Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 14030818
Permit Number 14030818
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2014-10-08 08:15:40BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 PERMIT: 14030818
 ADD: 526 CLEMATIS ST 1ST FLOOR & 2ND FLOOR- CHANGE OF
 OCCUPANY/INTERIOR & EXTERIOR
 CONT: JM PROPERTIES OF WEST PALM BEACH, INC
 TEL: (561)756-5744
  
 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.
  
 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.
  
 BLDG TYPE III-B SPRINKLERED
  
 2ND REVIEW
 DATE: WEDNESDAY 08/ 2014
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 THE LAST RENOVATIONS TO THIS BUILDING UNDER PERMIT
 03060274, FIRST FLOOR MERCANTILE AND THE 2ND FLOOR R2
 APARTMENTS, THIS REVIEW WILL BE CONSIDERED A CHANGE IN
 OCCUPANCY AND CHAPTER 9 OF THE EXISITNG BUILDING CODE.
 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.
  
 1) THE COVERSHEET A0.0 INDICATES THE OCCUPANCY AS A A2
 NIGHTCLUB SINCE THERE IS NO KITCHEN SHOWN ON THE PLANS.
 SHEET A1.2 LIST OCCUPANT LOADS FOR EACH FLOOR EXAMPLE
 THE 2ND FLOOR LIST CUSTOMER AREA 992 SQ. FT./ 198
 OCCUPANTS + 32 +16+ 8 +6 +10. PLEASE PROVIDE WHERE THE
 ADDITIONAL
 OCCUPANT LOADS ARE TAKEN FROM, INDICATE THE AREA AND
 LOADING FACTOR.
 2010 FBC-B 1004.2 INCREASED OCCUPANT LOAD.
 THE OCCUPANT LOAD PERMITTED IN ANY BUILDING, OR PORTION
 THEREOF, IS PERMITTED TO BE INCREASED FROM THAT NUMBER
 ESTABLISHED FOR THE OCCUPANCIES IN TABLE 1004.1.1,
 PROVIDED THAT ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF THE CODE ARE
 ALSO MET BASED ON SUCH MODIFIED NUMBER AND THE OCCUPANT
 LOAD DOES NOT EXCEED ONE OCCUPANT PER 7 SQUARE FEET
 (0.65 M2) OF OCCUPIABLE FLOOR SPACE. WHERE REQUIRED BY
 THE BUILDING OFFICIAL, AN APPROVED AISLE, SEATING OR
 FIXED EQUIPMENT DIAGRAM SUBSTANTIATING ANY INCREASE IN
 OCCUPANT LOAD SHALL BE SUBMITTED. WHERE REQUIRED BY THE
 BUILDING OFFICIAL, SUCH DIAGRAM SHALL BE POSTED.
  
 2) 2ND REQUEST. 2010 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE
 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1,
 ADMINISTRATION,107.3.5 MINIMUM PLAN REVIEW CRITERIA FOR
 BUILDINGS.
 107.3.5.1 COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS:
 107.3.5.1.1 BUILDING
 (5) FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS SHALL INCLUDE:
 SCHEMATIC FIRE SPRINKLERS
 STANDPIPES
 PRE-ENGINEERED SYSTEMS
  
 THE COVERSHEET A0.0 INDICATES THIS BUILDING TO BE FIRE
 SPRINKLERED, BUT THERE IS NO MENTION OF A FIRE
 SPRINKLER PLAN IN THE INDEX OF DRAWINGS NOR ANYWHERE
 ELSE IN THE PLANS. TRAVEL DISTANCES ARE SHOWN FOR
 NON-SPRINKLERED BUILDING.
 2010 EXST BLDG CODE 904.1 GENERAL.
 FIRE PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 912 SHALL APPLY
 WHERE A BUILDING OR PORTIONS THEREOF UNDERGO A CHANGE
 OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION.
 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 F] 903.2.1.2 GROUP A-2.
 AN AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR
 GROUP A-2 OCCUPANCIES WHERE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
 CONDITIONS EXISTS:
 1. THE FIRE AREA EXCEEDS 5,000 SQUARE FEET (464.5 M2);
 2. THE FIRE AREA HAS AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF 100 OR MORE;
  
 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.
  
 3) COMPLIED, NEW INSWING FOLDING DOOR SYSTEM SHOWN ON
 PLANS.
  
  
 4) SEMI-COMPLIED. THE (2) EXISTING SWING DOORS NEED TO
 SHOW THEY DO NOT SWING OUT OVER THE PROPERTY LINE AND
 IN COMPLIANCE WITH 2010 FBC-B
 3202.2 ENCROACHMENTS ABOVE GRADE AND BELOW 8 FEET IN
 HEIGHT. PROVIDE A SITE PLAN AND OR SURVEY SHOWING CODE
 COMPLIANCE.
  
 5) 2ND REQUEST. THE PLANS DO NOT HAVE ANY DETAILS AS
 FAR AS THE SILL FOR THE FOLDING DOOR SYSTEM, PLEASE
 PROVIDE COMPLIANCE WITH 2010 FL ACCESS CODE 404.2.5
 THRESHOLDS.
 THRESHOLDS, IF PROVIDED AT DOORWAYS, SHALL BE 1/2 INCH
 (13 MM) HIGH MAXIMUM. RAISED THRESHOLDS AND CHANGES IN
 LEVEL AT DOORWAYS SHALL COMPLY WITH 302 AND 303.
  
 6) SEMI-COMPLIED. SHEET A1.1 THE FRONT STAIR IS AN
 UNENCLOSED EXIT STAIRWAY AND TAKING THE EXEMPTION# 3 IN
 SECTION 1016.1. PLEASE PROVIDE THE WIDTH BOTH STAIRS
 AND THE ALLOWABLE OCCUPANT LOADS EACH STAIR WILL
 ACCEPT. 2010 FBC-B 1005.1.
  
