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2007-08-08 08:26:18 | ****CORRECTIONS**** |
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| SAMANTHA HILL, BUILDING PLANS EXAMINER |
| 561-805-6724 [email protected] |
| FBCFLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2004 |
| FBC EBFLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2004 EXISTING BUILDING |
| CODE |
| FBC*CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE |
| FBC2004 |
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| 1-8.) ADDRESSED. |
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| 9.)FROM 1ST AND 2ND REVIEWS, ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF |
| ROOF HEIGHT (36FT8IN SHOWN ON SHEET A5.1 WITH SHINGLE |
| ROOF), A7.1 SHOWS TILE, TILE PRODUCT APPROVAL |
| SUBMITTED.PLEASE COORDINATE PLANS WITH PRODUCT |
| APPROVAL SUBMITTED AND ADDRESS THE HEIGHT LIMITATION |
| WITH EITHER ENGINEERING OR ALTERNATE PRODUCT APPROVALS |
| IF AVAILABLE.THE ELEVATIONS SUCH AS A5.1 SHOW |
| SHINGLES, BUT OVERHANG SOFFIT DETAIL A7.1 SHOWS TILE. |
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| 10.)ADDRESSED. |
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| 11.)OCCUPANCY (FBC TABLE 302.3.2) AND TENANT (FBC708) |
| SEPARATIONS REQUIRED.HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL |
| SEPARATION IS NOT SHOWN BETWEEN THE GARAGE AND LIVING |
| SPACE (OCCUPANCY SEPARATION, SEE ALSO FBC406).A 1 |
| HOUR DOOR WAS ADDED BUT THAT WALL SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED |
| ON THE PLAN AS A 1 HOUR WALL. A7.1 SHOWS A 1HOUR |
| HORIZONTAL FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLY BUT NOTHING ON THE |
| PLAN INDICATES WHERE THE 1HOUR IS REQUIRED OTHER THAN |
| THE STATEMENT "OCCUPANCY SEPARATION A1.0".PLANS |
| SHOULD CLEARLY SHOW ALL REQUIRED FIRE RESISTANCE. |
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| **REVISED 10/24/07**TENANT SEPARATION NOT REQUIRED |
| BETWEEN UNIT GARAGE AND COMMON AREA**OCCUPANCY |
| SEPARATION IS REQUIRED BETWEEN UNIT AND GARAGE, |
| HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL ** |
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| 12.)THIS ITEM FROM FIRST REVIEW WAS ADDRESSED WITH A |
| NOTE STATING THAT ALL PRODUCTS WILL BE IMPACT ALONG |
| WITH IMPACT RATED PRODUCT APPROVALS.SEE A2.1 AND |
| OTHER SHEETS, FLOOR PLAN NOTES, ITEM 5, STILL STATES |
| THAT HURRICANE SHUTTERS ARE REQUIRED.PLEASE REMOVE |
| THE NOTE IF YOU DO NOT INTEND TO INSTALL HURRICANE |
| SHUTTERS.SOME DOOR PRODUCT APPROVALS SUBMITTED WERE |
| FOR NONIMPACT PRODUCTS.PLEASE SEE FIRST REVIEW IN |
| REGARDS TO USE OF REMOVABLE HURRICANE SHUTTERS ON |
| COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS. |
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| 13.)ADDRESSED. |
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| 14.)SEE FBC406, FBC311.3.THE GARAGES AND ACCESS TO |
| THE INDIVIDUAL GARAGE SPACES ACT AS A PARKING GARAGE. |
| OCCUPANCY SEPARATION REQUIRED FBC302.3.2, BOTH |
| HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL.PENETRATIONS AND DUCTS ARE TO |
