Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 17060297
Permit Number 17060297
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 1
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Date Text
2017-06-19 11:30:092014 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 W. P. B. PERMIT: 17060297
 ADD: 222 LAKEVIEW AVE. UNIT: 3N
 CONT: TBD/ TO BE DETERMINED
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 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: MON. JUNE 19/2017
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) THE DOLLAR AMOUNT LISTED UNDER THE CONTRACT VALUE
 APPEARS TO BE LOW. ONCE THE CONTRACTOR HAS BEEN
 DETERMINED AND DOLLAR AMOUNT VERIFIED. 108.3* BUILDING
 PERMIT VALUATION.
  
 2) THE COVERSHEET CS-1 AND THE LS-1 SHEET BOTH INDICATE
 THE MINIMUM BUILDING TYPE TO BE TYPE II CONSTRUCTION.
 PLEASE UPDATE PLANS. THE 2014 FBC-B TABLE 503 FOR R2
 OCCUPANCY FOR TYPE II CONSTRUCTION WITH A 1 STORY
 ALLOWABLE INCREASE ONLY PROVIDES A 5 STORY BUILDING.
 TYPE IB CONSTRUCTION FOR R2 OCCUPANCY WITH A 1 STORY
 INCREASE ONLY ALLOWS FOR A BUILDING OF 12 STORIES. THIS
 UNIT IS ON LEVELS 18, 19 & 20. TABLE 503 FOR R2
 OCCUPANCY WILL REQUIRE THE CONSTRUCTION TYPE TO BE A
 MINIMUM CONSTRUCTION OF TYPE IA.
  
 3) THE LS-1 SHEET LISTS THE OCCUPANCIES FOR THIS UNIT
 AS BUSINESS & RESIDENTIAL. NEITHER SHEET D-1 NOR A-1
 SHOW ANY PORTION OF THE UNIT AS A BUSINESS OCCUPANCY.
 PLEASE NOTE IF ANY PORTION OF THE PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL
 UNIT IS TO BE OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC AS AN OFFICE THEN
 THIS IS A WORK LIVE LOFT GOVERNED UNDER SECTION 419 OF
 THE FBC-B. IF THIS IS A SINGLE RESIDENTIAL UNIT FOR
 LONG TERM USE THEN IT IS CONSIDERED A R2 OCCUPANCY
 GROUP. SEE 310.4 OF THE 2014 FBC-B.
  
 4) SHEET A-1 SHOWS THE USE OF BOTH CERAMIC TILE AND
 WOOD FLOORS. BLDG TYPE: TYPE I/ TYPE II FLOOR
 INSULATION (FBC-B 2014) FOR TILE, STONE, MARBLE AND
 WOOD FLOORING ALL NEED TO HAVE HAD THE SOUND
 UNDERLAYMENT TESTED FLOOR ASSEMBLIES FOR EACH
 APPLICATION TO THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS AND MEET THE
 QUALIFICATIONS LISTED UNDER EACH OF THE STANDARDS FOR A
 6 INCH CONCRETE FLOOR ASSEMBLY/ NO DROPPED CEILING:
 PLEASE PROVIDE TEST REPORTS SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH:
 4A) FBC-B 2014 1207.3 STRUCTURE-BORNE SOUND.
 FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLIES BETWEEN DWELLING UNITS OR
 BETWEEN A DWELLING UNIT AND A PUBLIC OR SERVICE AREA
 WITHIN THE STRUCTURE SHALL HAVE AN IMPACT INSULATION
 CLASS (IIC) RATING OF NOT LESS THAN 50 (45 IF FIELD
 TESTED) WHEN TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E 492.
  
 4B) FBC-B 2014 1207.2 AIR-BORNE SOUND. WALLS,
 PARTITIONS AND FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLIES SEPARATING
 DWELLING UNITS FROM EACH OTHER OR FROM PUBLIC OR
 SERVICE AREAS SHALL HAVE A SOUND TRANSMISSION CLASS
 (STC) OF NOT LESS THAN 50 (45 IF FIELD TESTED) FOR
 AIR-BORNE NOISE WHEN TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E
 90.
  
 4C) FLAME SPREAD- FBC-B 2014 603.1. EXCEPTION 2.
 INSULATION INSTALLED BETWEEN A FINISHED FLOOR AND SOLID
 DECKING WITHOUT INTERVENING AIRSPACE SHALL BE ALLOWED
 TO HAVE A FLAME SPREAD INDEX OF NOT MORE THAN 200.
  
