Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 03020961
Permit Number 03020961
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2003-03-07 00:00:00BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 *******DENIED*******
 ROBERT BROWN(561) 659 8096 EXT 8499
  
 FBC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2001
 FBC*= FLORIDA BUILD'G CODE (CITY AMEND)
  
 1) VALUATION.FROM PUBLISHED SBCCI
 VALUATION DATA, THE CONSTRUCTION COST
 FOR APARTMENTS IN TYPE I CONSTRUCTION IS
 $84/SQFT PLUS $1.75/SQFT (SPRINKLERED).
 AT 413,370 SQFT THE CORRECT VALUATION IS
 $35,446,478.THE $17,770,333 VALUE
 STATED ON THE PLANS IS UNDERESTIMATED.
 IT IS NOTED THAT THE CURRENT APPLICATION
 IS FOR PLAN REVIEW ONLY, BUT THE VALUE
 SHALL BE AMENDED BEFORE APPLYING FOR A
 PERMIT.
  
 2) FBC* 105.13.1SPECIAL INSPECTOR.A
 STRUCTURAL INSPECTION PLAN MUST BE
 SUBMITTED PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF A
 BUILDING PERMIT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF
 A THRESHOLD BUILDING.A THRESHOLD
 BUILDING IS ANY BUILDING WHICH IS
 GREATER THAN THREE STORIES OR 50 FEET IN
 HEIGHT, OR WHICH HAS AN ASSEMBLY
 OCCUPANCY WITH 5,000 SQFT AREA AND
 GREATER THAN 500 OCCUPANTS.
  
 3) FBC* 104.1.1A SEPARATE SWIMMING
 POOL PERMIT APPLICATION IS REQUIRED,
 SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH FBC 424.1
  
 4) FBC* 104.1.1A SEPARATE PERMIT
 APPLICATION IS REQUIRED FOR THE FABRIC
 AWNINGS.
  
 5) FBC* 104.2.2THE ARCHITECTURAL PLANS
 ARE NOT PROPERLY SEALED.
  
 6) FBC* 104.2.4THE SURVEY DRAWING IS
 NOT SIGNED AND SEALED.
  
 7) FBC* 104.2.1.3SHEET A1.1.01THE
 USE OF TAPED-ON NOTES WILL NOT BE
 APPROPRIATE FOR PERMITTING PURPOSES.
  
 8) FBC* 104.2.1DOOR SCHEDULE AND
 INTERIOR FINISH SCHEDULE.SHEETS
 A8.1.01A, 01B, 03A AND 03B CANNOT BE
 READ.SUBMIT LEGIBLE COPIES.
  
 9) SHEET S-15.'CODES AND STANDARDS'
 NOTE 2A REFERS TO FLORIDA BUILDING CODE
 2000.AMEND TO FLORIDA BUILDING CODE
 2001.
  
 10) SHEET A6.1.09 NOTES 1 THRU 9 REFER
 TO STANDARD BUILDING CODE 1997.AMEND
 THEM TO REFER TO CHAPTERS 11 AND 30 OF
 FLORIDA BUIDING CODE 2001.
  
 11) LIFE SAFETY FLOOR PLANS, SHEETS
 LS1.01, 02, 05 AND 06 ALL INCORRECTLY
 STATE, UNDER 'GENERAL NOTES' THAT THE
 BUILDING OCCUPANCY GROUP IS 'R4'
 (RESIDENTIAL CARE/ASSISTED LIVING) AND
 'H' (HAZARDOUS).ONE OF THE THREE
 SUBMITTED COPIES OF SHEET LS1.01 ONLY
 HAS BEEN RED-LINED TO CORRECT THIS.ALL
 OF THE LIFE SAFETY FLOOR PLAN SHEETS
 SHALL BE AMENDED.NOTE:THE RED-LINE
 ALSO INCLUDES CORRECTIONS TO THE
 'MINIMUM INTERIOR FINISH CLASSIFICATION'
 TABLE.ALSO, NOTES ABOVE THE 'LEGEND'
 ON SHEETS LS1.05, 06 AGAIN STATE AN
 OCCUPANCY TYPE 'H' (AND AN OCCUPANCY
 LOAD OF ONLY 503 PEOPLE).AMEND SHEETS
 LS1.05 AND 06.
  
 12) FBC 412.10.1SPRINKLER DESIGN
 PARAMETERS.SHEET LS0.01 'GENERAL INFO'
 REFERS TO FBC 412.1.10, AMEND THIS TO
 READ FBC 412.10.1.ALSO, SPRINKLER
 SYSTEM DESIGN SHALL BE AS PER NFPA13,
 REMOVE ALL REFERENCES TO NFPA13R.
  
