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 2010 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W
 * WEST PALM BEACH ADMINISTRATIVE AMENDMENTS
  
 2010 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
 JAN. 09/2013
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 NOTE: 2010 EXST BLDG CODE . 901.3.1 PARTIAL CHANGE OF
 OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION.
 WHERE A PORTION OF AN EXISTING BUILDING IS CHANGED TO A
 NEW OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION, SECTION 912 SHALL APPLY.
  
 1) 2010 EXST BLDG CODE 912.1.1 COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTER
 8.
 THE REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 8 SHALL BE APPLICABLE
 THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING FOR THE NEW OCCUPANCY
 CLASSIFICATION BASED ON THE SEPARATION CONDITIONS SET
 FORTH IN SECTIONS 912.1.1.1 AND 912.1.1.2.
  
 912.1.1.1 CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION WITHOUT
 SEPARATION.
 WHERE A PORTION OF AN EXISTING BUILDING IS CHANGED TO A
 NEW OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION AND THAT PORTION IS NOT
 SEPARATED FROM THE REMAINDER OF THE BUILDING WITH A
 FIRE-RATED WALL/CEILING HAVING A FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING
 AS REQUIRED IN THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING FOR
 THE SEPARATE OCCUPANCY, THE ENTIRE BUILDING SHALL
 COMPLY WITH ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 8
 APPLIED THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING FOR THE MOST
 RESTRICTIVE OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION IN THE BUILDING
 AND WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS CHAPTER.
 MOST RESTRICTIVE OCCUPANCY BETWEEN THE BUSINESS &
 EDUCATIONAL OCCUPANCIES IS EDUCATIONAL.
  
 801.2 COMPLIANCE.
 IN ADDITION TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER, WORK
 SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTERS 6
 AND 7. THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTIONS 703, 704, AND 705
 SHALL APPLY WITHIN ALL WORK AREAS WHETHER OR NOT THEY
 INCLUDE EXITS AND CORRIDORS SHARED BY MORE THAN ONE
 TENANT AND REGARDLESS OF THE OCCUPANT LOAD.
  
 1A) 2010 EXST BLDG CODE 803.2.1 SEPARATION REQUIRED.
 WALLS SEPARATING THE UNITS (TENANT SEPERATION WALLS)
 THAT ARE NOT CONTINUOUS FROM THE FOUNDATION TO THE
 UNDERSIDE OF THE ROOF SHEATHING SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED TO
 PROVIDE A CONTINUOUS FIRE SEPARATION USING CONSTRUCTION
 MATERIALS CONSISTENT WITH THE EXISTING WALL OR
 COMPLYING WITH THE REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW STRUCTURES. ALL
 WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED ON THE SIDE OF THE WALL THAT IS
 PART OF THE WORK AREA.
  
 EXCEPTION: WHERE ALTERATIONS OR REPAIRS DO NOT RESULT
 IN THE REMOVAL OF WALL OR CEILING FINISHES EXPOSING THE
 STRUCTURE, WALLS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE CONTINUOUS
 THROUGH CONCEALED FLOOR SPACES.
  
 PLEASE NOTE: THE PROPOSED SPACE IS APPROXIMATELY 8,000-
 9,000 SQ FT IN AREA, IF THE SCHOOL EXPANDS SEE EXST
 BLDG CODE 912.2.1 FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM.
 WHERE A CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION OCCURS THAT
 REQUIRES AN AUTOMATIC FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM TO BE
 PROVIDED BASED ON THE NEW OCCUPANCY IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 CHAPTER 9 OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING, SUCH
 SYSTEM SHALL BE PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE AREA WHERE THE
 CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY OCCURS.
  
 1B) EXST BLDG CODE 703.4 INTERIOR FINISH. THE INTERIOR
 FINISH OF WALLS AND CEILINGS IN EXITS AND CORRIDORS IN
 ANY WORK AREA SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE
 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING.
  
 EXCEPTION: EXISTING INTERIOR FINISH MATERIALS THAT DO
 NOT COMPLY WITH THE INTERIOR FINISH REQUIREMENTS OF THE
 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING. SHALL BE PERMITTED TO
 BE TREATED WITH AN APPROVED FIRE-RETARDANT COATING IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER?S INSTRUCTIONS TO
 ACHIEVE THE REQUIRED RATING.
  
