Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 06090243
Permit Number 06090243
Review Stop M
Sequence Number 4
Notes
Date Text
2008-02-08 15:49:34REVIEW #: 4TH
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 FBC 2004 CODE FAMILY W/ 2005 SUPPLEMENTS
 FBC CH.1 AS AMENDED BY THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH
  
 THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ARE NUMBERED TO CORRESPOND WITH
 PREVIOUS REVIEW COMMENTS AS WELL AS DESIGNER'S WRITTEN
 RESPONSES FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONTINUITY.
  
 NOTE: RESPONSE LETTER FROM GORDON BUCK INDICATES THE
 MECHANICAL PROJECT HAS BEEN COMPLETELY REDESIGNED.
 THEREFORE, A COMPLETE REVIEW OF THE MECHANICAL SYSTEM
 IS NECESSARY AND ADDITIONAL NEW COMMENTS ARE POSSIBLE.
  
 1. BATHROOMS HAVE BEEN RECONFIGURED FROM WHAT WAS SHOWN
 ON PREVIOUS PLANS. THE WOMEN?S RESTROOM DOES NOT HAVE
 ADEQUATE EXHAUST. THE FLOOR PLAN ON PG M.2 NOW SHOWS
 THE WOMEN?S RESTROOM WITH 4 WATER CLOSETS. FLOOR PLAN
 ALSO SHOWS AN EXHAUST FAN PROVIDING 150 CFM OF EXHAUST.
 A MINIMUM OF 50 CFM PER WATER CLOSET IS REQUIRED IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH FBC, M TABLE 403.3. AS SUCH THE WOMEN?S
 RESTROOM REQUIRES A MINIMUM OF 200 CFM OF EXHAUST.
 ALSO, BOTH THE MEN?S AND WOMEN?S RESTROOMS SHOW SUPPLY
 AIR IN EXCESS OF THE EXHAUST AIR. ALL AIR SUPPLIED TO
 THE RESTROOMS SHALL BE EXHAUSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 FBC, M 403.2.1.
  
 2. OUTSIDE AIR CALCULATIONS ARE NOT IN CONFORMANCE WITH
 THE REQUIREMENTS OF TABLE 403.3. THE FOLLOWING ARE
 EXAMPLES ONLY. THE CALCULATIONS FOR THE ENTIRE BUILDING
 SHOULD BE CHECKED FOR ACCURACY PRIOR TO RESUBMITTAL.
 -AHU #1: THIS UNIT SERVES TWO CONFERENCE ROOMS AND A
 MEETING HALL. FBC, M TABLE 403.3 PUTS THE OCCUPANT LOAD
 IN THESE AREAS AT 50 PEOPLE PER 1000 SQUARE FEET. WITH
 ONE OF THE CONFERENCE ROOMS DIVIDED IN HALF (BECAUSE IT
 IS SERVED BY AHU 1 AND AHU 3, THE TOTAL SQUARE FEET OF
 THESE THREE AREAS IS 402 SF. AT 50/1000 THESE AREAS
 HAVE AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF 20 PEOPLE WITH AN OUTSIDE AIR
 RATE OF 20 CFM PER PERSON FOR A TOTAL REQUIRED OUTSIDE
 AIR VOLUME OF 400 CFM.
 -AHU #2 AND AHU #4: THE OCCUPANT LOAD OF THE ASSEMBLY
 AREAS ARE TO BE CALCULATED AT 150 PEOPLE PER 1000
 SQUARE FEET. WHERE SPACES HAVING DIFFERENT VENTILATION
 RATE REQUIREMENTS ARE SERVED BY A COMMON VENTILATION
 SYSTEM, THE RATIO OF OUTDOOR AIR TO TOTAL SUPPLY AIR
 FOR THE SYSTEM SHALL BE DETERMINED BASED ON THE SPACE
 HAVING THE LARGEST OUTDOOR AIR REQUIREMENT IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH FBC, M 403.3.2. THEREFORE, THE ENTIRE
 SPACE SERVED BY AHU #2 AND AHU #4 SHALL BE CALCULATED
 AT THE RATE STATED ABOVE. ACCORDING TO THE TABLE ON PG
 M.1, THESE UNITS SERVE A COMBINED SPACE OF 4665 SQUARE
 FEET FOR A TOTAL OCCUPANT LOAD OF 700 PEOPLE. AT A RATE
 OF 15 CFM PER PERSON THE TOTAL REQUIRED VOLUME OF
 10,500 CFM. AHU #2 AND AHU #4 ARE NOT CAPABLE OF
 SUPPLYING THESE QUANTITIES EVEN AT 100% OUTSIDE AIR.
 NOTE: THERE ARE DIFFERENT DESIGN PARAMETERS AND SYSTEM
 CONFIGURATIONS WHICH COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE
 AMOUNT OF OUTSIDE AIR REQUIRED FOR THESE SPACES. THESE
 NUMBERS ARE BASED SOLELY ON THE INFORMATION AND SYSTEMS
 SHOWN ON THE PLANS. PLEASE CALL IF THE DESIGNERS WOULD
 LIKE TO DISCUSS ALTERNATIVES OR OPTIONS.
  
