Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 13070994
Permit Number 13070994
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2013-08-29 06:40:45BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 PERMIT: 13070994
 ADD: 455 HIBISCUS ST HI-RISE R1-R2
 CONT: MOSS & ASSOCIATES
 TEL: (954)524-5678
 2010 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W
 * WEST PALM BEACH ADMINISTRATIVE AMENDMENTS
 2012 FBC SUPPLEMENTS ADOPTED APRIL 25/2013.
  
 1ST REVIEW
 DATE: AUGUST 26/ 2013
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) SHEET (003) LS1.02 2ND FLOOR:
 1A) HEADING, CODE SUMMARY LIST THE 2009 IBC AS THE BASE
 CODE, WE ARE REVIEWING TO THE 2010 FBC-B, FLORIDA HAS
 MADE AMENDMENTS TO THE 2009 IBC CODE.
  
 1B) PLEASE NOTE THE 2010 FLORIDA ACCESSIBILITY CODE IS
 APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND A STRICTER
 VERSION FOR THE FEDERAL ADA. GREY BOXES OF TEXT ARE
 FLORIDA SPECIFIC AMENDMENTS.
  
 1C) HEADING, NEW BUILDING DESCRIPTION, INDICATES THIS
 TO BE TYPE I-B CONSTRUCTION, WHERE AS UNDER THE HEADING
 TABLE 601 FIRE RESISTANCE RATING DECLARE THE BUILDING
 AS A TYPE II-A, PLEASE UPDATE THIS DISCREPANCY, IF TYPE
 IA PLEASE UPDATE TABLE 601 HOUR RATINGS.
  
 1D) PLEASE PROVIDE CODE COMPLIANCE WITH 2010 FBC-B
 TABLE 602 DISTANCE FROM PROPERTY LINE WALLS, LS-1 DOES
 NOT PROVIDE A MEASUREMENT, IT APPEARS THE FIRE
 SEPARATION WILL EFFECT THE WALL RATINGS TO BE EITHER 2
 OR 3 HR.
  
 1E) HEADING; BUILDING CRITERIA LIST A MIXED USE
 BUILDING WITH ONE OF THE OCCUPANCIES AN R-1 BUT THE
 OCCUPANCY TYPES DO NOT INDICATE ANY R-2 OCCUPANCIES.
 LS-02, & LS-03 INDICATE UNITS S209, S220, SX09 & SX20 A
 TOTAL OF 16 UNITS ARE AN R2 OCCUPANCY. SEE DEFINITIONS,
 SLEEPING UNIT, DWELLING UNIT AND SECTION 2010 FBC-B
 310.1.
  
 1F) CODE REFERENCES UPPER RIGHT SIDE OF PAGE, LIST AREA
 OF REFUGE NOT REQUIRED AT ELEVATOR LOBBIES, PLAN ROOM
 #200 ELEVATOR LOBBY ALSO LIST ENCLOSURES NOT REQUIRED.
 IN BOTH THE IBC AND 2010 FBC-B 708.14.1 UNDER EXCEPTION
 # 4, (4.3) HIGH-RISES THEY ARE REQUIRED. THIS COMMENT
 WILL STAND FOR ALL FLOORS.
  
 1G) PLEASE PROVIDE A SEPARATE HEADING INDICATING THE
 ISSUED FOUNDATION PERMIT # 09020476, THE FOLLOWING
 DOCUMENTS WERE FILED UNDER THIS PERMIT, UNITY OF TITLE,
 SOILS REPORT, AND THRESHOLD INSPECTORS AGREEMENT.
  
 1H) MISSING REQUIRED STATEMENT FOR THRESHOLD BUILDINGS:
 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.
  
 1I) PLEASE UPDATE THE THRESHOLD AGREEMENT TO VERIFY WE
 WILL HAVE THE SAME THRESHOLD INSPECTOR ON THE JOBSITE.
 CONTACT THE MANAGER OF THE THRESHOLD INSPECTOR PROGRAM,
 KEN CONRAD AT:
 TEL: 561-805-6666
 FAX: 561-805-6676
 E-MAIL: [email protected]
  
 1J) PLEASE REVIEW THE TENANT WALL BETWEEN SUITE S209 &
 GUEST LAUNDRY 205, THE WALL DOES NOT INDICATE IT TO BE
 FIRE RATED. TWO ISSUES, SEE FIRE RATING FBC-B 709.1.1,
 & 1207.2 AIR BORNE SOUND.
  
