
| A CERTAIN DISTANCE OR BECOMES SUBMERGED IN WATER. |
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| 3) WHEN RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A |
| RESPONSE LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE |
| CITY RE-SUBMITTAL FORM. |
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