Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 10030034
Permit Number 10030034
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2010-03-23 07:45:21 
 BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 PERMIT:10030034
 ADD: 700 N CONGRESS
 CONT: TO BE DETERMINED
 CONTACT: JEFF HALVERSON
 TEL: (561)644-7416
  
 FL BLD CODE= 2007 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE
 W/ 2009 FBC SUPPLEMENTS
 * WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS
  
  
 ARCHITECT: REG RICK GONZALEZ
 TEL: 659-2383
 STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: ANDREW MORGAN P. E.
 TEL: 881-8999
  
 1ST REVIEW
  
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) 106.3.5 MINIMUM PLAN REVIEW CRITERIA FOR BUILDINGS:
 1A)106.3.5.(1) ENERGY CALCULATIONS- MECHANICAL
  
 1B) 106.3.5(8) STRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS SHALL INCLUDE,
 SOIL CONDITIONS/ANALYSIS
  
 1C) 106.3.5(11). INTERIOR REQUIREMENTS SHALL INCLUDE
 THE FOLLOWING:
 INTERIOR FINISHES (FLAME SPREAD/SMOKE DEVELOPMENT)
 LIGHT AND VENTILATION
 SANITATION
  
 1D) 12. SPECIAL SYSTEMS: LIFTS- DUMBWAITERS
  
 1E) SHEET S-01 FOUNDATION NOTE# 1 REQUIRES A FOUNDATION
 REPORT.
 1802.2.1 QUESTIONABLE SOIL. WHERE THE CLASSIFICATION,
 STRENGTH OR COMPRESSIBILITY OF THE SOIL ARE IN DOUBT OR
 WHERE A LOAD-BEARING VALUE SUPERIOR TO THAT SPECIFIED
 IN THIS CODE IS CLAIMED, THE BUILDING OFFICIAL SHALL
 REQUIRE THAT THE NECESSARY INVESTIGATION BE MADE. SUCH
 INVESTIGATION SHALL COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF
 SECTIONS 1802.4 THROUGH 1802.6.
  
 2) S-02 WIND DESIGN CRITERIA:
 2A) THE STRUCTURAL PLANS INDICATE A DESIGN TO 180 MPH.
 THE ASCE 7-05 ONLY GO TO 170 MPH, 3 SECOND GUST.
  
 2B) THE OTHER ISSUE IS THE IMPORTANCE FACTOR ON THE
 PLANS INDICATE A IMPORTANCE FACTOR OF
 (1.0). PLEASE REVIEW ASCE 7-05 TABLE 1-1, THE BUILDING
 CATEGORY SHOULD BE A BUILDING CATEGORY IV WITH A
 IMPORTANCE FACTOR OF 1.15. FIRE, RESCUE, DESIGNATED
 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS COMMUNICATIONS OPERATIONS
 CENTERS!
  
 2C) PLEASE ALSO PROVIDE THE MEAN ROOF HEIGHT FOR THE
 NEW STRUCTURE.
 HEIGHT, BUILDING. THE VERTICAL DISTANCE FROM GRADE
 PLANE TO THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST ROOF
 SURFACE. 502.1.
  
 3) FL BLD CODE 1609.6.2.2 COMPONENTS & CLADDING& FAC
 RULE 9B-72, PLEASE PROVIDE 2 COPIES OF PRODUCT TESTING
 REPORTS, MISSING REPORTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
 3A) FIXED GLAZING, STOREFRONT
 3B) OPERABLE GLAZING UNITS
 3C) MULLIONS, HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL
 3D) GLASS BLOCK
 3E) EXTERIOR GLAZED SWING DOORS
 3F) EXTERIOR INSULATED METAL SWING DOORS
 3G) BI-FOLD APPARATUS BAY DOORS/ WITH TRANSOM
 3H) EXTERIOR ROOF WALL ACCESS DOOR/ FRAME (H)
 3I) DOUBLE ACCESS PANEL ROOF HATCH, INSULATED -182.6.
 3J) WALL LOUVERS
 3K) A/C ROOF TOP A/C STANDS
 3L) ROOF ASSEMBLIES FLAT ROOF INCLUSIVE OF ROOF TOP
 INSULATION.
 3M) ROOF ASSEMBLIES SLOPED ROOF, METAL ROOF SYSTEMS
 -266.9 ZONE 3 AND -372.5 ROOF OVERHANGS WITHIN ZONE# 3.
 3N) BAHAMA SHUTTERS WITH PRODUCT APPROVAL FOR CLOSED
 POSITION AND ENGINEERING ANALYSIS FOR SHUTTERS WHEN
 LEFT IN THE OPEN POSITION IN THE CASE OF A HIGH WIND
 EVENT.
 3O) ROOFTOP EXHAUST FANS
  
