2021-02-01 14:28:42 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| 2017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| W. P. B. PERMIT:20121361 APPLIED 12/30/2020 / 2017 |
| FBC-B |
| ADD: 5400 EAST AVE. |
| CONT: MC CABE BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION |
| TEL: 561-771-0047 |
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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: MON. FEB. 02/01/2021 |
| ACTION: DENIED |
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| 1) PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE (2) FILE FOLDERS, ONE IS FOR |
| THE DRAWINGS, THE SECOND IS FOR SUPPORTS. THE FIRST |
| REVIEW THERE WERE NO PLANS UPLOADED INTO THE DRAWING |
| FILE FOLDER, EVERYTHING WAS UPLOADED INTO THE |
| SUPPORTING DOCUMENT FOLDER, PLEASE CORRECT. |
| 107.2.1.3. QUALITY OF PLANS. THE BUILDING OFFICIAL MAY |
| ESTABLISH THROUGH DEPARTMENT POLICY OTHER STANDARDS FOR |
| THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE |
| CONFORMITY TO ITS RECORD RETENTION PROGRAM. THIS POLICY |
| MAY INCLUDE SUCH THINGS AS MINIMUM SIZE, SHAPE, |
| CONTRAST, CLARITY, OR OTHER ITEMS RELATED TO RECORD |
| MANAGEMENT. ELECTRONIC MEDIA MUST BE COMPATIBLE WITH |
| THE ARCHIVE REQUIREMENTS OF FLORIDA STATUTES. |
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| 2) PLEASE CLARIFY THE TYPE OF WORK TO BE COVERED UNDER |
| THIS PERMIT. THE PERMIT APPLICATION INDICATES, |
| INSTALLATION OF EXTERIOR DOORS & WINDOWS, EXTERIOR |
| STRUCTURAL RENOVATIONS & CONSTRUCT PATIO. UNDER TRADES |
| ONLY STRUCTURAL WAS CHECKED, NO OTHER TRADES WERE |
| CHECKED. WITHIN THE PLANS THERE ARE MECHANICAL, |
| ELECTRICAL & PLUMBING SHEETS ALSO INCLUDED WITHIN THE |
| SET OF PLANS, ARE THESE TRADES TO ALSO BE PART OF THIS |
| PERMIT? ARE THEY INCLUDED UNDER THE PERMIT VALUE OF |
| WORK FOR $476,864.00? 107.2.1.2. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
| IS REQUIRED FOR WORK AND VALUE OF THE PERMIT. |
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| 3A) PLEASE PROVIDE A UP TO DATE SURVEY OF THE PROPERTY, |
| THE BUILDING IS IN A FLOOD ZONE AH BFE: 15 FT. IN NAVD |
| 88 AND APPEARS A PORTION OF THE BUILDING IS LOCATED |
| WITHIN THIS FLOOD ZONE. PLEASE SHOW THE ELEVATION OF |
| THE EXISTING FINISH FLOOR ON THE SURVEY AND FLOOR PLAN |
| IN NAVD 88. |
| 1612.5 FLOOD HAZARD DOCUMENTATION. WEST PALM BEACH MUNI |
| CODE. ARTICLE XVII ORDINANCES ARTICLE XVII FLOOD |
| PREVENTION & CONTROL |
| FBC BUILDING 1612 AND CITY OF WPB CODE OF SECTION |
| 94-546. STRUCTURE IS IN AN "A" FLOOD ZONE. A FLOOD |
| ELEVATION CERTIFICATE WILL BE REQUIRED. PLEASE REVIEW |
| CITY ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY REQUIREMENTS REQUIRE AN |
| ADDITIONAL 6 INCHES/ (12 INCHES OF ELEVATION IF PERMIT |
| APPLICATION AFTER SEPT. 12/2016, |
| AFTER OCT. 11/ 2017 AN ADDITIONAL ONE FOOT OF FREE |
| BOARD WILL BE REQUIRED OR (2) FEET ABOVE BASE FLOOD. |
| AFTER OCT. 11/ 2017 THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE |
| ADOPTED THE NEW FLOOD MAPS IN NAVD 88 ELEVATIONS. YOU |
| CAN GO TO THE WEBSITE: |
| WWW.NGS.NOAA.GOV/TOOLS/VERTCON/VERTCON.HTML FOR |
| CONVERSIONS. |
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| 3B) DETERMINATION OF SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT OR NOT. |
| SUBSTANIAL IMPROVEMENT. SECTION 94-546 PROVISIONS FOR |
| FLOOD HAZARD REDUCTION. (A)(3) ANY ALTERATION, REPAIR, |
| RECONSTRUCTION, OR IMPROVEMENTS TO A PROPERTY WHICH THE |
| CUMULATIVE COST FOR ANY FIVE YEAR PERIOD EQUALS OR |
