Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 11070617
Permit Number 11070617
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 3
Notes
Date Text
2012-02-01 14:40:00BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 PERMIT: 11070617
 ADD: 2301 OKEECHOBEE BLVD, BLDG# 1
 CONT: NORTH AMERICAN AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES
 TEL: (630)352-8126
  
 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.
  
  
 BLDG TYPE IB -NON SPRINKLERED
  
 3RD REVIEW
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 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 .
  
 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?
  
 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 .
  
 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.
  
 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.
  
 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.
  
 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.
  
 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.
  
 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.
  
  
 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.
  
 2C) SHEET 1-A1.0 PLANS ARE DEFICIEENT IN AN OCCUPANCY
 SEPERATION WALL BETWEEN THE PARTS DEPARTMENT (STORAGE
 OCCUPANCY) AND OFFICE AREAS (BUSINESS OCCUPANCY).
  
 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:
  
 3A) THE PLANS INDICATE A WALL TYPE N WHICH IS INDICATED
 ON 0-A1.0 AS A NON RATED WALL.
  
 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.
  
 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
  
  
  
 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.
  
 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.
  
 6) SHEET 1-A8.1 WALL SECTION 1 ALSO HAS REFRENECE TO
 3/4 INCH PLYWOOD, NOT FIRE RETARDANT TREATED WOOD.
 603.1.
  
 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.
  
 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.
  
 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.
  
 JAMES A. WITMER CBO
 SENIOR COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER
 TEL: 561-805-6715
 FAX: 561-805-6676
 E-MAIL: [email protected]
  
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