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| 2017-02-15 11:31:31 | BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 17020366 |
| | ADD: 550 OKEECHOBEE BLVD. SUITE # CU-2(A) |
| | CONT: TBD |
| | TEL: 561-358-9909 |
| | E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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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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| | 1ST REVIEW |
| | DATE: TUES. FEB. 15/ 2017 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) SHEET A-0.01 UNDER THE HEADING LIST THIS BUILDING |
| | TYPE TO BE A BUILDING TYPE IIA. PLEASE NOTE ABOVE THE |
| | 1ST FLOOR LEVEL THIS HIGH RISE IS A R2 OCCUPANCY TYPE. |
| | PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A 20 STORY HIGH RISE, THE MINIMUM |
| | BUILDING TYPE REQUIRED WOULD BE TYPE IA SEE 2014 FBC-B |
| | TABLE 503. |
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| | 2) SHEET A-0.01 SHOWS AN EXISTING MEZZANINE OF 329 SQ. |
| | FT. AND AN ADDITIONAL 299 SQ. FT. ADDED TO THE |
| | MEZZANINE LEVEL TOTALING 628 SQ. FT. THE TOTAL SQ. FT. |
| | OF THE 1ST FLOOR IS GIVEN 1864 SQ. FT. OR 28.6 % OF THE |
| | FLOOR AREA. |
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| | THIS IS NOT THE WAY TO FIGURE THE ALLOWABLE AREA OF |
| | MEZZANINES. THE SIZE OF THE MEZZANINE IS FIGURED NOT |
| | GREATER THAN 1/3 THE ROOM THEY ARE LOCATED (FBC-B |
| | 505.2.1). SEE EXCEPTION # 2. THE AGGREGATE AREA OF |
| | MEZZANINES IN BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES OF TYPE I OR II |
| | CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE NOT GREATER THAN ONE-HALF OF THE |
| | FLOOR AREA OF THE ROOM IN BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES |
| | EQUIPPED THROUGHOUT WITH AN APPROVED AUTOMATIC |
| | SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 903.3.1.1 |
| | AND AN APPROVED EMERGENCY VOICE/ALARM COMMUNICATION |
| | SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 907.5.2.2. |
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| | THE ENCLOSED AREA OF THE 1ST FLOOR DOES NOT COMMUNICATE |
| | WITH THE MEZZANINE AREA ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE |
| | CALCULATING THE 1ST FLOOR AREA. THE TOTAL AREA OF THE |
| | 1ST FLOOR AREA THAT COMMUNICATES WITH THE MEZZANINE |
| | LEVEL IS 833.25 SQ. FT. |
| | 833.25 SQ. FT. X 0.33= 274.9725 SQ. FT. |
| | 833.25 SQ. FT. X 0.50= 416.6250 SQ. FT. |
| | EXISTING MEZZANINE 329.0000 SQ. FT. |
| | WITH THE WALLS AS SHOWN ON THE 1ST FLOOR THE EXISTING |
| | MEZZANINE MAYBE AN ISSUE IF THERE IS NO ALARM IN |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH FBC-B 907.5.2.2. |
| | 907.5.2.2 EMERGENCY VOICE/ALARM COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS. |
| | EMERGENCY VOICE/ALARM COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS REQUIRED BY |
| | THIS CODE SHALL BE DESIGNED AND INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH NFPA 72. THE OPERATION OF ANY AUTOMATIC FIRE |
| | DETECTOR, SPRINKLER WATERFLOW DEVICE OR MANUAL FIRE |
| | ALARM BOX SHALL AUTOMATICALLY SOUND AN ALERT TONE |
| | FOLLOWED BY VOICE INSTRUCTIONS GIVING APPROVED |
| | INFORMATION AND DIRECTIONS FOR A GENERAL OR STAGED |
| | EVACUATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BUILDING?S FIRE |
| | SAFETY AND EVACUATION PLANS REQUIRED BY THE FLORIDA |
| | FIRE PREVENTION CODE. IN HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS, THE |
| | SYSTEM SHALL OPERATE ON A MINIMUM OF THE ALARMING |
| | FLOOR, THE FLOOR ABOVE AND THE FLOOR BELOW. SPEAKERS |
