Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 17070253
Permit Number 17070253
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2017-07-25 17:20:292014 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 W. P. B. PERMIT: 17070253
 ADD: 1803 S. AUSTRALIAN AVE.
 CONT: DRY ART CONSTRUCTION
 TEL: 561-436-3703
 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: MON. JULY 24TH/ 2017
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) THE SURVEY SUBMITTED BY PM SURVEYING LIST THIS
 PROPERTY IN A B FLOOD ZONE. USING THE ADOPTED FIRM MAPS
 DATED MARCH 1, 1979 COMMUNITY PANEL NUMBER 120229 0020
 B THIS SITE IS LOCATED IN AN A-9 FLOOD ZONE THE
 FREEBOARD AT THAT TIME WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ADDITIONAL 6
 INCHES OR FINISH FLOOR ABOVE 13 FOOT 6 INCHES. THIS
 BUILDING IS CONSIDERED A POST FIRM BUILDING WITH THE
 PERMIT APPLICATION FOR THIS BUILDING DATED 10/19/79.
 THE BUILDING AT THAT TIME WAS ALSO ADDRESSED OFF OF
 (OLD) OKEECHOBEE RD., 1501 OLD OKEECHOBEE RD. THIS
 BUILDING IS TO BE CONSIDERED SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT AS
 WELL SINCE THE PROPERTY APPRAISERS OFFICE LIST THE
 IMPROVED VALUE OF THIS BUILDING AT $687,288.00 DOLLARS
 IN VALUE AND THE RENOVATION AND ADDITION ARE VALUED AT
 OVER 50% OF THE APPRAISED (PALM BEACH COUNTY PROPERTY
 APPRAISERS OFFICE) BUILDING VALUE. PLEASE PROVIDE A NEW
 SURVEY SHOWING THE PROPERTY IN AN A9 FLOOD ZONE AND
 PLEASE PROVIDE A FLOOD ZONE CERTIFICATE. PLEASE MAKE
 REFERENCE TO ELEVATIONS IN NGVD 29, THE CITY IS STILL
 USING THIS REFERENCE UNTIL AUGUST 28/ 2017 WHEN THE NEW
 MAPS WILL BE ADOPTED AND A 2 FOOT FREEBOARD
 REQUIREMENT.
  
 FBC BUILDING 1612 AND CITY OF WPB CODE OF ORDINANCES
 SECTION 94-546. STRUCTURE IS LOCATED IN AN "A" FLOOD
 ZONE. A FLOOD ELEVATION CERTIFICATE WILL BE REQUIRED.
 PLEASE REVIEW CITY ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY REQUIREMENTS
 REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL 6 INCHES/ (12 INCHES OF ELEVATION
 IF PERMIT APPLICATION IS ON OR AFTER SEPT. 12/2016.
  
 DURING THE PERMITTING OF THIS STRUCTURE THERE WILL BE
 REQUIRED (3) DIFFERENT FLOOD ZONE CERTIFICATES
 REQUIRED:
 (1) A FLOOD ZONE CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED AS PART OF THE
 PLAN REVIEW DOCUMENTS WITH THE PROPOSED FINISH FLOOR
 HEIGHT. W. P. B. ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 107.3.5.1.1
 BUILDING MINIMUM PLAN REVIEW CRITERIA FOR COMMERCIAL
 BUILDINGS. (8) FLOOD REQUIREMENTS ELEVATIONS,
 ENCLOSURES, FLOOD DAMAGE-RESISTANT MATERIALS.
 (2) ONCE THE FIRST FLOOR SLAB IS POURED THE 2ND
 ELEVATION CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED. W. P. B.
 ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 110.3 REQUIRED INSPECTIONS 1.2
 FLOOR/ SLAB INSPECTION. IN FLOOD HAZARD AREAS, UPON
 PLACEMENT OF THE LOWEST FLOOR, INCLUDING BASEMENT, AND
 PRIOR TO FURTHER VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION, THE ELEVATION
 CERTIFICATION, REQUIRED IN SECTION 1612.5, SHALL BE
 SUBMITTED TO THE BUILDING OFFICIAL.
 (3) BEFORE THE ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
 OR A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION THE 3RD FLOOD ZONE
 CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED WITH THE HEIGHT OF ALL EXTERIOR
 ATTENDANTS A/C PADS OR OTHER SLABS FOR GENERATORS.
 W. P. B. ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 110.3 REQUIRED INSPECTIONS
 (6) FINAL INSPECTION. TO BE MADE AFTER THE BUILDING IS
 COMPLETED AND READY FOR OCCUPANCY. 6.1. LOWEST FLOOR
 ELEVATION. IN FLOOD HAZARD AREAS, AS PART OF THE FINAL
 INSPECTION, A FINAL CERTIFICATION OF THE LOWEST FLOOR
 ELEVATION SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE AUTHORITY HAVING
 JURISDICTION.
 FEMA NEW FORM AVAILABLE JUNE 13/2016.
 OMB NO. 1660-0008
 EXPIRATION DATE: NOV. 30/2018
 HTTP://WWW.FEMA.GOV/BUSINESS/NFIP/ELVINST.SHTM
  
