Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 07010773
Permit Number 07010773
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2007-03-05 13:31:40BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 PERMIT: 07010773
 ADD: 326 FERN ST
 CONT: ALONSO & ASSOCIATES, INC
 TEL: (561)253-5350
 FL BLD CODE= 2004 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE
 W/ 2006 FBC REVISIONS
 * WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS
  
 REVIEW
 ACTION: DENIED
  
  
 1)--- VERY IMPORTANT STATEMENT ---
 PLEASE DO NOT IGNORE!
 WHEN RESUBMITTING PLANS PLEASE INDICATE
 THE REVISION & REMOVE & REPLACE ANY
 PAGES AS NECESSARY. A TRANSMITTAL LETTER
 LISTING THE ORIGINAL REVIEW COMMENT NUM-
 BER, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE REVISION
 MADE, IDENTIFYING THE SHEET OR SPECIFICA
 TION PAGE WHERE THE CHANGES CAN BE FOUND
 WILL HELP TO EXPEDITE YOUR PERMIT. THANK
 YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED COOPERATION.
  
 2) FL S S 713.13
 NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT, TO BE FILED WITH THE CLERK OF
 THE COURT.
 NOTE: 713.13(2)
 IF THE WORK DESCRIBED IN THE NOTICE OFCOMMENCEMENT IS
 NOT ACTUALLYCOMMENCED
 WITHIN 90 DAYS AFTER THE RECORDING THEREOF, SUCH NOTICE
 IS NULL & VOID. NOTE: 713.13(6)
 THE POSTING OF THE NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT AT THE
 CONSTRUCTION SITE BEFORE THE FIRST INSPECTION.
  
 3) FL S. S. 553.71(7) " THRESHOLD BUILDING" MEANING ANY
 BUILDING WHICH IS
 GREATER THAN (3) STORIES OR 50 FT IN
 HEIGHT, OR WHICH HAS AN ASSEMBLY OCCUPAN
 CY CLASSIFICATION AS DEINED IN THE
 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE WHICH EXCEEDS
 5,000 SQ FT IN AREA AND AN OCCUPANT
 CONTENT OF GREATER THAN 500 PERSONS.
 105.13.1 THE ENFORCING AGENCY SHALL
 REQUIRE A SPECIAL INSPECTOR TO PERFORM
 STRUCTURAL INSPECTIONS ON A THRESHOLD
 BUILDING PURSUANT TO A STRUCTURAL
 INSPECTION PLAN PREPARED BY THE
 ENGINEER OF RECORD. THE STRUCTURAL
 INSPECTION PLAN MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE
 ENFORCING AGENCY PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE
 OF A BUILDING PERMIT FOR THE
 CONSTRUCTION OF A THRESHOLD BUILDING.
 THE PURPOSE OF THE STRUCTURL INSPECTION
 PLAN IS TO PROVIDE SPECIFIC INSPECTION
 PROCEDURES AND SCHEDULES SO THAT THE
 BUILDING CAN BE ADEQUATELY INSPECTED FORCOMPLIANCE
 WITH THE PERMITTED DOCUMENTS.
  
 4)WPB AMENDMENT 105.13.6. W.P.B.
 CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DEPARTMENT
 REQUEST FOR THRESHOLD BUILDINGS A
 SPECIAL INSPECTOR AS REQUIRED BY S.
 553.79(5) FLORIDA STATUTES TO THE MIN-
 IMUM INSPECTIONS REQUIRED BY THIS CODE.
 CONTACT HAROLD PISKURA MANAGER OF THE
 SPECIAL INSPECTOR PROGRAM AT (561)
 805-6711 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION BEFORE
 THE PERMIT MAY BE ISSUED.
  
 5)W.P.B. AMENDMENT 105.13.4.4 ALL
 PLANS FOR THE BUILDING WHICH ARE
 REQUIRED TO BE SIGNED AND SEALED BY THE
 ARCHITECT OR ENGINEER OF RECORD CON-
 TAIN A STATEMENT THAT, TO THE BEST OF
 THE ARCHITECT'S PR ENGINEER'S KNOWLEDGE,
 THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS COMPLY WITH
 THE APPLICABLE FIRE-SAFETY STANDARDS AS
 DETERMINED BY THE LOCAL AUTHORITY IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION AND 633
 FLORIDA STATUTE.
  
