Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 13030782
Permit Number 13030782
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 1
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Date Text
2013-04-17 16:58:52BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 PERMIT: 13030782
 ADD: 326 FERN ST
 CONT: STRATICON, LLC
 TEL: (772)210-0200
  
 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
 DATE: APRIL 17/ 2013
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) SHEET A0.01:
 1A) PLEASE REVISE THE GENERAL PROJECT INFORMATION NOTE,
 THAT INDICATES THE SCOPE OF THESE DRAWINGS ARE FOR
 INTERIOR DEMOLITION ONLY.
  
 1B) PROJECT SPECIFIC CODE SUMMARY INDICATE THIS PROJECT
 WAS DESIGNED AS A LEVEL II ALTERATION. PLEASE REFER TO
 THE 2010 EXISTING BUILDING CODE SECTION 901.3 CHANGE OF
 OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION. WHERE THE OCCUPANCY
 CLASSIFICATION OF A BUILDING CHANGES, THE PROVISIONS OF
 SECTIONS 902 THROUGH 912 SHALL APPLY. THIS INCLUDES A
 CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION WITHIN A GROUP AS
 WELL AS A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION FROM ONE
 GROUP TO A DIFFERENT GROUP.
  
 1C) THIS STRUCTURE IS ALSO CLASSIFIED AS A HISTORIC
 STUCRTURE PLEASE INDICATE WHICH METHOD OF COMPLIANCE
 YOU WOULD BE CLAIMING UNDER THE HISTORICAL DESIGNATION.
 SECTION 1104 EQUIVALENCY, SECTION 1105 COMPLIANCE OR
 SECTION 1106 INVESTIGATION AND EVALUATION.
  
 1D) THE COVERSHEET ALSO REFERENECES THE PALM BEACH
 COUNTY AMENDMENTS. THE PALM BEACH COUNTY AMENDMENTS
 WILL ONLY PERTAIN TO
 CHAPTER 1 AND ONLY IF THIS PROJECT WAS LOCATED IN THE
 COUNTY. THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE
 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION, 2010
 PLEASE UPDATE.
  
 1E) THE FINISH FLOOR OF THE SIXTH FLOOR IS 76'-0" ABOVE
 GRADE AND MEETS THE DEFINITION OF HIGHRISE DEFINITION
 202 FBC-B.
  
 2) THIS BUILDING IS CONSIDERED A THRESHOLD BUILDING.
 THRESHOLD INSPECTION PLAN FL S. 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.
  
 2A) 109.3.6.1 THE ENFORCING AGENCY SHALL REQUIRE A
 SPECIAL INSPECTOR TO PERFORM STRUCTURAL INSPECTIONS ON
 A THRESHOLD BUILDING PURSUANT TO A WRITTEN STRUCTURAL
 INSPECTION PLAN PREPARED BY THE ENGINEER OF RECORD. THE
 STRUCTURAL INSPECTION PLAN MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE
 ENFORCING AGENCY PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF A BUILDING
 PERMIT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A THRESHOLD BUILDING.
 THE PURPOSE OF THE STRUCTURAL INSPECTION PLAN IS TO
 PROVIDE SPECIFIC INSPECTION PROCEDURES AND SCHEDULES SO
 THAT THE BUILDING CAN BE ADEQUATELY INSPECTED FOR
 COMPLIANCE WITH THE PERMITTED DOCUMENTS.
  
 2B) THRESHOLD INSPECTOR:
 WPB AMENDMENT 109.3.6.2 W.P.B. CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
 DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR THRESHOLD BUILDINGS A SPECIAL
 INSPECTOR AS REQUIRED BY FL S S 553.79(5) FLORIDA
 STATUTES TO THE MINIMUM INSPECTIONS REQUIRED BY THIS
 CODE.
 CONTACT KEN CONRAD MANAGER OF THE SPECIAL INSPECTOR
 PROGRAM AT (561)805-6666 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
 BEFORE THE PERMIT MAY BE ISSUED.
  