| BE PROTECTED, FBC716, FBC712. |
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| REQUIRED HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL SEPARATION IS NOT |
| CLEAR ON THE PLAN, SEE OTHER COMMENTS. |
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| A DETAIL IS SHOWN ON A7.1, BUT THIS IS FOR CONCRETE |
| FLOOR/WALL, THE GARAGE CEILING/FLOOR ASSEMBLY IS WOOD |
| TRUSS.CONFIRM THAT THERE WILL BE NO REQUIREMENT FOR A |
| CEILING/FLOOR FIRE RATED PENETRATION DETAIL WITHIN THE |
| UNITS. |
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| 15.)ADDRESSED. |
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| 16.)THE PARKING GARAGE VENTILATION TO BE IN |
| COMPLIANCE WITH FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, MECHANICAL AS |
| PER FBC406.4.2.THE PLANS SHOW NATURAL VENTILATION FOR |
| THE UNIT GARAGES, BUT THIS SHOULD BE TO THE OUTSIDE. |
| THE NATURAL VENTILATION IS SHOWN VENTING TO THE PARKING |
| GARAGE.NO VENTILATION SHOWN FOR THE ENCLOSED PARKING |
| GARAGE AREA ON THE MECHANICAL PLAN.SL1, SITE |
| LIGHTING, SHOWS EXHAUST FANS BUT NO FIRE DAMPER AT THE |
| 1 HOUR FLOOR CEILING ASSEMBLY.NOTE STATES THAT IT IS |
| TO BE DESIGNED TO SMB2004 (PLEASE EXPLAIN WHAT THIS IS) |
| AND ASHRAE62; DESIGN INTENT NOT CLEAR.IT IS NOT CLEAR |
| WHY THIS INFORMATION WOULD BE SHOWN ON THIS SHEET AS |
| THE TWO REVIEWERS WHO REQUESTED THIS INFORMATION, |
| MECHANICAL AND BUILDING, DO NOT TYPICALLY REIVEW SITE |
| LIGHTING, AND IT IS NOT CLEAR HOW MECHANICAL |
| VENTILATION IS RELATED TO SITE LIGHTING.PLEASE MOVE |
| THIS INFORMATION TO THE APPROPRIATE (MECHANICAL) |
| SECTION IN THE PLANS. |
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| 17-20.) ADDRESSED. |
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| 21.) SEE FIRST REVIEW REGARDING HANDRAIL EXTENSIONS, |
| FBC1009.11.5.ALSO SEE STAIR LANDING REQUIREMENTS, |
| FBC1009.4, DOOR LANDING REQUIREMENT, FBC1008.1.5, |
| FBC1008.1.4.I WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE EXCEPTIONS FOR R2 |
| OCCUPANCY. |
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| 22.)ADDRESSED.HOWEVER, SEE OTHER COMMENTS REGARDING |
| OCCUPANCY SEPARATION WHICH WOULD REQUIRE A PROTECTED |
| OPENING IN THIS LOCATION (INTERIOR GARAGE DOOR). |
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| 23.)FIRST AND SECOND REVIEWS REQUESTED BUILDING AREA |
| BY OCCUPANCY TO DETERMINE COMPLIANCE WITH FBC TABLE |
| 503.A TOTAL SF AREA PER FLOOR WAS PROVIDED AS R2, |
| WITH A TOTAL WHICH INCLUDES THE THREE SF AREAS PER |
| FLOOR.A FOURTH NUMBER WAS PROVIDED, ABOVE THE TOTAL |
| LINE BUT NOT INCLUDED IN THE TOTAL, APPARENTLY TO SHOW |
| THAT THE AREA EXCEEDS CODE COMPLIANCE.HOWEVER, FEES |
| ARE ASSESSED BASED ON OCCUPANCY DECLARED (AND ARE |
| HIGHER FOR THE R2 DECLARED THAN S2).FEES WILL BE |
| ASSESSED ON OCCUPANCY DECLARED BY ARCHITECT.EITHER |
| REVISE TO SEPARATE R2 AND S2 ON FIRST FLOOR, OR FEES |
| WILL BE ASSESSED ON THE HIGHER R2 OCCUPANCY. |
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| IF DESIGNER ELECTS TO KEEP AREA CALCULATIONS AS IS, |
