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2012-02-01 14:40:00 | BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| PERMIT: 11070617 |
| ADD: 2301 OKEECHOBEE BLVD, BLDG# 1 |
| CONT: NORTH AMERICAN AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES |
| TEL: (630)352-8126 |
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| 2007 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W/ 2009 FBC SUPPLEMENTS |
| * WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS |
| 2007 FLORIDA EXISTING BUILDING CODE W/ 2009 FBC |
| SUPPLEMENTS |
| 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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| BLDG TYPE IB -NON SPRINKLERED |
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| 3RD REVIEW |
| ACTION: DENIED |
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| 1) 2007 EXST BLD CODE 601.2 CONFORMANCE. AN EXISTING |
| BUILDING OR PORTION THEREOF SHALL NOT BE ALTERED SUCH |
| THAT THE BUILDING BECOMES LESS SAFE OR ENERGY EFFICIENT |
| THAN ITS EXISTING CONDITION. IF IN THE ALTERATION THE |
| CURRENT LEVEL OF SAFETY OR SANITATION IS TO BE REDUCED, |
| THE PORTION ALTERED SHALL CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS |
| OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING . |
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| 1A) SHEET 1-A1.0 THE PLANS APPEAR TO HAVE A OCCUPANCY |
| SEPARATION WALL BETWEEN THE AUTOMOBILE REPAIR GARAGE |
| AND PARTS STORAGE AND THE REPAIR GARAGE AND MERCANTILE |
| OCCUPANCY. IT APPEARS TO BE A MASONRY OPENING NOT |
| PROTECTED RIGHT OF DOOR # 1118? |
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| 1B) THE ABOVE MENTIONED OCCUPANCY SEPARATION WALL IS |
| THE ONLY OCCUPANCY SEPARATION WALL SHOWN ON THE PLANS, |
| THERE WOULD APPEAR A OCCUPANCY SEPARATION WALL WOULD BE |
| REQUIRED BETWEEN THE PARTS STORAGE AREA AND THE |
| MERCANTILE OCCUPANCY. PLEASE PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING FOR |
| A MIXED OCCUPANCY, IF THIS BUILDING IS TO BE CONSIDERED |
| SEPARATED (FBC-B 508.3.1.3 OR NON-SEPARATED 508.3.2 OR |
| IF MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCESSORY OCCUPANCIES |
| 508.3.1. |
| PLEASE NOTE THAT BOTH THE FIRST FLOOR AND MEZZANINE |
| SQUARE FOOT LEVELS ARE TO BE TOTALED TOGETHER FOR TOTAL |
| SQ FT FOR THIS FIRE LOAD & OCCUPANCY IT APPEARS THE |
| PARTS STORAGE AREA IS WELL OVER THE 10% OF THE TOTAL |
| FLOOR AREA . |
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| 1C) THE WALL BETWEEN THE PARTS AND SHOWROOM SHOULD ALSO |
| BE A FIRE RATED WALL PER TABLE TABLE 508.3.3 FOOTNOTE B |
| INDICATES AREA REQUIREMENTS REQUIRING SEPERATION AS |
| WELL AS TABLE 508.2 INCIDENTAL USE AREAS FOR STORAGE |
| ROOMS GREATER THAN 100 SQ FT IN UNSPRINKLERED |
| BUILDINGS. |
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| 2) THE SECOND ISSUE WITH THE PARTS STORAGE FIRE AREA |
| WHICH INCLUDES APPROX. 4000 SQ FT (3789 SQ FT) FIRST |
| FLOOR PLUS 3015 SQ FT ON THE PARTS MEZZANINE (VENDOR |
| INSTALLED). |
| SEE FBC-B 505.2 AREA LIMITATIONS FOR MEZZANINE |
| ALLOWABLE FLOOR AREA. |
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| 2A) THIS IS A STORAGE OCCUPANCY IN A BUILDING TYPE L-B. |
