Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 05121217
Permit Number 05121217
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2006-05-01 00:00:00DENIED BY BUILDING
  
 1641 WORTHINGTON ROAD
 4 STORY OFFICE BUILDING (SHELL)
 TYPE II-A (SPRINKLERED)
 BUSINESS OCCUPANCY
 FLOOD ZONE A9 BFE 13' (+6" CITY REQ)
 REQUIRED SOIL BEARING CAPACITY 2500 AND
 8000 PSF
  
 1) STRUCTURE IS LOCATED IN AN A9 FLOOD
 ZONE AN ELEVATION CERTIFICATE WILL BE
 REQUIRED.
  
 2) SUBMIT A SIGNED AND SEALED SURVEY OR
 SITE PLAN INDICATING THE LOCATION OF THE
 STRUCTURE AND THE DISTANCE TO THE
 PROPERTY LINES THAT ARE SHOWN ON THE
 SURVEY OF UNIT 7A. THIS IS REQUIRED TO
 DETERMINE FIRE SEPARATION DISTANCE, AS
 WELL AS, EXTERIOR WALL FIRE RATINGS,
 ALLOWABLE AREA OF OPENINGS AND OPENING
 PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS. SEE FBC 704.1.
  
 3) FBC* 1804.2.2AREA OF QUESTIONABLE
 SOIL.SUBMIT A GEOTECHNICAL REPORT
 TO VERIFY THE SAFE BEARING CAPACITY OF
 THE SOIL.
  
 4) NOTE #3 ON S6 UNDER FOUNDATIONS
 STATES THAT SOIL CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING
 8000 PSF AND 2500 PSF IS REQUIRED AND
 REFERS TO PLAN FOR LOCATIONS. SPECIFY
 THE LOCATIONS WHERE 8000 PSF SOIL
 BEARING CAPACITY IS REQUIRED ON S1.
  
 5) 713.13 F.S.A NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT
 SHALL BE RECORDED AT PALM BEACH COUNTY
 COURTHOUSE AND A COPY SUBMITTED TO THIS
 OFFICE BEFORE A PERMIT CAN BE ISSUED.
 BLANK FORMS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THIS
 OFFICE.
 NOTE: THE NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT MUST BE RE-RECORDED IF
 THE DESCRIBED IMPROVEMENT
 OR CONSTRUCTION IS NOT COMMENCED WITHIN
 90 DAYS OF RECORDING.
  
 6) IMPACT FEES. THE PLANS SHALL BE TAKEN
 TO PALM BEACH COUNTY BUILDING DEPARTMENT
 FOR IMPACT FEE ASSESSMENT. THEY SHALL BE
 STAMPED AT THAT OFFICE AND A COPY OF THE
 PAID RECEIPT SUBMITTED TO THE CITY OF
 WEST PALM BEACH DEPT OF CONSTRUCTION
 SERVICES BEFORE A PERMIT CAN BE ISSUED.
  
 7) FBC 13-101.1.6SHELL BUILDINGS.
 THE WHOLE BUILDING (INCL. FUTURE TENANT
 SPACE) SHALL BE CONSIDERED.SHELL
 BUILDINGS SHALL BE SHOWN TO COMPLY WITH
 METHOD B OR C.(SEE SUB-CHAPTER 4).ALL ASSUMPTIONS
 MADE ABOUT SYSTEMS, NOT
 SHOWN ON THE CURRENT PLANS, SHALL BE
 LISTED AND APPENDED TO THE FORM 400B FOR SUBMITTAL.
 THIS WILL BE COMPARED, AT A
 LATER DATE, TO THE ACTUAL SYSTEMS
 PROPOSED BY THE FUTURE TENANT(S).THE
 ASSUMPTIONS LISTED ON THE APPENDIX SHEET
 SHALL BE AT LEAST THE MINIMUM STANDARD
 (LIGHTING, HVAC ETC) TO ALLOW THE WHOLE
 BUILDING TO BE OCCUPIED FOR IT'S
 INTENDED PURPOSE. SUBMIT AN ACCURATELY
 COMPLETED FORM 400B-04 DEMONSTARATING
 THAT CODE COMPLIANCE HAS BEEN ACHIEVED.
 THE ONE SUBMITTED INDICATES THE BUILDING
 ENVELOPE FAILS.
  
