Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 07030460
Permit Number 07030460
Review Stop M
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2008-06-16 08:59:33REVIEW #: 2ND
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 FBC 2004 CODE FAMILY W/ 2005 AND 2006 SUPPLEMENTS FBC
 CH.1 AS AMENDED BY THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH
  
 THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ARE NUMBERED TO CORRESPOND WITH
 PREVIOUS REVIEW COMMENTS AS WELL AS DESIGNER'S WRITTEN
 RESPONSES FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONTINUITY.
  
 1 THROUGH 3: OK
  
 4. NOT ALL PLENUM CLOSET DOORS HAVE BEEN CORRECTLY
 DESIGNATED AS METAL DOORS. EXAMPLE: IN MANAGER OFFICE
 A116, THE CLOSET FOR AC-7 SERVES AS A PLENUM AND HAS A
 #8 DOOR DESIGNATION ON PG A101. COMMON AREA DOOR
 SCHEDULE ON PG A400 SHOWS A #8 DOOR TO BE A WOOD DOOR.
 PLEASE CHECK AND VERIFY ALL DOORS ON PLENUM CLOSETS ARE
 CORRECTLY DESIGNATED ON PLANS TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE
 WITH FBCM 602.2.1.
  
 5 THROUGH 7: OK
  
 8. THE WRITTEN RESPONSE TO THIS COMMENT INDICATES THE
 PRESENCE OF PERMANENT OPENINGS TO BE USED IN
 CONJUNCTION WITH THE CIRCULATION FANS TO PROVIDE THE
 CONTINUOUS VENTILATION RATE OF 0.05 CFM/SF. PAGE A101
 NOW SHOWS ROLLUP DOORS AT THE LOCATION OF THE
 PREVIOUSLY PERMANENT OPENINGS. FOR THIS REASON, ANOTHER
 MEANS OF INTRODUCING OUTSIDE AIR FOR GARAGE VENTILATION
 IS REQUIRED FOR BOTH THE CONTINUOUS AND THE ELEVATED
 VENTILATION RATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM 403.2 AND FBCM
 4042.
  
 9. OK
  
 10. SEQUENCE OF OPERATIONS FOR GARAGE EXHAUST WILL BE
 AFFECTED BY COMMENT #8 ABOVE.
  
 11. SMOKE CONTROL RATIONAL ANALYSIS HAS BEEN RECEIVED.
 THE SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEM WILL BE REVIEWED AT THE END OF
 THIS REVIEW.
  
 12 AND 13: OK
  
 14. NEW SUPPLY FANS HAVE BEEN ADDED SINCE LAST REVIEW.
 SF-3, 4, 5, 6 ALL EXCEED 2000 CFM AND REQUIRE FAN
 SHUT-DOWN BY SMOKE DETECTOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM
 606.1.1. PROVIDE DUCT SMOKE DETECTORS ON THE SUPPLY
 SIDE OF THESE FANS TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE WITH THIS
 SECTION.
  
 15 THROUGH 23: OK
  
 24: IT IS THE DETERMINATION OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL
 THAT THE REQUIREMENT FOR FAN SHUT-DOWN BY SMOKE
 DETECTOR SHALL BE DETERMINED BASED ON THE CAPACITY OF
 THE AIR HANDLING APPLIANCE. PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION FROM
 THE APPLIANCE MANUFACTURER INDICATING THAT THIS
 APPLIANCE IS NOT CAPABLE OF PRODUCING AIR VOLUMES IN
 EXCESS OF 2,000 CFM UNDER ANY CONFIGURATION. IN LIEU OF
 THIS INFORMATION, FAN SHUT-DOWN BY SMOKE DETECTOR IS
 REQUIRED.
  
 25 THROUGH 27: OK
  
 28. THE NOTES ON PAGE AC-12 RELATED TO LOUVERS FOR THE
 GENERATOR ROOM ARE CUT-OFF AND CAN NOT BE READ. PLEASE
 CORRECT AND RESUBMIT. OTHERWISE, THIS COMMENT IS
 ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED.
  
 29 THROUGH 33: OK
  
 34. SMOKE CONTROL TO BE REVIEWED AT THE END OF THESE
 COMMENTS/RESPONSES.
  
 35. OK
  
 36. SEE COMMENT #24 ABOVE.
  
 37 THROUGH 44: OK
  
 45. PART (3): HP DETAIL CALLS FOR ? INCH COPPER
 CONDENSATE DRAIN AND TRAP. THIS APPEARS TO BE A
 TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR. PLEASE CORRECT AND RESUBMIT.
  
