Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 16020366
Permit Number 16020366
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2016-03-15 15:56:51BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 W. P. B. PERMIT: 16020366
 ADD: 1401 ELIZABETH AVE.
 CONT: TBD
 TEL: 561-662-7322
 E-MAIL: [email protected]
  
 2014 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2014 WEST PALM BEACH
 AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1,
 ADMINISTRATION
  
 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.
  
 1ST REVIEW
 DATE: TUES. MARCH 15/ 2016
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) PLEASE NOTE 2 SETS OF PLANS WERE SUBMITTED WITH JOHN
 HOLT P. E. THE DESIGNER OF RECORD. PLEASE NOTE ONLY (1)
 SET OF PLANS WERE SIGNED AND SEALED.
  
 PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, REPORTS OR OTHER DOCUMENTS
 PREPARED BY THE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL AND BEING FILED FOR
 PUBLIC RECORD SHALL HAVE THE SIGNATURE AND SEAL OF THE
 DESIGN PROFESSIONAL AFFIXED TO THE DOCUMENT.
 FL ADMIN CODE 61G15-23.002 ENGINEERS
  
 2) NOTE THIS PERMIT IS FOR A CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY FROM
 LIGHT MANUFACTURING F1 TO A GYMNASIUM A-3 (WITHOUT
 SPECTATORS). THE PROJECT DATA SHEET A-2 INDICATES THIS
 IS A LEVEL II ALTERATION. PLEASE NOTE WITH THIS PERMIT
 BEING A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY LEVEL 3 AND CHAPTER 10 OF
 THE 2014 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING WILL BE APPLICABLE.
 2014 EXIST. BUILD. CODE 1001.3 CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY
 CLASSIFICATION. WHERE THE OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION OF A
 BUILDING CHANGES, THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS 1002
 THROUGH 1012 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.
  
 3) EXIST. BUILD. CODE 1001.3 CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY
 CLASSIFICATION. WHERE THE OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION OF A
 BUILDING CHANGES, THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS 1002
 THROUGH 1012 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.
  
 3A) EXIST. BUILD. CODE 1012.2.1 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.
  
 2014 FBC-B [F] 903.2.1.3 GROUP A-3. AN AUTOMATIC
 SPRINKLER SYSTEM SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR GROUP A-3
 OCCUPANCIES WHERE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS
 EXISTS: 2. THE FIRE AREA HAS AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF 300 OR
 MORE;
 PLEASE NOTE THE DESIGNER OF RECORD HAS TAKEN THE
 OCCUPANT LOAD @ 50 SQ. FT. FOR THE GYM. THIS CAN ONLY
 BE TAKEN WHEN GYM EQUIPMENT IS SHOWN OTHERWISE THE
 OCCUPANT LOAD IS TAKEN AT 15 SQ. FT./ OCCUPANT PUTTING
 THE OCCUPANT LOAD OVER 300, REQUIRING FIRE SPRINKLERS.
  
 3B)EXISTING BUILDING CODE 1012.2.2 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.
 2014 FBC-B 907.2.1 GROUP A.
 A MANUAL FIRE ALARM SYSTEM THAT ACTIVATES THE OCCUPANT
 NOTIFICATION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 907.5
 SHALL BE INSTALLED IN GROUP A OCCUPANCIES WHERE THE
 OCCUPANT LOAD DUE TO THE ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY IS 300 OR
 MORE.
 PLEASE NOTE THE DESIGNER OF RECORD HAS TAKEN THE
 OCCUPANT LOAD @ 50 SQ. FT. FOR THE GYM. THIS CAN ONLY
 BE TAKEN WHEN GYM EQUIPMENT IS SHOWN OTHERWISE THE
 OCCUPANT LOAD IS TAKEN AT 15 SQ. FT./ OCCUPANT PUTTING
 THE OCCUPANT LOAD OVER 300, REQUIRING FIRE ALARM
 SYSTEM.
  
 4) EXISTING BUILDING CODE 1012.4.1 MEANS OF EGRESS FOR
 CHANGE TO HIGHER HAZARD CATEGORY. WHEN A CHANGE OF
 OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION IS MADE TO A HIGHER HAZARD
 CATEGORY (LOWER NUMBER) AS SHOWN IN TABLE 1012.4, THE
 MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF
 CHAPTER 10 OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING.
  