 3. AHU #2, AHU #4 AND PU #6 AT 5 TONS ARE CAPABLE OF
 PRODUCING CFM IN EXCESS OF 2,000 AND THEREFORE A FAN
 SHUT-DOWN BY SMOKE DETECTOR IS STILL REQUIRED ON THESE
 SYSTEMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC, M 606.2.1.
  
 4. OK. FLOOR PLAN NOW SHOWS DUCTED RETURNS, THUS
 ELIMINATING PLENUM CLOSETS.
  
 5. PG M.3: PRIVATE BATH IS STILL MISSING EXHAUST AS
 REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC, M TABLE 403.3.
  
 6. A) CONDENSING UNITS SHOWN ON ROOF INSTALLED ON
 EXISTING A/C STANDS. AS STATED IN PREVIOUS REVIEW, WORK
 DONE WITHOUT A PERMIT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED EXISTING.
 THEREFORE, PRE-ENGINEERED A/C STANDS ARE REQUIRED TO
 HAVE PRODUCT APPROVAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAC RULE
 9B-72. PROVIDE PRODUCT APPROVAL DOCUMENTATION, REVIEWED
 AND APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE PROJECT DESIGN
 PROFESSIONAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC 106.3.3. ALSO, PU
 #6 IS INSTALLED ON A ROOF CURB. PROVIDE DETAIL WITH
 WIND LOAD CALCULATIONS FOR BUILDING PLAN REVIEW TO SHOW
 HOW CURB IS TO BE ATTACHED TO STRUCTURE AND HOW UNIT IS
 TO BE ATTACHED TO CURB. MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT,
 APPLIANCES AND SUPPORTS THAT ARE EXPOSED TO WIND SHALL
 BE DESIGNED AND INSTALLED TO RESIST THE WIND PRESSURES
 ON THE EQUIPMENT AND THE SUPPORTS AS DETERMINED IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING PER
 FBC, M 301.13.
 NOTE: THIS REQUIREMENT INCLUDES THE ROOFTOP PACKAGE
 UNIT ITSELF, WHICH MUST ALSO BE DESIGNED AND TESTED TO
 WITHSTAND WIND PRESSURES AS REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION.
 B) CU #4, CU #5 AND PU #6 ARE LOCATED ON SECOND STORY
 ROOF. HOW IS THIS EQUIPMENT TO BE ACCESSED FOR SERVICE?
 WHERE EQUIPMENT AND APPLIANCES REQUIRING ACCESS ARE
 INSTALLED ON ROOFS OR ELEVATED STRUCTURES AT A HEIGHT
 EXCEEDING 16 FEET, SUCH ACCESS SHALL BE PROVIDED BY A
 PERMANENT APPROVED MEANS OF ACCESS, THE EXTENT OF WHICH
 SHALL BE FROM GRADE OR FLOOR LEVEL TO THE EQUIPMENT AND
 APPLIANCES? LEVEL SERVICE SPACE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC,
 M 306.5. PLEASE SEE THIS CODE SECTION FOR ADDITIONAL
 SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS. PROVIDE DETAIL ON PLANS SHOWING
 COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SECTION.
  
 7. THIS COMMENT WAS NOT ADDRESSED. ALSO, ROOFTOP
 PACKAGE UNIT REQUIRES AUXILIARY DRAIN PROTECTION IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH FBC, M 307.2.3. A FLOAT SWITCH INSIDE
 THE UNIT ON THE PRIMARY DRAIN PAN WILL MEET THIS
 REQUIREMENT.
  
 8. COMPLETION OF PROCEDURES DEMONSTRATING COMPLIANCE
 WITH THIS CODE FOR COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS SHALL BE SIGNED
 AND SEALED BY AN ARCHITECT OR ENGINEER LICENSED TO
 PRACTICE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC
 13-103.1.1.1.
  
 NEW COMMENT: GENERAL NOTE #2 ON PG M.1 STATES THAT
 OUTSIDE AIR IS PROVIDED BY OARTU 1 & 2. THIS NOTE IS
 NOT APPLICABLE TO THIS JOB AT THIS TIME AND SHOULD BE
 REMOVED FROM PLANS. FBC 106.1.1.


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