Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 08010249
Permit Number 08010249
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Sequence Number 1
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Date Text
2008-02-11 14:01:12REVIEW #: 1ST
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 FBC 2004 CODE FAMILY W/ 2007 SUPPLEMENTS
 FBC CH.1 AS AMENDED BY THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH
  
 1. M-001: HVAC GENERAL NOTE #11, DAMPERS WITH MOVING
 PARTS AND SOME DUCT MATERIALS MAY NOT BE PAINTED AS IT
 CAN VIOLATE THEIR LISTING AND IMPACT THEIR PERFORMANCE.
 EXAMPLES: FIRE DAMPERS, SMOKE DAMPERS AND FIBERGLASS
 DUCT BOARD SHALL NOT BE PAINTED.
  
 2. M-001: GARAGE VENTILATION RATE CALCULATION, THERE IS
 NO VENTILATION RATE SHOWN FOR THE GARAGE DURING THE
 MODE WHERE THE FANS ARE NOT BEING OPERATED BY THE CO
 SENSORS. PROVIDE CALCULATIONS FOR THE REQUIRED
 VENTILATION RATE DURING THIS MODE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 FBC, M 404.2. SEE COMMENT #3 BELOW.
  
 3. M-002: FAN SCHEDULE, NOTE #7 CALLS FOR FANS TO BE
 CONTROLLED BY CO SENSOR. THIS NOTE IS NOT ATTRIBUTED TO
 ANY FANS ON THE SCHEDULE (IT?S LIKELY THAT EF-1 AND
 EF-2 A/B ARE INTENDED, BUT THIS IS NOT SHOWN ON
 SCHEDULE). NOTE: IF THESE FANS ARE TO BE CONTROLLED BY
 CO SENSORS, THERE WOULD BE NO VENTILATION IN THE GARAGE
 WHEN THE CO LEVELS ARE UNDER 25 PPM. A MINIMUM
 CONTINUOUS VENTILATION RATE OF 0.05 CFM/S.F. IS
 REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC, M 404.2. PLEASE
 CLARIFY THE DESIGN INTENT AND SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH ALL
 PROVISIONS OF FBC, M SECTION 404.
  
 4. M-002: PACKAGED MAKE-UP AIR UNIT SCHEDULE, OAU-1
 CALLS FOR 29.5 MIN. TONS. HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO THE
 MANUFACTURER (WWW.AONNET.COM/RM.ASPX) THE MAXIMUM
 CAPACITY OF THE MODEL SHOWN ON THE SCHEDULE IS 26 TONS,
 WELL UNDER THE MINIMUM AS STATED ON THE SCHEDULE. ALSO,
 THE VALUES ON THE SCHEDULE DO NOT CORRESPOND WITH THE
 VALUES LISTED ON THE SYSTEM SIZING SUMMARY PROVIDED IN
 THE SPEC BOOK. IN ADDITION, NOTE #9 IN THE SCHEDULE
 CALLS FOR A MINIMUM EER RATING OF 11 WHILE THE
 MANUFACTURER SHOWS THIS UNIT?S EER RATING TO BE 9.5.
 THIS INFORMATION IS ALSO MISREPRESENTED IN THE ENERGY
 CALCULATIONS AS THE INPUT DATA REPORT SHOWS AN
 EFFICIENCY RATING OF 13.0 FOR OAU-1. PLEASE COORDINATE
 THE SCHEDULE, SYSTEM SIZING SUMMARY AND ENERGY
 CALCULATIONS TO PROVIDE ACCURATE INFORMATION AND
 DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE WITH FBC, M 304.1; FBC 13-103.2
 AND FBC 13-407.1.ABC.1.
  
 5. M-002: PACKAGED MAKE-UP AIR UNIT SCHEDULE, OAU-2
 VALUES ON THE SCHEDULE DO NOT CORRESPOND WITH THE
 VALUES LISTED ON THE SYSTEM SIZING SUMMARY PROVIDED IN
 THE SPEC BOOK. ALSO, ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER
 (WWW.AONNET.COM/RN.ASPX) THE EER RATING FOR THE MODEL
 LISTED ON THE SCHEDULE IS 11.7. THIS INFORMATION IS
 MISREPRESENTED IN THE ENERGY CALCULATIONS AS THE INPUT
 DATA REPORT SHOWS AN EFFICIENCY RATING OF 13.0 FOR
 OAU-2. PLEASE COORDINATE THE SCHEDULE, SYSTEM SIZING
 SUMMARY AND ENERGY CALCULATIONS TO PROVIDE ACCURATE
 INFORMATION AND DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE WITH FBC
 13-103.2 AND FBC 13-407.1.ABC.1.
  
