2022-02-23 13:11:51 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| W. P. B. PERMIT: 22010157 |
| ADD: 2505 OKEECHOBEE BLVD SUITE E |
| CONT: STOCKTON MAINTENANCE |
| TEL: 800-207-0000 |
| E-MAIL: [email protected] BETH KERR |
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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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| 1ST REVIEW |
| DATE: WED. FEB. 23RD/2022 |
| ACTION: DENIED |
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| 1) SHEET 10.5 OCCUPANCY & EGRESS FLOOR PLAN: |
| 1A) EXITING FOR THE MERCANTILE AREA SHOWS A FRONT PAIR |
| OF DOORS AND A SIDE DOOR, PLEASE CONTINUE THE EXIT |
| DISCHARGE TO THE PUBLIC WAY. CONCERNS ARE WITH EXIT |
| DISCHARGE COMPONENTS SECTION 1028.3 OF THE 2020 |
| FBC-BUILDING. |
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| 1B) PART OF THE EXIT DISCHARGE THAT ALSO NEEDS TO BE |
| ANSWERED IS WITH SECTION 1028.4.1 2020 FBC-BUILDING |
| CODE WIDTH AND COMPACITY, THE WIDTH OF THE EXIT |
| DISCHARGE IS NOT SHOWN TO THE PUBLIC WAY. |
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| 1C) NOTE ONLY. THE CURRENT VERSION OF THE FLOOR PLAN |
| DOES NOT SHOW ANY OF THE MERCANTILE OCCUPANT LOAD GOING |
| THROUGH THE STOCKROOM FOR EXITING, IF SO SECTION 1016.2 |
| .5 EXCEPTION 2 EGRESS THROUGH STOCKROOMS IN MERCANTILE |
| OCCUPANCIES 2.1-2.4 HAVE TO BE ADHERED TOO. |
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| 1D) BACK OF HOUSE TOP OF THE PLAN APPEARS TO BETAKING |
| AS A BUSINESS OCCUPANCY. PLEASE NOTE THE OCCUPANT LOAD |
| FACTOR HAS CHANGED TO 150 SQ. FT./ OCCUPANT SEE TABLE |
| 1004.5. |
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| 1E) THE EGRESS PLAN DOES NOT SHOW ANY MERCANTILE RACKS, |
| KIOSK, SALES COUNTERS, AISLE WIDTHS AND DRESSING ROOMS. |
| IF ANY. 2020 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA |
| BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION 107.2.1. |
| 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. 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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| 1F) PLEASE NOTE NON FIXED AND MOVABLE FIXTURES, CASES, |
| RACKS, AND COUNTERS NOT OVER 5 FEET 9 INCHES IN HEIGHT |
| DO NOT REQUIRE PERMITS. RACK STORAGE OVER 5 FEET 9 |
| INCHES DOES REQUIRE A PERMIT. |
| 2020 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION SECTION 105.2. |
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| 2) SHEET 0.3 ACCESSIBILITY DETAILS; |
| 2A) DETAIL REAR WALL GRAB BAR A WATER CLOSET MISSING |
| CENTERLINE TO SIDE WALL MEASUREMENT. 2020 ACCESS. CODE |
| 604.2 LOCATION 16? -18? CENTERLINE. |
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| 2B) SIDE WALL GRAB BAR AT WATER CLOSET DOES NOT |
| INDICATE THE LOCATION OF THE TOILET PAPER DISPENSER. |
| 2020 ACCESS. CODE TOILET PAPER DISPENSERS. 604.7. THE |
| TOILET PAPER DISPENSER SHALL COMPLY WITH 309.4 AND |
| SHALL BE 7 INCHES MINIMUM TO 9 INCHES MAXIMUM IN FRONT |
| OF THE WATER CLOSET MEASURED TO THE CENTERLINE OF THE |
| DISPENSER. |
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| THE OUTLET OF THE DISPENSER SHALL BE 15 INCHES MINIMUM |
| AND 48 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR AND SHALL |
| NOT BE LOCATED BEHIND THE GRAB BARS. |
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| 3) SHEET 10.3 ACCESSIBILITY DETAILS. THE HIGH-LOW |
| DRINKING FOUNTAIN SHOWS 4 DETAILS FOR EITHER ALCOVE OR |
| BARRIERS, BUT SHEETS 10.5 AND 12.1 DO NOT SHOW EITHER |
| BARRIERS OR ALCOVES FOR THE DRINKING FOUNTAINS. 2020 FL |
| ACCESS. CODE. PROTRUDING OBJECTS 307.2 PROTRUSION |
| LIMITS 307.2. OBJECTS WITH LEADING EDGES MORE THAN 27 |
