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| 2011-01-31 10:37:41 | BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | PERMIT: 11010709 |
| | ADD: 777S FLAGLER DR/ 6TH FLOOR COMMON AREAS |
| | CONT: BUTLER |
| | TEL: (561)832-9700 |
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| | FL BLD CODE= 2007 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE |
| | W/ 2009 FBC SUPPLEMENTS |
| | * WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS |
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| | 2007 EXISTING BUILDING CODE LEVEL II 701.3 |
| | COMPLIANCE. ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, COMPONENTS, |
| | SYSTEMS, AND SPACES SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS |
| | OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING. |
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| | 1ST REVIEW |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) THE ARCHITECTURAL PLANS INDICATE RENOVATIONS TO THE |
| | COMMON AREA, RESTROOMS AND COMMON CORRIDORS, PLANS FAIL |
| | TO INDICATE COMPLIANCE WITH 2007/ 2009 FL EXIST BLD |
| | CODE 703.2.2.SUPPLEMENTAL SHAFT AND FLOOR OPENING |
| | ENCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS. WHERE THE WORK AREA ON ANY |
| | FLOOR EXCEEDS 50 PERCENT OF THAT FLOOR AREA, THE |
| | ENCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 703.2 SHALL APPLY TO |
| | VERTICAL OPENINGS OTHER THAN STAIRWAYS THROUGHOUT THE |
| | FLOOR. THE BUILDING OFFICIAL DOUG WISE HAS PROPOSED THE |
| | FOLLOWING; IF ANY RECONFIGURATION IS PROPOSED WHICH |
| | AFFECTS THE ELEVATOR LOBBY AREA ITSELF, AN ELEVATOR |
| | LOBBY, OR COMPLIANCE WITH ONE OF THE SIX (6) EXCEPTIONS |
| | LISTED IN THE CODE SHALL BE REQUIRED. |
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| | 707.14.1 ELEVATOR LOBBY. AN ENCLOSED ELEVATOR LOBBY |
| | SHALL BE PROVIDED AT EACH FLOOR WHERE AN ELEVATOR SHAFT |
| | ENCLOSURE CONNECTS MORE THAN THREE STORIES. THE LOBBY |
| | SHALL SEPARATE THE ELEVATOR SHAFT ENCLOSURE DOORS FROM |
| | EACH FLOOR BY FIRE PARTITIONS EQUAL TO THE |
| | FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING OF THE CORRIDOR AND THE REQUIRED |
| | OPENING PROTECTION. ELEVATOR LOBBIES SHALL HAVE AT |
| | LEAST ONE MEANS OF EGRESS COMPLYING WITH CHAPTER 10 AND |
| | OTHER PROVISIONS WITHIN THIS CODE. |
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| | EXCEPTIONS: |
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| | 1. ENCLOSED ELEVATOR LOBBIES ARE NOT REQUIRED AT THE |
| | STREET FLOOR, PROVIDED THE ENTIRE STREET FLOOR IS |
| | EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 903.3.1.1. |
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| | 2. ELEVATORS NOT REQUIRED TO BE LOCATED IN A SHAFT IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 707.2 ARE NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE |
| | ENCLOSED ELEVATOR LOBBIES. |
| | |
| | 3. WHERE ADDITIONAL DOORS ARE PROVIDED AT THE HOISTWAY |
| | OPENING IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3002.6. SUCH DOORS |
| | SHALL BE TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH UL 1784 WITHOUT AN |
| | ARTIFICIAL BOTTOM SEAL. |
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| | 4. IN OTHER THAN GROUP I-3, AND BUILDINGS HAVING |
| | OCCUPIED FLOORS LOCATED MORE THAN 75 FEET (22 860 MM) |
| | ABOVE THE LOWEST LEVEL OF FIRE DEPARTMENT VEHICLE |
| | ACCESS, ENCLOSED ELEVATOR LOBBIES ARE NOT REQUIRED |
| | WHERE THE BUILDING IS PROTECTED BY AN AUTOMATIC |
| | SPRINKLER SYSTEM INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION |
| | 903.3.1.1 OR 903.3.1.2. |
| | |
| | 5. SMOKE PARTITIONS SHALL BE PERMITTED IN LIEU OF FIRE |
| | PARTITIONS TO SEPARATE THE ELEVATOR LOBBY AT EACH FLOOR |
| | WHERE THE BUILDING IS EQUIPPED THROUGHOUT WITH AN |
| | AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | SECTION 903.3.1.1 OR 903.3.1.2. |
| | |
| | 6. ENCLOSED ELEVATOR LOBBIES ARE NOT REQUIRED WHERE THE |
| | ELEVATOR HOISTWAY IS PRESSURIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | SECTION 707.14.2. |
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| | 707.14.2 ENCLOSED ELEVATOR LOBBY PRESSURIZATION |
| | ALTERNATIVE. WHERE ELEVATOR HOISTWAY PRESSURIZATION IS |
| | PROVIDED IN LIEU OF REQUIRED ENCLOSED ELEVATOR LOBBIES, |
| | THE PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM SHALL COMPLY WITH THIS |
| | SECTION. |
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| | 2) SHEET A-1.0 DETAIL# 3 INDICATES A NEW WALL SECTION |
| | AND DOOR BUT NO WALL OR DOOR RATING HAS BEEN PROVIDED. |
| | PLEASE REVIEW SECTION |
| | 2007/ 2009 FBC-B 708.1(1) THE TENANT WALL SEPERATES THE |
| | TENANCY FROM THE COMMON AREA OR OTHER TENANTS, |
| | REQUIRING A ONE HOUR FIRE RATING FOR THE WALL AND A 20 |
| | MINUTE RATING FOR THE DOOR (2007/ 2009 FBC-B TABLE |
| | 715.4). |
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| | 3) PLEASE PROVIDE STENCILING PER 2007/2009 FBC-B 712.6 |
| | FIRE WALLS, FIRE BARRIERS, FIRE PARTITIONS, SMOKE |
| | BARRIERS AND SMOKE PARTITIONS OR ANY OTHER WALL |
| | REQUIRED TO HAVE PROTECTED OPENINGS SHALL BE |
| | EFFECTIVELY AND PERMANENTLY IDENTIFIED WITH SIGNS OR |
| | STENCILING IN A MANNER ACCEPTABLE TO THE AUTHORITY |
| | HAVING JURISDICTION. SUCH IDENTIFICATION SHALL BE ABOVE |
| | ANY DECORATIVE CEILING AND IN CONCEALED SPACES. |
| | SUGGESTED WORDING FOR FIRE AND SMOKE BARRIERS: "FIRE |
| | AND SMOKE BARRIER - PROTECT ALL OPENINGS." |
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