 6. M-002: DX SPLIT SYSTEM SCHEDULE, THE EFFICIENCIES
 LISTED IN THE SCHEDULE COULD NOT BE VERIFIED
 (WWW.ARIDIRECTORY.ORG) BASED ON THE MODEL NUMBERS
 PROVIDED. EQUIPMENT EFFICIENCY VERIFICATION IS REQUIRED
 IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC 13-407.1.ABC.3.1.1. PROVIDE
 MODEL NUMBERS OR ARI REFERENCE NUMBERS WHICH CAN BE
 USED FOR EFFICIENCY VERIFICATION TO SHOW COMPLIANCE
 WITH THIS SECTION.
  
 7. M-002: DX SPLIT SYSTEM SCHEDULE CALLS FOR ALL
 EQUIPMENT TO HAVE MIN. 13 SEER. HOWEVER, UNITS LARGER
 THAN 65,000 BTU/H ARE NOT RATED BY SEER, SUCH AS CU-1
 AND CU-6. PROVIDE ACTUAL AND CORRECT RATINGS FOR ALL
 EQUIPMENT TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE WITH MINIMUM
 EFFICIENCIES REQUIRED BY FBC TABLE 13-407.1.ABC.3.2A
  
  
 8. M-002: DX SPLIT SYSTEM SCHEDULE, AHU-4 /CU-4 IS NOT
 LISTED IN THE INPUT DATA REPORT PORTION OF THE ENERGY
 CALCULATIONS. ALL PERTINENT DATA AND FEATURES OF THE
 BUILDING AND THE EQUIPMENT/SYSTEMS SHALL BE INCLUDED IN
 THE ENERGY CALCULATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC
 13-103.2.
  
 9. M-002: PTAC UNITS COULD NOT BE LOCATED IN ANY
 EQUIPMENT SCHEDULES ON THIS PAGE. PROVIDE ALL RELEVANT
 INFORMATION AS REQUIRED TO VERIFY SYSTEM SIZING AND
 REQUIRED EFFICIENCIES AS COVERED UNDER PREVIOUS REVIEW
 COMMENTS.
  
 10. M-101A: EF-5 AND EF-11 ARE LOCATED ABOVE A GYPSUM
 BOARD CEILING IN CORRIDOR 148. CLEARANCES AROUND
 APPLIANCES TO ELEMENTS OF PERMANENT CONSTRUCTION SHALL
 BE SUFFICIENT TO ALLOW INSPECTIONS, SERVICE, REPAIR OR
 REPLACEMENT WITHOUT REMOVING SUCH ELEMENTS OF PERMANENT
 CONSTRUCTION OR DISABLING THE FUNCTION OF A REQUIRED
 FIRE RESISTANCE-RATED ASSEMBLY. SHOW HOW THESE FANS
 WILL BE ACCESSIBLE FOR SERVICE AND REPLACEMENT IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH FBC, M 306.1.
  
 11. M-101A: CORRIDOR 148 IS LIKELY TO REQUIRE A FIRE
 RESISTANCE RATING IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC TABLE 1016.1
 (SEE BUILDING PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS FOR ALL REQUIREMENTS
 RELATED TO FIRE RESISTANCE RATED ASSEMBLIES). IF THIS
 IS THE CASE, THERE ARE SEVERAL DUCT PENETRATIONS WHICH
 WOULD REQUIRE OPENING PROTECTIVES SUCH AS FIRE AND
 POSSIBLY SMOKE DAMPERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC, M
 607.5.3 AND 607.5.4. ANY SMOKE DAMPERS REQUIRED SHALL
 BE ACTUATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC, M 607.5.4.1.
 COORDINATION WITH ARCHITECTURAL PLANS PRIOR TO
 RESUBMITTAL IS CRITICAL TO THESE COMMENTS BEING
 ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED.
  