| EXCEEDS 50 % OF THE BUILDING VALUE AT THE COMMENCEMENT |
| OF THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD SHALL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF |
| NEW CONSTRUCTION AS CONTAINED IN THIS ARTICLE. |
| USING THE PALM BEACH COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISERS |
| WEBSITE, THE CURRENT VALUE FOR IMPROVEMENT VALUE |
| (BUILDING) IS $2,288749,00 DOLLARS OF VALUE. ONE-HALF |
| OF THAT VALUE IS $1,144,374.50 DOLLARS. IF THE DOLLAR |
| VALUE OF ANY PERMIT VALUE IS |
| $1,144,374,50 OR HIGHER SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT IS MET, |
| REQUIRING COMPLIANCE WITH FLOOD PREVENTION & CONTROL. |
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| 3B)(1) THE VALUE OF PERMIT 16030222 WHICH EXPIRED WAS |
| $998, 616.00 DOLLARS OF WORK, THE PERMIT WAS ABANDONED. |
| A PORTION OF WORK WAS ACCOMPLISHED UNDER THIS PERMIT |
| WITH A SAID VALUE. PLEASE PROVIDE WHAT DOLLAR VALUE |
| WOULD BE PLACED ON THE WORK COMPLETED. A ROOFING PERMIT |
| 18100490 WAS COMPLETED WITH A DOLLAR VALUE OF |
| $233,764.00 OF VALUE. |
| THE ROOFING PERMIT AND PROPOSED WORK ALONE COMES TO A |
| VALUE OF $710, 628.00 DOLLARS OF VALUE PLUS THE |
| PERCENTAGE OF THE PERMIT 16030222. THE PHASE II PORTION |
| OF THIS BUILDING (INTERIOR BUILD OUT) WOULD NEED TO BE |
| LESS THAN $433, 746.50 WITH THE VALUE OF THE ABANDONED |
| PERMIT TAKEN OUT OF THE THIS DOLLAR AMOUNT TO NOT HIT |
| SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT REQUIREMENTS. |
| ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION OR SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT OF ANY |
| COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL OR OTHER NONRESIDENTIAL |
| STRUCTURE SHALL EITHER HAVE THE LOWEST FLOOR, INCLUDING |
| BASEMENT, ELEVATED TO THE LEVEL OF 2 FEET ABOVE THE |
| BASE FLOOD ELEVATION OR, TOGETHER WITH ATTENDANT |
| UTILITY AND SANITARY FACILITIES, BE FLOODPROOFED SO |
| THAT BELOW 2 FEET ABOVE THE FLOOD BASE LEVEL THE |
| STRUCTURE IS WATERTIGHT, WITH WALLS SUBSTANTIALLY |
| IMPERMEABLE TO THE PASSAGE OF WATER AND WITH STRUCTURAL |
| COMPONENTS HAVING THE CAPABILITY OF RESISTING |
| HYDROSTATIC AND HYDRODYNAMIC LOADS AND EFFECTS OF |
| BUOYANCY. A REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER OR |
| ARCHITECT SHALL CERTIFY THAT THE STANDARDS OF THIS |
| SUBSECTION ARE SATISFIED. SUCH CERTIFICATION SHALL BE |
| PROVIDED TO THE CITY ENGINEER. |
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| 3B) THERE MAYBE ANOTHER AVENUE YOU MAY WANT TO |
| CONSIDER. THE LIDAR IS NOT ALWAYS ACCURATE, THE PROCESS |
| OF GETTING A LOMAR FOR HIS PROPERTY REMOVING THIS |
| BUILDING FROM THE FLOOD ZONE. |
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| 4) THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN SHOWS EXITS AND EXIT ACCESS TO |
| THE EXITS, BUT WITHOUT A FLOOR PLAN WITH PROPOSED WALLS |
| AND ROOM USES, IT IS NOT TRULY A LIFE SAFETY PLAN. |
| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. 107.3.5 MINIMUM |
| PLAN REVIEW CRITERIA |
| 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2017 WEST PALM BEACH |
| AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, |
| ADMINISTRATIVE CODE SECTION: |
| 107.3.5 MINIMUM PLAN REVIEW CRITERIA FOR BUILDINGS AND |
| OR STRUCTURES. |
| 107.3.5.1 COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS |
| 107.3.5.1.1. BUILDING |
| LIFE SAFETY PLANS SHALL DETERMINE AND SHALL INCLUDE THE |
| FOLLOWING: |
| CODE DATA/ BUILDING DATA |
| OCCUPANT LOAD AND EGRESS CAPACITIES |
| GROSS OR NET |
| ROOM USAGE/ OCCUPANCY TYPE |