 2) DISCREPANCY IN OCCUPANT LOADS. THE COVERSHEET A-00
 LIST THE OCCUPANT LOAD FOR THE I-2 OCCUPANCY 10,373 SQ.
 FT./ 240= 44 OCCUPANTS WHEREAS THE LIFE SAFETY SHEET
 LIST THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF OCCUPANTS AT 75 OCCUPANTS. THE
 LIFE SAFETY SHEET HAS THE CORRECT OCCUPANT LOAD AND
 CALCULATIONS. PLEASE UPDATE THE PLANS SEE 2014 FBC-B
 TABLE 1004.1.2
  
 3) WITH THE OCCUPANT LOAD OF 50 OR MORE IN I-2
 OCCUPANCY THE RISK CATEGORY OF THE BUILDING IS
 INCREASED TO A RISK CATEGORY III AND WIND SPEED TO 180
 MPH VULT. GROUP I-2 OCCUPANCIES WITH AN OCCUPANT LOAD
 OF 50 OR MORE RESIDENT CARE RECIPIENTS BUT NOT HAVING
 SURGERY OR EMERGENCY TREATMENT FACILITIES, IF THE
 FACILITY DOES HAVE SURGERY OR EMERGENCY TREATMENT
 FACILITIES THEN THE STRUCTURES RISK CATEGORY BECOMES AN
 IV.
  
 4A) THE OTHER ISSUE THE FRONT COVER SHEET A00 LIST THIS
 STRUCTURE AS A B EXPOSURE. TO THE NORTHEAST THERE IS A
 C SURFACE ROUGHNESS AS WELL AS TO THE SOUTH AND
 SOUTHEAST. SEE THE 2014 FBC-B EXPOSURE CATEGORY
 1609.4.2 SURFACE ROUGHNESS. THIS SURFACE ROUGHNESS
 SHALL APPLY TO ANY BUILDING LOCATED WITHIN SURFACE
 ROUGHNESS B TYPE TERRAIN WHERE THE BUILDING IS WITHIN
 100 FEET HORIZONTALLY IN ANY DIRECTION OF OPEN AREAS OF
 SURFACE ROUGHNESS C OR D TYPE TERRAIN THAT EXTENDS MORE
 THAN 600 FEET IN THE UPWIND DIRECTION AND WIDTH GREATER
 THAN 150 FEET.
  
 4B) THE ADJUSTMENT FACTORS WILL COME INTO PLAY WITH THE
 ASSOCIATED PRESSURES FOR A C EXPOSURE, SEE TABLE
 1609.7(2) ADJUSTMENT FACTORS FOR BUILDING HEIGHT AND
 EXPOSURE.
  
 5) SHEET A-00:
 5A) THE SITE PLAN PROVIDED SHOWS 31 PARKING SPACES ONLY
 ONE OF THE SPACES IS AN ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACE WITH
 ACCESS AISLE. THE 2014 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE TABLE
 208.2 PARKING SPACES REQUIRES 2 ACCESSIBLE PARKING
 SPACES AND ACCESS AISLES FOR 26 TO 50 PARKING SPACES.
  
 5B) THE SITE PLAN ALSO SHOWS THE PARKING SPACES 18 AND
 19 TO BE UNDER THE PORTE COCHERE BUT NOT THE ACCESSIBLE
 PARKING STALL. THE PLAN DOES NOT PROVIDE EQUIVALENT
 FACILITATION SECTION 103 OF THE ACCESSIBILITY CODE. IF
 COVERED PARKING IS PROVIDED THEN AT LEAST ONE
 ACCESSIBLE SPACE IS REQUIRED TO BE ALSO UNDER THE PORT
 COCHERE OR AN EQUIVALENCY TO.
  
