Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 05030119
Permit Number 05030119
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2005-04-01 00:00:00BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 *******DENIED*******
 ROBERT BROWN(561) 805 6716
 E-MAIL: [email protected]
  
 FBC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2001
 FBC*= FLORIDA BUILD'G CODE (CITY AMEND)
 F.S.= FLORIDA (STATE) STATUTE
  
 1) WORKING DRAWING REVIEW ONLY.NO
 PERMIT CAN BE ISSUED UNTIL THE PERMIT
 APPLICATION AND FEES ARE SUBMITTED.
 NOTE: IF THE PERMIT APPLICATION IS MADE
 AFTER JULY 2001, FLORIDA BUILDING CODE
 2004 WILL BE IN EFFECT AND THE PLANS
 WILL HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THE NEWER CODE.
  
 2) FBC 3401.5.2HISTORIC BUILDINGS.
 THE TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE CODE,
 PERTAINING TO 'REPAIRS AND ALTERATIONS
 TO EXISTING BUILDINGS', WILL APPLY
 UNLESS THE BUILDING CAN BE SHOWN TO BE A
 QUALIFIED HISTORIC BUILDING.TO ACHEIVE
 THIS, THE BUILDING MUST BE LISTED
 INDIVIDUALLY OR AS A CONTRIBUTING
 PROPERTY EITHER ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER
 OR UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF A LOCAL
 HISTORIC PRESERVATION ORDINANCE.SUBMIT
 DETAILS TO SHOW WHICH IS APPLICABLE AS
 JUSTIFICATION FOR CONSIDERATION AS A
 QUALIFIED HISTORIC BUILDING.
  
 3) FBC 3401.5IF THE BUILDING IS SHOWN
 TO BE A QUALIFIED HISTORIC BUILDING (PER
 COMMENT #2), THE PROVISIONS OF THE
 TECHNICAL CODE ARE NOT MANDATORY IF THE
 FINISHED BUILDING IS JUDGED, BY THE
 BUILDING OFFICIAL, TO BE SAFE AND IN THE
 PUBLIC INTEREST OF HEALTH, SAFETY AND
 WELFARE.ANY ALTERNATE MATERIALS AND
 METHODS PROPOSED FOR ACHEIVING
 EQUIVALENCY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE
 CODE WILL BE CONSIDERED AND MAY BE USED
 TO ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS.
  
 4) FBC* 104.2.4SITE SURVEY.WHEN
 SUBMITTING THE PERMIT APPLICATION, EACH
 COPY OF THE SURVEY DRAWINGS WILL NEED TO
 BE SIGNED/SEALED BY JOHN E PHILLIPS III.
 (REF: 472.025(1) FL. STATUTES)
  
 5) FBC* 104.2.1.2ARCHITECTURAL AND
 ENGINEERING PLANS.WHEN SUBMITTING THE
 PERMIT APPLICATION, EACH COPY OF THE
 ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING PLANS WILL
 NEED TO BE SIGNED/SEALED BY THE
 ARCHITECT/ENGINEER WHO PREPARED THE
 PLANS.NOTE:THE PRINTED NAME AND
 LICENSE NUMBER OF THE ARCHITECT/ENGINEER
 SHALL BE SHOWN ON THE PLANS.
  
 6) FBC 104.2.1IT IS NOTED THAT THE
 SUBMITTED ARCHITECTURAL PLANS ARE 75%
 COMPLETE AND THE STRUCTURAL PLANS ARE
 50% COMPLETE.NOTE THAT REVIEW OF THESE
 PLANS WHEN THEY ARE COMPLETE MAY RESULT
 IN ADDITIONAL COMMENTS.
  
