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2002-04-12 00:00:00 | BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
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| ROBERT BROWN(561) 659 8096 EXT 8499 |
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| FBC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2001 |
| FBC*= FLORIDA BUILD'G CODE (CITY AMEND) |
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| 1) A RECORDED COPY OF THE NOTICE OF |
| COMMENCEMENT WILL BE REQUIRED BEFORE A |
| PERMIT CAN BE ISSUED. |
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| 2) IMPACT FEES MUST BE PAID TO PALM |
| BEACH COUNTY, PLANS STAMPED BY THEM AND |
| COPY OF RECEIPT SUBMITTED TO CITY OF |
| WEST PALM BEACH BUILDING DEPARTMENT, |
| BEFORE A BUILDING PERMIT CAN BE ISSUED. |
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| 3) FBC* 104.2.4SITE SURVEY.A SIGNED |
| AND SEALED SURVEY DRAWING PREPARED BY A |
| QUALIFIED SURVEYOR IS REQUIRED. |
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| 4) FBC* 104.2.1.1ROOF COVERING PRODUCT |
| APPROVAL SHALL BE SUBMITTED FOR THE ROOF |
| COVERING SYSTEM TO BE USED (FBC 1504.3). |
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| 5) FBC* 1804.2.2SUBMIT A GEOTECHNICAL |
| REPORT. |
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| 6) INFORMATIVE: |
| FBC* 104.4.5 SPECIAL FOUNDATION PERMIT |
| THE BUILDING OFFICIAL MAY, AT HIS |
| DISCRETION, ISSUE A SPECIAL PERMIT |
| FOR THE FOUNDATION ONLY, UPON WRITTEN |
| REQUEST BY THE OWNER AND CONTRACTOR. THE |
| HOLDER OF SUCH SPECIAL PERMIT IS PROCEED |
| ING AT HIS/HER OWN RISK AND WITHOUT |
| ASSURANCE THAT A PERMIT FOR THE |
| REMAINDER OF THE WORK WILL BE GRANTED |
| AND THAT CORRECTIONS WILL NOT BE |
| REQUIRED IN ORDER TO MEET THE PROVISIONS |
| OF THE TECHNICAL CODES. |
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| 7) FBC 1606.1.4WINDOW AND DOOR PRODUCT |
| APPROVALS.SUBMIT PRODUCT APPROVALS FOR |
| THE EXTERIOR DOOR AND WINDOW SYSTEMS TO |
| BE USED. |
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| 8) FBC 11-4.1.2ACCESSIBILITY TO THE |
| EXISTING KRAVIS CENTER BUILDING SHALL BE |
| MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT THE CONSTRUCTION. |
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| 9) FBC 13-103COMPLIANCE SHALL BE |
| DEMONSTRATED BY SUBMITTAL OF APPROPRIATE |
| ENERGY CODE COMPLIANCE FORMS. |
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| 10) FBC 1003.3EGRESS CAPACITY OF |
| STAIRWAYS.SHEET LS-105 'FLOOR AREA/ |
| OCCUPANCY CALCS'.THE CALCULATED |
| COMBINED STAIRWAY WIDTH REQUIRED IS |
| 275.1".WHILST SHEETS A-201 TO A-204 DO |
| NOT GIVE DIMENSIONS FOR THE FLIGHT WIDTH |
| IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THE FOUR STAIRWAYS |
| DO NOT HAVE THE REQUIRED COMBINED EXIT |
| WIDTH.ADD DIMENSIONS TO SHOW THE WIDTH |
| OF EACH FLIGHT AND AMEND/JUSTIFY THE |
| STAIRWAYS FOR THE REQUIRED EXIT CAPACITY |
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| 11) FBC 1019.1.1EXIT FROM ASSEMBLY RMS |
