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2017-12-13 13:05:34 | ****PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS**** |
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| ART LANGE BUILDING PLANS EXAMINER |
| DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT |
| 401 CLEMATIS STREET |
| WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33402 |
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| 561-805-6718 [email protected] |
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| FBC FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2014 5TH EDITION W/2010 WEST |
| PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, |
| CHAPTER 1 ADMINISTRATION / FRC FLORIDA RESIDENTIAL CODE |
| 2015 5TH EDITION |
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| 2/26/18 NEW COMMENTS: |
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| THRESHOLD |
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| THRESHOLD BUILDINGS |
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| 1. SPECIAL INSPECTOR AGREEMENT SHALL BE COMPLETED AND |
| SUBMITTED IN TRIPLICATE. |
| 2. PROVIDE RESUME OF JOB INSPECTOR (P.E., ARCH. OR 468 |
| INSPECTOR). |
| 3. PROVIDE LIST OF SIMILAR PROJECTS COMPLETED BY |
| CONTRACTOR. |
| 4. PROVIDE STRUCTURAL INSPECTION PLAN. |
| 5. THIS BUILDING MEETS THE DEFINITION OF: THRESHOLD |
| BUILDING F.S. 553.71 (12) |
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| ?THRESHOLD BUILDING? ANY BUILDING WHICH IS GREATER THAN |
| (3) STORIES OR 50 FT. IN HEIGHT OR WHICH HAS AN |
| ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION AS DEFINED IN THE |
| FLORIDA BUILDING CODE WHICH EXCEEDS 5,000 SQ. FT. IN |
| AREA AND HAS AN OCCUPANT CONTENT OF GREATER THAN 500 |
| PERSONS. |
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| 5A) THE ENFORCING AGENCY SHALL REQUIRE A SPECIAL |
| INSPECTOR TO PERFORM STRUCTURAL INSPECTIONS PURSUANT TO |
| A STRUCTURAL INSPECTION PLAN PREPARED BY THE ENGINEER |
| OF RECORD. THE STRUCTURAL INSPECTION PLAN MUST BE |
| SUBMITTED TO THE ENFORCING AGENCY PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE |
| OF A BUILDING PERMIT. |
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| 5B) THRESHOLD INSPECTOR: WPB AMENDMENT 109.3.6.2 W.P.B. |
| CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DEPARTMENT REQUESTS FOR THRESHOLD |
| BUILDINGS, A SPECIAL INSPECTOR IS REQUIRED BY F.S. |
| 553.79 (5) TO THE MINIMUM INSPECTIONS REQUIRED BY THIS |
| CODE. THE THRESHOLD INSPECTION FORMS ARE REQUIRED TO BE |
| FILLED OUT BY ALL PARTIES WITH INTEREST, NOTARIZED AND |
| RETURNED TO THIS OFFICE AND REVIEWED AND APPROVED |
| BEFORE PERMIT ISSUANCE WILL TAKE PLACE. CONTACT KEN |
| CONRAD, MANAGER OF SPECIAL INSPECTOR PROGRAM AT (561) |
| 805-6666 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION BEFORE THE PERMIT MAY |
| BE ISSUED. |
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| 5C) MISSING STATEMENT. THRESHOLD BUILDING, REQUIRED. |
| W.P.B. AMENDMENT 110.3.7.4.4. ALL PLANS FOR THE |
| BUILDING WHICH ARE REQUIRED TO BE SIGNED AND SEALED BY |
| THE ARCHITECT OR ENGINEER OF RECORD CONTAIN A STATEMENT |
| THAT, ?TO THE BEST OF THE ARCHITECT?S OR ENGINEER?S |
| KNOWLEDGE, THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS COMPLY WITH THE |
| APPLICABLE FIRE-SAFETY STANDARDS AS DETERMINED BY THE |
| LOCAL AUTHORITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION AND 633 |
| F.S.? |
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| 1. FBC 107.3.4 - PROVIDE PRODUCT APPROVALS FOR THOSE |
| PRODUCTS WHICH ARE REGULATED BY FAC RULE 9N-3 REVIEWED |
| AND APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE DESIGNER OF RECORD. |
| SPECIFICALLY, PROVIDE ROOFING, WINDOW, AND DOORS |
| INCLUDING STOREFRONT AND NANA WALL SYSTEMS AND LOUVERS. |
| IF THESE ARE NOT PROVIDED YOU CAN LIST THEM ON THE |
| COVER PAGE AS DEFERRED SUBMITTALS. |
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| FBC 107.3.4.2 DEFERRED SUBMITTALS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF |
| THIS SECTION, DEFERRED SUBMITTALS ARE DEFINED AS THOSE |
| PORTIONS OF THE DESIGN THAT ARE NOT SUBMITTED AT THE |
| TIME OF THE APPLICATION AND THAT ARE TO BE SUBMITTED TO |
| THE BUILDING OFFICIAL WITHIN A SPECIFIED PERIOD. |
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| DEFERRAL OF ANY SUBMITTAL ITEMS SHALL HAVE THE PRIOR |
| APPROVAL OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. THE REGISTERED |
| DESIGN PROFESSIONAL IN RESPONSIBLE CHARGE SHALL LIST |
| THE DEFERRED SUBMITTALS ON THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS |
| FOR REVIEW BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. |
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| DOCUMENTS FOR DEFERRED SUBMITTAL ITEMS SHALL BE |
| SUBMITTED TO THE REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL IN |
| RESPONSIBLE CHARGE WHO SHALL REVIEW THEM AND FORWARD |
| THEM TO THE BUILDING OFFICIAL WITH A NOTATION |
| INDICATING THAT THE DEFERRED SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS HAVE |
| BEEN REVIEWED AND FOUND TO BE IN GENERAL CONFORMANCE TO |
| THE DESIGN OF THE BUILDING. THE DEFERRED SUBMITTAL |
| ITEMS SHALL NOT BE INSTALLED UNTIL THE DEFERRED |
| SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE BUILDING |
| OFFICIAL. |
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| 2. MINIMUM MANEUVERING CLEARANCES AT DOORS AND GATES |
| SHALL COMPLY WITH FBC 404.2.4. MANEUVERING CLEARANCES |
| SHALL EXTEND THE FULL WIDTH OF THE DOORWAY AND THE |
| REQUIRED LATCH SIDE OR HINGE SIDE CLEARANCE. |
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| FBC ACCESSIBILITY 404.2.4.1 SWINGING DOORS AND GATES. |
| SWINGING DOORS AND GATES SHALL HAVE MANEUVERING |
| CLEARANCES COMPLYING WITH TABLE 404.2.4.1. (A) |
| SEE RESTROOM DOORS 102, 103, 302, 303, 304 A / A2.2.2 |
| PROVIDE 18? AT THE FRONT APPROACH PULL SIDE. |
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| 3. GATE AND FENCE AT THE WEST STAIRS OBSTRUCTS THE FLOW |
| OF THE EGRESS CONTINUITY. SEE 1 / A6.1.1 |
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| FBC 1003.6 MEANS OF EGRESS CONTINUITY. |
| THE PATH OF EGRESS TRAVEL ALONG A MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL |
| NOT BE INTERRUPTED BY ANY BUILDING ELEMENT OTHER THAN A |
| MEANS OF EGRESS COMPONENT AS SPECIFIED IN THIS CHAPTER. |
| OBSTRUCTIONS SHALL NOT BE PLACED IN THE REQUIRED WIDTH |
| OF A MEANS OF EGRESS EXCEPT PROJECTIONS PERMITTED BY |
| THIS CHAPTER. THE REQUIRED CAPACITY OF A MEANS OF |
| EGRESS SYSTEM SHALL NOT BE DIMINISHED ALONG THE PATH OF |
| EGRESS TRAVEL. |
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| 4. PROVIDE A WPS (WELDING PROCEDURE SPEC). HAVE THIS ON |
| SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. |
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| WELDED OR BOLTED CONNECTIONS |
| THE CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A (WPS) WELD |
| PROCEDURE SPECIFICATIONS & WELDER OPERATOR PERFORMANCE |
| QUALIFICATION RECORDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REFERENCED |
| STANDARDS AT TIME OF INSPECTION. |
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| 2014 FBC-B 2204.1 WELDING |
| 2014 FBC-B 2204.2 BOLTING. |
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| 5. NOTE: FOUNDATION PERMIT APPLICATION 17090199 HAS |
| BEEN REVIEWED AND HAS PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS THAT NEED |
| ADDRESSING. |
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| 6. IMPACT FEES |
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| BEFORE A PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT CAN BE ISSUED, IMPACT |
| FEES, REQUIRED BY PALM BEACH COUNTY, SHALL BE PAID. |
| UPON FINAL APPROVAL OF PLANS, ONE SET OF PLANS SHALL BE |
| SIGNED OUT AND SUBMITTED TO PALM BEACH COUNTY FOR AN |
| IMPACT FEE REVIEW. THE PLANS WITH THE IMPACT FEE STAMP |
| AND A COPY OF THE PAID RECEIPT MUST BE RETURNED TO THE |
| CITY BUILDING DEPARTMENT BEFORE THE BUILDING PERMIT CAN |
| BE ISSUED. FOR INFORMATION CALL PALM BEACH COUNTY |
| IMPACT FEES AT (561) 233-5025. |
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| WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE COMPLETE A RESUBMITTAL FORM: |
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| HTTP://WPB.ORG/DEVELOPMENT/WPCONTENT/UPLOADS/SITES/33/2 |
| 013/09/APPLICATION_RESUBMITTAL_FORM_04132010.PDF |
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| THIS FORM IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE BUILDING DIVISION. |
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| WHEN RESUBMITTING, SWAP OUT SHEETS WHICH HAVE CHANGED |
| SO THAT THERE ARE TWO COMPLETE, COLLATED SETS OF PLANS |
| READY FOR PERMIT ISSUANCE. OLD SHEETS ARE TO BE |
| RETAINED IN THE PERMIT APPLICATION PACKAGE (SEPARATE |
| FROM THE PERMIT SETS) AND MARKED *OLD SHEETS* OR |
| *VOID*. PLEASE KEEP BOTH SETS OF OLD VOIDED SHEETS IN |
| THE PERMIT PACKAGE. |
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| A RESPONSE LETTER INDICATING HOW EACH ITEM WAS |
| ADDRESSED WILL HELP TO EXPEDITE PLAN REVIEW. |
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