Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 16080215
Permit Number 16080215
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2016-10-28 10:21:10BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 NORTON MUSEUM
 W. P. B. PERMIT: 16080215 FOUNDATION & STRUCTURAL
 PERMIT
 W. P. B. PERMIT: 16050912 BUILDING PERMIT
 ADD: 1451 S. OLIVE AVE.
 CONT: GILBANE
 TEL: 561-236-7052
 E-MAIL: [email protected] MICHAEL IZZO
 E-MAIL: [email protected] MICHAEL J BEAUMIER
  
 2014 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2014 WEST PALM BEACH
 AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1,
 ADMINISTRATION
  
 2ND REVIEW
 DATE: FRI. OCT. 28 / 2016
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 NOTICE!!!!! FLORIDA STATUTE 553.80(2)(B) WITH RESPECT
 TO EVALUATION OF DESIGN PROFESSIONALS? DOCUMENTS, IF A
 LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINDS IT NECESSARY, IN ORDER TO
 ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE AND
 ISSUE A PERMIT, TO REJECT DESIGN DOCUMENTS REQUIRED BY
 THE CODE THREE OR MORE TIMES FOR FAILURE TO CORRECT A
 CODE VIOLATION SPECIFICALLY AND CONTINUOUSLY NOTED IN
 EACH REJECTION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, EGRESS,
 FIRE PROTECTION, STRUCTURAL STABILITY, ENERGY,
 ACCESSIBILITY, LIGHTING, VENTILATION, ELECTRICAL,
 MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, AND GAS SYSTEMS, OR OTHER
 REQUIREMENTS IDENTIFIED BY RULE OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING
 COMMISSION ADOPTED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 120, THE LOCAL
 GOVERNMENT SHALL IMPOSE, EACH TIME AFTER THE THIRD SUCH
 REVIEW THE PLANS ARE REJECTED FOR THAT CODE VIOLATION,
 A FEE OF FOUR TIMES THE AMOUNT OF THE PROPORTION OF THE
 PERMIT FEE ATTRIBUTED TO PLANS REVIEW.
  
 1) 2ND REQUEST. SEMI-COMPLIED, THE OCCUPANT LOAD IS NOT
 GIVEN PER FLOOR NOR THE TOTAL OCCUPANT LOAD FOR THE
 BUILDING. ONLY THE 1ST FLOOR LIFE SAFETY PLAN IS
 PROVIDED.
 1ST ROUND COMMENTS. PLEASE PROVIDE A ARCHITECTURAL
 SHEET OR LIFE SAFETY SHEET THAT PROVIDES THE CODE
 ANALYSIS OF THE BUILDING.
 2014 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2014 WEST PALM BEACH
 AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1,
 ADMINISTRATION 107.3.5. MINIMUM PLAN REVIEW CRITERIA
 107.3.5.1. COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
 107.3.5.1.1. BUILDING
 OCCUPANCY TYPES AND SQUARE FOOTAGE OF BUILDING PER
 FLOOR.
 TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION
 AREA INCREASES TAKEN FOR FRONTAGE AND FIRE SPRINKLERS
 FIRE RESISTANCE RATING OF STRUCTURAL MEMBERS
 LIFE SAFETY FLOOR PLAN / OCCUPANT LOADS
  
 2) COMPLIED. INDEX SHEET SUBMITTED
  
 3) F.S. THRESHOLD BUILDING FL S. S. 553.71(7) THRESHOLD
 BUILDING".
  
 4) 2ND REQUEST. RESPONSE INDICATES THE ORIGINAL REPORT
 WAS SUBMITTED BY HAND TO WEST PALM BEACH IS SIGNED AND
 SEALED. THERE IS NO SUCH DOCUMENT IN THE FOLDER
 CONTAINING THE ORIGINAL PERMIT APPLICATION FOR EITHER
 THE BUILDING PERMIT (16050912) NOR THE FOUNDATION/
 STRUCTURAL (16080215)!!!!!!!!!
  
