Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 16070015
Permit Number 16070015
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2016-07-18 11:03:59BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 W. P. B. PERMIT: 16070015
 ADD: 801 S. OLIVE AVE. SUITE # 1601
 CONT: GAST CONSTRUCTION
 TEL: 561-281-1001
 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: MON. JULY 18/2016
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) THE DEMOLITION PLANS INDICATE THE REMOVAL OF
 EXISITNG TILE FLOORING WITHIN THE UNIT. THE RENOVATION
 PLAN DOES NOT MENTION THE NEW FLOOR FINISHES WITHIN THE
 UNIT OR IF THERE ARE MULTIPLE FLOOR FINISHES.
 BLDG TYPE: TYPE I/ TYPE II FLOOR INSULATION (FBC-B
 2014)
 FOR TILE, STONE, MARBLE AND WOOD FLOORING ALL NEED TO
 HAVE HAD THE SOUND UNDERLAYMENT TESTED FLOOR ASSEMBLIES
 TO THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS AND MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS
 LISTED UNDER EACH OF THE STANDARDS FOR A 6 INCH
 CONCRETE FLOOR ASSEMBLY/ NO DROPPED CEILING:
 PLEASE PROVIDE TEST REPORTS SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH:
  
 1A) FBC-B 2014 1207.3 STRUCTURE-BORNE SOUND.
 FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLIES BETWEEN DWELLING UNITS OR
 BETWEEN A DWELLING UNIT AND A PUBLIC OR SERVICE AREA
 WITHIN THE STRUCTURE SHALL HAVE AN IMPACT INSULATION
 CLASS (IIC) RATING OF NOT LESS THAN 50 (45 IF FIELD
 TESTED) WHEN TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E 492.
  
 1B) FBC-B 2014 1207.2 AIR-BORNE SOUND.
 WALLS, PARTITIONS AND FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLIES
 SEPARATING DWELLING UNITS FROM EACH OTHER OR FROM
 PUBLIC OR SERVICE AREAS SHALL HAVE A SOUND TRANSMISSION
 CLASS (STC) OF NOT LESS THAN 50 (45 IF FIELD TESTED)
 FOR AIR-BORNE NOISE WHEN TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM
 E 90.
  
 1C) FLAME SPREAD- FBC-B 2014 603.1. EXCEPTION 2.
 INSULATION INSTALLED BETWEEN A FINISHED FLOOR AND SOLID
 DECKING WITHOUT INTERVENING AIRSPACE SHALL BE ALLOWED
 TO HAVE A FLAME SPREAD INDEX OF NOT MORE THAN 200.
  
 FLAME SPREAD INDEX. A COMPARATIVE MEASURE, EXPRESSED AS
 A DIMENSIONLESS NUMBER, DERIVED FROM VISUAL
 MEASUREMENTS OF THE SPREAD OF FLAME VERSUS TIME FOR A
 MATERIAL TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E 84 OR UL 723.
  
 2) THE PLANS ARE NOT CLEAR IN THE MASTER BATH THE
 SHOWER AND TUB WALLS ARE GOING TO BE REPLACED. IF SO
 THEN COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2014 FBC-B SECTION
 2508.2 LIMITATIONS. GYPSUM WALLBOARD SHALL NOT BE USED
 IN ANY EXTERIOR SURFACE WHERE SUCH GYPSUM CONSTRUCTION
 WILL BE EXPOSED DIRECTLY TO THE WEATHER. GYPSUM
 WALLBOARD SHALL NOT BE USED WHERE THERE WILL BE DIRECT
 EXPOSURE TO CONTINUOUS HIGH HUMIDITY CONDITIONS.
  
 2509.2 BASE FOR TILE. GLASS MAT WATER-RESISTANT GYPSUM
 BACKING PANELS, DISCRETE NONASBESTOS FIBER-CEMENT
 INTERIOR SUBSTRATE SHEETS OR NONASBESTOS FIBER-MAT
 REINFORCED CEMENTITIOUS BACKER UNITS IN COMPLIANCE WITH
 ASTM C 1178, C 1288 OR C 1325 AND INSTALLED IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATIONS SHALL BE
 USED AS A BASE FOR WALL TILE IN TUB AND SHOWER AREAS
 AND WALL AND CEILING PANELS IN SHOWER AREAS.
 WATER-RESISTANT GYPSUM BACKING BOARD SHALL BE USED AS A
 BASE FOR TILE IN WATER CLOSET COMPARTMENT WALLS WHEN
 INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GA-216 OR ASTM C 840 AND
 MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATIONS. REGULAR GYPSUM WALLBOARD
 IS PERMITTED UNDER TILE OR WALL PANELS IN OTHER WALL
 AND CEILING AREAS WHEN INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 GA-216 OR ASTM C 840.
  
 2509.3 LIMITATIONS. WATER-RESISTANT GYPSUM BACKING
 BOARD SHALL NOT BE USED IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
 1. OVER A VAPOR RETARDER IN SHOWER OR BATHTUB
 COMPARTMENTS.
 2. WHERE THERE WILL BE DIRECT EXPOSURE TO WATER OR IN
 AREAS SUBJECT TO CONTINUOUS HIGH HUMIDITY.
 3. ON CEILINGS WHERE FRAME SPACING EXCEEDS 12 INCHES
 (305 MM) O.C. FOR 1/2-INCH THICK (12.7 MM)
 WATER-RESISTANT GYPSUM BACKING BOARD AND MORE THAN 16
 INCHES (406 MM) O.C. FOR 5/8-INCH THICK (15.9 MM)
 WATER-RESISTANT GYPSUM BACKING BOARD.
  
 3) 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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 LAW. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS TO OR FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS
 REGARDING CITY BUSINESS ARE PUBLIC RECORD, AVAILABLE TO
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 FLORIDA SAVING LIVES AND PROPERTY SINCE 1953
  
  
  
  


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