 4) PLEASE THE CONTRACTOR DOES HAVE THE OPTION TO SUBMIT
 THESE PRODUCT APPROVALS AT A LATER DATE (AFTER PERMIT
 ISSUANCE), TO DO SO WILL BE CONSIDERED A REVISION AND
 REQUIRE ADDITIONAL FEES AND REVIEWS. 106.3.5.1.1(8)
 STRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS SHALL INCLUDE BUILDING
 ENVELOPE.
  
 BUILDING APPROVED WITH EXCEPTION!
 THIS PLAN HAS BEEN APPROVED PROVISIONALLY. FAILURE TO
 CORRECT THE LISTED DEFICIENCIES IN THIS PLAN PRIOR TO
 INSPECTION WILL RESULT IN FAILED INSPECTION(S) AND THE
 ASSESSMENT OF RE-INSPECTION FEE(S).
  
  
  
  
  
 5) 106.3.3 PRODUCT APPROVALS. THOSE PRODUCTS WHICH ARE
 REGULATED BY THE DCA RULE 9B-72 SHALL BE REVIEWED AND
 APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE DESIGNER OF RECORD PRIOR TO
 SUBMITTAL FOR JURISDICTIONAL APPROVAL.
  
 6) PLEASE NOTE, 1609.1.4 PROTECTION OF OPENINGS IN
 WIND-BORNE DEBRIS REGIONS, EXTERIOR GLAZING THAT
 RECEIVES POSITIVE PRESSURE IN THE LOWER 60 FEET (18.3
 M) IN BUILDINGS SHALL BE ASSUMED TO BE OPENINGS AND THE
 BALANCE OF GLAZED OPENINGS IN THE REST OF THE BUILDING
 SHALL BE ASSUMED TO BE ZERO UNLESS SUCH GLAZING THAT
 RECEIVES POSITIVE PRESSURE IS IMPACT RESISTANT OR
 PROTECTED WITH AN IMPACT RESISTANT COVERING MEETING THE
 REQUIREMENTS OF SSTD 12, ASTM E 1886 AND ASTM E 1996,
 OR MIAMI-DADE TAS 201, 202 AND 203 REFERENCED THEREIN
 AS FOLLOWS: 1. GLAZED OPENINGS LOCATED WITHIN 30 FEET
 (9.1 M) OF GRADE SHALL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE
 LARGE MISSILE TEST.
 ASTM E 1996 REQUIREMENTS DO HAVE A MORE RESTRICTIVE
 REQUIREMENT FOR LARGE MISSILE IMPACT TESTING
 REQUIREMENT FOR ESSENTIAL FACILITIES OF IMPACT SPEED OF
 80 FPS WITH A 9.0 LB 2X4 MISSILE.
  
 7)SHEET M-1.03, ALL ROOF TOP EQUIPMENT SHALL PROVIDE
 DOCUMENTATION HOW THE EXTERIOR CABINET OR ENVELOPE OF
 APPLIANCE MEETS THE WIND LOAD REQUIREMENTS OF 1609.
 WIND RESISTANCE. MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCES AND
 SUPPORTS THAT ARE EXPOSED TO WIND SHALL BE DESIGNED AND
 INSTALLED TO RESIST WIND PRESSURES ON THE EQUIPMENT AND
 THE SUPPORTS AS DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING. 301.12 FBC MECHANICAL/
 2007
  
 8) SHEET M-7.01. PLEASE PROVIDE ENGINEERING OR PRODUCT
 APPROVAL FOR WIND LOADING AND ANCHORING OF THE ROOF TOP
 SOLAR PANELS. 106.3.5.1.1(8) STRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS.
  