 1ST ROUND COMMENTS. SHEET 0277_S003 HEADING FOUNDATIONS
 INDICATES THERE WAS A GEOTECHNICAL REPORT COMPLETED BY
 ARDAMAN 12/16/2014. THE SUBMITTED REPORT DOES NOT HAVE
 AN ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE AND SEAL. NOTE WHEN SUBMITTED
 ELECTRONICALLY THE SOILS ENGINEER WILL NEED TO SUBMIT
 UNDER AN ELECTRONIC SEAL PER 61G15-23.005 PROCEDURES
 FOR SIGNING AND SEALING ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMITTED
 PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, REPORTS OR OTHER DOCUMENTS
 (ELECTRONIC SEALS).
 OTHERWISE ONE PAPER ORIGINAL SIGNED AND SEALED DOCUMENT
 WILL BE RETAINED AND SCANNED INTO THE SYSTEM.
  
 5A) 2ND ROUND COMMENTS. THE WIND DESK-TOP STUDY FINAL
 REPORT FROM EWDI 12/17/2015 AGAIN IS NOT ELECTRONICALLY
 SIGNED AND SEALED NOR AN ORIGINAL PAPER SIGNED AND
 SEALED DOCUMENT. REVIEW CANNOT TAKE PLACE.
  
 1ST ROUND COMMENTS. COMMENT # 17 FROM THE ORIGINAL
 BUILDING PERMIT (16050912) DEALT WITH WIND PRESSURES
 FOR THE BUILDING. THE RESPONSE INDICATES THERE WERE
 SITE SPECIFIC WIND TUNNEL TEST THAT WERE COMPLETED. THE
 WIND TUNNEL TEST IS AN EXCEPTION TO SECTION 1609.1.1
 WHEN THE TEST WAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 31 OF ASCE
 7. THIS REVIEW NO SUCH DOCUMENTS WERE SUBMITTED
 ELECTRONICALLY (SHEET 0284_S010 WIND STUDY REPORT FROM
 WIND DESK-TOP STUDY REPORT FROM EWDI 12/17/2015). A
 SIGNED AND SEALED PAPER ORIGINAL CAN BE SUBMITTED ON
 THE NEXT REVIEW. THE CITY WILL THEN SCAN IN THE
 DOCUMENT FOR RECORD RETENTION.
  
 5B) . THE WIND DESK-TOP STUDY FINAL REPORT FROM EWDI
 12/17/2015 AGAIN IS NOT ELECTRONICALLY SIGNED AND
 SEALED NOR AN ORIGINAL PAPER SIGNED AND SEALED
 DOCUMENT. REVIEW CANNOT TAKE PLACE.
  
 1ST ROUND COMMENT. COMMENT # 17 FROM THE ORIGINAL
 BUILDING PERMIT (16050912) DEALT WITH WIND PRESSURES
 FOR THE BUILDING. THE RESPONSE INDICATES THERE WERE
 SITE SPECIFIC WIND TUNNEL TEST THAT WERE COMPLETED.
 SHEETS S008, S009,& S010 ALL PROVIDE THE POSITIVE AND
 NEGATIVE PRESSURES FOR ALL OPENINGS BUT THE PRESSURES
 CANNOT BE VALIDATED SINCE THE WIND STUDY REPORT FROM
 WIND DESK-TOP STUDY REPORT FROM EWDI 12/17/2015 HAS NOT
 BEEN SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW. 2014 FBC-B 1603.1.4 WIND
 DESIGN DATA. THE WIND TUNNEL TEST IS AN EXCEPTION TO
 SECTION 1609.1.1 WHEN THE TEST WAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 CHAPTER 31 OF ASCE 7.
  
 5C) 2ND ROUND OF COMMENTS INDICATES SEE SHEETS A221
 THROUGH A224, BUILDING ELEVATIONS. PLEASE NOTE THESE
 SHEETS ONLY IDENTIFY THE OPENING NOT THE SIZE OF THE
 OPENINGS. THE INDEX INDICATES SHEETS A-808 THROUGH
 A-810 HAVE THE CURTAIN WALL SCHEDULE.
  