 12. M-101A: KITCHEN AREA 115
 A) THIS AREA SHOWS A RETURN AIR DROP ADJACENT TO THE
 COMMERCIAL KITCHEN GREASE EXHAUST HOOD. THIS CONDITION
 IS PROHIBITED PER FBC, M 407.1 AS THIS IS A
 NON-DEDICATED KITCHEN HVAC SYSTEM. AHU #6 SERVES AREAS
 OUTSIDE OF THE KITCHEN SUCH AS RESTROOMS AND CORRIDORS.
 CONCENTRATED SOURCES OF CONTAMINANTS OR POLLUTANTS
 SHALL BE CONTROLLED AT THE SOURCE BY CONTAINMENT, LOCAL
 EXHAUST SYSTEMS, OR BOTH. RECIRCULATION OF AIR FROM THE
 KITCHEN TO OTHER SPACES OF THE BUILDING WOULD HAVE A
 NEGATIVE IMPACT ON INDOOR AIR QUALITY IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH FBC, M 407.1 AND FBC 13-409.1.ABC.1.
 B) THIS LOCATION IS LIKELY TO ADVERSELY EFFECT THE
 COOLING LOADS FOR AHU #6. ARE THESE ADDITIONAL LOADS
 ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE COOLING LOAD CALCULATIONS FOR THE
 RETURN TO BE IN THIS LOCATION? FBC 13-407.1.ABC.1. C)
 THE RETURN AT THIS LOCATION HAS THE POTENTIAL TO DRAW
 GREASE LADEN VAPORS FROM THE COOKING AREA SERVED BY THE
 GREASE EXHAUST HOOD SYSTEM. THE FAN FOR AHU #6 IS
 ACTUALLY DESIGNED TO DRAW MORE AIR THAN THE EXHAUST FAN
 SERVING THE HOOD SYSTEM AND WOULD BE COMPETING WITH
 KEF-1 FOR AIR. ACCUMULATION OF GREASE IN A DUCT WHICH
 IS NOT DESIGNED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC, M 506.3 WOULD
 CREATE A SERIOUS FIRE HAZARD.
  
 13. M-101A: AIR QUANTITIES SHOWN ON FLOOR PLAN FOR SOME
 SYSTEMS DO NOT MATCH THE VALUES SHOWN ON THE AIR
 BALANCE SCHEDULE ON M-002. THE FOLLOWING IS AN
 EXAMPLE:
 AHU-1 ON THE SCHEDULE CALLS FOR 6010 CFM OF RETURN AIR.
 FLOOR PLAN FOR AHU-1 SHOWS 5230 CFM OF RETURN. CHECK
 ALL VALUES AND COORDINATE WITH FLOOR PLANS TO ASSURE
 AIR BALANCE WILL BE AS INDICATED ON SCHEDULE AS
 REQUIRED BY FBC 13-409.1.ABC.1.2.
  
 14. M-101A: EXHAUST OUTLET FOR TOILET ROOMS 137 AND 138
 IS SHOWN DISCHARGING ONTO A WALKWAY ON THE WEST SIDE OF
 THE BUILDING. EXHAUST AIR SHALL NOT BE DISCHARGED ONTO
 WALKWAYS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC, M 401.5.2. A SIMILAR
 CONDITION MAY EXIST WITH THE POOL HEATER VENTS. CONSULT
 MANUFACTURER?S INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS.
  
 15. M-101A: THE 24X24 WALL LOUVER AT SPRINKLER RISER
 ROOM 144 IS PENETRATING A 2-HOUR RATED WALL AS
 INDICATED ON PG A-101A AND A-601. SHOW HOW THIS OPENING
 SHALL BE PROTECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC, M 607.5
  
 16. M-101A: THE 10X6 DUCT PENETRATING THE WALL BETWEEN
 CORR. 148 AND CORR. 149 IS REQUIRED TO BE PROTECTED
 WITH A SMOKE DAMPER IN ADDITION TO THE FIRE DAMPER
 ALREADY SHOWN ON PLANS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC, M
 607.5.4.
 NOTE: THIS CONDITION MAY BE AFFECTED BY CHANGES RELATED
 TO COMMENT #11 ABOVE.
  
 17. M-101A: MECHANICAL NOTE #3 IS FOR 10X8 EXHAUST DUCT
 TO DISHWASHER HOOD. WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP TO THE
 CARBON MONOXIDE SENSORS IN THE PARKING GARAGE?PLEASE
 CLARIFY AS THIS SAME NOT IS ATTACHED TO THE DETECTORS.
  