 9) SHEET A-4.01 NOTE 908 INDICATES THE USE OF A
 ALUMINUM ACCESS FLOOR SYSTEM, 24???X24??? PANELS, 12???
 HIGH PEDESTALS. PLEASE PROVIDE MANUFACTURERS SPEC SHEET
 FOR THIS PRODUCT AND ALLOWABLE LIVE LOADS TABLE 1607.1,
 COMPUTER ROOMS SHALL BE DESIGNED FOR HEAVIER LOADS
 BASED ON THE ANTICIPATED OCCUPANCY. TYPE OF MATERIALS
 THIS PRODUCT IS MANUFACTURED 805.1.
  
 10) A4-.10 DETAILS 1 & 2 BOTH INDICATE STRUCTURAL STEEL
 BEAMS WITH FIRE PROOFING MATERIALS, THIS BUILDING IS
 CLASSIFIED AS A TYPE II-B UNPROTECTED? 106.1.2
 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED.
  
 11) SHEET A-4.11 DETAIL# 5 INDICATES THE USE OF STONE
 VENEER, PLEASE PROVIDE ATTACHMENT METHODS.
 1405.5 ANCHORED MASONRY VENEER. ANCHORED MASONRY VENEER
 SHALL COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS 1405.5,
 1405.6, 1405.7 AND 1405.8 AND SECTIONS 6.1 AND 6.2 OF
 ACI 530/ASCE 5/TMS 402.
  
 12) SHEET A-4.11 STONE VENEER MISSING THE CONCRETE
 BEARING EDGE. 2114.2 CONCRETE BEARING LEDGE. BRICK,
 STONE OR OTHER VENEER SHALL BE SUPPORTED BY A
 CONCRETE-BEARING LEDGE AT LEAST EQUAL TO THE TOTAL
 THICKNESS OF THE BRICK, STONE OR OTHER VENEER, WHICH IS
 POURED INTEGRALLY WITH THE CONCRETE FOUNDATION. NO
 SUPPLEMENTAL CONCRETE FOUNDATION POURS WHICH WILL
 CREATE A HIDDEN COLD JOINT SHALL BE USED WITHOUT
 SUPPLEMENTAL TREATMENT IN THE FOUNDATION UNLESS THERE
 IS AN APPROVED PHYSICAL BARRIER. AN APPROVED PHYSICAL
 BARRIER SHALL ALSO BE INSTALLED FROM BELOW THE WALL
 SILL PLATE OR FIRST BLOCK COURSE HORIZONTALLY TO EMBED
 IN A MORTAR JOINT. IF MASONRY VENEER EXTENDS BELOW
 GRADE, A TERMITE PROTECTIVE TREATMENT MUST BE APPLIED
 TO THE CAVITY CREATED BETWEEN THE VENEER AND THE
 FOUNDATION, IN LIEU OF A PHYSICAL BARRIER.
  
 EXCEPTION: VENEER SUPPORTED BY A SHELF, ANGLE OR LINTEL
 SECURED TO THE FOUNDATION SIDEWALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 ACI 530/ASCE 5/TMS 402, PROVIDED AT LEAST A 6-INCH (152
 MM) CLEAR INSPECTION SPACE OF THE FOUNDATION SIDEWALL
 EXTERIOR EXIST BETWEEN THE VENEER AND THE TOP OF ANY
 SOIL, SOD, MULCH OR OTHER ORGANIC LANDSCAPING
 COMPONENT, DECK, APRON, PORCH, WALK OR ANY OTHER WORK
 IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO OR ADJOINING THE STRUCTURE.
  