| PLEASE REVIEW FBC-B MEZZANINE AREA LIMITATION 505.2 |
| EXCEPTION# 2. THE AGGREGATE AREA OF MEZZANINES IN |
| BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES OF TYPE I OR II CONSTRUCTION |
| SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE-HALF OF THE FLOOR AREA OF THE ROOM |
| IN BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES EQUIPPED THROUGHOUT WITH AN |
| APPROVED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| SECTION 903.3.1.1 AND AN APPROVED EMERGENCY VOICE/ALARM |
| COMMUNICATION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION |
| 907.2.12.2. |
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| THE MEZZANINE LEVEL WILL NEED TO BE REDUCED OR IT WILL |
| BE REQUIRED TO BE CONSIDERED A SECOND FLOOR AND TO MEET |
| ALL BUILDING & MEANS OF EGRESS OF A SECOND FLOOR. |
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| 2B) THE COMMENT VENDOR INSTALLED, IS THIS A |
| PRE-ENGINEERED SYSTEM? THE LIVE LOADS FOR ANY STORAGE |
| AREA ABOVE THE GROUND FLOOR WILL NEED TO BE PROVIDED. |
| 2007/09 FBC-B T 1607.1 |
| LIGHT 125 PSF AND HEAVY 250 PSF. PLEASE PROVIDE |
| ENGINEERING. |
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| 2B)(1) 110.4.2 STORAGE & FACTORY- INDUSTRIAL |
| OCCUPANCIES. IT SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE |
| OWNER, AGENT, PROPIETOR OR OCCUPANT OF GROUP S AND |
| GROUP F OCCUPANCIES, OR ANY OCCUPANCY WHERE EXCESSIVE |
| FLOOR LOADING IS LIKELY TO OCCUR, TO EMPLOY A COMPETENT |
| ARCHITECT OR ENGINEER IN COMPUTING THE SAFE FLOOR LOAD |
| CAPACITY. ALL SUCH COMPUTATIONS SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY |
| AN AFFADAVIT FROM THE ARCHITECT OR ENGINEER STATING THE |
| SAFE ALLOWABLE FLOOR LOADS ON EACH FLOOR IN POUNDS PER |
| SQ FT.THE |
| COMPUTATIONS & AFFADAVIT SHALL BE FILED AS A PERMANENT |
| RECORD OF THE BLDG DEPT. |
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| 2B)(2) 110.4.3.SIGNS REQUIRED. IN EVERY BUILDING OR |
| PART OF A BUILDING USED FOR STORAGE, INDUSTRIAL OR |
| HAZARDOUS PURPOSES, THE SAFE FLOOR LOADS, AS REVIEWED |
| BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL ON THE PLAN, SHALL BE MARKED |
| ON PLATES OF APPROVED DE SIGN WHICH SHALL BE SUPPLIED & |
| SECURELY AFFIXED BY THE OWNER OF THE BUILDING IN A |
| CONSPICUOUS PLACE IN EACH STORY TO WHICH THEY RELATE. |
| SUCH PLATES SHALL NOT BE REMOVED OR DEFACED, & IF LOST, |
| REMOVED THE OWNER OF THE BUILDING SHALL REPLACE THEM. |
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| 2C) SHEET 1-A1.0 PLANS ARE DEFICIEENT IN AN OCCUPANCY |
| SEPERATION WALL BETWEEN THE PARTS DEPARTMENT (STORAGE |
| OCCUPANCY) AND OFFICE AREAS (BUSINESS OCCUPANCY). |
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| 3) THE AREA OF CONCERN IS FOUND ON 1-A 1.0 &1-A1.1 A |
| BUSINESS MEZZANINE, A TRUE SECOND FLOOR AREA WITH ONLY |
| ONE MEANS OF EGRESS. PLEASE PROVIDE: |
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| 3A) THE PLANS INDICATE A WALL TYPE N WHICH IS INDICATED |
| ON 0-A1.0 AS A NON RATED WALL. |
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| 3B) PLEASE PROVIDE THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF MEZZANINE AND |
| THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF OPEN AREA |
| THAT COMMUNICATES WITH THIS AREA. FBC-B 505.2 & 505.4. |
| IF THIS IS NOT A TRUE MEZZANINE THEN ISSUES WILL ARISE |
| FROM THE OPEN STAIR THAT SERVES THIS AREA. THIS AREA |
| WAS DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY AS HOW TO HANDLE THIS |
| PRE-EXISTING CONDITION. ALSO DOOR # 1127A WAS RED LINED |
| ON THE SEEET OF PLANS THAT WAS READY FOR ISSUANCE, IT |
| SWINGS THE WRONG WAY FOR EGRESS FROM THE 2ND FLOOR |
| LEVEL AND EGRESS PATERN FROM THE PARTS DEPARTMENT. |
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| 4) SHEET 1-A8.1 DETAILS A & 1AND SHEET 1-A8.2 BOTH |
| INDICATE THE USE OF ? INCH EXTERIOR GRADE PLYWOOD FOR |
| SHEATHING, PLEASE REVIEW: |
| FBC-B |
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| 603.1 ALLOWABLE MATERIALS. COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS SHALL |
| BE PERMITTED IN BUILDINGS OF TYPE I OR TYPE II |
| CONSTRUCTION IN THE FOLLOWING APPLICATIONS AND IN |
| ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS 603.1.1 THROUGH 603.1.3: |
| 1. FIRE-RETARDANT-TREATED WOOD SHALL BE PERMITTED IN: |
| 1.1. NONBEARING PARTITIONS WHERE THE REQUIRED |
| FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING IS 2 HOURS OR LESS. |
| 1.2. NONBEARING EXTERIOR WALLS WHERE NO FIRE RATING IS |
| REQUIRED. |
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| 5) PLEASE REVIEW SHEET 1-A8.0 DETAIL # 1 INDICATES THE |
| USE OF EXISTING WOOD TRUSSES, ARE THESE TRUSSES FIRE |
| RETARDANT TREATED WOOD? THE PLANS DO NOT ADDRESS THE |
| VERTICAL PLYWOOD, IF IT IS FIRE RETARDANT TREATED WOOD? |
| TYPE I TYPE II BUILFINGS. FBC 603.1. |
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| 6) SHEET 1-A8.1 WALL SECTION 1 ALSO HAS REFRENECE TO |
| 3/4 INCH PLYWOOD, NOT FIRE RETARDANT TREATED WOOD. |
| 603.1. |
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| 7) THE ROOFING APPROVAL 07-1018.10 DURO-LAST SINGLE PLY |
| PVC ROOFING SYSTEMS OVER CONCRETE DECKS THIS REPORT HAS |
| SUBSYSTEM AND WILL NEED TO CIRCLE WHICH SUBSYSTEM WILL |
| BE INSTALLED. PLEASE REVIEW THE DESIGN PRESSURES |
| ASSOCIATED WITH EACH SUBSYSTEM AND IF LIMITATION 7 OR |
| LIMITATION 9 ARE APPLICABLE. IF LIMITATION 7 IS |
| INDICATED AND ENHANCED FASTENING IS REQUIRED IN ZONES 2 |
| & 3 PLEASE PROVIDE CALCULATIONS. |
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| 8) THE ABOVE MENTIONED NOA 07-1018.10 IS FOR PVC ROOF |
| SYSTEMS OVER CONCRETE DECKS. |
| SHEET 1-A8.2 INDICATES NEW TOWER SECTIONS THAT WILL |
| NEED A SEPARATE ROOFING PRODUCT APPROVAL FOR THIS TYPE |
| OF ROOFING APPLICATION. |
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| 9) DEPENDING ON THE SHEATHING FROM COMMENT #7 THE |
| REYNOLDS REYNOBOND COMPOSITE PANEL NOA 10-1118.05 MAY |
| NEED AN ENGINEERS ANALYSIS FOR THE TYPE OF SHEATHING TO |
| BE INSTALLED SINCE THE PRESSURES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS |
| REPORT ARE FROM 5/8 INCH PLYWOOD SHEATHING. |
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| JAMES A. WITMER CBO |
| SENIOR COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
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