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2016-01-09 08:00:13 | BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| W. P. B. PERMIT: 15120750 |
| ADD: 811A BELVEDERE RD. |
| CONT: TBD |
| TEL: 305-710-7178 |
| E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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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: FRI., JAN. 08/2016 |
| ACTION: DENIED |
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| 1) SHEET A0.10 UNDER THE BUILDING CODE SUMMARY; |
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| 1A) DISCREPANCY IN PLANS THE TOTAL PROJECT AREA IS |
| STATED IN THE PLANS 1682 SQ. FT. THE BUILDING SCALE |
| INDICATES 1/8 INCH / FOOT THE TOTAL OVERALL SQUARE FEET |
| IS OVER 6580 SQUARE FEET. GOOGLE SHOWS FOR LEASE SIGNS |
| WITH 1800 =/- SQUARE FEET. PLEASE CORRECT THE |
| DISCREPANCIES IN THE PLAN. 107.2.1.3. |
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| 1B) THE BUILDING CODE SUMMARY LIST THIS ALTERATION AS A |
| LEVEL 3, A LEVEL 3 ALTERATION PER THE 2014 FBC-EXISTING |
| BUILDING CODE 505.1 SCOPE. LEVEL 3 ALTERATIONS APPLY |
| WHERE THE WORK AREA EXCEEDS 50 PERCENT OF THE AGGREGATE |
| AREA OF THE BUILDING. PLEASE PROVIDE WHERE 50 % OF THE |
| FLOOR AREA IS BEING ALTERED? THIS BUILDING APPEARS TO |
| BE A PARTIAL CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY AND WOULD NEED TO |
| COMPLY WITH 2014 FBC-EXISTING BLDG. CODE 1001.3.1 |
| PARTIAL CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION. WHERE A |
| PORTION OF AN EXISTING BUILDING IS CHANGED TO A NEW |
| OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION, SECTION 1012 SHALL APPLY. |
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| 1C) PLEASE BREAK DOWN THE AREAS OF OCCUPANCY BY SQUARE |
| FOOTAGE AND OCCUPANT LOADS FOR EACH USE AREA. THE PLANS |
| INDICATE A BUSINESS OCCUPANCY OF 1682/100= 17 OCCUPANTS |
| . THE OFFICE/ WORKROOM IS ONLY 462 SQ. FT. OR A |
| OCCUPANT LOAD OF 5. FOR BOTH THE A1 THEATER AND THE A3 |
| PLACE OF WORSHIP THE OCCUPANT LOAD IS FIGURED AT 15 |
| SQUARE FEET PER OCCUPANT (NET) PER FBC-B TABLE |
| 1004.1.2. PLEASE PROVIDE THE TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE OF |
| THE BUILDING AND OCCUPANT LOAD. |
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| 1D) PLEASE SHOW THE MEANS OF EGRESS PATH NOT AS A |
| SINGLE LINE BUT THE WIDTH OF THE MEANS OF EGRESS AND |
| OCCUPANT LOADS. THIS SQUARE FOOTAGE CAN BE DELETED FROM |
| THE TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE AS WELL AS THE RESTROOMS AND |
| WALLS (NET) SEE CHAPTER 2 DEFINITIONS. |
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| 1E) PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DETAIL AS TO THE USAGE OF |
| THE OFFICE / WORK ROOM. PLEASE DEFINE WHAT ACTIVITIES |
| WILL BE TAKING PLACE IN THE WORK ROOM. THE SECOND MEANS |
| OF EGRESS IS THROUGH THE WORK ROOM. |
| COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2914 FBC-B 1014.2 EGRESS THROUGH |
| INTERVENING SPACES WILL NEED TO BE PROVIDED AS TO THE |
| ALLOWABLE USAGE OF THE ROOM, AND A DEMARCATED PATH |
| CLEAR OF FURNITURE AND OR OBSTACLES. |
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| 2) SHEET A0.10 SHOWS WHAT APPEARS TO BE A CURTAIN HUNG |
| ACROSS WHAT APPEARS TO BE A PRE-FUNCTION AREA AND THE |
| MAIN ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY. PLEASE SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH |
| 2014 FBC-B 1008.1 MEANS OF EGRESS DOORS SHALL BE |
| READILY DISTINGUISHABLE FROM THE ADJACENT CONSTRUCTION |
| AND FINISHES SUCH THAT THE DOORS ARE EASILY |