 13) A-4.11 DETAIL# 5NOTE 704 INDICATES THE INSTALLATION
 OF RIGID INSULATION BOARD; PLEASE NOTE THE REQUIREMENTS
 IN 2603.4 THERMAL BARRIERS. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED FOR IN
 SECTIONS 2603.4.1 AND 2603.9, FOAM PLASTIC SHALL BE
 SEPARATED FROM THE INTERIOR OF A BUILDING BY AN
 APPROVED THERMAL BARRIER OF 0.5-INCH (12.7 MM) GYPSUM
 WALLBOARD OR EQUIVALENT THERMAL BARRIER MATERIAL THAT
 WILL LIMIT THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE RISE OF THE
 UNEXPOSED SURFACE TO NOT MORE THAN 250??F (120??C)
 AFTER 15 MINUTES OF FIRE EXPOSURE, COMPLYING WITH THE
 STANDARD TIME-TEMPERATURE CURVE OF ASTM E 119. THE
 THERMAL BARRIER SHALL BE INSTALLED IN SUCH A MANNER
 THAT IT WILL REMAIN IN PLACE FOR 15 MINUTES BASED ON FM
 4880, UL 1040, NFPA 286 OR UL 1715. COMBUSTIBLE
 CONCEALED SPACES SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTION 717.
  
 NOTE BOTH THE FIRST FLOOR AND SECOND FLOOR INDICATE THE
 USE OF SUSPENDED ACOUSTICAL CEILING, PLEASE PROVIDE
 RATING AND CLIP SYSTEM FOR RATING THE CEILING TILE.
  
 PLEASE ALSO BE AWARE OF MECHANICAL 602.2.1.5.1 PLENUM
 RETURNS. FOAM PLASTIC INSULATION SHALL BE SEPARATED
 FROM THE PLENUM BY A THERMAL BARRIER COMPLYING WITH
 SECTION 2603.9 OF THE FBC-BUILDING.
  
 14) LS1 THE PLANS INDICATE THIS BUILDING TO BE A MIXED
 USE OCCUPANCY. THE EOC PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM (A3) IS
 MISSING THE 1 HOUR FIRE RATING BETWEEN THE CONFERENCE
 ROOM AND BUSINESS OCCUPANCY, TABLE 508.3.3.
  
 15) LS1 THE PLANS ALSO INDICATE FOR THE EOC PRESS
 CONFERENCE ROOM A SINGLE EXIT. THE ROOM IS 965 SQ FT/
 15 = 65 OCCUPANTS REQUIRING 2 EXITS TABLE 1015.1. THE
 SECOND ISSUE WILL BE THE 2 EXIT ACCESS DOORS WILL NEED
 TO BE SEPARATED BY 1/3RD THE DIAGONAL DISTANCE OF THE
 ROOM. 1015.2.1 EXCEPTION# 2.
  
 16) LS1 & LS2 BOTH INDICATE 1 HOUR FIRE RATED WALLS,
 PLANS FAIL TO INCLUDE A DETAIL SHEET INDICATING TYPES
 OF WALL CONSTRUCTION. PLEASE PROVIDE WALL TYPE TAGS FOR
 IDENTIFICATION.
 PLEASE USE UL, GYPSUM OR OTHER NATIONALLY APPROVED
 SYSTEM. 106.3.5.1.1(4), TABLE508.3.3.4 AND 708.1.
  
 17) L.S. 2 MEZZANINE AREA, PLANS INDICATE THIS TO BE A
 TRAINING AREA 869/15= 58 OCCUPANTS,
 TABLE 1015.1 REQUIRES 2 EXITS.
 18) L. S. 2 MEZZANINE LEVEL DOES NOT SHOW VERTICAL
 ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS 11-4.1.3(5).
 11-1.3 THIS CODE ESTABLISHES STANDARDS FOR
 ACCESSIBILITY TO PLACES OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION AND
 COMMERCIAL FACILITIES BY INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.
 THIS CODE SHALL ALSO APPLY: TO STATE AND LOCAL
 GOVERNMENT FACILITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 553.503,
 FLORIDA STATUTES;
 CHAPTER 11
 REQUEST FOR WAIVER FROM ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
 CHAPTER 553,
 PART V, FLORIDA STATUTES AUGUST 1999
 PART C THIS APPLICATION IS AVAILABLE IN ELECTRONIC
 FORMAT AT:
 HTTP://WWW.DCA.STATE.FL.US/FHCD/FBC/ACCESS_WAIVER/WAIVE
 RAP.HTM.
  