 FLAME SPREAD INDEX. A COMPARATIVE MEASURE, EXPRESSED AS
 A DIMENSIONLESS NUMBER, DERIVED FROM VISUAL
 MEASUREMENTS OF THE SPREAD OF FLAME VERSUS TIME FOR A
 MATERIAL TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E 84 OR UL 723.
  
 4D) PLEASE ALSO REVIEW FIRES NOTES THAT DEAL WITH THE
 EXTERIOR CONCRETE DECK WHERE NO FIRE EXTINGUISHERS ARE
 LOCATED AND THE REQUIREMENTS OF NFPA, WHICH ARE MORE
 RESTRICTIVE OF THE 2 CODES. 101.4.5 FIRE PREVENTION.
  
 5) SHEET A-1 SHOWS THE NEW INSTALLATION OF SLIDING
 GLASS DOORS ON THE 18TH AND 19TH FLOORS. IN THIS SET OF
 PLANS THERE IS NO WIND DESIGN CRITERIA PROVIDED. 2014
 FBC-B 1603.1.4 WIND DESIGN DATA.
 THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION RELATED TO WIND LOADS SHALL
 BE SHOWN, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER WIND LOADS GOVERN THE
 DESIGN OF THE LATERAL FORCE-RESISTING SYSTEM OF THE
 STRUCTURE:
  
 5.1. ULTIMATE DESIGN WIND SPEED, VULT, (3-SECOND GUST),
 MILES PER HOUR (KM/HR) AND NOMINAL DESIGN WIND SPEED,
 VASD, AS DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION
 1609.3.1.
  
 5.2. RISK CATEGORY.
  
 5.3. WIND EXPOSURE. APPLICABLE WIND DIRECTION IF MORE
 THAN ONE WIND EXPOSURE IS UTILIZED. TABLE 1609.7.2.
 HEIGHT AND EXPOSURE.
  
 5.4. APPLICABLE INTERNAL PRESSURE COEFFICIENT.
  
 5.5. DESIGN WIND PRESSURES TO BE USED FOR EXTERIOR
 COMPONENT AND CLADDING MATERIALS NOT SPECIFICALLY
 DESIGNED BY THE REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL
 RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN OF THE STRUCTURE, PSF (KN/
 M2).
  
 TABLE 1609.7(2) ADJUSTMENT FACTORS FOR HEIGHT &
 EXPOSURE. PROVIDE THE MEAN ROOF HEIGHT FOR THE
 BUILDING.
  
 1609.3.1 WIND SPEED CONVERSION VULT TO VASD.
  
 6A) SHEET A-7 HAS A WIND DESIGN CHART FOR A SERIES OF
 SLIDING GLASS DOORS. PLEASE NOTE THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT
 INDICATE WHO?S PRODUCT THIS IS NOR IS THERE ANY PRODUCT
 APPROVAL FOR THIS PRODUCT PROVIDE. 2014 FBC-B 1609.1.2
 PROTECTION OF OPENINGS, 1609.6.4.4.1 COMPONENTS &
 CLADDING.
  
 6B) SUBMITTED PRODUCT APPROVAL A MIAMI-DADE NOA
 16-0629.10 PGT SGD-780 HAS NOT IDENTIFIED THE UNIT
 SIZES, TYPE OF GLAZING, ANCHOR TYPES AND SPACING, SILL
 RISER HEIGHT AND ASSOCIATED PRESSURES NOR THE PRESSURES
 ASSOCIATED WITH EACH GLAZING AND ANCHOR TYPE.
 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. 2014 FBC-B 1405.13.1
 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.
  
 6C) 1710.5.1.1FBC-B EXTERIOR WINDOWS AND DOORS.
 (EXCEPTION) 2. DOOR ASSEMBLIES INSTALLED WHERE THE
 OVERHANG (OH) RATIO IS EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 1 NEED NOT
 BE TESTED FOR WATER INFILTRATION. THE OVERHANG RATIO
 SHALL BE CALCULATED BY THE FOLLOWING EQUATION:
 OH RATIO = OH LENGTH/OH HEIGHT
 WHERE:
 OH LENGTH = THE HORIZONTAL MEASURE OF HOW FAR AN
 OVERHANG OVER A DOOR PROJECTS OUT FROM DOOR SURFACE.
 OH HEIGHT = THE VERTICAL MEASURE OF THE DISTANCE FROM
 THE DOOR SILL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE OVERHANG OVER A
 DOOR.
  
