Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 16061352
Permit Number 16061352
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2016-07-08 06:58:16BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 W. P. B. PERMIT: 16061352
 ADD: 1905 S. DIXIE HWY. SUITE # ???????
 CONT: SISCA
 TEL: 561-228-7503
 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: FRI. JULY 08/2016
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) THE PERMIT APPLICATION DOES NOT INCLUDE THE SUITES
 TO BE INCLUDED IN THE SCOPE OF WORK TO BE COVERED UNDER
 THIS PERMIT. THE TITLE BLOCK ALSO JUST SAYS 1905 S.
 DIXIE HWY. IT WOULD APPEAR THE SCOPE OF WORK TO BE
 COVERED UNDER THIS PERMIT IS BOTH SUITES 100A & 100B?
 107.2.1.3 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. 107.2.1
 INFORMATION ON CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS.CONSTRUCTION
 DOCUMENTS SHALL BE OF SUFFICIENTCLARITY TO INDICATE THE
 LOCATION, NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE WORK PROPOSED.
  
 2) SHEET A-1.0:
 2A) CODE RESEACH OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION IS INDICATED
 AS MERCANTILE BUT ALSO LIST NON-SEPARATED USE. IS THERE
 ANOTHER OCCUPANCY TYPE NOT DECLARED WHERE NON-SEPARATED
 USE COMES INTO PLAY IN A MIXED USE BUILDING ? 2014
 FBC-B 508.3 NONSEPARATED OCCUPANCIES. BUILDINGS OR
 PORTIONS OF BUILDINGS THAT COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS
 OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS NONSEPARATED
 OCCUPANCIES.
  
 2B) CODE RESEARCH INDICATES THE TENANT SPACES TO BE
 MERCANTILE OCCUPANCIES. UNDER THE HEADING OF MEANS OF
 EGRESS THERE ARE (2) DISCREPANCIES, (1) THE OCCUPANCY
 TYPE IS LISTED AS BUSINESS AND THE OCCUPANT LOAD IS
 TAKEN AT 100 SQ. FT/ OCCUPANT, THE (2) ISSUE IS
 OCCUPANT LOAD IS FIGURED AT 60 SQ. FT. / OCCUPANT
 PLEASE REVIEW THE 2014 FBC-B TABLE 1004.1.2 WHERE
 EITHER AT BASEMENT OR GRADE FLOOR LEVEL THE OCCUPANT
 LOAD IS TAKEN AT 30 SQ. FT./ OCCUPANT.
  
 3) SHEET A-2.0:
 3A) PLEASE REVIEW THE ALLOWABLE CENTERS FOR AN
 ACCESSIBLE WATER CLOSET IN THE 2014 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY
 CODE THE WATER CLOSET IS TO BE LOCATED BETWEEN 16
 INCHES TO 18 INCHES FROM THE SIDE WALL. SEE ACCESS.
 CODE 604.2. THE OTHER ISSUE THE PLANS DO NOT SHOW AN
 OVER ALL MEASUREMENT OF THE RESTROOMSTHE MINIMUM
 MEASUREMENT WOULD BE 7 FEET 1 INCH. THE PLANS CENTER
 THE WATER CLOSET AT 16 3/4 INCHES OFF THE WALL AND THE
 LAV IS CENTERED AT 15 3/4 INCHES OFF THE OPPOSITE SIDE
 WALL. THE "CLEARANCES" FROM THE SIDE WALL OVER THE
 WATER CLOSET TO THE CLOSET EDGE OF THE LAV IS 60
 INCHES, THE CENTERLINE DISTANCE OFF THE WALL FOR THE
 LAV AT 15 3/4 INCHES WILL INCREASE THE OVERALL DISTANCE
 OR THE ROOM BY 3/4 INCHES.
  
 3B) THE DETAILS FOR THE GRAB BARS ALL SHOW THE DISTANCE
 36 INCHES FROM THE FINISH FLOOR TO CENTERLINE, PLEASE
 NOTE THE 2014 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 609.4
 REQUIRES THE MEASUREMENT TO BE TAKEN FROM THE TOP OF
 THE GRIPPING SURFACE.
  
 3C) THERE ARE NO DETAILS SHOWN HOW CODE COMPLIANCE FOR
 BACKING FOR GRAB BARS. 2014 FBC-ACCESS. CODE 609.8
 STRUCTURAL STRENGTH.
  
 3D) THE PLANS DO NOT SHOW ACCESSIBLE SGINAGE. SHOW
 COMPLIANCE WITH ACCESS. CODE 703.1 GENERAL.
 SIGNS SHALL COMPLY WITH 703. WHERE BOTH VISUAL AND
 TACTILE CHARACTERS ARE REQUIRED, EITHER ONE SIGN WITH
 BOTH VISUAL AND TACTILE CHARACTERS, OR TWO SEPARATE
 SIGNS, ONE WITH VISUAL, AND ONE WITH TACTILE
 CHARACTERS, SHALL BE PROVIDED.
  
 703.2 RAISED CHARACTERS.
 RAISED CHARACTERS SHALL COMPLY WITH 703.2 AND SHALL BE
 DUPLICATED IN BRAILLE COMPLYING WITH 703.3. RAISED
 CHARACTERS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 703.4.
  
 3E) THE PLANS DO NOT INDICATE IF THE 2 MEANS OF EGRESS
 ARE ACCESSIBLE MEANS OF EGRESS. 2014 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY
 CODE 207.1 ACCESSIBLE MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL COMPLY WITH
 THE 2003 IBC SECTION 1007. 2003 IBC-B 1007.1. WHERE 2
 OR MORE MEANS OF EGRESS IS REQUIRED BY SECTION 1014.1
 OR 1018.1 FROM ANY ACCESSIBLE PORTION OF THE SPACE
 SHALL BE SERVED BY NOT LESS THAN TWO ACCESSIBLE MEANS
 OF EGRESS.
  
 3F) PLEASE PROVIDE A LETTER SHOWING A ITEMIZED LIST OF
 ELEMNTS WHERE UP TO 20% OF THE CONTRACT VALUE HAS
 BROUGHT THESE ELEMENTS UP TO MEET THE CURRENT 2014
 ACCESSIBLITY 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.
  
 4) 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.
  
 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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