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2013-02-07 14:16:56 | ****CORRECTIONS**** |
| SAMANTHA HILL, BUILDING PLANS EXAMINER |
| 561-805-6724 [email protected] |
| FBC FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2010 |
| FBC R FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2010 RESIDENTIAL |
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| COMMENTS FROM PREVIOUS LIST: |
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| 1. 1ST PORTION OF COMMENT OK (RE: CLEAR OPENING SIZE) |
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| STAIR LOCATIONS NOT SHOWN. IT IS NOT CLEAR WHETHER THE |
| OPENINGS WITHIN 10' OF THE STAIRS ARE TO BE FIRE RATED. |
| "STAIR" WAS WRITTEN ON THE PLAN WITH NO OTHER |
| INFORMATION. PROVIDE A PLAN VIEW AND ELEVATIONS IF |
| NECESSARY; ALL INFORMATION REQUIRED IN ORDER TO |
| DEMONSTRATE CODE COMPLIANCE. |
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| 2ND REVIEW, NOT ADDRESSED. THE PLAN SHOWS STAIRS BUT |
| DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY DIMENSIONS TO WINDOWS TO BE |
| REPLACED. THE PLAN PROVIDED DOES NOT APPEAR TO |
| CORRELATE WITH BUILDING AERIALS. IN A CONVERSATION WITH |
| THE CONTRACTOR, "STAIRS" AND "FIRE ESCAPES" WERE BOTH |
| DISCUSSED. WHERE THESE ELEMENTS ARE LOCATED, HOW THEY |
| AFFECT THE MEANS OF EGRESS, IS NOT CLEAR. FIRE DEPT WAS |
| UNABLE TO CONFIRM INTEGRITY OF EXITS. ALSO FIRE DEPT |
| PROVIDED INFORMATION THAT TWO SECTIONS OF THE BUILDINGS |
| ARE SEPARATED (UNITS ON ONE WING DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO |
| EXITS IN THE OTHER WING), AND THIS IS NOT SHOWN ON THE |
| PLAN. |
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| SEE FBC EXISTING BUILDING 101.5. COMPLIANCE METHOD IS |
| NOT CLEAR. PRESCRIPTIVE COMPLIANCE (FBC EXISTING |
| BUILDING 301.2.2), EITHER LIKE MATERIALS PROVIDED NO |
| HAZARD TO LIFE, OR COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW |
| CONSTRUCTION. |
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| FBC EXISTING BUILDING 602.4, ALL NEW WORK TO COMPLY |
| WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FLORIDA BUILDING CODE. |
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| PLEASE ALSO SEE FBC CHAPTER 13, PERFORMANCE COMPLIANCE |
| METHODS. |
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| SEE FBC 1022.6 (EXIT ENCLOSURES) AND 1026.6, EXTERIOR |
| STAIRS (WHICH REFERS TO 1022.6): |
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| OPENINGS WITHIN SUCH EXTERIOR WALLS SHALL BE PROTECTED |
| BY OPENING PROTECTIVES HAVING A FIRE PROTECTION RATING |
| OF NOT LESS THAN 3/4 HOUR. |
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| **PLEASE NOTE THAT PROVIDING LIKE MATERIALS IS AN |
| OPTION PROVIDED NO HAZARD TO LIFE. ** AN ACCURATE LIFE |
| SAFETY PLAN AND ACCURATE ELEVATIONS, WITH DIMENSIONS |
| WOULD BE HELPFUL IN ORDER TO DETERMINE HAZARD TO LIFE |
| AND WHETHER RATED OPENINGS WOULD BE REQUIRED. |
| OTHERWISE, PROVIDE A PLAN WHICH SHOWS ENOUGH |
| INFORMATION TO SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH FBC 1022.6. |
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| 2. OK. |
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