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2008-07-30 13:16:48 | REVIEW #: 5TH |
| ACTION: DENIED |
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| FBC 2004 CODE FAMILY W/ 2005 AND 2006 SUPPLEMENTS |
| FBC CH.1 AS AMENDED BY THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
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| THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ARE NUMBERED TO CORRESPOND WITH |
| PREVIOUS REVIEW COMMENTS AS WELL AS DESIGNER'S WRITTEN |
| RESPONSES FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONTINUITY. |
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| 1. OK |
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| 2. PAGE M.1 OUTDOOR AIR CALCULATIONS TABLE STATES THAT |
| THESE CALCULATIONS ARE BASED ON ?TABLE 2 OF ASHRAE |
| 62-04.? THERE IS NO SUCH TABLE TO BE FOUND IN ASHRAE |
| 62.1-2004 EDITION. OUTSIDE AIR CALCULATIONS ARE TO BE |
| BASED ON FBCM TABLE 403.3 OR ASHRAE 62.1-04 IN |
| ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM 403.4. IF ASHRAE 62.1-04 IS TO BE |
| USED FOR VENTILATION, THE VENTILATION RATE PROCEDURE |
| SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS 6.2 |
| THROUGH 6.2.9. THE CALCULATIONS FOR THE REQUIRED |
| VENTILATION RATES SHALL BE DETERMINED BASED ON THE |
| VALUES LISTED IN TABLE 6-1, INCLUDING ANTICIPATED |
| OCCUPANT LOADS. OCCUPANT LOADS SHALL NOT BE BASED ON |
| ARCHITECTURAL PLANS. THEY SHALL BE BASED ON THE |
| OCCUPANCY CATEGORY AND OCCUPANT DENSITY SHOWN ON TABLE |
| 6-1. |
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| THE RATES SHOWN ON THE TABLE ON PAGE M.1 DO NOT |
| CORRESPOND WITH TABLE 6-1 OF ASHRAE 62.1-04. EXAMPLE: |
| AHU #1 SERVES 1 ? CONFERENCE ROOMS AND A MEETING HALL. |
| SEE ?CONFERENCE/MEETING? UNDER THE GENERAL CATEGORY ON |
| TABLE 6-1. |
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| NOTE: THE COOLING LOADS OF THE PROPOSED A/C SYSTEMS IS |
| INCREASING SIGNIFICANTLY BASED ON REDESIGNED OUTSIDE |
| AIR BEING FED THROUGH THESE SYSTEMS. PLEASE PROVIDE |
| COOLING LOAD CALCULATIONS FOR EACH SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE |
| WITH FBCB 13-407.1.ABC.1. |
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| 3. OK |
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| 4. OK |
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| 5. OK |
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| 6. |
| A) AN ENGINEERING SHEET FOR THE ROOFTOP CONDENSER |
| STANDS HAS BEEN PROVIDED. HOWEVER, THERE IS NO |
| INFORMATION ON THIS SHEET REGARDING ATTACHMENT OF THE |
| STAND TO THE STRUCTURE. PAGE M.1 SHOWS A ROOF STAND |
| WITH THE STATEMENT ?PRE-ENGINEERED EQUIPMENT RACK.? IF |
| THIS IS PRE ENGINEERED, THEN A PRODUCT APPROVAL MUST BE |
| PROVIDED AND THIS PRODUCT APPROVAL SHALL BE APPROVED IN |
| WRITING BY THE DESIGNER OF RECORD IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| FBCB 106.3.3. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE FLORIDA |
| PRODUCT APPROVAL SYSTEM PLEASE VISIT |
| WWW.FLORIDABUILDING.ORG. |
| B) OK |
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| 7. RTU FLOAT SWITCH IS OK. HOWEVER, MEANS AND LOCATION |
| OF CONDENSATE DISPOSAL IS STILL NOT SHOWN ON PLANS AS |
| PREVIOUSLY REQUESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM 307.2. |
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| 8. OK EXCEPT, SEE COMMENT #2 ABOVE FOR COOLING LOAD |
| CALCULATIONS WHICH SHALL BE APPENDED TO THE ENERGY |
| CALCULATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCB 13-407.1.ABC.1. |
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| 9. OK |
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| NOTE:F.S. 553.80(2)(B) WITH RESPECT TO EVALUATION OF |
| DESIGN PROFESSIONALS' DOCUMENTS, IF A LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
| FINDS IT NECESSARY, IN ORDER TO ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH |
| THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE AND ISSUE A PERMIT, TO REJECT |
| DESIGN DOCUMENTS REQUIRED BY THE CODE THREE OR MORE |
| TIMES FOR FAILURE TO CORRECT A CODE VIOLATION |
| SPECIFICALLY AND CONTINUOUSLY NOTED IN EACH REJECTION, |
| INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, EGRESS, FIRE PROTECTION, |
| STRUCTURAL STABILITY, ENERGY, ACCESSIBILITY, LIGHTING, |
| VENTILATION, ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, AND GAS |
| SYSTEMS, OR OTHER REQUIREMENTS IDENTIFIED BY RULE OF |
| THE FLORIDA BUILDING COMMISSION ADOPTED PURSUANT TO |
| CHAPTER 120, THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SHALL IMPOSE, EACH |
| TIME AFTER THE THIRD SUCH REVIEW THE PLANS ARE REJECTED |
| FOR THAT CODE VIOLATION, A FEE OF FOUR TIMES THE AMOUNT |
| OF THE PROPORTION OF THE PERMIT FEE ATTRIBUTED TO PLANS |
| REVIEW. |
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| THIS SERVES ONLY AS A WARNING AT THIS TIME. SHOULD ANY |
| SUBSEQUENT REVIEW FAIL FOR ANY OF THE PREVIOUSLY STATED |
| CODE SECTION, A FINE OF FOUR TIMES THE PLAN REVIEW FEE |
| SHALL BE IMPOSED. ONE SET OF PLANS IS BEING RETAINED AS |
| A RECORD OF PREVIOUS CODE VIOLATIONS SHOULD IT BECOME |
| NECESSARY TO IMPOSE THE FINE UNDER FS 553.80(2)(B) |
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| PLEASE RESPOND TO EACH COMMENT IN WRITING WITH A |
| DESCRIPTION OF HOW EACH COMMENT HAS BEEN ADDRESSED AS |
| WELL AS WHERE THE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND. |