 1C) EXST BLDG CODE 704 FIRE PROTECTION. 704.1.1
 CORRIDOR RATINGS. WHERE AN APPROVED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER
 SYSTEM IS INSTALLED THROUGHOUT THE STORY, THE REQUIRED
 FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING FOR ANY CORRIDOR LOCATED ON THE
 STORY SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE REDUCED IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING. IN ORDER TO
 BE CONSIDERED FOR A CORRIDOR RATING REDUCTION, SUCH
 SYSTEM SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR THE STAIRWELL
 LANDINGS SERVING THE FLOOR AND THE INTERMEDIATE
 LANDINGS IMMEDIATELY BELOW. CURRENTLY NOT SPRINKLERED,
 FBC TABLE 1018.1 E OCCUPANCY > 30 OCCUPANTS REQUIRES A
 ONE HOUR RATED FIRE CORRIDOR.
  
 SEE OTHER REQUIREMENTS LISTED IN 704.
  
 2) ESXT BLDG CODE 912.1.2 FIRE PROTECTION AND INTERIOR
 FINISH. THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS 912.2 AND 912.3 FOR
 FIRE PROTECTION AND INTERIOR FINISH, RESPECTIVELY,
 SHALL APPLY TO ALL BUILDINGS UNDERGOING A CHANGE OF
 OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION.
  
 EXST BLDG CODE 912.2 FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS.
 FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS SHALL BE PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH SECTIONS 912.2.1 AND 912.2.2.
  
 EXST BLDG CODE 912.2.1 FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM.
 WHERE A CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION OCCURS THAT
 REQUIRES AN AUTOMATIC FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM TO BE
 PROVIDED BASED ON THE NEW OCCUPANCY IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 CHAPTER 9 OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING, SUCH
 SYSTEM SHALL BE PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE AREA WHERE THE
 CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY OCCURS.
  
 2010 FBC-B 903.2.3 EDUCATIONAL WHEN THE FLOOR AREA >
 12,000 SQ FT.
  
 3) EXST BLDG CODE 912.2.2 FIRE ALARM AND DETECTION
 SYSTEM. WHERE A CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION
 OCCURS THAT REQUIRES A FIRE ALARM AND DETECTION SYSTEM
 TO BE PROVIDED BASED ON THE NEW OCCUPANCY IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH CHAPTER 9 OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING,
 SUCH SYSTEM SHALL BE PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE AREA WHERE
 THE CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY OCCURS. EXISTING ALARM
 NOTIFICATION APPLIANCES SHALL BE AUTOMATICALLY
 ACTIVATED THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING. WHERE THE BUILDING
 IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM, ALARM
 NOTIFICATION APPLIANCES SHALL BE PROVIDED THROUGHOUT
 THE AREA WHERE THE CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY OCCURS AND SHALL
 BE AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATED.
  
 2010 FBC-B 907.2.3 EDUCATIONAL OCCUPANT LOAD IS > THAN
 30 OCCUPANTS.
  
 4) EXST BLDG CODE 912.3 INTERIOR FINISH. IN AREAS OF
 THE BUILDING UNDERGOING THE CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY
 CLASSIFICATION, THE INTERIOR FINISH OF WALLS AND
 CEILINGS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE
 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING FOR THE NEW OCCUPANCY
 CLASSIFICATION.
  
 SEE REQUIRED FINISHES IN EXIT ACCESS CORRIDORS, EXITS
 AND ROOMS, 2010 FBC-B TABLE 803.9.
  
 5A) EXST BLDG CODE 912.4.1 MEANS OF EGRESS FOR CHANGE
 TO HIGHER HAZARD CATEGORY.
 WHEN A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION IS MADE TO A
 HIGHER HAZARD CATEGORY (LOWER NUMBER) AS SHOWN IN TABLE
 912.4, THE MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE
 REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 10 OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING
 CODE, BUILDING.
  
 EXCEPTIONS:
  
 1-3 DO NOT APPLY- STAIRWAYS.
  
