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| 2017-12-29 07:56:33 | THE PLANS STATE THAT A NEW HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE |
| | SHOWER, A NEW LAVATORY AND A NEW WATER CLOSET ARE TO BE |
| | INSTALLED. IS IT YOUR INTENT TO ATTEMPT TO COMPLY WITH |
| | THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FLORIDA ACCESSIBILITY CODE TO |
| | THE MAXIMUM EXTENT FEASIBLE? CLARIFY ON THE PLANS. IF |
| | SO, THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBILITY |
| | CODE REQUIREMENTS FOR SHOWERS, LAVATORIES AND WATER |
| | CLOSETS FROM THE 2014 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE AND ARE |
| | LISTED AS GUIDELINES FOR THIS PROJECT. I UNDERSTAND |
| | THAT IT WILL BE PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO COMPLY WITH |
| | SOME OF THESE REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCESSIBILITY. I AM |
| | ASSUMING THE NEW WATER CLOSET AND THE NEW LAVATORY ARE |
| | REMAINING AT THEIR EXISTING LOCATIONS AND CONNECTING TO |
| | EXISTING WATER AND DRAIN LINES. IF SO, PLEASE NOTE SUCH |
| | ON THE PLANS. THE PLUMBING CODE ITEMS LISTED IN |
| | COMMENTS #1, #8 AND # 12 ARE MANDATORY. |
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| | 1) SHOW THE LENGTH AND WIDTH DIMENSIONS OF THE NEW |
| | SHOWER ON THE PLANS. THE MINIMUM WIDTH OF THE SHOWER |
| | SHALL BE 30 INCHES PER 2014 FBC-PLUMBING SEC.417.4 AND |
| | SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF 900 SQUARE INCHES INTERIOR CROSS |
| | -SECTIONAL AREA. |
| | 2) THE PLANS NOTE THAT THE SHOWER IS TO BE HANDICAPPED |
| | ACCESSIBLE. THE SHOWER APPEARS TO BE OF A STANDARD |
| | ROLL-IN TYPE HANDICAPPED SHOWER COMPARTMENT. IF THAT IS |
| | THE INTENT, THE SHOWER SHOULD BE A MINIMUM OF 30 INCHES |
| | WIDE BY A MINIMUM OF 60 INCHES LONG PER THE FBC-ACCESS. |
| | SEC.608.2.2. CLARIFY. |
| | 3) A 30 INCH WIDE MINIMUM BY 60 INCH LONG MINIMUM |
| | CLEARANCE SHOULD BE PROVIDED ADJACENT TO THE OPEN FACE |
| | OF THE SHOWER COMPARTMENT. REFER TO 2014 FBC-ACCESS. |
| | SEC.608.2.2.1 AAND FIGURE 608.2.1. |
| | 4) SHOW THE LOCATION OF THE SHOWER CONTROLS ON THE |
| | PLANS. WHERE A LAVATORY IS INSTALLED ON ONE 30 INCH |
| | WIDE MINIMUM SIDE OF THE CLEARANCE AS NOTED IN COMMENT |
| | #3, THE SHOWER CONTROLS SHALL NOT BE LOCATED ON THE |
| | SAME SIDE AS THE LAVATORY. 2014 FBC- ACCESS., |
| | SEC.608.2.2.1 - SEE EXCEPTION. |
| | 5) PROVIDE DETAILS FOR GRAB BARS AND REINFORCEMENT. |
| | THEY SHALL BE INSTALLED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2014 FBC |
| | SECS 608.3, 608.3.2. |
| | 6) A SHOWER SPRAY UNIT SHALL BE PROVIDED IN COMPLIANCE |
| | WITH 2014 FBC-ACCESS.SEC. 608.6. |
| | 7) THE SHOWER THRESHOLD SHALL BE A 1/2 INCH HIGH |
| | MAXIMUM PER THE 2014 FBC - ACCESS. SEC.608.7 AND SEC. |
| | 303. |
| | 8) THE TILE WALL AREA OF THE SHOWER COMPARTMENT SHALL |
| | BE CONSTRUCTED TO A HEIGHT NOT LESS THAN 6 FEET ABOVE |
| | THE ROOM FLOOR LEVEL AND NOT LESS THAN 70 INCHES WHERE |
| | MEASURED FROM THE SHOWER COMPARTMENT FLOOR AT THE |
| | DRAIN. 2014 FBC-PLUMBING SEC.417.4.1. |
| | 9) THE HEIGHT OF THE LAVATORY SHALL BE LOCATED A |
| | MAXIMUM OF 34 INCHES ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR TO THE |
| | LAVATORY RIM. 2014 FBC_ ACCESS. SEC.606.3. |
| | 10) EXPOSED WATER SUPPLY AND DRAIN PIPES UNDER THE |
| | LAVATORIES SHALL BE INSULATED OR OTHERWISE CONFIGURED |
| | TO PROTECT AGAINST CONTACT. 2014 FBC-ACCESS. SEC.606.5. |
| | 11) THE SEAT HEIGHT OF A HANDICAPPED WATER CLOSET SHALL |
| | BE 17 INCHES MINIMUM AND 19 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE |
| | FINISH FLOOR MEASURED TO THE TOP OF THE SEAT. IN |
| | RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNITS THE MINIMUM HEIGHT IS |
| | PERMITTED TO BE 15 INCHES MINIMUM AND 19 INCHES |
| | MAXIMUM. |
| | 12) THE SHOWER VALVE SHALL BE A BALANCED-PRESSURE, |
| | THERMOSTATIC OR COMBINATION |
| | BALANCED-PRESSURE/THERMOSTATIC VALVE PERR THE 2014 |
| | FBC-PLUMBING SEC.424.3. |
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| | CHIEF PLUMBING INSPECTOR |
| | PLUMBING PLAN REVIEW |
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