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2017-08-25 11:04:57 | 2014 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| W. P. B. PERMIT: 17060979 |
| ADD: 525 S. FLAGLER DR. 3RD FLOOR |
| CONT: L J SHEEHAN INC. |
| TEL: 561-223-2750 |
| 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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| 2ND REVIEW |
| DATE: FRI. AUGUST 25/ 2017 |
| ACTION: DENIED |
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| 1-3) COMPLIED. |
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| 4) BUILDING PROVISO/ DEFERRED SUBMITTAL: NANA WALL |
| SYSTEM. 2014 FBC-B 1609.1.2 PROTECTION OF OPENINGS, |
| 1609.6.4.4.1 COMPONENTS & CLADDING. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT |
| OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 61G20-3.005, |
| RULE 9N-3 NOV. 01/ 2010 (31) SUB-CATEGORY OF PRODUCTS |
| OR CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS THAT WILL REQUIRE PRODUCT |
| APPROVALS: |
| (31)(A) EXTERIOR DOORS |
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| 5) BUILDING PROVISO/ DEFERRED SUBMITTAL: PLEASE |
| IDENTIFY ON THE PRODUCT APPROVAL BEFORE SUBMITTING TO |
| DESIGNER OF RECORD AND BEFORE SUBMISSION TO THE |
| BUILDING DEPARTMENT. 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 MANUFACTURERS |
| 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. |
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| 6) BUILDING PROVISO/ DEFERRED SUBMITTAL: 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.. |
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| 7A) 2ND REQUEST. THE PLANS DO NOT INDICATE IF THERE IS |
| PROTECTION FROM DRIVING RAIN. SEE 1ST ROUND OF |
| COMMENTS. |
| 1ST ROUND COMMENTS. 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. |
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| 7B) PLEASE BE ADVISED WITH THE USE OF NANA WALL SYSTEM, |
| IN THE OUTSWING DOOR SYSTEM NOA 15-0226.05 HAS A ADA |
| COMPLIANT SILL, AND WITH THE ADA COMPLIANT SILL THERE |
| IS A NOTE THAT THE DOORS ARE NOT APPROVED WHERE WATER |
| RESISTANCE IS REQUIRED, PAGE 7 OF 8 IN THE NOA. THE |
| OTHER SILL HEIGHT OF THE PRODUCT APPROVAL PAGE 6 OF 8 |
| IS APPROXIMATELY 2 ? INCHES IN HEIGHT. SHEET A2.0.2. |
| SHOWS A SILL WITH A HEIGHT OF 4 INCHES, PLEASE HAVE |
| NANA WALL PROVIDE A LETTER ON THEIR LETTER HEAD STATING |
| A 4 INCH HIGH SILL IS AVAILABLE WITH THIS SYSTEM. |
| PLEASE PROVIDE HOW THE 4 INCH SILL IS GOING TO MEET THE |
| REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACCESSIBILITY CODE UNDER SECTION |
| 404.2.4 OF THE 2014 ACCESSIBILITY CODE. |
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| 7C) PLEASE NOTE WITH NANA DOOR PRODUCT APPROVAL NOA |
| 15-0226.05 WILL NOT MEET THE PRESSUES FOR THE DOORS |
| LOCATED IN ZONE # 5. SHEET A2.01 INDICATES NEGAITIVE |
| PREUUSRES OF - 131.1 FOR 20 SQ. FT. IN ZONE 5. THE |
| TECHNICAL SHEET 1OF 8 IN THE NOA INDICATES THE HIGHEST |
| NEGATIVE PRESSURES OF -90 TO THE LOWEST NEGATIVE |
| PRESSURES OF -70 DEPENDING ON THE PANEL SIZE. |
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| 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. THERE ARE 2 ISSUES, THE PLANS DO |
| NOT PROVIDE A CUT SECTION THROUGH THE INTERIOR FINISH |
| FLOOR, TRACK AND THE EXTERIOR FINISH FLOOR WITH NEW |
| TILE. SHEET A2.02 DOOR & HARDWARE NOTE NUMBER 14 |
| INDICATES ALL THRESHOLDS SHALL HAVE NO STEP GREATER |