 7) FBC 13-103.0ENERGY CODE COMPLIANCE
 SHALL BE DEMONSTRATED BY SUBMITTAL OF
 APPROPRIATE CODE COMPLIANCE FORMS
  
 8) FBC 11-4.1.6FLORIDA ACCESSIBILITY
 CODE DOES NOT APPLY TO BUILDINGS IN
 EXISTENCE ON OCT 1, 1997 SO THE
 FOLLOWING COMMENTS ARE RECOMMENDATIONS
 (ALSO CONSIDER PROVISIONS OF AMERICANS
 WITH DISABILITIES ACT, 1990):
 (A) FBC 11-4.1.2ACCESSIBLE SITE.
 SHOW AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE ON THE PLANS
 FROM PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION STOPS,
 PARKING SPACES, PASSENGER LOADING ZONES
 AND PUBLIC STREETS/SIDEWALKS.
 (B) FBC 11-4.24SHEETS A-9.05 AND
 A-9.06, BREAKROOM/CONFERENCE ROOM SINKS.
 THE SINKS IN BREAK ROOMS 112, 210 AND
 414, AND IN CONFERENCE ROOM 307 SHOULD
 BE MAX. 34" ABOVE FLOOR (CONFERENCE
 ROOM IS CURRENTLY 36"), MAX. 6-1/2" DEEP
 AND HAVE KNEE CLEARANCE THAT IS 30" WIDE
 X 27" HIGH X 19" DEEP WITH PROTECTED HOT
 WATER/DRAIN PIPES.ALSO A MIN. CLEAR
 FLOOR SPACE OF 30" X 48" SHOULD BE
 PROVIDED IN FRONT OF THE SINK FOR
 FORWARD APPROACH.
 (C) FBC 11-4.15SHEETS A-6.08 AND
 A-6.09.THE DRINKING FOUNTAINS SHOULD
 HAVE A SPOUT HEIGHT, LEG/KNEE CLEARANCES
 AND CLEAR FLOOR SPACE IN COMPLIANCE WITH
 FIG. 27.
  
 9) FBC* F102.2.4ROOF COVERINGS, ON
 BUILDINGS LOCATED IN THE FIRE DISTRICT,
 SHALL CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF
 CLASS A OR B ROOF COVERINGS, AS DEFINED
 IN FBC 1505.ANNOTATE THE PLANS TO
 DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE.
  
 10) FBC* F102.2.8SHEET A-3.01,
 ELEVATIONS.ITEM #8 ON THE LEGEND
 REFERS TO FABRIC AWNINGS.PERMANENT
 CANOPIES/ AWNINGS AND THEIR SUPPORTS, ON
 BUILDINGS LOCATED IN THE FIRE DISTRICT,
 SHALL BE OF NON-COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL,
 FIRE RETARDANT TREATED WOOD, WOOD OF
 TYPE III SIZES OR OF 1-HOUR RESISTANT
 CONSTRUCTION.ANNOTATE THE PLANS TO
 DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE.
  
 11) SUBMIT PRODUCT APPROVALS FOR THE NEW
 BUILT-UP COAL TAR ROOFING SYSTEM, DOORS
 AND WINDOWS.
 NOTE: FL. ADMIN CODE RULE 9B-72 (IN
 EFFECT SINCE OCTOBER 1, 2003) REQUIRES
 THAT PRODUCTS HAVE STATEWIDE, LOCAL OR
 SITE-SPECIFIC PRODUCT APPROVAL.THE
 SUBMITTAL SHOULD INCLUDE THE STATEWIDE
 PRODUCT APPROVAL NUMBER (FL###),
 AVAILABLE FROM THE DEPT OF COMMUNITY
 AFFAIRS PRODUCT APPROVAL WEBSITE
 WWW.FLORIDABUILDING.ORG/PR/PR_SRCH.ASP
 (IF YOU FIND THAT THE QUOTED WEB PAGE IS
 NO LONGER AVAILABLE, PLEASE INFORM THE
 PLAN REVIEWER)
  
 12) FBC 3502SHEET S-1.00, GENERAL NOTE
 #1 REFERS TO ACI 318-99.THE EDITION OF
 THIS STANDARD REFERENCED IN THE CODE IS
 ACI 318-02.AMEND THE NOTE.
  
 13) FBC 601.3SHEET S2.03, SECTIONS B
 AND 3 SHOW THE USE OF COMPOSITE CARBON
 FIBER REINFORCING SHEETS APPLIED TO THE
 UNDERSIDE OF THE EXISTING REINFORCED
 SLAB.SUBMIT DETAILS TO SHOW HOW THE
 REQUIRED TWO-HOUR FIRE RATING WILL BE
 ACHIEVED.
  