 2C) THRESHOLD BLDG, REQUIRED STATEMENT:
 W.P.B. AMENDMENT 109.3.6.4.4 ALL PLANS FOR THE BUILDING
 WHICH ARE REQUIRED TO BE SIGNED AND SEALED BY THE
 ARCHITECT OR ENGINEER OF RECORD CONTAIN A STATEMENT
 THAT, TO THE BEST OF THE ARCHITECT'S PR ENGINEER'S
 KNOWLEDGE, THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS COMPLY WITH THE
 APPLICABLE FIRE-SAFETY STANDARDS AS DETERMINED BY THE
 LOCAL AUTHORITY IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION AND 633 FLORIDA STATUTE.
  
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 2D) 109.3.6 THRESHOLD BUILDINGS, OPERATING GUIDELINES
 FOR THRESHOLD INSPECTORS #26. ASSURE THAT THE DESIGNER
 HAS REQUIRED ON THE PLANS OR SPECIFICATIONS ONE
 MATERIAL, APPROVED FOR FIRE STOPPING PENETRATIONS, FOR
 WALLS AND CEILINGS.
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 2E) A THRESHOLD PLAN REVIEW STOP WILL BE ADDED TO THE
 PLAN REVIEW FOR THIS PROJECT UNTIL THESE ITEMS ARE
 COMPLETED AS REQUESTED BY THE CHIEF BUILDING INSPECTOR
 KEN CONRAD:
  
 PLEASE CALL THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH'S AUTOMATED
 TELEPHONE INSPECTIONS LINE (561) 805-6700) FOR
 IN-PROGRESS INSPECTIONS FOR AUDITING OF JOBSITE
 INSPECTIONS.
  
 2E)(1)) THE CONTRACTOR WILL PRODUCE A JOB SUMMARY OR
 HISTORY FOR THIS TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION.
 THIS MAY BE SUBMITTED TO KEN CONRAD BY E-MAIL. KEN
 CONRAD: [email protected]
  
 2E)(2) FOR THE SPECIAL INSPECTOR PLEASE PROVIDE A
 RESUME' OF INSPECTION EXPERIENCE ON PREVIOUS PROJECT.
 THE RESUME' MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY ALL CERTIFICATES AS
 SPECIFIED HEREIN. THE BUILDING OFFICIAL OR HIS DESIGNEE
 WILL REVIEW THE RESUME'. AFTER THE RESUME' IS REVIEWED,
 AN INTERVIEW WILL BE SCHEDULED. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES
 WILL AN INSPECTOR BE INTERVIEWED FOR WORK WITHOUT FIRST
 MEETING THE ABOVE CRITERIA.
 CONTACT KEN CONRAD
 TEL: 561-805-6666
 E-MAIL: [email protected]
  
 3) SHEET A2.001 LS- BASEMENT:
 3A) THE STAIRWELL # 1 HAS THE ELEVATOR LOCATED IN THE
 VERTICAL EXIT. 2010 EXISTING BUILDING CODE
 912.1.1COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTER 8.
 SEE COMPLIANCE WITH 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. 703.2.1 EXISTING
 VERTICAL OPENINGS.
 ALL EXISTING INTERIOR VERTICAL OPENINGS CONNECTING TWO
 OR MORE FLOORS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE APPROPRIATE
 SECTIONS OF THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE. 2010
 FBC-B 10.22.3 ELEVATORS SHALL NOT OPEN INTO AN EXIT
 ENCLOSURE.
  
 3B) NEITHER THIS SHEET NOR A2.01 SHOW THE WALLS OR
 OPENING PROTECTIVES TO BE FIRE RATED BARRIERS. 2010
 FBC-B 913.2.1 PROTECTION OF FIRE PUMP ROOMS.
 FIRE PUMPS SHALL BE LOCATED IN ROOMS THAT ARE SEPARATED
 FROM ALL OTHER AREAS OF THE BUILDING BY 2-HOUR FIRE
 BARRIERS CONSTRUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 707 OR
 2-HOUR HORIZONTAL ASSEMBLIES CONSTRUCTED IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH SECTION 712, OR BOTH. EXISTING BUILDING CODE
 912..2 FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS.
  