 6) SHEET A-1.0.0 EXIT REQUIREMENTS ARE ONLY REFRENCED
 UNDER THE NFPA NOT THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE 2006
 FBC-BUILDING AND THE 2006 EXISTING BUILDING CODE.
 102.1* WHERE, IN ANY SPECIFIC CASE, DIFFERENT SECTIONS
 OF THIS CODE SPECIFY DIFFERENT MATERIALS, METHODS OF
 CONSTRUCTION OR OTHER REQUIEMENTS, THE MOST RESTRICTIVE
 SHALL GOVERN.
 WHERE THERE IS A CONFLICT BETWEEN A GENERAL REQUIEMENT
 AND A SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT, THE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT
 SHALL BE APPLICABLE.
  
 7) A-1.0.0 PLANS INDICATE A TYPE I BUILDING, NO
 INDICATION AS TO THE FIRE RESISTANCY "AOR B".
  
 8) THIS REVIEW WILL ALSO ENCORPORATE THE 2004 EXISTING
 BUILDING CODE CHAPTER 8 CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY.
 THE PLANS REFLECT A CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY ENVOKING
 CHAPTER 8SECTION 812.4.1 MEANS OF EGRESSHAZARD
 CATEGORIES IN REGAARDS TO LIFE SAFETY AND MEANS OF
 EGRESS SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH TABLE 812.4.1. THE
 BUILDING IS GOING TO A MORE RESTRICITVE HAZARD
 CATEGORY. SEE 812.4.1.1.
 812.4.1.1 WHEN A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY GROUP IS MADE TO A
 HIGHER HAZARD CATEGORY (LOWER NUMBER) AS SHOWN IN TABLE
 812.4.1 THE MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE
 REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 10 OF THE FBC-BUILDING. TABLE
 1016.1 REQUIRES THE EXIT ACCESS CORRIDORS TO BE 1HR
 RATED WHEN AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF GREATER THAN 10.
  
 8A) THE ISSUE OF FIRE RATED CORRIDORS NEEDS TO BE
 ADDRESSED, THE INDEX INDICATES SHEET A-4.2.8 WALL TYPES
 NO SUCH DETAILS ARE FOUND ON THIS SHEET.
  
 8B) THIS BUILDING BEING A 6 STORY BUILDING DOES REQUIRE
 ELEVATOR LOBBIES FOUND IN 707.14.1.
 707.14.1 ELEVATOR LOBBY.
 ELEVATORS OPENING INTO A FIRE-RESISTANCE-RATED CORRIDOR
 AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 1016.1 SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH AN
 ELEVATOR LOBBY AT EACH FLOOR CONTAINING SUCH A
 CORRIDOR. THE LOBBY SHALL SEPARATE THE ELEVATORS FROM
 THE CORRIDOR BY FIRE PARTITIONS AND THE REQUIRED
 OPENING PROTECTION. ELEVATOR LOBBIES SHALL HAVE AT
 LEAST ONE MEANS OF EGRESS COMPLYING WITH CHAPTER 10 AND
 OTHER PROVISIONS WITHIN THIS CODE.
  
 9A) SHEET A-1.1.1 PLANS INDICATE AN ACCESSIBLE DOOR AS
 32" SEE FIGURE 24(B) AS TO WHERE THE MEASUREMENT FOR
 THE 32" IS TO TAKE PLACE, FROM THE FACE OF THE DOOR TO
 THE OTHER DOOR JAMB OR DOOR STOP.
  
 9B) SHEET A-1.1.1 PLANS INDICATE FLORIDA ACCESSIBILTY
 CODE- LATEST EDITION, PLEASE CORRECT TO THE 2004 WITH
 2005, 2006 REVISIONS.THE SECOND LINE IN ON THE
 ACCESSIBILTY NOTES INDICATES THE 2002 ACCESSIBILITY
 CODE.
  