 5C) WITH THE REQUIREMENT OF A NEW ACCESSIBLE PARKING
 SPACE PLEASE PROVIDE COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2014
 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE 502.4 GROUND SURFACES 502.4
 FLOOR OR GROUND SURFACES.
 PARKING SPACES AND ACCESS AISLES SERVING THEM SHALL
 COMPLY WITH 302. ACCESS AISLES SHALL BE AT THE SAME
 LEVEL AS THE PARKING SPACES THEY SERVE. CHANGES IN
 LEVEL ARE NOT PERMITTED. EXCEPTION: SLOPES NOT STEEPER
 THAN 1:48 SHALL BE PERMITTED.
  
 5D)(1) WITH THE ADDITION OF THE PORTE COCHERE PLEASE
 ALSO NOTE THIS BEING A DROP OFF ZONE WILL NEED TO SHOW
 COMPLIANCE WITH THE ACCESS. CODE 209.2.1 PASSENGER
 LOADING ZONES. PASSENGER LOADING ZONES, EXCEPT THOSE
 REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH 209.2.2 AND 209.2.3, SHALL
 PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE PASSENGER LOADING ZONE COMPLYING
 WITH 503 IN EVERY CONTINUOUS 100 LINEAR FEET (30 M) OF
 LOADING ZONE SPACE, OR FRACTION THEREOF.
  
 5D)(2) 2014 FBC-ACCESS. CODE 209.3 MEDICAL CARE AND
 LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES. AT LEAST ONE PASSENGER
 LOADING ZONE COMPLYING WITH 503 SHALL BE PROVIDED AT AN
 ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE TO LICENSED MEDICAL CARE AND
 LICENSED LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES WHERE THE PERIOD OF
 STAY EXCEEDS TWENTY-FOUR HOURS.
  
 5E) THE SITE PLAN SHOWS (2) NEW SIDEWALKS THAT ENTER
 THE BUILDING. PLEASE PROVIDE THE SLOPES FOR THE
 SIDEWALKS DO THEY RISE FROM THE PARKING LOT TO THE NEW
 LANDING NEXT TO THE DOORS? PLEASE PROVIDE THE CHANGE IN
 GRADE AND CROSS SLOPES? ARE THESE SIDEWALKS TO BE
 CONSIDERED RAMPS BECAUSE OF THE ELEVATION CHANGE?
 107.2.1.3 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED TO BE ABLE
 TO DETERMINE CODE COMPLIANCE.
  
 6) SHEET A-02;
 6A) PLEASE NOTE THE WALL LEGEND SHOWS A CROSSED HATCHED
 WALL AS A 1 HOUR FIRE RATED ASSEMBLY, WHEREAS SHEETS
 A-03 & A-04 BOTH SHOW THESE WALLS TYPES AS NEW GYPSUM
 PARTITIONS. PLEASE PROVIDE HOW COMPLIANCE WITH FBC-B
 407.5 SMOKE BARRIERS. SMOKE BARRIERS SHALL BE PROVIDED
 TO SUBDIVIDE EVERY STORY USED BY PERSONS RECEIVING
 CARE, TREATMENT OR SLEEPING AND TO DIVIDE OTHER STORIES
 WITH AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF 50 OR MORE PERSONS, INTO NO
 FEWER THAN TWO SMOKE COMPARTMENTS. 407.3 CORRIDOR WALL
 CONSTRUCTION.
 CORRIDOR WALLS SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED AS SMOKE PARTITIONS
 IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 710.
  
 6B) PLEASE PROVIDE HOW COMPLIANCE WITH FBC-B 407.4.3.5
 CARE SUITES CONTAINING SLEEPING ROOM AREAS.
 SLEEPING ROOMS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE GROUPED INTO
 CARE SUITES WITH ONE INTERVENING ROOM IF ONE OF THE
 FOLLOWING CONDITIONS IS MET:
 1. THE INTERVENING ROOM WITHIN THE CARE SUITE IS NOT
 USED AS AN EXIT ACCESS FOR MORE THAN EIGHT CARE
 RECIPIENT BEDS.
 2. THE ARRANGEMENT OF THE CARE SUITE ALLOWS FOR DIRECT
 AND CONSTANT VISUAL SUPERVISION BY CARE
 PROVIDERS.
  
 6C) PLEASE PROVIDE CALCULATIONS FOR COMPLYING WITH
 FBC-B 407.5.1 REFUGE AREA.
  
