Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 16071055
Permit Number 16071055
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2016-08-03 09:24:27BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 W. P. B. PERMIT: 16071055/ 2 STORY/ R2/
 ADD: 1626 OKECHOBEE RD.
 CONT: POTTSWORK CONSTRUCTION
 TEL: 561-584-2563
 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: WED. AUG. 03/ 2016
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) SHEET S-1 LISTS UNDER THE SCOPE OF WORK THIS PROJECT
 AS A LEVEL III ALTERATION TO EXISTING 6 UNIT APARTMENTS
 (R2 OCCUPANCY GROUP). THE COVER SHEET INDICATES THE
 USAGE THE PROGRAM AS COMPREHENSIVE ALCOHOLISM
 REHABILITATION PROGRAMS, INC. PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A
 CHANGE OF USE WITHIN THE SAME OCCUPANCY GROUP OR
 POSSIBLY FROM A R2 TO AN R4 (ALCOHOL & DRUG CENTERS,
 ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES AND OR RESIDENTIAL BOARD AND
 CUSTODIAL CARE FACILITIES).
 2014 EXIST. BUILD. CODE 1001.3 CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY
 CLASSIFICATION.
 WHERE THE OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION OF A BUILDING
 CHANGES, THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS 1002 THROUGH 1012
 SHALL APPLY. THIS INCLUDES A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY
 CLASSIFICATION WITHIN A GROUP AS WELL AS A CHANGE OF
 OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION FROM ONE GROUP TO A DIFFERENT
 GROUP. PLEASE DECLARE THE END USAGE OF THE STRUCTURE,
 THE OCCUPANT LOAD ( BEDS FOR THE TENANTS. A R-4
 CLASSIFICATION SHALL INCLUDE BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES OR
 PORTIONS THEREOF FOR MORE THAN FIVE BUT NOT MORE THAN
 16 PERSONS, EXCLUDING STAFF, WHO RESIDE ON A 24-HOUR
 BASIS IN A SUPERVISED RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENT AND
 RECEIVE CUSTODIAL CARE. THE PERSONS RECEIVING CARE ARE
 CAPABLE OF SELF-PRESERVATION. PLEASE NOTE IF THE
 RECIPIENTS RECEIVING CUSTODIAL CARE ARE NO LONGER
 CAPABLE OF SELF- PRESERVATION THEN THE OCCUPANCY
 CHANGES TO AN I-2 OCCUPANCY.
  
 PLEASE NOTE THE BACK UNIT BEING UNDER A SEPARATE PERMIT
 DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE AMOUNT OF OCCUPANTS FOR THIS
 FACILITY ARE NOT COMBINED!!! SHEET S-11 DOES NOT SHOW
 THE USAGE OF THE ROOMS NOR THE AMOUNT OF OCCUPANTS THAT
 WILL BE SHARING SLEEPING QUARTERS. PLEASE NOTE THAT
 THIS MAY CREATE A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY FROM THE R2
 APARTMENTS TO A I-1 OCCUPANCY. SEE 2014 FBC-B 308.3
 308.3 INSTITUTIONAL GROUP I-1. UNDER THE 2012 IBC-B
 BASE CODE THE COMMENTARY ALSO USES THE TERMINOLOGY
 FACILITY. THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE RECEIVING CARE IN THE
 FACILITY. NOTE STATE LICENSING WILL BE FOR THE
 FACILITY, THE OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE/ BUSINESS TAX IS
 LICENSED FOR THE FACILITY.
  
 THIS OCCUPANCY SHALL INCLUDE BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES OR
 PORTIONS THEREOF FOR MORE THAN 16 PERSONS WHO RESIDE ON
 A 24 HOUR BASIS IN A SUPERVISED ENVIRONMENT AND RECEIVE
 CUSTODIAL CARE. THE PERSONS RECEIVING CARE ARE CAPABLE
 OF SELF PRESERVATION. THIS GROUP SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT
 BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING:
 ALCOHOL AND DRUG CENTERS, ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES,
 CONGREGATE CARE FACILITIES, CONVALESCENT FACILITIES,
 GROUP HOMES, HALFWAY HOUSES, RESIDENTIAL BOARD AND
 CUSTODIAL CARE FACILITIES AND OR SOCIAL REHABILITATION
 FACILITIES.
  
