| 2022-02-01 08:09:37 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. REVISION: 22010187 |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 20101003 |
| | ADD: 2480 PRESIDENTIAL WAY # 1904 |
| | CONT: PM DEVELOPMENT |
| | TEL: 561-889-5874 |
| | 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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| | 1ST REVIEW |
| | DATE: TUES. FEB. 01/2022 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) THE SUBMITTED CONTRACTOR FLOOR PLANS DO NOT INDICATE |
| | THE AUTHOR OF THE PLANS. CERTIFICATION BY CONTRACTOR. |
| | 107.3.4.3. THE CONTRACTOR (QUALIFIER) THAT CREATED / |
| | DREW THE SET OF PLANS WILL NEED TO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES |
| | AS THE AUTHOR OF THE PLANS. PLEASE PRINT YOUR NAME, |
| | SIGN YOUR NAME AND LICENSE NUMBER FOR THE TRADE YOU ARE |
| | LICENSED IN AND PLANS DRAWN. |
| | 107.3.4.3 CERTIFICATION BY CONTRACTOR. PLEASE NOTE THE |
| | EXCEPTION TO ENGINEERED PLANS UNDER 471.003(H) |
| | ELECTRICAL/ PLUMBING/ MECHANICAL, 481.229(1)(C) |
| | (BUILDING) REQUIRES THE CONTRACTOR FOR THAT TRADE THAT |
| | WILL BE LICENSED IN THAT TRADE, WILL ALSO BE THE |
| | CONTRACTOR THAT DESIGNS THE SYSTEM UNDER THAT TRADE. |
| | THE CONTRACTOR (QUALIFIER) THAT CREATED / DREW THE SET |
| | OF PLANS WILL NEED TO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS THE AUTHOR |
| | OF THE PLANS. PLEASE PRINT YOUR NAME, SIGN YOUR NAME |
| | AND LICENSE NUMBER FOR THE TRADE YOU ARE LICENSED IN |
| | AND PLANS DRAWN. |
| | FOR EACH TRADE THE CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBLE FOR THE |
| | DESIGN UNDER THE TRADE LICENSED IN MUST PRINT THEIR |
| | NAME, SIGN THEIR NAME AND LICENSE NUMBER, NOTE THESE |
| | PLANS APPEAR TO BE DRAWN BY ONE INDUVIAL, THEY WOULD |
| | HAVE TO BE LICENSED AS A BUILDING, ELECTRICAL AND |
| | PLUMBING CONTRACTOR TO SUBMIT ALL THESE TRADES UNDER |
| | ONE SHEET. |
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| | 2) THE FLOORPLAN FOR THE DEN BATHROOM DOES NOT STATE IF |
| | THERE WAS A TUB REMOVAL OR IF THERE WAS A SHOWER THERE |
| | AND IS BEING REPLACED. 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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| | 2A) 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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| | 2B) 2509.1. WET AREAS. SHOWERS AND PUBLIC TOILET WALLS |
| | SHALL COMPLY WITH 1210.2. |
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| | 2C) 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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| | 2D) 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 MANUFACTURER?S 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 MANUFACTURE?S RECOMMENDATIONS. |
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| | 2E) 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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| | 2F) POST TENSION SLAB/ NEW HOLES. THE PLAN IS SILENT AS |
| | IF THE LOCATION OF THE EXISTING TUB DRAIN IS GOING TO |
| | BE REUSED IN THE SAME LOCATION. IF NOT, THEN THE FLOOR |
| | SLAB WILL NEED TO BE X-RAYED TO FIND THE POST TENSION |
| | CHORD LOCATIONS. 107.2.1.2. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS |
| | REQUIRED. |
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| | 2G) THROUGH-PENETRATIONS FIRESTOP SYSTEMS (HORIZONTAL |
| | ASSEMBLIES). IF A NEW FLOOR PENETRATION IS MADE FOR THE |
| | FUTURE SHOWER DRAIN, THEN YOU NEED TO SHOW COMPLIANCE |
| | WITH THE 2020 FBC-B SECTION 714.5.1.2. |
| | THROUGH-PENETRATIONS FIRESTOP SYSTEMS (HORIZONTAL |
| | ASSEMBLIES). THROUGH PENETRATIONS SHALL BE PROTECTED BY |
| | A THROUGH PENETRATION FIRESTOP SYSTEM INSTALLED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E814 OR UL 1479. THE SYSTEM SHALL |
| | HAVE AN F RATING / T RATING OF NOT LESS THAN 1 HOUR BUT |
| | NOT LESS THAN THE REQUIRED RATING OF THE FLOOR |
| | PENETRATED. |
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| | 2H) TUB ENCLOSURE WALLS AND OR SHOWER WALLS. TUB |
| | ENCLOSURE WALLS AND OR SHOWER WALLS WHICH ARE ALSO |
| | TENANT SEPARATION WALL WHICH WILL ALSO NEED TO SHOW |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 420.2 SEPARATION WALLS AND FIRE |
| | PARTITIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 708 OF THE 2020 |
| | FBC-BUILDING CODE. |
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| | 3) FLOOR INSULATION/ UNDERLAYMENT (FBC-B 2020) FOR |
| | TILE, STONE, MARBLE, VINYL LAMINATE FLOORING 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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| | 3A) 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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| | 3B) 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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| | 3C) 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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| | 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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| | 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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