 18. M-101B: THE 4X6 OA DUCTS PENETRATING THE FLOOR
 CEILING ASSEMBLY ABOVE THE FIRST FLOOR DOES NOT SHOW
 ANY OPENING PROTECTIVE. WHILE IT DOES SHOW OPENING
 PROTECTIVES AT THE PENETRATIONS OF THE WALL MEMBRANES
 BETWEEN ROOMS 105/106 AND BETWEEN ROOMS 107/108. THE OA
 DUCT PENETRATION FOR ROOM 105 (THE OTHER 105, ROOMS
 APPEAR TO BE MISLABELED ON PG A-101B) IS NOT CLEAR
 WHETHER IT IS INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE RATED EXHAUST
 CHASE. IF IT IS INSIDE THE EXHAUST CHASE, IT SHALL BE
 PROTECTED WITH FIRE AND SMOKE DAMPER IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 FBC, M 607.5.5.1. THE DESIGN AND INTENT IN THESE AREAS,
 ALONG WITH THE CORRESPONDING AREAS ON PAGES M-120B AND
 M-103B ARE UNCLEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE CLARIFICATION OF THE
 DESIGN IN THESE AREAS RELATED TO OA DUCTS AND
 PENETRATIONS FOR THOROUGH REVIEW.
  
 19. M-101B: PROVIDE MANUFACTURER?S SUBMITTAL WITH
 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR CARBON MONOXIDE SENSORS
 FOR REVIEW. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ARE REQUIRED TO
 DETERMINE COVERAGE AREA, MAXIMUM SPACING AND
 INSTALLATION HEIGHT OF THE DETECTORS. ALSO, SOME
 MANUFACTURERS REQUIRE CIRCULATION FANS TO ENSURE PROPER
 SAMPLING OF THE AIR IN THE SPACES BEING MONITORED.
  
 20. M-102A: MECHANICAL NOTES APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN
 CUT-OFF AND INCOMPLETE. REVIEW OF THIS PAGE WILL BE
 BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED. PROVIDE MISSING
 INFORMATION WITH COMPLETE NOTES AND RESUBMIT. FBC
 106.1.1.
  
 21. M-102A: SEVERAL DUCTS ARE SHOWN PENETRATING A RATED
 WALL (TYPE 1B) AT ELECTRICAL ROOM M008. SHOW HOW THESE
 PENETRATIONS ARE TO BE PROTECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 FBC, M 607.5. COORDINATE THE LOCATION OF RATED
 ASSEMBLIES AND PENETRATIONS WITH ARCHITECTURAL PLANS.
  
 22. M-102A: 10X8 AND 10X10 EXHAUST DUCTS FROM EF-5 AND
 EF-11 ARE SHOWN PENETRATING A 1-HOUR RATED WALL (TYPE
 1C) BEFORE REACHING 24X12 LOUVER. SHOW HOW THESE
 PENETRATIONS ARE TO BE PROTECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 FBC, M 607.5.
  
 23. M-102A: NOTE #5 REFERS TO AHU-6 BUT ON FLOOR PLAN
 IT DOES NOT RELATE TO AHU-6. IS THIS REFERENCE INTENDED
 FOR AHU-4? PLEASE CLARIFY.
  
 24. M-102A: NW STAIR VENTILATION DUCT RISER, IS THIS
 DUCT FOR THE PURPOSE OF STAIR PRESSURIZATION AS
 INDICATED ON PG M-404? THE STAIR RISER DIAGRAM ON
 M-102A DOES NOT SHOW ANY TYPE OF RELIEF OPENING, SUCH
 AS A BAROMETRIC RELIEF DAMPER, TO ASSURE THAT STAIRS
 ARE PRESSURIZED WITHIN THE STATED RANGE OF 0.05 INCHES
 WC TO 0.25 INCHES WC. EXCESSIVE PRESSURE IN STAIR COULD
 ALSO NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE MAXIMUM DOOR OPENING FORCE
 AS ALLOWED UNDER FBC 11-4.13.11.IN ADDITION, PG M-404
 INDICATES THESE FANS ARE TO BE OPERATED BY A SMOKE
 CONTROL SYSTEM PANEL. THERE IS NO INDICATION ANYWHERE
 ELSE IN PLANS OF THE EXISTENCE OF A SMOKE CONTROL
 PANEL. PLEASE CLARIFY. THIS COMMENT APPLIES TO ALL
 STAIRWAYS.
  