| INCHES AND NOT MORE THAN 80 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR |
| SHALL NOT PROTRUDE MORE THAN 4 INCHES HORIZONTALLY INTO |
| THE CIRCULATION PATH. |
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| 4) SHEET 15.1 FINISH PLAN: |
| 4A) THE FINISH SCHEDULE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE COMPLETE, |
| EXAMPLE THE RESTROOMS ALL SHOW THE WALLS AS A P2 OR P8 |
| BUT THERE IS NO REFERENCE TO WHAT THEY MEAN. 2020 WEST |
| PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, |
| CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION 107.2.1. |
| 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. |
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| 4B) 2020 FBC-B 1210.2.2. WALLS & PARTITIONS. THIS |
| COMMENT IS A RESULT OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL |
| INTERPRETATION ON 06/2020. IN BATHROOMS, RESTROOMS & |
| SERVICE SINK AREAS EPOXY PAINT IS NO LONGER CONSIDERED |
| A SMOOTH HARD, NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE. |
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| 4B)(1) 1210.2.2 WALLS & PARTITIONS WITHIN 2 FEET OF |
| SERVICE SINKS, URINALS, AND WATER CLOSETS SHALL HAVE A |
| SMOOTH, HARD, NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE TO A HEIGHT OF NOT |
| LESS THAN 4 FEET ABOVE THE FLOOR, EXCEPT FOR STRUCTURAL |
| ELEMENTS, THE MATERIAL USED IN SUCH WALLS SHALL BE OF A |
| TYPE THAT IS NOT ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY MOISTURE. |
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| 4B)(2) 2509.1. WET AREAS. SHOWERS AND PUBLIC TOILET |
| WALLS SHALL COMPLY WITH 1210.2. |
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| 4B)(3) 1210.2. FINISH MATERIALS. WALLS, BASE, FLOORS |
| AND PARTITIONS IN TOILET AND BATHROOMS SHALL COMPLY |
| WITH SECTIONS 1210.1 THROUGH 1210.4. |
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| 5) SHEET 16.1 SHOWS NEW STOREFRONT GLAZING TO MATCH |
| EXISTING. THIS REVIEW THERE WAS NO WIND DESIGN CRITERIA |
| PROVIDED. 2020 FBC-B 1603.1.4 WIND DESIGN DATA. |
| THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION RELATED TO WIND LOADS SHALL |
| BE SHOWN, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER WIND LOADS GOVERN THE |
| DESIGN OF THE LATERAL FORCE-RESISTING SYSTEM OF THE |
| STRUCTURE: |
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| 5.1. ULTIMATE DESIGN WIND SPEED, VULT, (3-SECOND GUST), |
| MILES PER HOUR AND NOMINAL DESIGN WIND SPEED, VASD, AS |
| DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 1609.3.1. |
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| 5.2. RISK CATEGORY. |
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| 5.3. WIND EXPOSURE. APPLICABLE WIND DIRECTION IF MORE |
| THAN ONE WIND EXPOSURE IS UTILIZED. TABLE 1609.7.2. |
| HEIGHT AND EXPOSURE. ASCE 7-16 TABLE 30.3.1. |
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| 5.4. APPLICABLE INTERNAL PRESSURE COEFFICIENT. |
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| 5.5. DESIGN WIND PRESSURES TO BE USED FOR EXTERIOR |
| COMPONENTS AND CLADDING MATERIALS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED |
| BY THE REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBLE FOR |
| THE DESIGN OF THE STRUCTURE, PSF. |
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| 5.6. TABLE 1609.7(2) ADJUSTMENT FACTORS FOR HEIGHT & |
| EXPOSURE. PROVIDE THE MEAN ROOF HEIGHT FOR THE |
| BUILDING. ASCE 7-10 TABLE 30.3.1. 1609.3.1 WIND SPEED |
| CONVERSION VULT TO VASD. |
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| 6A) COMPONENTS & CLADDING. PLEASE SUBMIT THE COMPONENTS |
