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| 2008-10-17 14:35:02 | PLUMBING PLAN REVIEW: |
| | DENIED: |
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| | PLAN REVIEW UNDER THE 2004 FLORIDA BUILDING CODES WITH |
| | 2007 REVISIONS, CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO |
| | CHAPTER 1 (W.P.B.), FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE |
| | (F.A.C.), AND FLORIDA STATUTES (F.S.). |
| | |
| | THE FOLLOWING CORRECTIONS/INFORMATION ARE REQUIRED FOR |
| | PLUMBING PLAN REVIEW TO MEET CODE COMPLIANCE. |
| | |
| | 1. THE VALUE ON THE PERMIT APPLICATION APPEARS LOW. THE |
| | VALUE ON THE PERMIT APPLICATION MUST INCLUDE THE TOTAL |
| | COST OF LABOR, MATERIALS AND DESIGN (WHICH NOW INCLUDES |
| | A NEW BATHROOM). |
| | PER (W.P.B AS AMENDED) SECTION 108.3 BUILDING PERMIT |
| | VALUATION. IF, IN THE OPINION OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL, |
| | THE CLAIMED VALUATION OF BUILDING, ALTERATION, |
| | STRUCTURAL, ELECTRICAL, GAS, MECHANICAL OR PLUMBING |
| | SYSTEMS APPEARS TO BE UNDERESTIMATED ON THE |
| | APPLICATION, THE PERMIT SHALL BE DENIED. |
| | |
| | 2. SHEET A-1 "GENERAL BUILDING CODE ANALISIS" THE |
| | "PLUMBING FIXTURE REQUIREMENTS" MINIMUM FIXTURE |
| | REQUIREMENTS PER TABLE 403.1 INDICATED ON THE PLAN |
| | SHEET IS WRONG FOR A BUSSINESS OCCUPANCY. PLEASE |
| | CORRECT MINIMUM NUMBER OF REQUIRED PLUMBING FIXTURES |
| | FOR A BUSSINESS OCCUPANCY PER FBC-2004 PLUMBING TABLE |
| | 403.1 TO BE THE FOLLOWING. |
| | |
| | WATER CLOSETS, MALE/FEMALE = 1 PER 25 FOR THE FIRST 50 |
| | AND 1 PER 50 FOR THE REMAINDER EXCEEDING 50. |
| | |
| | LAVATORIES, MALE/FEMALE = 1 PER 40 FOR THE FIRST 50 AND |
| | 1 PER 80 FOR THE REMAINDER EXCEEDING 50. |
| | |
| | DRINKING FOUNTAINS = 1 PER 100. |
| | |
| | 3. SHEET A-1 PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN DOES NOT CLEARLY |
| | INDICATE THE REQUIERED DRINKING FOUNTAIN FOR A |
| | BUSSINESS OCCUPANCY. PER FBC-2004 PLUMBING TABLE 403.1 |
| | MINIMUM NUMBER OF REQUIRED PLUMBING FIXTURES FOR A |
| | BUSSINESS OCCUPANCY IS 1 PER 100 AND IT SHALL BE |
| | ACCESSIBLE PER THE FOLLOWING FBC-2004 CHAPTER 11, |
| | FLORIDA ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTIONS. |
| | |
| | **SECTION 11-4.15 DRINKING FOUNTAINS AND WATER COOLERS |
| | (ELEVATION DETAIL REQUIRED WITH THE FOLLOWING |
| | INFORMATION) |
| | |
| | SECTION 11-4.15.2 SPOUT HEIGHT. SPOUT HEIGHT 36" TO |
| | OUTLET MAXIMUM. |
| | |
| | SECTION 11-4.15.3 SPOUT LOCATION. FRONT OF UNIT, WATER |
| | FLOW IN TRAJECTORY THAT IS PARALLEL OR NEARLY PARALLEL |
| | TO FRONT OF THE UNIT, WATER FLOW MINIMUM OF 4" HIGH. ON |
| | AN ACCESSIBLE OVAL OR ROUND BOWL FLOW OF WATER IS |
| | WITHIN 3" OF THE FRONT OF FOUNTAIN. |
| | |
| | SECTION 11-4.15.4 CONTROLS. SHALL BE FRONT MOUNTED OR |
| | SIDE MOUNTED NEAR FRONT EDGE. |
| | |
| | SECTION 11-4.15.5 CLEARANCES. KNEE 27" HIGH, & 30" X |
| | 48" FLOOR SPACE. |
| | |
| | SECTION 11-4.1.3(10)(A) WHERE ONLY ONE DRINKING |
| | FOUNTAIN IS PROVIDED ON A FLOOR, THERE SHALL BE A |
| | DRINKING FOUNTAIN WHICH IS ACCESSIBLE TO INDIVIDUALS |
| | WHO USE WHEELCHAIRS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 11-4.15 |
| | AND ONE ACCESSIBLE TO THOSE WHO HAVE DIFFICULTY BENDING |
| | OR STOOPING.(THIS CAN BE ACCOMMODATED BY THE USE OF A |
| | HI-LO FOUNTAIN OR BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS WOULD ACHIEVE |
| | THE REQUIRED ACCESSIBILITY FOR EACH GROUP ON EACH |
| | FLOOR). |
| | |
| | 4. SHEET A-1 PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN IS INDICATING A NEW |
| | BATHROOM. PLEASE PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING FBC-2004 CHAPTER |
| | 11, FLORIDA ACCESSIBILITY CODE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE |
| | WATER CLOSET PER THE FOLLOWING CODE SECTIONS. |
| | |
| | **SECTION 11-4.16 WATER CLOSETS (ELEVATION DETAIL |