| SHEET LS-105, SECOND FLOOR.AS THIS IS |
| NOT THE LEVEL OF EXIT DISCHARGE, EACH OF |
| THE ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY ROOMS SHALL BE |
| PROVIDED WITH A MAIN ENTRANCE/EXIT THAT |
| CONNECTS TO A STAIRWAY OR RAMP LEADING |
| TO A STREET (AND CAN ACCOMMODATE 50% OF |
| OF THE OCCUPANT LOAD).STAIR NO. 3 AND |
| STAIR NO. 4 DISCHARGE , AT GROUND LEVEL, |
| VIA A LOBBY AND LOADING DOCK |
| RESPECTIVELY, NOT DIRECTLY TO A STREET |
| OR OPEN SPACE LEADING TO A STREET. |
| SHOW HOW THIS REQUIREMENT WILL BE MET. |
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| 12) FBC 1004.1.2EGRESS FROM 'PROJECTS' |
| OFFICE SUITE. SHEET LS-105, SECOND FLOOR |
| THE TRAVEL DISTANCE TO THE EXIT ACCESS |
| DOOR FROM THE MOST REMOTE CORNER OF THE |
| OFFICE EXCEEDS 75FT (APPROX. 88FT).ADD |
| A SECOND EGRESS DOOR FROM THIS AREA. |
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| 13) FBC 1004.1.2EGRESS FROM 'PROGRAM.' |
| OFFICE SUITE.SHEET LS-106, THIRD FLOOR |
| THE TRAVEL DISTANCE TO THE EXIT ACCESS |
| DOOR FROM THE MOST REMOTE CORNER OF THE |
| OFFICE EXCEEDS 75FT (APPROX. 84FT).ADD |
| A SECOND EGRESS DOOR FROM THIS AREA. |
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| 14) FBC 1004.1.4EGRESS FROM 'TRAINING |
| SPACE/RECORDING STUDIO', SHEET LS-105. |
| THIS SPACE CAN ACCOMMODATE MORE THAN 50 |
| PEOPLE SO BOTH EXIT ACCESS DOORS ARE |
| REQUIRED.THE TWO EXIT ACCESS DOORS |
| CURRENTLY HAVE A SEPARATION OF 24FT |
| WHICH IS LESS THAN THE MINIMUM REQUIRE- |
| MENT OF 'HALF OF THE MAXIMUM OVERALL |
| DIAGONAL (APPROX. 28FT).REPOSITION THE |
| DOORS TO COMPLY. |
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| 15) FBC* 104.2.1.2THEATRE LAB A AND B, |
| SHEET LS-105.AMEND THE PLANS TO |
| DESCIBE THE OCCUPANCY OF THESE ROOMS. |
| ARE THEY ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY?IF THEY |
| HAVE AN OCCUPANCY OF MORE THAN 50 PEOPLE |
| THEN TWO EXIT ACCESS ARE REQUIRED |
| (FBC 1004.1.2) AND THE DISTANCE BETWEEN |
| THESE SHALL BE NO LESS THAN HALF THE |
| MAXIMUM OVERALL DIAGONAL (FBC 1004.1.4). |
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| 16) FBC 1003.1 OCCUPANCY OF 'UNASSIGNED' |
| ROOM, SHEET LS-106.THE OCCUPANCY FOR |
| THIS ROOM SHALL BE SPECIFIED.IF IT IS |
| STILL UNASSIGNED, THEN SPECIFY THE MOST |
| HEAVILY OCCUPIED OF THE POTENTIAL USES. |
| TO COMPLY WITH FBC 1012.12, OUTWARD |
| OPENING DOORS MAY BE REQUIRED. |
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| 17) FBC 1012.1.2THE FOLLOWING DOORS |
| SHALL BE REVERSED TO OPEN IN THE |
| DIRECTION OF ESCAPE: |
| -DOOR G26 (SHEET A-103) BETWEEN THE |
| PREFUNCTION HALL AND SERVICE CORRIDOR |
| -DOOR 253 (SHEET A-105) BETWEEN |
| CORRIDORS 2-03 AND 2-02 |
| -DOOR 340 (SHEET A-106) BETWEEN |
| CORRIDORS 3-010 AND 3-001A |
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| 18) FBC 704.1PARKING GARAGE OCCUPANCY |
| SEPARATION.THE AUTOMOBILE PARKING |
| SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM THE LEVEL 1 |
| ELECTRICAL AND ELEVATOR MACHINE ROOMS |
| AND THE LEVEL 2 STORAGE, ELECTRICAL AND |