 4. WHERE AN EXISTING CORRIDOR IS REQUIRED TO BE FIRE
 RATED, EQUIVALENCY CAN BE ACHIEVED BY EITHER
 SPRINKLERING THE BUILDING OR USING EQUIVALENCY AS PER
 NFPA 914 OR CHAPTER 7 OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE,
 BUILDING FOR FIRE RESISTANCE. ALSO, SEE SECTION 1001.2
 OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING.
  
 5. EXISTING CORRIDOR DOORWAYS, TRANSOMS AND OTHER
 CORRIDOR OPENINGS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS IN
 SECTIONS 705.5.1, 705.5.2 AND 705.5.3.
  
 6. EXISTING DEAD-END CORRIDORS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE
 REQUIREMENTS IN SECTION 705.6.
  
 7. WHERE EMERGENCY ESCAPE AND RESCUE OPENINGS ARE
 REQUIRED, AN EXISTING OPERABLE WINDOW WITH CLEAR
 OPENING AREA NO LESS THAN 4 SQUARE FEET (0.38 M2) AND
 WITH MINIMUM OPENING HEIGHT AND WIDTH OF 22 INCHES (559
 MM) AND 20 INCHES (508 MM), RESPECTIVELY, WITH MAXIMUM
 SILL HEIGHT AT 44 INCHES (1118 MM) ABOVE THE FLOOR OR
 APPROVED PERMANENT ELEVATED AREA, SHALL BE ACCEPTED AS
 AN EMERGENCY ESCAPE AND RESCUE OPENING.
  
 2010 FBC-B 1029.4.1 EVERY ROOM OR SPACE GREATER THAN
 250 SQUARE FEET (23.2 M2) IN EDUCATIONAL OCCUPANCIES
 USED FOR CLASSROOM OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES OR
 NORMALLY SUBJECT TO STUDENT OCCUPANCY AND EVERY ROOM OR
 SPACE NORMALLY SUBJECT TO CLIENT OCCUPANCY, OTHER THAN
 BATHROOMS, IN GROUP D OCCUPANCIES SHALL HAVE NOT LESS
 THAN ONE OUTSIDE WINDOW FOR EMERGENCY RESCUE THAT
 COMPLIES WITH THE FOLLOWING:
 1. SUCH WINDOWS SHALL BE OPENABLE FROM THE INSIDE
 WITHOUT THE USE OF TOOLS AND SHALL PROVIDE A CLEAR
 OPENING OF NOT LESS THAN 20 INCHES (508 MM) IN WIDTH,
 24 INCHES (610 MM) IN HEIGHT, AND 5.7 SQUARE FEET (0.53
 M2) IN AREA.
 2. THE BOTTOM OF THE OPENING SHALL BE NOT MORE THAN 44
 INCHES (1118 MM) ABOVE THE FLOOR, AND ANY LATCHING
 DEVICE SHALL BE CAPABLE OF BEING OPERATED FROM NOT MORE
 THAN 54 INCHES (1372 MM) ABOVE THE FINISHED FLOOR.
 EXCEPTIONS:
 1. BUILDINGS PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY AN APPROVED,
 SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH SECTION 903.3.1.1.
 2. WHERE THE ROOM OR SPACE HAS A DOOR LEADING DIRECTLY
 TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING.
  
 5B) 5A) EXST BLDG CODE 912.4.1 MEANS OF EGRESS FOR
 CHANGE TO HIGHER HAZARD CATEGORY.
 WHEN A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION IS MADE TO A
 HIGHER HAZARD CATEGORY (LOWER NUMBER) AS SHOWN IN TABLE
 912.4, THE MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE
 REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 10 OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING
 CODE, BUILDING.
  
 2010 FBC-B 1018.2 CORRIDOR WIDTH:
 1018.2 44INCHES
 1018.2 (2) 36 INCHES < 50 OCCUPANTS
 1018.2(4) 72 INCHES > 99 OCCUPANTS (EDUCATIONAL)
  
 6) 912.4.3 EGRESS CAPACITY. EGRESS CAPACITY SHALL MEET
 OR EXCEED THE OCCUPANT LOAD AS SPECIFIED IN THE FLORIDA
 BUILDING CODE, BUILDING FOR THE NEW OCCUPANCY.
  