 1ST ROUND COMMENTS. UNDER THE STRUCTURE ONLY PERMIT THE
 PRESSURES ARE GIVEN FOR THE EXTERIOR OPENINGS BUR THERE
 ARE NEITHER SIZES WIDTH AND HEIGHT OF THE WINDOWS,
 DOORS, ROOF OPENINGS FOR MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT NOR
 SKYLIGHTS OPENINGS IN THE ROOF. HEADER AND SILL HEIGHTS
 FOR WINDOWS AND DOORS ARE ALSO AN UNKNOWN?
 2014 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2014 WEST PALM BEACH
 AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1,
 ADMINISTRATION 107.3.5 MINIMUM PLAN REVIEW CRITERIA FOR
 BUILDINGS.
 107.3.5.1.1 COMMERCIAL BUILDING
 BUILDING ENVELOPE
 WALL SYSTEMS
  
 5D) 2ND ROUND OF COMMENTS. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE ON THE
 1ST ROUND COMMENTS LEFT BLANK.
 1ST ROUND COMMENTS. THE STRUCTURE AND FOUNDATION ONLY
 PERMIT DOES NOT INDICATE IF THE CONTRACTOR IS ALSO
 INCLUDING THE EXTERIOR COMPONENTS AND CLADDING TO BE
 ABLE TO SEAL OUT WIND AND RAIN SINCE THE PRESSURES ARE
 PROVIDED FOR THE WINDOWS AND DOORS? ARE EXTERIOR BLOCK
 WALLS AND COLUMNS AND BEAMS TO BE INCLUDED?
  
 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/ MULLIONS.
  
 (B) WINDOWS/ MULLIONS FOR ALL PRODUCTS WITH GLAZING,
 PLEASE IDENTIFY THE OPENING WIDTH & HEIGHT, TYPE OF
 GLAZING, MULLION INFORMATION IF REQUIRED, ATTACHMENTS
 AND ASSOCIATE PRESSURES FOR EACH OPENING SIZE.
  
 (C) PANEL WALLS: STOREFRONTS, CURTAIN WALLS, WALL
 LOUVERS, EFIS SYSTEMS,
  
 (D) ROOFING PRODUCTS AND ASSEMBLIES. FOR ALL ROOFING
 PRODUCTS PLEASE IDENTIFY ALL ROOFING SUB-SYSTEMS AND
 THEIR ASSOCIATED PRESSURES FOR ROOF ZONE # 1. REVIEW
 THE PRODUCT APPROVAL LIMITATIONS, IF ENHANCED FASTENING
 IS ALLOWED FOR ROOF ZONES 2 & 3. FASTENER DENSITIES
 SHALL BE INCREASED FOR BOTH INSULATION & THE BASE SHEET
 AS CALCULATED IN COMPLIANCE WITH ROOFING APPLICATION
 STANDARDS RAS 117. CALCULATION PREPARED, SIGNED AND
 SEALED BY A FLORIDA REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER OR
 REGISTERED ARCHITECT.
  
 (F) SKYLIGHTS
  
 (G) PRE-ENGINEERED A/C STANDS
  
 5E) 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..
 5F) FOR ALL ROOF TOP EQUIPMENT, CURBS OR A/C STANDS,
 DETAILED ATTACHMENT TO THE ROOF FRAMING & DECK AS WELL
 AS FROM THE CURB OR ROOF STAND TO THE EQUIPMENT ABOVE.
  
