Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 17020029
Permit Number 17020029
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2018-02-06 17:14:25BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 W. P. B. PERMIT: 17020029
 ADD: 325 CLEMATIS ST. 1ST & 2ND FLOOR (SHELL SPACE)
 FUTURE MERCANTILE
 CONT: MAC ENTERPRISES
 TEL: 561-236-3627
 E-MAIL: [email protected]
  
 2014 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2014 WEST PALM BEACH
 AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1,
 ADMINISTRATION
  
 NOTE: 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.
  
  
 2ND REVIEW
 DATE: TUES. FEB. 06/ 2018
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) THE COVERSHEET T.1:
 1A) THE 2ND FLOOR WOULD STILL BE A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY,
 FROM BUSINESS (LAW OFFICES) TO MERCANTILE. PLEASE SHOW
 COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2014 EXISTING BUILDING CODE
 1001.3.1 PARTIAL CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION.
 WHERE A PORTION OF AN EXISTING BUILDING IS CHANGED TO A
 NEW OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION, SECTION 1012 SHALL APPLY.
  
 1B) THE COVERSHEET INDICATES A TYPE VB BUILDING TO BE
 FIRE SPRINKLERED.
 THE EXIST. BUILD. CODE 1012.2.1 FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM.
 WHERE A CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION OCCURS THAT
 REQUIRES AN AUTOMATIC FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM TO BE
 PROVIDED BASED ON THE NEW OCCUPANCY IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 CHAPTER 9 OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING, SUCH
 SYSTEM SHALL BE PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE AREA WHERE THE
 CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY OCCURS. 2014 FBC-B TABLE 503 ONLY
 ALLOWS FOR MERCANTILE ON THE 1ST FLOOR OF A TYPE V-B
 BUILDING. YOU WOULD BE NEEDING TO TAKE A STORY INCREASE
 FOR THE MERCANTILE ON THE 2ND FLOOR, 2014 FBC-B 506.3
 AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM INCREASE.
  
  
 107.3.5 MINIMUM PLAN REVIEW CRITERIA FOR BUILDINGS.
 107.3.5.1.1 COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS. BUILDING.
 5. FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS SHALL INCLUDE:
 SCHEMATIC FIRE SPRINKLERS
 STANDPIPES
 PRE-ENGINEERED SYSTEMS
  
 1C-D) COMPLIED.
  
 1E) THE COVERSHEET T.1 NOR DOES THE 2ND FLOOR INDICATE
 IF BOTH FLOORS ARE GOING TO BE UNDER THE CONTROL OF A
 SINGLE TENANT OR IF THERE ARE GOING TO BE (2) SEPARATE
 TENANTS THAT WILL SHARE BACK OF HOUSE RESTROOMS AND
 OTHER COMMON ELEMENTS? NO RESTROOMS ARE SHOWN ON EITHER
 FLOOR. 2014 FBC-B 2902.1 MINIMUM NUMBER OF FIXTURES.
 PLUMBING FIXTURES SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR THE TYPE OF
 OCCUPANCY AND IN THE MINIMUM NUMBER SHOWN IN TABLE
 2902.1. TYPES OF OCCUPANCIES NOT SHOWN IN TABLE 2902.1
 SHALL BE CONSIDERED INDIVIDUALLY BY THE BUILDING
 OFFICIAL. THE NUMBER OF OCCUPANTS SHALL BE DETERMINED
 BY THIS CODE. OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION SHALL BE
 DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 3.
 FOR A SHELL BUILDING PLEASE SHOW WHERE THE WASTE LINE
 IS TO BE STUBBED UP AND CAPPED.
  
 1F) NEW COMMENT. THE COVERSHEET T.1 NOR DOES THE 2ND
 FLOOR INDICATE IF BOTH FLOORS ARE GOING TO BE UNDER THE
 CONTROL OF A SINGLE TENANT OR IF THERE ARE GOING TO BE
 (2) SEPARATE TENANTS THAT WILL SHARE THE BACK OF HOUSE
 ELEVATOR. PLEASE NOTE THIS DESIGN CAN ONLY BE FOR A
 SINGLE TENANT FOR THE 2 STORIES. OTHERWISE YOU WILL NOT
 BE ABLE TO SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2014 ACCESSIBILITY
 CODE SECTION 206.3 LOCATION. ACCESSIBLE ROUTES SHALL
 COINCIDE WITH OR BE LOCATED IN THE SAME AREA AS GENERAL
 CIRCULATION PATHS. WHERE CIRCULATION PATHS ARE
 INTERIOR, REQUIRED ACCESSIBLE ROUTES SHALL ALSO BE
 INTERIOR.
 ADVISORY 206.3 LOCATION. ACCESSIBLE VERTICAL INTERIOR
 CIRCULATION MUST BE IN THE SAME AREA AS STAIRS AND
 ESCALATORS, NOT ISOLATED IN THE BACK OF THE FACILITY.
  
 1G-H) COMPLIED.
  
 2) COMPLIED.
  