 7) EXST BLDG CODE 912.8 ACCESSIBILITY. EXISTING
 BUILDINGS THAT UNDERGO A CHANGE OF GROUP OR OCCUPANCY
 CLASSIFICATION SHALL COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE
 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, ACCESSIBILITY.
  
 2010 FL ACCESSIBILITY CODE 202.4 ALTERATIONS AFFECTING
 PRIMARY FUNCTION AREAS.
 IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF 202.3, AN ALTERATION
 THAT AFFECTS OR COULD AFFECT THE USABILITY OF OR ACCESS
 TO AN AREA CONTAINING A PRIMARY FUNCTION SHALL BE MADE
 SO AS TO ENSURE THAT, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT FEASIBLE,
 THE PATH OF TRAVEL TO THE ALTERED AREA, INCLUDING THE
 REST ROOMS, TELEPHONES, AND DRINKING FOUNTAINS SERVING
 THE ALTERED AREA, ARE READILY ACCESSIBLE TO AND USABLE
 BY INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, UNLESS SUCH
 ALTERATIONS ARE DISPROPORTIONATE TO THE OVERALL
 ALTERATIONS IN TERMS OF COST PURSUANT TO 202.4.1.
 ALTERATIONS TO WINDOWS, HARDWARE, CONTROLS, ELECTRICAL
 OUTLETS, AND SIGNAGE SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE
 ALTERATIONS THAT AFFECT THE USABILITY OF OR ACCESS TO
 AN AREA CONTAINING A PRIMARY FUNCTION.
 EXCEPTIONS:
 1. RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNITS SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO
 COMPLY WITH 202.4.
 2. IF A PRIVATE ENTITY HAS CONSTRUCTED OR ALTERED
 REQUIRED ELEMENTS OF A PATH OF TRAVEL AT A PLACE OF
 PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION OR COMMERCIAL FACILITY IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS IN THE 1994 OR 1997
 FLORIDA ACCESSIBILITY CODE, THE PRIVATE ENTITY IS NOT
 REQUIRED TO RETROFIT SUCH ELEMENTS TO REFLECT
 INCREMENTAL CHANGES IN THE PROPOSED STANDARDS SOLELY
 BECAUSE OF AN ALTERATION TO A PRIMARY FUNCTION AREA
 SERVED BY THAT PATH OF TRAVEL.
 3. THE PATH OF TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS SHALL NOT APPLY TO
 MEASURES TAKEN SOLELY TO COMPLY WITH BARRIER REMOVAL
 REQUIREMENTS.
 4. IF A PUBLIC ENTITY HAS CONSTRUCTED OR ALTERED
 REQUIRED ELEMENTS OF A PATH OF TRAVEL IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS IN EITHER THE 1994 OR 1997
 FLORIDA ACCESSIBILITY CODE OR THE UNIFORM FEDERAL
 ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS, AS AN EQUIVALENT FACILITATION,
 BEFORE MARCH 15, 2012, THE PUBLIC ENTITY IS NOT
 REQUIRED TO RETROFIT SUCH ELEMENTS TO REFLECT
 INCREMENTAL CHANGES IN THIS CODE SOLELY BECAUSE OF AN
 ALTERATION TO A PRIMARY FUNCTION AREA SERVED BY THAT
 PATH OF TRAVEL.
 5. THE PATH OF TRAVEL REQUIREMENT SHALL NOT APPLY TO
 ALTERATIONS UNDERTAKEN SOLELY FOR PURPOSES OF MEETING
 THE PUBLIC ENTITY PROGRAM ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS OF
 ? 3.150, 28 CFR 35.
 6. IF A TENANT IS MAKING ALTERATIONS THAT WOULD TRIGGER
 THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION, THOSE ALTERATIONS BY
 THE TENANT IN AREAS THAT ONLY THE TENANT OCCUPIES DO
 NOT TRIGGER A PATH OF TRAVEL OBLIGATION UPON THE
 LANDLORD WITH RESPECT TO AREAS OF THE FACILITY UNDER
 THE LANDLORD?S AUTHORITY, IF THOSE AREAS ARE NOT
 OTHERWISE BEING ALTERED.
  