 25. M-102A AND M-102B: GARAGE EXHAUST FOR EF 2A AND EF
 2B, WHAT IS THE SOURCE OF MAKE-UP AIR FOR THESE FANS?
 THERE ARE NO OPENINGS TO THE OUTSIDE SHOWN ON THIS
 PLAN. SHOW MEANS OF MAKE-UP AIR FOR EXHAUST TO PROVIDE
 THE VENTILATION RATES AS REQUIRED BY FBC, M 403.1 AND
 FBC, M 404.2.
  
 26. M-102B: GENERATOR VENTILATION RISER SHOWS GENERATOR
 ROOM EXHAUST DUCT PENETRATING FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLY
 BETWEEN FIRST FLOOR AND MEZZANINE/GARAGE LEVEL. LIFE
 SAFETY PLAN G-007 SHOWS THIS ROOM TO BE A 2-HOUR
 FIRE-RATED ENCLOSURE. THERE IS NO INDICATION ON PLANS
 AS TO HOW THE REQUIRED FIRE-RESISTANCE RATED SEPARATION
 WILL BE MAINTAINED IN THIS LOCATION. SHOW HOW THIS
 SEPARATION IS TO BE MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC,
 M 607.5.
  
 27. M-103A: OAU-1 RISER DIAGRAM SHOWS THE SHAFT
 TERMINATING AT THE THIRD FLOOR AND OPEN AT THE BOTTOM.
 SHAFTS THAT DO NOT EXTEND TO THE BOTTOM OF THE BUILDING
 OR STRUCTURE SHALL BE ENCLOSED AT THE BOTTOM IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH FBC 707.11. SHOW THE SHAFT CONSTRUCTION
 AT THE BOTTOM TO TERMITE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS
 SECTION.
  
 28. M-103A: VENDING EXHAUST RISER, WHILE SHOWING
 FIRE/SMOKE DAMPERS AT EACH BRANCH, IS NOT SHOWN TO BE
 IN A SHAFT ENCLOSURE ON FLOOR PLAN OR IN RISER DIAGRAM.
 THERE IS ALSO NO SHAFT SHOWN AT THE DUCT LOCATION ON
 ARCHITECTURAL FLOOR PLAN. SHOW THIS DUCT TO BE
 PROTECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC 707.2.
  
 29. M-103A: AHU-10 DUCT IN HOUSEKEEPING ROOM 231 IS
 SHOWN WITH MULTIPLE FIRE DAMPERS PENETRATING WALLS
 WHICH ARE NOT SHOWN TO BE FIRE RATED ACCORDING TO PG
 A-103A. HOWEVER, ON LIFE SAFETY PLAN PG G-008 THE WALL
 BETWEEN HOUSEKEEPING 231 AND LAUNDRY 235 IS SHOWN TO BE
 1-HOUR RATED. ON NO PLAN ARE THE WALLS BETWEEN ROOM 231
 AND 232 OR BETWEEN ROOM 232 AND ROOM 233 SHOWN TO BE
 RATED. PLEASE COORDINATE WITH ARCHITECTURAL AND LIFE
 SAFETY PLANS, SHOWING OPENING PROTECTIVES TO BE
 PROVIDED ONLY IN RATED WALL ASSEMBLIES. FIRE DAMPERS
 LOCATED WITHIN AIR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS SHALL BE
 INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS
 SECTION, AND THE MANUFACTURER?S INSTALLATION
 INSTRUCTIONS AND LISTING PER FBC, M 607.2.
 NOTE: MECHANICAL FLOOR PLAN SHOWS AN ENCLOSURE AROUND
 DUCT RISERS WHILE ARCHITECTURAL PLAN DOES NOT. PLEASE
 COORDINATE PLANS.
  
 30. M-103A: EXITWAY 230 MAY BE ACTING AS AN EXIT ACCESS
 CORRIDOR FROM PARKING GARAGE AREA. AS SUCH, THE DUCT
 PENETRATIONS WOULD REQUIRE SMOKE DAMPERS IN ADDITION TO
 THE FIRE DAMPERS ALREADY SHOWN IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC,
 M 607.5.4. CHECK WITH BUILDING PLAN REVIEW FOR THESE
 REQUIREMENTS AND SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SECTION AS
 NEEDED.
  
