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2016-04-22 17:53:33 | 1ST REVIEW: FBC 2014 |
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| GEORGE JOHNSON |
| PLUMBING PLANS EXAMINER |
| CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| 561-805-6711 |
| [email protected] |
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| PLUMBING COMMENTS: |
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| (1) DRINKING FOUNTAINS SHALL COMPLY WITH FBC ACC. |
| SEC.602.1 GENERAL. |
| DRINKING FOUNTAINS SHALL COMPLY WITH 307 AND 602. |
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| (2) THE MIRROR SHALL COMPLY WITH FBC ACC. 603.3 |
| MIRRORS. |
| MIRRORS LOCATED ABOVE LAVATORIES OR COUNTERTOPS SHALL |
| BE INSTALLED WITH THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE REFLECTING |
| SURFACE 40 INCHES (1015 MM) MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH |
| FLOOR OR GROUND. MIRRORS NOT LOCATED ABOVE LAVATORIES |
| OR COUNTERTOPS SHALL BE INSTALLED WITH THE BOTTOM EDGE |
| OF THE REFLECTING SURFACE 35 INCHES (890 MM) MAXIMUM |
| ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND. |
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| (3.) THE WATER CLOSET SHALL COMPLY WITH FBC ACC 604.2 |
| LOCATION. |
| THE WATER CLOSET SHALL BE POSITIONED WITH A WALL OR |
| PARTITION TO THE REAR AND TO ONE SIDE. THE CENTERLINE |
| OF THE WATER CLOSET SHALL BE 16 INCHES (405 MM) MINIMUM |
| TO 18 INCHES (455 MM) MAXIMUM FROM THE SIDE WALL OR |
| PARTITION, EXCEPT THAT THE WATER CLOSET SHALL BE 17 |
| INCHES (430 MM) MINIMUM AND 19 INCHES (485 MM) MAXIMUM |
| FROM THE SIDE WALL OR PARTITION IN THE AMBULATORY |
| ACCESSIBLE TOILET COMPARTMENT SPECIFIED IN 604.8.2. |
| WATER CLOSETS SHALL BE ARRANGED FOR A LEFT-HAND OR |
| RIGHT-HAND APPROACH. |
| 604.3 CLEARANCE. |
| CLEARANCES AROUND WATER CLOSETS AND IN TOILET |
| COMPARTMENTS SHALL COMPLY WITH 604.3. |
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| 604.3.1 SIZE. |
| CLEARANCE AROUND A WATER CLOSET SHALL BE 60 INCHES |
| (1525 MM) MINIMUM MEASURED PERPENDICULAR FROM THE SIDE |
| WALL AND 56 INCHES (1420 MM) MINIMUM MEASURED |
| PERPENDICULAR FROM THE REAR WALL. |
| 604.4 SEATS. |
| THE SEAT HEIGHT OF A WATER CLOSET ABOVE THE FINISH |
| FLOOR SHALL BE 17 INCHES (430 MM) MINIMUM AND 19 INCHES |
| (485 MM) MAXIMUM MEASURED TO THE TOP OF THE SEAT. SEATS |
| SHALL NOT BE SPRUNG TO RETURN TO A LIFTED POSITION. |
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| 304.3.1 CIRCULAR SPACE. |
| THE TURNING SPACE SHALL BE A SPACE OF 60 INCHES (1525 |
| MM) DIAMETER MINIMUM. THE SPACE SHALL BE PERMITTED TO |
| INCLUDE KNEE AND TOE CLEARANCE COMPLYING WITH 306. |
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| 304.3.2 T-SHAPED SPACE. |
| THE TURNING SPACE SHALL BE A T-SHAPED SPACE WITHIN A 60 |
| INCH (1525 MM) SQUARE MINIMUM WITH ARMS AND BASE 36 |
| INCHES (915 MM) WIDE MINIMUM. EACH ARM OF THE T SHALL |
| BE CLEAR OF OBSTRUCTIONS 12 INCHES (305 MM) MINIMUM IN |
| EACH DIRECTION AND THE BASE SHALL BE CLEAR OF |
| OBSTRUCTIONS 24 INCHES (610 MM) MINIMUM. THE SPACE |
| SHALL BE PERMITTED TO INCLUDE KNEE AND TOE CLEARANCE |
| COMPLYING WITH 306 ONLY AT THE END OF EITHER THE BASE |
| OR ONE ARM. |
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| (4) GRAB BARS SHALL COMPLY WITH FBC ACC 604.5.1 SIDE |
| WALL. |
| THE SIDE WALL GRAB BAR SHALL BE 42 INCHES (1065 MM) |
| LONG MINIMUM, LOCATED 12 INCHES (305 MM) MAXIMUM FROM |
| THE REAR WALL AND EXTENDING 54 INCHES (1370 MM) MINIMUM |
| FROM THE REAR WALL. |
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| 604.5.2 REAR WALL. |
| THE REAR WALL GRAB BAR SHALL BE 36 INCHES (915 MM) LONG |
| MINIMUM AND EXTEND FROM THE CENTERLINE OF THE WATER |