| THAN ? INCH PER A.D.A. REQUIREMENTS. WITH NOT SEEING |
| THE PRODUCT APPROVAL FOR THE EURO WALL SYSTEM THIS MAY |
| OR MAY NOT BE AN ISSUE BUT A LOT OF THESE DOOR SYSTEMS |
| HAVE DISCLAIMERS LIKE, WHEN AN ADA/ FLUSH SILL IS USED, |
| THESE DOORS ARE NOT APPROVED FOR THE USE WHERE WATER |
| INFILTRATION RESISTANCE IS REQUIRED. 107.2.1.3 |
| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. |
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| 8) SHEET A2.01; |
| 8A-8B) COMPLIED. |
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| 8C) 2ND REQUEST. SHEET A2.01. DOOR 328B IN ANY POSITION |
| SHALL NOT REDUCE THE REQUIRED WIDTH BY ONE-HALF OF THE |
| REQUIRED EGRESS WIDTH. FBC-B 1005.7.1. YOU CAN RECESS |
| THE DOOR FURTHER INTO THE CLOSET TO GET THE ONE HALF OF |
| THE REQUIRED WIDTH. |
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| 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. DOOR 328B BLOCKS THE EGRESS |
| PATH, MUST COMPLY WITH FBC-B 1005.7 ENCROACHMENT. |
| ENCROACHMENTS INTO THE REQUIRED MEANS OF EGRESS WIDTH |
| SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS |
| SECTION. |
| 1005.7.1 DOORS. DOORS, WHEN FULLY OPENED, SHALL NOT |
| REDUCE THE REQUIRED WIDTH BY MORE THAN 7 INCHES (178 |
| MM). DOORS IN ANY POSITION SHALL NOT REDUCE THE |
| REQUIRED WIDTH BY MORE THAN ONE-HALF. |
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| 8D) 2ND REQUEST. PLEASE NOTE THE REVISED PLAN SHOWS THE |
| STAIRWELLS AT THE ENDS OF THE BUILDING BUT THERE IS NO |
| SEPARATION OF AN ELEVATOR LOBBY FROM THE CORRIDOR. THE |
| ELEVATOR LOBBY IS CONTINUOUS SINCE SMOKE CAN GO FROM |
| THE ELEVATOR SHAFT AND FILL UP THE CORRIDOR. THAT IS |
| WHY YOU EITHER PRESSURIZE THE ELEVATOR SHAFT OR MEET |
| ONE OF THE OTHER EXCEPTIONS PROVIDED IN FBC-B 713.14.1 |
| OR EXCEPTIONS. |
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| 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. PLEASE PROVIDE AN OVERALL FLOOR |
| PLAN FOR THIS FLOOR. IF THE WORK AREA IS OVER 50 % OF |
| THE FLOOR PLATE THEN |
| PLEASE SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2014 EXISTING BUILDING |
| CODE 803.2.2 SUPPLEMENTAL SHAFT AND FLOOR OPENING |
| ENCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS. WHERE THE WORK AREA ON ANY |
| FLOOR EXCEEDS 50 PERCENT OF THAT FLOOR AREA, THE |
| ENCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 803.2 SHALL APPLY TO |
| VERTICAL OPENINGS OTHER THAN STAIRWAYS THROUGHOUT THE |
| FLOOR. THE 2007 EXISTING COMMENTARY ON THE EXISTING |
| BUILDING CODE SPEAKS ABOUT THE FIRST TIME THE CODE |
| REQUIRES WORK OUTSIDE OF THE TENANT SPACE. SINCE THE |
| DESIGNER OF RECORD IS ALREADY WORKING OUTSIDE OF THE |
| TENANT SPACE THIS COMMENT IF OVER 50 % OF THE FLOOR |
| PLATE IS BEING CONSIDERED THE WORK AREA THEN THIS |
| COMMENT STANDS. |
| THE PLANS DO NOT SHOW WHERE EITHER OF THE TENANT SPACES |
| HAVE AT LEAST ONE MEANS OF EGRESS WITH NOT GOING |
| THROUGH THE ELEVATOR LOBBY. 2014 FBC-B 713.14.1 AND |
| EXCEPTIONS 1-7, PLEASE PROVIDE CODE COMPLIANCE. |
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| 9-10) COMPLIED. |
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| 11) 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. |
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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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