| MEANS OF EGRESS EXIT ACCESS |
| EXIT |
| EXIT DISCHARGE |
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| 5) SHEET A-5 THE DOOR SCHEDULE DOOR # 7 PRESSURES ARE |
| LISTED FOR A INTERIOR ZONE # 4 WHEREAS THE DOOR IS |
| WITHIN 3 FEET OF AN EXTERIOR CORNER REQUIRING PRESSURES |
| FOR THE WALL ZONE 5/ CORNER ZONE. ASCE 7-10 FIGURE |
| 30-5.1. (A). |
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| 6) 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, MULLIONS. |
| (B) WINDOWS & MULLIONS. |
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| 7) W. P. B. 107.3.4. PRODUCT APPROVALS. THOSE PRODUCTS |
| WHICH ARE REGULATED BY FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE RULE |
| 61G20 SHALL BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN WRITING (SHOP |
| DRAWING STAMP OF APPROVAL) 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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| 8) 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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| 9) 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. 2017 FBC-B 1405.13.1 |
| INSTALLATION. WINDOWS AND DOORS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN |
| ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED MANUFACTURER?S 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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| 10) SHEET A-6 SECTION THROUGH COVERED EAST ENTRY. |
| 10A) THE EAST ENTRY SECTION DETAIL FOOTER NOTE SEE NEW |
| CONCRETE FOOTER, SEE FLOOR PLAN FOR SIZE AND |
| REINFORCEMENT. SHEET |
| A3 PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN DOES NOT STATE THE SIZE OF |
| FOOTER NOR THE SIZE AND QUANTITY OF HORIZONTAL |
| RE-INFORCEMENT FOR THE FOOTER. 107.2.1.2 ADDITIONAL |
| INFORMATION IS REQUIRED, PART OF THE MWFRS (MAIN WIND |
| FORCE RESISTING SYSTEM. |
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| 10B) THE COLUMN DETAIL DOES NOT INDICATE THE SIZE AND |
| QUANTITY OF THE COLUMN RE-INFORCEMENT REQUIRED. SHEET |
| A3 INDICATES THE 2 NEW COLUMNS TO BE COLUMN C3. THE |
| SAME SHEET A3 THE COLUMN SCHEDULE INDICATES COLUMN C3 |
| TO BE A 12 INCH ROUND COLUMN AND REINFORCING NOTE SEE |
| FLOOR PLAN. MISSING VERTICAL STEEL REINFORCEMENT |
| INFORMATION. 107.2.1.2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS |
| REQUIRED, PART OF THE MWFRS (MAIN WIND FORCE RESISTING |
| SYSTEM. |
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| 10C) SHEET A-6 SECTION THROUGH COVERED EAST ENTRY HAS A |
| NOTE FOR THE ? X 4 X4 26 INCH TRUSS ANCHOR PLATE WITH |
| (1) ? INCH X 12 INCH HEADED STUD INTO COLUMN GROUT, SEE |
| DETAIL 15/ A8. MISSING SHEET A8. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
| REQUIRED. 107.2.1.2. |
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| 10D) SHEET A-6 SECTION THROUGH COVERED EAST ENTRY HAS A |
| NOTE FOR THE USE OF ? INCH CDX PLYWOOD ROOF SHEATHING, |
| AND 5/8 INCH CDX SHEATHING FOR THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUSS |
| TO ANCHOR TOO. PLEASE REVIEW 2017 FBC-B SECTION 603.1 |
| FIRE RETARDANT TREATED WOOD SHALL BE PERMITTED IN: 1.3 |
| ROOF CONSTRUCTION INCLUDING GIRDERS, TRUSSES FRAMING |
| AND DECKING. |
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| 11) 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. |
| WORKING HOURS ARE MON.- WED. 8:00 AM- NOON. PART-TIME/ |
| RETIRED. |
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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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