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2015-08-10 13:12:06 | BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| PERMIT: 150820077 |
| EXPIRED: 14020075 |
| ADD: 1300 S OLIVE MPC/POM PRE-SCHOOL |
| CONT: TO BE DETERMINED |
| TEL: (561) 644-9141 ANDREW WILSON |
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| 2014 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W |
| * 2014 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA |
| BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION |
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| 2014 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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| 1ST REVIEW |
| DATE: MON. AUG. 08/2015 |
| ACTION: DENIED |
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| THE APPLICANT SUBMITTED CITY RECORDS OF THE BUILDING AT |
| 1300 S OLIVE A CHURCH AND SUNDAY SCHOOL WING. THESE |
| DRAWINGS WILL HELP A DESIGNER OF RECORD IN DEVELOPING |
| PLANS FOR A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY FROM A A-3 PLACE OF |
| WORSHIP OCCUPANCY TO DAY CARE AND MIXED USE BUILDING, |
| NON-SPRINKLERED BUILDING. |
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| WITHIN THE 2014 FBC-B SECTION 303.1.4. ASSEMBLY |
| OCCUPANCIES WITH ACCESSORY RELIGIOUS EDUCATIONAL ROOMS |
| AND RELIGIOUS AUDITORIUMS WITH OCCUPANT LOADS OF LESS |
| THAN 100 ARE NOT CONSIDERED SEPARATE OCCUPANCIES. |
| PLEASE REVIEW THE INFORMAL CODE INTERPRETATION FROM |
| BOAF & FL DEPART OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS. |
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| DATE: TUE JUN 10 2008 |
| REPORT: 5733 |
| CODE: BUILDING CODE YEAR: 2004 |
| SECTION: SECTION 305 |
| QUESTION: |
| IS IT THE INTENT OF THE CODE TO ALLOW AN EXISTING |
| CHURCH WITH CLASSROOMS THAT ARE PRESENTLY USED TO SERVE |
| RELIGIOUS |
| PURPOSES ONLY (I.E. SUNDAY SCHOOL, BIBLE STUDY, ETC.) |
| TO NOW HAVE THE CLASSROOMS ACT AS A SCHOOL SERVING AN |
| OCCUPANT |
| LOAD OF 50 CHILDREN IN GRADES RANGING FROM K- 6TH? CAN |
| THE PROPOSED USE REMAIN UNDER A GROUP (A3)ASSEMBLY |
| CLASSIFICATION OR IS THIS NOW CLASSIFIED AS A CHANGE OF |
| USE UNDER GROUP (E) EDUCATIONAL CLASSIFICATION? |
| ANSWER: |
| YES, WHEN THE CHANGE OF USE IS DONE FOR THE |
| RECLASSIFICATION TO EDUCATIONAL. |
| COMMENTARY: |
| CONSIDER IT A DUAL USE, AND MEET THE MOST RESTRICTIVE |
| REQUIREMENTS. IN THIS CASE IT WILL BE THE EDUCATIONAL. |
| IF THE |
| CLASSROOMS ARE BEING USED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES |
| THROUGH THE 12TH GRADE BY SIX OR MORE PEOPLE FOR FOUR |
| OR MORE |
| HOURS PER DAY OR 12 OR MORE HOURS PER WEEK THAN IT |
| BECOMES AN EDUCATIONAL OCCUPANCY AND THIS IS A CHANGE |
| OF USE. |
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| THE CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY OCCURS BECAUSE OF THE EVERYDAY |
| USE OF THESE ROOMS, TO A DAYCARE OCCUPANCY AND WILL |
| NEED TO MEET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS THERE OF FOUND IN |
| FBC-B 436 FOR DAYCARE OCCUPANCIES AS WELL AS |
| EDUCATIONAL OCCUPANCIES FOUND IN FBC-B 1031 & EMERGENCY |
| ESCAPE & RESCUE 1029. |
| THIS SPACE WOULD ALSO BE CLASSIFIED AS A SEPARATE |
| OCCUPANCY NEEDING TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FBC-B |
| TABLE 508.4 AND HORIZONTAL SEPARATION TABLE |
| 707.3.9. |
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| THE LIST BELOW IS ALL SO TIES INTO THE MINIMUM |
| REQUIREMENT FOR PLAN REVIEW: |
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| 1) 107.3.5 MINIMUM PLAN REVIEW CRITERIA FOR BUILDINGS. |
| THE EXAMINATION OF THE DOCUMENTS BY THE BUILDING |
| OFFICIAL SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM CRITERIA |
| AND DOCUMENTS: |
| 107.3.5.1 COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS: 107.3.5.1.1 BUILDING |