 4A) PLEASE PROVIDE A SITE PLAN FOR HOW THE EXIT
 DISCHARGE OF THE EXITS WILL OCCUR. PLEASE NOTE WITH THE
 BUILDING BEING NON-SPRINKLERED THE EXIT DOORS ARE
 REQUIRED TO BE ? THE OVERALL DIAGONAL DISTANCE APART.
 EITHER OF THE FRONT DOORS CAN BE USED AS PART OF THE ?
 THE DIAGONAL DISTANCE APART BUT THE 2ND EXIT WILL BE
 REQUIRED TO BE THE BACK EXIT. PLEASE SHOW HOW
 COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 1027 OF THE FBC-B AND DEPENDING
 ON THE LOCATION OF THE PROPERTY LINE 1027.4. EGRESS
 COURTS.
  
 4B) THE EXTERIOR DOOR THAT LEADS INTO THE LOBBY WILL
 NEED A NEW EXTERIOR SWING DOOR. AS PART OF A MEANS OF
 EGRESS THIS DOOR WITH AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF 50 OR GREATER
 IS REQUIRED TO SWING IN THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. 2014
 FBC-B 1008.1.2.
  
 4B)(1) 2014 FBC-B 1609.1.2 PROTECTION OF OPENINGS,
 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)(A) EXTERIOR DOORS.
  
 4B)(2)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.
  
 4C) THE DOOR FROM THE OPEN EXERCISE AREA THAT LEADS
 INTO THE LOBBY AREA WILL ALSO NEED TO SWING IN THE
 DIRECTION OF EGRESS TRAVEL. 2014 FBC-B 1008.1.2.
  
 5) 2014 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING CODE. 1007.1 GRAVITY
 LOADS. BUILDINGS OR PORTIONS THEREOF SUBJECT TO A
 CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY WHERE SUCH CHANGE IN THE NATURE OF
 OCCUPANCY RESULTS IN HIGHER UNIFORM OR CONCENTRATED
 LOADS BASED ON THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING
 TABLE 1607.1 SHALL COMPLY WITH THE GRAVITY LOAD
 PROVISIONS OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING.
 PLEASE NOTE THERE WAS AN ORIGINAL CORE OFFICE AND
 MEZZANINE LEVEL THAT WAS BUILT WITH THE ORIGINAL SHELL
 OF THE BUILDING. THEPALM BEACH COUNTY PROPERTY
 APPRAISERS INDICATES A 1ST FLOOR OFFICE SPACE OF 920
 SQUARE FEET AND A MEZZANINE LEVEL OF 392 SQ. FT. OF
 OFFICE SPACE. IN 1992 THERE WAS A FOUNDATION PERMIT
 ISSUED FOR INCREASING THE SIZE OF THE MEZZANINE, PERMIT
 NUMBER 92A01923 FOR A FOUNDATION PERMIT ONLY! THERE HAS
 BEEN NO OTHER BUILDING (STRUCTURAL) PERMITS PULLED
 SINCE.
 CREATION OR EXTENSION OF NONCONFORMITY RENOVATION, OR
 ALTERATION SHALL NOT CREATE OR EXTEND ANY NONCONFORMITY
 IN THE EXISTING BUILDING BEING MADE WITH REGARD TO
 ACCESSIBILITY, STRUCTURAL STRENGTH, FIRE SAFETY, MEANS
 OF EGRESS, OR THE CAPACITY OF MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, OR
 ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. THERE HAS BEEN WORK PREFORMED
 WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF A PERMIT AND INSPECTIONS.
 2014 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2014 WEST PALM BEACH
 AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1,
 ADMINISTRATION 110.1 GENERAL. CONSTRUCTION OR WORK FOR
 WHICH A PERMIT IS REQUIRED SHALL BE SUBJECT TO
 INSPECTION BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL AND SUCH
 CONSTRUCTION OR WORK SHALL REMAIN ACCESSIBLE AND
 EXPOSED FOR INSPECTION PURPOSES UNTIL APPROVED.
 APPROVAL AS A RESULT OF AN INSPECTION SHALL NOT BE
 CONSTRUED TO BE AN APPROVAL OF A VIOLATION OF THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS CODE OR OF OTHER ORDINANCES OF THE
 JURISDICTION. INSPECTIONS PRESUMING TO GIVE AUTHORITY
 TO VIOLATE OR CANCEL THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CODE OR OF
 OTHER ORDINANCES OF THE JURISDICTION SHALL NOT BE
 VALID. IT SHALL BE THE DUTY OF THE PERMIT APPLICANT TO
 CAUSE THE WORK TO REMAIN ACCESSIBLE AND EXPOSED FOR
 INSPECTION PURPOSES.
  
