Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 17090552
Permit Number 17090552
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2017-10-04 08:24:292014 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 W. P. B. PERMIT: 17090552
 ADD: 4411 BEACON CIRCLE
 CONT: MAC ENTERPRISES
 TEL: 561-236-2627
 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: WED. OCT. 04/2017
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) THE COVERSHEET T.1 LIST THIS AS A BUSINESS OCCUPANCY
 WITH 106 OCCUPANTS AND 10,609 SQ. FT. (GROSS).
 PLEASE SEE BPAF BUILDING OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION OF
 FLORIDA IN COOPERATION WITH THE FLORIDA BUILDING
 COMMISSION, THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
 THE INFORMAL INTERPRETATION # 5479, THAT YOU ALWAYS
 ROUND UP, OCCUPANTS ONLY COME AS A WHOLE. IN THIS CASE
 THE OCCUPANT LOAD WOULD BE 107. 2014 FBC-B TABLE
 1004.1.2.
  
 2) SHEET A.0 THE DEMO PLAN NOTE NUMBER (10) INDICATES
 (7) OF THE EXISTING EXIT DOORS ARE TO REMAIN IN THE
 CLOSED & LOCKED POSITION. SHEET A.1 THE FLOOR PLAN NOTE
 NUMBER (13) INDICATES THESE SAME (7) OF THE EXISTING
 EXIT DOORS ARE TO REMAIN IN THE CLOSED & LOCKED
 POSITION.
 PLEASE PROVIDE HOW COMPLIANCE WILL BE ACHIEVED WITH
 CODE SECTION 1008.1.9.3 LOCKS AND LATCHES 2-2.3.
 2. IN BUILDINGS IN OCCUPANCY GROUP A HAVING AN OCCUPANT
 LOAD OF 300 OR LESS, GROUPS B, F, M AND S, AND IN
 PLACES OF RELIGIOUS WORSHIP, THE MAIN EXTERIOR DOOR OR
 DOORS ARE PERMITTED TO BE EQUIPPED WITH KEY-OPERATED
 LOCKING DEVICES FROM THE EGRESS SIDE PROVIDED:
 2.1. THE LOCKING DEVICE IS READILY DISTINGUISHABLE AS
 LOCKED;
 2.2. A READILY VISIBLE DURABLE SIGN IS POSTED ON THE
 EGRESS SIDE ON OR ADJACENT TO THE DOOR STATING: THIS
 DOOR TO REMAIN UNLOCKED WHEN BUILDING IS OCCUPIED. THE
 SIGN SHALL BE IN LETTERS 1 INCH (25 MM) HIGH ON A
 CONTRASTING BACKGROUND; AND
 2.3. THE USE OF THE KEY-OPERATED LOCKING DEVICE IS
 REVOKABLE BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL FOR DUE CAUSE.
  
 3) SHEET A.3 THE DETAILS FOR THE RESTROOM GRAB BARS THE
 FINISH ELEVATIONS ARE TAKEN FROM FINISH FLOOR TO THE
 CENTERLINE OF THE GRAB BAR. PLEASE REVIEW THE 2014
 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 609.4 POSITION OF GRAB
 BARS. GRAB BARS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN A HORIZONTAL
 POSITION, 33 INCHES MINIMUM AND 36 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE
 THE FINISH FLOOR MEASURED TO THE TOP OF THE GRIPPING
 SURFACE, NOT CENTERLINE.
  
 4A) SHEET A.3, THE THERMOSTAT, TELEPHONE OUTLET,
 INTERCOM/ PHONE, AND COAT HOOKS ARE ALL ABOVE THE REACH
 RANGES FOUND IN THE 2014 ACCESSIBILITY CODE;
 308.2 FORWARD REACH. 308.2.1 UNOBSTRUCTED.
 308.3 SIDE REACH. 308.3.1 UNOBSTRUCTED.
 604.8.3 COAT HOOKS.
  