 46. OK
  
 47. THE ADDRESS ON THE SUMMARY FORM HAS NOT BEEN
 CORRECTED. ADDITIONALLY THE FOLLOWING ISSUES HAVE COME
 TO LIGHT REGARDING THE ENERGY CALCULATIONS:
 A) IN THE INPUT DATA REPORT (IDR) UNDER SPACES, ZONE:
 APTMS 3-14, THIS SPACE SHOULD HAVE A MULTIPLIER OF 12
 FOR A TOTAL VOLUME OF 1,192,212.0 CUBIC FEET. SEE ZONE:
 CORRIDOR FOR AN EXAMPLE.
 B) IN THE IDR THERE IS NOTHING LISTED FOR DOORS OR
 FLOORS. PLEASE CORRECT.
 C) THE PIPING SECTION IS CALLING FOR 1.5 INCH
 INSULATION ON DOMESTIC HOT WATER PIPING. WHERE CAN THIS
 INFORMATION BE FOUND ON PLANS?
 D) NO COOLING LOAD CALCULATIONS OR SYSTEM SIZING
 SUMMARY WAS FOUND ATTACHED TO THE ENERGY CALCULATIONS
 AS REQUIRED BY FBCB 13-407-1-ABC.1.
 E) THESE COMMENTS ARE BASED ON A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE
 ENERGY CALCULATIONS. PLEASE SEE OTHER TRADE REVIEWS FOR
 OTHER POTENTIAL COMMENTS. PLEASE VERIFY ALL INFORMATION
 IN THE IDR CORRESPONDS WITH THE INFORMATION ON THE
 PLANS PRIOR TO RESUBMITTAL.
  
 48 AND 49: OK
  
 NEW: THE FOLLOWING ARE NEW COMMENTS RELATED TO DESIGN
 CHANGES AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WHICH HAS BEEN
 PROVIDED SINCE FIRST REVIEW:
  
 50. AC-01 STAIR #1 CORRIDOR: DUCTS FOR AC-6 ARE SHOWN
 PENETRATING THE ENCLOSED EXIT PASSAGEWAY. PENETRATIONS
 INTO AND OPENINGS THROUGH AN EXIT PASSAGEWAY ARE
 PROHIBITED EXCEPT FOR REQUIRED EXIT DOORS, EQUIPMENT
 AND DUCTWORK NECESSARY FOR INDEPENDENT PRESSURIZATION
 IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCB 1020.5. PAGE AC-01 SHOWS A
 2-HOUR RATED ENCLOSURE AT THE LOCATION OF THESE DUCTS
 IN THE EXIT PASSAGEWAY, BUT NO SUCH STRUCTURE IS SHOWN
 ON THE ARCHITECTURAL PAGES. PAGE A-101A SHOWS ONLY BARE
 CONCRETE CEILINGS AT THIS LOCATION. ALSO, BOTH DUCTS
 ARE SHOWN PENETRATING TWO 2-HOUR FIRE BARRIERS AT THE
 EXIT PASSAGEWAY WITHOUT PROTECTION OF THE PENETRATIONS.
 DUCT PENETRATIONS AND AIR TRANSFER OPENINGS IN FIRE
 BARRIERS SHALL BE PROTECTED WITH APPROVED FIRE DAMPERS
 INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCM 607.5.2.
  
 51. AC-01 STAIR #2 CORRIDOR: DUCTS FOR AC-7 AND
 REFRIGERANT PIPING FOR AC-5 ARE SHOWN PENETRATING AN
 ENCLOSED EXIT PASSAGEWAY. PLEASE SEE COMMENT #50 ABOVE
 FOR RELEVANT CONDITIONS AND CODE SECTIONS.
  
 52. AC-01: THE EXHAUST DUCT FOR EF-2 IS SHOWN
 PENETRATING A 2-HOUR RATED FIRE BARRIER WITHOUT
 PROTECTION OF THE PENETRATION. DUCT PENETRATIONS AND
 AIR TRANSFER OPENINGS IN FIRE BARRIERS SHALL BE
 PROTECTED WITH APPROVED FIRE DAMPERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 FBCM 607.5.2. SHOW HOW THIS DUCT PENETRATION IS TO BE
 PROTECTED.
  
 53. AC-01: THERE ARE SEVERAL FIRE DAMPERS SHOWN ON
 FLOOR PLAN WHERE DUCTS ARE PENETRATING NON-RATED WALL
 ASSEMBLIES ACCORDING TO PAGE A101. EXAMPLES: THE 24X10
 SUPPLY TRUNK LINE FOR AC-3, THE 24X10 SUPPLY AND RETURN
 DUCTS FOR AC-2, THE 20X10 SUPPLY TRUNK LINE FOR AC-4.
 PLEASE COORDINATE MECHANICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL PLANS,
 SHOWING FIRE DAMPERS AT THE LOCATION OF RATED
 ASSEMBLIES ONLY. FIRE DAMPERS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR LISTING (AT RATED ASSEMBLIES) PER
 FBCM 607.2.
  
 NOTE: THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ARE RELATED TO THE
 PROPOSED SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEM. THIS IS THE FIRST REVIEW
 OF THE SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEM AS NO INFORMATION WAS
 PROVIDED REGARDING THIS SYSTEM AT TIME OF FIRST
 REVIEW.
  