 31. M-103A: LAUNDRY ROOM 235 SHOWS THREE 16 INCH ROUND
 DUCTS TO TIE INTO LINT FILTER SYSTEM. PROVIDE THE
 FOLLOWING:
 A) A DETAIL SHOWING HOW THE DRYER EXHAUST DUCTS ARE TO
 TIE INTO THE FILTER SYSTEM WITHOUT BEING MANIFOLDED. B)
 A SUBMITTAL FOR THE LINT FILTER SYSTEM SHOWING LISTING
 AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS.
 THE INSTALLATION OF DRYER EXHAUST DUCTS SERVING TYPE 2
 CLOTHES DRYERS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE APPLIANCE
 MANUFACTURER?S INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH FBC, M 504.7.
  
  
 32. M-103A AND M-103B: EF-1, EF-2A AND EF-2B ARE SHOWN
 IN SOME KIND OF WALL ENCLOSURES. CLEARANCES AROUND
 APPLIANCES TO ELEMENTS OF PERMANENT CONSTRUCTION,
 INCLUDING OTHER INSTALLED EQUIPMENT AND APPLIANCES,
 SHALL BE SUFFICIENT TO ALLOW INSPECTIONS, SERVICE,
 REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT WITHOUT REMOVING SUCH ELEMENTS OF
 PERMANENT CONSTRUCTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC, M 306.1.
 SHOW THESE APPLIANCES TO BE ACCESSIBLE FOR SERVICE AND
 REPLACEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION.
  
 33. M-103B: LAUNDRY ROOM 238, WHAT IS THE SOURCE OF
 MAKE-UP AIR FOR ELECTRIC DRYERS? PROVIDE MODEL NUMBERS
 OR MANUFACTURER?S INSTRUCTIONS TO SHOW THE QUANTITIES
 OF MAKEUP AIR REQUIRED IN THIS AREA. SHOW THE SOURCE OF
 THIS REQUIRED MAKEUP AIR. CLOTHES DRYERS SHALL BE
 EXHAUSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER?S
 INSTRUCTIONS PER FBC, M 504.1. ALSO, INSTALLATIONS
 EXHAUSTING MORE THAN 200 CFM SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH
 MAKEUP AIR IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC, M 504.5.
  
 34. M-103B: FLOOR PLAN SHOWS OAU-2 RISER DUCT
 PENETRATING STAIR #1 RATED ENCLOSURE. PENETRATIONS INTO
 AND OPENINGS THROUGH AN EXIT ENCLOSURE ARE PROHIBITED
 EXCEPT FOR EQUIPMENT AND DUCTWORK NECESSARY FOR
 INDEPENDENT PRESSURIZATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC
 1019.1.2. SHOW THIS DUCT TO BE SEPARATED FROM THE STAIR
 ENCLOSURE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION AND
 COORDINATE WITH ARCHITECTURAL PLANS.
  
 35. M-103B: GENERATOR EXHAUST RISER TERMINATES ON THIS
 LEVEL WHICH IS OUTDOORS AND THEREFORE SHALL BE
 PROTECTED WITH LOUVERS AND SCREENS IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 FBC, M 401.6.
  
 36. M-104A: GREASE EXHAUST DUCT RISER IN ONE NOTE CALLS
 FOR 18? ROUND DUCT AND IN ANOTHER NOTE CALLS FOR 26X18.
 WHICH ONE IS CORRECT? PLEASE CLARIFY.
  
 37. M-104A: LIFE SAFETY PLAN G-008 SHOWS THE WALL
 BETWEEN VENDING ROOM 450 AND LINEN ROOM 451 AS 1-HOUR
 RATED. THIS WALL WOULD BE A CONTINUATION OF THE RATING
 OF THE CORRIDOR AND WOULD REQUIRE THE 6 INCH ROUND DUCT
 PENETRATION TO BE PROTECTED WITH FIRE AND SMOKE DAMPER
 IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC, M 607.5.3 AND 607.5.4. SHOW
 PENETRATIONS TO BE PROTECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS
 SECTION. COORDINATE WITH ARCHITECTURAL AND LIFE SAFETY
 PLANS.
  