  
 2010 FL ACCESSIBILITY CODE 202.4.1 DISPROPORTIONATE
 COST.
 ALTERATIONS MADE TO PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE PATH OF
 TRAVEL TO THE ALTERED AREA WILL BE DEEMED
 DISPROPORTIONATE TO THE OVERALL ALTERATION WHEN THE
 COST EXCEEDS 20% OF THE COST OF THE ALTERATION TO THE
 PRIMARY FUNCTION AREA. COSTS THAT MAY BE COUNTED AS
 EXPENDITURES REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE PATH OF
 TRAVEL MAY INCLUDE: (I) COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING
 AN ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE AND AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE TO THE
 ALTERED AREA; (II) COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH MAKING
 RESTROOMS ACCESSIBLE, SUCH AS INSTALLING GRAB BARS,
 ENLARGING TOILET STALLS, INSULATING PIPES, OR
 INSTALLING ACCESSIBLE FAUCET CONTROLS; (III) COSTS
 ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE TELEPHONES, SUCH
 AS RELOCATING THE TELEPHONE TO AN ACCESSIBLE HEIGHT,
 INSTALLING AMPLIFICATION DEVICES, OR INSTALLING A TEXT
 TELEPHONE (TTY); (IV) COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH RELOCATING
 AN INACCESSIBLE DRINKING FOUNTAIN.
  
 202.4.2 ACCESSIBLE FEATURES IN THE EVENT OF
 DISPROPORTIONALITY.
 WHEN THE COST OF ALTERATIONS NECESSARY TO MAKE THE PATH
 OF TRAVEL TO THE ALTERED AREA FULLY ACCESSIBLE IS
 DISPROPORTIONATE TO THE COST OF THE OVERALL ALTERATION,
 THE PATH OF TRAVEL SHALL BE MADE ACCESSIBLE TO THE
 EXTENT THAT IT CAN BE MADE ACCESSIBLE WITHOUT INCURRING
 DISPROPORTIONATE COSTS. IN CHOOSING WHICH ACCESSIBLE
 ELEMENTS TO PROVIDE, PRIORITY SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THOSE
 ELEMENTS THAT WILL PROVIDE THE GREATEST ACCESS, IN THE
 FOLLOWING ORDER: (I) AN ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE; (II) AN
 ACCESSIBLE ROUTE TO THE ALTERED AREA; (III) AT LEAST
 ONE ACCESSIBLE RESTROOM FOR EACH SEX OR A SINGLE UNISEX
 RESTROOM; (IV) ACCESSIBLE TELEPHONES; (V) ACCESSIBLE
 DRINKING FOUNTAINS; AND (VI) WHEN POSSIBLE, ADDITIONAL
 ACCESSIBLE ELEMENTS SUCH AS PARKING, STORAGE, AND
 ALARMS.
  
 8) SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
  
 443.1 SCOPE:
 FLORIDA?S PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, AND
 UNIVERSITIES SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE
 REQUIREMENTS OF THE CODE AND THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS.
 THESE ARE MINIMUM STANDARDS; BOARDS OR OWNERS MAY
 IMPOSE MORE RESTRICTIVE REQUIREMENTS. ADDITIONAL
 REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES IN
 FLORIDA, INCLUDING PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND FLORIDA?S
 COLLEGES, ARE FOUND IN SECTION 423, STATE REQUIREMENTS
 FOR EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES.
  
 443.2 SITES
  
 443.2.1 DRAINAGE.
 SOIL, GRASS, AND PLANTING BEDS SHALL PROVIDE POSITIVE
 DRAINAGE AWAY FROM SIDEWALKS, BUT SHALL NOT FALL AWAY
 AT MORE THAN A 3-PERCENT GRADIENT SLOPE FOR A MINIMUM
 DISTANCE OF 5 FEET (1524 MM) FROM THE EDGE.
  
 443.2.2 PLAYGROUNDS AND EQUIPMENT.
 PLAYGROUNDS AND EQUIPMENT SHALL BE SAFE, STRUCTURALLY
 SOUND, VERMINPROOF, AND SHALL NOT HAVE JAGGED OR SHARP
 PROJECTIONS. PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT SHALL BE ANCHORED TO
 SUITABLE FOUNDATIONS TO PREVENT TOPPLING OR
 DISLODGEMENT. CUSHIONING MATERIALS SUCH AS MATS, WOOD
 CHIPS, OR SAND SHALL BE USED UNDER CLIMBING EQUIPMENT,
 SLIDES, AND SWINGS.
  
