2021-05-10 10:13:17 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| W. P. B. PERMIT: 21031169 |
| ADD: 1014 GREEN PINE BLVD. # D-1 |
| CONT: IMPRESS CONSTRUCTION CORP. |
| TEL: 561-282-7943 |
| E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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| 2020 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2020 WEST PALM BEACH |
| AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, |
| ADMINISTRATION |
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| 2020 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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| 2ND REVIEW |
| DATE: MON. MAY 10TH/2021 |
| ACTION: DENIED |
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| 1A) COMPLIED. |
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| 1B) 2ND REQUEST. THE PERMIT APPLICATION STATES THIS |
| UNIT IS UNIT D1, WHAT FLOOR IS THIS? PLEASE SHOW DETAIL |
| WHERE THE NEW WASTE LINE IS PLACED AND FLOOR TO BE |
| REPAIRED. 107.2.1.2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. |
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| 2) COMPLIED. |
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| 3) SEMI-COMPLIED. THE PROPOSED WORK SHEET A-201 NOTE # |
| 4 INDICATES MOISTURE RESISTANT BOARD OR CEMENT BOARD. |
| PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A CONDOMINIUM AND THE CODE BOOK |
| USED FOR PLAN REVIEW AND INSPECTION IS THE BUILDING |
| CODE YOU CAN NOT USE MR BOARD MOISTURE RESISTANT BOARD |
| FOR SHOWERS. THEE PLAN ALSO HAS CHOICES OF MATERIALS |
| USED FOR BACKER BOARD. 2020 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS |
| TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION |
| 107.2.1. |
| W.P.B. ADMINISTRATIVE CODE/2020 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". |
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| 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. THE SUBMITTED FLOOR PLAN SHOWS |
| NEW LOCATIONS FOR 2 SHOWERS AND 1 TUB, BUT THE PLANS |
| ARE SILENT AS TO THE TYPE OF BACKER BOARD THAT WILL BE |
| INSTALLED? |
| 2020 FBC-B 2509.2 BASE FOR TILE. MATERIALS USED AS A |
| BASE FOR WALL TILE IN TUB AND SHOWER AREAS AND WALLS |
| AND CEILING PANELS IN SHOWER AREAS SHALL BE OF |
| MATERIALS LISTED IN TABLE 2509.2 AND INSTALLED IN |
| ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDATIONS. WATER |
| RESISTANT GYPSUM BACKING BOARD SHALL BE USED AS A BASE |
| FOR TILE IN WATER CLOSET COMPARTMENT WALLS WHEN |
| INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GA-216 OR ASTM C840 AND |
| THE MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDATIONS. |
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| 4) 2020 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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| 5) THE FLOOR PLAN ALSO STATES TO INSTALL APPROXIMATELY |
| 720 SQ. FT. OF NEW CEILING. AGAIN THERE IS NO |
| INFORMATION AS TO THE TYPE OF CEILING FRAMING, SPACING |
| TYPE OF CEILING FRAMING MATERIAL, THICKNESS OF CEILING |
| FINISH MATERIAL AND FASTENER TYPE, LENGTH AND SPACING |
| OF FASTENER. |
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| 6) NEW COMMENT. THE FLOOR PLAN A-201 THE PROPOSED FLOOR |
| PLAN COMMENT # 7 INDICATES NEW FLOOR FINISHES TO BE |
| DETERMINED BY THE OWNER. WITH COMMENT 1B NOT BEING |
| ANSWERED THIS COMMENT MAY APPLY OR MAY NOT. FLOOR |
| INSULATION (FBC-B 2020) 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 FOR TYPE I AND OR |
| TYPE II BUILDINGS SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH: |
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| 6A) FBC-B 2020 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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| 6B) FBC-B 2020 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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| 6C) FLAME SPREAD- FBC-B 2020 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. |
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| 7) 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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