 19) THE FLOOR PLAN A-1.01 & A-1.02 DOOR IDENTIFICATION
 TAGS DOES NOT MATCH UP WITH
 A6-.01 DOOR SCHEDULE. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO MATCH THE
 DOORS FROM THE FLOOR PLAN TO THE DOOR SCHEDULE AT THIS
 TIME. PLEASE NOTE ON A-6.01 CORRIDOR DOOR MARKED 102 A
 LARGE PANE OF GLASS, NOTE 12 INDICATES WIRE GLASS.
 PLEASE REVIEW 715.4.3.2 AND GLAZING IN DOOR
 ASSEMBLIES??? 715.4.6.1 SIZE LIMITATIONS, TABLE 715.5.3
 & 715.6.4 SAFETY GLAZING.
  
 20) A-6.01/ A-7.01 & A-4.11 THE MAIN LOBBY IS TO BE
 CONSIDERED A 2 STORY ATRIUM, THE GLAZING WITHIN THIS
 AREA STORE FRONT FIRST FLOOR AND SECOND FLOOR WILL NEED
 TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A 1 HOUR RATED WALL.
 A-7.01 WINDOW SCHEDULE DOES NOT INDICATE ANY
 FIRE RATED WINDOWS. PLEASE ALSO REVIEW EXCEPTION UNDER
 404.5 FOR WATER CURTAIN. NOTE THERE CAN BE NO
 INTERMEDIATE HORIZONTAL MULLIONS WITH USE OF WATER
 CURTAIN.
  
 21) LS 2 THE COMMAND CENTER INDICATES AN OCCUPANT LOAD
 OF 46, PLEASE PROVIDE HOW THIS LOAD WAS DECIDED.
 CONFERENCE ROOM I AND II THE OCCUPANT LOAD WAS FIGURED
 AT 15 SQ FT PER PERSON. THE COMMAND CENTER IT APPEARS
 TO BE 50 SQ FT PER PERSON. TABLE 1004.1.1 DOES NOT
 PROVIDE THIS OPTION. IT APPEARS IF FIGURED AT 15 SQ FT
 PER PERSON THIS AREA WOULD REQUIRE
 2 EXITS (TABLE 1015.1), BUT IF FIGURED AS A BUSINESS
 OCCUPANCY (CIVIC ADMINISTRATION) THE OCCUPANT LOAD
 WOULD BE 24. IF FIGURED AS AN ASSEMBLY A RATED CORRIDOR
 WOULD ALSO BE REQUIRED 1017.1 FOR OCCUPANT LOADS
 GREATER THAN 30.
  
 22) A-1.02 THE RAMP IN THE COMMAND ROOM WILL NEED SOME
 TYPE OF EDGE PROTECTION 11-4.8.7.
  
 23) RAMPS THAT ARE PART OF A MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE
 44??? WIDE 1010.5.1.SEE EXCEPTION.
  
  
  
 24) PLEASE PROVIDE COMPLIANCE WITH: FL S 255.2575
 ENERGY-EFFICIENT & SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS. PLANS THAT
 ARE COMMENCED AFTER JULY1, 2008 SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED TO
 MEET THE UNITED STATES GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL (USGBC),
 LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN (LEED)
 RATING SYSTEM, THE GREEN BUILDING INITIATIVE'S GREEN
 GLOBAL RATING SYSTEM, THE FLORIDA GREEN BUILDING
 COALITION STANDARDS, OR A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED, HIGH
 PERFORMANCE GREEN BUILDING RATING SYSTEM AS APPROVED BY
 THE DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
  
  
 A THOROUGH REVIEW CAN NOT BE MADE AT THIS TIME, AS A
 RESULT OF THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUESTED
 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS MAY APPEAR THAT WERE NOT PART OF
 THIS REVIEW.
  
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 MADE, IDENTIFYING THE SHEET OR SPECIFICATION PAGE WHERE
 THE CHANGES CAN BE FOUND WILL HELP TO EXPEDITE YOUR
 PERMIT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED COOPERATION.
  
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