 443.2.3 OUTDOOR WASTE CONTAINERS.
 A SMOOTH NONABSORBENT SURFACE SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR
 OUTDOOR WASTE CONTAINERS.
  
 443.3 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
  
 443.3.1 RODENT PROOFING.
 BUILDINGS FOR GROUP E OCCUPANCIES SHALL BE RODENT
 PROOFED PER APPENDIX F, RODENTPROOFING.
  
 443.3.2 GLARE FROM NATURAL LIGHT.
 SOURCES OF NATURAL LIGHT IN INSTRUCTIONAL SPACES SHALL
 BE GLAZED WITH GLARE REDUCING MATERIALS OR SHALL BE
 SHIELDED TO PREVENT GLARE THAT CAN INTERFERE WITH
 SEEING TASK WITHIN THE INSTRUCTIONAL SPACE.
  
 443.3.3 AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR.
 AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS SHALL BE PROVIDED IN
 PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES THAT ARE A MEMBER OF THE
 FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.
  
 443.3.4 DIAPER CHANGING STATIONS.
 A DIAPER CHANGING STATION SHALL BE LOCATED IN OR
 ADJACENT TO ANY CLASSROOM WHERE CHILDREN WEARING
 DIAPERS ARE IN ATTENDANCE. A HAND WASHING LAVATORY
 SHALL BE PROVIDED WITHIN THE CHANGING STATION AREA.
 ACCESS SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE LAVATORY WITHOUT
 OPENING DOORS OR TOUCHING A HANDLE.
  
 443.3.5 PLUMBING
  
 443.3.5.1 STANDARDS.
 EDUCATIONAL AND ANCILLARY FACILITIES SHALL BE PROVIDED
 WITH TOILETS, HAND WASHING FACILITIES, AND DRINKING
 FOUNTAINS FOR ALL OCCUPANTS, IN RATIOS AND ACCESSIBLE
 AS REQUIRED BY THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, FLORIDA LAW,
 AND FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS.
  
 EXCEPTION: A SINGLE UNISEX TOILET ROOM IS ALLOWED WHERE
 PROVIDED IN CHILD CARE, PRE-KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE
 3 AND ESE CLASSROOMS.
  
 443.3.5.2 TEACHER TOILETS.
 FACULTY AND STAFF TOILETS SHALL BE SEPARATE FROM
 STUDENT TOILETS.
  
 EXCEPTION: SEPARATION OF FACULTY/STAFF AND STUDENT
 TOILET FACILITIES IS NOT REQUIRED FOR COLLEGES AND
 UNIVERSITIES.
  
 443.3.5.3 TOILET ROOM ACCESS.
  
 443.3.5.3.1
 TOILET FACILITIES FOR PRE-K THROUGH GRADE 12 SHALL BE
 ACCESSIBLE UNDER CONTINUOUS ROOF COVER FROM ALL STUDENT
 OCCUPIED SPACES.
  
 EXCEPTION: RELOCATABLE CLASSROOMS INSTALLED FOR
 TEMPORARY USE.
  
 443.3.5.3.2 ACCESS TO GROUP TOILET ROOMS.
 ACCESS TO STUDENT GROUP TOILET ROOMS SHALL NOT BE
 THROUGH AN OCCUPIED SPACE, STORAGE SPACE, OR EQUIPMENT
 SPACE.
  
 443.3.5.4 SHIELDING DEVICE.
 THE ENTRY TO EACH GROUP TOILET ROOM SHALL BE PROVIDED
 WITH A DOOR, PARTITION, OR OTHER SHIELDING DEVICE TO
 BLOCK FROM VIEW THE OCCUPANTS IN THE TOILET ROOM. IF A
 DOOR IS PROVIDED, IT SHALL HAVE A CLOSER AND SHALL
 SWING OUT IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS.
  