 2014 FBC-B 1604.4 ANALYSIS. LOAD EFFECTS ON STRUCTURAL
 MEMBERS AND THEIR CONNECTIONS SHALL BE DETERMINED BY
 METHODS OF STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS THAT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT
 EQUILIBRIUM, GENERAL STABILITY, GEOMETRIC COMPATIBILITY
 AND BOTH SHORT- AND LONG-TERM MATERIAL PROPERTIES.
 EVERY STRUCTURE SHALL BE DESIGNED TO RESIST THE
 OVERTURNING EFFECTS CAUSED BY THE LATERAL FORCES
 SPECIFIED IN THIS CHAPTER. SEE SECTION 1609 FOR WIND
 LOADS
 1013.6 MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT.
 GUARDS SHALL BE PROVIDED WHERE APPLIANCES, EQUIPMENT,
 FANS, ROOF HATCH OPENINGS OR OTHER COMPONENTS THAT
 REQUIRE SERVICE ARE LOCATED WITHIN 10 FEET (3048 MM) OF
 A ROOF EDGE OR OPEN SIDE OF A WALKING SURFACE AND SUCH
 EDGE OR OPEN SIDE IS LOCATED MORE THAN 30 INCHES (762
 MM) ABOVE THE FLOOR, ROOF OR GRADE BELOW. THE GUARD
 SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED SO AS TO PREVENT THE PASSAGE OF A
 SPHERE 21 INCHES (533 MM) IN DIAMETER. THE GUARD SHALL
 EXTEND NOT LESS THAN 30 INCHES (762 MM) BEYOND EACH END
 OF SUCH APPLIANCE, EQUIPMENT, FAN OR COMPONENT.
  
 6) COMPLIED. THE SOILS REPORT BY ARDAMAN & ASSOCIATES.
  
 7)2ND ROUND OF COMMENTS. PLEASE PROVIDE THE MAIN FINISH
 FLOOR ELEVATION IN NGVD 29, FROM THAT POINT THE
 BUILDING CAN START AT 0.00 FT.
 1ST ROUND COMMENT. THE SHEET 0285_S120.7 SHOWS AN
 ELEVATION CHANGE IN THE FINISH FLOOR LEVELS BUT THE
 PLANS DO NOT PROVIDE AT WHAT ELEVATION EACH FLOOR LEVEL
 WILL BE. 107.2.1.3 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED.
  
 8) PROVISO: DEFERRED SUBMITTAL. 107.3.4.2. THE
 UNDERPINNING OF THE EXISTING STRUCTURE, 2014 FBC-B
 3307.1. CONTRACTOR TO CHOOSE A SYSTEM AND MATERIALS.
 SHOP DRAWINGS TO BE REVIEWED BY THE ENGINEER OF RECORD
 BEFORE SUBMITTAL TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT.
  
 9) PROVISO: DEFERRED SUBMITTAL. 107.3.4.2. RESPONSE THE
 STAIRS AND TIERED SEATING ARE SITE FORMED USING EPS
 FORMWORK, WILL NEED TO SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH 2014 FBC-B
 2603.4.1.1. SHOP DRAWINGS TO BE REVIEWED BY THE
 ENGINEER OF RECORD BEFORE SUBMITTAL TO THE BUILDING
 DEPARTMENT.
  
 10)2ND REQUEST. SPACING OF BAR JOIST VERSES THE SPAN
 AND GAUGE OF ROOF DECKING. SHEET 0276_S0002 STEEL ROOF
 DECK. THE STEEL DECK SHALL BE OF THE DEPTH AND GAGE
 SHOWN ON THE STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS. PLEASE PROVIDE WHERE
 COMPLIANCE WITH 2014 FBC-B 2211.5 ROOF SYSTEM DESIGN.
  
 1ST ROUND COMMENTS. SHEETS 0295_S124.7 THRU 0298_S125.8
 EACH OF THE SHEETS INDICATE THEY ARE TO 1/8 INCH EQUALS
 A FOOT BUT THERE IS NO SCALE OR MEASUREMENTS ON THESE
 SHEETS TO BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT THE CENTER TO CENTER
 SPACING OF THE FRAMING MEMBERS ARE? THE SPACING OF THE
 FRAMING MEMBERS FOUND ON SHEET 0295_S124.7 BETWEEN GRID
 LINES 1.1 & 1.2 AND BETWEEN 2 & 3 IS QUITE A BIT LARGER
 THAN FOUND ON THE OTHER FRAMING SHEETS. DEPENDING ON
 THE TYPE OF ROOF DECK AND ROOFING MATERIAL SELECTED THE
 SPAN LIMITATION MAY BE MAXED OUT IN THE ROOFING DECK AS
 WELL AS THE ROOFING PRODUCT APPROVAL THAT NORMALLY
 COMES IN AT A LATER DATE. 107. 2.1.3 ADDITIONAL
 INFORMATION IS REQUIRED.
  
 11) 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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