| | SHALL BE PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING BY PAGING |
| | ZONES. AT A MINIMUM, PAGING ZONES SHALL BE PROVIDED AS |
| | FOLLOWS: |
| | 1. ELEVATOR GROUPS. |
| | 2. EXIT STAIRWAYS. |
| | 3. EACH FLOOR. |
| | 4. AREAS OF REFUGE AS DEFINED IN SECTION 1002.1. |
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| | 2) SINCE THERE IS STRUCTURAL WORK BEING COMPLETED UNDER |
| | THIS PERMIT AND THIS BUILDING IS A 20 STORY HIGHRISE IT |
| | QUALIFIES AS A THRESHOLD BUILDING. THRESHOLD BUILDING / |
| | FL S. S. 553.71(7) ?THRESHOLD BUILDING" MEANING ANY |
| | BUILDING WHICH IS GREATER THAN (3) STORIES OR 50 FT. IN |
| | HEIGHT, OR WHICH HAS AN ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY |
| | CLASSIFICATION AS DENIED IN THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE |
| | WHICH EXCEEDS 5,000 SQ. FT. IN AREA AND AN OCCUPANT |
| | CONTENT OF GREATER THAN 500 PERSONS. |
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| | 2A) 109.3.6.1 THRESHOLD INSPECTION PLAN. THE ENFORCING |
| | AGENCY SHALL REQUIRE A (WRITTEN/ TYPED) SPECIAL |
| | INSPECTOR TO PERFORM STRUCTURAL INSPECTIONS ON A |
| | THRESHOLD BUILDING PURSUANT TO A STRUCTURAL INSPECTION |
| | PLAN PREPARED BY THE ENGINEER OF RECORD. THE STRUCTURAL |
| | INSPECTION PLAN MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE ENFORCING |
| | AGENCY PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF A BUILDING PERMIT FOR |
| | THE CONSTRUCTION OF A THRESHOLD BUILDING. THE PURPOSE |
| | OF THE STRUCTURAL INSPECTION PLAN IS TO PROVIDE |
| | SPECIFIC INSPECTION PROCEDURES AND SCHEDULES SO THAT |
| | THE BUILDING CAN BE ADEQUATELY INSPECTED FOR COMPLIANCE |
| | WITH THE PERMITTED DOCUMENTS. |
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| | 2B) THRESHOLD INSPECTOR: WPB AMENDMENT 109.3.6.2 W.P.B. |
| | CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR THRESHOLD |
| | BUILDINGS A SPECIAL INSPECTOR AS REQUIRED BY FL S |
| | 553.79(5) FLORIDA STATUTES TO THE MINIMUM INSPECTIONS |
| | REQUIRED BY THIS CODE. THE THRESHOLD INSPECTION FORMS |
| | ARE REQUIRED TO BE FILED OUT BY ALL PARTIES WITH |
| | INTEREST, NOTARIZED AND RETURNED TO THIS OFFICE, AND |
| | REVIEWED AND APPROVED BEFORE PERMIT ISSUANCE WILL TAKE |
| | PLACE. |
| | FORMS E-MAILED TO: [email protected] 02/15/2017 |
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| | 2C) THRESHOLD BLDG., REQUIRED STATEMENT: W.P.B. |
| | AMENDMENT 110.3.7.4.4 ALL PLANS FOR THE BUILDING WHICH |
| | ARE REQUIRED TO BE SIGNED AND SEALED BY THE ARCHITECT |
| | OR ENGINEER OF RECORD CONTAIN A STATEMENT THAT, TO THE |
| | BEST OF THE ARCHITECT'S OR ENGINEER'S KNOWLEDGE, THE |
| | PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS COMPLY WITH THE APPLICABLE |
| | FIRE-SAFETY STANDARDS AS DETERMINED BY THE LOCAL |
| | AUTHORITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION AND 633 |
| | FLORIDA STATUTE. |
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| | 2D) FOR THE SPECIAL 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. |
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| | 2E) THE CONTRACTOR WILL PRODUCE A JOB SUMMARY OR |
| | HISTORY FOR THIS TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION. |
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| | 2F) NOTE FOR PAPER PLANS 3 SETS OF DOCUMENTS ARE |
| | REQUIRED. FOR DIGITAL PLANS, AFTER PERMIT ISSUANCE, |
| | PLEASE E-MAIL THE PERMIT LIBRARIAN OF THE PERMIT BEING |
| | ISSUED, THE PERMIT LIBRARIAN WILL THEN 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 THRESHOLD INSPECTOR, THE OTHER FOR |