 13) FBC TABLE 600THE PLANS SHALL STATE
 THE REQUIRED FIRE RESISTANCE RATING FOR
 THE BEAMS, COLUMNS AND WALLS.
  
 14) SHEET A1.2.02A.STAIR #1 IS MIS-
 LABELLED AS STAIR #2.
  
 15) FBC 1005.6.5SMOKEPROOF ENCLOSURE.
 STAIR #1 DISCHARGES AT LEVEL 1 VIA
 SERVICE CORRIDOR 1-10 WHICH IS SHOWN
 WITH 1-HOUR RATED WALLS.AMEND THE
 PLANS TO SHOW 2-HOUR FIRE-RATED WALLS.
  
 16) FBC 412.11(4) FIRE DAMPER RESISTANCE
 RATING.SHEEET LS0.01 SHOWS THE FIRE
 DAMPER 'FIRE RESISTANCE RATING' AS 'N/A'
 THAT IS NOT CORRECT FOR ANY DAMPERS
 REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN THE FIRE RESISTANCE
 OF THE FLOORS.AMEND THE ITEM
 'SEPARATION FLOOR-TO-FLOOR' TO READ
 'SEPARATION FLOOR-TO-FLOOR (INCLUDING
 FIRE DAMPERS)
  
 17) FBC 1005.6.2EXIT DOOR FIRE
 RESISTANCE.THE DOORS INTO STAIRS 1 & 2
 SHALL HAVE A FIRE RESISTANCE RATING OF
 1 1/2 HOURS.AMEND SHEET LS0.01 WHERE
 THE TWELFTH NOTE UNDER'GENERAL
 INFORMATION' STATES THAT 1-HOUR RATED
 DOORS AND FRAMES WILL BE PROVIDED.
  
 18) FBC TABLE 704.1SHEETS LS1.01 & 02
 SEPARATION.THE PLAN DOES NOT SHOW THE
 REQUIRED ONE-HOUR FIRE RESISTANT
 SEPARATION BETWEEN THE PARKING GARAGE
 AND THE A/C ROOM (AND THE STORAGE ROOM
 FOR SHEET LS1.01 ONLY) OR THE REQUIRED
 ONE-HOUR SEPARATION BETWEEN THE FUTURE
 RETAIL AND THE FUTURE OFFICE OCCUPANCY
 AND THE ADJACENT CORRIDOR.AMEND THE
 PLANS.
  
 19) FBC 1004.1.2SHEET LS1.01, GUEST
 PARKING EGRESS.ANNOTATE THE PLANS TO
 SHOW HOW THE PROPOSED GATE ARRANGEMENT
 WILL ENABLE EGRESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 FBC 1012.
  
 20) FBC 704.1SHEET LS1.02THE WALLS
 SURROUNDING THE VOIDS DESCRIBED ON THE
 PLAN AS 'OPEN TO BELOW', SHALL HAVE THE
 SAME FIRE-RATING AS SHOWN FOR THOSE SAME
 AREAS ON SHEET LS1.01 (THE FLOOR BELOW)
 TO MAINTAIN SEPARATION.
  
 21) FBC TABLE 1003.1SHEET LS1.05.ON
 WHAT BASIS HAS THE STATED 600 NET SQFT
 AREA, FOR THE PARTY ROOM, BEEN
 CALCULATED (SEE FBC 202 FOR DEFINITION
 OF 'AREA, NET FLOOR').SUBMIT DETAILS
 TO SUPPORT THE CALCULATED NET AREA, OR
 AMEND THE STATED OCCUPANT LOAD.
  
 22) FBC 1004.1.2SHEET LS1.05, PARTY
 ROOM.SEPARATION BETWEEN THE EXIT DOORS
 SHALL BE 1/3 OF THE OVERALL DIAGONAL OF
 THE ROOM.AMEND THE PLANS.
  
 23) FBC 1005.6.2SHEETS LS1.05 AND
 LS1.06 SHOW ONLY 1-HOUR FIRE SEPARATION
 BETWEEN THE EXIT ACCESS CORRIDOR AND THE
 STAIRWAY/SHAFTS/ELEVATOR.AMEND THE
 PLANS TO SHOW THE REQUIRED 2-HOUR
 SEPARATION.
  
 24) FBC 704.1SHEET LS1.06.THE
 REQUIRED 1-HOUR SEPARATION BETWEEN
 UNIT C-1 AND B-2B IS NOT SHOWN.AMEND
 THE PLANS.
  