 4) SHEET A2.002 LS- 1ST FLOOR:
 4A) FIRE COMMAND ROOM FBC-B 403.4.5 SEE SECTION 911 1
 HOUR FIRE SEPERATION.
  
 4B) THE AREA LISTED AS MERCANTILE OR RESTARAUNT MAY
 ALSO MEET THE OCCUPANCY LOAD FOR AN A2 ASSEMBLY IF THE
 OCCUPANT LOAD IS OVER 50.
 THE IF THE RESTARAUNT IS LESS THAN 50 IT WILL BE
 CONSIDERED MERCANTILE. THE OCCUPANT LOADING FOR
 MERCANTILE AT GRADE IS 30 SQ FT / OCCUPANT BUT THE A2
 ASSEMBLY IS FIGURED AT 15 SQ FT / OCCUPANT IF THE SPACE
 IS GOING TO SELL GROCERCIES IT WILL BE CONSIDERED
 MERCANTILE
 BUT IF THE RENTAL SPACE WILL BE CONSIDERED A RESTARAUNT
 USE THE 15 SQ FT /OCCUPANT. 2010 FBC-B TABLE 1004.1.1.
  
 4C) THE OCCUPANCY SEPERATION WALL BETWEEN THE R2
 OCCUPANCY AND THE BUSINESS & ASSEMBLY (COMMUNITY ROOM #
 102) IS NOT A CONTINIOUS SEPERATION AND OR OPENING
 PROTECTIVES, PLEASE IDENTIFY? 2010 FBC-B TABLE 508.4 &
 TABLE 715.4.
  
 4D) FOR BOTH VERTICAL EXITS THAT OPEN ONTO THIS FLOOR
 AND THEN CONTINUE INTO THE BASEMENT, PLEASE PLACE EXIT
 DIRECTIONAL SIGNAGE PER
 (2010 FBC-B 1022.7) TO PREVENT PERSONS FROM
 UNINTENIONALLY CONTINUING INTO LEVELS BELOW GRADE.
  
 4E) ALSO REVIEW FBC-B 1009.6.4 STAIR IDENTIFICATION &
 1022.8 FLOOR IDENTIFICATION.
  
 4F) CODE ANALYSIS NOTE # 5 INDICATES SOUND TRANSMITION
 FBC-B1207.2 BUT NO COMMENT TO FBC-B 1207.3 AND
 COMPLIANCE WITH :
 1207.3 STRUCTURE-BORNE SOUND.
 FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLIES BETWEEN DWELLING UNITS OR
 BETWEEN A DWELLING UNIT AND A PUBLIC OR SERVICE AREA
 WITHIN THE STRUCTURE SHALL HAVE AN IMPACT INSULATION
 CLASS (IIC) RATING OF NOT LESS THAN 50 (45 IF FIELD
 TESTED) WHEN TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E 492.
  
 5) SHEET A2.00.3 LS 2ND FLOOR:
 5A) COMMON STATEMENT FOR THE 2ND -6TH FLOOR. PLANS ARE
 MISSING THE ELEVATOR LOBBY FBC-B 708.14.1. 2010
 EXISTING BLDG CODE SECTION
 703.2.2. SUPPLEMENTAL SHAFT AND FLOOR OPENING ENCLOSURE
 REQUIREMENTS. WHERE THE WORK AREA ON ANY FLOOR EXCEEDS
 50 PERCENT OF THAT FLOOR AREA, THE ENCLOSURE
 REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 703.2 SHALL APPLY TO VERTICAL
 OPENINGS OTHER THAN STAIRWAYS THROUGHOUT THE FLOOR.
  