| PLEASE MOVE THE S2 NUMBER BELOW THE TOTAL.IT IS NOT |
| READILY APPARENT AS TO HOW YOU ARRIVE AT THE TOTAL OF |
| 66,400 WHEN YOU HAVE FOUR NUMBERS ABOVE IT BUT ARE |
| TOTALING ONLY THREE. |
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| AREA INCREASE CALCULATIONS SHOULD GIVE EACH ELEVATION A |
| WEIGHTED VALUE.ARCHITECT DECLARES THE EAST ELEVATION |
| ON A1.2 AS 20FT, BUT IN THE CALCULATION GIVES IT A |
| VALUE OF 30FT.WITH THE WEIGHTED VALUE, ALLOWABLE AREA |
| IS 26,600 PER FLOOR FOR R2 (NOT 28,000 PER PLAN A1.2). |
| AREAS DECLARED APPEAR CODE COMPLIANT (LESS THAN 26,600 |
| ALLOWED PER FLOOR) BUT PLEASE REVISE THE CALCULATION. |
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| PLEASE ALSO NOTE THAT ARCHITECT IS DECLARING OPEN SPACE |
| OF 20FT ON THE EAST SIDE, BUT SHEET A5.2 STATES THAT |
| THERE IS 25FT6IN TO THE PROPERTY LINE.HOW CAN THE |
| OPEN SPACE (INCLUDING THE ENTIRE STREET) BE LESS THAN |
| DISTANCE TO CENTERLINE OF THE ROAD?PLEASE RESOLVE |
| INCONSISTENCIES. |
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| 24-29.) ADDRESSED. |
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| 29.)STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS ARE TO COMPLY WITH FBC TABLE |
| 601.SHOW CALCULATED FIRE RESISTANCE OR LISTED |
| ASSEMBLY. |
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| 2ND REVIEW; 2 HOUR WALL REQUIRED FOR EXTERIOR WALLS, |
| BUT THIS IS NOT NOTED ANYWHERE ON THE PLAN OTHER THAN |
| THE DETAIL.PLEASE NOTE ON THE SITE PLAN, |
| ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS. |
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| 3RD REVIEW; PARTIALLY ADDRESSED BY PUTTING A NOTE ON |
| SHEET A1.0 AND WAS NOT INCLUDED ON THE SITE PLAN OR |
| ARCHITECTURALS.SHEET A1.0 STATES THAT THERE IS A 1 |
| HOUR OCCUPANCY SEPARATION, BUT NONE SHOWN BETWEEN S2 |
| AND R2; SEE OTHER COMMENTS.FIRE RESISTANCE IS ALSO |
| NOT SHOWN BETWEEN TENANTS, SEE DETAIL B A8.3.SEE |
| OTHER COMMENTS; PLEASE CLEARLY SHOW REQUIRED FIRE |
| RESISTANCE RATING NOT ONLY TO SHOW CODE COMPLIANCE BUT |
| ALSO FOR COORDINATION IN THE FIELD.SEE ALSO ITEM 52. |
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| 30-44.) ADDRESSED. |
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| 45.)S1.0, 3 N GOVERNING CODE HAS BEEN REVISED BUT |
| STATES 2006 AMENDMENTS.BASED ON APPLICATION DATE AND |
| GOVERNING CODE DECLARED BY ARCHITECT, THIS SHOULD STATE |
| 2005 AMENDMENTS.2006 AMENDMENTS BECAME EFFECTIVE |
| DECEMBER 8, 2006 AND APPLICATION DATE IS DECEMBER 6, |
| 2006. |
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| 46-48.) ADDRESSED. |
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| 49.)PRODUCT APPROVALS ARE TO BE REVIEWED BY DESIGNER |
| OF RECORD, FBC*106.3.3. |
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| REGARDING THE PRODUCT APPROVALS SUBMITTED: |
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| FL19 IS EXPIRED, FAC9B72, WWW.FLORIDABUILDING.ORG AND |
| THE DOORS DO NOT MEET THE WORST CASE PRESSURES ON |
| A5.3. |