 2) SHEET S-4 & S11 PLEASE SHOW RATED WALLS BETWEEN
 SLEEPING ROOMS. 2014 FBC-B 420.2 SEPARATION WALLS.
 WALLS SEPARATING DWELLING UNITS IN THE SAME BUILDING,
 WALLS SEPARATING SLEEPING UNITS IN THE SAME BUILDING
 AND WALLS SEPARATING DWELLING OR SLEEPING UNITS FROM
 OTHER OCCUPANCIES CONTIGUOUS TO THEM IN THE SAME
 BUILDING SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED AS FIRE PARTITIONS IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 708.
 PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE REVIEWING THE SLEEPING ROOMS AS
 DORMS AS DEFINED UNDER THE FBC-B DORMITORY. A SPACE IN
 A BUILDING WHERE GROUP SLEEPING ACCOMMODATIONS ARE
 PROVIDED IN ONE ROOM, OR IN A SERIES OF CLOSELY
 ASSOCIATED ROOMS, FOR PERSONS NOT MEMBERS OF THE SAME
 FAMILY GROUP, UNDER JOINT OCCUPANCY AND SINGLE
 MANAGEMENT, AS IN COLLEGE DORMITORIES OR FRATERNITY
 HOUSES.
 UNDER THE CITY MUNI-CODE ONLY TWO PEOPLE CAN USE A
 DWELLING UNIT WHO ARE NOT RELATED SEE THE TERM FAMILY
 18-92. THE TERM FAMILY SHALL NOT INCLUDE THE OCCUPANTS
 OF GROUP HOMES, CONGREGATE LIVING FACILITIES OR OTHER
 SIMILAR USE WITH SHARED COOKING OR SANITARY FACILITIES.
  
 3) PLEASE PROVIDE A LIFE SAFETY PLAN THAT SHOWS, SITE
 PLAN, THE FIRE RATING OF SLEEPING ROOMS, THE MEANS OF
 EGRESS FOR EACH SLEEPING ROOM TO THE PUBLIC WAY, AN
 ACCESSIBLE MEANS OF EGRESS TO THE PUBLIC WAY,
 ACCESSIBLE PARKING, COMMON PATH OF TRAVEL, THE SIZE OF
 THE EMERGENCY ACCESS WINDOWS (VENT) FOR EACH SLEEPING
 ROOM, FIRE RATING OF STAIRS, FIRE RATING OF SLEEPING
 ROOM DOORS, EXIT SIGNS, EMERGENCY LIGHTING OF
 CORRIDORS, STAIRS. 107.3.5.1.1 MINIMUM PLAN REVIEW
 CRITERIA FOR COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS.
  
 4) PLANS WILL NEED TO SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH: 2014 FBC-B
 420.3 HORIZONTAL SEPARATION.
 FLOOR ASSEMBLIES SEPARATING DWELLING UNITS IN THE SAME
 BUILDINGS, FLOOR ASSEMBLIES SEPARATING SLEEPING UNITS
 IN THE SAME BUILDING AND FLOOR ASSEMBLIES SEPARATING
 DWELLING OR SLEEPING UNITS FROM OTHER OCCUPANCIES
 CONTIGUOUS TO THEM IN THE SAME BUILDING SHALL BE
 CONSTRUCTED AS HORIZONTAL ASSEMBLIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 SECTION 711. A 2 HOUR FIRE FLOOR/ CEILING ASSEMBLY WILL
 BE REQUIRED.
  
 5A) PLANS WILL NEED TO SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH: 2014 FBC-B
 420.4 AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM. GROUP R OCCUPANCIES
 SHALL BE EQUIPPED THROUGHOUT WITH AN AUTOMATIC
 SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 903.2.8.
 GROUP I-1 OCCUPANCIES SHALL BE EQUIPPED THROUGHOUT WITH
 AN AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 SECTION 903.2.6. QUICK RESPONSE OR RESIDENTIAL
 AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH SECTION 903.3.2.
  
 5B) PLEASE NOTE THAT IF A NFPA R13 FIRE SPRINKLER IS
 PROPOSED IN THE 3 STORY STRUCTURE NO STORY INCREASE CAN
 BE TAKEN, A FULL NFPA 13 FIRE SPRINKLER YOU CAN TAKE A
 1 STORY INCREASE SEE FBC-B TABLE 503 ONLY ALLOWS 2
 STORIES FOR A BUILDING TYPE VB FOR A R4 OR I1
 OCCUPANCIES NO SPRINKLERS!!!!!!!!
  
 6) PLANS WILL NEED TO SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH: 2014 FBC-B
 420.5 SMOKE DETECTION AND FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS.
 FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS AND SMOKE ALARMS SHALL BE PROVIDED
 IN GROUP I-1, R-1 AND R-2 OCCUPANCIES IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH SECTIONS 907.2.6, 907.2.8 AND 907.2.9,
 RESPECTIVELY. SINGLE-OR MULTIPLE-STATION SMOKE ALARMS
 SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 907.2.11.
  
 7) 2014 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING CODE 1006.1 ACCESSIBILITY
 IN PORTIONS OF BUILDINGS UNDERGOING A CHANGE OF
 OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION SHALL COMPLY WITH THE
 PROVISIONS OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, ACCESSIBILITY.
  
