Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 06100574
Permit Number 06100574
Review Stop M
Sequence Number 7
Notes
Date Text
2007-09-15 14:22:11REVISION 11 1ST REVIEW
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 FBC 2004 W/ 2005 SUPPLEMENTS
 FBC CH.1 AS AMENDED BY THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH
  
 NOTE: A WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OR NARRATIVE OF CHANGES
 BEING MADE AS PART OF A REVISION, WHILE NOT REQUIRED,
 WOULD BE HELPFUL IN DETERMINING THE NATURE AND EXTENT
 OF CHANGES AND WOULD HELP EXPEDITE THE REVIEW PROCESS.
 THIS IS ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE ARE SEVERAL AREAS ON
 PLANS WHICH ARE CLOUDED, YET CONTAIN NO DISCERNABLE
 DIFFERENCES FROM THE PREVIOUS PERMIT SET OF PLANS
 (REV.8).
  
 1. THERE ARE SOME MECHANICAL PAGES INCLUDED IN THIS
 REVISION WHICH WERE INCLUDED IN REV.10. COMMENTS FROM
 THE REVIEW OF REV.10 MECHANICAL PLANS HAVE NOT BEEN
 ADDRESSED. THEREFORE, ANY PAGES WHICH HAVE OUTSTANDING
 COMMENTS FROM REV.10 WILL NOT BE REVIEWED AT THIS
 TIME:
 M1-1.3, M1-2.3, M1-3.3, M1-4.3, M1-5.3
  
 THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ARE BASED ON A SET OF REV.11
 PLANS THAT HAVE BEEN MARKED-UP TO DEMONSTRATE THE
 EXTENT AND LOCATION OF CODE DEFICIENCIES. PER A
 CONVERSATION WITH WPB FIRE MARSHAL MIKE CARSILLO AND
 GEORGE WANDOVER OF MEINHART ENGINEERS, A MEETING MAY BE
 NECESSARY TO GO OVER THE COMMENTS AND DETERMINE THE
 BEST COURSE OF ACTION IN ADDRESSING THE COMMENTS.
  
 2. M1-1.1: THERE ARE NUMEROUS DUCT PENETRATIONS AND
 TRANSFER OPENINGS WHICH ARE CURRENTLY PROTECTED BY FIRE
 DAMPERS BUT ALSO REQUIRE PROTECTION BY SMOKE DAMPERS.
 BASED ON THE LOCATION OF FIRE RATED CORRIDORS AS SHOWN
 ON LS1-1.1, SMOKE DAMPERS ARE REQUIRED AT ALL DUCT
 PENETRATIONS AND AIR TRANSFER OPENINGS IN SMOKE
 BARRIERS OR CORRIDORS WHICH REQUIRE SMOKE AND DRAFT
 CONTROL DOORS IN ACORDANCE WITH FBC, BUILDING. SEE
 FBC,M 607.5.4 AND FBC 715.3.3. AT LEAST ONE DUCT (AT
 ROOM A1.207 IS MISSING BOTH FIRE AND SMOKE DAMPERS. SEE
 MARKED-UP PLAN FOR LOCATIONS.
  
 3. M1-1.1: EXHAUST DUCTS FOR EF-1 AND EF-5 ARE
 PENETRATING A SHAFT ENCLOSURE AT THE 2ND FLOOR/CEILING
 ASSEMBLY ABOVE ROOM A1.207. THESE PENETRATIONS SHALL BE
 PROTECTED BY BOTH FIRE AND SMOKE DAMPERS IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH FBC,M 607.5.5.1. NO OPENING PROTECTIVES ARE SHOWN
 ON PLAN.
  
 4. M1-1.2: SEE COMMENT #2 REGARDING DUCT PENETRATIONS
 AND AIR TRANSFER OPENINGS PENETRATING LOBBY C1.008. SEE
 MARKED-UP PLANS FOR LOCATION.
  
 5. M1-1.2: EF-4 RISER DUCT IS REQUIRED TO BE ENCLOSED
 IN SHAFT CONSTRUCTION PER FBC 707.2. DUCTS PENETRATING
 THIS ENCLOSURE REQUIRE FIRE AND SMOKE DAMPERS AS
 OPENING PROTECTIVES PER FBC,M 607.5.5.1.
  
 6. M1-2.1: SEE COMMENT #2 REGARDING DUCT PENETRATIONS
 AND AIR TRANSFER OPENINGS PENETRATING CORRIDOR A2.007
 AND STAIR A2.003. SEE MARKED-UP PLAN FOR LOCATIONS.
  