| RECOGNIZABLE AS DOORS. MIRRORS OR SIMILAR REFLECTING |
| MATERIALS SHALL NOT BE USED ON MEANS OF EGRESS DOORS. |
| MEANS OF EGRESS DOORS SHALL NOT BE CONCEALED BY |
| CURTAINS, DRAPES, DECORATIONS OR SIMILAR MATERIALS. |
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| 3) SHEET A0.10 LIST THE FRONT AREA OF THE THEATER AS A |
| LOBBY. IS THIS AREA TO BE CONSIDERED A PRE-FUNCTION |
| AREA WHERE PERSONS ARE ADMITTED TO THE BUILDING AT |
| TIMES WHEN SEATS ARE NOT AVAILABLE, SUCH PERSONS SHALL |
| BE ALLOWED TO WAIT IN A LOBBY OR SIMILAR SPACE, |
| PROVIDED SUCH LOBBY OR SIMILAR SPACE SHALL NOT ENCROACH |
| UPON THE REQUIRED CLEAR WIDTH OF THE MEANS OF EGRESS. |
| SUCH FOYER, IF NOT DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO A PUBLIC |
| STREET BY ALL THE MAIN ENTRANCES OR EXITS, SHALL HAVE A |
| STRAIGHT AND UNOBSTRUCTED CORRIDOR OR PATH OF TRAVEL TO |
| EVERY SUCH MAIN ENTRANCE OR EXIT. 1028.3. |
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| 4) THE PLANS FAIL TO PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE CIRCULATION |
| PATH, ACCESSIBLE SEATING AND COMPANION SEATING. 2014 |
| FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE: |
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| 206.2.6 PERFORMANCE AREAS. WHERE A CIRCULATION PATH |
| DIRECTLY CONNECTS A PERFORMANCE AREA TO AN ASSEMBLY |
| SEATING AREA, AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE SHALL DIRECTLY |
| CONNECT THE ASSEMBLY SEATING AREA WITH THE PERFORMANCE |
| AREA. AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE SHALL BE PROVIDED FROM |
| PERFORMANCE AREAS TO ANCILLARY AREAS OR FACILITIES USED |
| BY PERFORMERS UNLESS EXEMPTED BY 206.2.3 EXCEPTIONS 1 |
| THROUGH 7. |
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| 802.2 LINES OF SIGHT. LINES OF SIGHT TO THE SCREEN, |
| PERFORMANCE AREA, OR PLAYING FIELD FOR SPECTATORS IN |
| WHEELCHAIR SPACES SHALL COMPLY WITH 802.2. |
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| 802.3 COMPANION SEATS. COMPANION SEATS SHALL COMPLY |
| WITH 802.3. |
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| 802.3.1 ALIGNMENT. IN ROW SEATING, COMPANION SEATS |
| SHALL BE LOCATED TO PROVIDE SHOULDER ALIGNMENT WITH |
| ADJACENT WHEELCHAIR SPACES. THE SHOULDER ALIGNMENT |
| POINT OF THE WHEELCHAIR SPACE SHALL BE MEASURED 36 |
| INCHES (915 MM) FROM THE FRONT OF THE WHEELCHAIR SPACE. |
| THE FLOOR SURFACE OF THE COMPANION SEAT SHALL BE AT THE |
| SAME ELEVATION AS THE FLOOR SURFACE OF THE WHEELCHAIR |
| SPACE. |
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| 802.3.2 TYPE. COMPANION SEATS SHALL BE EQUIVALENT IN |
| SIZE, QUALITY, COMFORT, AND AMENITIES TO THE SEATING IN |
| THE IMMEDIATE AREA. COMPANION SEATS SHALL BE PERMITTED |
| TO BE MOVABLE. |
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| 802.4 DESIGNATED AISLE SEATS. DESIGNATED AISLE SEATS |
| SHALL COMPLY WITH 802.4. |
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| 5) SHEET M2.01: |
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| 5A) THIS SHEET SHOWS A NEW ROOF TOP A/C CONDENSER ON A |
| NEW ROOF TOP A/C STAND. PLEASE SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH |
| FBC-B 1609.6.4.4.1 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(G) PRE-ENGINEERED A/C STANDS |
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| PLEASE ALSO REVIEW TABLE 1509.6.5 FBC-B CLEARANCES |
| BELOW RAISED ROOF MOUNTED MECHANICAL UNITS. |
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| 5B) 107.3.4.1 THOSE PRODUCTS WHICH ARE REGULATED BY DCA |
| RULE 9N-3 SHALL BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN WRITING BY |