 14) FBC 1003.3.5SHEET A-0.12, THIRD
 FLOOR LIFE SAFETY PLAN, CONVERGING
 EXITS.IT IS NOTED THAT THE WEST EXIT
 STAIR DISCHARGES AT THIS LEVEL.THE
 MEANS OF EGRESS CALCULATION SHOWS THE
 NORTH AND SOUTH EXIT STAIRS EACH
 CARRYING A NUMBER OF OCCUPANTS EQUAL TO
 THE TOTAL THIRD FLOOR OCCUPANCY (294
 OCCUPANTS) PLUS THE WEST STAIR OCCUPANT
 LOAD (73 OCCUPANTS) SPLIT EQUALLY
 BETWEEN THE NORTH AND SOUTH STAIRS.
 THIS RESULTS IN AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF 184
 OCCUPANTS FOR EACH OF THE TWO EXIT
 STAIRS.DUE TO THE PLAN POSITION OF THE
 STAIRS, IN A REAL EGRESS SITUATION THE
 ENTIRE WEST STAIR OCCUPANTS WOULD GO TO
 THE NORTH STAIR.THE OCCUPANT LOAD OF
 THE NORTH EXIT STAIR WOULD BE 220
 OCCUPANTS, WHICH REQUIRES A STAIR WIDTH
 OF 66".THIS EXCEEDS THE PROPOSED 60"
 STAIR WIDTH.AMEND THE MEANS OF EGRESS
 CALCULATION AND THE NORTH STAIR PLANS ON
 SHEET A-5.02.
  
 15) FBC 1012.4SHEET A-0.12THIRD
 FLOOR LIFE SAFETY PLAN.DURING THEIR
 SWING, THE EXIT DOORS LEADING TO THE
 NORTH AND SOUTH EXIT STAIRS OBSTRUCT
 MORE THAN HALF OF THE REQUIRED LANDING.
 SEE COMMENT #20 ALSO.AMEND THE PLAN.
  
 16) FBC 705.1.2SHEET A-0.13, FOURTH
 FLOOR LIFE SAFETY PLAN.THE MECHANICAL
 SHAFTS AT GRIDS 12/E.1 AND 13/C SHALL BE
 SEPARATED FROM THE SOUTH STAIR BY
 TWO-HOUR FIRE-RATED CONSTRUCTION. AMEND
 THE PLANS AS THEY CURRENTLY SHOW NO FIRE
 SEPARATION.
  
 17) FBC 604SHEET A-1.03, THIRD FLOOR
 PLAN.THE GRID 9 WALL BETWEEN GRIDS A
 AND B IS SHOWN AS WALL TYPE 5, WHICH IS
 NOT A FIRE-RATED WALL TYPE.A ONE-HOUR
 FIRE-RATED WALL IS REQUIRED PER THE LIFE
 SAFETY PLAN (SHEET A-0.12).AMEND THE
 WALL TYPE MARKER ON SHEET A-1.03
  
 18) FBC 1020.4SHEETS A-4.01 TO A-4.04.
 THE EDGE OF THE STAIRS SHALL BE
 PROTECTED BY A GUARDRAIL WHICH IS MIN.
 42" HIGH WITH INTERMEDIATE RAIL SPACING
 OR ORNAMENTAL PATTERN THAT WILL REJECT
 THE PASSAGE OF A 4" SPHERE (REF: FBC
 1015.2 AND 1015.3)
  
 19) FBC 1403SHEETS A-4.01 TO A-4.04,
 WALL DETAILS.SUBMIT DETAILS TO SHOW
 MEANS OF RESTRAINT FOR THE FACE BRICK
 VENEER AND LIMESTONE CORNICE, FRIEZE,
 ARCHITRAVE, PEDIMENTS, PANELS, BELTS AND
 BANDS.
  
 20) FBC 1007.4SHEETS A-5.01 AND
 A-5.02, STAIR LANDINGS.THE WIDTH OF
 THE LANDINGS SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN THE
 WIDTH OF THE STAIRWAYS THEY SERVE.
 AMEND THE PLANS.
  
 21) FBC 1007.5.1SHEETS A-5.01 AND
 A-5.02, STAIR DETAILS.THE STAIR TREADS
 SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF 11".AMEND THE
 PLANS
  
 22) FBC 1015.2SHEET A-6.07, FOURTH
 FLOOR BALCONY GUARDRAIL.IT IS NOTED
 THAT A GUARDRAIL IS SHOWN ON DETAILS 7
 AND 8, BUT THE DETAILS DO NOT HAVE
 DIMENSIONS TO SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE
 MINUMUM HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS.
  
