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2014-03-25 17:59:00 | BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| PERMIT: 14030171 |
| ADD: 1501 NORTHPOINT PKWY # 101 |
| CONT: ALONSO & ASSOCIATES |
| TEL: (561)837-9820 |
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| 1ST REVIEW |
| DATE: TUESDAY MARCH 25/2014 |
| ACTION: DENIED |
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| 2010 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W |
| * 2010 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA |
| BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION, 2010 EDITION |
| 2012 FBC SUPPLEMENTS ADOPTED APRIL 25/2013. |
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| 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. |
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| 1) SHEET A1 THE MERCANTILE/ BUSSINESS OCCUPANCY HAS A |
| COMBINED OCCUPANT LOAD OF 66 OCCUPANTS, BUT ONLY ONE |
| MEANS OF EGRESS, THE MAIN ENTRY. 2010 FBC-B 1015.1 & |
| TABLE 1015.1. THE PLANS INDICATE A 2ND MEANS OF EGRESS |
| THROUGH THE EXISTING WAREHOUSE. THE BUSINESS AND |
| MERCANTILE OCCUPANTS CAN NOT USE THIS AS A EXIT SINCE |
| IT IS A MORE HAZARDOUS OCCUPANCY UNLESS A EXIT |
| PASSAGEWAY IS BUILT (2HR) SEPERATING THE WAREHOUSE FROM |
| THE EXIT PASSAGEWAY. |
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| 2010 FBC-B 1014.2 EGRESS THROUGH INTERVENING SPACES. |
| EGRESS THROUGH INTERVENING SPACES SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| THIS SECTION. |
| 1. EGRESS FROM A ROOM OR SPACE SHALL NOT PASS THROUGH |
| ADJOINING OR INTERVENING ROOMS OR AREAS, EXCEPT WHERE |
| SUCH ADJOINING ROOMS OR AREAS AND THE AREA SERVED ARE |
| ACCESSORY TO ONE OR THE OTHER, ARE NOT A GROUP H |
| OCCUPANCY AND PROVIDE A DISCERNIBLE PATH OF EGRESS |
| TRAVEL TO AN EXIT. |
| EXCEPTION: MEANS OF EGRESS ARE NOT PROHIBITED THROUGH |
| ADJOINING OR INTERVENING ROOMS OR SPACES IN A GROUP H, |
| S OR F OCCUPANCY WHEN THE ADJOINING OR INTERVENING |
| ROOMS OR SPACES ARE THE SAME OR A LESSER HAZARD |
| OCCUPANCY GROUP. |
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| 2) THE E-1 SHEET SHOWS THE EXIT LIGHT IN THE BUSINESS/ |
| MERCANTILE OCCUPANCY SHOWING THE TENANTS THE EXIT |
| TRAVEL THROUGH THE WAREHOUSE IS ACCEPTABLE. PLEASE |
| PLACE THE EXIT LIGHT ON THE WAREHOUSE SIDE, THE |
| OCCUPANTS FROM THE WAREHOUSE CAN USE THE DOOR LEADING |
| INTO THE MERCANTILE/ BUSINESS OCCUPANCY AS A APPROVED |
| EXIT. |
| 2010 FBC-B 1014.2 EGRESS THROUGH INTERVENING SPACES. |
| EGRESS THROUGH INTERVENING SPACES SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| THIS SECTION. |
| 1. EGRESS FROM A ROOM OR SPACE SHALL NOT PASS THROUGH |
| ADJOINING OR INTERVENING ROOMS OR AREAS, EXCEPT WHERE |
| SUCH ADJOINING ROOMS OR AREAS AND THE AREA SERVED ARE |
| ACCESSORY TO ONE OR THE OTHER, ARE NOT A GROUP H |
| OCCUPANCY AND PROVIDE A DISCERNIBLE PATH OF EGRESS |
| TRAVEL TO AN EXIT. |
| EXCEPTION: MEANS OF EGRESS ARE NOT PROHIBITED THROUGH |
| ADJOINING OR INTERVENING ROOMS OR SPACES IN A GROUP H, |
| S OR F OCCUPANCY WHEN THE ADJOINING OR INTERVENING |
| ROOMS OR SPACES ARE THE SAME OR A LESSER HAZARD |
| OCCUPANCY GROUP 2010 FBC-B. |
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| 3) SHEET A-2 PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: |
| 3A) THE PLANS INDICATE A NEW EXHIBITION ROOM WITH |
| ABBRIVIATIONS, SD/1. FD/1, LS/1, FD/2, CW/1 FR/1 AND |
| DH/1. NONE OF THESE ABBREVIATIONS ARE FOUND UNDER THE |