| | REQUIRED WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION) |
| | |
| | SECTION 11-4.16.2 CLEAR FLOOR SPACE. (SEE FIGURE 28, |
| | 18" SIDE- 36" MIN. TOTAL. |
| | |
| | SECTION 11-4.16.3 HEIGHT. 17" TO 19". |
| | |
| | SECTION 11-4.16.5 FLUSH CONTROLS. MOUNTED ON WIDE SIDE |
| | MAX. 44" HIGH. |
| | |
| | 5. SHEET A-1 PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN DOES NOT CLEARLY |
| | INDICATE THE SINK NEXT TO THE NEW BATHROOM AS EXISTING |
| | OR PROPOSED NEW. PLEASE CLARIFY THIS ON THE RESUBMITTAL |
| | (PER FBC-2004 CHAPTER 1, W.P.B. AS AMENDED SECTION |
| | 106.1.1 INFORMATION ON CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS) AND |
| | PLEASE KNOW THAT IF THIS IS A NEW PROPOSED BREAK ROOM |
| | SINK THAT IT SHALL BE ACCESSIBLE PER THE FBC-2004 |
| | CHAPTER 11, FLORIDA ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTIONS. |
| | |
| | ** SECTION 11-4.24 SINKS (ELEVATION DETAIL REQUIRED |
| | WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION) |
| | |
| | SECTION 11-4.24.2 HEIGHT. MAXIMUM 34" A.F.F. TO RIM OR |
| | COUNTER. |
| | |
| | SECTION 11-4.24.3 KNEE CLEARANCE. MINIMUM 27" HIGH, 30" |
| | WIDE, AND 19" DEEP. |
| | |
| | SECTION 11-4.24.4 DEPTH. MAXIMUM 6-1/2" DEEP. |
| | |
| | SECTION 11-4.24.5 CLEAR FLOOR SPACE. 30" X 48" AND |
| | CLEAR FLOOR SPACE SHALL EXTEND A MAXIMUM OF 19" |
| | UNDERNEATH THE SINK. |
| | |
| | SECTION 11-4.24.6 EXPOSED PIPES AND SURFACES. INSULATE |
| | TO PROTECT AGAINST CONTACT. |
| | |
| | SECTION 11-4.24.7 FAUCETS. LEVER-OPERATED, PUSH-TYPE, |
| | OR ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED ARE ACCEPTABLE DESIGNS. |
| | |
| | 6. SHEET A-2 SANITARY PLUMBING RISER IS INDICATING A |
| | "SV" FOR THE VENT. PLEASE CLARIFY IF THIS IS AN AIR |
| | ADMITTANCE VALVE (A.A.V.) AS NO LEGEND WAS PROVIDED. |
| | PER FBC-2004 PLUMBING SECTION 901.1 SCOPE. |
| | |
| | 7. NOTE: IF "SV" IS AN AIR ADMITTANCE VALVE CLEARLY |
| | INDICATE ON THE RESUBMITTED PLANS HOW MANY FLOORS THE |
| | BUILDING HAS AND HOW MANY FLOORS ARE LOCATED ABOVE THE |
| | AIR ADMITTANCE VALVE. PLEASE KNOW THAT PER FBC-2004 |
| | PLUMBING SECTION 917.3.1 LOCATION OF BRANCH. THE |
| | HORIZONTAL BRANCH DRAIN SHALL CONNECT TO THE DRAINAGE |
| | STACK OR BUILDING DRAIN A MAXIMUM OF FOUR BRANCH |
| | INTERVALS FROM THE TOP OF THE STACK. WHICH MEANS THAT |
| | THERE CAN ONLY BE FOUR FLOORS ABOVE THE PROPOSED AIR |
| | ADMITTANCE VALVE FOR THE NEW BATHROOM. |
| | |
| | 8. PER FBC-2004 CHAPTER 1, SECTION 106.3.5.1.3, |
| | PLUMBING (3), (5), (8), (10), AND (13): AN ISOMETRIC |
| | POTABLE WATER RISER DIAGRAM IS REQUIRED FOR THE |
| | PROPOSED WORK FOR BOTH THE HOT AND COLD WATER |
| | INDICATING THE PIPE SIZES, VALVE LOCATIONS, LOCATION OF |
| | THE WATER SUPPLY LINE WITH BACKFLOW PREVENTER **608, |
| | THERMAL EXPANSION CONTROL FOR THE WATER HEATER (IF |
| | APPLICABLE) **607.3, AND LOCATION OF THE WATER-HAMMER |
| | ARRESTORS (IF APPLICABLE) WHERE QUICK CLOSING VALVES |
| | ARE UTILIZED (EXAMPLES=WASHING MACHINES, DISHWASHERS, |
| | ICE MAKERS) **604.9. |
| | |
| | ********IMPORTANT INFORMATION******** |
| | WHEN RESUBMITTING PLANS, PLEASE PROVIDE A COPY OF THE |
| | OLD PLANS, CLEARLY INDICATE THE REVISION ON THE NEW |
| | PLANS, REMOVE AND REPLACE ANY PAGES AS NECESSARY. A |
| | TRANSMITTAL LETTER LISTING THE ORIGINAL REVIEW COMMENT |
| | NUMBER, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE REVISION MADE, |
| | IDENTIFYING THE SHEET OR SPECIFICATION PAGE WHERE |
| | CHANGES CAN BE FOUND WILL HELP TO EXPEDITE YOUR PERMIT. |
| | THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED COOPERATION. |
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| | END OF COMMENTS: |
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| | REVIEW BY: MIKE PERSON |
| | PLUMBING PLANS EXAMINER |
| | PHONE= (561) 805-6730 |
| | FAX= (561) 805-6731 |
| | E-MAIL= [email protected] |