 2) SHEET (002) LS1.01, 1ST FLOOR:
 2A) THE ENTRY LOBBY, BREAKFAST AREA & STUDY NOOK AREA
 REQUIRE TWO MEANS OF EGRESS, SHEET E2.8 INDICATES 3
 DOORS AS EGRESS DOORS, 100B, 103 & 126. SHEET A1.01
 DOES NOT SHOW ANYONE EGRESSING THROUGH DOOR 103, THIS
 DOOR LEADS OUT ONTO THE EAST PATIO AREA, OR EGRESS
 COURT, TO GET A EGRESS PATH TO THE PUBLIC WAY THE
 OCCUPANTS PASS A POINT WHERE THE WIDTH IS AS NARROW AS
 5?-0? WIDE AND LOCATED AT THE PROPERTY LINE. PLEASE
 SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH 1027.5.2.
  
 2B) EAST WALL LINE AT STAIR TOWER AND THE TRANSFORMER
 ROOM, WOMEN?S RESTROOM AND EMPLOYEES LOUNGE AS A
 BUILDING TYPE IB SEE FIRE RATING REQUIRED TABLE 602
 0-5? REQUIRES 3 HOUR RATING AND WALLS 5?-10? WILL
 REQUIRE 2 HOUR FIRE RATING.
  
 2C) THE GENERATOR ROOM # 145 DOES NOT INDICATE THE
 WALLS AS RATED PER 2010 FBC-B 403.4.7.1, WHICH REQUIRES
 2 HR WALLS, 1 ? HR OPENING PROTECTIVE?S. UPDATE DOOR
 SCHEDULE OPENING PROTECTIVE?S FBC-B 715.4.
  
 2D) THE TRANSFORMER ROOM # 128 DOES NOT INDICATE FIRE
 RATING AS REQUIRED BY NEC 110.31A SEE ELECTRICAL
 COMMENTS. . UPDATE DOOR SCHEDULE OPENING PROTECTIVE?S
 FBC-B 715.4.
  
 2E) MAIN ELECTRICAL ROOM NEC OVER 600 VOLTS NFPA
 13.8.14.10 1 HOUR FIRE RATING,
 . UPDATE DOOR SCHEDULE OPENING PROTECTIVE?S FBC-B
 715.4.
  
 2F) TRANSFORMER ROOM PLEASE SEE ELECTRICAL REVIEW ALSO
 3 HR WALLS PER NEC 110.31A / 2 HR OPENING PROTECTIVE?S
 FBC-B TABLE 715.4.
  
 2G) THE EAST POOL GATE INDICATES 175 OCCUPANTS GO
 THROUGH THIS GATE IF THIS IS A 36 ? GATE IT IS ONLY
 GOOD FOR 170. PLEASE PROVIDE THE WIDTH OF THE GATE, IT
 IS NOT FOUND ON THE DOOR SCHEDULE. 2010 FBC-B 1005.1.
  
 2H) FIRE COMMAND ROOM AND REQUIRED SYSTEMS. FBC-B
 403.4.4 EMERGENCY RESPONDER RADIO COVERAGE. EMERGENCY
 RESPONDER RADIO COVERAGE SHALL BE PROVIDED IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE.
  
 2I) PLEASE ALSO INDICATE WHERE COMPLIANCE WITH 403.3.2
 WATER SUPPLY TO THE REQUIRED FIRE PUMPS SHALL BE
 SUPPLIED BY CONNECTIONS TO A MINIMUM OF TWO WATER MAINS
 LOCATED IN DIFFERENT STREETS.
  
 2J) THE PLANS INDICATE THE LOCATION OF THE GENERATOR
 BUT DO NOT PROVIDE WHERE THE FUEL TANK IS LOCATED? WHAT
 TYPE OF FUEL, AND HOW MANY GALLONS?
  