 23) FBC 1608.2.2EACH GUARDRAIL SHALL
 BE DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED FOR A
 CONCENTRATED LOAD OF 200 LB APPLIED IN
 ANY DIRECTION AT THE TOP OF THE
 GUARDRAIL, A CONCENTRATED HORIZONTAL
 LOAD OF 200 LB APPLIED ON A 1 SQ FT AREA
 AT ANY POINT, AND A LINE LOAD OF 50 PLF
 APPLIED HORIZONTALLY AT THE REQUIRED
 GUARDRAIL HEIGHT WITH A SIMULTANEOUS
 LINE LOAD OF 100 PLF APPLIED VERTICALLY
 DOWNWARD ON THE TOP OF THE GUARDRAIL.
 THESE LOADS SHALL NOT BE APPLIED
 SIMULTANEOUSLY (UNLESS NOTED ABOVE) BUT
 SHALL BE APPLIED INDIVIDUALLY TO PRODUCE
 MAXIMUM STRESS IN EACH OF THE COMPONENTS
 OR SUPPORTS.AMEND/ANNOTATE THE PLANS.
  
 24) FBC 1608.2.1EACH HANDRAIL SHALL BE
 DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED FOR A
 CONCENTRATED LOAD OF 200 LB AND A LINE
 LOAD OF 50 PLF.THESE LOADS SHALL NOT
 BE APPLIED SIMULTANEOUSLY BUT SHALL BE
 APPLIED INDIVIDUALLY AT ANY POINT, AND
 IN ANY DIRECTION, TO PRODUCE MAXIMUM
 STRESS IN EACH OF THE COMPONENTS OR
 SUPPORTS.AMEND/ANNOTATE THE PLANS.
  
 25) FBC 3003.4SHEET A-6.11.ELEVATOR
 NUMBER 144 SHALL BE IDENTIFIED, BY
 SIGNAGE, AS STRETCHER ACCESSIBLE.
 ANNOTATE THE PLANS TO DEMONSTARE
 COMPLIANCE
  
 26) FBC 705.1.2SHEETA-7.01DOOR
 SCHEDULE.THE FOLLOWING DOORS ARE IN
 WALLS REQURED TO BE 1-HOUR FIRE RATED,
 PER THE LIFE SAFETY PLANS, AND SHOULD BE
 20-MINUTE FIRE-RATED DOORS:
 133-1, 125-1, 113-1, 222-1, 212-1,
 211-1, 210-1, 207-1, 208-1, 216-1,
 216-2, 316-1, 314-1, 308-1, 311-1,
 312-1, 403-1, 401-1 AND 401-2
  
 27) TO EXPEDITE REVIEW OF A RESUBMITTAL
 WHICH REQUIRES NEW PLANS IN ORDER TO
 ADDRESS THE ABOVE COMMENTS, THE OLD
 SHEETS SHALL BE REMOVED AND THE NEW
 SHEETS INSERTED.ONE COPY OF EACH OLD
 SHEET SHOULD BE STAPLED/CLIPPED TO THE
 REMAINING OLD SHEETS, TO FORM A SET OF
 'OLD/VOID SHEETS', FOR COMPARISON OF
 REVISIONS WHEN REVIEWING THE RESUBMITTED
 PLANS.
  
 28) FBC* 105.13.1SPECIAL INSPECTOR.A
 STRUCTURAL INSPECTION PLAN MUST BE
 SUBMITTED PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF THE
 BUILDING PERMIT.THREE COPIES OF THE
 PLANS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS WILL BE
 REQUIRED FOR PERMITTING PURPOSES
 WHEN A THRESHOLD INSPECTOR IS SELECTED,
 PLEASE ARRANGE WITH HAROLD PISKURA
 (INSPECTION SERVICES MANAGER - TEL:
 561 805 6711), A MEETING INVOLVING THE
 OWNER, THRESHOLD INSPECTOR, JOB
 INSPECTOR, CONTRACTOR AND ENGINEER.
  
 **QUOTE PERMIT# ON ALL CORRESPONDENCE**
  
 END OF REVIEW COMMENTS
 THE CODE REFERENCES GIVE ADDITIONAL INFO
 TELEPHONE: (561) 805 6716ROBERT BROWN
 E-MAIL: [email protected]


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