 7. M1-2.1: THERE ARE AT LEAST 5 SMOKE DAMPERS SHOWN ON
 PLANS WHICH ARE NOT REQUIRED BY CODE AS THEY ARE NOT
 LOCATED IN EITHER A SMOKE BARRIER OR A FIRE-RATED
 CORRIDOR. SEE MARKED-UP PLANS FOR LOCATIONS. THEY MAY
 STILL BE INSTALLED IF DEEMED NECESSARY BY DESIGN.
 HOWEVER, A DETERMINATION IS NEEDED DUE TO THE
 OUTSTANDING ISSUE OF HOW SMOKE DAMPERS IN THIS BUILDING
 ARE TO BE CONTROLLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC,M 607.5.4.1
 ABSENT FULL-COVERAGE SMOKE DETECTION IN THE BUILDING.
  
 8. M1-2.1: OFFICE A2.404 HAS NO SUPPLY AIR. THE SUPPLY
 DROP FOR THIS ROOM APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN MISTAKENLY
 SHOWN IN CONFERENCE A2.405. PLEASE CORRECT.
  
 9.M1-2.1: SMOKE EXHAUST DUCTS AT THE ATRIUM SHOW FIRE
 DAMPERS AT WALL PENETRATIONS. WHERE THE INSTALLATION OF
 A FIRE DAMPER WILL INTERFERE WITH THE OPERATION OF A
 REQUIRED SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC,M
 SECTION 513, APPROVED ALTERNATIVE PROTECTION SHALL BE
 UTILIZED PER FBC,M 607.2.1. COMBINATION FIRE/SMOKE
 DAMPERS WHICH ARE CONTROLLED BY THE SMOKE CONTROL
 SYSTEM ARE CALLED FOR ON THE SMOKE CONTROL RISER
 DIAGRAM ON M4-1.0 AND WILL MEET THE REQUIREMENT FOR
 APPROVED ALTERNATIVE PROTECTION.
  
 10. M1-2.2: EF-4 RISER, EXHAUST DUCT PENETRATION OF
 SHAFT REQUIRES FIRE AND SMOKE DAMPERS AS OPENING
 PROTECTIVE PER FBC,M 607.5.5.1
  
 11. M1-2.3 WAS NOT REVIEWED. HOWEVER, SEE MARKED-UP
 PLANS FOR CONCERNS PRIOR TO RESUBMITTAL.
  
 12. M1-3.1: SEE COMMENT #7 REGARDING SMOKE DAMPERS. SEE
 MARKED-UP PLAN FOR LOCATIONS.
  
 13. M1-3.2: STAIR 10 C3.001 HAS DUCTS FROM RTU-1 ABOVE
 WITHIN THE STAIR ENCLOSURE. PENETRATIONS OF STAIR
 ENCLOSURES BY DUCTS OTHER THAN THOSE REQUIRED FOR
 INDEPENDENT PRESSURIZATIONAND VENTILATION OF THE
 STAIR ARE PROHIBITED BY FBC 1019.1.2 AND 1019.1.2.
  
 14. M1-3.2: SEE COMMENT #2 REGARDING DUCT PENETRATIONS
 AND AIR TRANSFER OPENINGS PENETRATING MULTIPLE
 CORRIDORS AND LOBBY C3.303. SEE MARKED-UP PLANS FOR
 LOCATION.
  
 15. M1-3.2: SEE COMMENT #7 REGARDING SMOKE DAMPERS. SEE
 MARKED-UP PLAN FOR LOCATIONS.
  
 16. M1-4.1: SERVER ROOM A4.416, ALL DUCT PENETRATIONS
 OF THIS ROOM EXCEPT ONE ARE PROTECTED WITH BOTH FIRE
 AND SMOKE DAMPERS. ONE TRANSFER DUCT COMMUNICATING WITH
 OPEN WORK A4.311 HAS A FIRE DAMPER BUT NO SMOKE DAMPER.
 WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS TRANSFER AND WHY DOES IT
 NOT REQUIRE THE SAME PROTECTION AS THE OTHER DUCTS?
  
 17. M1-4.1: SEE COMMENT #7 REGARDING SMOKE DAMPERS. SEE
 MARKED-UP PLAN FOR LOCATIONS.
  
 18. M1-5.1: SEE COMMENT #7 REGARDING SMOKE DAMPERS. SEE
 MARKED-UP PLAN FOR LOCATIONS.
  
 THE FOLLOWING PAGES HAVE BEEN REVIEWED FOR CODE
 COMPLIANCE AND STAMPED:
  
 M2-1.0, M2-2.0, M2-3.0, M3-1.0, M3-2.0
  
 IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT:
 RONALD J. REGUEIRO
 561.805.6719
 [email protected]
  


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