 9C) SHEET A-2.2.1 THIS IS A PLAN OF THE ADDITIONAL
 PARKING ACROSS THE STREET FOR THE CONDOMINIUMS, THERE
 QRE AN ADDITIONAL 90 PARKING SPACES LOCATED IN THE LOT
 ACROSS FROM THE BUILDING ITSELF BUT ONLY ONE ACCESSIBLE
 PARKING SPACE, AN ADDITIONAL 3 ACCESSIBLE SPACES ARE
 REQUIRED. 11-4.1.2(5)(A).
  
 10) THE EXISTING SITE PLAN AND PLANS FOR THE 3RD, 4TH &
 5TH FLOOR INDICATE A SKYBRIDGE, PLANS ALSO INDICATE
 THAT THE WALL WIL BE BLOCKED UP, BLOCKING ACCESS FROM
 THE OTHER BUILDING. IS THIS BRIDGE TO BE REMOVED? IF
 NOT, WHO WILL MAINTAIN THE BRIDGE TO KEEP UP THE
 MAINTENANCE?
  
 11) SHEET A-4.1.1 PLEASE PROVIDE WHERE THE NORTH
 PROPERTY LINE WOULD BE IN REGARDS TO THE BUILDING FOR
 THE NORTH WALL. TABLE 704.8 FBC-B. THE EXTERIOR DOORS
 CAN NOT SWING OVER THE PROPERTY LINE. 3202.2DOORS AND
 WINDOWS SHALL NOT PROJECT OVER THE PROPERTY LINE INTO
 THE RIGHT-OF-WAY.
  
 12) SHEET A-4.1.2 IT APPEARS TO BE A TYPO THE EAST SIDE
 OF THE BUILDING APPEARS TO HAVE WORK ON THE WINDOWS
 MARKER# 14 BUT IN THE KEY NOTES THERE IS NO NUMBER 14
 BUT (2) NUMBER 13'S.
  
 13) SHEET A-1.0.0 INDICATES THIS IS A FULLY FIRE
 SPRINKLERED BUILDING, BUT NO FIRE SPRINKLER PLANS WERE
 SUBMITTED FOR TABLE 601 AND TABLE 704.8 FL BUILDING
 CODE. EXISTING BUILDING CODE 812.4.3.3EXCEPTION# 3
 WHERE EXTERIOR OPENING PROTECTIVES ARE REQUIRED, AN
 AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM THROUGHOUT MAY BE
 SUBSTITUTED FOR OPENING PROTECTIVES. PLEASE PROVIDE THE
 FIRRE SPRINKLER PLANS WITH CALCULATIONS.
  
 14)THERE APPEARS TO BE A DESCREPANCY BETWEEN A-3.1.1
 AND A-4.2.1. IT WOULD APPEAR THE TRASH ROOM WOULD BE ON
 THE GRADE LEVEL FLOOR, ALTHOUGH THE GRADE LEVEL PLAN
 A-4.2.1 STATES THE TRASH ROOM BELOW. PLEASE CLARIFY.
  
 15) SHEET A-4.2.1
  
 15A) THE STAIR TOWER# 2 INDICATES AN EXTENSION OF THE
 STAIRWELL TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING. THIS
 EXTENSION OR EXIT PASSAGE WAY REQUIRES A 2HRFIRE
 RATING JUST AS THE REMAINDER OF THE STAIRWELL, BEING
 OVER 4 STORIES IN HEIGTH. LEASE SEE 812.4.4.EBC
 ENCLOSURES FOR VERTICAL SHAFTS, DOORS WILL REQUIRE 1
 1/2 HR PROTECTIVES.THEREDOESN'T APPEAR TO BE A DOOR
 SCHEDULE , PLEASE PROVIDE ADOOR SHCEDULE .
  
 15B) STAIR TOWER# 1 ALSO WILL NEED TO INDICATE WALL AND
 DOOR RATINGS, 812.4.4EXISTING BUILDING CODE.
  
 15C) THE FRENCH DOORS AT STAIR TOWER # 1 APPEAR TO BE A
 PAIR OF 30" DOORS, EBC 812.5 EXISTING BUILDINGS OR
 PORTIONS THERE OF THAT UNDER GO A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY
 CLASSIFICATION SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER 11 OF THE FBC,
 BUILDING.
  
 15D)TO THE NORTH OF THE MAIN LOBBY THERE IS A MENS
 RESTROOM AND NORTH OF THE TOLIETS A EXISTING STAIR
 GOING NOWHERE A WALL BLOCKS THEM OFF?
  