| CLOSET 12 INCHES (305 MM) MINIMUM ON ONE SIDE AND 24 |
| INCHES (610 MM) MINIMUM ON THE OTHER |
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| 609.4 POSITION OF GRAB BARS. |
| GRAB BARS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN A HORIZONTAL POSITION, |
| 33 INCHES (840 MM) MINIMUM AND 36 INCHES (915 MM) |
| MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR MEASURED TO THE TOP OF |
| THE GRIPPING SURFACE, EXCEPT THAT AT WATER CLOSETS FOR |
| CHILDREN?S USE COMPLYING WITH 604.9, GRAB BARS SHALL BE |
| INSTALLED IN A HORIZONTAL POSITION 18 INCHES (455 MM) |
| MINIMUM AND 27 INCHES (685 MM) MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH |
| FLOOR MEASURED TO THE TOP OF THE GRIPPING SURFACE. THE |
| HEIGHT OF THE LOWER GRAB BAR ON THE BACK WALL OF A |
| BATHTUB SHALL COMPLY WITH 607.4.1.1 OR 607.4.2.1. |
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| 609.3 SPACING. |
| THE SPACE BETWEEN THE WALL AND THE GRAB BAR SHALL BE 1 |
| 1/2 INCHES (38 MM). THE SPACE BETWEEN THE GRAB BAR AND |
| PROJECTING OBJECTS BELOW AND AT THE ENDS SHALL BE 1 1/2 |
| INCHES (38 MM) MINIMUM. THE SPACE BETWEEN THE GRAB BAR |
| AND PROJECTING OBJECTS ABOVE SHALL BE 12 INCHES (305 |
| MM) MINIMUM. |
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| (5) TOILET PAPER DISPENSER SHALL COMPLY WITH FBC ACC |
| 604.7 DISPENSERS. |
| TOILET PAPER DISPENSERS SHALL COMPLY WITH 309.4 AND |
| SHALL BE 7 INCHES (180 MM) MINIMUM AND 9 INCHES (230 |
| MM) MAXIMUM IN FRONT OF THE WATER CLOSET MEASURED TO |
| THE CENTERLINE OF THE DISPENSER. THE OUTLET OF THE |
| DISPENSER SHALL BE 15 INCHES (380 MM) MINIMUM AND 48 |
| INCHES (1220 MM) MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR AND |
| SHALL NOT BE LOCATED BEHIND GRAB BARS. DISPENSERS SHALL |
| NOT BE OF A TYPE THAT CONTROLS DELIVERY OR THAT DOES |
| NOT ALLOW CONTINUOUS PAPER FLOW. |
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| (6) LAVATORY SHALL COMPLY WITH FBC ACC 606.2 CLEAR |
| FLOOR SPACE. |
| A CLEAR FLOOR SPACE COMPLYING WITH 305, POSITIONED FOR |
| A FORWARD APPROACH, AND KNEE AND TOE CLEARANCE |
| COMPLYING WITH 306 SHALL BE PROVIDED. |
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| 606.3 HEIGHT. |
| LAVATORIES AND SINKS SHALL BE INSTALLED WITH THE FRONT |
| OF THE HIGHER OF THE RIM OR COUNTER SURFACE 34 INCHES |
| (865 MM) MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND. |
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| (7) THIS OCCUPANCY CAN NOT BE CLASSIFIED A A-2 PER FBC |
| 303.1.1 IT IS CLASSIFIED AS B WITH A OCCUPANT LOAD OF 9 |
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| (8) PLEASE PROVIDE A WATER RISER DIAGRAM PER WPB AMEND. |
| TO FBC SEC. 107.3.5.1.3(3) |
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| (9) A GREASE INTERCEPTOR IS REQUIRED FOR 3 COMP. SINK |
| AND SERVICE SINK. PER FBC PL SEC. 1003.1 WHERE |
| REQUIRED. |
| INTERCEPTORS AND SEPARATORS SHALL BE PROVIDED TO |
| PREVENT THE DISCHARGE OF OIL, GREASE, SAND AND OTHER |
| SUBSTANCES HARMFUL OR HAZARDOUS TO THE PUBLIC SEWER, |
| THE PRIVATE SEWAGE SYSTEM OR THE SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT |
| OR PROCESSES. |
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| (10) IDENTIFY THE FIXTURE UPSTEAM OF THE WATER CLOSET. |
| NO OTHER FIXTURES CAN TIE INTO THE WET VENT. THE 3 COMP |
| SINK HAND SINK SHALL TIE IN DOWN STREAM OF BATHROOM |
| GROUP. PER FBC PL SEC. 912.1 |
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| (11) THE 3 COMP. SINK SHALL BE INDIRECT WASTE. PER FBC |
| PL SEC. 802.1 OR 802.1.8 |
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| (12) SHT. E-1 SHALL BE SIGNED AND SEALED PER FAC |
| 61G15-23.001 |
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