 25) INFORMATIVE: FBC 301.2OCCUPANT
 LOAD TABLE, SHEET LS1.06.THE AREA OF
 'RESIDENTIAL' OCCUPANCY HAS BEEN UNDER-
 STATED BY APPROX 50% (TABLE STATES ONLY
 8986 GSF).ALSO, THE AREA RATE PER
 OCCUPANT USED TO CALCULATE THE "TOTAL"
 NUMBER OF PEOPLE STATED IN THE TABLE IS
 APPROX 50% OF THE STATED 200 GSF PER
 PERSON.THESE TWO ERRORS CANCEL OUT SO
 THAT THE CALCULATED TOTAL NUMBER OF
 PERSONS IS CORRECT.AMEND THE TABLE TO
 SHOW THE CORRECT AREA ALLOCATED TO
 RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCY.
  
 26) FBC TABLE 705.1.2SHEET LS1.06. THE
 STAIRWAY, SHAFT, ELEVATOR LOBBY AND
 ELEVATOR HOISTWAY WALLS ARE NOT SHOWN AS
 FIRE-RATED.AMEND THE PLANS.
  
 27) FBC TABLE 1005.6.2 THE COMMENT ABOVE
 ALSO APPLIES TO STAIR #2 ON SHEET LS1.05
  
 28) FBC 1007.6.2 STAIR #2. SHEET A6.1.06
 THE WIDTH OF THE STAIR SHALL NOT
 DECREASE IN THE DIRECTION OF EXIT TRAVEL
 AMEND THE DIMENSIONS ON PLANS 3 AND 4 TO
 ENSURE THAT THE STAIR FLIGHT WIDTHS ARE
 NOT GREATER THAN THAT ON PLANS 1 AND 2.
  
 29) FBC 1012.4SLIDING DOOR DETAILS,
 SHEET A7.1.01.THIS DOOR MUST COMPLY
 WITH THE REQUIREMENTS FOR HORIZONTAL
 SLIDING DOORS IN A MEANS OF EGRESS,
 INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, BEING
 OPENABLE BY A FORCE APPLIED
 PERPENDICULAR TO THE DOOR.AMEND THE
 PLANS TO SPECIFY EACH OF THE
 REQUIREMENTS.
  
 30) FBC 3003.4.1ELEVATORS, STRETCHER
 REQUIREMENTS.ADD A NOTE TO
 SHEET A6.1.09 TO ENSURE/CONFIRM THAT A
 76"LONG X 24"WIDE AMBULANCE STRETCHER
 CAN BE ACCOMMODATED IN THE HORIZONTAL
 POSITION IN ONE OF THE ELEVATORS
 (PRESUMABLY ELEVATOR #3).IDENTIFY THE
 ELEVATOR AS 'ACCESSIBLE ELEVATOR'.
  
 31) SUBMIT A PRODUCT APPROVAL FOR THE
 ROOFING.
  
 32) FBC 1606.1.4PROTECTION OF OPENINGS
 ALTHOUGH NOTE (1) ON SHT A8.1.02 STATES
 THAT THE DOORS AND WINDOWS WILL BE UNDER
 A SEPARATE PERMIT, THE PLANS SHALL STATE
 WHETHER THE WINDOWS WITHIN 60 FT HEIGHT
 ABOVE GRADE ARE TO HAVE IMPACT RESISTANT
 GLAZING OR IMPACT PROTECTION. IF NEITHER
 OF THESE IS PROVIDED, THEN THE WINDOWS
 SHALL BE ASSUMED TO BE OPENINGS AND THE
 BUILDING EVALUATED AS AN 'OPEN' OR
 'PARTIALLY ENCLOSED' BUILDING IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH FBC 1606.1.4.1
  
 33) FBC 2405.2ALL INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR
 GLAZING IN A 'HAZARDOUS LOCATION' IS
 REQUIRED TO BE SAFETY GLASS SATISFYING
 THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CONSUMER PRODUCT
 SAFETY COMMISSION 16, CODE OF FEDERAL
 REGULATIONS, PART 1201 (CPSC 16-CFR,
 PART 1201).ANNOTATE THE PLANS TO
 DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE.
  
 34) FBC 13-103.0ENERGY CODE COMPLIANCE
 SHALL BE DEMONSTRATED BY SUBMITTAL OF
 APPROPRIATE CODE COMPLIANCE FORMS
  
 35) FBC 411.2.3PARKING GARAGE.
 SHEETS S-3 THRU S-8, PARKING FRAMING
 PLANS, DO NOT CALL UP STRUCTURAL CROSS-
 SECTIONAL DETAILS FOR DETAIL 1 ON SHEETS
 A1.1.02.THOSE SHEETS DO INCORRECTLY
 REFERENCE NON-EXISTENT DETAILS ON SHEET
 S-19.PROVIDE VEHICULAR IMPACT WALL
 DETAILS WITH APPROPRIATE REFERENCES ON
 THE PLANS.
  