 15E) TRASH ROOM IS INDICATED WITH A DOOR 7-A LOUVERED
 DOORS, FIRST CAN'T CROSS THE PROPERTY LINE AND SECOND
 REQUIRE FIRE RATED DOORS. SEE EBC 812.4.4.1.
 VERTICAL SHAFTS SHALL BE DESIGNED TO THE FL BUILD
 CODE.
  
 15F) NEW STAIRWELL TO THE BASEMENT AT THE NORTH END OF
 THE BUILDING, NOTE# 18 INDICATES NEW 1 HR RATED BLOCK
 WALL, PROVIDE INFORMATION FOR THE BLOCK WALL TO FLOOR
 SLAB TRANSITION. FBC 713.1.
  
 16) A-4.2.2
  
 16A) TRASH CHUTE REQUIRES A VESTIBULE,707.13.3 REFUSE
 AND LAUNDRY CHUTE ACCESS ROOMS.
 ACCESS OPENINGS FOR REFUSE AND LAUNDRY CHUTES SHALL BE
 LOCATED IN ROOMS OR COMPARTMENTS COMPLETELY ENCLOSED BY
 CONSTRUCTION THAT HAS A FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING OF NOT
 LESS THAN 1 HOUR AND OPENINGS INTO THE ACCESS ROOMS
 SHALL BE PROTECTED BY OPENING PROTECTIVES HAVING A FIRE
 PROTECTION RATING OF NOT LESS THAN ? HOUR AND SHALL BE
 SELF-CLOSING OR AUTOMATIC-CLOSING UPON THE DETECTION OF
 SMOKE.
  
 16B) REFUSE CHUTE ENCLOSURES EBC 812.4.4.3 OTHER
 VERTICAL SHAFTSSHALL BE ENCLOSED AS REQUIRED BY THE
 FBC, BUILDINGFBC 707.4 SHAFT ENCLOSURES 2HR FOR FOUR
 STORIES OR MORE.
  
 16C) 707.13.1 REFUSE AND LAUNDRY CHUTE ENCLOSURES.
 A SHAFT ENCLOSURE CONTAINING A REFUSE OR LAUNDRY CHUTE
 SHALL NOT BE USED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE AND SHALL BE
 ENCLOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 707.4 . OPENINGS
 INTO THE SHAFT, INCLUDING THOSE FROM ACCESS ROOMS AND
 TERMINATION ROOMS, SHALL BE PROTECTED IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH THIS SECTION AND SECTION 715 . OPENINGS INTO
 CHUTES SHALL NOT BE LOCATED IN EXIT ACCESS CORRIDORS.
 OPENING PROTECTIVES SHALL BE SELF-CLOSING OR
 AUTOMATIC-CLOSING UPON THE ACTUATION OF A SMOKE
 DETECTOR INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 907.10 ,
 EXCEPT THAT HEAT-ACTIVATED CLOSING DEVICES SHALL BE
 PERMITTED BETWEEN THE SHAFT AND THE TERMINATION ROOM.
  
 16D) PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE PRE-ENGINEERED METAL
 BALCONIES, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED 106.1.2*
  
 16E) PROVIDE CALCULATIONS FOR:1607.7.1.1 CONCENTRATED
 LOAD.
 HANDRAIL ASSEMBLIES AND GUARDS SHALL BE ABLE TO RESIST
 A SINGLE CONCENTRATED LOAD OF 200 POUNDS (0.89 KN),
 APPLIED IN ANY DIRECTION AT ANY POINT ALONG THE TOP,
 AND HAVE ATTACHMENT DEVICES AND SUPPORTING STRUCTURE TO
 TRANSFER THIS LOADING TO APPROPRIATE STRUCTURAL
 ELEMENTS OF THE BUILDING. THIS LOAD NEED NOT BE ASSUMED
 TO ACT CONCURRENTLY WITH THE LOADS SPECIFIED IN THE
 PRECEDING PARAGRAPH.
  