 3A) SHEETS A1.02-A1.05 INDICATE DWELLING UNITS, S209,
 S220, SX09 & SX20, A TOTAL OF (16) DWELLING UNITS, THE
 WALL TYPES ARE NOT TAGGED TO IDENTIFY WHICH WALL TYPE
 OF CONSTRUCTION THEY CONSTRUCTED. A1.13 DOES NOT
 PROVIDE SOUND RATING REQUIREMENTS FOR THESE UNITS AS
 REQUIRED BY THE 2010 FBC-B 1207.2.
  
 3B) PLEASE ALSO PROVIDE CODE COMPLIANCE FOR THE
 DWELLING UNIT FLOORS FBC-B STRUCTURE BORNE SOUND, TILE
 FLOORS ETC?
 3B)(1) FBC-B 2010 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
 .
 3B)(2)FBC-B 2010 603.2 EXCEPTION (1) TILE FLOORING.
 FLOOR INSULATION PLACED BETWEEN TWO LAYERS OF
 NONCOMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS WITHOUT AN INTERVENING
 AIRSPACE SHALL BE ALLOWED TO HAVE A FLAME SPREAD INDEX
 OF NOT MORE THAN 100.
  
 3B)(3) FBC-B 2010 603.2 EXCEPTION 2 WOOD FLOORS.
 INSULATION INSTALLED BETWEEN A FINISHED FLOOR AND SOLID
 DECKING WITHOUT INTERVENING AIRSPACE SHALL BE ALLOWED
 TO HAVE A FLAME SPREAD INDEX OF NOT MORE THAN 200.
  
 4) THE SAME SHEETS A1.02- A1.05 ALSO ARE MISSING WALL
 IDENTIFICATION TAGS FOR OTHER RATED WALLS 438.2, 708.2
 SHAFT WALLS & 708.13.3. LAUNDRY CHUTE ACCESS ROOMS.
  
 5) SHEET A4.04 THE LINEN CHUTE SECTION DOES NOT COMPLY
 WITH SECTION FBC-B 903.2.11.2 AUTOMATIC FIRE SPRINKLER
 SYSTEM SHALL BE INSTALLED AT THE TOP OF THE LINEN CHUTE
 AND IN THEIR TERMINATION ROOM AND HAVE ADDITIONAL HEADS
 AT ALTERNATE FLOORS.
  
  
 6) SHEET A5.04;
 6A) MEN?S ACCESSIBLE STALL THE MINIMUM DIMENSION IS TO
 SMALL, SEE FBC-ACCESSIBILITY 604.3.2. THE MINIMUM
 DIMENSION FOR THIS TYPE OF LAYOUT IS 7?-1?.
  
 6B) MEN?S ACCESSIBLE RESTROOM IS NOT PROVIDED WITH A
 OVERALL DIMENSION? 2010 FL ACC CODE 604.3.2.
  
 6C) WOMEN?S ACCESSIBLE RESTROOM # 122 IS NOT PROVIDED
 WITH AN OVER ALL DIMENSION. FL ACC CODE 604.3.2.
  
 6D) ) WOMEN?S ACCESSIBLE RESTROOM # 147 IS NOT PROVIDED
 WITH AN OVER ALL DIMENSION. FL ACC CODE 604.3.2.
  
 7) A5.05 HIGH SIDE OF DRINKING FOUNTAIN WILL NEED TO
 COMPLY WITH FL ACC CODE 307.2 PROTRUDING OBJECTS, 27?
 MAX. SOME MANUFACTURERS MAKE A SKIRTING THAT CAN BE
 ATTACHED TO THE DRINKING FOUNTAIN TO MAINTAIN THE
 MAXIMUM 27 INCHES.
  
 8) 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..
  
 9) MISSING PRODUCT APPROVALS, 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. OVERHEAD, SWING, AUTO BYPASS,
 LOUVERED & ROOF HATCHES
 (B) WINDOWS
 (C) PANEL WALLS: STOREFRONTS, CURTAIN WALLS, WALL
 LOUVERS, EFIS SYSTEMS,
 (D) ROOFING PRODUCTS AND ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING ROOF TOP
 CURBS & FANS
 (E) PRE-ENGINEERED A/C STANDS
  
 10) PRODUCE AN IMPACT FEE RECEIPT THAT IMPACT FEES WERE
 PAID UNDER THE FOUNDATION PERMIT OR 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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