| TEL/DATA ROOM BY ONE HOUR FIRE RESISTANT |
| CONSTRUCTION, MINIMUM. |
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| 19) FBC 403.3PROJECTION ROOM.NORTH- |
| SOUTH SECTION THROUGH BANQUETING HALL, |
| SHEET A-411.CLARIFY THE USE OF THIS |
| ROOM.IF CELLULOSE NITRATE FILM OR |
| CELLULOSE ACETATE OR OTHER SAFETY FILM |
| IS TO BE USED, COMPLIANCE WITH THIS |
| REQUIREMENT MUST BE DEMONSTRATED. |
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| 20) FBC 2405.2IN ALL LOCATIONS WHERE |
| GLAZING IS IN A 'HAZARDOUS LOCATION' IT |
| SHALL BE SAFETY GLASS, SATISFYING THE |
| REQUIREMENTS OF THE CONSUMER PRODUCT |
| SAFETY COMMISSION 16, CODE OF FEDERAL |
| REGULATIONS, PART 1201 (CPSC 16-CFR, |
| PART 1201).SUBMIT DETAILS TO |
| DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE. |
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| 21) FBC 104.2.1EXTERIOR ALUMINUM |
| CLADDING PANELS.AMEND THE PLANS TO |
| DESCRIBE THE ATTACHMENT OF THE ALUMINUM- |
| FACED PLYWOOD TO THE BUILDING FACADE. |
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| 22) FBC 3003.4STRETCHER REQUIREMENTS |
| FOR ELEVATORS.ANNOTATE THE PLANS TO |
| DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE WITH THE |
| REQUIREMENT FOR AT LEAST ONE PASSENGER |
| ELEVATOR TO ACCOMMODATE AN AMBULANCE |
| STRETCHER 76" LONG AND 24" WIDE IN THE |
| HORIZONTAL POSITION.ALSO, THE ELEVATOR |
| SHALL BE IDENTIFIABLE. |
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| 23) FBC 11-4.1.2(5)ACCESSIBLE PARKING. |
| WITH A TOTAL OF 116 SPACES PROVIDED, AT |
| LEAST 5 MUST BE ACCESSIBLE. SHEET LS-101 |
| LEVEL 1 PARKING, DOES NOT SHOW ANY |
| DESIGNATED ACCESSIBLE PARKING.THE |
| 'ACCESSIBLE' PARKING SHOWN ON |
| SHEET LS-102, LEVEL 2 PARKING, IS NOT |
| COMPLIANT IN RESPECT OF AN ACCESSIBLE |
| ROUTE (FBC 11-4.6.2(1)), AND WIDTH OF |
| PARKING SPACE AND ACCESSIBLE AISLES |
| (FBD 11-4.6.3).REF FIGURE 9A |
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| 24) FBC 11-4.8LEVEL 1 PARKING, |
| SHEET LS-101.SHOW/ANNOTATE THE RAMP |
| FROM PARKING LEVEL UP TO ELEVATOR LOBBY |
| LEVEL FOR ACCESSIBILITY. |
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| 25) FBC 1015.3WALKWAY GUARDRAILS. |
| SHEET A-708 SHOWS THE WALKWAY GUARDRAIL |
| ON THE WEST ELEVATION (SHEET A-403) AS |
| HAVING A RAIL SPACING OF 4" CLEAR.THIS |
| WILL BE SUBJECT TO FIELD VERIFICATION BY |
| THE INSPECTOR.NOTE THAT THE CURRENT |
| PROPOSAL MAKES NO ALLOWANCE FOR |
| CONSTRUCTION TOLERANCES, AS THE CODE |
| REQUIREMENT IS FOR A MAXIMUM SPACING OF |
| 4" CLEAR.THE POTENTIAL FOR CODE |
| VIOLATION WILL BE HIGH IF THE SPACING IS |
| NOT REDUCED TO ACCOUNT FOR CONSTRUCTION |
| TOLERANCES.THE SAME COMMENT APPLIES TO |
| THE 4" VERTICAL GAPS ON SHEET A-708, |
| DETAIL 4. |
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| 26) FBC 11-4.8.5RAMP HANDRAILS.THE |
| RAMP AT THE LOADING BAY DOCK SHALL BE |
| PROVIDED WITH HANDRAILS THAT COMPLY WITH |
| THIS REQUIREMENT IN ADDITION TO THE |
| PROPOSED GUARDRAIL. |
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| 27) FBC 11-4.9.4(2)STAIRWAY HANDRAILS. |