 THE ADDITIONAL SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE 1ST FLOOR OFFICE,
 MEZZANINE LEVEL AND NEW STAIRWAY, HANDRAIL & GUARDRAIL
 SYSTEMS AND RELOCATED STAIRWAY WILL NEED TO BE SHOWN ON
 PLANS AND VALUATION OF THIS WORK ADDED TO THE SCOPE OF
 THIS PERMIT. EXPLORATORY OPENINGS INTO CEILINGS, WALLS
 AND OR STAIR STRINGERS FOR VERIFYING CODE COMPLIANCE,
 CODE VIOLATIONS WILL NEED TO BE CORRECTED .
  
 6) 2014 EXISTING BUILDING CODE 1012.7.2 STAIRWAYS. WHEN
 A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION IS MADE TO A
 HIGHER HAZARD CATEGORY AS SHOWN IN TABLE 1012.4,
 INTERIOR STAIRWAYS SHALL BE ENCLOSED AS REQUIRED BY THE
 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING.
  
 7) 2014 EXISTING BUILDING CODE. 1012.8 ACCESSIBILITY.
 EXISTING BUILDINGS THAT UNDERGO A CHANGE OF GROUP OR
 OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION SHALL COMPLY WITH THE
 PROVISIONS OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, ACCESSIBILITY.
 2014 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE 202.4.1 DISPROPORTIONATE
 COST.
 ALTERATIONS MADE TO PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE PATH OF
 TRAVEL TO THE ALTERED AREA WILL BE DEEMED
 DISPROPORTIONATE TO THE OVERALL ALTERATION WHEN THE
 COST EXCEEDS 20% OF THE COST OF THE ALTERATION TO THE
 PRIMARY FUNCTION AREA. COSTS THAT MAY BE COUNTED AS
 EXPENDITURES REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE PATH OF
 TRAVEL MAY INCLUDE: (I) COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING
 AN ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE AND AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE TO THE
 ALTERED AREA; (II) COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH MAKING
 RESTROOMS ACCESSIBLE, SUCH AS INSTALLING GRAB BARS,
 ENLARGING TOILET STALLS, INSULATING PIPES, OR
 INSTALLING ACCESSIBLE FAUCET CONTROLS; (III) COSTS
 ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE TELEPHONES, SUCH
 AS RELOCATING THE TELEPHONE TO AN ACCESSIBLE HEIGHT,
 INSTALLING AMPLIFICATION DEVICES, OR INSTALLING A TEXT
 TELEPHONE (TTY); (IV) COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH RELOCATING
 AN INACCESSIBLE DRINKING FOUNTAIN.
  
 8) EXISTING BUILDING CODE. SECTION 1013 ENERGY
 CONSERVATION SEE THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, ENERGY
 CONSERVATION.
  
 9) PLEASE PROVIDE A SITE PLAN. 107.3.5.1.1 MINIMUM PLAN
 REVIEW CRITERIA FOR COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS BUILDINGS.
 1. SITE REQUIREMENTS:
 PARKING
 FIRE ACCESS
 VEHICLE LOADING
 DRIVING/TURNING RADIUS
 FIRE HYDRANT/WATER SUPPLY/POST INDICATOR VALVE (PIV)
 SET BACK/SEPARATION (ASSUMED PROPERTY LINES)
 LOCATION OF WATER LINES AND SEWER LINES
  
  
 10) 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.
  
 11) 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.
  
 JAMES A. WITMER CBO
 SENIOR COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER
 CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DIVISION
 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
 TEL: 561-805-6715
 FAX: 561-805-6676
 E-MAIL: [email protected]
  
  
  
  
  
  


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