 7) SHEET A1.1 THE ELEVATOR MACHINE ROOM 2010 FBC-B
 3006.4. PLEASE NOTE THE CEILING OF THIS ROOM WILL NEED
 TO BE FIRE RATED AS WELL IT WILL ABUT THE FRAMING
 MEMBERS OF THE STAIRWELL. 2010 FBC-B 1022.1 & 707
 HORIZONTAL ASSEMBLIES. DOOR RATING 3/4 HR FIRE BARRIER
 TABLE 715.4.
  
 8-9) COMPLIED.
  
 10) STRUCTURAL SHEET S-1:
  
 10A) STRUCTURAL SHEET ELEVATOR DETAIL IS MISSING THE
 FOLLOWING :
 10A)(1) TB- HEIGTH NOT PROVIDED. NOTE TO MATCH
 EXISTING, NOTE THIS IS A (2) STORY SHAFT AND THERE IS
 NO DETAIL AS TO HOW THE TOP OF THE SHAFT FINISHES,
 BELOW THE ROOF OR ABOVE THE ROOF. 2010 FBC-B 708.12
 10A)(2) COMPLIED.
 10A)(3) ELEVATOR DOES NOT SHOW A PIT OR RECESS FOR THE
 FLOOR OF THE ELEVATOR CAB TO BE LEVEL WITH THE FLOOR.
 10)(4) THE ELEVATOR SHAFT DOES NOT CONTINUE THROUGH THE
 SECOND FLOOR.
 10)(5) SHAFT ENCLOSURE, 2010 FBC-B 708.12 ENCLOSURE AT
 THE TOP. A SHAFT ENCLOSURE THAT DOES NOT EXTEND TO THE
 UNDERSIDE OF THE ROOF SHEATHING, DECK OR SLAB OF THE
 BUILDING SHALL BE ENCLOSED AT THE TOP WITH CONSTRUCTION
 OF THE SAME FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING AS THE TOPMOST FLOOR
 PENETRATED BY THE SHAFT, BUT NOT LESS THAN THE
 FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING REQUIRED FOR THE SHAFT
 ENCLOSURE.
  
  
 10B)COMPLIED.
  
 10C) FRONT ENTRY REDESIGN:
 10C)(1) MISSING PRODUCT APPROVALS 2010 FBC-B 1609.1.2
 PROTECTION OF OPENINGS, 1609.6.4.41 COMPONENTS &
 CLADDING. 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.
  
 10C)(2) MISSING DIMENSIONS, NO INFORMATION FOR VERTICAL
 NOR HORIZONTAL STEEL FRAMING MEMBERS, PRODUCT APPROVALS
 WILL NEED TO BE DECIDED TO BE ABLE TO PRODUCE THE
 SIZING OF THE ROUGH OPENING. 2010 WEST PALM BEACH
 AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1,
 ADMINISTRATION, 2010 EDITION 107.2.1.3 ADDITIONAL DATA.
 THE BUILDING OFFICIAL MAY REQUIRE DETAILS,
 COMPUTATIONS, STRESS DIAGRAMS, AND OTHER DATA NECESSARY
 TO DESCRIBE THE CONSTRUCTION OR INSTALLATION AND THE
 BASIS OF CALCULATIONS. ALL DRAWINGS, SPECIFICATIONS AND
 ACCOMPANYING DATA REQUIRED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL TO
 BE PREPARED BY AN ARCHITECT OR ENGINEER SHALL BE
 AFFIXED WITH THEIR OFFICIAL SEAL, SIGNATURE AND DATE AS
 STATE LAW REQUIRES.
 SHEET S-1 INDICATES A DETAIL FOR THE FRONT ENTRY SHEET
 S-2 DETAIL # 7. THIS DETAIL INDICATES THE INSTALATION
 OF A W 16X31 BEAM TO AC1540 C CHANNEL.
 IN THIS SAME DETAIL AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DETAIL HERE
 APPEARS TO BE A BOX BEAM, THERE IS NO INFORMATION ON
 THE SIZE OF THIS BEAM OR HOW IT IS TO INSTALLED, IT
 APPEARS THIS THIS THE STRUCTURAL MEMBER (HEADER) FOR
 THE FOLDING DOOR SYSTEM.
  
 10D) NEW COMMENT: THE NEW FRONT ENTRY CONFIGURATION NOW
 CONSIST OF A SINGLE SWING DOOR AND A FOLDING DOOR
 SYSTEM THAT HAS INCORPARATED A SWING DOOR AS PART OF
 THE FOLDING DOOR SYSTEM. PLEASE NOTE THAT BOTH OF THE
 FRONT SWING DOORS WILL BE REQUIRED AS PART OF THE
 EGRESS DOORS SINCE A 3'-0" DOOR WILL ALLOW 170
 OCCUPANTS. PLEASE PROVIDE COMPLIANCE WITH 1008.1.10
 PANIC AND FIRE EXIT HARDWARE, HOW WILL THIS REQUIREMENT
 WORK AS PART OF THE FOLDING DOOR SYSTEM?
  
 11) COMPLIED.
  
 12) WHEN RESUBMITTING PLANS PLEASE INDICATE THE
 REVISION & REMOVE & REPLACE ANY PAGES AS NECESSARY. A
 TRANSMITTAL LETTER LISTING THE ORIGINAL REVIEW COMMENT
 NUMBER, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE REVISION MADE,
 IDENTIFYING THE SHEET OR SPECIFICATION PAGE WHERE THE
 CHANGES CAN BE FOUND WILL HELP TO EXPEDITE YOUR PERMIT.
 THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED COOPERATION.
  
  
 13) 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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