| SHEET A-810, DETAIL 6 RAIL AT WALL.THE |
| LOWER HANDRAIL EXTENSION DIMENSIONS |
| MARKED 'ONE TREAD' AND 1'-0" SHALL BE |
| SWAPPED TO COMPLY WITH THE CODE |
| REQUIREMENT. |
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| 28) FBC 11-4.1.3(5) ACCESSIBLE ELEVATORS |
| THE PASSENGER ELEVATORS SHALL BE IN |
| ACCORDANCE WITH FBC 11-4.10.ANNOTATE |
| THE PLANS TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE. |
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| 29) FBC 11-4.31PUBLIC TELEPHONES.THE |
| CLEARANCES AND FACILITIES SHALL BE IN |
| ACCORDANCE WITH THIS REQUIREMENT.AMEND |
| THE PLANS TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE |
| (REF. FIG 44) |
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| 30) FBC 11-4.15DRINKING FOUNTAINS. THE |
| CLEARANCES AND SPOUT HEIGHT SHALL BE IN |
| ACCORDANCE WITH THIS REQUIREMENT.AMEND |
| THE PLANS TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE |
| (REF. FIG 27) |
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| 31) FBC 11-4-19LAVATORIES.SUBMIT |
| DETAILS TO SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE |
| HEIGHT AND CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS |
| (FIGURES 31 AND 32) |
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| 32) FBC 11-4.16WATER CLOSET. |
| SHEET A-208, DETAIL 11.THE HEIGHT OF |
| THE TOILET SEAT SHALL BE 17" TO 19" |
| ABOVE THE FLOOR.AMEND DETAIL 11 AND |
| THE RELEVANT TOILET ELEVATIONS TO |
| DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE. |
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| 33) FBC 11.4.21SHOWER SEAT. |
| SHEET A-208, DETAIL 10.THE SHOWER SEAT |
| SHALL BE MOUNTED 17' TO 19' ABOVE THE |
| BATHROOM FLOOR.THE HEIGHT SHOWN ON |
| DETAIL 10 DOES NOT COMPLY, BUT THE |
| HEIGHTS SHOWN ON SHEET A-209 DO COMPLY. |
| AMEND SHEET A-208, DETAIL 10.ALSO, |
| THE PLANS SHALL BE AMENDED TO SHOW THAT |
| THE SHOWER CONTROLS AND SPRAY UNIT |
| COMPLY WITH THE FBC 11-4.21.5 AND 4.21.6 |
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| 34) FBC 11-4.35DRESSING ROOMS, |
| SHEET A-105.THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S |
| DRESSING ROOMS SHALL BE ACCESSIBLE, |
| INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF BENCHES. |
| AMEND THE PLANS TO DEMONSTRATE |
| COMPLIANCE. |
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| 35) FBC 403.1.4.1BARS.TO COMPLY WITH |
| FBC 11-4.5.2 THE NEW BARS SHALL EACH |
| INCORPORATE A PORTION AT LEAST 60" LONG |
| WHICH IS AT A HEIGHT OF 28" TO 34" ABOVE |
| THE FINISH FLOOR WITH KNEE CLEARANCES IN |
| ACCORDANCE WITH FBC 11-4.32.3. |
| ALTERNATIVELY, SERVICE MUST BE MADE |
| AVAILABLE AT ACCESSIBLE SEATING IN THE |
| SAME AREA.AMEND THE PLANS TO |
| DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE. |
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| 36) FBC* 104.2.1SHEET A-402, EAST AND |
| SOUTH ELEVATIONS.AMEND THE KEY PLANS |
| TO SHOW THE CORRECT VIEW DIRECTIONS. |
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