 38. M-104B: OAU-2 RISER LOCATED IN STAIR ENCLOSURE, SEE
 COMMENT #34 ABOVE. ALSO, DUCT IS PENETRATING A SHAFT
 ENCLOSURE AND REQUIRES FIRE AND SMOKE DAMPERS IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH FBC, M 607.5.5.1.
  
 39. M-105A AND M-105B: ROOFTOP OR OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT, NO
 INFORMATION COULD BE FOUND ON PLANS OR IN SUBMITTALS
 REGARDING OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT WIND RESISTANCE RATINGS.
 MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCES AND SUPPORTS THAT ARE
 EXPOSED TO WIND SHALL BE DESIGNED AND INSTALLED TO
 RESIST THE WIND PRESSURES ON THE EQUIPMENT AND THE
 SUPPORTS AS DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FLORIDA
 BUILDING CODE, BUILDING PER FBC, M 301.13. EQUIPMENT
 SUBJECT TO THIS REQUIREMENT INCLUDES BUT MAY NOT BE
 LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: CONDENSING UNITS (CU-#),
 OUTSIDE AIR UNITS (OAU-#), EXHAUST FANS (EF-#),
 ELEVATOR RELIEF VENTILATORS. CONSULT WITH MANUFACTURERS
 TO DETERMINE IF EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN TESTED FOR
 INSTALLATION IN THE 140 MPH WIND ZONE WITH THE
 ANTICIPATED WIND PRESSURES. ALL ROOFTOP EQUIPMENT AND
 DUCT SUPPORT DETAILS SHALL BE CONFIRMED WITH WIND LOAD
 CALCULATIONS AND SUBMITTED FOR BUILDING PLAN REVIEW.
  
 40. M-401: PIPE PENETRATION DETAILS, NOTE THAT THROUGH
 PENETRATION FIRESTOP SYSTEMS DETAILED ON PLANS ARE FOR
 STEEL PIPE ONLY AND THE INSULATED PIPE IS WITH CALCIUM
 SILICATE AND FIBERGLASS INSULATION. NEITHER OF THESE
 SYSTEMS IS APPLICABLE TO COPPER PIPE WITH FOAM RUBBER
 INSULATION. PROVIDE DETAIL FOR A SYSTEM WHICH WILL
 COVER THIS TYPE OF PIPING SYSTEM AS IT WILL BE
 PREVALENT WITH SPLIT AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS. SEE FBC
 712.1
  
 41. M-404: ROOF UPBLAST EXHAUST FAN DETAIL, IS THIS
 DETAIL FOR KEF-1? THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE AN
 INSTALLATION FOR A GREASE EXHAUST FAN AS IT SHOWS A
 BACKDRAFT DAMPER AND IS MISSING OTHER COMPONENTS
 NECESSARY FOR GREASE EXHAUST IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC, M
 SEC. 507. ALSO, KEF-1 IS SHOWN TO PROVIDE 2375 CFM OF
 EXHAUST. THIS AIR IS MOVED THROUGH AN 18 INCH ROUND
 DUCT. AT THAT VOLUME, THE AIR WILL BE MOVING AT A
 VELOCITY OF APPROXIMATELY 1342 FEET PER MINUTE (FPM).
 GREASE DUCT SYSTEMS SERVING A TYPE I HOOD SHALL BE
 DESIGNED AND INSTALLED SO AS TO PROVIDE AN AIR VELOCITY
 WITHIN THE DUCT SYSTEM OF NOT LESS THAN 1,500 FEET PER
 MINUTE AND NOT GREATER THAN 2,500 FEET PER MINUTE IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH FBC, M 506.3.4.
 NOTE: NOT ENOUGH INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED IN PLANS FOR
 A COMPLETE REVIEW OF THE KITCHEN HOOD EXHAUST SYSTEM.
 PROVIDE COMPLETE PLANS AND DETAILS FOR THE TYPE I HOOD
 AND EXHAUST SYSTEM. SEPARATE PERMITS ARE REQUIRED FOR
 HOODS, SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS AND WALK-IN
 COOLERS/FREEZERS.
  
 42. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED: NO INFORMATION WAS
 PROVIDED REGARDING FUEL STORAGE FOR THE STANDBY
 GENERATOR. PROVIDE DETAIL FOR THE FUEL STORAGE SYSTEM
 TO BE USED AND DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE WITH NFPA 37-02
 IN ACCORD ANCE WITH FBC, M 915.1. AND 915.2.
  
 IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT:
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