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2011-03-15 10:00:43 | TUESDAY 3/15/ 2011 |
| BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| PERMIT: 11030179 |
| ADD: 205 CLEMATIS ST |
| CONT: BSA CORP. |
| TEL: (561)272-6350 |
| 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) INTERIOR DEMO ONLY, THIS PERMIT INDICATES THE |
| CUTTING AND SHORING OF STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS. THE |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED OCCUPANCY WILL BE A THEATER WITH |
| A OCCUPANT LOAD GREATER THAN 500, CREATING A THRESHOLD |
| BUILDING PER FL S 553.71(7) AN ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY, |
| BUILDING GREATER THAN 5,000 SQ FT AND OCCUPANT LOAD OF |
| GREATER THAN 500 PERSONS. |
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| 1A) WILL NEED A WRITTEN THRESHOLD REPORT BEFORE |
| ISSUANCE OF PERMIT. |
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| 1B) WILL NEED A SPECIAL INSPECTOR SIGNED ON BEFORE |
| ISSUANCE OF PERMIT. |
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| NOTE STRUCTURAL SHEETS INDICATE THEY ARE IN PROGRESS |
| DRAWINGS/ NOT A COMPLETE DESIGN! |
| DOUG WISE & MYSELF CALLED ONM&J. |
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| JAMES A. WITMER C.B.O. |
| COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| TEL: (561)805-6715 |
| FAX:(561)805-6731 |
| E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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| MONDAY/ 3/21/2011 |
| BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| PERMIT: 11030179 |
| ADD: 205 CLEMATIS ST |
| CONT: BSA CORP. |
| TEL: (561)272-6350 |
| FL BLD CODE= 2007 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE |
| W/ 2009 FBC SUPPLEMENTS |
| * WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS |
| |
| 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. |
| |
| 1ST REVIEW |
| ACTION: DENIED |
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| 1) 2007 FBC-B 1025.4 |
| 1025.4 FOYERS AND LOBBIES. IN GROUP A-1 OCCUPANCIES, |
| WHERE PERSONS ARE ADMITTED TO THE BUILDING AT TIMES |
| WHEN SEATS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AND ARE ALLOWED TO WAIT IN |
| A LOBBY OR SIMILAR SPACE, SUCH USE OF LOBBY OR SIMILAR |
| SPACE SHALL NOT ENCROACH UPON THE REQUIRED CLEAR WIDTH |
| OF THE MEANS OF EGRESS. SUCH WAITING AREAS SHALL BE |
| SEPARATED FROM THE REQUIRED MEANS OF EGRESS BY |
| SUBSTANTIAL PERMANENT PARTITIONS OR BY FIXED RIGID |
| RAILINGS NOT LESS THAN 42 INCHES (1067 MM) HIGH. SUCH |
| FOYER, IF NOT DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO A PUBLIC STREET BY |
| ALL THE MAIN ENTRANCES OR EXITS, SHALL HAVE A STRAIGHT |
| AND UNOBSTRUCTED CORRIDOR OR PATH OF TRAVEL TO EVERY |
| SUCH MAIN ENTRANCE OR EXIT. |
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| 1A) A NEW LS-1 SHEET WAS SUBMITTED FRIDAY MARCH 18/ |
| 2011. THE OCCUPANT LOAD ANALYSIS UNDER THE REALISTIC |
| LOAD DOES NOT INCLUDE LOADS |
| FROM A FIRST FLOOR CONCENTRATED LOBBY TO BE INCLUDED IN |
| THE TOTAL LOAD COUNT. SECTION 1025.4 MAKES THE |
| STIPULATION THAT THE WAITING AREAS SHALL BE SEPERATED |
| BY PARTITION OR FIXED RIGID RAILS. IN THE AI OCCUPANCY |
| TYPE THE CODE IS CLEAR THE LOBBY AREA IS TO BE |
| CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE TOTAL OCCUPANT LOAD SINCE |
| MANY TIMES A SHOW MAY BE EXITING WHILE THE LOBBY IS |
| FULL AND STAGED FOR THE NEXT SHOW. WITHIN THTE STAGING |
| AREA DOORS SHOULD BE DESIGNATED FOR THESE OCCUPANTS IN |
| CASE OF EMERGENCY. YOU MAY DEDUCT THE CLEAR EGRESS PATH |
| FOR THE PATRONS EXITING THE THEATER. |
| I CALCULATED FOR THE FIRST FLOOR 76'X5'=380 SQ FT/ 7= |
| 55 OCCUPANTS DROPPING THE FIRST FLOOR LOBBY FROM 235 TO |
| 180. EVEN WITH THIS DEDUCTION TTHE OCCUPANCY LOAD STILL |
| IS OVER 500 AT 571 ( THIS IS USING THE 25 OCCUPANT LOAD |
| FOR THE STAGE AND NOT MAXIMUM OF 76). THIS OCCUPANT |
| LOAD WILL STILL BY DEFINTION CREATE THRESHOLD |
| REQUIREMENTS BY FL S 553.71(7). |
| FL S 553.71(7) |
| THRESHOLD BUILDING" MEANING ANY BUILDING WHICH IS |
| GREATER THAN (3) STORIES OR 50 FT IN HEIGHT, OR WHICH |
| HAS AN ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION AS DENIED IN |
| THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE WHICH EXCEEDS 5,000 SQ FT IN |
| AREA AND AN OCCUPANT CONTENT OF GREATER THAN 500 |
| PERSONS. |
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| JAMES A. WITMER C.B.O. |
| COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| TEL: (561)805-6715 |
| FAX:(561)805-6731 |
| E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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| CONSTRUCTION SERVICES HOME PAGE |
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| 3/29/11 |
| E-MAIL SENT : |
| TO: BILL BRANNING |
| CC: DOUG WISE & MIKE CARSILLO |
| GOOD MORNING BILL, |
| I'VE TAKEN THE LETTER WRITTEN BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR |
| AND COVER SHEET SUBMITTED BY THE DESIGN TEAM ZEIDER |
| PARTNERSHIP INC. ARCHITECTS TO THE BUILDING OFFICIAL |
| DOUG WISE AND FIRE CHIEF MIKE CARCILLO TO DISCUSS THE |
| OCCUPANT LOADING OF THE FOYER/ LOBBY (PRE-FUNCTION |
| AREA) FOR THE PALM BEACH DRAMAWORKS. IF THE |
| PRE-FUNCTION OCCUPANT LOAD SHOULD OR SHOULD NOT BE |
| TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT AS PART OF THE TOTAL OCCUPANT LOAD |
| FOR THIS BUILDING. ALL AGREE THE CODE AND CODE |
| COMMENTARY INDICATE IN 2007/2009 FBC-B 1025.4 THE |
| OCCUPANT LOAD OF THE PRE-FUNCTION AREA IS TO BE TAKEN |
| INTO ACCOUNT OF THE TOTAL OCCUPANT LOAD THIS WILL PUT |
| YOU WELL OVER 500 OCCUPANTS. |
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| BY DEFINITION THIS IS A THRESHOLD BUILDING (FS |
| 553.71(7) WHICH WILL REQUIRE A WRITTEN THRESHOLD REPORT |
| (2007FBC-B 109.3.6) AND ASPECIAL INSPECTOR. |
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| BILL YOU WILL PROBABLY WANT TO SET UP A MEETING WITH |
| ALL YOUR INTERESTED PARTIES DOUG WISE, MIKE CARSILLO |
| AND MYSELF TO DISCUSS THIS MATTER SO WE CAN ISSUE BOTH |
| THE INTERIOR DEMO AND INTERIOR REMODEL PERMITS. DOUG |
| WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE TO MEET WITH YOU UNTIL LATER IN |
| THE DAY, (LATE PM) FRIDAY APRIL 1ST. |
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| JAMES A. WITMER C.B.O. |
| COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| TEL: (561)805-6715 |
| FAX:(561)805-6731 |
| E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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