 4B) SHEET A.3. ROOM ID NUMBERS IS SHOWN ON THE PLAN
 CENTERLINE AT 5 FEET FROM FINISH FLOOR. 2014
 ACCESSIBILITY CODE. 703.4.1 HEIGHT ABOVE FINISH FLOOR
 OR GROUND. TACTILE CHARACTERS ON SIGNS SHALL BE LOCATED
 48 INCHES MINIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND
 SURFACE, MEASURED FROM THE BASELINE OF THE LOWEST
 TACTILE CHARACTER AND 60 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE
 FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND SURFACE, MEASURED FROM THE
 BASELINE OF THE HIGHEST TACTILE CHARACTER.
  
 5) SHEET A.4 DETAIL 2 BREAK ROOM INDICATES 2 MICROWAVES
 SITTING ON SHELVING AT A HEIGHT OF 4 FOOT 8 INCHES TO
 THE BOTTOM OF THE MICROWAVE. THIS IS ABOVE THE HEIGHT
 OF EITHER REACH RANGES.
 308.2 FORWARD REACH. 308.2.1 UNOBSTRUCTED.
 308.3 SIDE REACH. 308.3.1 UNOBSTRUCTED.
  
 6) THE LIFE SAFETY LS.1 PLAN DOES NOT SHOW WHAT THE
 CONDITIONS ARE FOR ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCES. 2014 ACCESS.
 CODE 206.4.1 PUBLIC ENTRANCES. IN ADDITION TO ENTRANCES
 REQUIRED BY 206.4.2 THROUGH 206.4.9, AT LEAST 60
 PERCENT OF ALL PUBLIC ENTRANCES SHALL COMPLY WITH 404.
  
 7) THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN NOR SHEET A.1 SHOW EXISTING
 RESTROOMS WITH NO WORK IN EITHER RESTROOM. THE PERMIT
 APPLICATION INDICATES A VALUE FOR THIS PROJECT OF
 $409,670.00 IN VALUE, 20% OF THIS VALUE IS $81,934.00
 DOLLARS, THIS IS UP TO THE AMOUNT OF ACCESSIBLE
 UPGRADES REQUIRED TO MEET DISPROPORTIONALITY. PLEASE
 PROVIDE AN ITEMIZED LIST ON THE BUSINESS LETTER HEAD
 SHOWING WHERE THIS REQUIREMENT HAS BEEN MET AND THE
 EXISTING RESTROOMS DO NOT NEED TO SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH
 THE ACCESSIBILITY CODE.
  
 2014 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE. 202.4.2 ACCESSIBLE
 FEATURES IN THE EVENT OF DISPROPORTIONALITY. WHEN THE
 COST OF ALTERATIONS NECESSARY TO MAKE THE PATH OF
 TRAVEL TO THE ALTERED AREA FULLY ACCESSIBLE IS
 DISPROPORTIONATE TO THE COST OF THE OVERALL ALTERATION,
 THE PATH OF TRAVEL SHALL BE MADE ACCESSIBLE TO THE
 EXTENT THAT IT CAN BE MADE ACCESSIBLE WITHOUT INCURRING
 DISPROPORTIONATE COSTS. IN CHOOSING WHICH ACCESSIBLE
 ELEMENTS TO PROVIDE, PRIORITY SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THOSE
 ELEMENTS THAT WILL PROVIDE THE GREATEST ACCESS, IN THE
 FOLLOWING ORDER: (I) AN ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE; (II) AN
 ACCESSIBLE ROUTE TO THE ALTERED AREA; (III) AT LEAST
 ONE ACCESSIBLE RESTROOM FOR EACH SEX OR A SINGLE UNISEX
 RESTROOM; (IV) ACCESSIBLE TELEPHONES; (V) ACCESSIBLE
 DRINKING FOUNTAINS; AND (VI) WHEN POSSIBLE, ADDITIONAL
 ACCESSIBLE ELEMENTS SUCH AS PARKING, STORAGE, AND
 ALARMS.
  
 8) 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
 TEL: 561-805-6715
 FAX: 561-805-6676
 E-MAIL: [email protected]
  
  
  
  


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