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2008-11-26 13:12:45 | ****CORRECTIONS**** |
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| SAMANTHA HILL, BUILDING PLANS EXAMINER |
| 561-805-6724 [email protected] |
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| FBC FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2004 |
| FBC EB FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2004 EXISTING BUILDING |
| CODE |
| FBC R FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2004 RESIDENTIAL |
| FBC* CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC2004 |
| FAC FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE |
| FS FLORIDA STATUTE |
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| 1. PROVIDE A DEMO PLAN WHICH SHOULD INCLUDE EXISTING |
| FLOOR PLAN. SCOPE IS NOT CLEAR. IT IS NOT CLEAR WHICH |
| WALLS ARE EXISTING, WHICH ARE NEW. |
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| 2. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FLOOR PLAN SHOWN ON A1 DOES NOT |
| IDENTIFY DOORS, ROOMS, OR CORRIDORS. FOR INSTANCE, |
| THERE ARE FIVE DIFFERENT ROOMS LABELED "EXISTING |
| CLASSROOM". THERE ARE MANY DOORS BUT THEY ARE NOT |
| LABELED, AND AS THE ROOMS AND CORRIDORS ARE NOT LABELED |
| IT IS DIFFICULT FOR ME TO IDENTIFY WHICH DOOR, ROOM, OR |
| CORRIDOR IS REFERRED TO IN THE COMMENT. ROOM |
| DESIGNATION NUMBERS, OR A DOOR SCHEDULE, WOULD BE |
| HELPFUL. |
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| 3. PROVIDE A CODE SUMMARY; BUILDING TYPE FBC6, BUILDING |
| HEIGHT AND AREA FBC5, SPRINKLER INFORMATION, OCCUPANCY |
| CLASSIFICATION FBC 3 AND AREA PER OCCUPANCY. |
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| 4. DECLARE LEVEL OF ALTERATION, FBC EB CHAPTER 3. |
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| 5. GOVERNING CODE SHOULD INCLUDE 2007 |
| REVISIONS/SUPPLEMENTS (EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2007). |
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| 6. SHOW CORRIDOR WIDTHS. FBC11-4.8.6, FBC10. |
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| 7. DECLARE SQUARE FOOT AREA AND OCCUPANT LOAD FOR EACH |
| ROOM. FBC10. |
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| 8. A DOOR IS SHOWN AS SWINGING AGAINST THE DIRECTION OF |
| TRAVEL. SEE COMMENT 7; CLARIFY REQUIREMENTS FBC1008.1. |
| 9. A 1" SLOPE IS SHOWN IN THE CORRIDOR. SPECIFY THE |
| WIDTH, FBC10, FBC11. |
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| 10. A 4" ELEVATION CHANGE IS SHOWN AT A DOOR. SEE |
| FBC1003.5.2, FBC1104.3.8. |
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| 11. FBC1008.1, THE DOOR CANNOT BLOCK MORE THAN HALF THE |
| REQUIRED WIDTH. PROVIDE DIMESIONS TO SHOW COMPLIANCE. |
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| 12. SHOW MANEUVERING CLEARANCE FOR DOORS, FBC FIGURE |
| 11-25, PULL SIDE. |
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| 13. A2, DETAIL LABELED AS "GUARDRAIL". NOTE THAT A |
| GUARDRAIL IS REQUIRED TO BE 42", BUT THIS IS SHOWN AS |
| 36". IS A GUARDRAIL REQUIRED? FBC1012.1. IS THIS A |
| HANDRAIL RATHER THAN A GUARDRAIL? |
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| 14. A TYPICAL INTERIOR PARTITION DETAIL WAS PROVIDED. |
| HOWEVER, IT IS NOT CLEAR WHAT THIS IS FOR; EXISTING OR |
| PROPOSED? ALSO (WALL LEGEND) NOTE THAT THE GRAPHIC FOR |
| THE BLOCK WALL DOES NOT MATCH THE GRAPHIC USED FOR THE |
| EXTERIOR WALL, AND THE GRAPHIC FOR THE FRAME WALL DOES |
| NOT APPEAR ON THE FLOOR PLAN. SEE OTHER COMMENTS |
| REGARDING SCOPE OF WORK. |
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| 15. NOTE ANY REQUIRED FIRE RESISTANCE RATINGS ON THE |
| PLAN. FOR INSTANCE, CORRIDOR PROTECTION MAY BE REQUIED |
| FBC TABLE 1016.1. |
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| 16. WHAT DO THE DASHED LINES REPRESENT? THEY APPEAR IN |
| TWO DIFFERENT EXISTING CLASSROOMS. |
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| 17. A3, LIFE SAFETY PLAN, THE PATH OF TRAVEL SHOULD BE |
| MEASURED ALONG THE PATH OF ANTICIPATED TRAVEL. IT IS |
| SHOWN GOING THROUGH THE CENTER OF THE ROOM, WHERE A |
| CLASSROOM WOULD NORMALLY HAVE CHAIRS AND DESKS. PATH OF |
| TRAVEL SHOULD BE SHOWN ALONG THE PERIMETER OF THE ROOM. |
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| 18. PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THE EXIT |
| DISCHARGE. THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN MEASURES TO THE RAMP |
| BASE. IS THIS THE OUTSIDE? A DOOR IS SHOWN ADJACENT TO |
| THE RAMP IN THE HALLWAY. COVERED WALKWAYS SHOULD BE |
| INCLUDED IN PATH OF TRAVEL. FBC1002. PLAN SHOULD SHOW |
| WHERE THE OCCUPANT WILL LEAVE THE BUILDING (INCLUDING |
| COVERED WALKWAYS). |
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| 20. DOES THE BUILDING HAVE A FIRE ALARM? SEE |
| FBC11-4.28. NOTE THAT A VISUAL SIGNAL IS REQUIRED IN |
| THE RESTROOMS; NONE SHOWN. |
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| 21. THE PROPOSED CHANGE OF DOOR SWING APPEARS TO |
| INTERFERE WITH THE DOOR SWING OF THE ADJACENT DOOR, |
| FBC1008. PLEASE REVISE. |
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