 5B) COMMON STATEMENT FOR THE 2ND -6TH FLOOR AT GRID
 LINES E BETWEEN 4 &5. THIS AREA IS SHARED BETWEEN 3
 TENANTS, THE CONCERN IS IF A FIRE IS STARTED WITHIN
 THIS AREA THE THREE UNITS WILL BE EFFECTED BY NOT
 HAVING FIRE RATED GLASS IN THE WINDOWS & DOORS. THE
 PLANS DO STATE THESE OPENINGS WILL HAVE LARGE MISSILE
 IMPACT RESISTANT GLAZING IN THE OPENINGS, WE WOULD BE
 LESSS CONCERNED WITH THE FIRE RATED GLASS IF THIS AREA
 IS TO BE FIRE SPRINKLERED SINCE THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO
 FIRE SPRINKLER PLANS THAT WERE SUBMITTED IN THIS SET OF
 PLANS. FBC-B 403.3.
  
 6) SHEET A3.01.1 & A3.01.2ELEVATIONS, PRESSURES &
 PRODUCT APPROVALS:
 6A) THE LIST OF PRODUCT APPROVALS IS NOT ENOUGH TO BE
 ABLE TO DO A COMPLETE REVIEW OF THE LISTED PRODUCTS.
 THE CITY WILL REQUIRE PRODUCT APPROVALS FOR ALL
 COMPONENTS AND CLADDING THAT WILL BE INSTALLED ON THE
 EXTERIOR OF THIS PROJECT. A LIST IS NOT SUFFICIENT
 ENOUGH, TO BE ABLE TO DO A REVIEW OF THE PRODUCT. (3)
 COPIES OF EACH PRODUCT WILL BE REQUIRED SINCE THIS IS A
 THRESHOLD BUILDING. 2010 WPB ADMIN CODE 107.3
 EXAMINATION OF DOCUMENTS/ 2010 FBC-B 1609.6.4.4.1.
 COMPONENTS & CLADDING.
  
 6B) FOR GLAZING PRODUCT APPROVALS PLEASE CIRCLE THE
 LENGTH, WIDTH, TYPE OF GLAZING, MULLIONS AND PRESSURES
 SO WE WILL KNOW WHICH OPTIONS YOU ARE SELECTING.
  
 6C) ROOFING PRODUCT APPROVALS, WILL HAVE VARIOUS
 SUB-SYSTEMS THAT CAN BE INSTALLED UNDER VARYING
 CONDITIONS AND ASSOCATED PRESSURES. PLEASE HIGHLIGHT
 WHICH OF THESE SUB-SYSTEMS WILL BE INSTALLED ON THIS
 PROJECT, IF MORE THAN ONE SUB-SYSTEM WILL BE INSTALLED
 PLEASE IDENTIFY EACH AND THE LOCATION OF THE
 INSTALATION. NOTE IF THE PRODUCT APPROVALS HAS
 LIMITATIONS ON ENHANCED FASTENING IN ZONES 2 & 3. IF
 ALLOWED PROVIDE RAS 117 CALCULATIONS PREPARED BY A
 DESIGN PROFESSIONAL. 1609.6.4.3.
  
 6D) PLEASE NOTE THE LISTED PRODUCT NOA 09-0804.05 ROOF
 TOP A/C RACK +/- 75 , SHEET S0.02 INDICATES TTHE ROOF
 TOP PRESSUES IN VULT
 ZONE 1 VULT -122.1= -73,26 VASD
 ZONE 2 &3 VULT -191.7= -115.02 VASD
 PLEASE ALSO REVIEW FBC-B 1609.8 FOR ROOF TOP STRUCTURES
 AND EQUIPMENT AAND MULTIPLIERS TO BE USED.
 IT APPEARS THIS PRODUCT WILL NOT MEET THE ASSOCIATED
 PRESSURES FOR ANY ZONE. THERE ARE ALOT OF A/C ROOFTOP
 UNITS THAT ARE LOCATED WITHIN ZONE 2 WITH THE INCREASED
 PRESSURES.
  
 6E) 2010 FBC 107.3.4.1 PRODUCT APPROVALS. THOSE
 PRODUCTS WHICH ARE REGULATED BY THE DCA RULE 9N-03
 SHALL BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE
 DESIGNER OF RECORD PRIOR TO SUBMITTAL FOR
 JURISDICTIONAL APPROVAL.
 FL 61G1-23.015 (2) THE ARCHITECT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
 SUPERVISING AND REVIEWING ALL PROJECT DATA, REPORTS,
 SHOP DRAWINGS ETC..
  
