Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 16080044
Permit Number 16080044
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2016-08-09 07:45:49 
  
 BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 W. P. B. PERMIT: 16080044
 ADD: 324 DATURA ST./ LOBBY
 CONT: GERALD CONTRACTING
 TEL: 561-832-9785
 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: TUES. TUES. AUGUST 09/2016
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) PLEASE NOTE THERE IS A DISCREPANCY IN THE SCOPE OF
 WORK BETWEEN THE PERMIT APPLICATION AND THE SCOPE OF
 WORK THE ARCHITECT DESCRIBES ON THE COVER SHEET. THE
 PERMIT APPLICATION UNDER THE BOX #4 FOR LOCATION OF
 PROJECT LIST 324 DATURA ST. WRITTEN IN IS LOBBY. THE
 ARCHITECTS SCOPE OF WORK INCLUDES RENOVATION WORK OF
 SOME TENANT SPACES AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW STAIRS AND
 RAILINGS AT 2ND FLOOR/ 3RD FLOOR ATRIUM. DISCREPANCY,
 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. 1067.2.1.3.
  
 2) THE COVER SHEET LIST THIS BUILDING TYPE AS A TYPE
 IB- UNPROTECTED/ SPRINKLERED. PLEASE REVIEW THE 2014
 FBC-B TABLE 601 BUILDING TYPE IB IS PROTECTED 2 HRSFOR
 ALL STRUCTURAL MEMBERS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE ROOF
 CONSTRUCTION AND SECONDARY MEMBERS WHICH ARE TO BE 1
 HR. ALSO SEE FOOTNOTES B & C.
  
 3) NEITHER THE COVERSHEET NOR SHEET LS-1 SHOW UNDER THE
 EXISITNG BUILDING CODE TO WHAT METHOD OF COMPLIANCE THE
 PLANS WERE DEVELOPED, 2014 FBC-EXISITNG BUILDING CODE
 301.1.
 301.1. THE REPAIR, ALTERATION, CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY,
 ADDITION OR RELOCATION OF ALL EXISTING BUILDINGS SHALL
 COMPLY WITH ONE OF THE METHODS LISTED IN SECTIONS
 301.1.1 THROUGH 301.1.3 AS SELECTED BY THE APPLICANT.
 APPLICATION OF A METHOD SHALL BE THE SOLE BASIS FOR
 ASSESSING THE COMPLIANCE OF WORK PERFORMED UNDER A
 SINGLE PERMIT UNLESS OTHERWISE APPROVED BY THE CODE
 OFFICIAL.
  
 4) CLARIFICATION IS NEEDED. THE COVERSHEET INDICATES
 UNDER SCOPE OF WORK THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW STAIR AND
 RAILING AT ATRIUM 2ND & 3RD FLOOR. SHEETS A-2.0 & A-3.0
 ONLY INDICATE PORTIONS OF RAIING ARE TO BE REPLACED.
 THE RAILING NEEDS TO BE DEFIND TO HANDRAILS, GUARD
 RAILS OF THE SPIRAL STAIR OR THE ATRIUM GUARDRAIL FOR
 THE 2ND & 3RD FLOORS. SHEET A-3.0 HAS A DETAIL FOR THE
 RAILINGS:
  
 4A) THE PLANS INDICATE THE GUARDRAIL ON THE 2ND & 3RD
 FLOOR ATRIUM ARE TO HAVE DECRATIVE INSET PANELS. THERE
 IS NO INFORMATION ABOUT THESE PANELS, IF GLASS OR WHAT
 MATERIALS?
  
 1607.8.1 HANDRAILS AND GUARDS. HANDRAILS AND GUARDS
 SHALL BE DESIGNED TO RESIST A LINEAR LOAD OF 50 POUNDS
 PER LINEAR FOOT (PLF) (0.73 KN/M) IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 SECTION 4.5.1 OF ASCE 7. GLASS HANDRAIL ASSEMBLIES AND
 GUARDS SHALL ALSO COMPLY WITH SECTION 2407.
  
 1607.8.1.1 CONCENTRATED LOAD. HANDRAILS AND GUARDS
 SHALL ALSO BE DESIGNED TO RESIST A CONCENTRATED LOAD OF
 200 POUNDS (0.89 KN) IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 4.5.1
 OF ASCE 7.
  
 4B) THE OTHER ISSUE IS NOTE, EXISTING 3 INCH PIPE TO
 REMAIN TYPICAL ( CUT AND REMOVE RAILING AS NECESSARY).
 HOW ARE THE STRUCTURAL LOADS TO BE RESTRAINED!!!
 FBC-B 1607.8.1 & 1607.8.1.1.
  
 5) THE 1ST FLOOR WHERE THERE WERE WALLS DEMOLISHED, THE
 NEW TENANT WALLS ARE IDENTIFIED WITH A WALL TYPE 2 BUT
 THE WALL LEGEND DOES NOT INDICATE WHICH WALLS ARE WALL
 TYPE 1 OR 2?
 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. 404.6 ENCLOSURE OF
 ATRIUMS. ATRIUM SPACES SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM ADJACENT
 SPACES BY A 1-HOUR FIRE BARRIER CONSTRUCTED IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 707 OR A HORIZONTAL ASSEMBLY
 CONSTRUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 711, OR BOTH.
 DOORS WILL ALSO NEED TO BE IDENTIFIED FOR FIRE RATINGS
 FBC-B TABLE 716.5.
  
 5) PLEASE NOTE THE CUBIC FEET OF THE ATRIUM HAS
 INCREASED WITH THE REMOVAL OF THE WALLS ON THE 1ST
 FLOOR. PLEASE SHOW THAT THE EXISITNG SMOKE CONTROL
 SYSTEM WILL HANDLE THE ADDITIONAL CUBIC FEET? 2014
 FBC-B 404.5 SMOKE CONTROL. A SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEM SHALL
 BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 909 ALL OF THIS
 SECTION!!!
 909.2 GENERAL DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.
 909.3 SPECIAL INSPECTION AND TEST REQUIREMENTS.
 909.4 ANALYSIS.
 909.4.1 STACK EFFECT
  
 6) SHEET A-1.0 THE LOWER LEFT HAND CORNER OF THE SHEET
 THIS APPEARS TO BE A DOOR SCHEDULE, THE LEFT HALF IS
 CUT OFF. 107.2.1.3 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ISREQUIRED.
 ,2014 FBC-B TABLE 716.5 OPENING PROTECTIVES.
  
 7) 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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