| 2. OCCUPANCY GROUP AND SPECIAL OCCUPANCY REQUIREMENTS |
| SHALL BE DETERMINED (2014 FBC-B 466.DAYCARE. |
| 3. MINIMUM TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE DETERMINED |
| (SEE TABLE 503). MIXED OCCUPANCY |
| 4. FIRE-RESISTANT CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS SHALL |
| INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS: |
| FIRE-RESISTANT SEPARATIONS, OCCUPANCY SEPARATION WALLS, |
| TENANT SEPARATION, FIRE RATED CORRIDORS & HORIZONTAL |
| SEPARATION 707.3.9 FLOORS |
| FIRE-RESISTANT PROTECTION FOR TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION |
| PROTECTION OF OPENINGS AND PENETRATIONS OF RATED WALLS |
| FIRE DAMPERS |
| FIRE BLOCKING AND DRAFT STOPPING AND CALCULATED FIRE |
| RESISTANCE |
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| 5.LIFE SAFETY SYSTEMS SHALL BE DETERMINED AND SHALL |
| INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING |
| REQUIREMENTS: |
| OCCUPANT LOAD AND EGRESS CAPACITIES |
| OCCUPANCY LOAD/EGRESS REQUIREMENTS SHALL INCLUDE: |
| OCCUPANCY LOAD |
| GROSS |
| NET |
| MEANS OF EGRESS |
| EXIT ACCESS |
| EXIT |
| EXIT DISCHARGE |
| EMERGENCY LIGHTING AND EXIT SIGNS |
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| 6.SPECIFIC OCCUPANCY REQUIREMENTS DAYCARE SEE FBC-B |
| SECTION 466.& 1029. |
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| 7.ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS SHALL INCLUDE THE |
| FOLLOWING: |
| SITE REQUIREMENTS |
| ACCESSIBLE ROUTE |
| VERTICAL ACCESSIBILITY |
| TOILET AND BATHING FACILITIES |
| DRINKING FOUNTAINS |
| EQUIPMENT |
| SPECIAL OCCUPANCY REQUIREMENTS |
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| 8. INTERIOR REQUIREMENTS SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: |
| INTERIOR FINISHES (FLAME SPREAD/SMOKE DEVELOPMENT) |
| LIGHT AND VENTILATION |
| SANITATION |
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| 2) THIS IS A CHANGE OF USE, OCCUPANCY AND THE 2014 |
| FBC-EXISTING BUILDING CODE WOULD BE USED TO DESIGN THE |
| NEW OCCUPANCY. THE DESIGNER OF RECORD WILL NEED PROVIDE |
| WHICH COMPLIANCE METHOD THE PLANS WERE DEVELOPED: |
| 101.5 COMPLIANCE METHODS. |
| THE REPAIR, ALTERATION, CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY, ADDITION |
| OR RELOCATION OF ALL EXISTING BUILDINGS SHALL COMPLY |
| WITH ONE OF THE METHODS LISTED IN SECTIONS 101.5.1 |
| THROUGH 101.5.3 AS SELECTED BY THE APPLICANT. |
| APPLICATION OF A METHOD SHALL BE THE SOLE BASIS FOR |
| ASSESSING THE COMPLIANCE OF WORK PERFORMED UNDER A |
| SINGLE PERMIT UNLESS OTHERWISE APPROVED BY THE CODE |
| OFFICIAL. SECTIONS 101.5.1 THROUGH 101.5.3 SHALL NOT BE |
| APPLIED IN COMBINATION WITH EACH OTHER. FOR THE |
| REMAINDER OF THIS REVIEW THE REVIEW WILL BE COMPLETED |
| UNDER THE WORK AREA METHOD. |
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| 3) 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 |
| PLEASE REVIEW ALL CODE SECTIONS. IF THE CODE REFERENCES |
| SECTION 902THROUGH 912, THIS IS ALL THE SECTIONS UNDER |
| THE EXISTING BUILDING CODE. |
| THE CODE WILL ALSO REFERENCE THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE- |
| BUILDING AS WELL AS THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE. |
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| 4) 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. |
| A THOROUGH REVIEW CANNOT BE MADE AT THIS TIME, AS A |
| RESULT OF THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUESTED |
| ADDITIONAL COMMENTS MAY APPEAR THAT WERE NOT PART OF |
| THIS REVIEW. |
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| 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. |
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| 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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