 8) 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.THREE
 COPIES OF THE PLANS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS
 WILL BE REQUIRED FOR PERMITTING PURPOSES
 ALSO, PLEASE ARRANGE WITH HAROLD PISKURA (INSPECTION
 SERVICES MANAGER - TEL:
 561 805 6711), A MEETING INVOLVING THE
 OWNER, THRESHOLD INSPECTOR, JOB
 INSPECTOR, CONTRACTOR AND ENGINEER.
  
 9)FBC* 109.3.6.4.4 ALL PLANS FOR THE
 BUILDING WHICH ARE REQUIRED TO BE SIGNED
 AND SEALED BY THE ARCHITECT OR ENGINEER
 OF RECORD CON- TAIN A STATEMENT THAT, TO
 THE BEST OF THE ARCHITECT'S PR
 ENGINEER'S KNOWLEDGE, THE PLANS AND
 SPECIFICATIONS COMPLY WITH THE
 APPLICABLE FIRE-SAFETY STANDARDS AS
 DETERMINED BY THE LOCAL AUTHORITY IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION AND 633
 FLORIDA STATUTE.
  
 10) PLEASE EXPLAIN THE +ACI-, +ADO-,
 +AEA-, +AF-, ETC. IN THE NOTES ON SHEET
 S-6.
  
 11) SHEET S7 SPECIFIES 9-1/4" THICK TILT
 WALL PANELS AT THE ELEVATOR SHAFTS,
 HOWEVER, 8" THICK PANELS ARE INDICATED
 AT THIS LOCATION ON SHEETS S1-S4. PLEASE
 CLARIFY.
  
 12) THE SECTION LINES FOR SECTION 9/S10
 ON SHEET S5 APPEAR TO BE IN THE WRONG
 LOCATION OR ARE LABELED INCORRECTLY.
  
 13) THE COMPONENT AND CLADDING WINDLOAD
 PRESSURES ON SHEET S11 FOR THE FLAT ROOF
 ARE INCORRECT. SEE FBC TABLE 1609.6B
 (ROOF 0-10 DEGREES) AND TABLE 1609.6D
 FOR THE BUILDING HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT
 FACTOR.
  
 14) THE WINDOW AND DOOR WINDLOAD
 PRESSURES ON S11 ARE INCORRECT. SEE FBC
 TABLE 1609B (WALL) AND TABLE 1609.6D FOR
 THE HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT FACTOR.
  
 15) THE CISTERNS ON A001 ARE REQUIRED TO
 BE ANCHORED TO RESIST OVERTURNING PER
 FBC 1609.1.3.
  
 16) SHEET A003 INCORRECTLY LISTS FBC
 TABLE 500 FOR ALLOWABLE HEIGHT AND
 BUILDING AREA. THIS HAS BEEN CHANGED TO
 TABLE 503 IN THE 2004 FBC.
  
 17) ON SHEET A003 UNDER HURRICANE
 CRITERIA THE CORRECT EDITION OF ASCE 7
 IS ASCE 7-02.
  
 18) SPECIFY THE FIRE PROTECTION AND FIRE
 RATINGS FOR ALL STRUCTURAL MEMBERS
 (STEEL COLUMNS, BEAMS, BAR JOISTS, ETC.)
 SEE FBC 714.2.
  
 19) SPECIFY THE FIRE RATINGS FOR
 HORIZONTAL ASSEMBLIES PER FBC 711.1.
  
 20) SPECIFY THE FIRE RATINGS OF WALL
 ASSEMBLIES PER FBC 708.1.
  
 21) SPECIFY THE FIRE RATINGS OF OPENING PROTECTIVES PER
 FBC 715.1. THESE MAY BE
 REQUIRED FOR EXTERIOR WALLS BASED ON
 FIRE SEPARATION DISTANCE IN TABLE 704.8
 AND 704.12.
  
