Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 06120129
Permit Number 06120129
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 3
Notes
Date Text
2007-08-08 08:26:18****CORRECTIONS****
  
 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
  
 1-8.) ADDRESSED.
  
 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.
  
 10.)ADDRESSED.
  
 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.
  
 **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 **
  
 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.
  
 13.)ADDRESSED.
  
 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.
  
 REQUIRED HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL SEPARATION IS NOT
 CLEAR ON THE PLAN, SEE OTHER COMMENTS.
  
 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.
  
 15.)ADDRESSED.
  
 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.
  
 17-20.) ADDRESSED.
  
 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.
  
 22.)ADDRESSED.HOWEVER, SEE OTHER COMMENTS REGARDING
 OCCUPANCY SEPARATION WHICH WOULD REQUIRE A PROTECTED
 OPENING IN THIS LOCATION (INTERIOR GARAGE DOOR).
  
 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.
  
 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.
  
 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.
  
 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.
  
 24-29.) ADDRESSED.
  
 29.)STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS ARE TO COMPLY WITH FBC TABLE
 601.SHOW CALCULATED FIRE RESISTANCE OR LISTED
 ASSEMBLY.
  
 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.
  
 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.
  
  
 30-44.) ADDRESSED.
  
 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.
  
 46-48.) ADDRESSED.
  
 49.)PRODUCT APPROVALS ARE TO BE REVIEWED BY DESIGNER
 OF RECORD, FBC*106.3.3.
  
 REGARDING THE PRODUCT APPROVALS SUBMITTED:
  
 FL19 IS EXPIRED, FAC9B72, WWW.FLORIDABUILDING.ORG AND
 THE DOORS DO NOT MEET THE WORST CASE PRESSURES ON
 A5.3.
  
 A2.3 DOOR 1 IS SHOWN AS DOUBLE DOORS AND AS OHD, A5.3
 SCHEDULE SHOWS A SINGLE DOOR.CHECK AND CORRELATE ALL
 DOORS.
  
 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.
  
 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)
  
 FL8228 SUBMITTED IS PENDING APPROVAL.
  
 FOR PRODUCTS WITH ONLY A MIAMIDADE SUBMITTED, PROVIDE
 FLORIDA STATE OR LOCAL PRODUCT APPROVAL.
  
 ***REMOVED*** (FOR THE ROLLING DOOR, PROVIDE
 INFORMATION IN REGARDS TO THE FIRE RESISTANCE OF THIS
 DOOR. - NOT REQUIRED 10/24/07)
  
 06-302.03, THE EVALUATION REPORT IS INCOMPLETE.
  
 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.
  
 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.
  
 NEW COMMENTS:
  
 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.
  
 51.)M3 SHOWS A BALCONY ON THE 2ND FLOOR AT THE
 CORNER, A3.2 SHOWS WINDOW TYPE B.PLEASE COORDINATE.
  
 52.)SHEET M3, A 4INCH DRYER DUCT 2ND FLOOR WAS ADDED.
 THIS IS A 2HR WALL; PLEASE ADDRESS.
  
 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.
  
 53.)SEE ATTACHED FS553.80(2)(B).


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