 6F) FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS RULE 9N-3
 NOV. 01/ 2010 (31) SUB-CATEGORY OF PRODUCTS OR
 CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS THAT WILL REQUIRE PRODUCT
 APPROVALS:
 (31)(A) EXTERIOR DOORS.
 (B) WINDOWS
 (C) PANEL WALLS: STOREFRONTS, CURTAIN WALLS, WALL
 LOUVERS, EFIS SYSTEMS,
 (D) ROOFING PRODUCTS AND ASSEMBLIES ROOFTOP EQUIPMENT/
 EXHAUST FANS
 (E) SHUTTERS
 (F) SKYLIGHTS
 (G) EXTERIOR COOLER, FREEZERS & PRE-ENGINEERED A/C
 STANDS
  
 6G) SHEET SHEET A3.01.2 DETAIL SOUTH ELEVATION BALCONY
 AREA, PLEASE PROVIDE A SUMMARY OF PRESSURES FOR THE
 INSET BALCONY AREA. WIND DESIGN IS TO BE TAKEN FORM ALL
 DIRECTIONS, IF SUCH WHEN THE WIND WOULD BE FROM THE
 SOUTHEAST THIS AREA IS LIKE A PARTIALLY ENCLOSED
 BUILDING THAT WILL ALLOW THE WIND TO ENTER AND
 PRESSUREIZE THIS AREA GREATER THAN THE SURROUNDING
 SURFACES WHERE THE WIND WOULD BE ABLE TO RACE ACROSS
 THE FRONT. THE SECOND EFFECT IS IF THE WIND DIRECTION
 IS FROM THE NORTH EAST WHERE A VENTURI-EFFECT TAKES
 PLACE SIMILAR TO AN END ZONE WHERE THE NEGATIVE
 PRESSURES WILL BE HIGHER? 1609.4.1 WIND DIRECTION AAND
 SECTORS.
  
 7) SHEET A4.02N DOOR # 21A IS MISSING FIRE RATING PER
 FBC-B 911.1.2 OPENING PROTECTION TABLE 715.4.
  
 8SHEET A4.02S DOOR # 19 STAAIRWELL DOOR MISSING FIRE
 RATING OPENING PROTECTIVES T 715.4.
  
 9) SHEET A4-10 :
 9A) LOBBY TOILET ROOM INDICATES THE ACCESSIBLE WATER
 CLOSET IS 1'-8" AWAY FROM THE SIDE WALL NOT 18" PLEASE
 SEE 2010 FL ACC CODE 604.2.
  
 9B) DETAIL # 7 RETAIL WATER CLOSET ROOM IS INDICATED TO
 BE 2'-0" AWAY FROM THE SIDE WALL. 2010 FL ACC CODE
 604.2.
  
 10) A8.01 DETAIL 4 WALL TYPE A.4 DOES NOT PROVIDE THE
 FBC-B 1207.2 AIR-BORNE SOUND.
  
 11) SHEET A8.02 WINDOW BUCK DETAILS INDICATE A BEVELED
 BUCK THAT DOES NOT EXTEND TO THE BACK WINDOW FLANGE, NO
 SUPPORT. FBC-B 1715.5.4.2 MASONRY, CONCRETE OR OTHER
 STRUCTURAL SUBSTRATE. UNLESS OTHERWISE TESTED, BUCKS
 SHALL EXTEND BEYOND THE INTERIOR FACE OF THE WINDOW OR
 DOOR FRAME SUCH THAT FULL SUPPORT OF THE FRAME IS
 PROVIDED. SHIMS SHALL BE MADE FROM MATERIALS CAPABLE OF
 SUSTAINING APPLICABLE LOADS, LOCATED AND APPLIED IN A
 THICKNESS CAPABLE OF SUSTAINING APPLICABLE LOADS.
 ANCHORS SHALL BE PROVIDED TO TRANSFER LOAD FROM THE
 WINDOW OR DOOR FRAME ASSEMBLY TO THE SECURED WOOD BUCK.
  
 12) 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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