| | THE MEP INSPECTORS OTHER PLANS YOU WISH TO PRINT MAYBE |
| | IN BLACK & WHITE.. |
| | 2010 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION, 110.3.7 THRESHOLD |
| | BUILDINGS, GUIDELINES AND POLICIES FOR PROJECTS |
| | CONCERNING SPECIAL INSPECTORS. |
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| | 2G) 110.3.7.4.3 ALL SHORING AND RESHORING PROCEDURES, |
| | PLANS AND DETAILS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE ENFORCEMENT |
| | AGENCY FOR RECORDKEEPING. EACH SHORING AND RESHORING |
| | INSTALLATION SHALL BE SUPERVISED, INSPECTED AND |
| | CERTIFIED TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SHORING |
| | DOCUMENTS BY THE CONTRACTOR. |
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| | 2H) PLEASE CALL THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH?S AUTOMATED |
| | TELEPHONE INSPECTIONS LINE (561) 805-6700) FOR ALL |
| | BUILDING INSPECTIONS FOR AUDITING OF JOBSITE |
| | INSPECTIONS WITHOUT THIS THE PERMIT EXPIRES IN 6 |
| | MONTHS, ABANDONMENT OF JOB, NO INSPECTION ACTIVITY. |
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| | 2I) 109.3.6 THRESHOLD BUILDINGS, OPERATING GUIDELINES |
| | FOR THRESHOLD INSPECTORS #26. ASSURE THAT THE DESIGNER |
| | HAS REQUIRED ON THE PLANS OR SPECIFICATIONS ONE |
| | MATERIAL, APPROVED FOR FIRE STOPPING PENETRATIONS, FOR |
| | WALLS AND CEILINGS. |
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| | 3) SHEET S-1.01 SHOWS A DETAIL FOR THE HELICAL PILE |
| | INSTALLATION. PLEASE PROVIDE THE SOILS ANALYSIS OF HOW |
| | THE PILE SIZE AND LENGTH OF PILE AND FREQUENCY OF |
| | INSTALLATION WAS ACHIEVED. 1803.5.2 QUESTIONABLE SOIL. |
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| | 4) SHEET S-1.01 SHOWS A DETAIL FOR THE HELICAL PILE |
| | INSTALLATION. THE ENGINEER OF RECORD STATES THE PILE |
| | ARE TO BE INSTALLED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF AN |
| | ENGINEER WHO SPECIALIZES IN THE INSTALLATION OF HELICAL |
| | PILES AND WHO SHALL CERTIFY THEIR INSTALLATION AND |
| | CAPACITIES. PLEASE PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION. |
| | FBC-B 1810.3.1.5 HELICAL PILES. HELICAL PILES SHALL BE |
| | DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCEPTED |
| | ENGINEERING PRACTICE TO RESIST ALL STRESSES INDUCED BY |
| | INSTALLATION INTO THE GROUND AND SERVICE LOADS. |
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| | 5) SHEET A-1.01 SHOWS AN EQUIPMENT CLOSET NEXT TO THE |
| | ELEVATOR SHAFT. PLEASE PROVIDE IF THIS IS THE EQUIPMENT |
| | ROOM FOR THE ELEVATOR. IF SO THE WALLS ARE SHOWN AS 1 |
| | HOUR FIRE RATING, BUT THE DOORS # 11& 12 SHOW NO RATING |
| | SEE DOOR SCHEDULE THIS SHEET. SEE FBC-B 3006.4. |
| | OPENINGS IN THE FIRE BARRIERS SHALL BE PROTECTED WITH |
| | ASSEMBLIES HAVING A FIRE PROTECTION RATING NOT LESS |
| | THAN THAT REQUIRED FOR THE HOISTWAY ENCLOSURE DOORS. |
| | TABLE 716.5. |
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| | 6) 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. |
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| | 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. |
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| | JAMES A. WITMER BN, PX, CBO |
| | SENIOR COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| | CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DIVISION/ DEVELOPMENT SERVICES |
| | DEPARTMENT |
| | 401 CLEMATIS ST. |
| | WEST PALM BEACH. FL 33402 |
| | TEL: 561-805-6715 |
| | FAX: 561-805-6676 |
| | E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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