 3) THE STRUCTURAL SHEETS SHOW A SCOPE OF WORK THAT WILL
 REQUIRE A RESIDENT INSPECTOR ON THIS PROJECT. 2014
 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2014 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS
 TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION
 2010 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING
 CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION, 110.3.9 OTHER
 INSPECTIONS SERVICES. THE BUILDING OFFICIAL MAY MAKE,
 OR CAUSE TO BE MADE BY OTHERS, THE INSPECTIONS REQUIRED
 BY SECTION 109. HE/SHE MAY ACCEPT REPORTS OF INSPECTORS
 OF RECOGNIZED INSPECTION SERVICES, PROVIDED THAT AFTER
 INVESTIGATION HE/SHE IS SATISFIED AS TO THEIR
 QUALIFICATIONS AND RELIABILITY. A CERTIFICATE CALLED
 FOR BY ANY PROVISION OF THE TECHNICAL CODES SHALL NOT
 BE BASED ON SUCH REPORTS UNLESS THE SAME ARE IN WRITING
 AND CERTIFIED BY A RESPONSIBLE OFFICER OF SUCH SERVICE.
 THE BUILDING OFFICIAL MAY REQUIRE THE OWNER TO EMPLOY
 AN INSPECTION SERVICE IN THE FOLLOWING INSTANCES:
 2. FOR ALL MAJOR STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS
 3. WHERE THE CONCRETE DESIGN IS BASED ON COMPRESSIVE
 STRENGTH (F ?C) IN EXCESS OF 3000 POUNDS PER SQUARE
 INCH
 4. FOR HELICAL PILE
 5. FOR BUILDINGS WITH AREA GREATER THAN 20,000 SQUARE
 FOOT
 6. FOR BUILDINGS MORE THAN 2 STORIES IN HEIGHT
 7. FOR BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES OF UNUSUAL DESIGN OR
 METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION
  
 3A) RESIDENT INSPECTOR FORMS MUST BE SIGNED BY ALL
 PARTIES NOTARIZED AND RETURNED TO THE BUILDING
 DEPARTMENT.
 FORMS RESENT TO E-MAIL: [email protected]
 TUES. FEB. 06/ 2018 05:00 PM
 FORMS WERE E-MAILED TO: [email protected]
 TUES. FEB. 07/2017 03:24 PM
  
 3B) FOR THE RESIDENT INSPECTOR PLEASE PROVIDE A RESUME'
 OF INSPECTION EXPERIENCE ON PREVIOUS PROJECT. THE
 RESUME' MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY ALL CERTIFICATES AS
 SPECIFIED HEREIN. THE BUILDING OFFICIAL OR HIS DESIGNEE
 WILL REVIEW THE RESUME'. AFTER THE RESUME' IS REVIEWED,
 AN INTERVIEW WILL BE SCHEDULED. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES
 WILL AN INSPECTOR BE INTERVIEWED FOR WORK WITHOUT FIRST
 MEETING THE ABOVE CRITERIA.
  
 3C) THE CONTRACTOR WILL PRODUCE A JOB SUMMARY OR
 HISTORY FOR THIS TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION.
  
 3D) NOTE FOR PAPER PLANS 3 SETS OF DOCUMENTS ARE
 REQUIRED. FOR DIGITAL PLANS, AFTER PERMIT ISSUANCE, THE
 PERMIT LIBRARIAN WILL E-MAIL YOU, THE APPROVED AND
 BATCH STAMPED PLANS SO YOU MAY PRINT YOUR PLANS, TWO
 SETS OF PLANS WILL NEED TO BE PRINTED IN COLOR, (1) FOR
 THE RESIDENT INSPECTOR, THE OTHER FOR THE MEP
 INSPECTORS.
  
 3E) PLEASE CALL THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACHS AUTOMATED
 TELEPHONE INSPECTIONS LINE (561) 805-6700) FOR
 IN-PROGRESS INSPECTIONS FOR AUDITING OF JOBSITE
 INSPECTIONS.
  
 4) 2ND REQUEST, RESPONSE INDICATES THE SOILS REPORT WAS
 SUBMITTED IN THIS SUBMITTAL. TO DATE NO SOILS REPORTS
 WERE SUBMITTED FOR THIS PROJECT. SHEET S-4.0 NOTE 4
 INDICATES THE GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER SHALL INSPECT AND
 REQUIRE TESTING AS NECESSARY TO ASSURE THAT THE
 FOUNDATION PILES ARE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR
 SPECIFICATIONS AND REPORT ANY DEVIATIONS TO THE
 ENGINEER.
 1804.1 EXCAVATION NEAR FOUNDATIONS. EXCAVATION FOR ANY
 PURPOSE SHALL NOT REMOVE LATERAL SUPPORT FROM ANY
 FOUNDATION WITHOUT FIRST UNDERPINNING OR PROTECTING THE
 FOUNDATION AGAINST SETTLEMENT OR LATERAL TRANSLATION.
  
 5) COMPLIED.
  