| ABBREVIATION LIST FOUND ON SHEET 1 NOR ARE THERE |
| SECTIONS OR DETAILS PROVIDING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. |
| 107.2.1.3 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. |
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| 3B) SINCE THIS IS A EXHIBITION ROOM IT APPEARS THAT THE |
| CUSTOMERS ARE SUPPOSE TO BE ABLE TO ENTER THE |
| EXHIBITION ROOM. THE PLANS INDICATE THE FINISH FLOOR TO |
| BE RAISED UP 2 INCHES BUT NO DETAILS TO WHAT IS RAISING |
| UP THE FLOOR. SHEET A-1 INDICATED THIS BUILDING IS A |
| TYPE I-B STRUCTURE, PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS ON THE |
| RAISED FLOOR, SEE 2010 FBC-B 603.1 WHERE FIRE RETARDANT |
| TREATED MATERIALS MAY BE INSTALLED AS WELL AS 805 FOR |
| WHERE COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS CAN BE USED IN TYPE I & II |
| CONSTRUCTION FLOORING AND SUBFLOOR CONSTRUCTION. |
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| 3C) IT WOULD ALSO APPEAR THE CLIENTS CAN ENTER THE |
| EXHIBITION ROOM PLEASE PROVIDE COMPLIANCE WITH VERTICAL |
| ACCESSIBILITY. 2010 FBC- ACCESSIBILITY CODE 405.2 ALSO |
| SEE TABLE 405.2 SLOPES FOR EXISTING SITES. |
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| 3D) WALL LEGEND HAS HAND WRITTEN NOTES METAL STUDS, 603 |
| NO CONCEALED COMBUTIBLES AND PART FO THE STATEMENT |
| STRUCK ABOUT THE USE OF WOOD STUDS. 603.1 ALLOWABLE |
| MATERIALS. |
| COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS SHALL BE PERMITTED IN BUILDINGS |
| OF TYPE I OR 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. |
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| 3E) WITHIN THE SAME STATEMENT THE DESIGNER OF RECORD |
| GIVES THE CONTRACTOR OPTIONS METAL OR WOOD. 107.2.1 |
| INFORMATION ON CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. CONSTRUCTION |
| DOCUMENTS SHALL BE |
| DIMENSIONED AND DRAWN UPON SUITABLE MATERIAL. SUCH |
| DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS SHALL CONTAIN INFORMATION, |
| IN THE FORM OF NOTES OR OTHERWISE, AS TO THE QUALITY OF |
| MATERIALS, WHERE |
| QUALITY IS ESSENTIAL TO CONFORMITY WITH THE TECHNICAL |
| CODES. SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE SPECIFIC, AND THE |
| TECHNICAL CODES SHALL NOT BE CITED AS A WHOLE OR IN |
| PART, NOR SHALL THE TERM "LEGAL" OR |
| ITS EQUIVALENT BE USED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR SPECIFIC |
| INFORMATION. |
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| 3F) THE UNISEX RESTROOM INDICATES THE USE OF A 32" WIDE |
| DOOR. 2010 FBC-B 1008.1.1 SIZE OF DOORS. THE MINIMUM |
| WIDTH OF EACH DOOR OPENING SHALL BE SUFFICIENT FOR THE |
| OCCUPANT LOAD THEREOF AND SHALL PROVIDE A CLEAR WIDTH |
| OF 32 INCHES (813 MM). CLEAR OPENINGS OF DOORWAYS WITH |
| SWINGING DOORS SHALL BE MEASURED BETWEEN THE FACE OF |
| THE DOOR AND THE STOP, WITH THE DOOR OPEN 90 DEGREES |
| (1.57 RAD). |
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| 4) SHEET A-3 R-30 INSULATION IS LAYED DIRECTLY ON THE |
| LAY-IN ACOUSTICAL CEILING. 2010 FBC- ENERGY 502.2.1.2 |
| CEILING INSULATION. INSULATION INSTALLED ON A SUSPENDED |
| CEILING WITH REMOVABLE CEILING TILES SHALL NOT BE |
| CONSIDERED PART OF THE MINIMUM THERMAL RESISTANCE OF |
| THE ROOF INSULATION UNLESS THE ROOF/CEILING CAVITY IS |
| SEALED FROM THE EXTERIOR ENVIRONMENT. |
| 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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