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| A2.3 DOOR 1 IS SHOWN AS DOUBLE DOORS AND AS OHD, A5.3 |
| SCHEDULE SHOWS A SINGLE DOOR.CHECK AND CORRELATE ALL |
| DOORS. |
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| GLAZED DOUBLE DOOR PRODUCT APPROVAL STAPLED ONTO THE |
| BACK OF THE MULLION PRODUCT APPROVAL IS FOR NON IMPACT |
| AND DOES NOT MEET WORST CASE PRESSURES. |
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| THE DOUBLE GLAZED (REVIEWED BY DOR) HAVE SPEC SHEETS |
| WHICH DO NOT CORRELATE WITH THE PRODUCT YOU INDICATE |
| YOU ARE USING.ALSO THE ONE SHEET WHICH SHOWS THAT |
| THIS PRODUCT IS IMPACT AND COMPLIANT FOR PRESSURES IS |
| DATED 4/28/2005 REVISION, AFTER THE PRINTING OF THE |
| EXPIRED PRODUCT APPROVAL 3/11/04.IT APPEARS THAT THE |
| PAPERWORK IS NOT FROM THIS PRODUCT APPROVAL.PLEASE |
| OBTAIN CURRENT FLORIDA STATE OR LOCAL PRODUCT APPROVAL |
| WITH EVALUATION REPORTS AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS |
| WHICH CAN BE VERIFIED ON THE INTERNET. (APPLIES TO ALL |
| PRODUCTS) |
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| FL8228 SUBMITTED IS PENDING APPROVAL. |
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| FOR PRODUCTS WITH ONLY A MIAMIDADE SUBMITTED, PROVIDE |
| FLORIDA STATE OR LOCAL PRODUCT APPROVAL. |
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| ***REMOVED*** (FOR THE ROLLING DOOR, PROVIDE |
| INFORMATION IN REGARDS TO THE FIRE RESISTANCE OF THIS |
| DOOR. - NOT REQUIRED 10/24/07) |
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| 06-302.03, THE EVALUATION REPORT IS INCOMPLETE. |
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| NO OPAQUE SINGLE DOOR SHOWN ON THE PLAN.PLEASE |
| CORRELATE. THE PRODUCT APPROVAL IS FOR NON IMPACT, ALL |
| PRODUCTS TO BE IMPACT RATED PER ARCHITECT. |
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| BARREL TILE PRODUCT APPROVAL SUBMITTED.IT IS NOT |
| CLEAR IF YOU ARE USING SHINGLES, TILE, OR BOTH.PLANS |
| SHOW BOTH IN THE SAME LOCATION. PLEASE REVISE PLAN AND |
| SUBMIT REQUIRED PRODUCT APPROVALS. |
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| NEW COMMENTS: |
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| 50.)AS YOU ARE NOT USING NFPA13 SYSTEM, PLEASE SHOW |
| COMPLIANCE WITH FBC TABLE 1015.1, TRAVEL DISTANCE |
| (175FT).YOU MAY SHOW WORST CASE (END UNITS) RATHER |
| THAN EACH INDIVIDUAL UNIT. |
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| 51.)M3 SHOWS A BALCONY ON THE 2ND FLOOR AT THE |
| CORNER, A3.2 SHOWS WINDOW TYPE B.PLEASE COORDINATE. |
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| 52.)SHEET M3, A 4INCH DRYER DUCT 2ND FLOOR WAS ADDED. |
| THIS IS A 2HR WALL; PLEASE ADDRESS. |
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| 53.)IMPACT FEES ARE STAMPED FOR 41,302 SF.THE 2ND |
| AND 3RD FLOORS TOTAL 43,189, SO INCLUDING THE LIVING |
| PORTION OF THE FIRST FLOOR SHOULD BE GREATER THAN |
| 43,189.PLEASE CLARIFY WHY IMPACT FEES WERE PAID FOR |
| AN AREA LESS THAN SQUARE FOOT AREA DECLARED BY |
| ARCHITECT. |
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| 53.)SEE ATTACHED FS553.80(2)(B). |