 6) SEMI-COMPLIED. SHOW LADDER. EQUIPMENT AND APPLIANCES
 REQUIRING ACCESS ARE INSTALLED ON ROOFS OR ELEVATED
 STRUCTURES AT A HEIGHT EXCEEDING 16 FEET (4877 MM),
 SUCH ACCESS SHALL BE PROVIDED BY A PERMANENT APPROVED
 MEANS OF ACCESS, THE EXTENT OF WHICH SHALL BE FROM
 GRADE OR FLOOR LEVEL TO THE EQUIPMENT AND APPLIANCES?
 LEVEL SERVICE SPACE. SUCH ACCESS SHALL NOT REQUIRE
 CLIMBING OVER OBSTRUCTIONS GREATER THAN 30 INCHES (762
 MM) HIGH OR WALKING ON ROOFS HAVING A SLOPE GREATER
 THAN 4 UNITS VERTICAL IN 12 UNITS HORIZONTAL
 (33-PERCENT SLOPE).
 PERMANENT LADDERS INSTALLED TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED
 ACCESS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM DESIGN
 CRITERIA:
 1. THE SIDE RAILING SHALL EXTEND ABOVE THE PARAPET OR
 ROOF EDGE NOT LESS THAN 30 INCHES (762 MM).
 2. LADDERS SHALL HAVE RUNG SPACING NOT TO EXCEED 14
 INCHES (356 MM) ON CENTER.
 3. LADDERS SHALL HAVE A TOE SPACING NOT LESS THAN
 6-INCHES (152 MM) DEEP.
 4. THERE SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF 18 INCHES (457 MM)
 BETWEEN RAILS.
 5. RUNGS SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM 0.75-INCH (19 MM)
 DIAMETER AND BE CAPABLE OF WITHSTANDING A 300-POUND
 (136.1 KG) LOAD.
 6. LADDERS OVER 30 FEET (9144 MM) IN HEIGHT SHALL BE
 PROVIDED WITH OFFSET SECTIONS AND LANDINGS CAPABLE OF
 WITHSTANDING 100 POUNDS PER SQUARE FOOT (488.2 KG/M2).
 7. LADDERS SHALL BE PROTECTED AGAINST CORROSION BY
 APPROVED MEANS. CATWALKS INSTALLED TO PROVIDE THE
 REQUIRED ACCESS SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN 24-INCHES (610
 MM) WIDE AND SHALL HAVE RAILINGS AS REQUIRED FOR
 SERVICE PLATFORMS
  
 7-9) COMPLIED.
  
 10) SEMI-COMPLIED. SHEET S-4.0 PROVIDES THE WIND DESIGN
 CRITERIA, AND THE MEAN ROOF HEIGHT BUT NOT THE
 PRESSURES.
  
  
  
 IS NOT PROVIDED NEITHER IS THE PRESSURES FOR COMPONENTS
 AND CLADDING.
 FBC-B 2014 FBC-B 1603.1.4 WIND DESIGN DATA. (5) VASD
 POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE PRESSURES.
  
 11A) BUILDING PROVISO/ DEFERRED SUBMITTALS. PRODUCT
 APPROVALS: COMPONENTS & CLADDING. 2010 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
 (F) SKYLIGHTS
 (G) EXTERIOR COOLER, FREEZERS & PRE-ENGINEERED A/C
 STANDS
  
 11B) 107.3.4.1 THOSE PRODUCTS WHICH ARE REGULATED BY
 DCA RULE 9N-3SHALL BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN WRITING
 BY THE DESIGNER OF RECORD PRIOR
 TO SUBMITTAL FOR JURISDICTIONAL APPROVAL.
  
 12-13) COMPLIED/ DEFERRED SUBMITTALS.
  
 14) COMPLIED.
  
 15) THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH ART IN PUBLIC PLACES
 ORDINANCE REQUIREMENT THAT APPLIES TO ANY REMODEL OR
 NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECT FOR WHICH THE PERMIT
 APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED AFTER 6/29/14, AND THE TOTAL
 PROJECT CONSTRUCTION COSTS ARE EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN
 $750,000 WILL NEED TO COMPLY WITH THIS ORDINANCE.
 PER CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH ORDINANCE NO. 4504-14, AND
 CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH CODE OF ORDINANCES, ARTICLE V,
 ART IN PUBLIC PLACES, SECTION 78-123(A) AND SECTION
 78-126(A), THE ART ASSESSMENT IS 1% OF THE TOTAL
 PROJECT CONSTRUCTION COST.
 PER CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH CODE OF ORDINANCES, ARTICLE
 V, ART IN PUBLIC PLACES, SECTION 78-122, RENOVATION AND
 NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ARE ASSESSED CUMULATIVELY, SO
 THE ART ASSESSMENT WILL BE APPLICABLE TO ALL FUTURE
 PROJECTS.
 FOR CONTACT INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
 MS. SYBILLE WELTER ART IN PUBLIC PLACES COORDINATOR
 822-1515 E-MAIL: [email protected]
  
 16) 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
 TEL: 561-805-6715
 FAX: 561-805-6676
 E-MAIL: [email protected]
  
  
  
  


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