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2017-10-02 09:20:53 | 2014 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| W. P. B. REVISION: 17090120 |
| W. P. B. PERMIT: 16050912 |
| ADD: 1451 S. OLIVE AVE. |
| CONT: GILBANE |
| TEL: 561-758-0437 |
| 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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| 1ST REVIEW |
| DATE: MON. OCT. 02/2017 |
| ACTION: DENIED |
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| 1) SHEET 0100_A103 LEVEL 3 AND 0113_A123.8 LEVEL 3.8. |
| THE DOORS BETWEEN CORRIDOR 301 AND GALLERY 304. THESE |
| DOORS HAVE BEEN REVERSED AGAINST THE EGRESS FLOW. 2014 |
| 1008.1.2 DOOR SWING. DOORS SHALL SWING IN THE DIRECTION |
| OF EGRESS TRAVEL WHERE SERVING A ROOM OR AREA |
| CONTAINING AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF 50 OR MORE PERSONS. |
| THERE IS A SAME OCCUPANT LOAD SERVED ON THE 2ND FLOOR |
| LEVEL, IF NOT MORE AND THOSE DOORS WERE NOT REVERSED. |
| THE ORIGINAL CONCEPT IN PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETINGS HAD |
| UNENCLOSED EXIT ACCESS STAIR CONCEPT 3-19-2015, |
| 6-09-2015 & 11-18-2015. |
| 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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| 2) SHEET 0097_A101 & 0189_A617 VESTIBULE 124 LEADS INTO |
| EXIT STAIR B143. IF THIS ROOM (VESTIBULE 124) IS TRULY |
| BEING DESIGNED AS A VESTIBULE TO THE VERTICAL EXIT B143 |
| IT CANNOT BE USED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE OTHER THAN TO |
| GAIN ENTRY INTO THE VERTICAL EXIT STAIR AND WILL NEED |
| TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOUND IN FBC-B 909.20. THE |
| DESIGNER CAN DESIGN TO A STRICTER STANDARD THAN THE |
| MINIMUM CODE. IF THE VESTIBULE IS FOR EXITING THEN ALSO |
| REVIEW 1014.2 EGRESS THROUGH INTERVENING SPACES.(4) 4. |
| EGRESS SHALL NOT PASS THROUGH KITCHENS, STORAGE ROOMS, |
| CLOSETS OR SPACES USED FOR SIMILAR PURPOSES. THE DOOR |
| INTO THE VERTICAL STAIR WOULD MAKE THE EXIT A HANDY |
| PLACE TO STORE THINGS IF THE ROOM IS NOT A VESTIBULE, |
| RENAME AND REMOVE THE DOOR INTO THE VERTICAL EXIT. |
| DOORS INTO VERTICAL EXITS ARE ONLY TO BE USED AS ENTRY |
| DOORS FROM HABITABLE/ OCCUPIED SPACES. |
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| 3) 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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