| AND CLADDING PRODUCT APPROVALS. 2020 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 & ROOF HATCHES. |
| (B) WINDOWS & MULLIONS |
| (C) PANEL WALLS: STOREFRONTS, CURTAIN WALLS, WALL |
| LOUVERS, EFIS SYSTEMS, |
| (D) ROOFING PRODUCTS AND ASSEMBLIES, LIGHTWEIGHT |
| CONCRETE INSULATION, ROOF TOP VENTILATORS |
| (G) PRE-ENGINEERED A/C STANDS |
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| 6B) 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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| 6C) IDENTIFY GLAZING/ MULLIONS. PLEASE IDENTIFY IN 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, SILL HEIGTH, TYPE |
| OF GLAZING, MULLION SIZE, LENGTH IF UNREINFORCED OR |
| REINFORCED INFORMATION IF REQUIRED, ATTACHMENTS AND |
| ASSOCIATE PRESSURES FOR EACH OPENING SIZE. 2020 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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| 6D) 107.3.4.2 DEFERRED SUBMITTALS VERSES COMPLYING WITH |
| 6A, 6B & 6C BEFORE PERMIT ISSUANCE. 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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| 7) SHEET 17.1 DOOR SCHEDULE VESTIBULE DOORS 100 DOOR |
| TYPE SF2 NOTE 2 STATES THE GLASS DOOR MANUFACTURER TO |
| VERIFY & SUPPLY THE CORRECT DOOR HARDWARE. SHOW |
| COMPLIANCE WITH 1010.1.10 PANIC OR FIRE EXIT HARDWARE |
| FOR ALL EXIT DOORS. |
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| 8) SHEET 18.5 DETAIL 2 THE CASH WRAP DOES NOT HAVE |
| HEIGHTS GIVEN FOR ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. 2020 |
| ACCESS. CODE 904.3.3 CHECK WRITING SURFACES. WHERE |
| PROVIDED, CHECK WRITING SURFACES SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| 902.3HEIGHT. |
| THE TOPS OF WORK SURFACES SHALL BE 28 INCHES MINIMUM |
| AND 34 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND. |
| SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE ACCESS. CODE 305.5 POSITION. |
| UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, CLEAR FLOOR OR GROUND SPACE |
| SHALL BE POSITIONED FOR EITHER A FORWARD OR PARALLEL |
| APPROACH TO AN ELEMENT. |
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| 904.4 SALES AND SERVICE COUNTERS. SALES COUNTERS AND |
| SERVICE COUNTERS SHALL COMPLY WITH 904.4.1 OR 904.4.2. |
| THE ACCESSIBLE PORTION OF THE COUNTERTOP SHALL EXTEND |
| THE SAME DEPTH AS THE SALES OR SERVICE COUNTER TOP. |
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| 9) THERE ARE NO PLANS SHOWING IF THERE IS TO BE |
| EXISTING ROOF TOP EQUIPMENT REPLACED OR IF THERE IS TO |
| BE ANY NEW ROOF AIR HANDLERS INSTALLED WITH NEW ROOF |
| OPENINGS. 2020 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE |
| FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION |
| 107.2.1. |
| 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. 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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| 10) 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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| AUGUST 02ND/ 2021 ALL PLANS EXAMINERS WILL BE WORKING |
| FROM CITY HALL. |
| MY WORK HOURS ARE USUALLY TUES. & WED. 7:30 AM- 4:30 PM |
| PART-TIME/ RETIRED. |
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| IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK WITH A PLANS EXAMINER BEFORE I GET |
| BACK INTO THE OFFICE CALL |
| (561)805-6700 AND ASK FOR THE PLANS EXAMINER ON-CALL. |
| THANK YOU. |
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| JAMES A. WITMER BN, PX, SFP, CBO |
| SENIOR COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| CONSTRUCTION SERVICES 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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