| Date |
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| 2017-07-19 15:06:20 | BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | 2014 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W/2010 WEST PALM BEACH |
| | AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1 |
| | ADMINISTRATION |
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| | CHRISTOPHER S. THROOP, C.B.O. |
| | PLANS EXAMINER, PX3169 |
| | CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DIVISION |
| | TEL: 561-805-6726 |
| | FAX: 561-805-6676 |
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| | 1ST REVIEW |
| | RESULTS: DENIED |
| | ADDRESS THE ATTACHED COMMENTS AND RE-SUBMIT |
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| | 1. PROVIDE LANDING AT EXTERIOR STAIRS PER FBC R311.7.6 |
| | 2. HANDRAIL HEIGHT SHALL BE BETWEEN 34" AND 38" PER FBC |
| | R311.7.8.1 |
| | 3. GUARDS SHALL BE PER FBC R312.1.3 |
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| | R311.7.6 LANDINGS FOR STAIRWAYS. |
| | THERE SHALL BE A FLOOR OR LANDING AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM |
| | OF EACH STAIRWAY. THE MINIMUM WIDTH PERPENDICULAR TO |
| | THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL SHALL BE NO LESS THAN THE WIDTH |
| | OF THE FLIGHT SERVED. LANDINGS OF SHAPES OTHER THAN |
| | SQUARE OR RECTANGULAR SHALL BE PERMITTED PROVIDED THE |
| | DEPTH AT THE WALK LINE AND THE TOTAL AREA IS NOT LESS |
| | THAN THAT OF A QUARTER CIRCLE WITH A RADIUS EQUAL TO |
| | THE REQUIRED LANDING WIDTH. WHERE THE STAIRWAY HAS A |
| | STRAIGHT RUN, THE MINIMUM DEPTH IN THE DIRECTION OF |
| | TRAVEL SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN 36 INCHES (914 MM). |
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| | R311.7.8 HANDRAILS. |
| | HANDRAILS SHALL BE PROVIDED ON AT LEAST ONE SIDE OF |
| | EACH CONTINUOUS RUN OF TREADS OR FLIGHT WITH FOUR OR |
| | MORE RISERS. R311.7.8. |
| | HANDRAIL HEIGHT, MEASURED VERTICALLY FROM THE SLOPED |
| | PLANE ADJOINING THE TREAD NOSING, OR FINISH SURFACE OF |
| | RAMP SLOPE, SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN 34 INCHES (864 MM) |
| | AND NOT MORE THAN 38 INCHES (965 MM). R311.7.8.1 HEIGHT |
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| | R312 GUARDS |
| | R312.1.3 OPENING LIMITATIONS. |
| | REQUIRED GUARDS SHALL NOT HAVE OPENINGS FROM THE |
| | WALKING SURFACE TO THE REQUIRED GUARD HEIGHT WHICH |
| | ALLOW PASSAGE OF A SPHERE 4 INCHES (102 MM) IN |
| | DIAMETER. |
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