 6D) 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..
  
 7) SHEET A-6 INDICATES (2) CUT SECTIONS OF THE HANDRAIL
 WITH THE PERIMETER OF THE HAND RAIL GREATER THAN 6 ?
 INCHES. PLEASE PROVIDE COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION
 1012.3.2. TYPE II HANDRAILS. HANDRAILS WITH A PERIMETER
 GREATER THAN 61/4 INCHES (160 MM) SHALL PROVIDE A
 GRASPABLE FINGER RECESS AREA ON BOTH SIDES OF THE
 PROFILE. THE FINGER RECESS SHALL BEGIN WITHIN A
 DISTANCE OF 3/4 INCH (19 MM) MEASURED VERTICALLY FROM
 THE TALLEST PORTION OF THE PROFILE AND ACHIEVE A DEPTH
 OF AT LEAST 5/16 INCH (8 MM) WITHIN 7/8 INCH BELOW THE
 WIDEST PORTION OF THE PROFILE. THIS REQUIRED DEPTH
 SHALL CONTINUE FOR AT LEAST 3/8 INCH TO A LEVEL THAT IS
 NOT LESS THAN 1 3/4 INCHES BELOW THE TALLEST PORTION OF
 THE PROFILE. THE MINIMUM WIDTH OF THE HANDRAIL ABOVE
 THE RECESS SHALL BE 1 1/4 INCHES TO A MAXIMUM OF 2 3/4
 INCHES. EDGES SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM RADIUS OF 0.01 INCH.
  
 8) SHEET A-6 INDICATES THE REPLACEMENT OF THE STAIR
 TREADS, PLEASE PROVIDE THE THICKNESS OF THE EXISTING
 TREADS AND THE PROPOSED NEW TREADS. 2014 FBC-B:
 8A) 1009.7.4 DIMENSIONAL UNIFORMITY. STAIR TREADS AND
 RISERS SHALL BE OF UNIFORM SIZE AND SHAPE. THE
 TOLERANCE BETWEEN THE LARGEST AND SMALLEST RISER HEIGHT
 OR BETWEEN THE LARGEST AND SMALLEST TREAD DEPTH SHALL
 NOT EXCEED 3/8 INCH (9.5 MM) IN ANY FLIGHT OF STAIRS.
 8B) 1009.7.5.1 NOSING PROJECTION SIZE. THE LEADING EDGE
 (NOSINGS) OF TREADS SHALL PROJECT NOT MORE THAN 1 1/4
 INCHES (32 MM) BEYOND THE TREAD BELOW.
 8C) 1009.7.5.2 NOSING PROJECTION UNIFORMITY. ALL NOSING
 PROJECTIONS OF THE LEADING EDGES SHALL BE OF UNIFORM
 SIZE, INCLUDING THE PROJECTIONS OF THE NOSINGS LEADING
 EDGE OF THE FLOOR AT THE TOP OF A FLIGHT.
  
 9A) 107.2.1.3 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. SHEET
 A-6 SHOWS DETAILS WITH A 36 INCH GUARDRAIL AND A 42
 INCH HANDRAIL, PLEASE CONFIRM WHAT IS TO BE REPLACED
 AND WHAT IS NEW GLAZING FOR THE GUARDRAIL SYSTEM.
  
 9B) IF THE GLAZED GUARDRAIL SYSTEM IS BEING REPLACED
 THEN PROVIDE THE TYPE OF GLAZING TO BE INSTALLED IN
 COMPLIANCE WITH 2014 FBC-B . 2406.4.4 GLAZING IN GUARDS
 AND RAILINGS. GLAZING IN GUARDS AND RAILINGS, INCLUDING
 STRUCTURAL BALUSTER PANELS AND NONSTRUCTURAL IN-FILL
 PANELS, REGARDLESS OF AREA OR HEIGHT ABOVE A WALKING
 SURFACE SHALL BE CONSIDERED A HAZARDOUS LOCATION.
  
 10) 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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