| THE DESIGNER OF RECORD PRIOR TO SUBMITTAL FOR |
| JURISDICTIONAL APPROVAL. |
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| 5C) PLEASE PROVIDE THE WIND DESIGN IN COMPLIANCE WITH: |
| 2014 FBC-B 1603.1.4 WIND DESIGN DATA. |
| THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION RELATED TO WIND LOADS SHALL |
| BE SHOWN, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER WIND LOADS GOVERN THE |
| DESIGN OF THE LATERAL FORCE-RESISTING SYSTEM OF THE |
| STRUCTURE: |
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| 5C) 1. ULTIMATE DESIGN WIND SPEED, VULT, (3-SECOND |
| GUST), MILES PER HOUR (KM/HR) AND NOMINAL DESIGN WIND |
| SPEED, VASD, AS DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION |
| 1609.3.1. |
| 5C)2. RISK CATEGORY. |
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| 5C)3. WIND EXPOSURE. APPLICABLE WIND DIRECTION IF MORE |
| THAN ONE WIND EXPOSURE IS UTILIZED. |
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| 5C)4. APPLICABLE INTERNAL PRESSURE COEFFICIENT. |
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| 5C)5. DESIGN WIND PRESSURES TO BE USED FOR EXTERIOR |
| COMPONENT AND CLADDING MATERIALS NOT SPECIFICALLY |
| DESIGNED BY THE REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL |
| RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN OF THE STRUCTURE, PSF (KN/ |
| M2). |
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| TABLE 1609.7(2) ADJUSTMENT FACTORS FOR HEIGHT & |
| EXPOSURE. PROVIDE THE MEAN ROOF HEIGHT FOR THE |
| BUILDING. |
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| 1609.3.1 WIND SPEED CONVERSION VULT TO VASD. |
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| 5D) PLEASE PROVIDE WHAT ADDITIONAL TYPE OF |
| REINFORCEMENT OF THE ROOF FRAMING SYSTEM (MAIN WIND |
| FORCE RESISTING SYSTEM) MWFRS WILL THE ENGINEERED A/C |
| STAND ANCHOR TOO? FBC-B 1609.6.4.4.1 COMPONENTS & |
| CLADDING. |
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| 5E) PLEASE ALSO PROVIDE THE METHOD OF ATTACHMENT OF THE |
| A/C CONDENSER TO THE ROOF TOP STAND. FBC-B 1609.6.4.4.1 |
| COMPONENTS & CLADDING. |
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| 5F) NONE OF THE PLANS PROVIDE A SECTION THROUGH THE |
| EXTERIOR WALL INDICATING IF THERE IS A PARAPET WALL |
| LOCATED NEXT TO THE A/C ROOF TOP CONDENSER. PLEASE SHOW |
| COMPLIANCE WITH : |
| 2014 FBC- 1013.6 MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT. GUARDS SHALL BE |
| PROVIDED WHERE APPLIANCES, EQUIPMENT, FANS, ROOF HATCH |
| OPENINGS OR OTHER COMPONENTS THAT REQUIRE SERVICE ARE |
| LOCATED WITHIN 10 FEET (3048 MM) OF A ROOF EDGE OR OPEN |
| SIDE OF A WALKING SURFACE AND SUCH EDGE OR OPEN SIDE IS |
| LOCATED MORE THAN 30 INCHES (762 MM) ABOVE THE FLOOR, |
| ROOF OR GRADE BELOW. THE GUARD SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED SO |
| AS TO PREVENT THE PASSAGE OF A SPHERE 21 INCHES (533 |
| MM) IN DIAMETER. THE GUARD SHALL EXTEND NOT LESS THAN |
| 30 INCHES (762 MM) BEYOND EACH END OF SUCH APPLIANCE, |
| EQUIPMENT, FAN OR COMPONENT. |
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| 6) IMPACT FEES: 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. |
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| 7) WHEN RESUBMITTING PLANS PLEASE INDICATE THE REVISION |
| & REMOVE ANY VOIDED SHEETS & 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. |
| 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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| 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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