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| 2016-07-13 12:08:19 | BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 16061547 |
| | ADD: 120 S. OLIVE AVE. SUITE 730/ 800 |
| | CONT: TBD TO BE DETERMINED |
| | TEL: 561-659-2383/ MARTHA BURITICA |
| | 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: WED. JULY 13/2016 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) THE ORIGINAL BUILDING PERMIT FOR THIS BUILDING IS |
| | FOUND IN THE LEDGER BOOK (OLD TOWN) MAY 1/ 1921 FOR A |
| | 92 X93 SQUARE FOOTPRINT AND 7 STORY BUILDING. THIS |
| | BUILDING WAS BUILT BEFORE ANY KNOWN BUILDING CODE |
| | RECORDS ARE KNOWN, THE OLDEST CITY OF WEST PALM |
| | BUILDING CODE IS 1929. CITY WAS INCORPORATED IN NOV. |
| | 1894. PALM BEACH COUNTY ESTABLISHED IN 1909 AFTER BEING |
| | SPLIT FROM DADE COUNTY. IT IS AT THIS TIME AN |
| | ASSUMPTION WE WERE NOT PART OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA |
| | BUILDING CODE SINCE BOTH THE CITY AND COUNTY WERE |
| | INCORPORATED. |
| | A COMPLETE RECORD RESEARCH REQUEST WILL NEED TO BE |
| | ACCOMPLISHED WHERE RECORDS CAN BE FOUND FOR THE 8TH |
| | FLOOR ADDITION. UNDER THE RECORD REQUEST 16061245 A |
| | RESEARCH REQUEST WAS COMPLETED IT APPEARS BACK TO 1970. |
| | THIS CANNOT BE DETERMINED FOR ANOTHER WEEK UNTIL THE |
| | TECHNICIAN IS BACK FROM VACATION, THIS INFORMATION |
| | HADN?T BEEN STORED ON THE ?F? DRIVE AS OF YET. |
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| | 2) UNKNOWNS AT THIS TIME, WHAT BUILDING TYPE IS THIS |
| | BUILDING BUILT TO THE CURRENT 2014 FBC CODE. DOES THIS |
| | BUILDING CONFORMING TO THE CURRENT CODE, IS THERE WOOD |
| | FLOOR JOIST, BEARING STUD WALLS BOTH INTERIOR AND |
| | EXTERIOR, BEARING WOOD CEILING JOIST AND OR WOOD ROOF |
| | FRAMING JOISTS? 107.2.1.3 / 107.3.5.1.1 MINIMUM PLAN |
| | REVIEW CRITERIA FOR BUILDINGS: COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS. |
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| | 2A) THE HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING TAKEN AT THE 7TH FLOOR |
| | FROM GRADE AND THE HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING TAKEN AT THE |
| | 8TH FLOOR FROM GRADE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION THAT MAY |
| | DEEM THIS BUILDING TO BE CONSIDERED HIGH-RISE |
| | CONSTRUCTION OR NOT. IF A PERMIT CANNOT BE LOCATED FOR |
| | THE 8TH FLOOR, THEN THE 8TH FLOOR WILL BE CONSIDERED AN |
| | ADDITION AND FALL UNDER THE 2014 FBC EXISTING BUILDING |
| | CODE FOR ADDITIONS CHAPTER 11, CHAPTER 12 FOR HISTORIC |
| | BUILDINGS AS WELL AS CHAPTER 10 FOR A CHANGE IN |
| | OCCUPANCY. IF THE 8TH FLOOR CONSTITUTES AN ADDITION AND |
| | THE HIGHEST OCCUPIED FLOOR LOCATED MORE THAN 75 FEET |
| | (22 860 MM) ABOVE THE LOWEST LEVEL OF FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| | VEHICLE ACCESS, THIS BUILDING WOULD BE DEFINED AS A |
| | HIGH-RISE AND HAVE TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOUND UNDER |
| | THE 2014 FBC-B SECTION 403.1- 403.6. |
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| | 2B) DOES THIS BUILDING HAVE A CODE COMPLIANT NFPA 13 |
| | FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM? 107.2.1.3/ 2014 FBC-B TABLE 503 |
| | WAS THERE A SPRINKLER INCREASE TAKEN FOR BUILDING |
| | HEIGHT? SEE FBC-B 506.3. |
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| | 2C) THERE IS ALSO A DISCREPANCY IN THE SCOPE OF WORK |
| | BETWEEN THE PERMIT APPLICATION AND THE SCOPE OF WORK |
| | SHOWN ON SHEET A8-0.00 & A8-1.01. THE SCOPE OF WORK ON |
| | THE PERMIT APPLICATION INCLUDES A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY. |
| | WHEREAS THE SHEETS INDICATED ABOVE STATE THE TENANT |
| | IMPROVEMENT UNDER SEPARATE PERMIT. UNDER THE 2014 |
| | FBC-EXISTING BUILDING CODE SECTION 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 ALL SECTIONS |
| | 1012.1.- 1012.8 & 1013 THE ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE. |
| | 2D) THE PLANS SUBMITTED SHEET A8-0.00 & A8-1.01 SHOW |
| | WHAT APPEARS AS NEW WORK THAT EXTENDS THE 2 HOUR FIRE |
| | RATED STAIR SHAFT FROM THE 7TH FLOOR TO THE 8TH FLOOR. |
| | THE 7TH FLOOR LANDING DOES NOT SHOW A 1 ? HOUR |
| | FIRE-RATED DOOR. SEE FBC-B TABLE 716.5. PLEASE PROVIDE |
| | AN EAST WEST SECTION THROUGH THE EXIT, SHOWING THIS IS |
| | A SINGLE VERTICAL EXIT THAT WILL BE CONTINUOUS FROM THE |
| | 8TH FLOOR TO THE 1ST FLOOR. SEE FBC-B 1021.2 EXITS FROM |
| | STORIES. |
| | TWO EXITS, OR EXIT ACCESS STAIRWAYS OR RAMPS PROVIDING |
| | ACCESS TO EXITS, FROM ANY STORY OR OCCUPIED ROOF SHALL |
| | BE PROVIDED WHERE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS |
| | EXISTS: |
| | 1. THE OCCUPANT LOAD OR NUMBER OF DWELLING UNITS |
| | EXCEEDS ONE OF THE VALUES IN TABLE 1021.2(1) OR |
| | 1021.2(2). |
| | 2. THE EXIT ACCESS TRAVEL DISTANCE EXCEEDS THAT |
| | SPECIFIED IN TABLE 1021.2(1) OR 1021.2(2) AS DETERMINED |
| | IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 1016.1. |
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| | 2E) THE PLANS DO NOT INDICATE ANY VERTICAL |
| | ACCESSIBILITY TO THE 8TH FLOOR. IF THE VACANT TENANT |
| | SPACE ( 1650+ SQ. FT.) IS TO BE CONSIDERED A BUSINESS |
| | OCCUPANCY THE OCCUPANT LOAD WOULD BE 17 OCCUPANTS. THIS |
| | WOULD REQUIRE VERTICAL ACCESSIBILITY. 201.1.1 VERTICAL |
| | ACCESSIBILITY. |
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| | 2F) THE PROPERTY APPRAISERS OFFICE DOES NOT LIST AN 8TH |
| | FLOOR FOR TAX PURPOSES THIS WOULD NEED TO BE REVIEWED |
| | BY PALM BEACH COUNTY IMPACT FEE OFFICE FOR IMPACT FEES. |
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| | 3) 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. |
| | 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. |
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| | 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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