 443.3.5.5 WALLS.
 WALLS IN TOILET ROOMS SHALL BE IMPERVIOUS TO A HEIGHT
 OF AT LEAST 4 FEET (1219 MM) ABOVE THE FLOOR. WALLS IN
 KITCHENS, SCULLERYS, CAN WASH AREAS, AND SHOWER ROOMS
 SHALL BE IMPERVIOUS TO A HEIGHT OF AT LEAST 6 FEET
 (1829 MM) ABOVE THE FLOOR. TOILET AND SHOWER PARTITIONS
 SHALL BE IMPERVIOUS.
  
 443.3.5.6 FLOOR DRAINS AND HOSE BIBBS.
 ALL GROUP TOILET ROOMS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH AT LEAST
 ONE FLOOR DRAIN AND ONE EASILY ACCESSIBLE HOSE BIBB.
 THE FLOOR SHALL BE SLOPED DOWN TO THE DRAIN.
  
 443.3.5.7 HANDWASHING FACILITIES.
  
 443.3.5.7.1
 HANDWASHING FACILITIES SHALL BE LOCATED WITHIN OR
 ADJOINING EACH TOILET ROOM.
  
 443.3.5.7.2
 SOAP DISPENSERS FOR LIQUID, FOAM, OR POWDERED SOAP
 SHALL BE PROVIDED AT ALL HANDWASHING BASINS.
  
 443.3.5.7.3
 INDIVIDUAL TOWEL DISPENSERS OR HOT-AIR HAND DRYING
 DEVICES SHALL BE PROVIDED NEAR HANDWASHING BASINS.
  
 443.3.5.8 SHOWERS
  
 443.3.5.8.1
 SHOWER HEADS SHALL BE BASED ON THE PEAK LOAD TO BE
 ACCOMMODATED AT ONE TIME AND PROVIDED AT THE RATIO OF
 ONE SHOWER HEAD FOR EACH FIVE STUDENTS, LOCATED A
 MINIMUM OF 30 INCHES (762 MM) APART.
  
 443.3.5.8.2
 FLOORS SHALL BE DRAINED IN SUCH A MANNER THAT WASTE
 WATER FROM ANY SHOWER HEAD WILL NOT PASS OVER AREAS
 OCCUPIED BY OTHER BATHERS.
  
 443.3.5.8.3
 WATER SHALL BE HEATED AND THE TEMPERATURE AT THE SHOWER
 HEAD SHALL NOT EXCEED 110?F (43?C) NOR BE LESS THAN
 95?F (35?C).
  
 443.3.6 MECHANICAL
  
 443.3.6.1 NATURAL VENTILATION.
 NATURAL VENTILATION SHALL NOT BE PROVIDED IN TOILET
 ROOMS, SHOWER ROOMS, LOCKER ROOMS, AND STORAGE ROOMS
 FOR ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT OR SOILED CLOTHES.
  
 443.3.6.2 FANS AND BLOWERS.
 FANS AND BLOWERS SHALL BE SIZED AND DESIGNED TO PROVIDE
 THE REQUIRED AIR MOVEMENT WITHOUT EXCESSIVE OR
 DISTURBING NOISE THAT WOULD INTERFERE WITH THE
 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM PROVIDED IN THE SPACE BEING
 VENTILATED.
  
 443.3.6.3 KILNS.
 KILN ROOMS AND AREAS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH ADEQUATE
 EXHAUST TO DISPEL EMITTED HEAT TO THE EXTERIOR, AND
 THEY SHALL NOT BE CONNECTED TO ANY OTHER EXHAUST
 SYSTEM.
  
 443.3.6.4 CHEMISTRY LABORATORIES AND SCIENCE
 CLASSROOMS.
 HVAC SYSTEMS IN CHEMISTRY LABS AND SCIENCE CLASSROOMS
 SHALL BE DESIGNED AND INSTALLED TO ENSURE THAT
 CHEMICALS ORIGINATING FROM THE SPACE ARE NOT
 RECIRCULATED.
  
 EXCEPTION: A HIGH CAPACITY EMERGENCY EXHAUST SYSTEM
 PROVIDING TWENTY (20) AIR CHANGES PER HOUR MAY BE USED
 IN CHEMISTRY LABORATORIES AND SCIENCE CLASSROOMS WITH
 FUME HOODS. POSITIVE VENTILATION MAY BE PROVIDED VIA
 DOORS OR WINDOWS OPENING TO THE EXTERIOR. SIGNS
 PROVIDING OPERATIONAL INSTRUCTIONS SHALL BE PERMANENTLY
 INSTALLED AT THE EMERGENCY EXHAUST SYSTEM FAN SWITCH
 AND ADJACENT TO THE DOOR(S) OR WINDOW(S) TO BE OPENED.
  
