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2016-11-10 17:12:25 | BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| W. P. B. PERMIT: 16070634 |
| ADD: 505 S. FLAGLER 15TH FLOOR COMMON AREAS |
| CONT: ANDERSON ?MOORE CONSTRUCTION |
| TEL: 561-662-1819 |
| E-MAIL: RKENNEY@ AMCBUILD.COM |
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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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| 3RD REVIEW |
| DATE: THURS. NOV. 10/ 2016 |
| ACTION: DENIED |
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| 1) COMPLIED. |
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| 2) THE 20 % DISPROPORTIONATE COST LETTER DOES NOT LIST |
| ANY WORK ON THE FRONT ENTRY DOORS (1508 & 1509) TO THE |
| RESTROOMS. THE PERMIT IS FOR WORK IN THE COMMON AREAS, |
| MOSTLY THE RESTROOMS. THIS WOULD MAKE THE RESTROOMS THE |
| PRIMARY FUNCTION AREA FOR THIS PERMIT. IN FIGURING |
| DISPROPORTIONALITY WE HAVE TO LOOK AT |
| EXPENDITURES REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE PATH OF |
| TRAVEL MAY INCLUDE:202.4.1 (I) COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH |
| PROVIDING AN ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE AND AN ACCESSIBLE |
| ROUTE TO THE ALTERED AREA. |
| THIS WOULD MAKE THE RESTROOM DOORS THE ENTRANCE TO THE |
| RESTROOMS AND WOULD BE REQUIRED TO BE MADE ACCESSIBLE |
| UP TO THE DOLLAR AMOUNT WHERE DISPROPORTIONALITY |
| OCCURS. IF THE REQUIRED FUNDS HAVE NOT BEEN USED UP |
| THEN THE NEXT REQUIREMENT WOULD NEED TO BE MET, (II) |
| COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH MAKING RESTROOMS ACCESSIBLE, SUCH |
| AS INSTALLING GRAB BARS, ENLARGING TOILET STALLS, |
| INSULATING PIPES, OR INSTALLING ACCESSIBLE FAUCET |
| CONTROLS. |
| THE 2 RESTROOM DOORS COULD MEET CODE COMPLIANCE USING A |
| PUSH BOTTOM AND 404.3 AUTOMATIC AND POWER-ASSISTED |
| DOORS AND GATES. PLEASE ALSO REVIEW 404.3.2 MANEUVERING |
| CLEARANCE. |
| EXCEPTION: WHERE AUTOMATIC DOORS AND GATES REMAIN OPEN |
| IN THE POWER-OFF CONDITION, COMPLIANCE WITH 404.2.4 |
| SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED. |
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| 1ST REVIEW COMMENTS. THIS PROJECT HAS A PERMIT VALUE OF |
| $118,875.00 DOLLARS IN VALUE. THE CONTRACTOR WILL NEED |
| TO SUPPLY AN ITEMIZED LIST FOR ACCESSIBLE UPGRADES |
| WHERE UP TO 20% OF THE VALUE OF THE PROJECT, $23,775.00 |
| DOLLARS. PLEASE REVIEW SECTION 202.4.1 DISPROPORTIONATE |
| COST OF THE 2014 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE OF THE ORDER |
| HOW THE FUNDS ARE TO BE SPENT. |
| 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. |
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| 3) COMPLIED. |
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| 4 IN REVIEWING THE SCOPE OF WORK, NO WORK IS OCCURRING |
| AT THE DOOR 1501A, SO THIS DOOR DOES NOT NEED TO COMPLY |
| AT THIS TIME WITH ACCESSIBILITY. |
| 1ST REVIEW COMMENTS. SHEET LS1 & 15-A1.0. PLEASE |
| PROVIDE HOW ACCESSIBLE UPGRADES WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED |
| FOR DOORS 1501A, 1508 & 1509, PLEASE PROVIDE WHERE THE |
| REMAINING FUNDS WILL BE SPENT FOR THE ACCESSIBLE |
| UPGRADES UNTIL THE 20% OF THE CONTRACT PRICE HAS BEEN |
| MET. |
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| 5) DIGITAL REVIEW. 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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