 36) FBC 1608.2GUARDRAIL STRENGTH.THE
 NOTES ON SHEET A6.1.05,06 AND 07 GIVE
 AN INCOMPLETE AND INCORRECT STRENGTH
 SPECIFICATION FOR THE GUARDRAILS AND
 HANDRAILS.AMEND THE PLANS TO SPECIFY
 THE CONCENTRATED, LINEAR AND COMBINED
 LOADS TO BE RESISTED BY THE GUARDRAILS
 AND HANDRAILS.ALSO, THE NOTES ON
 SHEET A6.1.05 ARE NOT COMPLETE.
  
 37) FBC 1608.2.1HANDRAIL STRENGTH.
 SHEET A6.1.08, DETAIL 5 REFERS TO SFBC
 (SOUTH FLORIDA BUILDING CODE) FOR
 HANDRAIL STRENGTH REQUIREMENTS.THE
 RELEVANT CODE REQUIREMENTS ARE FLORIDA
 BUILDING CODE (2001) FBC 1608.2.1
  
 38) FBC 424.1.3.1.2POOL WET DECKS.
 THE POOL WET DECKS SHALL BE UNIFORMLY
 SLOPED AT A MAXIMUM OF 2%, MINIMUM OF
 4%, AWAY FROM THE POOL OR TO DECK DRAINS
 TO PREVENT STANDING WATER.ANNOTATE THE
 PLANS TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE.
  
 39) SHEET A7.1.17.THE TITLES FOR
 DETAILS 1 THRU' 11 SHOW THAT THEY SHOULD
 BE ON SHEET A8.1.07. ALSO, SHEET A4.1.03
 (AND A4.1.08) REFERENCES DETAIL
 1/A7.1.17 FOR SECTION THROUGH THE WEST
 POOL.IT SHOULD, INSTEAD, REFERENCE
 DETAIL 1/A4.1.10.
  
 40) FBC 11-4.6THE ACCESSIBLE PARKING
 SPACE MARKINGS ARE NOT AS PER FLORIDA
 BUILDING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED PARKING
 SPACE DESIGN (COPY ATTACHED).
  
 41) FBC 11-4.2.9DETECTABLE WARNINGS.
 SHEET G3 REFERS TO 'DETACHABLE WARNINGS'
 ONE OF THE SUBMITTED COPIES HAS BEEN
 RED-LINED TO CORRECT THIS TO READ
 'DETECTABLE WARNINGS'.AMEND THE PLAN.
  
 42) FBC 11-4.13.6MANEUVERING
 CLEARANCES AT DOORS.AMEND THE PLANS TO
 PROVIDE/CONFIRM THE REQUIRED 12"
 CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE DOOR FRAME AND THE
 ADJACENT WALL ON THE PUSH SIDE OF MEN'S
 RESTROOM DOOR 5-06 IF THE DOOR HAS BOTH
 A CLOSER AND A LATCH.ALSO AMEND THE
 PLANS TO PROVIDE/CONFIRM THE REQUIRED
 MIN. 18" CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE LEADING
 EDGE OF THE DOOR AND THE ADJACENT WALL
 ON THE PULL SIDE OF THE WOMEN'S RESTROOM
 DOOR 5-08.NOTE:ENSURE, THAT THE
 REQUIRED CLEARANCE IS ALSO PROVIDED AT
 THE DOORS FROM CORRIDOR 5-11 TO THE EAST
 POOL DECK AND THE WEST POOL DECK.
  
 43) FBC 11-4.8.2THE RAMP IN CORRIDOR
 1-08 IS NOT LONG ENOUGH TO ACHIEVE THE
 REQUIRED 12" LEVEL CHANGE WITHOUT
 EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM GRADIENT OF
 1 IN 12.AMEND THE PLANS.
  
 44) FBC 11-4.8.5(5)NORTH WEST RAMP
 SECTION, SHEET A6.1.04A.THE HANDRAIL
 HEIGHT IS SHOWN AS 3'-6".AMEND TO READ
 BETWEEN 34" AND 38".ALSO THE SECTION
 SHOULD BE AMENDED TO SHOW A MIN' 2" CURB
 AT THE EDGE OF THE RAMP.
  
 45) FBC 11-4.8.5(2)EAST RAMP SECTION,
 SHEET A6.1.04B.THE HANDRAIL EXTENSION
 IS SHOWN AS 1'-1".AMEND TO AT LEAST
 18" EXTENSION BEYOND THE SLOPED SEGMENT
 AT BOTH THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE RAMP.
  
 **QUOTE PERMIT# ON ALL CORRESPONDENCE**
  
 END OF REVIEW COMMENTS
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