 7A) NEITHER SHEET A-00.1 NOR A-01 SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH
 THE 2014 ACCESSIBILITY CODE 223.2 DETOXIFICATION
 FACILITIES SHALL HAVE AT LEAST 10 % BUT NOT FEWER THAN
 ONE, OF THE PATIENT SLEEPING ROOMS SHALL PROVIDE
 MOBILITY FEATURES COMPLYING WITH 805.
  
 7B) ACCESSIBILITY CODE 805.2 TURNING SPACE.
  
 7C) 805.3 CLEAR FLOOR SPACE. A CLEAR FLOOR SPACE
 COMPLYING WITH 305 SHALL BE PROVIDED ON EACH SIDE OF
 THE BED. A CLEAR FLOOR SPACE SHALL BE POSITIONED FOR A
 PARALLEL APPROACH TO THE SIDE OF THE BED.
  
 7D) 805.4. TOILET & BATHING ROOMS TOILET AND BATHING
 ROOMS THAT ARE PART OF THE PATIENT OR RESIDENT SLEEPING
 ROOM SHALL COMPLY WITH 603. WHERE PROVIDED, NO FEWER
 THAN ONE WATER CLOSET, ONE LAVATORY, AND ONE BATHTUB OR
 SHOWER SHALL COMPLY WITH THE APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS OF
 603 THROUGH610.
  
 7E) THE PLANS DO NOT PROVIDE COMPLIANCE FOR ACCESSIBLE
 SIGNAGE AS PER REQUIRED PER SECTION 216.1 OF THE
 ACCESSIBILITY CODE. SIGNS SHALL BE PROVIDED IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH ALL OF SECTION 216 AND SHALL COMPLY
 WITH 703.
  
 8) SHEETS A-06, A-07, A-09 & S-01 ARE ALL IN VULT FOR
 170 MPH EXPOSURE B. ALSO SEE COMMENT # 3. PLEASE UPDATE
 THE PLANS TO THE 180 VULT, EXPOSURE C AND THE N CONVERT
 PRESSURES INTO VASD SINCE THE PRODUCT APPROVALS ARE ALL
 IN VASD. 1609.3.1 WIND SPEED CONVERSION VULT TO VASD.
  
 9) / 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 ,MULLIONS & ROOF HATCHES. NOA
 16-0629.16 COMPLY WITH COMMENT #10
 (B) WINDOWS & MULLIONS FL 14604.8 PROVIDE THE FLORIDA
 REPORT COVERSHEET!!!!!!!!!! (A)
 14608.3 PROVIDE THE FLORIDA REPORT COVERSHEET!!!!!!!!!!
 (B) ONLY ONE REPORT SUBMITTED
 14632.5 PROVIDE THE FLORIDA REPORT COVERSHEET!!!!!!!!!!
 SEE COMMENT # 10 COMPLY
 (C) PANEL WALLS: STOREFRONTS, CURTAIN WALLS, WALL
 LOUVERS, EFIS SYSTEMS,
 (D) ROOFING PRODUCTS AND ASSEMBLIES, ROOF TOP
 VENTILATORS
 (G) PRE-ENGINEERED A/C STANDS
  
 10) IDENTIFY GLAZING/ MULLIONS. 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 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.
  
 11) 107.2.1.2 FOR ROOF ASSEMBLIES REQUIRED BY THE CODE,
 THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SHALL ILLUSTRATE, DESCRIBE
 AND DELINEATE THE TYPE OF ROOFING SYSTEM, MATERIALS,
 FASTENING REQUIREMENTS, FLASHING REQUIREMENTS AND WIND
 RESISTANCE RATING THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE INSTALLED.
 PRODUCT EVALUATION AND INSTALLATION SHALL INDICATE
 COMPLIANCE WITH THE WIND CRITERIA REQUIRED FOR THE
 SPECIFIC SITE.
  
 12) 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..
  
 13) IMPACT FEES. BEFORE A PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT, MAY BE
 ISSUED, IMPACT FEES MUST BE PAID TO PALM BEACH COUNTY.
 THE ACTUAL PERMIT SET OF PLANS MUST BE STAMPED BY THAT
 OFFICE, AND A COPY OF THE PAID RECEIPT ATTACHED TO THE
 PERMIT APPLICATION. PLEASE CALL (561)233-5025 FOR MORE
 INFORMATION.
  
 14) 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.
  
 THIS REVIEW CYCLE A THOROUGH REVIEW COULD NOT BE
 COMPLETED AND ADDITIONAL AND OR NEW COMMENTS MAY OCCUR
 ON SUBSEQUENT REVIEWS.
  
 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
  


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