 22) PROVIDE DETAILS OF THE RAISED
 FLOORING. SPECIFY THE FIRE RATING OF THE
 RAISED FLOOR SYSTEM. INDICATE HOW THE
 REQUIRED FLOOR FIRE RATINGS WILL BE
 MAINTAINED IN EGRESS CORRIDORS, ETC.
  
 23) THE CORRIDORS ON THE FIRST FLOOR
 THAT CONNECT THE EGRESS STAIRS TO THE
 EXTERIOR EXIT DOORS SHOWN ON SHEETS A003
 AND A102 ARE CONSIDERED EXIT PASSAGEWAYS
 PER FBC 1020. FBC 1020.3 REQUIRES THE
 FIRE RATING TO BE NOT LESS THAN ANY
 CONNECTING EXIT ENCLOSURE (WALLS, FLOORS
 AND CEILING.).
  
 24) EXIT PASSAGEWAYS MUST COMPLY WITH
 FBC 1020.2 FOR WIDTH, WITH DOORS WHEN
 FULLY OPEN NOT REDUCING THE REQUIRED
 WIDTH BY 7" AND NOT REDUCING THE
 REQUIRED WIDTH BY MORE THAN ONE-HALF
 WHEN IN ANY POSITION.
  
 25) EXIT PASSAGEWAYS TO COMPLY WITH FBC
 1020.4 OPENINGS AND PENETRATIONS.
 EXIT PASSAGEWAY OPENING PROTECTIVES
 SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
 REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 715 .
 EXCEPT AS PERMITTED IN SECTION 402.4.6 ,
 OPENINGS IN EXIT PASSAGEWAYS OTHER THAN
 UNEXPOSED EXTERIOR OPENINGS SHALL BE
 LIMITED TO THOSE NECESSARY FOR EXIT
 ACCESS TO THE EXIT PASSAGEWAY FROM
 NORMALLY OCCUPIED SPACES AND FOR EGRESS
 FROM THE EXIT PASSAGEWAY. WHERE INTERIOR
 EXIT ENCLOSURES ARE EXTENDED TO THE
 EXTERIOR OF A BUILDING BY AN EXIT
 PASSAGEWAY, THE DOOR ASSEMBLY FROM THE
 EXIT ENCLOSURE TO THE EXIT PASSAGEWAY
 SHALL BE PROTECTED BY A FIRE DOOR
 CONFORMING TO THE REQUIREMENTS IN
 SECTION 715.3 . FIRE DOOR ASSEMBLIES IN
 EXIT PASSAGEWAYS SHALL COMPLY WITH
 SECTION 715.3.4 .
 ELEVATORS SHALL NOT OPEN INTO AN EXIT
 PASSAGEWAY.
  
 26) FBC 1023.6 ACCESS TO A PUBLIC WAY.
 THE EXIT DISCHARGE SHALL PROVIDE A
 DIRECT AND UNOBSTRUCTED ACCESS TO A
 PUBLIC WAY.
 EXCEPTION: WHERE ACCESS TO A PUBLIC WAY
 CANNOT BE PROVIDED, A SAFE DISPERSAL
 AREA SHALL BE PROVIDED WHERE ALL OF THE
 FOLLOWING ARE MET:
 1.THE AREA SHALL BE OF A SIZE TO
 ACCOMMODATE AT LEAST 5 SQUARE FEET (0.28
 M 2 ) FOR EACH PERSON.
 2.THE AREA SHALL BE LOCATED ON THE
 SAME PROPERTY AT LEAST 50 FEET (15 240
 MM) AWAY FROM THE BUILDING REQUIRING
 EGRESS.
 3.THE AREA SHALL BE PERMANENTLY
 MAINTAINED AND IDENTIFIED AS A SAFE
 DISPERSAL AREA.
 4.THE AREA SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A
 SAFE AND UNOBSTRUCTED PATH OF TRAVEL
 FROM THE BUILDING.
 SHOW COMPLIANCE.
  
 27) SPECIFY THE INTERIOR WALL AND
 CEILING FINISH REQUIREMENTS PER FBC
 803.5.
  