 54. THE RATIONAL ANALYSIS CALLS FOR A COMBINATION OF
 MECHANICAL AN PASSIVE SYSTEMS. THE PASSIVE SYSTEMS ARE
 TO BE USED TO SEPARATE PORTIONS OF THE BUILDING INTO
 SMOKE ZONES WITH APPROVED SMOKE BARRIERS. THE LOCATIONS
 OF THE SMOKE ZONES IS NOT INDICATED ANYWHERE ON THE
 PLANS. ALSO, THERE IS NO INDICATION OF THE LOCATIONS OF
 SMOKE BARRIERS IN THE ARCHITECTURAL PLANS.
  
 55. IN CONJUNCTION WITH COMMENT #54 ABOVE, THERE IS
 ALSO NO INDICATION ON PLANS AS TO THE PRESENCE OF
 SPOT-TYPE SMOKE DETECTORS LISTED FOR RELEASING SERVICE
 IN EACH SMOKE ZONE BEING PROTECTED BY A PASSIVE SYSTEM
 IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCB 909.12.2.2. THIS PART OF THE
 SYSTEM IS NOT COVERED IN THE FIRE ALARM RISER DIAGRAM,
 THE FIRE ALARM SEQUENCE OF OPERATIONS OR THE SMOKE
 CONTROL SEQUENCE OF OPERATIONS. PLEASE CLARIFY. THERE
 ARE SEVERAL SMOKE DAMPERS IN CORRIDOR WALLS AND
 ELEVATOR LOBBIES AS SHOWN ON FLOOR PLANS WITH NO
 INDICATION ON FIRE ALARM OR SMOKE CONTROL SEQUENCE
 SHOWING HOW THESE DAMPERS ARE TO BE CONTROLLED.
  
 56. AC-15 CALLS FOR A SMOKE CONTROL PANEL, PRESUMABLY
 LOCATED IN THE FIRE COMMAND ROOM, BUT THIS PANEL IS NOT
 SHOWN ON OTHER PLANS. A FIRE-FIGHTER?S SMOKE CONTROL
 PANEL FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT EMERGENCY RESPONSE PURPOSES
 ONLY SHALL BE PROVIDED AND SHALL INCLUDE MANUAL CONTROL
 OR OVERRIDE OF AUTOMATIC CONTROL FOR MECHANICAL SMOKE
 CONTROL SYSTEMS. THE PANEL SHALL BE LOCATED IN A FIRE
 COMMAND CENTER COMPLYING WITH SECTION 911 IN HIGH-RISE
 BUILDINGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCB 909.16.
  
 57. HOW WILL PASSIVE SYSTEMS BE TESTED? SEE FBCB
 909.5.1.
  
 58. PAGE 3 OF THE RATIONAL ANALYSIS SAYS ?INJECTION
 POINTS AT TOP OF STAIR AND LEVEL 10.? MECHANICAL FLOOR
 PLANS DO NOT SHOW ANY SUPPLY FANS, DUCTWORK OR ACTUAL
 INJECTION POINTS FOR STAIR ENCLOSURES. PLEASE CLARIFY
 AND COORDINATE FLOOR PLANS WITH THE RATIONAL ANALYSIS.
  
 59.AC-14: FAN SCHEDULE SHOWS SF-3 FOR STAIR
 PRESSURIZATION BUT THE FLOOR PLAN SHOWS IT IS FOR
 ELEVATOR PRESSURIZATION. SF-7 AND SF-8 ARE ALSO
 MISLABELED ON SCHEDULE. PLEASE CLARIFY AND COORDINATE
 FLOOR PLANS WITH SCHEDULES.
  
 60. PROVIDE INFORMATION ON SPECIAL INSPECTION AGENCY TO
 BE USED WITH DOCUMENTATION/EVIDENCE OF QUALIFICATIONS
 IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBCB 909.18.8.2.
  
 61. PROVIDE THREE COPIES OF SMOKE CONTROL RATIONAL
 ANALYSIS, SIGNED AND SEALED BY THE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL.
 FBCB 909.4, FBCB 106.1.
  
 62. IN ACCORDANCE WITH FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE RULE
 9B-3.0472, THIS BUILDING IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING
 REQUIREMENTS:
 (2) EVERY BUILDING FOR WHICH A PERMIT FOR NEW
 CONSTRUCTION IS ISSUED ON OR AFTER 7/1/08 AND HAVING A
 FOSSIL-FUEL-BURNING HEATER OR APPLIANCE, A FIREPLACE,
 OR AN ATTACHED GARAGE SHALL HAVE AN OPERATIONAL CARBON
 MONOXIDE ALARM INSTALLED WITHIN 10 FEET OF EACH ROOM
 USED FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.
 (3) IN NEW CONSTRUCTION, ALARMS SHALL RECEIVE THEIR
 PRIMARY POWER FROM THE BUILDING WIRING WHEN SUCH WIRING
 IS SERVED FROM THE LOCAL POWER UTILITY. SUCH ALARMS
 SHALL HAVE BATTERY BACK UP.
 (4) COMBINATION SMOKE/CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS SHALL BE
 LISTED OR LABELED BY A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED TESTING
 LABORATORY.
  
  
 IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT:
 RONALD J. REGUEIRO
 561.805.6719
 [email protected]


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