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2017-09-29 16:52:21 | ****CORRECTIONS**** |
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| SAMANTHA HILL |
| BUILDING PLANS EXAMINER |
| [email protected] |
| 561-805-6724 |
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| FBC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, 5TH EDITION (2014) |
| FBC B = FBC BUILDING |
| FBC EB = FBC EXISTING BUILDING |
| FBC A = FBC ACCESSIBILITY |
| FBC EC = FBC ENERGY CONSERVATION |
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| FBC A FAIR HOUSING CHAPTER, THIS PROJECT IS SUBJECT TO |
| FAIR HOUSING REQUIREMENTS. |
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| 1. SHEET A2-90-15B. REVISE PLAN TO CLARIFY CLEAR |
| OPENING WIDTH FOR THE NEW DOORS. FAIR HOUSING REQUIRES |
| A CLEAR WIDTH OF 32 INCHES. 2014 FBC- ACCESSIBILITY/ |
| FAIR HOUSING SECTION 100.205.(C)(2)(2). |
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| FOR POCKET DOORS - IF THE CLEAR OPENING WIDTH IS 32" OR |
| LESS WITH THE DOOR IN THE FULLY RECESSED POSITION, IT |
| APPEARS THAT THIS DOES NOT PROVIDE SOMEONE WHO NEEDS |
| ACCESSIBLE HARDWARE THE ABILITY TO USE THE DOOR AND |
| MAINTAIN THE 32" CLEARANCE (SEE USABLE DOORS, FIGURE |
| 1). IF SUCH HARDWARE IS AVAILABLE AND USABLE WITH THE |
| DOOR IN THE FULLY OPEN POSITION, PLEASE SEND |
| INFORMATION VIA EMAIL FOR PRELIMINARY REVIEW. |
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| PER BUILDING OFFICIAL: IF A POCKET DOOR CAN BE |
| RETROFITTED WITH A SWING DOOR WHICH COMPLIES WITH THE |
| 32" CLEARANCE, AND A SWING DOOR CAN BE INSTALLED IN THE |
| FUTURE IN THAT LOCATION (ENOUGH SPACE), THAT OPTION |
| WOULD BE ACCEPTED. THE INTENT IS THAT AN OCCUPANT HAS |
| AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE THROUGHOUT THE UNIT WITHOUT MAJOR |
| CONSTRUCTION (MOVING WALLS, REFRAMING DOOR OPENINGS). |
| IF A POCKET DOOR CAN BE ADAPTED WITH A DOOR CHANGE, |
| THAT IS ACCEPTABLE. IF YOU WISH TO DISCUSS, PLEASE FEEL |
| FREE TO CONTACT ME. |
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| IT APPEARS THAT THE DOORS AT THE SHOE CLOSET AND CLOSET |
| MEET THE 32" CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT, BUT DOOR U05V |
| APPEARS TO BE 32". |
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| 2. PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING TEST REPORTS FOR THE FLOORING |
| UNDERLAYMENT: |
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| A. FBC 1207.2, 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. |
| THE TEST REPORT CANNOT INCLUDE A DROPPED GYPSUM |
| CEILING. PROVIDE A COPY OF THE TEST REPORT. |
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| B. FBC 1207.3, 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. THE TEST REPORT CANNOT INCLUDE A DROPPED |
| GYPSUM CEILING. PROVIDE A COPY OF THE TEST REPORT. |
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| C. FBC 603.1, ALLOWABLE MATERIALS IN NON COMBUSTIBLE |
| BUILDINGS, SEE ITEM 2, EXCEPTION 2, ACOUSTICAL |
| 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. SEE |
| 803.1.1, PROVIDE TEST DATA IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E 84 |
| OR UL 723. |
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