 443.3.6.5 CHEMICAL STORAGE.
 ROOMS USED FOR THE STORAGE, HANDLING, AND DISPOSAL OF
 CHEMICALS USED IN SCHOOL, COLLEGE, AND UNIVERSITY
 LABORATORIES SHALL BE VENTED TO THE EXTERIOR. THE
 VENTILATION SYSTEM SHALL NOT BE CONNECTED TO THE
 AIR-CONDITIONING RETURN AIR SYSTEM, AND THE ROOMS SHALL
 BE KEPT AT MODERATE TEMPERATURES. CHEMICAL STORAGE
 CABINETS, WHEN VENTED TO THE EXTERIOR, SHALL BE
 MECHANICALLY VENTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 30 AND NFPA
 91.
  
 443.3.7 LIGHTING.
  
 443.3.7.1 ILLUMINATION LEVEL IN
 CLASSROOMS/INSTRUCTIONAL SPACES.
 ILLUMINATION AT THE NORMAL TASK LEVEL FOR THE TYPE OF
 CLASSROOM/INSTRUCTION SPACE SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF FORTY
 (40) FOOT-CANDLES (400 LUX).
  
 443.3.7.2 ILLUMINATION UNIFORMITY IN
 CLASSROOMS/INSTRUCTION SPACES.
 LUMINARIES SHALL HAVE A CEILING ARRANGEMENT OR
 POSITIONED AROUND THE WALLS SUCH THAT A UNIFORMED
 ILLUMINATION LEVEL, WITHIN TEN (10) FOOT-CANDLES (100
 LUX), IS MAINTAINED AT THE STUDENTS REQUIRED NORMAL
 TASK LEVEL FOR THE TYPE OF CLASSROOM/INSTRUCTION SPACE.
  
 443.3.7.3 BRIGHTNESS RATIO IN CLASSROOMS/INSTRUCTIONAL
 SPACES.
 THE BRIGHTNESS RATIO BETWEEN THE STUDENT TASK LEVEL AND
 THE INSTRUCTION AREA OR AREAS OR VISUAL DISPLAY
 LOCATION SHALL BE ONE(1) TO FIVE(5) OR LESS.
  
 443.3.7.4 ILLUMINATION FAILURE OF GENERAL AND MEANS OF
 EGRESS LUMINARIES.
 ILLUMINATION SYSTEMS SHALL BE DESIGNED AND MAINTAINED
 SO THAT THE FAILURE OF ANY SINGLE LIGHTING UNIT, SUCH
 AS AN ELECTRIC LUMINARY, DOES NOT LEAVE ANY OCCUPIED
 SPACE OR MEANS OF EGRESS IN THE DARK. (SEE FLORIDA
 BUILDING CODE, BUILDING SECTION 1006 FOR ADDITIONAL
 MEANS OF EGRESS REQUIREMENTS.)
  
 443.3.7.5 GLARE ELIMINATION.
 ILLUMINATION OF PERMANENTLY INSTALLED MARKERBOARDS,
 CHALKBOARDS, AND OTHER INSTRUCTION AIDS SHALL BE
 DESIGNED TO ELIMINATE GLARE AND SHADOWS.
  
  
  
 9) BEFORE A PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT, MAY BE ISSUED, IMPACT
 FEES MUST BE PAID TO PALM BEACH COUNTY. THE ACTUAL
 PERMIT SET OF PLANS MUST BE STAMPED BY THAT OFFICE, AND
 A COPY OF THE PAID RECEIPT ATTACHED TO THE PERMIT
 APPLICATION. PLEASE CALL (561)233-5025 FOR MORE
 INFORMATION.
  
 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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 LAW. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS TO OR FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS
 REGARDING CITY BUSINESS ARE PUBLIC RECORD, AVAILABLE TO
 THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. YOUR E-MAIL COMMUNICATIONS ARE
 THEREFORE SUBJECT TO PUBLIC DISCLOSURE.
  
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