Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 17050881
Permit Number 17050881
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2017-05-30 15:40:192014 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 W. P. B. PERMIT: 17050881
 ADD: 805 19TH ST.
 CONT: M. J. EBERSBACH CONSTRUCTION
 TEL: 561-271-0136
 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. MAY 30/ 2017
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) SHEET 2.0 INDICATES THE WINDOW TYPE FOR THE BEDROOMS
 TO BE IDENTIFIED AS TYPE 1 WINDOWS. THE SIZE TO BE 53
 INCHES WIDE AND 38 INCHES TALL. THE WINDOW TYPE AS
 SHOWN IN THE COUNTY PICTOMETRY PROGRAM AND IN GOOGLE
 STREET VIEW APPEARS TO BE AWNING TYPE WINDOWS THAT WAS
 WIDELY USED DURING THAT TIME PERIOD.
 WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THESE WINDOWS THE PLANS
 INDICATE THE NEW WINDOWS ARE TO BE SINGLE HUNG WINDOW
 TYPE OF WINDOW. THIS REDUCES THE AMOUNT OF REQUIRED
 CLEAR OPENING REQUIRED.
  
 2014 EXISTING BUILDING CODE 701.2 CONFORMANCE. AN
 EXISTING BUILDING OR PORTION THEREOF SHALL NOT BE
 ALTERED SUCH THAT THE BUILDING BECOMES LESS SAFE THAN
 ITS EXISTING CONDITION.
 EXCEPTION: WHERE THE CURRENT LEVEL OF SAFETY IS
 PROPOSED TO BE REDUCED, THE PORTION ALTERED SHALL
 CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING
 CODE, BUILDING.
  
 IN THE 2014 FBC-B THE REQUIREMENT FOR EMERGENCY ESCAPE
 AND RESCUE OPENINGS (WINDOWS) IS REQUIRED. SEE FBC-B
 SECTIONS:
 1A) FBC-B 1029.2 MINIMUM SIZE. EMERGENCY ESCAPE AND
 RESCUE OPENINGS SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM NET CLEAR OPENING
 OF 5.7 SQUARE FEET (2ND FLOOR).
 EXCEPTION: THE MINIMUM NET CLEAR OPENING FOR GRADE
 FLOOR EMERGENCY ESCAPE AND RESCUE OPENINGS SHALL BE 5
 SQUARE FEET.
  
 1B) FBC-B 1029.2.1 MINIMUM DIMENSIONS. THE MINIMUM NET
 CLEAR OPENING HEIGHT DIMENSION SHALL BE 24 INCHES. THE
 MINIMUM NET CLEAR OPENING WIDTH DIMENSION SHALL BE 20
 INCHES . THE NET CLEAR OPENING DIMENSIONS SHALL BE THE
 RESULT OF NORMAL OPERATION OF THE OPENING.
  
 1C) FBC-B 1029.3 MAXIMUM HEIGHT FROM FLOOR. EMERGENCY
 ESCAPE AND RESCUE OPENINGS SHALL HAVE THE BOTTOM OF THE
 CLEAR OPENING NOT GREATER THAN 44 INCHES (1118 MM)
 MEASURED FROM THE FLOOR.
  
 PLEASE NOTE THERE IS AN ALLOWABLE 5 PER-CENT REDUCTION
 FOR THE LARGE MISSILE IMPACT WINDOW BECAUSE OF THE
 HEAVIER FRAMES. 2014 FBC-B EXISTING BUILDING CODE.
 EXCEPTION.
  
 PLEASE PROVIDE A NEW WINDOW SCHEDULE WHERE THE CLEAR
 VENT OR WINDOW OPENING COMPLIES WITH ABOVE
 REQUIREMENTS. A USE OF HORIZONTAL SLIDING WINDOW SIZE
 33 WILL ACCOMPLISH THE REQUIRED 5-0 SQ. FT. WITH THE
 OPENING SIZE OF 5.10 SQ. FT. FOR THE 1ST FLOOR. THE 2ND
 FLOOR REQUIREMENT OF 5.7 SQ. FT. WOULD REQUIRE A
 HORIZONTAL SLIDER THE SIZE OF 34 OR 53 INCHES WIDE AND
 50 5/8 INCHES WIDE TO PROVIDE A CLEAR OPENING OF
 7.00 SQ. FT. PLEASE PROVIDE WINDOW TYPE AND SIZE FOR
 THE NEW EGRESS WINDOWS.
  
 2) 107.2.4 EXTERIOR WALL ENVELOPE. 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. INSTALLATION. WINDOWS AND DOORS SHALL BE
 INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED MANUFACTURER?S
 INSTRUCTIONS. FASTENER SIZE AND SPACING SHALL BE
 PROVIDED IN SUCH INSTRUCTIONS AND SHALL BE CALCULATED
 BASED ON MAXIMUM LOADS AND SPACING USED IN THE TESTS.
 THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SHALL INCLUDE MANUFACTURER?S
 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS THAT PROVIDE SUPPORTING
 DOCUMENTATION THAT THE PROPOSED PENETRATION AND OPENING
 DETAILS DESCRIBED IN THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS
 MAINTAIN THE WEATHER RESISTANCE OF THE EXTERIOR WALL
 ENVELOPE.
 3) PLEASE NOTE THE PRODUCT APPROVAL DOES NOT PROVIDE
 THE BUCK ATTACHMENT. WOOD BUCKS BY OTHERS, MUST BE
 ANCHORED PROPERLY TO TRANSFER LOADS TO THE STRUCTURE.
 SHEET 3.0 NOTE 24 DOES NOT PROVIDE THE TYPE OF ANCHOR,
 LENGTH OF ANCHOR NOR THE SPACING OF THE ANCHOR. 107.2.4
 EXTERIOR WALL ENVELOPE. 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.
  
 4) SHEET 2.0 ON THE WIND PRESSURE SCHEDULE INDICATES
 THE VALUES ARE TAKEN AT 50 SQ. FT. PLEASE NOTE MOST OF
 THE OPENINGS AND MULLIONS THAT TRANSFER ? OF THE
 OPENING ARE EITHER 20 SQ. FT OR LESS. PLEASE ALSO NOT
 THE PRESSURES TAKEN FOR ROOFING COMPONENTS AND CLADDING
 WILL NEED TO BE CALCULATED ON 10 SQ. FT. FOR ANCHORS.
  
 5) WHEN RESUBMITTING PLANS PLEASE INDICATE THE REVISION
 & REMOVE ANY VOIDED SHEETS & REPLACE ANY PAGES AS
 NECESSARY, COLLATE AND STAPLE INTO SETS OF PLANS. 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.
  
  
 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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