 17)2004 FL. BLD CODE 1603.1.4 THE
 FOLLOWING INFORMATION RELATED TO WIND
 SHALL BE SHOWN ON THE CONSTRUCTION
 DRAWINGS,
 1)- BASIC WIND SPEED, MPH
 2)- WIND IMPORTANCE FACTOR, & BUILDING
 CATEGORY
 3)- WIND EXPOSURE
 4)- INTERNAL PRESSURE COEFFICIENT,
 5)- COMPONENTS & CLADDING, THE DESIGN
 WIND PRESSURES IN TERMS OF PSF.
  
 18)FL BLD CODE 1609.1.4: COMPONENTS &
 CLADDING, PROVIDE 2 COPIES(3 IF THRESH-
 OLD OR RESIDENT INSPECTOR) OF PRODUCT
 TESTING REPORTS,MISSING REPORTS ARE AS
 FOLLOWS:
 A) WINDOWS ,FIXED, STOREFRONT
 B) WINDOWS, OPERTABLE
 C) MULLIONS
 D) GLAZED DOORS SWING, SLIDING
 E)DOORS HOLLOW CORE METAL
 F) ROOFING ASSEMBLIES
 PRODUCT APPROVALS SUBMITTED WITH
 PERMIT APPLICATION AFTER OCTOBER 1, 2003
 ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE FLORIDA
 PRODUCT APPROVAL SYSTEM. FOR INFORMATION
 PLEASE SEE THE STATE WEBSITE AT
 WWW.FLORIDABUILDING.ORG. PRODUCTS WITH
 STATEWIDE APPROVAL ARE REQUIRED TO BE
 SUBMITTED WITH A COVER SHEET THAT LISTS
 THE PRODUCT IDENTITY NUMBER FROM THE
 STATE. IF THE PRODUCT DOES NOT HAVE
 STATEWIDE APPROVAL, SUBMIT AN APPLICA-
 TION FOR LOCAL PRODUCT APPROVAL OR SITE
 SPECIFIC FORM PER RULE 9B-72. SEE
 ATTACHMENT. WWW.FLORIDABUILDING.ORG
  
 19)WPB ADMIN CODE 106.3* PRODUCT
 APPROVALS. THOSE PRODUCT WHICH ARE
 REGULATED BY DCA RULE 9B-72 SHALL BE
 REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE
 DESIGNER OF RECORD PRIOR TO SUBMITTAL
 FOR JURISDICTIONAL APPROVAL.
  
 20)PLEASE PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR FLAT
 ROOF
 SYSTEMS BEING REPLACED., NOT INCOMPLIANCE WITH THE
 FOLLOW ITEMS:
  
 _X__ CONTRACTOR DID NOT PROVIDE THE MEAN
  
 ROOF HEIGHT.
  
 ___ CONTRACTOR DID NOT INDICATE THE ROOF
 PITCH.
  
 __X_ CONTRACTOR FAILED TO INDICATE WHICH
 SYSTEM TO BE USED.
  
 ___ THE SYSTEM PROVIDED HAS A LOW
 PRESSURE FOR ZONE ___ .
  
 _X__ THE SYSTEM PROVIDED STATES
 LIMITATION# 7, SHOULD THE FASTENER
 RESISTANCE BE LESS THAN THAT
 REQUIRED, AS DETERMINED BY THE
 BUILDING OFFICIAL, A REVISED
 FASTENER SPACING, PREPARED , SIGNED
 AND SEALED BY A FLORIDA REGISTERED
 PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER, REGISTERED
 ARCHITECT OR REGISTERED ROOF
 CONSULTANT MAY BE SUBMITTED.
  
 _X__THE SYSTEM PROVIDED INDICATES
 LIMITATION# 9, NO ENHANCED
 FASTENING ALLOWED.
  
 21)BEFORE A PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT, MAY
 BE ISSUED, IMPACT FEES MUST BE PAID TO
 PALM BEACH COUNTY. THE ACTUAL PERMIT
 SET OF PLANS MUST BE STAMPED BY THAT
 OFFICE, AND A COPY OF THE PAID RECEIPT
 ATTACHED TO THE PERMIT APPLICATION.
 PLEASE CALL (561)233-5025 FOR MORE
 INFORMATION.
  
 BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 JIM WITMER C. B. O.
  
 TEL: (561)805-6715
 FAX: (561)659-8026
 E-MAIL: [email protected]
  


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