 PLEASE NOTE IF THIS FACILITY IS EITHER A R4 OR AN I1
 OCCUPANCY, IN EITHER CASE THE COMMON AREAS WILL NEED TO
 COMPLY WITH THE FLORIDA ACCESSIBILITY CODE AND
 DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT OF UNITS, COMPLY WITH THE
 REQUIREMENTS OF 224.2, TABLE 224.2, 224.4 , TABLE
 224.4.
  
 8) NONE OF THE PLANS SHOW THE WIND DESIGN CRITERIA NOR
 PRESSURES FOR COMPONENTS & CLADDING.
 2014 FBC-B 1603.1.4 WIND DESIGN DATA.
 THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION RELATED TO WIND LOADS SHALL
 BE SHOWN, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER WIND LOADS GOVERN THE
 DESIGN OF THE LATERAL FORCE-RESISTING SYSTEM OF THE
 STRUCTURE:
  
 8.1. ULTIMATE DESIGN WIND SPEED, VULT, (3-SECOND GUST),
 MILES PER HOUR (KM/HR) AND NOMINAL DESIGN WIND SPEED,
 VASD, AS DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION
 1609.3.1.
  
 8.2. RISK CATEGORY.
  
 8.3. WIND EXPOSURE. APPLICABLE WIND DIRECTION IF MORE
 THAN ONE WIND EXPOSURE IS UTILIZED.
  
 8.4. APPLICABLE INTERNAL PRESSURE COEFFICIENT.
  
 8.5. DESIGN WIND PRESSURES TO BE USED FOR EXTERIOR
 COMPONENT AND CLADDING MATERIALS NOT SPECIFICALLY
 DESIGNED BY THE REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL
 RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN OF THE STRUCTURE, PSF (KN/
 M2).
  
 TABLE 1609.7(2) ADJUSTMENT FACTORS FOR HEIGHT &
 EXPOSURE. PROVIDE THE MEAN ROOF HEIGHT FOR THE
 BUILDING.
  
 1609.3.1 WIND SPEED CONVERSION VULT TO VASD.
  
 9) / 2014 FBC-B 1609.1.2 PROTECTION OF OPENINGS,
 1609.6.4.4.1 COMPONENTS & CLADDING. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT
 OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS RULE 9N-3 NOV. 01/ 2010 (31)
 SUB-CATEGORY OF PRODUCTS OR CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS THAT
 WILL REQUIRE PRODUCT APPROVALS:
 (31)(A) EXTERIOR DOORS.
 (B) WINDOWS
 (C) PANEL WALLS: STOREFRONTS, CURTAIN WALLS, WALL
 LOUVERS, EFIS SYSTEMS,
 (D) ROOFING PRODUCTS AND ASSEMBLIES
 (E) SHUTTERS
 (G) PRE-ENGINEERED A/C STANDS
  
 10) FBC 107.3.4.1 PRODUCT APPROVALS. THOSE PRODUCTS
 WHICH ARE REGULATED BY THE DCA RULE 9N-03 SHALL BE
 REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE DESIGNER OF
 RECORD PRIOR TO SUBMITTAL FOR JURISDICTIONAL APPROVAL.
 FL 61G1-23.015 (2) THE ARCHITECT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
 SUPERVISING AND REVIEWING ALL PROJECT DATA, REPORTS,
 SHOP DRAWINGS ETC..
  
 11) SHEET S-4, NOTE PN-6. PLEASE BE AWARE FLOORING
 TYPES NOT PICKED. 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. PLEASE PROVIDE TEST REPORTS SHOWING
 COMPLIANCE WITH:
  
 11A) 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.
  
 11B) 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.
  
 11C) TYPE III-TYPE V CONSTRUCTION: FBC-B-2014 720.2
 CONCEALED INSTALLATION. INSULATING MATERIALS, WHERE
 CONCEALED AS INSTALLED IN BUILDINGS OF ANY TYPE OF
 CONSTRUCTION, SHALL HAVE A FLAME SPREAD INDEX OF NOT
 MORE THAN 25 AND A SMOKE-DEVELOPED INDEX OF NOT MORE
 THAN 450.
 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.
  
 12) BEFORE A PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT, MAY BE ISSUED, IMPACT
 FEES MUST BE PAID TO PALM BEACH COUNTY. THE ACTUAL
 PERMIT SET OF PLANS MUST BE STAMPED BY THAT OFFICE, AND
 A COPY OF THE PAID RECEIPT ATTACHED TO THE PERMIT
 APPLICATION. PLEASE CALL (561)233-5025 FOR MORE
 INFORMATION.
 13) 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.
  
 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.
  
 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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