 28)FBC 3002.4 ELEVATOR CAR TO
 ACCOMMODATE AMBULANCE STRETCHER.
 IN BUILDINGS FOUR STORIES IN HEIGHT OR
 MORE, AT LEAST ONE ELEVATOR SHALL BE
 PROVIDED FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT EMERGENCY
 ACCESS TO ALL FLOORS. SUCH ELEVATOR CAR
 SHALL BE OF SUCH A SIZE AND ARRANGEMENT
 TO ACCOMMODATE A 24-INCH BY 76-INCH (610
 MM BY 1930 MM) AMBULANCE STRETCHER IN
 THE HORIZONTAL, OPEN POSITION AND SHALL
 BE IDENTIFIED BY THE INTERNATIONAL
 SYMBOL FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
 (STAR OF LIFE). THE SYMBOL SHALL NOT BE
 LESS THAN 3 INCHES (76 MM) HIGH AND
 SHALL BE PLACED INSIDE ON BOTH SIDES OF
 THE HOISTWAY DOOR FRAME.
  
 29) ELEVATORS SHALL COMPLY WITH
 ACCESSIBILITY REQUIRES OF FBC 3007 AND
 11-4.10.
  
 30) ALL REQUIRED EXITS ARE REQUIRED TO
 BE ACCESSIBILE. SEE FBC 1007.1 AND 11-4.1.3(8)&(9).
 SHOW COMPLIANCE.
  
 31) SUBMIT ENGINEERED SHOP DRAWINGS FOR
 THE ALUMINUM SUNSHADES.
  
 32)FBC 1009.11.1 HEIGHT.
 HANDRAIL HEIGHT, MEASURED ABOVE STAIR
 TREAD NOSINGS, OR FINISH SURFACE OF RAMP
 SLOPE SHALL BE UNIFORM, NOT LESS THAN 34
 INCHES (864 MM) AND NOT MORE THAN 38
 INCHES (965 MM). REVISE THE STAIR DETAIL
 ON A408 TO SHOW MEASUREMENTS FROM THE
 LEADING EDGE OF THE STAIR TREADS.
  
 33) SHOW THE CURB RAMPS REQUIRED BY FBC
 11-4.7 AT THE ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES
 ON THE ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS.
  
 34) SPECIFY THE NUMBER OF ACCESSIBLE
 PARKING SPACES AND THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
 SPACES PROVIDED FOR EMPLOYEES AND
 VISITORS. SEE FBC 11-4.1.2(5).
  
 35)PRODUCT APPROVALS SUBMITTED WITH
 PERMIT APPLICATION AFTER OCTOBER 1, 2003
 ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE FLORIDA
 PRODUCT APPROVAL SYSTEM. FOR INFORMATION
 PLEASE SEE THE STATE WEBSITE AT
 WWW.FLORIDABUILDING.ORG. PRODUCTS WITH
 STATEWIDE APPROVAL ARE REQUIRED TO BE
 SUBMITTED WITH A COVER SHEET THAT LISTS
 THE PRODUCT IDENTITY NUMBER FROM THE
 STATE. IF THE PRODUCT DOES NOT HAVE
 STATEWIDE APPROVAL, SUBMIT AN APPLICA-
 TION FOR LOCAL PRODUCT APPROVAL OR SITE
 SPECIFIC FORM PER RULE 9B-72. SUBMIT
 PRODUCT APPROVALS FOR EXTERIOR WINDOWS,
 DOORS, ROOFING MATERIAL, ETC.
  
 36) FBC*109.3.6 REQUIRES ALL PRODUCT
 APPROVALS TO BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY
 THE DESIGNER OF RECORD.
  
 37) FBC 1609.1.4 REQUIRES EXTERIOR
 GLAZING TO BE PROTECTED IN WINDBOURNE
 DEBRIS REGIONS. SPECIFY HOW THIS WILL BE PROVIDED.
  
 38) THE VALUE OF THE PROJECT HAS BEEN
 INCREASED TO 70 PERCENT OF THE
 CALCULATED VALUE. ($9,289,897.00)
  
 39) 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.
  
 40) ALSO SEE HANDWRITTEN NOTES AND
 CORRECTIONS ON THE PLANS.
  
 ROBERT MCDOUGAL
 BLDG. PLAN REVIEW
 (561)805-6714


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