Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 02041858
Permit Number 02041858
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2002-04-30 00:00:00BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 PERMIT# 02041858
 1501 N AUSTRALIAN AV
 CONT: WHITING- TURNER
 TEL: 718-2367
  
 FL BLD CODE= 2001 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE
  
 1)- PLANS SUBMITTED AFTER FEB. 28,2002
 SHALL BE DESIGNED & REVIEWED UNDER THE
 2001 FL. BUILDING CODE, NOT THE 97 SBC.
  
 2)- FL. BLD CODE 1606.1.7 THE FOLLOWING
 INFORMATION RELATED TO WIND SHALL BE
 SHOWN ON THE CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS,
 1)- BASIC WIND SPEED, MPH
 2)- WIND IMPORTANCE FACTOR, & BUILDING
 CATEGORY
 3)- WIND EXPOSURE
 4)- INTERNAL PRESSURE COEFFICIENT,
 5)- COMPONENTS & CLADDING, THE DESIGN
 WIND PRESSURES IN TERMS OF PSF.
  
 3)- FOOT BRIDGE- TABLE 1604.1 LIVE LOADS
 INDICATE WHAT LOADS THE FOOT BRIDGE IS
 DESIGNED TO?
  
 4)- FL BLD CODE 1604.9 SIDEWLKS SHALL BE
 DESIGNED TO CARRY EITHER A UNIFORM DIS-
 TRIBUTED LOAD OF 200LBS OR A CONCENTRA-
 TED LOAD OF 8,000 LBS ON A SPACE 2 1/2
 SQ FT AND PLACED IN ANY POSITION, WHICH-
 EVER WILL PRODUCE THE GREATER STRESS.
  
 5)- SHEET P-1 INDICATES MONUMENTAL
 STAIRS ENTERING THE POOL PAVILION, TWO
 ISSUES ARE TO BE CLARIFIED, HANDICAPPED
 EGRESS? SINCE A SITE PLAN WAS NOT ENCLUD
 ED WE ARE ASSUMING THAT THE 6"-0" WALK-
 WAY MEETS THE FL. ACCESSIBILITY REQUIRE-
 MENTS. THE SECOND ISSUE WILL BE THE RE-
 QUIREMENT FOR INTERMEDIATE HANDRAILS. FL
 BLD CODE 1007.5.7 HANDRAILS SHALL BE PRO
 VIDED WITHIN 30" OF ALL PORTIONS OF THE
 STAIR WIDTH REQUIRED FOR EGRESS CAPACITY
 IN ACCORDANCE WITH TABLE 1004. THE
 REQUIRED EGRESS WIDTH SHALL BE ALONG THE
 NATURAL PATH OF TRAVEL. THE CODE COMMEN
 TARY DOES GIVE SOME LATITUDE IN THE RE-
 QUIRED DIMENSIOIN BETWEEN HANDRAILS. THE
 MAIN CRITERIA IS WHAT IS THE OCCUPANT
 LOAD FOR THIS STAIRWAY? WILL THE (2)
 NEW HANDRAILS GIVE US ADEQUATE ACCESS
 AS REQUIRED UNDER TABLE 1004? SEE ATTACH
 MENT.
  
 6)- MISSING INFORMATION ON SHELTER TO
 BE MOVED?
  
 SHEET AD-2
 7)- 11-4.1.3(1) AT LEAST ONE ACCESSIBLE
 ROUTTE COMPLYING WITH 11-4.3 SHALL
 CONNECT ACCESSIBLE BUILDING OR FACILITY
 ENETRANCES WITH ALL ACCESSIBLE SPACES
 AND ELEMENTS WITHIN THE BUILDING OR
 FACILITY.
 11-4.1.3(3) GROUND & FLOOR SURFACES
 ALONG ACCESSIBLE ROUTES & IN ACCESSIBLE
 ROOMS & SPACES SHALL COMPLY WITH
 11-4.5. SEE ADDAAG A4.5.1 (GUIDELINE)
 A STATIC COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION OF 0.6
 IS RECOMENDED FOR ACCESSIBLE ROUTES
 AND 0.8 FOR RAMPS.
 THE AREAS IN AND AROUND THE PLAY-
 GROUND ARE TO BE ACCESSIBLE FOR WHEEL-
 CHAIRS, AD-4 SEC 5 INDICATES THE USE OF
 MULCH AS A FIRM SURFACE, PLEASE PROVIDE
 ADDITIONAL DATA. THE FLORIDA ACCESSIBL-
 ITY CODE GIVES THE LAW AS TO WHAT CAN &
 CAN'T BE USED. THERE IS FEDERAL GUIDE-
 LINE ADA ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES FOR
 PLAY AREAS. IN THE GUIDELINE IT GIVES
 TERMS, AND STANDARDS. FOR EXAMPLE,"USE
 ZONE" THE GROUND LEVEL BENEATH AND IMMED
 IATELY ADJACENT TO A PLAY STRUCTURE OR
 PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT IS DESIGNED BY
 ASTM F 1487 STANDARD CONSUMER SAFETY
 PERFORANCE SPECIFICATION FOR PLAYGROUND
 EQUIPMENT FOR PUBLIC USE FOR UNRESTRICT-
 ED CIRCULATION.
 THIS GUIDELINE ALSO SHALL INDICATE
 THE RATIO OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT THAT
 NEEDS TO BE ACCESSIBILE.
 PLANS STATE THAT THE PLAYGROUND
 EQUIPMENT WILL BE PERMITED SEPERATELY,
 THESE ELEMENTS SHALL BE ADDRESSED.
  
 8) SHEET AD-6 OVERLOOK TOWER NOT ACCESSI
 BLE 11-4.1.2 VERTICAL ACCESSIBILITY,
 NOTHING IN THIS CODE SHALL BE CONSTRUED
 TO RELIEVE THE OWNER OF ANY BUILDING,
 SSTRUCTURE OR FACILITY FROM THE DUTY TO
 PROVIDE VERTICAL ACCESSIBILITY TO ALL
 LEVELS ABOVE OR BELOW THE OCCUPIAABLE
 GRADE LEVEL.
 S
  
 ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL,
 JIM WITMER
 BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
 CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH
 (561) 659-8096 EXT. 8412


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